Study in India Program, University of Hyderabad

Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017 STUDY IN INDIA PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD SUMMER COURSE ON CONTEMPORARY INDIA PROGRAMME SCHEDULE JULY 2 – JULY 29, 2017

Date Day Time Topic of Lecture/Activity WEEK ONE July 1-2, Saturday-Sunday Arrival of Participants 2017 10:30-13:15 Orientation Session : Director, SIP and Dr. Shaji S, Course Coordinator July 3, 2017 Monday 14:30-16:30 Campus Tour

08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. G. Suchita Lecture: Historical Diversity July 4, 2017 Tuesday 10:00-12:30 Dr. V. J. Verghese, Department of History, University of Hyderabad 14:00-16:00 Interactive Session Dr. Shaji S, Course Coordinator

08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. G. Suchita Lecture: Recent Trends in Indian Politics July 5, 2017 Wednesday 10:00-12:30 Dr. Kailash K K, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad 14:00-16:30 Movie/Documentary Screening

08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. G. Suchita Lecture: Indian Philosophy 10:00-12:30 July 6, 2017 Thursday Dr. K. S. Prasad, Department of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad 14:00-16:30 Movie/Documentary Screening July 7, 2017 Friday 08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. G. Suchita 10:00-12:30 Lecture: Spatial Diversity of India Prof. Sheela Prasad, Centre for Regional Studies, University of Hyderabad

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Date Day Time Topic of Lecture/Activity 16:00-17:30 Visit to Megalithic Site on Campus

Day trip to City (Ms. Bhargavi will accompany) July 8, 2017 Saturday 09:00-16:30 Last date for submission of Proposal of Research Paper Last date for submission of Book Review details WEEK TWO 08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. G. Suchita

July 10, 2017 Lecture: Indian Economy: An Overview 10:00-12:30 Monday Prof. Debashis Acharya, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad

14:00-16:30 Movie/Documentary Screening

08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. G. Suchita

Lecture: Gender and Society in Contemporary India July 11, 2017 Tuesday 10:00-12:30 Prof. Aparna Rayaprol, Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad 14:00-16:00 Interactive Session, Dr. Shaji S, Course Co-ordinator

08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. G. Suchita Lecture: Islamic Culture in India 10:00-12:30 July 12, 2017 Wednesday Mr. Salil Kader, Cultural Affairs Advisor, US Consulate, Hyderabad

14:00-16:30 Movie/Documentary Screening (to be followed with lecture on next day. TBC)

08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. G. Suchita Lecture: Politics and Religion July 13, 2017 Thursday 10:00-12:30 Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad Lecture on ‘Movie Screening’ 14:00-16:00 TBC July 14, 2017 Friday 08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. G. Suchita

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Date Day Time Topic of Lecture/Activity Lecture: India and International Relations 10:00-12:30 Dr. Shaji S, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad Lecture Cum Demo on Yoga 14:00-16:00 SIP Faculty Trip to Pochampally (Bhargavi and Vivek will accompany) July 15, 2017 Saturday 08:00-18:00 Last Date for the Submission of Book Review

WEEK 08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) – Ms. Bhavani THREE 10:00-12:30 Movie Screening -(Lecture on this movie is scheduled for Friday), July 17, Monday Lecture: Urban Space in Contemporary India 2017 14:30-16:30 Prof. Aloka Parasher Sen, Department of History and Director, International Affairs, University of Hyderabad 08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. Bhavani

July 18, Lecture: Development Concerns - Environment Tuesday 10:00-12:30 2017 Dr. Arvind S Susarla, Centre for Regional Studies, University of Hyderabad

14:00-16:00 Interactive Session, Dr. Shaji S, Course Coordinator

08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. Bhavani

July 19, Lecture: Caste in Contemporary Society Wednesday 10:00-12:30 2017 Prof. Nagaraju Gundimeda, Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad

14:00-16:00 Lecture: Popular Culture in Contemporary India (TBC) July 20, Thursday 08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. Bhavani 2017

3 SIP Contemporary India/ Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017 Lecture: Identity Issues- Adivasis in India 10:00-12:30 Prof. R. Shiva Prasad, Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad

14:15-17:00 Presentations

08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms.Bhavani

July 21, Lecture on the Movie, Prof.Sanjay Palshikar, Department of Political Science, University Friday 10:00-12:30 2017 of Hyderabad

14:15-16:45 Presentations

July 22, Saturday Last date for submission of Field Report 2017 WEEK FOUR 08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) – Ms. Bhavani Lecture: Science and Technology in India, Dr. S. M. Ahmed, Principle Scientific Officer, July 24, 10:00-12:30 Monday Central Instruments Laboratory, University of Hyderabad 2017 13.30-16:30 A Study Trip (The Bus will start from Tagore Guest House at 1.30 pm)

10:00-12:30 Lecture : Media in in India, Dr.Srinivas Lankala, Faculty, EFLU, Hyderabad July 25, Tuesday 2017 14:00-16:00 Lecture: Islamic Culture in India, Mr.Sajjad Shahid,SIP Faculty

Last date for submission of Term Paper July 26, Wednesday 2017 08:45-09:30 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms. Bhavani

09.30-1:30 A Study trip to Nearby Villages. 11:30-1:00 Interactive Session and Pre-examination discussion, Dr. Shaji S, Course Coordinator

4 Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017 Lecture: Social Movements in India, Prof.Purendra Prasad, Department of Sociology, 14:30-16:45 University of Hyderabad

July 27, Lecture: Recent Trends in Indian Literature, Prof. Suneeta Rani, Centre for Women’s Thursday 10:00-12:30 2017 Studies,, University of Hyderabad

18.30-20.30 Cultural Evening and Dinner

08:50-09:50 Session on Conversational Hindi (optional) - Ms.Bhavani

July 28, Lecture: Development and Agrarian Issues , Prof. R. Vijay, School of Economics, Friday 10:00-12:00 2017 University of Hyderabad

14:00-15:00 Minor Exam

July 29, Saturday Departure of Participants 2017

UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD STUDY IN INDIA PROGRAM 5 SIP Contemporary India/ Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017

SIP Summer Course

Course: Contemporary India

Duration: July 03 - July 28, 2017 (4 weeks)

Credits: 5 (10 ECTS) 7.5 ECTS (Optional for NCI Students)

Course coordinator: Dr.Shaji S Department of Political Science School of Social Sciences E-mail: [email protected] Phones: 23133229 (Office) 9849163909 (Mobile)

Program Assistant: Mr. Vivek N.D Email: [email protected]

Ms. C. Bhargavi Email: [email protected]

Class Schedule: Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (a few classes may be scheduled for afternoon sessions)

Class Room: SIP Building, South Campus

Course Objective: This is a four-week intensive academic program that provides a glimpse of the diversities and complexities of Contemporary India, and its emerging role in the twenty-first century. It is designed to provide an overview of socio-cultural, political-economic realms and developmental issues through a multi-disciplinary prism. The course content includes a series of lectures by renowned faculty from within the University as well as other institutions in Hyderabad who are experts in their field and will engage you with new questions, perspectives and ideas. There will be readings provided to the students that they are expected to keep up with in order to participate in classroom discussions and debates. 6 Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017

The program deals with issues such as caste, religion, socio-cultural stratification in contemporary India, and is designed to historically contextualize these complex issues and realities. Topics include subjects and perspectives on Philosophy, Popular Culture, Media, Development, Literature, Art, Law, Environmental Policies, among others. The course includes lectures, interactive sessions, field trips, audio/video presentations, films and documentaries. Cultural programmes and sightseeing trips are also planned as part of the itinerary.

Students are encouraged to read the books titled Understanding Contemporary India edited by Sumit Ganguly (2003) and select chapters of the book (on economy, society and polity) in Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India edited by Knut A. Jacobsen (2015) before joining the course.

Course Structure: This course would have four components:

Lectures: Approximately 20 classes of two hours duration. A couple of additional lectures may be organized on demand on topics of interest of students. Interactive Discussion Sessions: Five sessions of two hours.

Field Visit and Study Tour: Two, day trips (A tour of the city highlighting its history and the other to a village or an NGO as part of assignment). Similarly, one or two trips based on class lectures may also be organized. Seminar Presentations by students: Three to four afternoon sessions in the third week.

Resources: Learning in this course will be based on a variety of resources.

Books (an indicative list is given at the end of the course outline) Available in the University library and SIP library. Book chapters and articles (will be made available to students in form of a reader). Web based resources (Online journals, important portals) accessible through University internet network. E-Group will be created and some relevant articles and documents, as suggested by Guest Speakers will be sent to participants; Videos/Documentaries will be screened during the interactive sessions.

Tentative Lecture Schedule*

Lecture 1: Historical Diversity

Lecture 2: Spatial Diversity of India 7 SIP Contemporary India/ Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017

Lecture 3: Recent Trends in Indian Politics

Lecture 4: Indian Philosophy

Lecture 5: Indian Economy: An Overview

Lecture 6: Gender and Society in Contemporary India

Lecture 7: India and International Relations

Lecture 8: Religion and Politics

Lecture 9: Islamic Culture in India

Lecture 10: Urban Space in Contemporary India

Lecture 11: Traditional Art in Contemporary India

Lecture 12: Popular Culture in Contemporary Times

Lecture 13: Caste in Contemporary India

Lecture 14: Identity Issues: Adivasis

Lecture 15: Development Concerns: Agrarian Issues

Lecture 16: Development Concerns: Environment

Lecture 17: Social Movements in India

Lecture 18: Media in India

Lecture 19: Trends in Indian Literature

Lecture 20: Science and Technology in Contemporary India

8 Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017 *There is a possibility of minor changes in the order/themes of the lectures.

Course Evaluation

Field Report: 15% (Students are required to submit a report on either of the field visits)

Book Review: 15% (Students are required to submit a 600-1000 words review of a book/novel on a relevant theme that has to be submitted by the end of the second week – a selective list of authors will be provided)

Term paper and Presentation: 40%

5% Research Proposal (On a topic pertaining to the contemporary India should be summited by the participant through Email in the first week of the course) 25% Written 10% Class presentation

(Students are required to submit a written paper of at least 2000 words on a topic of their choice that has to be submitted in the fourth week. Proposal of term papers (of about 150 words) have to be submitted by the end of first week (through email and will be discussed in the interactive session for finalisation in the second week. Terms papers have to follow stylistic requirements of writing an academic paper. Seminar presentations on the term papers will be scheduled on specified afternoons from the third week)

Minor Test: 20% (participants will be asked to write a short note on a topic related to course in not less than 1000 words in an examination of one hour duration (Not required for NCI students opting for 7.5 ECTS)

Class Participation: 10% (attendance in class is compulsory unless a student is unwell or has informed the teacher; students are encouraged to participate in discussions during class and this will have positive influence on their overall evaluation)

Reading List:

A. Recommended Readings:

Ganguly, Sumit and Neil deVotta (eds) 2003, Understanding Contemporary India, Delhi, Viva Books Chandra, Bipan, Aditya Mukherjee and Mridula Mukherjee, 2008, India Since Independence, Delhi, Penguin (Select Chapters) Bhargava, Rajeev and Achin Vanaik, 2010, Understanding Contemporary India, Hyderabad, Orient Blackswan (Selected Chapters) Jacobsen, Knut A. (ed) (2015) Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India, London and New York: Routledge (Select Chapters)

9 SIP Contemporary India/ Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017 In addition to these

A reader containing select articles and book chapters on relevant themes will be provided. A work of Indian fiction (200-300 pages) or a book has to be reviewed for evaluation Select videos (documentaries/feature films) will be shown in the afternoon sessions

B. Additional Readings: (For term papers and additional references)

Basu, Kaushik and Annemie Maertens (eds.) (2012) The New Oxford Companion to Economics in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Choudhry, Sujit, Madhav Khosla and Pratap Bhanu Mehta (eds.) (2016) The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Dalmia, Yashodhara (2002) Contemporary Indian Art: Other Realities, New Delhi: Marg Publications.

Deo, Nandini (2015) Mobilizing Religion and Gender in India: The Role of Activism, London: Routledge.

Dreze, J and Amartya Sen (1995) India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity, Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Dwyer, Rachel (2014) Bollywood’s India: Hindi Cinema as a Guide to Contemporary India, London: Reaktion Books.

Ganguly, Sumit and Rahul Mukherji (2011) India since 1980s, New York: Cambridge University Press.

Gadgil, Madhav and Ramchadra Guha (2000) Ecology and Equity: The Use and Abuse of Nature in Contemporary India, Delhi: Penguin India.

Gokulsing, K. Moti and Wimal Dissanayake (eds) (2009) Popular Culture in a Globalised India, London: Routledge.

Guha, Ramchadra (2007) India After Gandhi: History of the World’s Largest Democracy, Delhi: Picador India.

Gupta, Sanjukta Das, Raj Sekhar Basu (eds.) (2015) Narratives from the Margins: Aspects of Adivasi History in India, New Delhi: Primus Books.

Hamilton, Sue (2001) Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction, London: Oxford University Press.

Harris-White, Barbara (2002, 2009) India Working: Essays on Society and Economy, Delhi: Cambridge University Press.

Jaffrelot, Christopher (2010) Religion, Caste, and Politics in India, New Delhi: Primus Books.

10 Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017 Jayal, Niraja Gopal and Pratap Bhanu Mehta (2001) The Oxford Companion to Politics in India New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Jodhka, Surinder S (2014) Caste in Contemporary India, New Delhi: Routledge India

Kannan ,K.P (2014) Interrogating Inclusive Growth : Poverty and Inequality in India, New Delhi: Routledge India

Kannabiran, Kalpana (2012) Tools of Justice: Non-discrimination and the Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Routledge India.

Luce, Edwards (2006) In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of India, London: Penguin-Abacus. Malone, David, M (2012) Does the Elephant Dance?: Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy, London: Oxford University Press.

Menon, Nivedita and Aditya Nigam (2007) Power and Contestation: India since 1989, London: Zed Books.

Menon, Nivedita (1999) Gender and Politics in India, Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Menon, Nivedita (2012) Seeing Like a Feminist, New Delhi: Penguin India

Ninan, T.N (2015) The Turn of the Tortoise: The Challenge and Promise of India’s Future, New Delhi: Penguin Books Limited.

Nariman, Fali S (2006) India's Legal System: Can it be saved? New Delhi: Penguin.

Nielsen, Kenneth Bo and Anne Waldrop (Eds.) (2014) Women, Gender and Everyday Social Transformation in India, London and New York: Anthem Press.

Priyadarshi, Praveen and Neera Chandhoke (2009) Contemporary India: Economy, Society and Politics, New Delhi: Pearson Publishers.

Ramesh, Jairam (2015) Green Signals: Ecology, Growth, and Democracy in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Rothermund, Dietmar (2008) India: The Rise of an Asian Giant, New Heaven: Yale University Press.

Scott, David (Ed.) (2011) Routledge Handbook of India's International Relations, London: Routledge.

Sen, Amartya and Jean Dreze (2015) An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions, Princeton: Princeton University Press

Shah, Ghanshyam (2004) Social Movements in India: A Review of Literature, New Delhi: Sage.

Srinivas, M.N. (2000) Caste: Its Twentieth Century Avatar, Delhi: Penguin India. 11 SIP Contemporary India/ Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017

Tharoor, Shashi (2007) The Elephant, The Tiger and The Cellphone: Reflections on India in the Twenty First Century, Delhi: Penguin India.

Tharoor, Shashi (2015) India Shastra: Reflections on the Nation in Our Times, New Delhi: Aleph Book Company.

Tiwari, Piyush, Ranesh Nair, Jyoti Rao, Pavan Ankinapalli, Pritika Hingorani, Manisha Gulati(2016) India's Reluctant Urbanization: Thinking Beyond, New Delhi: Palgrave Macmillan.

Uberoi, Patricia (1994) Family, Kinship and Marriage in India, Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Varughese, E. Dawson (2013) Reading New India: Post-Millennial Indian Fiction in English, London and New York: Bloomsbury.

Zajączkowski, Jakub, Jivanta Schottli and Manish Thapa (Eds.) (2015) India in the Contemporary World: Polity, Economy and International Relations, London: Routledge.

C. Online journals through the HCU library intranet http://www.library.uohyd.ernet.in:8000/

D. Web based resources (indicative list) http://india.gov.in/ http://www.censusindia.net/ http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/southasia/cuvl/ http://www.vl-site.org/india/index.html http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/ http://currentaffairs.gktoday.in

E. Journals and Periodicals on India related Studies (indicative list).

Asian Survey Contemporary South Asia Economic and Political Weekly Frontline Hindustan Times India Review 12 Contemporary India, University of Hyderabad July 02 - July 29, 2017 India Today Journal of South Asian Development Journal of South Asian Studies Outlook Seminar South Asian Journal South Asia Economic Journal

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