REGULATIONS

&

SYLLABUS

Master of Arts (History) (MAH)

(DISTANCE MODE)

Directorate of Distance & Continuing Education

Fakir Mohan University

Vyasa Vihar, Balasore – 756019

Phone: (06782) 241840

Web: www. fmuddce.org

REGULATIONS FOR MAH PROGRAMME

1. Course Title:

The two Years Master of Arts (History) is a general degree programme under distance

mode consisting of two annual examinations. After successful completion of the

programme the MAH degree will be awarded by the University.

MA Programme in History has been developed with a view to provide an opportunity to

those learners who wish to go for higher studies in History.

The Programme would be of great use for the teachers working in schools, personnel

working in various institutions associated with history and culture (museums, archives,

archaeological survey etc.), working people in various organisations and all graduates

who are desirous of acquiring a Masters Degree in History.

2. Eligibility Criteria for Admission:

A student who has passed Bachelor Degree in any stream from any recognized University

shall be eligible for admission into the MAH programme.

3. Components of MAH Programme:

The MAH programme comprises Ten courses of which five are in first semester and five

(Four theory and one seminar) are in second semester.

4. Medium of Instruction:

The programme is offered in English only.

5. Duration of the Course:

The duration of the course is minimum two year and maximum five years. In case a

student is not able to secure the pass percentage in five years, he/she has to take re-

admission as a fresh candidate, in case he/she wants to pursue the programme.

6. Attendance:

A student has to attend a minimum of 75% of the classes to be permitted to sit in the

semester examinations. In case of medical ground if certified by a Medical Officer not

below M.B.B.S. doctor, his/her case may be considered with a minimum attendance of

60% and in no case below this. In case a Candidate is unable to acquire the stipulated

attendance, he/she will not be allowed to take the examination. The candidate shall have

to take re-admission to continue the programme.

7. Counseling Sessions:

The counseling sessions are held at the center during week ends, i.e. on Saturdays and

Sundays and Vacations.

Counseling sessions are very different from class room teaching. Counselors will not be

delivering lecturers as in the conventional teaching method. They will try to overcome

difficult that you may face in your study. Before attending the counseling sessions, the

students are advised to go through their course material. Counseling session will be made

available by the study center.

8. Examination and Evaluation:

A student will take two annual examinations to complete all 10(Ten) courses in two

academic years.

The examination relating to this course has two components:

a) Continuous evaluation 20%

b) Terminal examination 80%

Continuous evaluation is related to the assignment (that each student has to submit one

assignment in each Theory paper) before being declared eligible to appear for the

terminal examination.

The term end examination will be of 3 hours duration. To pass, a student has to secure

minimum 40% mark both in continuous evaluation and term end examination of

each paper, On the basis of aggregate marks obtained in all the courses the division will

be awarded as under.

First Division : 60% and above

Second Division : 50% and above but less than 60%

Third Division : 40% and above but less than 50%

9. Evaluation of Answer scripts:

Answer scripts of the final examination will be valued by the examiners appointed by this

University.

10. Back Examination:

If a candidate fails in any one paper(or papers) in any semester/yearly examination he/she

has to appear the end semester examination for that paper(papers) only whenever the said

examination is held.

11. Course Structure, Distribution of Marks and Pass Marks:

Year Course

Code

Course Mark Distribution and Pass Mark Continuous

Evaluation

Term End

Exam.

Total

Mark

Pass

Mark

Full

Mark

Pass

Mark

Full

Mark

Pass

Mark

First

Year

MHI-101 Historiography 20 8 80 32 100 40

MHI-102 Ancient Indian History 20 8 80 32 100 40

MHI-103 Medieval Indian History 20 8 80 32 100 40

MHI-104 Modern World 20 8 80 32 100 40

MHI-105 Modern Indian History 20 8 80 32 100 40

Second

Year

MHI-201 International Relations 20 8 80 32 100 40

MHI-202 Cultural History of Odisha

20 8 80 32 100 40

MHI-203 Freedom Movement In India 20 8 80 32 100 40

MHI-204 Research Methodology 20 8 80 32 100 40

Mhi-205 Seminar Paper & Viva-Voce - - 100 40 100 40

Total Mark 1000

SYLLABUS

FIRST YEAR

MHI-101 Historiography (F.M=100)

Unit – 1:

Meaning and Scope of History.

Definition, Nature, Object and Value of History.

History and Other Disciplines :

Archaeology, Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, Economics and Philosophy.

Unit – 2:

Tradition of Historical Writing :

Greco-Roman Traditions-Herodotus, Thucydides, Polibius, Livy and Tacitus.

Medieval Historiography-Western-St.Augustine,

Arabic-Ibn.Khaldun.

Unit – 3:

Modern Historiography :

Positivists-Vico, Descartes, Comte, Ranke.

Theories of History-Hegel, Karl Marx, Toynbee, Collingwood.

Unit – 4:

Indian Historiography :

Ancient Indian Tradition –Bana, Kalhana, Jaina and Buddhist Historiography.

Medieval Indian Tradition-Modern Historiographers of Ancient and Medieval Period.

Unit – 5:

Approaches of History :

Colonial, Nationalist

Marxist, Subaltern

MHI -102 Ancient Indian History (F.M=100)

Unit – 1:

Sources for The Study Of Ancient Indian History.

Palaeolithic Age, Mesolithic Age, Neolithic Age.

Harappan Culture.

Unit – 2:

Vedic Age: Rig Vedic and Later Vedic Age.

Mahajanapadas, Territorial States, Monarchical and Republican States.

Second Urbanization.

The Mauryan Empire-Polity, Society, Economy, Art & Architecture,Arthasastra and

Meghasthenis Account.

Unit – 3:

Kharavela-his achievements.

The Satavahanas-Gautamiputra Satakarni.

Kushanas-Kanishka.

Unit – 4:

The Guptas :Samudragupta and Chandragupta II.

Gupta Administration, Society and Economy.

Gupta Literature, Art and Architecture.

Unit – 5:

Harshavardhan-Conquests, Religion and Administration.

Pallavas-Polity, Art and Architecture.

Cholas-Administration.

MHI-103 Medieval Indian History (F.M=100)

Unit – 1:

Political Conditions of North India on the eve of Arab invasion of Sind.

Arab Conquest of Sind & Multan :Causes and Effect & the Mamod of Ghazni.

Ghorians Invasions :Causes of Success and Consequences, Foundation of Delhi Sultanate

:Quatabuddin Aibek.

The Slave Rulers :Iltutmish, Balban.

Unit – 2:

Allaudin Khiliji :Conquests, Administration.

Mohammad Bin Tughlaq :Major Projects.

Decline of the Sultanate.

Administration of the Sultanate :Central, Provincial, Local, Military Organisation and Judiciary.

Indian Society and Economy under Sultanate.

Unit – 3:

Babur :The Founder of Moghul Empire.

Humayun :Shershah Conquests and Administration.

Bhakti Movement and Sufi Movement.

Unit – 4:

Akbar :Conquests, Administration,Rajput and Religious Policies.

Jahangir :Nurjahan Junta.

Aurangzeb :Decan Policy,Religious Policy, His rule for the downfall of Moghul Empire

Unit – 5:

Shivaji :The early Maratha Kingdom, Administration.

Society and Economy under the Moghuls & Trade Commerce.

Development of Art, Architecture and Painting during Moghuls.

MHI-104 Modern World (F.M=100)

Unit – 1:

Renaissance

Reformation Movement in Germany and Great Britian.

Geographical Discoveries.

Unit – 2:

The New Absolute Monarchies : Louis XIV.

American war of Independence.

French Revolution :Causes, The National Assembly, The National Convention and The

Directory.

Unit – 3:

Napoleon Bonaparte :Rise to Power, Conquests, Reforms and Downfall.

Congress of Vienna.

July Revolution of 1830 and February Revolution of 1848.

Industrial Revolution :Causes, Major Inventions and its Impact.

Unit – 4:

Glorious Revolution and British Democratic Politics(1815-50)

American Civil War(1861-65)

Bismarck :Foreign Policy.

Circumstance that led to the out break of World War-I.

Unit – 5:

Role of China and Japan during World War-I.

Colonialism and Imperialism in Asia and Africa during 19th and 20

th Century.

Colonial Liberation : Vietnam.

Globalisation :Economic Impact.

MHI-105 Modern Indian History (F.M=100)

Unit – 1:

Advent of the Europeans to India.

Causes and Results of the Carnatic Wars.

Foundation of the British Rule in India :Battle of Plassey & Battle of Buxer.

Unit – 2:

Warren Hastings, Lord Cornwallis, Lord Wellseley,

Lord Dalhousie, Lord William Bentinck.

Unit – 3:

Revolt of 1857 :Nature, Causes & Results.

Lord Lytton, Lord Rippon.

Reforms of Curzon, Partition of Bengal.

Unit – 4:

Socio-Religious Reforms Movement :Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Brahama Samaj, Dayananda

Saraswati and Arya Samaj,Ramakrishna, Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Mission.

Awakening among the Muslims : Aligarh Movement.

Growth of Education under British Rule :Primary, Secondary and University.

Unit – 5:

Growth of Nationalism and Formation of Indian National Congress(1885).

Indian National Congress :1st phase(1885-1905).

The Morly Minto Reforms and the Indian Council Act of 1909.

Indian National Congress : 2nd

phase(1905-1915).

Books Recommended:

1-History Its Theory and Method : B. Seikh Ali.

2-Historiography : K.L.Khurana.

3-Early History of India : N.N.Ghose.

4-Political History of Ancient India : H.C.Raychoudhury.

5-History of Ancient India : R.S.Tripathy.

6- History of Ancient India : P.Maity

7-Medieval India : Iswari Prasad

8-Medieval Indian History : J.N.Sarkar.

9-An Advanced History of Medieval History : J.L.Mehta

10-World History : A.N.Srivastav & R.C.Majumdar.

11-World History : C.D.Hazen.

12-World History : J.Sharma.

13-New Look on the Modern India : B.L.Grover.

14-Freedom Movement : Bipan Chandra.

15-Modern India : Sumit Sarkar.

16-Nationalism & Colonialism : Bipan Chandra.

SECOND YEAR

MHI-201 International Relations (F.M=100)

Unit – 1:

Paris Peace Conference :Treaty of Versailes.

League of Nations :Composition, Functions and Failure.

French Search for Security :Geneva Protocal, Locarno Pact and Kellog-briend Pact.

Unit – 2:

The Great Depression, New Deal.

Disarmament :Efforts inside and outside the League.

Rise of Dictatorship in Italy and Germany.

Unit – 3:

Foreign Policy of U.S.A, U.K, U.S.S.R

International events that led to the World War-II.

Foreign Policy of India :Indo-Pak, Sino-India.

Unit – 4:

The U.N.O :The Formation, Organs and its rule in Kashmir, Congo and Korean.

Post War Europe :Berline Crises.

Cold War :Origin, Course and Effects.

Unit – 5:

Disarmament after World War-II :Conferences(1945-72)

Rise of Communism in China.

U.S.A and Western Europe :Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan and NATO.

Non-Allignment Movement(NAM)

MHI-202 Cultural History of Odisha (F.M=100)

Unit – 1:

Jainism in Odisha.

Buddhism in Odisha.

Saivism in Odisha.

Unit – 2:

Saktism in Odisha.

Vaishnavism in Odisha.

Jagannath Culture in Odisha.

Unit – 3:

Islam and its Impact on Odishan Culture.

Christian Mission arises in Odisha.

Mahima Culture in Odisha.

Unit – 4:

Cave Art and Architecture :Udayagiri and Khandagiri.

Buddhist Art and Architecture :Dhauligiri, Lalitgiri, Udayagiri and Ratnagiri.

Temple Architecture :

i-Sisireswar and Vital Group,Mukteswar

ii-Culumination Phase-Rajrani, Lingaraj,Brahmeswar, Jagannath Temple and Sun Temple.

Unit – 5:

Maritime Activities-Contact with South East Asia.

Bhakti Movement in Odisha.

Spread of English Education in Odisha.

Odia Movement-Madhusudan Das, Utkal Samilani, Gopabandhu Das.

MHI-203 Freedom Movement In India (F.M=100)

Unit – 1:

Emergency of Gandhiji in Indian Politics.

Gandhian era : 1915-1934 :Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat, Civil Disobedience

Movement.

Revolutionary Terrorism since 1919.

Growth of Capitalist class in Nationalist Movement.

Unit – 2:

Peasants Movements :Santal Rebellion(1855-56), Indigo Rebellion(1860),

Moplarising(1921) of India.

Rise and Growth of Congress Socialist Party.

Growth of Communalism :1906-1937.

1937 election :Congress Ministries in the Provinces.

Unit – 3:

Quit India Movement.

Growth of Communalism :1937-47.

Cripps Proposal and Quit India Movement.

Subash Bose and INA.

Unit – 4:

Shimla Conference and Cabinet Mission Plan.

Mountbatten Plan and Partition of India.

Constitutional Development :

i-The Regulating Act

ii-Pitt”s India Act

iii-Charter Acts of 1793, 1813, 1833

iv-Montague Chamsford Reform

v-Govt. Of India Act 1935

Unit – 5:

Indian Independence Act 1947.

State People Movements and Integration of Indian States.

Trade Union Movement.

History and Growth of Communist Party of India.

MHI-204 Research Methodology (F.M=100)

Unit – 1:

Meaning and Objectives of Research.

Critical Method of Historical Research-Historical Criticism.

Unit – 2:

Data Collection and Selection.

Choice of Topic-Review of Source Materials, Preparation of the Blue Print,Writing the Drafts.

Unit – 3:

Objectivity.

Grouping of Facts.

Unit – 4:

Language Style and Composition.

Causation in Histiory.

Unit – 5:

References and Footnotes.

Bibliography.

MHI-205 Seminar (F.M=100)

Seminar Paper, Presentation, Viva-Voce

Books Recommended:

1-M.G.Gupta : International Relations.

2-A.S.Roy : International Relations.

3-A.K.Sen : International Relations.

4-K.C.Panigrahi : Archaeological remains at Bhubaneswar.

5-A.C.Pradhan : A Study of History of Odisha.

6-M.N.Das : Sidelights on History and Culture of Odisha.

7-Harihar Panda : History of Odisha.

8- New Look on the Modern India : B.L.Grover.

9-Freedom Movement : Bipan Chandra.

10-Modern India : Sumit Sarkar.

11-Nationalism & Colonialism : Bipan Chandra.

12-Social Background of Indian Nationalism : A.R.Desai.

13-A Text Book of Indian Historiography : E.Sridharan.

14-Research Methodology in History : S.K.Bajaj.

15-Methods of Social Survey and Research : S.R.Bajpai.

16- Research Methodology in History : P.K.Kar.

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IGNOU SYLLABUS

MHI-101 Ancient and Medieval Societies (F.M=100)

Block 1: Early Human Societies

Unit 1 Hunting and Gathering

Unit 2 Pastoral Nomadism

Unit 3 Transition to Agriculture

Unit 4 The Neolithic Revolution

Unit 5 Implications for the World

Block 2: Bronze Age Civilizations

Unit 6 Cultural and Natural Settings of the Early Civilizations

Unit 7 Technological Foundations and Socio-Economic Parameters

Unit 8 Writing and Artistic Expression

Unit 9 The Social Structure Reconstructed

Block 3: Formation of States and Empires

Unit 10 Formation of States and Empires: A General Introduction

Unit 11 The Persian Empire

Unit 12 Ancient Greece

Unit 13 The Roman Empire

Block 4: Alternative Social Formations

Unit 14 Latin America

Unit 15 Africa

Unit 16 Nomadic Empires

Block 5: Religion, State and Society

Unit 17 The Late Roman World

Unit 18 The Arab World

Unit 19 China

Block 6: Feudalism

Unit 20 Debates on Feudalism

Unit 21 Feudalism: Form and Structures

Unit 22 Phases of Feudalism

Unit 23 Trade and the Decline of Feudalism

Block 7: Trade and Commerce in the Medieval World

Unit 24 Oceanic Trade

Unit 25 Business Communities

Unit 26 Commercial Practices

Unit 27 Craft Production

Block 8: Medieval World in Transition

Unit 28 Science and Technologies and Expansion of Knowledge

Unit 29 Literature and Institutions of Learning

Unit 30 Religious Establishment

Unit 31 Transition to Modern World

Block 9: Pre-modern World: An Overview

Unit 32 Trends and Transition in Population

Unit 33 Urbanism

Unit 34 Technologies of Warfare and Communication

Unit 35 Kinship Pattern and Family Structure

MHI-102 Modern World (F.M=100)

Block 1: Theories of the Modern World

Unit 1 Renaissance and the Idea of the Individual

Unit 2 The Enlightenment

Unit 3 Critiques of Enlightenment

Block 2: Modern World: Essential Components

Unit 4 Theories of the State

Unit 5 Capitalist Economy and Its Critique

Unit 6 The Social Structure

Block 3: The Modern State and Politics

Unit 7 Bureaucratization

Unit 8 Democratic Politics

Unit 9 Modern State and Welfare

Unit 10 Nationalism

Block 4: Capitalism and Industrializations

Unit 11 Commercial Capitalism

Unit 12 Capitalist Industrialization

Unit 13 Socialist Industrialization

Unit 14 Underdevelopment

Block 5: Expansion of Europe

Unit 15 Conquest and Appropriation

Unit 16 Migrations and Settlements

Unit 17 Imperialism

Unit 18 Colonialism

Unit 19 Decolonization

Block 6: International Relations

Unit 20 Nation-State System

Unit 21 International Rivalries of Twentieth Century

Unit 22 The Unipolar World and Counter-Currents

Block 7: Revolutions

Unit 23 Political Revolution: France

Unit 24 Political Revolution: Russia

Unit 25 Knowledge Revolution: Printing and Informatics

Unit 26 Technological Revolution: Communications and Medical

Block 8: Violence and Repression

Unit 27 Modern Warfare

Unit 28 Total War

Unit 29 Violence by Non-State Actors

Block 9: Dilemmas of Development

Unit 30 Demography

Unit 31 Ecology

Unit 32 Consumerism

MHI-103 Historiography (F.M=100)

Block 1 Understanding History

Unit 1 Generalization

Unit 2 Causation

Unit 3 Objectivity and Interpretation

Unit 4 History, Ideology and Society

Block 2 Pre-Modern Traditions-1

Unit 5 Greco-Roman Tradition

Unit 6 Traditional Chinese Historiography

Unit 7 Historiographical Traditions in Early India

Block 3 Pre-Modern Traditions-2

Unit 8 Medieval Historiography – Western

Unit 9 Medieval Historiography – Arabic and Persian

Unit 10 Medieval Historiography – Indo-Persian

Unit 11 Local History

Block 4 Approaches to History in Modern Times - 1

Unit 12 Positivist Tradition

Unit 13 Classical Marxist Tradition

Unit 14 The Annales School

Block 5 Approaches to History in Modern Times- 2

Unit 15 Recent Marxist Approaches

Unit 16 Post-Modernist Intervention

Unit 17 Gender in History

Unit 18 Race in History

Block 6 Approaches and Themes in Indian Historiography - 1

Unit 19 Colonialist Historiography

Unit 20 Nationalist Approach

Unit 21 Communalist Trends

Unit 22 Marxist Approach

Unit 23 The Cambridge School

Block 7 Approaches and Themes in Indian Historiography - 2

Unit 24 History from Below

Unit 25 'Subaltern Studies'

Unit 26 Economic History

Unit 27 Peasantry and Working Classes

Unit 28 Castes, Tribe and Gender

Unit 29 Religion and Culture

Unit 30 Environment, Science and Technology

MHI-104 Political Structures in India (F.M=100)

Block 1: Early State formation

Unit 1 Pre-State to State

Unit 2 Territorial State to Empire

Unit 3 Polities from 2nd B.C. to 3rd A.D.

Unit 4 Polities from 3rd A.D. to 6th A.D.

Block 2: State in Early Medieval India

Unit 5 Early Medieval Polities in North India 7th to 12th A.D.

Unit 6 Early Medieval Polities in Peninsular India 6th to 8th A.D

Unit 7 Early Medieval Polities in Peninsular India between 8th to 12th A.D.

Block 3: State in Medieval Times

Unit 8 State under the Delhi Sultanate

Unit 9 Vijayanagar, Bahamani and other Kingdoms

Unit 10 The Mughal State

Unit 11 18th Century Successor States

Block 4: Colonization (Part-I)

Unit 12 The Eighteenth Century Polities

Unit 13 Colonial Powers – Portuguese, French, Dutch

Unit 14 The British Colonial State

Unit 15 Princely States

Block 5: Administrative and Institutional Structures

Unit 16 Administrative and Institutional Structures in Peninsular India

Unit 17 Administrative and Institutional Systems in North India

Unit 18 Law and Judicial Systems

Block 6: Administrative and Institutional Structures

Unit 19 The Delhi Sultanate

Unit 20 Vijayanagar, Bahamani and other Kingdom

Unit 21 The Mughal Empire

Unit 22 18th Century Successor States

Block 7: Colonization (Part-II)

Unit 23 Ideologies of the Raj

Unit 24 Activities

Unit 25 Resources

Unit 26 Extent of Colonial Intervention: Education and Society

Unit 27 End of the Colonial State – Establishment of Democratic Polity

Second Year

MHI-201 History of Indian Economy (F.M.=100)

Block 1: Historiography, Environment and Economy

Unit 1 Historiography of the Pre-Colonial Economy – Ancient

Unit 2 Historiography of the Pre-Colonial Economy – Medieval

Unit 3 Historiography of the Colonial Economy

Unit 4 Environmental Zones and Indian Economic History

Block 2: Emergence and Structure of Complex Economy

Unit 5 Origins of Agriculture, Animal Domestication, Craft Production to Urbanisation (case of the Harappan

Civilisation)

Unit 6 Archaeology and Geography of Agricultural and Pastoral Communities of the Subcontinent to the Middle of the

First Millennium B.C.

Unit 7 Comparative Structures of Economies in Some Early States (Maurya, Kushana, Satavahana, Gupta)

Unit 8 Patterns of Trade, Urbanisation and Linkages: North India (C. 600 BC-300 AD)

Unit 9 Patterns of Trade, Urbanisation and Linkages: Peninsular India (C. 300 BC to AD 300)

Block 3: Early Medieval Economy and Its Continuities

Unit 10 The Feudalism Debate in Indian History

Unit 11 Organisation of Agricultural and Craft Production: North India, c. AD 550 – c. AD 1300

Unit 12 Nature of Stratification and Regional Profiles of Agrarian Society in Early Medieval North India, c. AD 550 – c.

AD 1300

Unit 13 Organisation of Agricultural and Craft Production, Regional Profiles of Agrarian Society and Nature of

Stratification: South India

Unit 14 Trade, Trading Networking and Urbanisation: North India, c. AD 300 – c. AD 1300

Unit 15 Exchange Networks, Merchant Organisation and Urbanisation: South India

Block 4: Expansion and Growth of Medieval Economy-1

Unit 16 Agricultural Production

Unit 17 Agrarian Structure: Relations

Unit 18 Non-Agricultural Production

Unit 19 Taxation

Unit 20 Urban Centres in Medieval India

Block 5: Expansion and Growth of Medieval Economy-2

Unit 21 Inland and Maritime Trade

Unit 22 Business Practices and Monertary History

Unit 23 Technology and Economy

Unit 24 Transport and Communication

Unit 25 18th Century in Indian History

Block 6: Trade and Markets

Unit 26 Merchants and Markets: 1757-1857

Unit 27 Colonialism and Trade: 1857-1947

Block 7: The Rural Economy

Unit 28 Agrarian Policy and Land Rights

Unit 29 Patterns of Commercialisation

Unit 30 Forest Economies and Colonial India

Unit 31 Demographic Change and Agrarian Society in Colonial India

Unit 32 Tribal Society and Colonial Economy

Unit 33 The Question of Agrarian Growth and Stagnation

Block 8: Craft Production, Technological Change and Industrialization

Unit 34 The De-Industrialization Debate

Unit 35 Craft Industries and Small Scale Production

Unit 36 Patterns of Industrialization

Unit 37 Technology, Science and Empire

Unit 38 From Planned Economy to Globalisation

Unit 39 The Political Economy of Liberalisation

MHI-202 Evolution of Social Structures in India through the Ages(F.M=100)

Block 1: Introductory

Unit 1 Reconstructing Ancient Society with Special Reference to Sources

Unit 2 Hunting-Gathering, Early Farming Society, Pastoralism

Unit 3 Harappan Civilization and Other Chalcolithic Cultures

Block 2: Cultures in Transition

Unit 4 Societies Represented in Vedic Literature

Unit 5 Iron Age Cultures

Unit 6 Socio-Religious Ferment in North-India: Buddhism and Jainism

Unit 7 Emergence of Buddhist Central and Peninsular India

Block 3: Early Historic Societies : 6th Century B.C. To 4th Century A.D.

Unit 8 Urban Classes: Traders and Artisans, Extension of Agricultural Settlements

Unit 9 Chaityas, Viharas and Their Interaction with Tribal Groups

Unit 10 Early Tamil Society – Regions and their Cultures and Cult of Hero Worship

Unit 11 Marriage and Family Life, Notions of Untouchability, Changing patterns in Varna and Jati

Block 4: Early Medieval Societies

Unit 12 Transition to Early Medieval Societies

Unit 13 The Problem of Urban Decline: Agrarian Expansion, Land Grants And Growth of Intermediaries

Unit 14 Proliferation and Consolidation of Castes & Jatis

Unit 15 Religion in Society

Block 5: Medieval Society - 1

Unit 16 Village Community

Unit 17 Rural Society: North India

Unit 18 Rural Society: Peninsular India

Block 6: Medieval Society - 2

Unit 19 Clans and Confederacies in Western India

Unit 20 Urban Social Groups in North India

Unit 21 Changing Social Structure in Peninsular India

Unit 22 Socio-Religious Movements

Unit 23 The Eighteenth Century Society in Transition

Block 7: Modern Society

Unit 24 Perception of the Indian Social Structure by the Nationalist and Social Reformers

Unit 25 Studying Castes in the New Historical Context

Unit 26 Pattern of Rural-Urban Mobility: Overseas Migration

Unit 27 Social Structure in the Urban and Rural Areas

Block 8: Social Questions Under Colonialism

Unit 28 Colonial Forest Policies and Criminal Tribes

Unit 29 Gender/Women under Colonialism

Unit 30 Social Discrimination

Unit 31 Popular Protests and Social Structures

Unit 32 Studying Tribes under Colonialism

MHI-203 History of Ecology and Environment: India (F.M=100)

Block 1: Studying Ecology & Environment: An Introduction

Unit 1 Nature-Human Interface

Unit 2 Indian Landscape

Unit 3 Sources of Study

Block 2: Environment and Early Societies

Unit 4 Resource Use and Human Societies

Unit 5 Hunting - Gathering

Unit 6 Nomadic Pastoralism

Block 3: Environment and Agricultural Societies

Unit 7 Origins of Agriculture

Unit 8 River Valley Civilisation

Unit 9 Agricultural Diffusion and Regional Specificities – I

Unit 10 Agricultural Diffusion and Regional Specificities – II

Block 4: Appropriation of Environment – Other Forms

Unit 11 Energy Resource

Unit 12 Water Resource

Unit 13 Forest Resource

Unit 14 Metal & Mineral Resources

Block 5: Indian Philosophy and Environment

Unit 15 Man-Nature Relationship

Unit 16 Conservation Through Ages

Unit 17 Transitions

Block 6: Colonialism and Environment

Unit 18 Understanding of Environment

Unit 19 Environmental Agenda

Unit 20 Resource Management: Forests

Unit 21 Resource Management: Water

Block 7: Modern Concerns

Unit 22 Development and Environmental Concerns

Unit 23 Biodiversity

Unit 24 Environmental Resources and Patents

Unit 25 Alternatives

MHI-204 Western Political Thought (F.M=50)

Unit 01 Significance of Western Political Thought

Unit 02 Plato

Unit 03 Aristotle

Unit 04 St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas

Unit 05 Niccolo Machiavelli

Unit 06 Thomas Hobbes

Unit 07 John Locke

Unit 08 Jean Jacques Rousseau

Unit 09 Edmund Burke

Unit 10 Immanuel Kant

Unit 11 Jeremy Bentham

Unit 12 Alexis de Tocqueville

Unit 13 John Stuart Mill

Unit 14 Georg Withelm Friedrich Hegel

Unit 15 Karl Marx

MHI-205 Social and Political Thought in Modern India (F.M.=50)

Unit 1 Pe-Modern Socio-religious and Political Thought in India: Diverse Strands

Unit 2 Orientalist Discourse and Colonial Modernity

Unit 3 Salient Features of Political Thought in Modern India

Unit 4 Early Nationalist Responses: Ram Mohan Roy, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Jyotiba Phule and Dayanand

Saraswati

Unit 5 Moderates and Extremists: Dadhabai Naoroji, M.G. Ranade, B.G. Tilak.

Unit 6 Hinduism: Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

Unit 7 Hindutva: V. D Savarkar and M. S. Golwalkar

Unit 8 Muslim Thought: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Mohammed Iqbal, Maulana Maudoodi and Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Unit 9 Nation and Identity Concerns: E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, Nurual Islam, Pandita Ramabai, Jaipal Singh, Kahn

Singh

Unit 10 M. K. Gandhi

Unit 11 Jawaharlal Nehru

Unit 12 B.R. Ambedkar

Unit 13 Rabindranath Tagore

Unit 14 Communist Tought: MN Roy and E.M.S Namboodiripad

Unit 15 Socialist Thought: R. M. Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan