This volume deals with the political history and economic conditions of India from 1818 to 1905. It describes the nature of British rule in India for nearly a century after the British had become the dominant political power. It is not mere chronicle of events nor a kind of Gazetteer giving meticulous details of administration. It also seeks to draw in true colour the colonial imperialism and the economic exploitation which formed the real back-ground of British rule in India in the nineteenth century. The wars in the Punjab, Sindh and Burma have been dealt with in detail in order to show that they were prompted by the deliberate policy of expansion, and the two wars against Afghanistan, whose cost was borne by India, were the direct consequences of British imperialism. Care has been taken to show that not withstanding all these evils the British rule in India has conferred many benefits and does not suffer in any way in comparison with foreign rule in any age or country. The book is not designed to be an indictment, but a dispassionate judgment, of British rule in India. The contributors to this volume are: Dr. K.K.Datta, Sardar K.M.Panikkar, Dr. Raghubir Singh, Dr. S.B. Chaudhuri, Dr. A. Tripathi, Dr. P.N.Chopra, Dr. R.C.Majumdar, Dr. A.K.Majumdar, Dr. D.K.Ghose.