Course Objectives
This course will enable the students –
Course Outcomes
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HIS 423 (C) |
Economic History of Modern India
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The students will be able – CO162- Students will develop an understanding of Indian Economy in the 18th Century Nature and Structure. CO163-Students will understand the various processes that led to the Destruction of Cottage Industries. De-industrialization and its Consequences. CO164-Students will be acquainted with Agrarian relation: British Land Tenure Policy and .Commercialization of Agriculture and its effects. CO165-Students will comprehend the process of Drain of Wealth and its implications and development of Railways and its impact. CO166-Students will understand Industrialization with special reference to Cotton Textiles and Jute Industry |
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Class test, Semester End Examinations, Class Assignment, Presentation, Individual and group projects, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, |
Indian Economy in the 18th Century Nature and Structure.
Early Phase of Colonial Economy.
Destruction of Cottage Industries. De-industrialization and its Consequences.
Agrarian relation: British Land Tenure Policy: Permanent, Ryotwari and Mahalwari.
Commercialization of Agriculture and its effects.
Famines in British India
Drain of Wealth and its implications
Railways: British Construction Policy, Growth and impact.
Industrialization with special reference to Cotton Textiles and Jute Industry.
Policy of Free Trade, Tariff and Policy of Discriminatory Protection.
Recommended Readings :
· R.C. Dutt : Economic History of India
· Pandey S.N., Economic History of Modern India, Readworthy publication, New Delhi, 2008
· A.K. Bagchi : Private Investment in India 1909-1930
· B.N. Ganguli : Dadabhai Naroji and the Drain Theory
· Elizabeth Whitcombe : Agrarian Conditions in Northern India 1860-1900
· Daniel and Alice : Land and Labour in India
· Bipin Chandra : Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India
· Dharma Kumar and Tapan Ray Choudhary (eds) : The Cambridge Economic History of India, Vol. II
· Rajat K. Ray (ed) : Entrepreneurship and Industry in India, 1800-1947
· A.R. Desai : Peasant Struggles in India
Dadabhai Naoroji : Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Indian Economy in the 18th Century Nature and Structure and Early Phase of Colonial Economy
Destruction of Cottage Industries. De-industrialization and its Consequences
Agrarian relation: British Land Tenure Policy: Permanent, Ryotwari and Mahalwari.
Commercialization of Agriculture and its effects
Famines in British India
Drain of Wealth and its implications
Railways: British Construction Policy, Growth and impact
Industrialization with special reference to Cotton Textiles and Jute Industry
Links:
[1] https://history.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/economic-history-modern-india-1
[2] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://kkhsou.ac.in/eslm/E-SLM-for-Learner/6th%2520Sem/Bachelor%2520Degree/History/History%2520Major/English%2520Medium/Major/M-4Block-1/Unit-1.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiZ87_I5cr3AhU5SGwGHVlwDnQQFnoECAgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw02xfKObVaNEi7rLOmNDDqZ
[3] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.economicsdiscussion.net/india/industries-india/cottage-industries-of-india-decline-and-effects/21211&ved=2ahUKEwi93aXB6Mr3AhUMSmwGHcqQCuAQFnoECAcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0EM6B1-wvC97w6ljtzvhAF
[4] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://kkhsou.ac.in/eslm/E-SLM-for-Learner/6th%2520Sem/Bachelor%2520Degree/History/History%2520Major/English%2520Medium/Major/M-4Block-1/Unit-6.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi93aXB6Mr3AhUMSmwGHcqQCuAQFnoECCYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2PstDO6dix-1ruiqfkAjt_
[5] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/44593/1/Unit-34.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjFnMK06sr3AhWbTWwGHYdrCLoQFnoECEMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3m5c9yCCjM6o1v9sdZwQFX
[6] https://www.egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20322#:~:text=http%3A//egyankosh.ac.in//handle/123456789/20322
[7] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/20325/1/Unit-15.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi_nqCR68r3AhUPyzgGHZ2wBWMQFnoECBEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0MFLWOFsBdYwilmAeKzZEW
[8] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://selfstudyhistory.com/2015/03/01/commercialization-of-agriculture-during-british-rule-in-india/&ved=2ahUKEwjNpva57Mr3AhWsyzgGHSngAmMQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2muUvkDkLwx7J58_0vtq2a
[9] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.drbrambedkarcollege.ac.in/sites/default/files/Commercialization%2520and%2520Indebtedness.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjW28GL7Mr3AhXwzzgGHQVtCWMQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0rRjryuWgfyjTCknIU3nST
[10] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.rncollegehajipur.in/rn/uploads/products/Commercialization%2520of%2520Agriculture%2520During%2520British%2520Rule%2520%2520in%2520India.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjNpva57Mr3AhWsyzgGHSngAmMQFnoECAkQBg&usg=AOvVaw053gwhIjDxl4kZCjZH4zHh
[11] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340224385_Major_Famines_in_India_during_British_Rule_A_Referral_Map
[12] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://selfstudyhistory.com/2015/10/15/drain-of-wealth/%23:~:text%3DIn%25201867%252C%2520Dadabhai%2520Naoroji%2520put,that%252C%2520too%252C%2520for%2520nothing.&ved=2ahUKEwjMpZOc7cr3AhUQ7XMBHUeADiIQFnoECAwQBQ&usg=AOvVaw1J6Uft-16IqVkBSr4Un7Q2
[13] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.economicsdiscussion.net/indian-economy/the-drain-meaning-causes-and-consequence-indian-economy/19014&ved=2ahUKEwjMpZOc7cr3AhUQ7XMBHUeADiIQFnoECAcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2K7sYHl6ulhQnfTQxwd0kD
[14] https://indianrailwayemployee.com/content/historical-development-indian-railways
[15] https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/history-of-indian-railways-1644394598-1
[16] https://www.railway-technology.com/analysis/timeline-165-years-history-indian-railways/
[17] https://www.orientrailjourneys.com/blog/history-of-indian-railways/
[18] https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/76239/1/Unit-1.pdf
[19] https://history.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2023-24