CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION 1. THE FIRST MAJOR CHALLENGE: THE REVOLT OF 1857 2. CIVIL REBELLIONS AND TRIBAL UPRISINGS 3. PEASANT MOVEMENTS AND UPRISINGS AFTER 1857 4. FOUNDATION OF THE CONGRESS: THE MYTH 5. FOUNDATION OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: THE REALITY 6. SOCIO-RELIGIOUS REFORMS AND THE NATIONAL AWAKENING 7. AN ECONOM....