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The Sikka and The Raj: A History of Currency Legislations of the East India Company, 1772-1835

 
Sanjay Garg (Author)
Synopsis

In the process of colonization of India by the British, currency proved to be a vital weapon as it directly affected almost every aspect of the economic life of the society. The book encapsulates the story of Indian currency during the early days of the colonial rule in India. It presents a comprehensive account of the currency policy of the British East India Company, which it pursued to establish a uniform currency in India. The process of currency leg islations enacted by the Company, the circumstances leading to the adoption of these leg islations, as well as the effects of these leg islations on the prevailing economic conditions in the country, have been analysed with a view to establish a relationship between the stability of the currency visavis the economic colonization of India by the East India Company.

By integrating numismatic data with the archival sources, the book scrutinizes various internal and external forces which were at work in shaping the monetary structure during early days of the colonial rule in India, and presents a new insight about the role of currency in the colonization process of India.

The objective of this study is not merely to have a 'cause and effect' understanding of the currency reforms carried out by the East India Company, but also to delveinto the of ten-over looked or neglected prognosis of the what and how of its process.

All related archival material a series of 39 Regulations (1793-1833) and two Acts (1835) has been in corporated in the appendices which makes this book a veritable tool for reference and further research.

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About the author

Sanjay Garg

Sanjay Garg had his earliest lessons in numismatics from Dr. Parmeshwari Lal Gupta at the Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, Nasik. His pubpished works include The Coins of Dal Khalsa and Lahore Darbar (1989) which he coauthored with Dr. Gupta. Besides, he has edited Indian Numismatics, History, Art and Culture: Essays in Honour of Dr. Parmeshwari Lal Gupta 2 vols. (1992). He is also an Associate Editor of the Numismatic Digest (since 1990). Shri Garg is at present an Assistant Director of Archives in the National Archives of India, New Delhi.

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Bibliographic information

Title The Sikka and The Raj: A History of Currency Legislations of the East India Company, 1772-1835
Author Sanjay Garg
Format Hardcover
Date published: 31.10.2013
Edition 1st.ed.
Language: English
isbn 817304970X, 9788173049705
length 544p., Illustrations; 23cm