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COOCH BEHAR PANCHANAN BARMA UNIVERSITY Syllabus for B. A. Honours in History (6 Semesters Pattern) (With effect from 2017-2018 academic Sessions and onwards) B.A. Honours in History There will be six semesters in the three- year B.A Honours in History. The Curriculum consists of 14 Core Courses (C), 2 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC), 2 Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) and 4 Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Courses and 4 Generic Elective (GE) courses [to be taken from the pool of Generic Elective courses]. Each course is of 50 marks. L stands for Lecture Hour, T for Tutorial Hour and P for Practical Hour. ST B.A. HONOURS IN HISTORY: 1 SEMESTER Course Course Title Course (L-T-P) Credit Marks Code type History of India up to C-1 5-1-0 06 50 650A.D.(Pre- History to Mahajanapadas) History of India A.D. 650- C-2 5-1-0 06 50 1526( Up to 1206 A.D.) Making of Contemporary GE-1/(for 5-1-0 06 50 India other stream) Environmental Studies AECC-1 4-0-0 04 50 SEMESTER TOTAL CREDIT 22 200 CORE COURSE -1: HISTORY OF INDIA UP to 650 A.D. (Pre-history to Mahajanapadas) Unit 1: Reconstructing Ancient Indian history. a. Geographical background; physiographic’; major routes of communication and environment. b. Sources and tools of historical reconstruction; literature; archaeology; epigraphy and numismatics. c. Historical interpretations with special reference to gender, technology, environment and religion. Unit 2 : Pre-historic Age. a. Paleolithic culture-sequence and geographical distribution; topographic and climatic changes; evolution and uses of stone industries and other technological developments. b. Mesolithic culture-regional and chronological distribution; new developments in technology and economy; rock art. c. food production-concept of the Neolithic; understanding the complexities of its beginnings. Unit 3: Proto-historic Age. a. Growth of Chalcolithic cultures and its distribution. b. the Harappan civilization-origin, distribution, major sites (Mahenjodaro, Harappa, Kalibangan, Lothal, Dholavira, Rupar); agrarian base; craft production and trade; social and political organization; religious beliefs and practices; art and architecture; the problem of urban decline and the post-Harappan cultures. c. Neolithic and Chalcolithic cultures in non-Harappan India. Unit 4: Vedic Civilisation. a. The Aryans; The Aryan problem; original homeland; spread of the Aryans and Vedic literature; epics-Ramayana and Mahabharata. b. Society, economy, polity, religion and military techniques of the Aryans. c. Varna system and position of women; Iron Age. Unit 5: Religion and Philosophy. a. Material and ideological background. b. Jainism, Buddhism, Ajivikas and other systems. c. Settlements and urbanization. Unit 6 : Mahajanapadas to Magadhan Empire. a. Sixteen Mahajanapadas and its location; polity. b. growth of Magadhan Empire; Its dynasties. c. Social Structure; trade and commerce and economy. CORE COURSE-2 : HISTORY OF INDIA A.D. 650-A.D. 1526 (Up to 1206 A.D.) Unit 1: Reconstructing of Early Medieval Indian History. a. Historical sources and their interpretation- literature, epigraphy and numismatics. b. Polity- the political conditions of India and Northern India; Early Arab contact with India; Arab conquest and its impact; Hindu resistance to the Muslims and its failure. c. Political developments; nature of the regional politics with special reference to the Pratiharas, Palas, Senas, Rastrakutas, Cholas, Pallavas and other contemporary dynasties. d. Early Turkish invasions; sultan Mahmud and Muhammad Ghuri; nature and impact. Unit 2: Economy and Society. a. Land grants and agrarian expansion; changes in land tenure; peasants; intermediaries and landed magnates; their regional variations. b. Indian feudalism and debates. c. Social Stratification: class, varna, jati, untouchability, gender, marriage and slavery. Unit 3: Trade and Commerce. a. Urban centre; trade and trade networks; internal trade; maritime trade. b. Forms of exchange; coinage and currencies. c. Guilds and industries. Unit 4: Culture a. Literature-rise and growth of regional languages. b. Schools of Indian Philosophy; Bhakti; Tantrism; Puranic traditions; Buddhism and Jainism; popular religious cults. c. Science and technology. Unit 5: Art and Architecture. a. Art and architecture. b. Painting; sculpture; arts and crafts. c. Evolution of regional styles. ESSENTIAL READINGS 1. Agarwal,D.P.,The Archaeology of India, Select Book Services Syndicate, Delhi, 1984. 2. Agarwala, V.S.,Inidian Art, Vol-1,Prithivi Prakashan,Varanasi, 1972. 3. All Chin,F.R.,The Rise of Civilisation in Indian and Pakistan, Select Book Services Syndicate, Delhi, 1983. 4. Basham,A.L.,The Wonder That Was India Rupa, Mumbai,1971. 5. Bhattacharya, N.N., Ancient Indian Rituals and Their Social Contents, Manohar,Delhi, 1996. 6. Chakraborty,D.K. The Archaeology of Ancient Indian Cities, OUP, Delhi, 1997. …….The Oxford Companion to Indian Archaeology, New Delhi, 2006. 7. Chakraborty, Uma, The Social Dimensions of Early Buddhism, Munshiram Manoharlal, Delhi,1996. 8. Chattopadhyay,B.D., A Survey of Historical geography of Ancient India, Manisha, Kolkata, 1984. 9. Chattopadhyay,B.D.,The Making of Early medieval India, OUP, Delhi, 1994. 10. Eaton, Richard, The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontiers, OUP, Delhi, 1997. 11. Jha,D.N.,Feudal Social Formation in Early India, Chanakya, Delhi,1988. 12. Jha,D.N.,Economy and Society in Early India: Issues and Paradigms, Chanakya, Delhi,1988. 13. Koshambi,D.D., An Introduction to the Study of Indian History, popular Prakashan, Mumbai, 1975. 14. Majumdar,R.C.,et.al.,History and Culture of the Indian people,Vols-I,II & III,Mumbai, 1974. 15. Raychoudhury,H.C.,Political History of Ancient India (Rev.ed. with commentary by B.N. Mukherjee, Delhi, 1996. 16. Sastri,K.A.N.,ed, History of South India, OUP,Delhi, 1966. 17. Sharma, R.S., Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India, Matilal Banarasidas, Delhi, 1991. ……..Indian Feudalism, Macmillan, Delhi, 1981. ………Material Culture and Social Formations in Ancient India, Macmillan, Delhi, 1983. ………. Shudras in Ancient India, Matilal Banarasidas, Delhi, 1980. ……….India’s Ancient Past, OUP, New Delhi, 2007. ………..Looking for the Aryas, Orient Lomgman Publishers, delhi, 1995. …………..Urban Decay in India CE 300-CE1000, Munshiram Manoharlal, Delhi, 1980. 18. Thapar,R., Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations, Orient Lomgman Publishers, delhi, 1984. …………..Early India From the Beginnings to 1300, London, 2002. ……………Recent Perspectives of Early Indian History, Popular Prakashan, Mumbai, 1995. 19. Nizami,K.A.,and Habib,M.,Comprehensive History of India, vol-V 20. Habib,I.,Economic History pf Medieval India, Tulika, Delhi. 21. Habib,M., Sultan Mashmud. 22z p¤¤ e£m Q–¡f¡cÉ¡u, f¡Ë Q£e i¡la, 1j J 2u Lä, (f:h:l¡:f ¤ :f:)z 23z p¤¤ je Q–¡f¡dÉ¡u, fË Q£e i¡la (Be¤ h¡c Bl Hp nj¡Ñ )z 24z ¢cm£f N‰¡f¡dÉ¡u, i¡la C¢Vq¡pl på¡e 1j J 2u Mäz 25z i¡úl Q–¡f¡dÉ¡u, i¡lal pwú« ¢a (fË ¡Q£e k¥ N)z 26z ¢cm£f Qœ²haÑ £, i¡laho Ñ l f¡Ë N C¢aq¡pz 27z c£ep Q¾c Ê plL¡l, p¡wú« ¢aL C¢Vq¡pl fË p‰z 28z p¤¤ L ¥ j¡l£ i–¡Q¡kÑ , fË Q£e i¡la, pj¡S J p¡¢qaÉz 29zf Ë eh L¥ j¡l i–¡Q¡k Ñ , ¢c- C¾c¡-N£Ë Lpz 30z l¡jnlZ nj¡Ñ , BkÑ cl Ae¤ på¡ez 31z p¤¤ h¡d L¥ j¡l j¤ M¡f¡dÉ¡u, B¢cjdÉ J jdÉk ¤ N i¡la 600-1200z 32z N±aj hp ¤ J paÉp±li S¡e¡, i¡lahoÑ l C¢aq¡p : B¢cjdÉk ¤ N 650-1200z 33z N±l£nˆl c J öïc£f c, i¡laho Ñ l C¢aq¡p,f¡Ë °N¢aq¡¢pL bL B¢cjcÉk¤ Nz 34z p¤¤ h¡d L¥ j¡l j ¤ M¡f¡dÉ¡u, f¡Ë Q£e i¡la, f¡Ë °N¢aq¡¢pL kN¤ bL 650z …………………………… Generic Elective(GE) -1 Making of Contemporary India. Unit 1: Towards Independence and Emergence of the New State: a. Government of India Act 1935 b. Working of the Government of India Act c. Negotiations for Independence and Popular Movements; Partition; Riots and Rehabilitation. Unit 2: Making of the Republic: a. The Constituent Assembly and its functions. b. Drafting of the Constitution and its implement. c. Integration of Princely States in Indian Union. Unit 3: Indian Democracy at Work 1950- 1970s: a. Language, Region, Caste and Religion. b. separatist movements ; ethnic and linguistic problem and agitation; state re-organization issues, c. Electoral Politics and the Changing Party System; Regional Experiences India and the World. Unit 4: Economy Society and Culture c 1950-1970s : a. The Land Question; Planned Economy; Industry and Labour Science and Education b. The Women’s Question: Movements and Legislation c. Cultural Trends: Institutions and Ideas, Literature, Media, Arts. Unit 5: India and the Neighboring Countries : a. India and third world countries; non-alignment movement and Nehru. b. Foreign policy; Panchasheel; co-operation and aids. c. SAARC and India; India and neighboring countries. ESSENTIAL READINGS 1. Granville Austin, Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Edition, OUP, 2011 2. Francine Frankel, India’s Political Economy, 1947-2004, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006. 3. Paul Brass, The Politics of India Since Independence, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. 4. Ram Chandra Guha, India after Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy, New Delhi: Picador, 2007 5. Bipan Chandra, et al (ed) India after Independence, New Delhi: Penguin Books, 1999 6. Appadurai, Domestic Roots of India's Foreign Policy 1947-1972. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1979. 7. Rajni Kothari, Politics in India, New Delhi: Orient Longman, 1970. 8. Joya Chatterji, The Spoils of Partition: Bengal and India, 1947- 67, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.