The Great Arc is an account of the Trigonometric Survey of India, a mammoth exercise to survey and map the Indian sub-continent from Kanyakumari (then Cape Comorin) to Kashmir and from the Indus delta to Burma, an exercise that commenced in 1802 and was completed only in 1870.The book traces the ...
Going into my first visit to India, I realized that I had almost no knowledge of its history, so I was seeking a readable single volume that would bring me somewhat up to speed. I had followed a similar approach with Leonard Thompson's "A History of South Africa" and very much enjoyed it. While I...
The book is about East India Company it's origins and the story of it's transaction into one of the most powerful business empires of it's times. The initial history is lucidly explained in detail and is made interesting. The author has researched well and takes us step by step logically, histori...