Social History of Modern India

Paper Code: 
HIS 324 (C)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective

This course will enable the students –

  1.  To understand the19th century society in India.
  2. To learn about the various socio- religious reforms movements in India.
  3. To get acquainted with the growth of modern education, modern press and rise of middle class and capitalist class and their role in heralding changes.

Course Outcomes :

Course

Outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

HIS 324 (C)

Social  History of Modern India

The students will be able –

CO110- Students will understand society in India in 19th Century. And Cultural Encounter with the West: Tradition and Modernity.

CO111--Surdents will gain Understanding Nature and Causes of Indian Renaissance spécial focuse on  Brahmo Samajand AryaSamaj

CO112- Students will learn about Vivekanand and Ram Krishna Mission, Aligarh Movement, Jyoti Rao Phule and B.R. Ambedkar.

CO113-Students will be able to understand the origin and Growth of Modern Education.Rise of Middle Class and its Role in Social Change.

CO 114-Students will get acquainted with the role of Press and the Making of Modern India.

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

Class Assignment, Presentation, Individual and group projects, Class test, Semester End Examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials,

 

12.00

Society in India in 19th Century.

Cultural Encounter with the West: Tradition and Modernity.

Introduction of English Legal System and its Impact.

 

12.00

Indian Renaissance – Nature and Causes

Ram Mohan Roy and Brahmo Samaj

Dayanand Saraswati and Arya Samaj

 

12.00

Vivekanand and Ram Krishna Mission.

Aligarh Movement.

Jyoti Rao Phule and B.R. Ambedkar.

 

12.00

Origin and Growth of Modern Education.

Rise of Middle Class and its Role in Social Change

 

12.00

 Role of Press and the Making of Modern India.

Rise of Capitalist Class and its Role in National Movement.

 

Essential Readings: 

Recommended Readings :

  • D.R. Gadgil : The Industrial Revolution of India in Recent Times
  • A.R. Desai : Social Background of Indian Nationalism
  • B.B. Mishra : The Indian Middle Class
  • Natrajan : Century of Social Reform in India
  • V.P. Verma : Modern Indian Social and Political Thought (in hindi also)
  • B.T. Mac Caull : Education and the Origins of Indian Nationalism
  • V.P.S. Raghuvanshi : Indian Society in the 18th Century
  • V.C. Joshi (ed) : Rammohan Roy and the Process of Modernization in India.

 

Academic Year: 
2023-24
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