HISTORY:
PAPER -
I
(SECTION
- A)
1. Sources
and approaches to study of early Indian History.
2. Early
pastoral and agricultural communities. The archaeological evidence.
3. The
Indus Civilization: its origins, nature and decline.
4. Patterns
of settlement, economy, social organization and religion in India (c. 2000
to 500 B.C.): archaeological perspectives.
5. Evolutions
of North Indian society and culture: evidence of Vedic Texts (Samhitas of Sutras).
6. Teachings
of Mahavira And Buddha. Contemporary Society. Early phase of state formation
and urbanization.
7. Rise of
Magadha: the Mauryan Empire. Ashoka’s inscriptions; his dharma. Nature of
the Mauryan State.
8-9 Post-Mauryan period in Northern and Peninsular India: Political
and Administrative
History. Social,
Economy, Culture and religion. Tamilaham and its Society: and Sangam Texts.
10-11. India changes in the Gupta and post- Gupta period (to c. 750):
political history of northern and peninsular India; Samantha System and changes
in political structure; economy; Social Structure; culture; religion.
12. Themes
in early Indian cultural history; languages and texts; major stages in the
evolution of art and
architecture; major
philosophical thinkers and schools; ideas in science and mathematics.
SECTION-
B
13.
India, 750-1200 : Polity Society and economy, Major dynasties and political
Structures In North
India. Agrarian
structures “Indian Feudalism”. Rise of Rajputs. The Imperial Cholas and their
contemporaries in Peninsular India. Village communities in the South.
Conditions for women. Commerce mercantile groups and guilds; town. Problem of
coinage. Arabs conquest of Sind; the Ghanavide Empire. 14 India, 750-1200;
Culture, Literature, Kalhana, historian. Styles of temple architecture;
sculpture. Religious thought and institution Sankaracharya’s Vedanta. Ramanuja.
Growth of Bhakti, Islam and its arrival in India. Sufism. Indian. Science,
Alberuni and his study of Indian science and civilization.
15. The 13th
century: The Ghorian invasions. Factors behind Gorian success. Economic, Social
and cultural consequences, Foundation of the Suitanate. The “slave” Dynasty,
lltutmish: Balban. “The Khaliji Revolution” Early Sultanate architecture.
16 The
14th century : Alauddin Khaliji’s conquests, agrarian and economic measures.
Muhammad Tuglaq’s major “project”s Flruz Tughluq’s concessions and public
works. Decline of the Sultanate. Foreign Contacts: Ibn Battuta.
17. Economy
society and culture and the 13th and 14th Centuries. Cast and slavery under
Sultanate. Technological
Changes. Sultanate architecture. Persian literature. Amir Khushrau,
Historiography, ziya Barani. evolution of composite culture. Sufism in North
India. Lingayats. Bhakti Schools in the south.
18. The
15th and early 16th Century (Political History). Rise of Provincial Dynasties :
Bengal, Kashmir (Zainul Abedin), Gujarat, Malwa, Bahmanids. The
Vijayanagra Empire. Lodis. Mughal Empire, First Phase: Babur, Humayan. The sure
Empire: Sher Shah’s administration. The Portuguese colonial enterprise.
19. The 15th and early 16th Century
(society, economy and culture). Regional cultures and literatures. Provincial architectural
styles. Society, Culture, Literature and the arts in Vijayanagra Empire. monotheistic movements: Kabir and Guru Nanak
Bhakti Movements: Chaitanya, Sufism in its Pantheistic phase.
20. Akbar : His conquests and
consolidation of empire. Establishment of Jagir and Mansab systems. His Rajput
Policy. Evolution of religious and social outlook. Theory of Suth-i-kul and
religious policy. Abdul Fazl, thinker and historian. Court patronage of art and
technology.
21.
Mughal empire in the 17th Century. Major policies (administrative
and religious) of Jahangir, Shajahan and Aurangzeb. The Empire and the
Zamindars. Nature of the Mughal state. Late 17th Century crisis: Revolts. The
Ahon kingdom, Shivaji and the early Maratha Kingdom.
22. Economy and Society, 16th and 17th Centuries.
Population. Agricultural and craft
production. Towns,
commerce with Europe through Dutch, English and French companies-a “trade revolution”.
Indian mercantile classes. Banking, insurance and credit systems. Conditions of
peasants, Famines. Condition of Women.
23.
Culture during Mughal Empire. Persian literature (including
historical works).Hindi and religious literatures. Mughal architecture. Mughal
painting. Provincial schools of architecture and painting. Classical music.
Science and technology Sawai Jai Sing, astronomer. Mystic electism: Dara
Shikoh, Vaishnav Bhakti,
Maharastra Dharma. Evolution of the Sikh community (Khalsa).
24. First half of 18th Century. Factors
behind decline of the Mughal Empire. The regional principalities (Nizam’s Deccan,
Bengal, Awadh) Rise of Maratha ascendancy under the Peshwas. The Maratha fiscal
and financial system. Emergency of Afghan Power. Panipat, 1761. Internal
weakness. Political cultural and economic, on eve of the British conquest.
Paper –
II
Section-A
1.
Establishment of British rule In India : Factors behind British
success against Indian powers-Mysore,
Maratha confederacy and
the Punjab as major powers in resistance; Policy of subsidiary Alliance and
Doctrine of Lapse.
2.
Colonial Economy : Tributes System. Drain of wealth and “deindustrialization’’. Fiscal
pressures and revenue settlements (Zamindari, Ryotwari and Mahalwari
settlements), Structure of the British Raj up to 1857; (including the Acts of
1773 and 1784 and administrative organization).
3.Resistance
to colonial rule: Early uprisings; Causes, nature and impact of the Revolt of 1857
Reorganization of the Raj, 1858 and after.
4. Socio- cultural impact of colonial rule
: Official social reform measures (1828-1857); Orientalist -Anglicist
Controversy; coming of English education and the press. Christian missionary
activities; Bengal Renaissance; Social and religious reform movements in Bengal
and other areas: Women as focus of social reform.
5.
Economy 1858-1914 : Railway: Commercialization of Indian agriculture.
Growth of landless laborers; and rural indebtedness; Famines; India as market
for British Industry; customs removal, exchange and countervailing excise;
Limited grow the of modern industry.
6. Early
Indian nationalism : Social background; Formation of national associations Peasant
and tribal
uprising during the
early nationalist era; Foundation of the Indian National Congress. The moderate
phase
of the congress; Growth
of Extremism; The Indian council Act of 1909; Home Rule Movement, the
Government of India Act
of 1919.
7.
Inter-War economy of India : Industries and problem of
Protection; Agricultural distress. The Great Depression; Ottawa agreements and
Discriminatory Protection; the growth of trade unions; The Kisan Movement; The
economic programs of the Congress Karachi Resolution, 1931.
8. Nationalism
under Gandhi’s leadership: Gandhi’s career though and methods of mass
mobilization,
Rowlatt Satyagraha,
Khailafat Non Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, 1940
Satyagraha and Quit India movement, State people’s Movement.
9.
Other stands of the National Movement:
(a)Revolutionary
movements since 1905;
(b) Constitutional
politics; Swarajists, Liberals, Responsive Co-operation;
(c) Ideas
of Jawaharlal Nehru,
(d) The
Left (Socialists and Communists);
(e) Subhash
Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army.
(f) Communal
strands: Muslim League and Hindu Maha sabha;
(g) Women and National Movement.
10. Literary
and cultural movement: Tagore. Premchand, Subramanian Bharti, Iqbal
as examples only; New
trends in art ; Film Industry, Writers Organizations and. Theater Association.
11.Towards
freedom: The Act of 1935; Congress Ministries, 1937-1939, The Pakistan
movement Post-1945 upsurge (Rim Mutiny, Telangana uprising etc.); Constitutional
negotiations and the Transfer of power, 15 August 1947.
12.
First phase of Independence (1947- 64) Facing the consequences of
partition; Gandhiji’s
murder, economic dislocation;
Integration of State; The democratic constitution, 1950; Agrarian reforms.
Building and Industrial
Welfare state; planning and industrialization; Foreign Policy of Non-alignment:
Relations with neighbors.
SECTION-
B
13.
Enlightenment and Modern Ideas –
1.
Renaissance Background.
2.
Major ideas of Enlightenment: Kant,
Rousseau.
3.
Spread of Enlightenment outside Europe.
4.
Rise of Socialist ideas (to Marx).
14. origins
of Modern Politics –
1.
European States System.
2.
American Revolution and the Constitution.
3.
French revolution and after math,
1789-1815.
4.
British Democratic Politics. 1815-1850,
Parliamentry Reformers: Free Trades Chartists.
15.
Industrialization :
1.
English Industrial Revolution: Causes and Impact
on Society.
2.
Industrialization in other countries: USA,
Germany, Russia, Japan.
3.
Socialist industrialization: Soviet and Chinese.
16.
Nation-State System –
1.
1 Rise of Nationalism in 19th Century
2.
Nationalism: State-building in Germany and
ltaly.
3.
Disintegration of Empires though the
emergency of nationalities.
17.
Imperialism and Colonialism –
1.
Colonial System (Exploitation of New world.
Tran-Atlantic Slave Trade, Tribute from Asian Conquests.
2.
Types of Empire: of settlement and
non-settlement: Lain America, South Africa, Indonesia, Australia.
3.
Imperialism and Free Trade. The New
imperialism.
18.
Revolutions and Counter- Revolution –
1.
19th Century European revolutions.
2.
The Russian Revolution of 1917-1921.
3.
Fascist Counter-Revolution, ltaly and
Germany.
4.
The Chinese Revolution of 1949.
19.
World Wars –
1.
1st and 2nd World Wars as Total Wars:
Societal Implications.
2.
World war- : Cause and Consequences.
3.
World War-Il : Political consequence.
20.
Cold War –
1.
1 Emergence of two Blocs.
2.
Integration of west Europe and Us Strategy;
Communist East Europe.
3.
Emergence of Third World and Non-Alignment.
4.
UN and Dispute Resolution.
21.
Colonial Liberation –
1.
Latin America- Bolivar.
2.
Arab World - Egypt.
3.
Africa- Apartheid of Democracy.
4.
South-East Asia-Vietnam.
22.
Decolonization and underdevelopment - Decolonization: Break up colonial
empires: British, Frenceh, Dutch. Factors Constraining Development:
Latin America, Africa.
23. Unification of Europe-
1.
Post War foundations: NATO and European
Community.
2.
Consolidation and expansion of European
Community European Union.
24.
Soviet Disintegration and the unipolar World –
1.
Factors in the collapse of soviet communism and the Soviet
Union. 1985-1991.
2.
Political Changes in East Europe 1989-1992.
3.
End of the Cold War and US Ascendancy in the world.
4. Globalization.
