Bankim Sardar College A College with Potential For Excellence Department of History Programme Outcome(PO)

It is expected that on completing History Hons Programme the learner would be aware and knowledgeable about certain aspects as follows: -

 Be familiar with the history of own Indian roots mostly---the Ancient, Medieval, Modern and contemporary history of Europe also.

 Should possess the idea of the social, political, economic character of as well as European countries.

 Developing critical judgement and analytic mind-set regarding the world history and worldly diversity in terms of gender, caste, creed, ethnicity, Hispanics, society etc.

 Developing detailed knowledge of allied disciplinary subjects like literature, sociology, economic, philosophy etc.  Creating an inquisitive mind-set regarding the subject taught.

 Demonstrating the art or creativity to connect history of different time zones and geographic boundaries and interpreting the connection.

A College with Potential For Excellence Department of History Programme Specific Outcome(PSO)

A Hons. Graduate of History should possess the capability to: -

 Possess extensive reading skills.  Be aware of the world history, and India’s standpoint since ancient times.  Knowledgeable about the age old traditions, culture, ethics and ethnic character.  Aware of how different social races have come up for the quest of power, struggle, victory and loss over throne and thus, the changing economy.  Strengthen values, virtues and principles by learning and realizing the lessons from history.  Developing writing skills without favouring bias to any rules or empire or period.  Transforming into a knowledgeable man / woman with strong views and arguments having strong understanding and grip of history.

 There are several interesting and alluring career options a History Hons Graduate can pursue, i.e, I. Archaeologist II. Museologist III. Museum Curator IV. Archivist V. Historian VI. Teacher VII. Civil servant etc.

Course Outcome_for UG Courses_Department of History Bankim Sardar College

Course Outcome Semester Paper Core Course Course Outcome Outcome (CO) I. ReconstructingAncient IndianHistory: a) Early Indian notions ofHistory b) Sourcesand tools of historicalreconstruction.  Story of Man :a systematic study of the c) Historicalinterpretations(withspecialrefer past-includes polity, society, education, ence to gender,environment, economy, custom, religion- culture technologyandregions) from earliest time to present day. II. Hunter-gatherers and the advent offood products  Periodisation of history a) Paleolithiccultures-sequence  Source materials of ancient Indian anddistribution;stone history: Archaeological and Literary industriesandothertechnologicaldevelopments. sources. b) Mesolithiccultures–  Prehistory and Proto-historic period of CO 01. regionalandchronologicaldistribution;newdevelop History of mentsintechnologyandeconomy;rockart. ancient India. India (From  The salient features of Indus Valley 1st c) Neolithic and Chalcolithic the Earliest Civilisation and post- Semester cultures:distributionandsubsistence pattern times to C III. TheHarappancivilization: HarappanCivilisation. 300 BCE) Origins;settlementpatternsandtownplanning;agraria  Sources to reconstruct history of the

nbase;craftproductionsandtrade;socialandpoliticalo early and later Vedic period. Features rganization;religiousbeliefsandpractices;art;theprob of Non-iron, Iron using phase of Vedic lemofurbandeclineandthe late/post-Harappan Culture. traditions.  Sixteen – rivalry for IV. Cultures in transition political supremacy Settlementpatterns,technologicalandeconomicdeve  Emergence of Protestant religion- lopments;socialstratification;politicalrelations;religi Jainism and Buddhism. onandphilosophy; theAryan problem.  History of South India as reflected in a) NorthIndia(circa 1500 BCE – 300 BCE) Sangama Literature. b) CentralIndiaand theDeccan(circa 1000BCE– circa 300BCE)

 Stone age culture- Identify Paleolithic, I. Evolution of human kind: Paleolithic and Mesolithic Mesolithic and Neolithic settlements, cultures – Role of kinship social institutions in the tool technology. development of early societies.  II. Food production: beginnings of agriculture and Nature of pre-historic societies.  Steps from Hunter gatherer to Food CC 02 animal husbandry. Social III .Bronze Age civilizations, with reference to any one producer. Formations of the following: i) Egypt (Old Kingdom); ii) China  Settled agriculture – use of metal- and Cultural (Shang), economy, social stratification, state Neolithic Chalcolithic culture. Patterns of structure, religion.  Bronze age - step towards larger the Ancient I. Nomadic groups in Central and West Asia; Debate civilisatin – Egypt—Egyptian culture World other on the advent of iron and its implications. headed by Pharaoh. than India II. Slave society in ancient Greece & Rome:  The conflict between the Nomads and

agrarian economy, urbanization, trade. the settled people in and Central Asia. III. Polis in ancient Greece: Athens and Sparta;  Use of Iron, its impact andsocio- Greek culture. political changes.  Slave society became inevitable in changed society.  City States ‘Polis’ and ‘Acropolis’ Olimicgames , Theatres hall show the prosperity of Greece.  acquire knowledge about the origin, features, nature and class composition of ancient Greek and Polis society.

I. Economy and Society(circa 300 BCEtocircaCE 300) a) Expansion of agrarianeconomy: productionrelations b) Urbangrowth:northIndia,centralIndia and theDeccan;craft Production: trade and  In Maurya Period political unification traderoutes;coinage over a vast part of India and c) Socialstratification: class, Varna,Jati, proliferation of many new tribes untouchability;gender;marriageand changes the settlement pattern and propertyrelations. social stratification.  Rise of ‘empire’ in ancient India. II. Changingpoliticalformations(circa 300 BCE  Increasing Foreign invasions from the tocircaCE 300):a)The Mauryan Empire west including Greeks, Sakas and Kushans. b)Post-MauryanPoliticswithspecialreference totheKushanasand theSatavahanas;Gana-Sanghas  Conflict between the Sakas (western India) and Satavanas of Deccan to III. Towards earlymedieval India control trade route. (circaCEfourthcenturytoCE750):  Elements of change and land trasfer a) Agrarian expansion: land grants,changingproduction over time and space, Agrahar  Growth of administrative machinery CC 03 relations; graded land rights and peasantry. and elaborate system of taxation History of b) The problem of urban decline: patterns of trade, currency, and urban settlements. c)Varna, proliferation  Society became more rigid, 2nd India (c of Jatis: changingnorms ofmarriageand property untouchability prevalent in Gupta 300 BCE to d) The natureof polities: the Gupta empireand its period. c.750 CE) contemporaries:post-Gupta polities-  After Kushan, Gupta domination in Pallavas,Chalukyas,andVardhanas. ancient Indian politics.

 From Sectarian religion toBhaktivada, IV. Religion,philosophy and society(circa 300BCE – Last Buddhist Council –Mahayanist get CE 750) royal patronage from Kaniska. a) Consolidation oftheBrahmanicaltradition: dharma,Varnashram,Purushastras,Samskaras.b)T  Popularisation of Brahmanical Cult heistic cults(from circa religion and animal sacrifices. secondcenturyBC):Mahayana;  Regional variations of language, thePuranictradition. c) The beginnings literature, art and architecture, cave ofTantricism. paintings. Rock cut sculptures and architectures were mostly built under V. Culturaldevelopments(circa 300 royal patronage. BCEtocircaCE750):  Some renowned Mathematicians, a) A briefsurveyofSanskrit, Pali,Prakritand Tamil Scientists, and their works. literature.Scientific and  Golden Age Debate. technicaltreatises.b)Artandarchitecture and formsandpatronage;Mauryan , Post-Mauryan, Gupta , Post-Gupta

(i) MongolSociety:Tribalorganization,differenttribal formations,unificationofthetribesunder ChenghizKhan (ii) Brief outlines oftheMongolEmpire:Case CC 04 Study:TheGoldenHorde,Tatar rule in Russia Social a) The Turks:  Sources/ writings of eminent Roman Formations (i) Conversion oftheTurks toIslam from Buddhism scholars. and Cultural (ii) Brief historyoftheSeljuksand the Ottomans  Barbarian invasion and causes of Patterns of the (iii) The rise oftheOttomanEmpire decline of Roman empire Medieval (iv) Ottoman SocietyandAdministration.  Feudalism the dominant social system World other which controlled the mediaeval than India Europe. GROUP- B  Three major religions-Judaism(Jews), I. Crisis ofthe RomanEmpire and Christianity(Christians) and itsprincipalcauses:Historiography Islam(Muslims) – impact over medieval World.

 Acquire knowledge about how the II. ReligionandCultureinMedievalEurope:Society,R eligiousorganizations(ChurchandMonastery),C economic, social and religious th development happened during the arolingianrenaissance12 centuryrenaissance, medieval times in Europe. PositionofWomeninMedievalEurope,Witchcra

ftandMagic,Urbanization,RiseofUniversity,Me dievalartandarchitecture. III. Thefeudal societyitsorigins and itscrisis: Historiography GROUP-C IV. Judaismand Christianityunder Islam

I. I. Studying Early :  Sources of early mediaeval India comprising mostly literary works and Historical geography sources: texts, epigraphic and archaeological also. numismatic data. Debates on Indian Feudalism, rise of the Rajputs and the nature of the state.  Controversy over land-ownership and feudalism. II. Political Structures:  Emergence of Rajputs a) Evolution of political structures: Rashtrakutas,  In absence of one central power India Palas, Pratiharas, Rajputs and Cholas. was ruled by regional powers- b) Legitimization of kingship; Brahmanas and temples; Rashtrakutas, Palas, Pratiharas, Rajputs royal genealogies and rituals and Cholas. c)Arab conquest of Sindh : nature and impact of the  Chola administration. new set-up; IsmailiDawah

d) Cause and consequences of early Turkish invasions  Advent of Islam / Series of Turki attack

:Mamud of Ghazna; Shahab-ud-Din of Ghur. from western part of India.

 Patterns of land ownershipand agrarian CC 05 3rd III. Agrarian structure and social change: economy. History of a) Agricultural expansion; crops India  Village administration . b) Landlords and peasants (c.750 –  Social stratification and status of lower c) Proliferation of castes: status of untouchables 1206) castes. d) Tribes as peasants and their place in the Varna  Geographical features of south India order shaped their agrarian and mercantile IV. Trade and Commerce economy , overseas trade. a) Inter-regional trade  Writings of Tukish: Al-Biruni;Al-Hujwiri b) Maritime trade  Contribution of Pallavas and Cholas to c) Forms of exchange Art and Architecture d) Process of urbanization  Brahmanical Cult religion was very e)Merchant guilds of South India popular. A large number of temple

erected in different parts of India in V. Religious and Cultural developments: a) Bhakti, Tantrism, Puranic traditions Buddhism and different styles. Jainism; Popular religious cults. b) Islamic intellectual traditions: Al-Biruni; Al-Hujwiri  Spread of Indian culture in South-East c)Regional languages and literature Asia. d) Art and architecture: Evolution of regional styles.

I. Transition Debate on transition from feudalism to capitalism: problems and theories.  Disintegration of feudal system in II a) The exploration of the new world: motives. Europe ushered a new social and b.) Portugese and Spanish voyages. economic order and marked the beginning of a new era. III. a) Renaissance : its social roots  Rise of Capitalism b.) Renaissance humanism  The age of Discoveries. c.) Rediscovery of classics  A large no. of geographical discoveries d.) Italian renaissance and its impact on art, culture, caused the expansion of international education and political thought. e.)Its spread in Europe trade which gave birth to Colonialism.

 Renaissance – meaning, causes and

IV. a) Reformation movements: Origins & courses growth of renaissance.

b.) Martin Luther & Lutheranism  Impact of Art, Literature, Science—

c. ) John Calvin & Calvinism Humanism, Rationalism and spirit of CC 06 d.) Radical reformation: Anabapists and Huguenots Rise of the Inquiry e.) English reformation and the role of the state Modern  Meaning of Reformation,. Assess the f.) Counter Reformation West –I causes and effects of and Reformation counter- reformation movement. V. a) Economic developments  Split in Roman Church b.) Shift of economic balance from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic  Role of Marti Luther and protestant c.) Commercial Revolution Reformation d.) Price Revolution  Change in economic field with e.) Agricultural Revolution and the Enclosure increasing trade and commerce and Movement emerged rich merchant class.  Factors responsible for the rise and VI. a) Development of national monarchy growth of Nation- States b. ) Emergence of European state system

I. Interpreting the :  Importance of Persian and Vernacular literature along with monuments, Survey of sources: Persian tarikh tradition; vernacular histories; epigraphy inscriptions and coins.  Attraction to Indian wealth and II. Sultanate Political Structures: absence of indigenous monarchical a. Foundation, expansion and consolidation of the power paved the way of Turky invasion. Sultanate of Delhi; the Khaljis and the Tughluqs;  Phases of sultani rule in India: the Slave CC 07 Mongol threat and Timur's invasion; Rise and fall of dynasty, the Khaljis, the Tughluq, the History of Syed dynasty; The Lodis; Conquest of Bahlul and Syed dynasty, and the - Sikandar; Ibrahim Lodi and the battle of Panipat; India battle of Panipath. b. Theories of Kingship; Ruling elites; Sufis, Ulama (c.1206 – and the political authority; imperial monuments  Independent rulers and provinces. 1526) and coinage  The social hierarchy of Hindus and c. Emergence of provincial dynasties: Bahamanis, Muslims. Vijayanagar, Gujarat, Malwa, Jaunpur and Bengal  New land grant system as a part of d. Consolidation of regional identities: regional art, administration, agrarian economy and architecture and literature changed revenuepattern.  Increasing trade and commerce, helped III. Society and Economy: to grow new urban centers; a. Iqta and the revenue-free grants monetisation, Market control policy- an b. Agriculture production; technology c. Changes in rural society; revenue systems attempt to state controlled economy. d. Monetization; market regulations; growth of urban  Doctrines and impact of Sufi and centres; trade and commerce; Indian Ocean trade Bhaktivad; Nathpanthis.  Indo-Islamic style of Architectures— IV. Religion and Culture: Identify cultural synthesis. a. Sufi silsilas: Chishtis and Suhrawardis; doctrines and practices; social roles. b. Bhakti movements and monotheistic traditions in South and North India; Women Bhaktas; Nathpanthis; Kabir, Nanak and the Sant tradition c. Sufi literature; Malfuzat; Premakhayans d. Architecture of the Delhi Sultanate

I. a) Printing Revolution. b)Revolution in war techniques

II. a.) Crisis in Europe in the 17th century  Printed books, more education helped b.) Its economic, social and political dimensions to develop scientific attitude, power of

III. a.) The English Revolution : major issues reasoning.  Spread of education b.) Political and intellectual issues  Impact of Industrial Revolution— CC 08 IV. a.) Scientific Revolution urbanization, factory system, slums, 4th Rise of the b.) Emergence of scientific academies more trade. Modern c.) Origins of Enlightenment  Growth of Capitalism. West –II  Discrepancy, injustice and agitation of V. a.) Mercantilism and European economics working class gave birth to Socialism. b.) Preludes to the Industrial Revolution

VI. a). European Politics in the 17th & 18th Century b.) Parliamentary monarchy c.) patterns of Absolutism in Europe

I. Sources and Historiography: a) Persian literary culture; translations; Vernacular literary traditions. b)Modern Interpretations

II. Establishment of Mughal rule:  a) India on the eve of Babur’s Invasion Approach of different historical schools b) Fire arms, military technology and warfare to the source materials: coins, c) Humayun’s struggle for empire monuments Persian as well as d) Sher Shah and his administrative and revenue Vernacular literature and accounts of reforms foreigners.  Importance of series of wars starting III. Consolidation of Mughal rule under Akbar: from 1st battle of Panipath. CC 09 a) Campaigns and conquests: tactics and technology  Competitor-Conflict between Humaun History of b) Evolution of administrative institutions : Zabt, and Sher Shah Suri. India Masnab, Jagir, Madad-I-Maash  Administration of the Afghan ruler Sher (c.1526- c) Revolts and resistance Shah. 1605) IV. Expansion and Integration:  Second battle of Panipath, a)Incorporation of Rajputs and other indigenous consolidation of Mughal power under groups in Mughal nobility. Akbar, the great. b)North-West frontier, Gujarat and the Deccan  Some important steps of Akbar:- c) Conquest of Bengal mansabdari, friendship with Rajputs, religious tolerance and propagation of V. Rural Society and Economy: Din-e-Ilahi. a)Land rights and revenue system; Zamindars and Peasants; rural tensions b)Extension of agriculture; agricultural production; crop patterns c) Trade routes and patterns of internal commerce; overseas trade; rise of Surat

VI. Political and religious ideals: a) Inclusive political ideas: theory and practice b) Religious tolerance and Sulh-i-kul; Sufi mystical and intellectual interventions c)Pressure from the Ulama

 Recognise the importance of I. Sources: Persian and vernacular literary cultures, Archaeological and literary- Persian, histories, memoirs and travelogues Vernacular and Accounts of foreign II. Political Culture under Jahangir and Shah Jahan travelers. a) Extension of Mughal rule; changes in Mansab and  Activities of Jahangir and Shah Jahan Jagir systems; imperial culture including change in administration, Use b) Orthodoxy and syncretism – Naqshbandi Sufis, Miyan Mir, Dara Shukoh, Samrad of white Marble in Mughal architecture. III. under Aurangzeb  Conflict execution of Sikh Guru Arjun a) State and religion under Aurangzeb; issues in the Deb by Jahangir was turned the Sikhs war of succession; policies regarding religious groups into a Martial community. and institutions  War of succession.

b) Conquests and limits of expansion  Arrival of British East India Company, CC 10 c) Beginning of the crisis: contemporary perceptions; Ambassador Sir Thomas Rao –received History of agrarian and Jagir crises; revolts. permission from Jahangir, India establishment of factories in Surat & (c.1605 – IV. Visual Culture: Paintings and Architecture Broach. 1750s) V. Patterns of Regional Politics: a) Rajput political culture and state formation  Distinctive features of Aurangzeb’s b) Deccan kingdoms; emergence of the Marathas; regain- religious intolerance, Deccan Shiva; expansion under the Peshwas policy and execution of Sikh Guru Arjun c) Mughal decline; emergence of successor states Deb. d) Interpreting eighteenth century India: recent  Beginning of disintegration of Mughal debates empire.

 VI. Trade and Commerce Emergence of independent states- a) Crafts and technologies; Monetary system Hyderabad, Carnatic, Bengal, Oudh, b) Markets, transportation, urban centres Mysore, Punjab. c) Indian Ocean trade network  Bhakti movement.

I. The French Revolution and its European  The causes and results of French repercussions: revolution. a) Crisis of ancient regime  Phases of exploitation, and reign of b) Intellectual currents terror. c) Social classes and emerging gender relations.  Achievements of Napolean Bonaparte. d) Phases of the French Revolution  Series of confrontations in Europe, e)Art and Culture of French Revolution Revolt of July and February. CC 11 f) Napoleonic consolidation – reform and empire.  Industrial Revolution-its effect— History of II. Restoration and Revolution: c.1815 - 1848 Mercantile economy—Spread of 5th Modern a) Forces of conservatism and restoration of old colonialism. Europe hierarchies.  Growth of Capitalism and its impact. (c.1780- b) Social, Political and intellectual currents.  Role of Cavour and Bismarck for the 1939) c) Revolutionary and Radical movements, 1830 -1848 unification of Italy and Germany

respectively. III. Capitalist Industrialization and Social and Economic Transformation (Late 18th century to AD 1914)  First World War- causes and impact. a) Process of capitalist development in industry and  Impact of Nazism and Fascism in agriculture: case studies of Britain, France, the Germany and Italy respectively. German States and Russia.  Factors led Civil War in Spain. b) Evolution and Differentiation of social classes:  Causes of World War II Bourgeoisie, proletariat, Land Owning classes and  The exhibition of devastating atomic peasantry. power in World War II. c) Changing trends in demography and urban patterns

d) Family, gender and process of industrialization.

IV. Varieties of Nationalism and the Remaking of States in the 19th and 20th centuries. a) Intellectual currents, popular movements and the formation of National identities in Germany, Italy, Ireland and the Balkans. b) Specifications of economic development, political and administrative Reorganization – Italy; Germany. c) Revolutions of 1905; the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 d) Programme of Socialist Construction and the Soviet Union during the inter-war period 1918- 39.

V. Imperialism, War and Crisis: c.1880 - 1918 a) Theories and mechanisms of imperialism; b) Growth of Militarism; c) Power blocks and alliances; d) Expansion of European empires e) War of 1914 - 1918

VI. Europe between Two World Wars: a) Post War Europe: A Diplomatic History b) The Great Depression c) Rise of Fascism in Italy and Nazism in Germany d) The Spanish Civil War e) Policy of Appeasement and Russo German Non- Aggression Pact f) Origins and Course of the Second World War

I. India in the mid 18th Century; Society, Economy,  Advent of Europeans. Polity  Independent states of India: II. Expansion and Consolidation of Colonial Power : Hydrabad, Karnatic, Mysore, Kerala, a) Mercantilism, foreign trade and early forms of exactions from Bengal Oudh, Bengal, b) Dynamics of expansion, with special reference to  Punjab. Bengal, Mysore, Western India, Awadh, Punjab and  The great social evils of 18th cent. India- Sindh. Caste and Religion was major divisive force and element of disintegration in III. Colonial State and Ideology: Hindu and Muslim society. CC 12 a) Arms of the colonial state : army, police, law  New painting style in Kangra, Rajputana History of b) Ideologies of the Raj and racial attitudes. . c) Education: indigenous and modern. India  English defeated the French to become (c.1750s– IV. Rural Economy and Society: the main European nation here. 1857) a) Land revenue systems and forest policy  Beginning of British political sway over b) Commercialization and indebtedness India by the battle of Plassey. c) Rural society: change and continuity.  Stages of consolidation of power of d) Famines Company under the leadership of Lord e) Pastoral economy and shifting cultivation. Cornwallis, Lord Warren Hastings, Lord Wellesley, Lord Dalhousie. V. Trade and Industry  Restrictions over exporting finished – a) De industrialization b) Trade and fiscal policy products, India was forced to export c) Drain of Wealth raw materials. d) Growth of modern industry  Causes and effects of Drainage of wealth. VI. Popular Resistance:  Spread of western education, New a) Santhal uprising (1857); Indigo rebellion (1860); Intelligentsia, Reform movements. Pabna Agrarian Leagues(1873); Deccan riots (1875) b) Uprising of 1857

I. Cultural changes and Social and Religious Reform Movements: a) Growth of a new intelligentsia – the Press and Public Opinion b) Reform and Revival :BrahmoSamaj, PrarthnaSamaj, and Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, Arya Samaj, Wahabi, Deoband, Aligarh and Singh Sabha Movements. c) Debates around gender d) Making of religious and linguistic identities e)Caste :  After Revolt of 1857 British imposed Sanskritising and anti Brahminical trends direct rule.

 New Intelligentsia, Reform movements, II. Nationalism : Trends up to 1919 a) Formation of early political organizations causes of extension of Railways, b) Moderates and extremists c)Swadeshi movement Telegraph system. d)Revolutionaries  Congress- beginning of nationalist movements. III. Gandhian nationalism after 1919 : Ideas and  Partition of Bengal- Swadeshi Movements: movement, boycott, militant a) : his Perspectives and Methods nationalism. CC 13 b)i) Impact of the First World War  Struggle for Independence- History of ii) Rowlatt Satyagraha and Jalianwala Bagh iii)Non- Satyagraha—impact of three India (c. Cooperative and Civil Disobedience iv)Provincial nationalist movements lead by of 1857 – Autonomy, Quit India and INA c)Left wing movements M.K.Gandhi. 1964) d)Princely India : States people movements  Leftist movements. IV. Nationalism and Social Groups : Interfaces:  1947- Independence- birth of two a) Landlords, Professionals and Middle Classes separate States: India & Pakistan b)Peasants c)Tribals d)labours e)Dalits f)Women brought the change in geographical g)Business groups boundaries, Communal riots.

 Rise of India as a Democratic, Secular, V. Communalism : Ideologies and practices, RSS , Socialist Country under J.L.Neheru. Hindu MahaSabha, Muslim League

VI. Independence and Partition a)Negotiations for independence and partition b)Popular movements c)Partition riots

VII. Emergence of a New State: a)Making of the Constitution b)Integration of princely states c)Land reform and beginnings of planning d)The Nehru years.

I. The Cold War: Weakening of European balance of  Acquire knowledge of 20th century CC 14 power: Origins of The Cold War: Yalta and Potsdam world- History of Conferences; End of wartime alliance.  Post war conferences proved the war II. The USA in World Politics: Truman Doctrine, World time unity. Marshall Plan, NATO. Politics: III. The USSR in World Politics: Molotov Plan,  Emergence of Bipolarism and Cold war. (1945- COMECON and Cominform; Sovietisation of Eastern  Changed role of UNO and need to 1994) Europe; Berlin Blockade; Warsaw Pact. restructure IV. Manifestation of Cold War: The Korean Crisis- End  Decline of Soviet Union, crisis in of French Colonial rule in Indo-China and the Vietnam Socialist regime. War – Cuban Crisis.  Rise of Unipolar World system and V. De-Stalinisation; Thaw in Cold War; Détente and Globalization road to the ending of Cold War. VI. Disintegration and Decline of the Soviet Union –  Crises in the Middle East. Glasnost and Perestroika – Crisis of Socialist regimes  Decolonization. in other East European Countries: Poland, Germany,  worldwide protest movements on Czechoslovakia, Hungary – Response of the USA; Rise socio-economic, religious and human of a Unipolar World system, Globalization. rights. VII. Emergence of the People’s Republic of China – China and the USA – Sino-Soviet rift. VIII. West Asian Crisis – Palestine and Western Powers – Birth of Israel – Arab-Israel Conflict –The Suez Crisis

(1956); Origin and Formation of PLO; Yom Kippur War(1973) ; Camp David Accord(1979); Oslo Peace Accord(1993). IX. Decolonization: The African Case Study: Ghana, Algeria, Congo, Kenya. X. Protest Politics: Civil Rights Movement, Anti- Apartheid Movement and the end of Apartheid (1994), Second Wave Feminist Movement.

Course - Skill Enhancement Courses

Semester Paper Course - Skill Enhancement Courses Outcome 3rd Sec—a (1): I. Definition and history of  Identify archives and museums as Archives and development (with special reference one of the central source of Museums to India) information, guidance II. Types of archives and museums:  Techniques /Method of preserving Understanding the traditions of different artifacts preservation in India, Collection  Identify methods of collecting data policies, ethics procedures, Collection:  Can arrange Exhibition on collected field exploration, excavation, purchase, sources gift and bequest, loans and deposits,  Feel proud of our own culture and exchanges, treasure trove confiscation encouraged to take part in and others. Documentation: archaeological excavations accessioning, indexing, cataloguing, digital documentation and de- accessioning Preservation: curatorial care, preventive conservation, chemical preservation and restoration III. Museum Presentation and Exhibition: IV. Museums, Archives and Society: (Education and communication Outreach activities).

I. Prehistoric and protohistoric art: 4th SEC –B (2): Rock art; Harappan arts and crafts  Understand / recognize art as a II. (600 BCE-600CE): cultural expression of human being Notions of art and craft Canons of from ancient times. Indian paintings Major developments  The medium / material of art object in stupa, cave, and temple art and varied according to the availability architecture, Early Indian sculpture: of it. style and Iconography Numismatic art  Most of the sculptures and III. Indian Art(c 600CE- 1200 CE): architectures are associated with Temple forms and their architectural the popular religion. features, Early illustrated Manuscripts  Till Mughal period royal families and Mural painting traditions, Early were the patrons of art medieval sculptures: style and &Architecture. iconography, Indian Bronzes or metal  Recognise the change of forms, icons. style, medium/ material in Colonial IV. Indian Art and Architecture(c India 1200CE- 1800 CE): Sultanate and Mughal Architecture, Miniature painting traditions, Rajasthani, Pahari, Introduction to fort, palace and havali architecture V. Modern and Contemporary Indian Art andArchitecture: The Colonial Period Art movement s: Bengal School of Art, Progressive Artists Group etc. Major Artists and their artworks, Popular art forms (folk art traditions)

Semester Paper Course Outcome Discipline Specific Elective: DSE

5th Paper-1.A-1 I. Political under the  Emergence of independent Bengal. History of Nawabs: Rise of British power in Bengal  Nawabs and internal conflicts. Bengal from the battle of Plassey.  Historical importance of battle of II. Administrative history: 1765- 1833 Plassey and Buxar. III. Colonial economy: Agriculture, trade  Dual System of administration and industry.  The Commercial Policy of East India Co. IV. Cultural changes and Social and guided by the needs of British industries Religious Reform Movements: Christian and restricting exports of finished Missionaries- The advent of printing and its products India was forced to export raw implications, education- Indigenous and materials. Western- Hindu and Muslim religious  Drainage of wealth. revivalist movements.  Spread of Indigenous and English V. Social Reforms and the women’s education, foundation of Calcutta question. University. VI. Protest Movements and insurgencies  New intelligentsia and social reforms- against the Raj: the Fakir and Sannyasi abolition of Sati, Widow Remarriage revolts, (1859-1860), Pabna and Act of 1813. Peasant Uprisings(1873-76)  Permanent Settlement- local protest VII. Partition of Bengal 1905: Curzon and movements against Raj. the administrative blueprint.  Proposal-Partition of Bengal province.

Paper- B-1 I.Imperialism and China during the 19th and  Society, Monarchy, Economy and History of 20th century: Religious belief in 19th cent. China. Modern East a) Chinese feudalism: Gentry,  Intrusion of Western World, unequal Asia – I Bureaucracy and peasantry; the treaties and revolts. China(1840- Confucian value system;  Attempt to Westernisation and growth 1949) Sinocentrism; the canton of capitalism. commercial system  End of Dynastic rule and Emergence of b) The transformation of China into an Nationalism in China. informal colony; Opium Wars; the  Contribution of Sun Yat –Sen and rule of Unequal Treaties; the scramble for Yuan Shih Kai in War Lordism. concessions; Finance Imperialism;  Rise of Communism, impact of civil war the Open Door policy. in China. c) Agrarian and Popular Movements:  People’s Democratic China Taiping and YI Ho Tuan

d) Attempts at Self-Strengthening (Tzu-Chiang): ii) The Emergence of Nationalism in China a) The Revolution of 1911: Causes, nature and significance; the social composition of the Revolution; Sun yat-sen and his contribution; the formation of the Republic; Yan Shih Kai; War Lodrism. b) May Fourth Movement of 1919: Nature and Significance.

II. History of China(cc1919-1949) i) Nationalism Communism in China (cc1921-1937) a) Formation of CCP; and b) The First United Front i) The Communist Movement(1938-1949) ii) The Jiangxi Period and the rise of Mao Tse Tung.

6th Paper 2. A-3 I.Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi  Partition of Bengal, Beginning of active Semester History of Movement (1905-08) Political ideology and politics, Swadeshi and Boycott Bengal(c1905- organisations, rise of Extremism in Bengal, Movement 1947) Swadeshi movement, Revolutionary  Beginning of communal politics – Birth terrorism. of Muslim League II. Communal Politics: 1906-30 Birth of  Effect of Ahimsa and Satyagraha in Muslim League and the Hindu Response. national as well as regional politics. III. Gandhian nationalism after 1919, Non-  Rise of Regional Parties Cooperation and Khilafat Movement,  Effect of Government of India Act of Swaraj party, Civil Disobedience 1935 movement, Revolutionary Nationalists and  The increasing Political Consciousness beginnings of Left politics in the 1920s, Rise reflected in four separate movements. of KrishakPraja Party, Muslim League in  Role of Subhash Chandra Bose in Indian Bengal. politics and Left Party. IV. Government of India Act 1935 and its  Independence of India gave Birth to aftermath: Two separate Independent Countries- V.Peasant Movements in Bengal in 1920- India and Pakistan (East & West) 46, Labour Movement in Bengal in 1920-46,  Bengal Province finally divided into two Caste Movement in 1920-46, Women’s separate States:- West Bengal(belongs Movement in 1920-46. to India) and East Pakistan(belongs to VI.Subhash Chandra Bose and the Pakistan). Congress, Quit India Movement in Bengal, Post war upsurges in Bengal- Left wing Movements. VII. Independence and Partition: Communal Riots, the great Calcutta killing and Noakhali riots, Hindu Mahasabha, Muslim League, freedom and partition, Birth of West Bengal and East Pakistan.

Paper 6 – B-3: I. Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism:  Meiji Restoration and shiftfrom History of a) Crisis of Tokugawa Bakuhan system Feudalism to Capitalism. Modern East b) Meiji Restoration: Its nature and  Reforms in education, Development of Asia – II Japan Significance industries, democratic movements and (1868-1945) c) Political Reorganization Meiji Constitution. d) Military Reforms  Labour Movement and rise of e) Social, Cultural and educational reforms Communist Party f) Financial reforms and educational  Rise of Imperialism development in Meiji era  From militancy to Fascism g) Meiji Constitution  World War II – Potsdam Conference – II. Japanese Imperialism devastating destruction. Surrender. a) China  Post war changes. b) Manchuria c) Korea III. Democracy and Militarism/ Fascism a) Popular /Peiple’s Rights Movement b) Nature of political parties c) Rise of Militarism- Nature and significance d) Second World War; American occupation e) Post-war Changes.