Semester-I

CORECOURSE

HIS-HC-1016:HISTORY OF INDIA-I

UnitI.ReconstructingAncientIndianHistory

[a]    EarlyIndiannotionsofHistory

[b]      Sourcesandtoolsofhistoricalreconstruction:archaeological:epigraphy,numismatics,literary

[c]     Historicalinterpretations(withspecialreferencetogender,environment,technology,andregions)

UnitII.Pre-historichunter-gatherers

[a]     Paleolithiccultures-sequenceanddistribution;stoneindustriesandothertechnologicaldevelopments.

[b]       Mesolithiccultures-regionalandchronologicaldistribution;newdevelopmentsintechnologyand economy; rock art.

UnitIII. Theadvent offood production

[a]UnderstandingtheregionalandchronologicaldistributionoftheNeolithicandChalcolithiccultures: subsistence, and patterns of exchange

UnitIV.TheHarappancivilization

Origins; settlement patterns and town planning; agrarian base; craft productions and trade;social and political organization; religious beliefs and practices; art; the problem of urbandeclineand the late/post-Harappan traditions.

UnitV.Culturesintransition

Settlementpatterns,technologicalandeconomicdevelopments;socialstratification;politicalrelations;religion and philosophy; the Aryan Problem.

[a]    North India(circa1500BCE-300BCE)

[b]    Central India andthe Deccan(circa1000BCE-circa300BCE)

[c]    Tamilakam(circa300BCEtocircaCE 3

HIS-HC-1026 :

SOCIAL FORMATIONS AND CULTURAL PATTERNS OF THEANCIENTWORLD

UnitI.EvolutionofHumankind:

[a] Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures.[b]Food production: beginnings of agriculture[c]Animalhusbandry.

UnitII.BronzeAgeCivilizations:economy,socialstratification,statestructure,religion

[a]Egypt(OldKingdom)

[b]Mesopotamia(uptotheAkkadianEmpire);

[c]China(Shang);

UnitIII.Nomadicgroupsin CentralandWestAsia

[a] From Bronze to Iron age: Anatolia and Greece[b]MinoanCivillization

[c]DebateonIron

UnitIV.SlavesocietyinAncientGreece:

[a]    OriginofSlavery:SlaveryinSpartaandGreece

[b]    DebateonSlavery

[c]    Agrarianeconomy,urbanization,trade.

UnitV.Polisin ancientGreece:

[a]Development of democracy in Athens and Sparta;[b]Conceptofcitizenship

[c]GreekCulture-ScienceandPhilosophy,religion,artandarchitecture

SEMESTER-II

HIS-HC-2016:HISTORYOFINDIA-II

UnitI.EconomyandSociety (circa300BCEtocircaCE300):

[a]    Expansionofagrarian economy:productionrelations.

[b]    Urbangrowth:northIndia,centralIndiaandtheDeccan;

[c]    craftProduction:tradeandtraderoutes;coinage.

[d]    Social stratification: class, Varna, jati, untouchability; gender; marriage and propertyrelations

UnitII.Changingpoliticalformations(circa300BCEtocircaCE300):

[a]    TheMauryanEmpire

[b]    Post-MauryanPolities:Kushanas,Satavahanas,GanaSanghas.

UnitIII.TowardsearlymedievalIndia[circaCEfourthcenturytoCE750]:

[a]    Agrarian expansion: land grants, changing production relations; graded Land rights andpeasantry.

[b]    Theproblemof urbandecline: patternsoftrade, currency,and urbanSettlements.

[c]    Varna,proliferationof jatis: changingnormsof marriageandproperty.

[d]    Thenatureof polities:theGuptaempireand its contemporaries.

[e]    Post-Guptapolities - Pallavas,Chalukyas,andVardhanas

UnitIV.Religion,philosophyandsociety(circa 300BCE-CE750):

[a]    Consolidation of the brahmanical tradition: dharma, Varnashram, Purusharthas,samskaras.

[b]    Theisticcults(fromcircasecondcenturyBC): Mahayana;thePuranictradition.

[c]    Thebeginnings of Tantricism

UnitV.Culturaldevelopments (circa300 BCE-750CE):

[a]    AbriefsurveyofSanskrit,Pali,PrakritandTamilliterature;Scientificandtechnicaltreatises

[b]    Artand architecture&formsand patronage;Mauryan,post-Mauryan,Gupta,post-Gupta

HIS-HC-2026 : SOCIAL FORMATIONS AND CULTURAL PATTERNS OF THEMEDIEVALWORLD

Unit-I. Roman Republic: I

[a]    Roman Empire

[b]    SlavesocietyandAgrarianeconomy

[c]    Trade and Urbanizationin RomanEmpire

Unit-II. Roman Republic: II

[a]    Religionand Culture inAncient Rome

[b]    Crisisof theRoman Empire

[c]    ExternalFactors ofdeclineof Roman Empire

UnitIII.EconomicdevelopmentsinEuropefrom the 7thtothe14thcenturies:

[a]    Organizationofproduction,townsandtrade.

[b]    Technologicaldevelopments.

[c]    Crisisoffeudalism.

UnitIV.Religionandculturein medievalEurope:

[a]Expansion of Christianity[b]DevelopmentoftheCatholicChurch

[c]Religion,CultureandSocietyinMedievalEurope

UnitV.SocietiesinCentralIslamicLands:

[a]    Thetribalbackground,Ummah,Caliphate ;riseofSultanates

[b]    Religiousdevelopments:Sharia,Mihna,Sufism

[c]    Urbanizationandtrade

SEMESTER-III

HIS-HC-3016:HISTORYOF INDIAIII (c.750-1206)

UnitI.StudyingEarlyMedievalIndia:

(a)    Historicalgeography;Sources:texts,epigraphicandnumismaticdata

(b)    Debateson Indianfeudalism,riseoftheRajputsand thenatureofthestate

UnitII.PoliticalStructures:

(a)    Evolutionofpoliticalstructures:Rashtrakutas,Palas,Pratiharas,RajputsandCholas

(b)    Legitimizationofkingship;brahmanasandtemples;royalgenealogies andrituals

(c)    ArabconquestofSindh:natureandimpact of thenewset-up;Ismailidawah

(d)    EarlyTurkishinvasions: Mahmudof Ghazna;Shahab-ud-Din of Ghur

UnitIII.Agrarian StructureandSocialChange:

(a)    Agriculturalexpansion;crops

(b)    Landlordsandpeasants

(c)    Proliferationofcastes;status ofuntouchables

(d)    Tribesas peasantsand theirplacein theVarnaorder

UnitIV.TradeandCommerce:

(a)    Inter-regionaltrade

(b)    Maritimetrade

(c)    Mediumof exchange

(d)    Processofurbanization

(e)    Merchantguildsof SouthIndia

UnitV.ReligiousandCulturalDevelopments:

(a)    Bhakti,Tantricism,Puranictraditions;BuddhismandJainism;Popularreligiouscults

(b)    Islamicintellectualtraditions:Al-Biruni;Al-Hujwiri

(c)    Artandarchitecture:Evolutionofregionalstyles

HIS-HC-3026:RISEOF THEMODERNWEST–I

Unit I. Transition from feudalism (to capitalism):[a]concepts of feudalism; regional variations[b]TheCrisis of Feudalism

[c]EconomicCrisis:commercialdecline,decayoftownsandepidemics

[d]    The transition debate : Maurice Dobb and Paul Sweezy; Marc Bloch, GeorgesDuby;the BrennerDebate

UnitII.Geographicalexplorationsandearlycolonialexpansion:

[a]     Factors andmotivesbehindvoyagesand explorations

[b]    theconquestsoftheAmericas:

[c]    beginningoftheeraofcolonization;

[d]    miningandplantation;theAfricanslaves.

UnitIII.Renaissance:

[a]Origins and impact[b]Humanism in Renaissance[c]Re-discoveryofClassics

[d]Italian influence on Art, Architecture, Culture, Education and Polity; NorthernHumanism

UnitIV.Reformationin the16thcentury:Origin andimpact

[a]MartinLuther,JohnCalvin,Zwingli

[b]TheRadicalReformation:Anabaptists,Huguenots

[c]    EnglishReformationandthestate

[d]    CounterRevolution

Unit V. Economic developments of the sixteenth century:

Shift of economic balance fromthe Mediterranean to the Atlantic; agricultural revolution , Enclosure movement;CommercialRevolution; InfluxofAmericansilver andthe PriceRevolution

HIS-HC-3036:HISTORYOF INDIAIV (c.1206-1550)

UnitI.Sources:

(a)    Persiantarikhtradition

(b)    Foreigners’accounts;vernacularliterature.

(c)    Epigraphyandnumismatics.

(d)    Architecture.

UnitII. Polity:

(a)    Foundation,expansionandconsolidationoftheSultanateofDelhi;Theoriesofkingship

(b)    The Khaljis and the Tughluqs; Mongol threat and Timur’s invasion; The Sayyids; TheLodis:Conquest ofBahlul and Sikandar; IbrahimLodi andthe battleofPanipat

(c)    Rulingelites;Sufis, ulemaandthe politicalauthority;imperialmonumentsandcoinage

UnitIII.Society andEconomy:

(a)    Iqta;revenue-freegrants

(b)    Agriculturalproduction;technology

(c)    Changesinruralsociety;revenuesystems

(d)    Monetization;marketregulations;growthofurbancenters;tradeandcommerce; IndianOceantrade

UnitIV.Regional Polities:

(a)    Bahmani,Vijayanagar,

(b)    Gujarat,Malwa,Jaunpur,AssamandBengal

(c)    Consolidationofregionalidentities:art,architectureandliterature

UnitV.ReligionandCulture:

(a)    Sufisilsilas:ChishtiandSuhrawardi;doctrinesandpractices;socialroles;literature

(b)    Bhakti movements and monotheistic traditions in South and North India; WomenBhaktas;

Nathpanthis;Kabir,NanakandtheSanttradition

Semester:-IV

HIS-HC-4016:RISE OF THE MODERNWEST– II

UnitI.Europein the17thCentury:

(a)    Formationofnation-states:Spain;France;England;Russia

(b)    The17thcentury crisis:economic, socialand politicaldimensions.

UnitII. TheEnglishRevolution:

(a)    Majorissues.

(b)    Politicalandintellectualcurrents.

UnitIII.EuropeanEconomy:

(a)    Developmentofscience: Renaissancetothe17thcentury.

(b)    ConceptsofMercantilismandImperialism.

(c)    Mercantilisminthe 17th and18th centuries.

UnitIV.Politicsin the18thcentury:

(a)    Parliamentarymonarchy;patternsof AbsolutisminEurope.

(b)    AmericanRevolution:Politicalandeconomicissues.

UnitV.PreludetotheIndustrialRevolution.

(a)    Money economy

(b)    ThePutting Out system

HIS-HC-4026: HISTORYOF INDIAV(c. 1550-1605)

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UnitI.SourcesandHistoriography:

(a)    Persianliterature;translations;

(b)    Memoirsandtravelogues;vernacularliterature.

(c)    Epigraphyandnumismatics.

(d)    Architecture.

UnitII.EstablishmentofMughalrule:

(a)  Indiaon theeveof Babur’sinvasion

(b)  Firearms,militarytechnologyandwarfare

(c)  Humayun’sstruggleforempire

(d)  SherShah:administrativeand revenuereforms

UnitIII.ConsolidationofMughalruleunderAkbar:

(a)    Campaignsandconquests:tacticsandtechnology.

(b)    Evolutionofadministrativeinstitutions: zabt,mansab,jagir, madad-i-maash.

(c)    Revoltsandresistance.

(d)    Religioustoleranceandsulh-i-kul.

UnitIV.ExpansionandIntegration:

(a)    Inclusive political ideas: theory and practice; Incorporation of Rajputs and otherindigenousgroups in Mughal nobility

(b)    North-Westfrontier, GujaratandtheDeccan

(c)    Conquestof Bengal

(d)    Pressurefromtheulema;Sufimysticalandintellectualinterventions.

UnitV.RuralSocietyandEconomy:

(a)    Landrightsandrevenuesystem;Zamindarsandpeasants;ruraltensions

(b)    Extensionofagriculture;agriculturalproduction;croppatterns

(c)    Traderoutesand patternsofinternal commerce;overseastrade; riseof Surat

HIS-HC-4036: HISTORYOFINDIAVI (c. 1605 -1750)

UnitI.PoliticalCultureunderJahangirandShahJahan:

[a]    Extension of Mughal rule; changes in mansab and jagir systems;imperialculture.

[b]    SyncreticismofJahangir,ShahJahan andDaraSukoh

[c]    ArchitectureandPaintings

UnitII.MughalEmpireunderAurangzeb:

(a)    State and religion under Aurangzeb; issues in the war ofsuccession;policiesregardingreligiousgroupsandinstitutions

(b)    Conquestsandlimitsofexpansion

(c)    Beginning of the crisis: contemporary perceptions; agrarian andjagircrises; revolts

UnitIII. Patternsof Regional Politics:

(a)    Rajputpoliticalcultureandstateformation.

(b)    Deccankingdoms.

(c)    EmergenceoftheMarathas;Shivaji;expansion underthePeshwas.

UnitIV.TradeandCommerce:

(a)    Craftsandtechnologies;Monetarysystem

(b)    Markets;transportation;urbancentres

(c)    IndianOceantradenetwork

UnitV:18thcenturyIndia

(a)    Mughaldecline.

(b)    Emergenceof successorstates.

(c)    Theeighteenthcenturydebate.

Semester:-V

HIS-HC-5016:HistoryofModernEurope-I(c. 1780-1939)

UnitI.TheFrenchRevolutionanditsEuropeanrepercussions:

[a]   Crisisofancien regime

[b]    Intellectualcurrents.

[c]    Socialclassesandemerginggenderrelations.

[d]    Phasesofthe FrenchRevolution1789-99.

[e]    ArtandCultureof FrenchRevolution.

[f]    Napoleonicconsolidation -reform andempire.

UnitII.RestorationandRevolution:c. 1815-1848:

[a]    Forcesofconservatism&restorationofoldhierarchies.

[b]    Social,Politicalandintellectualcurrents.

[c]    RevolutionaryandRadicalmovements,1830-1848.

UnitIIICapitalistIndustrialization

[a] Process of capitalist development in industry and agriculture: case Studies of Britain,France,the German States and Russia.

UnitIV.SocialandEconomicTransformation(Late18thcentury toc.1914)

[a]    Evolution and Differentiation of social classes: Bourgeoisie, Proletariat, land owningclassesand peasantry.

[b]    Changingtrendsin demographyand urbanpatterns.

[c]    Family,gender andprocessofindustrialization.

Unit V.Varieties of Nationalism and the Remaking of States in the 19th and 20thCenturies.

[a]    Intellectual currents, popular movements and the formation ofNationalidentitiesinGermany,Italy,IrelandandtheBalkans.

[b]    Specificities of economic development, political and administrative Reorganization -Italy;Germany.

HIS-HC-5026: HISTORYOF INDIAVII (c. 1780-1857)

UnitI.ExpansionandConsolidationofcolonialPower:

[a]    EuropeantradingcompaniesinIndia:Portuguese,Dutch,EnglishandFrench

[b]    Mercantilism,foreigntradeand earlyformsof exaction.

[c]    Dynamics of expansion, with special reference to Bengal, Mysore, Western India, Awadh,Punjab,andSindh.

UnitII.Colonial Stateand Ideology:

[a]    Armsofthecolonialstate:army,police,law.

[b]    IdeologiesoftheRajandracialattitudes.

[c]    Education:indigenousandmodern.

UnitIII.RuralEconomyandSociety:

[a]    Landrevenuesystems andforestpolicy.

[b]    Commercializationandindebtedness.

[c]    Ruralsociety:change andcontinuity.

[d]    Famines.

[e]    Pastoraleconomyand shiftingcultivation.

UnitIV.TradeandIndustry

[a]    De-industrialization

[b]    Tradeand fiscal policy

[c]    DrainofWealth

[d]    Growthofmodern industry

UnitV.PopularResistance:

[a]    Santhaluprising

[b]    Uprisingof18

Semester:-VI

HIS-HC-6016:HISTORYOFINDIAVIII (c.1857-1950)

UnitI.CulturalchangesandSocio-ReligiousReform Movements:

[a]    The adventofprinting anditsimplications

[b]    Reform and Revival: Brahmo Samaj, Prarthna Samaj, and Ramakrishna and Vivekananda,AryaSamaj, Wahabi, Deoband, Aligarh and SinghSabhaMovements.

[c]    Debatesaroundgender

[d]    Makingof religious andlinguisticidentities

[e]    Caste:sanskritisingandantiBrahmanicaltrends

UnitII.Nationalism:Trendsupto1919:

[a]    Politicalideologyand organizations,formationof INC

[b]    Moderatesandextremists.

[c]    Swadeshimovement

[d]    Revolutionaries

UnitIII.Gandhiannationalism after1919:IdeasandMovements:

[a]    MahatmaGandhi:hisPerspectivesandMethods

[b]    (i)Impactofthe FirstWorldWar

(ii)     RowlattSatyagrahaandJallianwalaBagh

(iii)      Non-CooperativeandCivilDisobedience

(iv)     ProvincialAutonomy,QuitIndiaandINA

[c]    Leftwingmovements

[d]    Princely India:States peoplemovements

[e]    NationalismandCulture:literatureandart

UnitIV.Nationalism andSocialGroups:

[a]    Landlords;Peasants

[b]    MiddleClasses

[c]    Tribal

[d]    Labour

[e]    Dalits

[f]    Women

[g]    Businessgroups

UnitV.CommunalismandPartition:

[a]    Ideologiesandpractices:RSS,HinduMahaSabha,MuslimLeague.

[b]    Negotiationsforindependence,andpartition

[c]    Partitionriots;

[d]    Emergenceof aNewState: Integration ofprincely states,  Making oftheConstitution

HIS-HC-6026:HISTORYOF MODERNEUROPE II(c.1780-1939)

Unit I. Liberal Democracy, Working Class Movements and Socialism in the 19th and20thCenturies:

[a]    Thestruggleforparliamentarydemocracy andcivilliberties in Britain.

[b]    Forms of protest during early capitalism: food riots in France and England: Luddites andChartism.

[c]    Earlysocialistthought;MarxianSocialismandtheFirstandtheSecondInternational.

[d]    GermanSocialDemocracy,PoliticsandCulture.

[e]    ChristianDemocracyasapoliticalandideologicalforceinwesternandcentral Europe

UnitII.TheCrisisofFeudalism inRussiaandExperimentsinSocialism:

[a]    Emancipationof serfs.

[b]    RussianPopulismandSocialDemocracy.

[c]    Revolutionsof 1905;theBolshevikRevolutionof1917.

[d]    ProgrammeofSocialistConstruction.

UnitIII.Imperialism,War,andCrisis:c.1880-1919:

[a]    Theoriesandmechanismsofimperialism;

[b]    growth of Militarism; Power blocks and alliances: expansion of European empires - Warof 1914-1918

UnitIV. Thepost 1919WorldOrder

[a]    Economiccrises,the GreatDepressionandRecovery.

[b]    RiseofFascismandNazism.

[c]    TheSpanish Civil War.

[d]    OriginsoftheSecondWorldWar.

UnitV.CulturalandIntellectualDevelopmentssincecirca1850:

[a]    Changing contexts: [i] Notions of Culture [ii] Creation of a New public sphere and massmedia[iii] Mass education and extension of literacy.

[b]    Creationofnewculturalforms:fromRomanticismtoAbstractArt.

[c]    Major intellectual trends: [i] Institutionalization of disciplines history, Sociology andAnthropology.[ii] Darwin and Freud.

[d]    Culture and the making of ideologies: Constructions of Race, Class and Gender,ideologiesofEmpire.

DisciplineSpecificElectiveCourses

        (4Courses)

• HIS-HE-5016 History of Assam Up to c. 1228
• HIS-HE-5026 History of Assam (c. 1228-1826)
• HIS-HE-6016 History of Assam (c. 1826-1947)
• HIS-HE-6026 Assamafter Independence

HIS –HE-5016:HISTORYOFASSAM(UPTOc.1228)

Unit-I:

[a]    Abriefsurveyofthesources:Literary,Archaeological

[b]    Landandpeople:Migrationroutes

[c]    CulturallinkageswithSouth EastAsia: theStoneJars ofDimaHasao

Unit-II:

[a]    Originandantiquityof PragjyotishaorKamrupaSociety

[b]    Traditionalrulersand earlyHistory

[c]    Religionand beliefsystems

Unit-III:

Politicaldynasties:

[a]    Varmana

[b]    Salastambha

[c]    Pala

Unit-IV:

[a]    PoliticalconditionofAssamin thePost-Pala period.

[b]    Turko-Afghaninvasions

[c]    Disintegrationofthe KingdomofKamarupa

Unit-V:

[a]    Centraland Provincialadministration

[b]      Judicialadministration

[c]    Revenueadministration

[d]    CulturalLife:Literature,Artandarchitectur

HIS –HE-5026:HISTORYOF ASSAM(c. 1228 –1826)

Unit-1

[a]   Sources- archaeological, epigraphic, literary, numismatic and accounts of the foreigntravelers;Buranjis

[b]    Political conditions of the Brahmaputra valley at the time of foundation of the Ahomkingdom.

[c]  Siu-ka-pha-Anassessment

[d]    Stateinformationin theBrahmaputravalley-theChutiya,Kachariand theKochstate

Unit-II

[a]    Expansionof theAhomKingdom in the16thcentury:Suhungmung (Dihingiya Raja)

[b]    PoliticalDevelopmentsin the17thcentury: ruleof PratapSingha)

[c]    Ahom-Mughalwars- the treatyof1639.

Unit–III

[a]    Assam in the second half of the 17thCentury- the Ahom-Mughal Wars – Mir Jumla’sAssamInvasion-causesand consequences,

[b]    InvasionofRam Singha-theBattle ofSaraighat (1671)and itsresults

[c]    Post-Saraighat Assam: Ascendancy of the Tungkhungia dynasty – the reign of GadadharSingha.

Unit:IV

[a]AhomRuleatitszenithofRudraSingha(1696-1714)toRajeswarSingha(1751-1769)

[b]    Declineand fallof theAhom Kingdom theMoamariya Rebellionand the

[c]    BurmeseInvasions-TheEnglish EastIndiaCompany inAssam Politics

[d]    TreatyofYandaboo andAssam

Unit:V

[a]Ahom system of administration: the Paik system[b]AhomPolicytowardstheneighbouringhilltribes

[c]    Religious life –-Sankaradeva and the Neo Vaishnavite Movement- background andimplications

[d]    Culturaldevelopments:Art,Architectureandliterature.

HIS –HE-6016:HISTORYOFASSAM(c.1826–1947)

UnitI:

[a]    Politicalcondition inAssam on theeveof theBritish rule.

[b]    Establishment and Consolidation of the British rule:Reforms and Reorganizations- DavidScott–Annexation ofLower Assam, Administrative

[c]    Reorganisation and Revenue Measures of Scott; Robertson – Administrativeand RevenueMeasures;Jenkins’AdministrativeMeasures

UnitII:

[a]AhomMonarchyinUpperAssam(1833-38)

[b]    AnnexationofCachar

[c]    Early phase of Revolts and Resistance to British rule- GomdharKonwar,PiyaliPhukan,U.TirutSingh,

[d]    TheKhamti andtheSingphorebellion

[e]    The1857Revoltin Assamanditsaftermath.

UnitIII:

[a]    EstablishmentofChiefCommissionershipinAssam.

[b]    LandRevenueMeasures andPeasantUprisings in19thcentury Assam

[c]    Growthofnationalconsciousness–AssamAssociation,SarbajanikSabhas,RaiyatSabhas.

[d]    Governmentof India Act,1919 –DyarchyonTrialinAssam.

UnitIV:

[a]      NonCo-operationMovement andSwarajistPolitics inAssam

[b]    TheCivil DisobedienceMovement

[c]    TradeUnionandAlliedMovements

[d]    TribalLeague and PoliticsinAssam

UnitV:

[a]       Quit IndiaMovementinAssam.

[b]    CabinetMissionPlan andthe GroupingControversy

[c]    TheSylhet Referendum.

[d]    Migration,LineSystem andits Impacton Politicsin Assam

HIS–HE-6026:ASSAMSINCEINDEPENDENCE

UnitI-Political developments

[a]    Politicalchangesandimpactofpartition

[b]    AdministrativeRe-organisation.

[c]    Indo-ChinaWar(1962)

[d]    ElectoralpoliticsinAssam

[e]    IndependenceofBangladeshanditsimpactonAssam

UnitII-Economicdevelopments

[a]    Economicimpact of thePartition

[b]    Revenuepolicies

[c]    Fiveyearplans

[d]    IndustrialisationandUrbanDevelopment

[e]    DemographicChanges

[f]    Transportand communication

UnitIII:Movementsand EthnicRessurgence:

[a]    Growthofmiddleclass

[b]    Languagemovement

[c]    Refinery Movement[d]AssamMovement

[e]EthnicResurgenceand movementforautonomy;insurgency

UnitIV:Environmentalissues:

[a]    Naturaldisasters: earthquakeof1950, flood,erosion.

[b]    Landpolicies andlandhunger

[c]    Developmentand environment

[c]    Bigdam issue

[d]    Development,Displacementandnaturalresources.

UnitV-Cultural development

[a]    ActivitiesofTheAssamSahityaSabha,

[b]    DevelopmentofMedia(printandelectronic), theAllIndiaRadio.

[c]    DevelopmentofEducation: Elementary,SecondaryandHigher

[d]    Women’sMovements:MahilaSamiti,AsamLekhikaSomaroh

GenericElectiveCourses

  (4Courses)

• HIS –HG-1016: History of India (from Earliest Times up to c. 1206)
• HIS –HG-2016: Historyof India (c.1206-1757)
• HIS –HG-3016: History of India from (c.1757 - 1947)
• HIS–HG-4016:SocialandEconomicHistoryofAssam

HIS –HG-1016: HISTORY OF INDIA (FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES UP TO c.1206)

Unit:I

[a]    Sources:literaryand archaeological

[b]    IndusCivilization :origin,extent,urbanplanningandurbandecline.

[c]    Society,polity,economyandreligion intheRigVedicPeriod

[d]    Society,polity, economyand religionin theLaterVedicPeriod

Unit:II

[a]    Riseofterritorial states–Janapadas andMahajanapadas

[b]    Rise of new religious movements in north India- Jainism and Buddhism :social dimensionofearly Jainism and Buddhism.

[c]    TheMauryas-BackgroundofMauryanstateformation.

[d]    Asoka:Dhamma-its propagation;AdministrationandEconomy undertheMauryas.

[e]    Declineof theMauryas

Unit:III

[a] Post–Mauryan period : The Sungas, Chedis[b]Kharavelas and Satavahanas

[c]SangamAge:literature,societyandcultureinSouthIndia.

Unit:IV

[a]    CentralAsiancontactanditsImpact:TheIndo-Greeks,SakasandKushanas

[b]    TheGupta Empire-stateandadministration

[c]    PostGuptaperiod:VardhanasandPalas

Unit:V

[a]      Political development in the South – the Pallavas, the imperial Cholas, the Rashtrakutasandthe Chalukyas.

[b]    TheArabsand theTurks inIndian politics–Ghaznivides andthe Ghorid invasions.

[c]    Indian Society during 650 –1200 A.D.-literature & language, temple architecture andSculpture.

HIS –HG-2016:HISTORY OFINDIA (c.1206to 1757)

Unit:1

[a]     FoundationandconsolidationoftheSultanate:Iltutmish,SultanaRaziya,BalbanandtheMongol invasions

[b]    Expansion of Sultanate :AlauddinKhalji - conquests and administration[c]Tughlaqs-Muhammad bin Tughlaqand FirozShah Tughlaq.

Unit:II

[a]    Declineof theSultanate

[b]       RiseofProvincialKingdomsandcontestforsupremacy:VijaynagarandBahmaniKingdoms.

[c]    PoliticalandRevenue administration:Iqtadarisystem

[d]    Agriculture,trade andcommerceduringtheSultanateperiod.

Unit:III

[a]     FoundationoftheMughalEmpire:Mughal- Afghancontest-BaburandHumayun;SherShahand his administration.

[b]        ConsolidationandterritorialExpansionoftheMughalEmpire-Akbar,Jahangir,Shahjahan,Aurangzeb.

[c]    Mughal-RajputRelations.

[d]    ReligiousPolicyof theMughals

Unit:IV

[a]    RiseofMaratha powerunderShivaji.

[b]    Disintegrationofthe MughalEmpire

[d]    MughalAdministration :mansabdariand jagirdariSystem.

[e]       AspectsofsocietyandeconomyduringtheMughalperiod:agriculture,tradeandcommerce

Unit:V

[a]    SyncretisminmedievalIndia:religion,literature,artandarchitecture

[b]    Bhakti movement : Nanak, Kabir and Mirabai[c]Sufism: DifferentSilsilahs

HIS –HG-3016:HISTORYOFINDIA(c.1757to1947)

Unit:I

[a]    : Political condition in post-Mughal period and rise of regional powers : Bengal, Oudh andHyderabad

[b]    : The Battle of Plassey and the Battle of Buxar - the establishment of the British rule inIndia.

[c]  :RobertCliveandhisDualAdministrationinBengal.

Unit:II

[a]    : Expansion and Consolidation of the British rule under Warren Hastings and LordCornwallis.

[b]    BritishrelationswiththeMarathas and Mysore.

[c]    LordWellesley andthePolicyofSubsidiaryAlliance.

[d]    LordHastingsandtherelationswiththe IndianStates.

Unit:III

[a]    : Lord Bentinck and his reforms ; Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the growth of progressiveideasinIndia.

[b]    :TheGrowth andexpansion of Sikh powerunder Ranjit Singh.

[c]    :Lord Dalhousieandhis policyof expansion-theDoctrineof Lapse

Unit:IV

[a]    :TheRevoltof 1857- its causes andconsequences, theGovernment ofIndiaAct of1858.

[b]    : The British Economic policies in India – Land revenue systems - Permanent settlement,RyotwariandMahalwari; trade,commercializationof agriculture,theDrainTheory.

[c]    : The growth of national awakening in India and the establishment of the IndianNationalCongress.

Unit:V

[a]    : Lord Curzon and the Partition of Bengal – the Swadeshi Movement in India –growth ofRevolutionaryTerrorism.

[b]    : Gandhi in Indian politics- the Khilafat and the Non Co-operation Movement, theCivilDisobedienceMovement.

[c]    :Thegrowth oftheLeft, MuslimLeagueandCommunalpolitics inIndia.

[d]    :TheQuitIndiaMovement –TheINAandPartitionofIndia.

HIS –HG-4016:SOCIALANDECONOMIC HISTORYOF ASSAM

UnitI:SocietyandEconomy inEarlyAssam

[a]   Proto-historyArchaeology,landgrants,Agrahara

[b]    Aryanisationdebate

[c]    Rurallife

[d]    Urbancentres

[e]    Beliefsandpractices

UnitII:SocietyinMedievalAssam

[a]    SocialOrganisation–Caste-ClassRelationship,Nobility,Paiks,SlavesandServants

[b]    Neo-VaishnaviteMovementinAssam –ImpactonSociety

[c]    DevelopmentofSatraInstitutions

UnitIII:Economyin MedievalAssam

[a]    AgricultureandLandSystem–Classification andOwnershipofLand

[b]    LandRevenueand otherTaxes

[c]    TradeandCommerce–Exportand Import,Traderoutes

[d]    MediumofTrade

[e]    EconomicRelationbetween the Hillsandthe Valley:the Posasystem.

UnitIV:Economyin ColonialAssam

[a]    AgricultureRegulationsandrevenuesystem

[b]    PlantationEconomyoftheTea Industry

[c]    DevelopmentofModern Industries-Coaland Oil.

[d]    DevelopmentofTransport System

UnitV:Societyin Colonial Assam

[a]    GrowthofModern Educationand theroleof ChristianMissionaries.

[b]    LanguageControversy in19thcenturyAssam

[c]    Emergenceof MiddleClass

[d]    LiteraryandCultural Development, ImpactoftheBengalRenaissance.

[e]    DevelopmentofPressandGrowthofPublicAssociations–TheAssamSahityaSabh

SkillEnhancementElectiveCourses

(2Courses)

• HIS –SE-3014: Historical Tourism in North East India
• HIS –SE-4014:Oral Cultureand OralHistory

HIS–SE-3014:HistoricalTourisminNorthEastIndia

Unit I : Theoretical aspects of tourism, Elementary geography and bio – diversity ofNorthEast India

[a]    :Tourism –Concept,meaningandsignificance

[b]    :Different typesof Tourism

[c]    :Physiographicaldivisions,waterbodiesandclimaticconditions

[d]    : Important wildlife habitats :Kaziranga, Manas, Orang, Nameri, DibruSaikhowa,Namdapha,KeibulLamjao, Rain forests ofAssam.

UnitII:AncientremainsandImportanttouristplacesoftheNorth–EastIndia

[a]    : Ancient remains: Goalpara, Ambari, Tezpur, Deopahar, Malinithan,Doyang– DhansiriValley

[b]    : Tourist places: Shillong, Cherapunjee, Aizwal, Gangtok, Kohima, Tawang, Poa Mecca(Hajo),Azan Pir Dargah,Jatinga

UnitIII:ArchitecturalHeritage

[a]    :Dimapur,Kasomari, Maibong,Khaspur

[b]    :Charaideo,Garhgaon,SivasagarandRangpur

[c]    :Ujayantapalace,NeerMahal

[d]    :Kamakhya,HayagrivaMadhava,TripuraSundariTemple,Rumtekmonastery

[e]    :Kanglafort

UnitIV:Fairs and festivals oftheNorth– East

[a]    :Festivals -Bihu,AliAyeLrigang,Mopinfestival, Tai –BuddhistfestivalsinAssam

[b]    :Bhaona, Rascelebrationin Majuli

[c]    :Fairs–JonbilMela,Ambubachifair atKamakhya

[d]    : Tourist festivals based on ethnic culture – Horn Bill festival, Sangai festival, DihingPatkaifestival

HIS–SE-4014:OralCultureandOralHistory

UnitI.Concepts:

(a)    Orality,OralTradition,OralCulture

(b)    OralHistory

(c)    DistinctionbetweenOralTraditionandOralHistory

UnitII.HistoryandHistoriography

(a)      OralHistoryasatoolfor analysis

(b)     Socialissues:Gender,conflict,violence,etc.

III.  Economicissues:Developmentschemesandtheirimpact,displacement,etc. Methodology:

(a)    Collection, preservation and interpretation of historical information through recordedinterviewsof people,communities,and participants in pastevents

(b)    DocumentationandArchiving:Written,AudioandVisual

IV.    PotentialareasforOralHistoryresearch:

(a)    OralTraditions:Customs,Beliefs,PracticesandWorldview;

(b)    Life Histories: Participants in past events; Women; War migrants; Victim of disasters,governmentpolicies, ethnic conflicts; Personal stories.

1. 2.     General/ Regular Course

• HIS –RC-1016: History of India (from Earliest Times up to c. 1206)
• HIS –RC-2016: History of India (c.1206-1757)
• HIS –RC-3016: History of India from (c.1757 - 1947)
• HIS–RC-4016:SocialandEconomicHistoryof Assam.
• HIS –RE-5016:History of Assam (from earliest times to 1826)
• HIS –RG-5016 History of Europe (c. 1648 – 1870)
• HIS –RE-6016:  History ofAssam (c.1826-1947)
• HIS–RG-6016HistoryofEurope(c.1870–1939)

HIS –RC-1016:HISTORYOFINDIA(FROM THEEARLIESTTIMES UPTOc.1206)

Unit:I

[a]    Sources:literaryand archaeological

[b]    IndusCivilization :origin,extent,urbanplanningandurbandecline.

[c]    Society,polity,economyandreligion intheRigVedicPeriod

[d]    Society,polity, economyand religionin theLaterVedicPeriod

Unit:II

[a]    Riseofterritorial states–Janapadas andMahajanapadas

[b]    Rise of new religious movements in north India- Jainism and Buddhism :social dimension ofearlyJainism and Buddhism.

[c]    TheMauryas-BackgroundofMauryanstateformation.

[d]    Asoka:Dhamma-its propagation;AdministrationandEconomy undertheMauryas.

[e]    Declineof theMauryas

Unit:III

[a]Post–Mauryanperiod:TheSungas,Chedis[b]Kharavelas and Satavahanas

[c]SangamAge:literature,societyandcultureinSouthIndia.

Unit:IV

[a]    CentralAsiancontactanditsImpact:TheIndo-Greeks,SakasandKushanas

[b]    TheGupta Empire-stateandadministration.

[c]    PostGuptaperiod:VardhanasandPalas

Unit:V

[a]      PoliticaldevelopmentintheSouth–thePallavas,theimperialCholas, theRashtrakutasandthe Chalukyas.

[b]    TheArabsand theTurks inIndian politics–Ghaznivides andthe Ghorid invasions.

[c]    IndianSocietyduring 650 –1200A.D.-literature&language,temple architectureandSculpture.

HIS –RC-2016:HISTORYOFINDIA(c.1206 to1757)

Unit:1

[a]      FoundationandconsolidationoftheSultanate:Iltutmish,SultanaRaziya,BalbanandtheMongol invasions

[b]    Expansion of Sultanate :AlauddinKhalji - conquests and administration[c]Tughlaqs-Muhammad bin Tughlaqand FirozShah Tughlaq.

Unit:II

[a]    Declineof theSultanate

[b]        RiseofProvincialKingdomsandcontestforsupremacy:VijaynagarandBahmaniKingdoms.

[c]    PoliticalandRevenue administration:Iqtadarisystem

[d]    Agriculture,trade and commerceduringtheSultanateperiod.

Unit:III

[a]     FoundationoftheMughalEmpire:Mughal-Afghancontest-BaburandHumayun;SherShahand his administration.

[b]     ConsolidationandterritorialExpansionoftheMughalEmpire-Akbar,Jahangir,Shahjahan,Aurangzeb.

[c]    Mughal-RajputRelations.

[d]    ReligiousPolicyof theMughals

Unit:IV

[a]    RiseofMaratha powerunderShivaji.

[b]    Disintegrationofthe MughalEmpire

[d]    MughalAdministration :mansabdariand jagirdariSystem.

[e]    Aspectsofsocietyandeconomy duringtheMughalperiod: agriculture,tradeandcommerce

Unit:V

[a]    SyncretisminmedievalIndia:religion,literature,artandarchitecture

[b]    Bhaktimovement:Nanak,KabirandMirabai[c]Sufism: DifferentSilsilahs

HIS –RC-3016:HISTORYOFINDIA(c.1757to1947)

Unit:I

[a]    : Political condition in post-Mughal period and rise of regional powers : Bengal, Oudh andHyderabad

[b]    : The Battle of Plassey and the Battle of Buxar - the establishment of the British rule in India.[c]:Robert Cliveand hisDualAdministration in Bengal.

Unit:II

[a]    :Expansionand ConsolidationoftheBritishruleunderWarren HastingsandLordCornwallis.

[b]    BritishrelationswiththeMarathas and Mysore.

[c]    LordWellesleyandthePolicyofSubsidiaryAlliance.

[d]    LordHastingsandtherelationswiththe IndianStates.

Unit:III

[a]    :LordBentinckandhisreforms;RajaRam MohanRoyandthegrowthofprogressiveideasinIndia.

[b]    :TheGrowth and expansion ofSikh power under Ranjit Singh.

[c]    :Lord Dalhousieandhis policyof expansion-theDoctrineof Lapse

Unit:IV

[a]    :TheRevolt of1857-its causesand consequences,theGovernment of IndiaActof1858.

[b]    : The British Economic policies in India – Land revenue systems - Permanent settlement,RyotwariandMahalwari; trade,commercializationof agriculture,theDrain Theory.

[c]    :ThegrowthofnationalawakeninginIndiaandtheestablishmentoftheIndianNationalCongress.

Unit:V

[a]    :LordCurzonandthe Partition ofBengal –theSwadeshi MovementinIndia–growthofRevolutionaryTerrorism.

[b]    : Gandhi in Indian politics- the Khilafat and the Non Co-operation Movement, theCivilDisobedienceMovement.

[c]    :Thegrowthof theLeft,Muslim LeagueandCommunalpoliticsinIndia.

[d]    :TheQuitIndiaMovement –TheINAandPartitionofIndia.

HIS –RC-4016:SOCIAL ANDECONOMICHISTORY OFASSAM

UnitI:SocietyandEconomy inEarlyAssam

[a]   Proto-historyArchaeology,landgrants,Agrahara

[b]    Aryanisationdebate

[c]    Rurallife

[d]    Urbancentres

[e]    Beliefsandpractices

UnitII:Society in MedievalAssam

[a]    SocialOrganisation–Caste-ClassRelationship,Nobility, Paiks,SlavesandServants

[b]    Neo-VaishnaviteMovementinAssam –ImpactonSociety

[c]    DevelopmentofSatraInstitutions

UnitIII:Economyin MedievalAssam

[a]    AgricultureandLandSystem –Classificationand OwnershipofLand

[b]    LandRevenueand otherTaxes

[c]    TradeandCommerce–Exportand Import,Traderoutes

[d]    MediumofTrade

[e]    EconomicRelationbetweentheHillsandtheValley :the Posasystem.

UnitIV:EconomyinColonialAssam

[a]    AgricultureRegulationsandrevenuesystem

[b]    PlantationEconomyoftheTea Industry

[c]    DevelopmentofModern Industries-Coaland Oil.

[d]    DevelopmentofTransportSystem

UnitV:Societyin Colonial Assam

[a]    Growthof Modern Educationand the roleof Christian Missionaries.

[b]    LanguageControversy in19thcenturyAssam

[c]    Emergenceof MiddleClass

[d]    LiteraryandCultural Development, ImpactoftheBengalRenaissance.

[e]    DevelopmentofPressandGrowthofPublicAssociations–TheAssamSahityaSabha.

HIS–RE-5016:HISTORYOFASSAM(From earliesttimesupto1826CE)

Unit-I:

[a]    A brief survey of the sources: literary, archaeological, epigraphic, literary, numismatic andaccountsof the foreign travellers

[b]    Landandpeople:Migrationroutes

[c]    CulturallinkageswithSouthEastAsia:theStoneJarsofDima Hasao

Unit-II:

[a]    Originandantiquityof PragjyotishaorKamrupasociety

[b]    Politicaldynasties:Varmana;Salastambha;Pala

[c]    Administration:CentralandProvincial;Judicial;Revenue

Unit-III:

[a]    PoliticalconditionofAssaminthe Post-Palaperiod.

[b]    Turko-Afghaninvasions

[c]    Disintegrationofthe KingdomofKamarupa

[d]    Stateformationinthe Brahmaputravalley-the Chutiya,Kachari andthe Kochstate

[e]    Politicalconditionsof theBrahmaputravalleyatthetimeoffoundationoftheAhomkingdom.

Unit-IV:

[a]    ImportantAhomRulers:Siukapha,Suhungmung,PratapSingha,GadadharSingha,RudraSingha,Rajeswar Singha

[b]    Ahom-Mughalwars-theTreatyof 1639,BattleofSaraighat(1671)

[c]    Ahomsystemof administration:thePaiksystem

[d]    AhomPolicytowards the neighbouringhilltribes

Unit:V

[a]    DeclineandfalloftheAhomKingdom:theMoamariyaRebellion;Burmese Invasions

[b]    TheEnglishEastIndiaCompanyin AssamPolitics;Treaty ofYandaboo andAssam

HIS –RG-5016:HISTORYOF EUROPE (c.1648-1870)

UnitI

[a]  PeaceofWestphaliaandthePyreneesandEmergenceofModernState-System

[b]  FranceunderHenryIV,RichelieuandMazarin's

[c]  EraofLouisXIV:AbsoluteMonarchy

[d]  Bourbonsuccession toSpain

UnitII:

[a]  Rise of Prussia and Austria: Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa; War of AustrianSuccession,Diplomatic Revolution, SevenYearsWar

[b]  Enlighteneddespotism-JosephII,MariaTheresa

[c]  MakingofModernRussia:PetertheGreat,CatherineII:WarmWaterPolicy,

[d]  PartitionofPoland

UnitIII:

[a]  GenesisandgrowthofCapitalism,Imperialism,MercantilismandWorldPolitics

[b]  Novelintellectualcurrents:NaturalScienceandthe‘Enlightenment’

[c]  TheMaritimeascendancyofEurope:Anglo-Frenchstruggle;triumphofBritishimperialism.

[d]  ‘Glorious’Revolution:LimitedMonarchyandParliamentaryGovernment

UnitIV:

[a]  TheFrenchRevolution:CrisisoftheAncienRegime;IntellectualCurrents;ParticipationoftheSocialClasses.

[b]  RiseandFallofNapoleon:InternalReforms,NapoleonicWarsandContinentalSystem

[c]  TheEuropeanStateSystemafterNapoleon:TheCongressofVienna,ConcertofEurope

UnitV:

[a]  Revolutionsof1830and1848andtheirrepercussions

[b]  TheEasternQuestion:TheCrimeanWar

[c]  EraofSecondNapoleonicEmpire:NapoleonIII:ForeignPolicy

[d]  UnificationofItaly

[e]  UnificationofGermany

HIS –RE-6016:HISTORYOF ASSAM(c.1826– 1947)

UnitI:

[a]    Politicalcondition inAssam on theeveof theBritishrule.

[b]    EstablishmentandConsolidationoftheBritishrule:ReformsandReorganizations -DavidScott –Annexation ofLower Assam, Administrative

[c]    Reorganisation and Revenue Measures of Scott; Robertson – Administrative and RevenueMeasures;Jenkins’AdministrativeMeasures

UnitII:

[a]    AhomMonarchyin UpperAssam (1833-38)

[b]    AnnexationofCachar

[c]    Early phase of Revolts and Resistance to British rule- GomdharKonwar, PiyaliPhukan,U.Tirut Singh,

[d]    TheKhamti andtheSingphorebellion

[e]    The1857RevoltinAssamanditsaftermath.

UnitIII:

[a]    EstablishmentofChiefCommissionershipinAssam.

[b]    LandRevenueMeasures andPeasantUprisings in19th centuryAssam

[c]    Growthofnationalconsciousness–AssamAssociation, SarbajanikSabhas,RaiyatSabhas.

[d]    Governmentof India Act,1919 –DyarchyonTrialinAssam.

UnitIV:

[a]      NonCo-operationMovementandSwarajist PoliticsinAssam

[b]    TheCivil DisobedienceMovement

[c]    TradeUnionandAlliedMovements

[d]    TribalLeague and PoliticsinAssam

UnitV:

[a]      Quit IndiaMovementinAssam.

[b]    CabinetMissionPlan andthe GroupingControversy

[c]    TheSylhet Referendum.

[d]    Migration,LineSystem andits Impacton Politicsin Assam

HIS –RG-6016:HISTORY OFEUROPE(c.1870 –1939)

Unit-I.

[a]    TheTreatyofVersailles(1871):ImpactonGermanyandItaly

[b]    Kulturkamph: Conflictbetween theChurch andState

[c]    ForeignpolicyofGermanyunderBismarck

[c]TheParisCommune

[c]ImperialisminAfrica

Unit:II

[a]  TheEastern Question:RoleofImperialistpowers

[b]    Russo-TurkishWarandtheBerlinCongress

[c]  Riseofnationalismand theBalkan Wars.

[d]    Triple Alliance[e]TripleEntente

Unit:III

[a]    The FirstWorldWar:Causesandconsequences

[b]    TheParisPeaceConferenceandthe PeaceSettlements

[b]    LeagueofTheNations –Origin andactivities

[c]    TheBolshevik Revolution (1917)–Rise ofthe USSR

Unit:IV

[a]    RiseofNazism–Germany underHitler

[b]    Rise of Fascism - Italy under Benito Mussolini[c]TheSpanish Civil War

[d]Policyofappeasement

Unit:V

[a]    Europeaninvolvementin EastAsia

[b]    Anglo-JapaneseTreaty(1902)

[c]    Russo-JapaneseWar(1904-05)

[c]TheSecondWorldWa