Birth of an Indian profession (Record no. 67763)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199469871
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Savera Book Distributors
Distributor address : 4754 Akarshan Bhawan, 23 Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi
Bill Number ; 25-26/CRB/1200
Bill Date : 31/03/2026
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 620.009 RAM
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ramnath, Aparajith.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Birth of an Indian profession
Remainder of title : engineers, industry and the state, 1900-47.
Statement of responsibility, etc / Aparajith Ramnath.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Oxford University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2017.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 266p.
Dimensions : 24cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 626.5
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc The Birth of an Indian Profession is the first comprehensive history of engineers in modern India. Charting the development of the engineering profession in the country from 1900 to 1947, it explores how engineers, their roles, and their organization were transformed during the politically tumultuous interwar years. Through detailed case studies of engineers in public works, railways, and private industry, the book argues that the profession, once dominated by expatriate British engineers closely associated with the state, saw an increasing proportion of Indian members, and an emerging emphasis on industrial engineering. In the process, it fashioned for itself an Indian identity.<br/><br/>Turning the spotlight on practitioners of technology and their professional lives, Ramnath explores several themes including the work culture of engineers, their conception of their own identity, their status in society, and their relationship with the evolving colonial state. In so doing, he provides a fresh perspective on the history of science and technology in twentieth-century India.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Indian profession
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element History of engineers
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element British engineers
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Aparajith Ramnath.
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    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 07/04/2026 Savera Book Distributors 626.50   620.009 RAM 31425 07/04/2026 07/04/2026 Books
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