History of Modern India II

Paper Code: 
HIS 601
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students -

  1. To acquaint the students with the economic policies of the Britishers along with the land revenue arrangements during the Period of Modern India.
  2. To understand the rise and development of National Movement as well as the constitutional developments in India till 1956.

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

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HIS 601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History of Modern India – II (1858- 1949)

The students will be able –

 

CO61- To understand the aftermaths of the revolt of 1857and Queen’s Proclamation and  the Growth of British Paramountcy

CO62-To comprehend the process of Drain of Wealth and its implications, Railways, British Construction Policy, Growth and impact.

CO63-Understand the origin, social profile and demands of Indian National Congress and difference between Moderates, Extremists and Revolutionaries

CO64- To be able to grasp the details of freedom movement and nationalism under Gandhiji, Communal Politics and Partition of India.

CO65-To gain knowledge about  Integration of the Princely States into Indian Union

           
  • Interactive Lectures
  •  Group Discussions
  • Tutorials
  • Reading Assignments
  • Documentary Screening
  • Power Point Presentation

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

 

10.00

Growth of Paramountcy : British Policy towards Indian States after 1858

Aftermaths of the Revolt of 1857- Policy changes.

Growth of Legislative Council ( 1861- 1909).

 

8.00

Economic Policies of the British and its impact

Drain of wealth and its consequences.

Growth of Railways and Cotton Textile Industry.

 

9.00

Emergence of Indian Nationalism

Role of Moderates, Extremists and Revolutionaries.

Salient features of Government of India Act of 1919 and 1935.

 

 

10.00

Gandhian Era – 1920 to 1947.

Growth of Communal Politics and Muslim Separatism.

Factors leading to Independence and Partition of India.

 

 

8.00

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

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Sumit Sarkar: Modern Indian 1885 to 1947, Delhi, McMillan, 1985.
  • Bipin Chandra et al, India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857-1947, (Delhi, Penguin 1996.
  • B.L. Grover, A Constitutional History of Modern India.

 

 

References: 
  • Bisheswar Prashad: Bondage and Freedom.
  • B.N. Pande: Centenary History of the Indian National Congress (1885 –1985). Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, 1985.
  • Bipin Chandra, Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India, Delhi, 1981.
  • Tara Chand: History of the Freedom Movement in India, Vols I – IV, Delhi, Publication Division. (1965, 1967, 1971, 1973 respectively)
  • Bayly, C.A. Indian Society and the making of the British Empire, The New Cambridge History of India, Volume II, Cambridge, 1988.
  • Dharma Kumar & Tapan Raychaudhary ed. Cambridge Economic History of India, Vol II,. Cambridge 1982.
  • Majumdar, Datta and Ray Chaudhary, Eds. Advanced History of India, London, Macmillan, 1961.
  • Shukla R.L. ed. Adhunik Bharat ka Itihas, Delhi, Hindi Directorate, reprint, 1998.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2019-20
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