CONTENTS: acknowledgement, Preface, 1. The Early History-Writers, 2. The Critique of British-Writings & The True Beginning of Indian Historiography, 3. The Concept of Nation and the Rise and Growth of Nationalism, 4. The Historians from Bengal, 5. Historians of Northern India, 6. Historians of Northern India/Hindi Belt (B), 7. History-Writing South of Vindhyas, 8. The Muslim Historians, Appendix, Select Bibliography.