The Cooch Behar State and its History of Modernity: 1839-1950

Contents: Introduction. 1. The preliminary stage of modernity in Cooch Behar 1839-1863). 2. The era of modernity in the state (1863-1911). 3. First half of the middle phase of modernity (1911-1913). 4. Second half of the middle phase of modernity (1913-1922). 5. The mature phase of modernity (1922-1950). Conclusion.