History of India, C.1707-1950

Paper Code:

25CHIS 401

Credits:

06

Contact Hours:

90.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

This course offers students a comprehensive overview of India's history from the eighteenth century to the establishment of the republic in 1950. It delves into British colonial expansion, the consolidation of colonial state power, and the political landscape of nineteenth-century India. Additionally, students will explore the colonial context that led to the emergence of communal politics and the subsequent partition of India. Furthermore, they will distinguish the major tendencies in anti-colonial nationalist movements and popular uprisings during both the colonial and immediate post-colonial periods, providing a nuanced understanding of India's struggle for independence and its aftermath.

Course Outcomes:

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

25CHIS 401

History of India, c. 1707-1950

(Theory)

CO19- Examine the establishment, expansion and consolidation of British power in India .

CO20- Assess the Anglo-Mysore, Anglo-Sikh Wars, and the roles of Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan, and Ranjit Singh in the Colonial era.

CO21- Evaluate the 1857 revolt with focus on the events, personalities, strategies that shaped its course.

CO22-Analyze the origin and evolution of Indian National Congress, Moderate, Extremists and Revolutionaries.

CO23- Evaluate challenges faced by the freedom movement: British repression, communal tensions, ideological differences among leaders, and their impact.

CO24-Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Use of Maps and Globe, Power Point Presentation

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

18.00

Unit I:

Expansion and consolidation of British power

Expansion and consolidation of British power with special reference to Bengal- Battle of Plassey and Buxar and Dual Administration of Bengal, Anglo Maratha Relations.

18.00

Unit II:

British and Indian states

British Relations with Indian states- Mysore, Punjab and Awadh.

18.00

Unit III:

Revolt of 1857

The Revolt of 1857--causes, nature and consequences

18.00

Unit IV:

Indian National Congress

Rise of Nationalism, Foundation of the Indian National Congress, Moderates, Extremists and Militant Nationalists

18.00

Unit V:

Gandhian Era

Gandhian Era, Growth of communal politics, the Partition of India. Indian Independence and Indian Constitution

Essential Readings:

· Chandra, B. India’s Struggle for Independence. Delhi: Penguin, 1989.

· Agarwal. R.C., Constitutional development and National Movement of India, S.Chand & Company ltd, New Delhi, 2005.

· Chaurasia, History of Modern India 1707 A.D. to Upto 2000 A.D. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, 2002

Grover, B.L. Modern Indian History, New Delhi :S. Chand & Co., 1995

References:

· Bandyopadhyay, S. From Plassey to Partition. Delhi: Orient Longman, 2004.

· Bayly, C.A. An Illustrated History of Modern India 1600-1947. London: National Portrait Gallery, 1990.

· Bose, S and Ayesha Jalal. Modern South Asia: History,Culture ,Political Economy. New Delhi: OUP, 1998.

· Chandra, B. India After Independence. Delhi: Penguin Books, 2000.

· Chandra, B. Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India. Delhi: Orient Longman,1996.

· Desai, A.R. Social Background of Indian Nationalism. Delhi: Popular Prakashan, 1981.

· Dube, Ishita Banerjee. A History of Modern India. Delhi:

· Dutt, R.P. India Today. Calcutta: Manisha, 1986.

· Chand.Tara, History of the Freedom Movement in India in Vol. I – IV, Delhi, Publication Division. Vol. I – 1965, Vol. II – 1967, Vol. III – 1971, Vol. IV – 1973.

· Majumdar, Datta and Ray Chaudhary (eds.) Advanced History of India, London, Macmillan, 1961.

· Metcalf, B. D. and T.R. Metcalf. A Concise History of India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

· Metcalf, T. Ideology of the Raj. Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 2001

· Pande, G.S.: Centenary History of the Indian National Congress (1885 –1985). Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, 1985

· Omvedt, G. 1994. Dalits and Democratic Revolution. Delhi: Sage, 1994.

· Sarkar, S. Modern India 1885-1947. Delhi: Macmillan, 1983.

· Shukla R.L. ed. Adhunik Bharat ka Itihas, Delhi, Hindi Directorate, reprint, 1998

· Sen, Sailendra Nath , An Advanced History of Modern India, Macmillian Publisher India ltd, 2010.

· Sen, Sailendra Nath, History of Freedom Movement in India (1857-1947) third edition, New Age International (P) limited, Publishers, New Delhi, 2003.

E-Resources:

Establishment of British Rule in Bengal – Battle of Plassey and Buxar

· https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/12345

· https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272383606_The_British_Raj_and_I...

Dual Administration of Bengal

· https:// www.sansarlochan.in/en/dual-government/

Anglo Maratha Relations

· https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236589963_Franco-Maratha_Relati...

Causes of the decline of the Marathas

· https://www.historyforexam.com/2018/08/cause-of-downfall-of-marathas.html

British Relations with Indian States – Mysore

· https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/20314/1/Unit-10.pdf