History of India, C.1707-1950

Paper Code: 
CHIS 401
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to -

  1.  Acquaint them with the various political developments in India in Modern India with particular reference to the Marathas, Bengal, the emergence of regional powers and their absorption in the British Empire.
  2. Deepen their understanding about the establishment, development and growth of British paramountcy along with the uprising of 1857.
  3. Understand the rise and development of National Movement as well as the constitutional developments in India till 1950.

                                             Course Outcomes (CO)

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

CHIS 401

History of India, c. 1707-1950

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

CO16- Examine the establishment of British power in India and analyse the nature of its expansion and consolidation

CO17- Deepen the understanding about the Anglo – Mysore and Anglo Sikh Wars and the role of Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and Ranjit Singh.

CO18- Developed an understanding on the nature and causes of 1857 Revolt

CO19- Comprehend knowledge on the foundation of Indian National Congress and rise of Moderate, Extremists and Revolutionaries.

CO20- Grasp the details of freedom movement and nationalism under Gandhiji, Communal Politics and Partition of India.

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

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

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

 

18.00

The Revolt of 1857--causes, nature and consequences

 

18.00

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

 

18.00

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

 

Essential Readings: 

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

  • Agarwal. R.C., Constitutional development and National Movement of India, S.Chand & Company ltd, New Delhi, 2005.
  • 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. India’s Struggle for Independence. Delhi: Penguin, 1989.
  • Chandra, B. Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India. Delhi: Orient Longman,1996.
  • 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.
  • Chaurasia, History of Modern India 1707 A.D. to Upto 2000 A.D. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, 2002
  • 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.
  • Grover, B.L. Modern Indian History, New Delhi :S. Chand & Co., 1995.
  • Habib, I. Indian Economy 1757-1857: A People’s History of India Series. Vol. 25. Delhi: Tulika Books, 2013.
  • Habib, I. Indian Economy 1858-1914: A People’s History of India. Vol. 28. New Delhi: Tulika Books, 2006.
  • 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.

 

References: 

E-Resources:

 

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

Dual Administration of Bengal

Anglo Maratha Relations

Causes of the decline of the Marathas

British Relations with Indian States – Mysore

Punjab

Awadh.

Uprising of 1857, causes, nature and consequences

Emergence of Indian Nationalism

Role of Moderates

Role of Extremists

Role of  Revolutionaries.

Gandhian Era – 1920 to 1947

Growth of Communal Politics

Muslim Separatism

Problems and Process of the integration of Princely States into Indian Dominion (1945-49)

Factors leading to Independence and Partition of India.

 

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-24
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