Ananda Ranga Pillai : : The 'Pepys' of French India / / C.S. Srinivasachari.

The book contains the record of the events concerning the emergence of the French in south India from 1736 to 1760 compiled by Ananda Ranga Pillai. Ananda Ranga Pillai was a merchant by profession, who also served as a dubashi of the French East India Company. He belonged to a well-to-do merchant fa...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill | Manohar Publishers & Distributors,, 2024.
©2024
Year of Publication:2024
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (552 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Introductory / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • The First Years of the Diary / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • La Bourdonnais on the Scene / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • The Capture of Madras and Its Sequel / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Further Doings of the French / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Continued Operations Round Fort St. David / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Operations Round Cuddalore and Pondicherry / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • The Close of the First War and the Descent of Chanda Sahib on the Scene / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • The Triumph of Chanda Sahib / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • The Climax of the French Effort / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • The Events Leading to the Diversion on Arcot / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Dupleix Faces Odds / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Dupleix Endeavours to Get Allies / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Pondicherry Under Godeheu / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Governor De Leyrit and his Troubles / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Bussy at Hyderabad and Other Matters / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Some Events of 1757 / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Growing Troubles—Arrival of Lally / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • The Beginning of the End—Lally’s Campaigns / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • The End—The Death of the Diarist and the Fall of Pondicherry / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Nainiya Pillai and Guruva Pillai / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Notices of Some Frenchmen mentioned by the Dìarist / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Entry of Ananda Ranga Pillai for Pramōdhūta , Mārgaḷi 8th Saturday—1750 December 16th / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Bibliography / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Index / C.S. Srinivasachari
  • Map of Pondicherry and the Neighbouring Country Indicating the Chief Places Mentioned in the Work / C.S. Srinivasachari.