M.A. (FINAL) HISTORY (SEMESTER SYSTEM)
SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS AND COURSES OF READING
Note :- M.A.(Final) History Course shall consist of two Semesters. In all there shall
be 2 Core Papers, 4 Specialization Papers and 10 Optional Papers in the
course. Candidate shall take 5 papers in each Semester.
I M.A. (IIIrd Semester) :
There shall be 1 core paper, 2 specialization papers and 5 optional papers.
The candidate shall take 1 out of the 2 specialization papers and any 3
optional papers out of the given list of 5 optional papers.
II M.A. (IVth Semester) :
There shall be 1 core paper, 2 specialization papers and 5 optional papers.
The candidate shall take 1 out of the 2 specialization papers and any 3
optional papers out of the given list of 5 optional papers.
III In case of the specialization papers, the candidate opting for a particular
specialization in M.A. (Ist & IInd Semesters) shall take the same
specialization in M.A. (IIIrd and IVth Semesters). The choice of the
specialization as well as optional papers in M.A. Course shall be determined
on the basis of merit. However, the Department shall decide the number of
optional papers to be offered in the Department in a particular year.
LIST OF PAPERS
M.A. (IIIrd Semester) :
I Core Papers :
Paper XVII - Historiography
II Specialization Papers :
Paper XVIII (Option i) - Society in Medieval India, AD 1200-1750Paper XVIII (Option ii) - Modern India (1858-1947)
III Optional Papers :
Paper XIX - Political History of Haryana
Paper XX - Social History of India
Paper XXI - Economic History of India
Paper XXII - State in India
Paper XXIII - History of Science and Technology in India
M.A. (IVth Semester) :
I Core Papers :
Paper XXIV - Approaches of History
II Specialization Papers :
Paper XXV (Option i) - Art, Architecture and Culture in Medieval India, AD1200-1750
Paper XXV (Option ii) - Indian National Movement (1885-1947)
III Optional Papers :
Paper XXVI - History of Haryana
Paper XXVII - Socio-Religious Movements in India
Paper XXVIII - Agrarian History of India
Paper XXIX - Contemporary Indian History (1947-1964)
Paper XXX - Business History of India
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M.A. – IIIrd Semester
Core Paper, Paper – XVII : Historiography Max. Marks : 100
Internal Assessment: 20External Marks : 80
Time : 3 hrs.Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from
each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I History : Meaning; Nature and Scope
Unit – II History and Allied Disciplines; Historical Evidence : Its Nature and Transmission
Unit – III Objectivity in History; Causation in History; Collection and Selection of Historical Data
Unit – IV Early Trends of Historiography: Greeco-Roman; Chinese and Ancient Indian
Unit – V Medieval Historiography : Western; Arabic and Persian
Suggested Readings :
1 Ali, B. Sheikh History : Its Theory and Method2 Bajaj, Satish, K. Recent Trends in Historiography3 Bentley, Michael (ed.) Companion to Historiography4 Bloch, Marc The Historian’s Craft5 Buddha Prakah Itihas Darshan (Hindi)6 Carr, E.H. What is History ?7 Collingwood, R.G. The Idea of History8 Elton, G.R. Practice of History9 Gardener, Patrick Theories of History10 Habib, Irfan Interpreting Indian History11 Hale, J.R. Evolution of British Historiography12 Hardy, Peter Historians of Medieval India13 Johnson, Allen Historian and Historical Evidence14 Ladurie, L. R. Territory of the Historian15 Leonard, M.M. The Nature of Historical Inquiry16 Majumdar, R.K. & Srivastava,
A.N.Historiography
17 Marwick, Aurther The Nature of History18 Marwick, Aurther What History Is and Why It is Important ?
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19 Renier, G.T. History : Its Purpose and Method20 Sridharan, E. A Textbook of Historiography21 Thompson, J.W. A History of Historical Writing 500 B.C. to
A.D. 200022 Topolski, Jarzy Methodology of History23 Walsh, W.H. Philosophy of History24 Widgery, G.A. The Meaning of History25 William, S.H. The Modern Historian
Specialization Paper, Paper – XVIII (Option – i), Society in Medieval India, AD 1200-1750
Max. Marks : 100Internal Assessment: 20
External Marks : 80 Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Continuity and Change in Medieval Indian Society : Composition and Stratification; Urban and Rural Society
Unit – II Caste and Social Mobility, Slavery; Women in Medieval Indian Society
Unit – III Origin and Concepts of Sufism; Chisti, Qadiri, Suhrawardi and Naqashbandi Silsilas
Unit – IV Origin and Concepts of Bhakti Movement : Nath Panthis, Kabir, Nanak, Dadu, Chaitanya, Tulsidas, Raidas and Maharashtra Dharma
Unit – V Elements of Conflicts and Synthesis in Medieval Indian Society : Ruling Groups, State and Orthodoxy; Muslim Revivalist Movement under Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi; Sectarian Communities
Suggested Readings :
1 Ashraf, K.M. Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan
2 Banga Indu (ed.) The City in Indian History : Urban Demography, Society and Politics
3 Chopra, P.N. Life and Letters under the Mughals.4 Eaton, Richards M. (ed.) India’s Islamic Tradition5 Grewal, J.S. (ed.) The State and Society in Medieval India6 Habib, Irfan (ed.) Medieval India-Research in the History of
India 1200-17507 Habib, Muhammad Politics and Society in Early Medieval
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Period, Vol I & II8 Hasan, S. Nural Religion, State and Society in Medieval
India (ed. Satish Chandra)9 Jackson, Peter The Delhi Sultanate10 Karashima, N. Towards a New Formation : South Indian
Society under Vijayanagar11 Nigam, S.B.P. Nobility under the Sultans of Delhi12 Nizami, K.A. Religion and Politics in the 13th Century13 Richards, J.F. The Mughal Empire14 Rizvi, S.A.A. History of Sufism, Vol. I-II15 Rizvi, S.A.A. Muslim Revivalist Movement in Northern
India in the 16th – 17th Centuries16 Rizvi, S.A.A. Religious and Intellectual History of the
Muslims in Akbar’s Reign17 Satish, Chandra Medieval India : Society, Jagirdari Crisis
and the State18 Stein, Burton New Cambridge History of India :
Vijaynagar19 Stein, Burton Peasant State and Society in Medieval South
India20 Umar, Muhammad Muslim Society in Northern India During
the 18th Century21 Umar, Muhammad Urban Culture in North India During the
18th Century.
Specialization Paper, Paper – XVIII ( Option - ii): Modern India (1858-1947)
Max. Marks : 100Internal Assessment: 20
External Marks : 80 Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Colonial State : Authorities at London; British Indian Government; Provincial Structure; Local Self Government and Administration
Unit – II Colonial Control : Police, Law and Justice; Land Revenue Administration; Relations with Princely States; Foreign Relations : Afghanistan, Burma and Tibbat
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Unit – III Decline of the Handicrafts and its Effects; Flow of Foreign Capital and its Effects; Agrarian Relations, Commercialization of Agriculture; Economic Drain
Unit – IV Rise of the Modern Industries: Jute Textile, Cotton Textile, Iron and Steel; Rise of Capitalist Class and Industrial Labour
Unit – V The Utilitarians and Social Change; Nature and Ideas of the Brahmo Samaj, the Arya Samaj, the Ram Krishan Mission and the Aligarh Movement; Growth of the Modern Education; Rise of the Middle Classes
Suggested Readings :
1 Bilgrani, Ashgar H. Afghanistan and British India : A Study in Foreign Relations
2 Bipan, Chandra Essays on Colonialism3 Bipan, Chandra Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism
in India4 Brown, Judith Modern India : The Origin of the Asian
Democracy5 Datta, K.K. Social History of Modern India6 Desai, A.R. Social Background of Indian Nationalism7 Dodwell, H. (ed) The Cambridge History of India, Vol. - II8 Dutt, R.C. Economic History of India, Vol. I & II9 Fraser, Lovet India under Curzon and After10 Gopal, S. British Policy in India11 Hasan, Zoya Politics and State in India12 Jones, K.W. Socio-Religious Reform Movement in British
India13 Kennedy, G.S. Providence and the Raj14 Kulkarani, V.B. British Dominion in India and After15 Kumar, Dharma (ed.) Cambridge Economic History of India, Vol.-
II16 Kumar, Ravinder Social History of Modern India17 Majumdar, R.C. (ed) British Paramountey and Indian
Renaissance, Vol. IX & X18 Metcalf, T.R. Land, Landlords and the British Raj : North
India in the 19th Century19 Mishra, B.B. The Indian Middle Classes : Their Growth
in Modern Times20 Mishra, B.B. The Administrative History of India 1834-
194721 Nanda, B.R. Essays in Modern India History22 Nauroji, Dada Bhai Poverty and the Un-British Rule in India23 Pavlov, V.I. The Indian Capitalist Class : A Historical
Study24 Roy, Tirthankar The Economic History of Modern India
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25 Sharma, M.P. Local Self - Government in India26 Smith, W.C. Modern Islam in India27 Stein, Burton The Making of the Agrarian Policy in British
India 1770-190028 Stein, Burton Thomas Munro : The Origins of the Colonial
State and his Vision of the Empire29 Stokes, Eric The English Utilitarians and India30 Tomlinson, B.R. Economy of Modern India 1860-1970
Paper – XIX : Political History of Haryana
Max. Marks : 100Internal Assessment: 20
External Marks : 80 Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I The Concept of Regional History; Haryana Region : Sources for Medieval and Modern History
Unit – II Establishment of the Turkish Hegemony : Local Rsistance and Conciliation; Polity and Administrative Set up under the Sultans
Unit – III Polity and Administrative Set up under the Mughals ; The Imperial Decline and the Rise of Sikhs, Jats, Marathas and George Thomas
Unit – IV Establishment of the British Rule in Haryana; Administration of East India Company : Civil, Judicial and Land Revenue
Unit – V Resistance to the British Rule : The Pre-1857 Risings; The Uprising of 1857 : Nature and Impact; Aftermath of the Revolt : Merger with Punjab and New Administrative Set up
Suggested Readings :
1 Bajaj, Satish K. Recent Trends in Historiography2 Buddha Prakash Glimpses of Haryana3 Buddha Prakash Haryana Through the Ages4 Darling, Malcolm Panjab Peasantry in Prosperity and Debt
5 Griffin, L.H. The Rajas of the Panjab6 Gupta, H.R. Marathas and Panipat7 Jagdish Chandra Freedom Movement in Haryana8 Juneja, M.M. History of Hisar9 Kayo, Sir Johan William Life of Lord Metcalfe, 2 Vols.
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10 Kundu, C.L. and Udai Shankar
Education in Haryana
11 Mittal, S.C Haryana : A Historical Perspective12 Muztar, B.K. Haryana : Political and Cultural13 Naqvi, H.K. Urbanisation and Urban Centre under the
Great Mughals14 Phadke, H.A. Haryana : Ancient and Medieval15 Saini, B.S. Social and Economic History of Panjab16 Sarkar, J.N. Fall of the Mughal Empire17 Satish Chandra The Eighteenth Century in India : It
Economy and the Role of the Marathas, the Jats, the Sikhs and the Afghans
18 Sen, S.N. (ed.) Sources of Indian History19 Sharma, S.R. Haryana Ke Swantantrata Sainani (Hindi)20 Singh, Chetan Region and Empire : Panjab in the 17th
Century21 Singh, Fauja History of Panjab22 Talbot, Ian Punjab and the Raj23 Tanwar, R. The Politics of Sharing Power : The Panjab
Unionist Party24 Yadav, B.N.S. Society and Culture of Northern India in the
12th Century25 Yadav, K.C. Haryana: Studies in History and Culture26 Yadav, K.C. The Revolt of 1857 in Haryana27 Yadav, K.C. Haryana : Itihas Evam Sanskriti (Hindi), 2
Vols.
Paper – XX :Social History of India Max. Marks : 100
Internal Assessment: 20External Marks : 80
Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Social History of India : Sources and Approaches ; Indian Social Institutions : Tribe, Caste (as well as Untouchability), Class and Community
Unit – II Medieval Indian Society : Urban and Rural; Social Stratification and Social Mobility; Position of Women
Unit – III Education and Culture in Medieval India : Educational Systems and Institutions; Syncretic Tradition and Cultural Synthesis
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Unit – IV Colonial Intervention and Social Change : British Social Policy and Western Ideas - Evangelicals and Utilitarians ; Growth of Modern Education; Rise of New Social Classes
Unit – V Social Change in Colonial India : Transitions in Caste-ridden Society; Conflict between Tradition and Modernity; Changing Position of Women ; Patterns of Urbanization
Suggested Readings :
1 Ahmad, Aziz Studies in Islamic Culture in the Indian Environemnt
2 Altekar, A.S. Position of Women in Hindu Civilization3 Ambedkar, B.R. The Untouchables4 Ashraf, K.M. Life and Conditions of the People of
Hindustan5 Ballahatchet, K.S. Social Policy and Social Change in Western
India6 Basu, Aparna The Growth of Education and Political
Development 1898-19207 Bayly, Susan Caste, Society and Politics in India from the
Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age8 Datta, K.K. Social History of Modern India9 Desai, A.R. Social Background of Indian Nationalism10 Dube, S.C. Indian Society 11 Dube, S.C. Contemporary India and its Modernization12 Habib, Irfan Interpreting Indian History13 Habib, Mohammad Politics and Society during the Early
Medieval Period14 Hardey, Peter The Muslims of British India15 Jha, D.N. Economy and Society in Early India : Issues
and Paradigms16 Kothari, Rajni (ed.) Caste in Indian Politics17 Krishnamurthi, J. Women in Colonial India 18 Kumar, Ravindra Social History of Modern India19 Majumdar, R.C. British Paramount and Indian Renaissance,
Vol. X20 Majumdar, R.C. The History and Culture of Indian People,
Vol. V & VII21 Mishra, B.B. The Indian Middle Classes : Their Growth
in Modern Times22 Mishra, Girish Economic History of Modern India23 Mujeeb, M. The Indian Muslims24 Nurullah, S. & J.P. Naik History of Education in India 25 O’ Malley, L.S.S. Modern India and the West26 Potts, E. Daniel British Baptist Missionaries in India 1793-
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183727 Rashid, Abdul Society and Culture in Medieval India28 Rizvi, S.A.A. Religious and Intellectual History of the
Muslims in Akbar Reign29 Sarkar, Sumit Writing Social History30 Shah, A.B. & C.R.M.,Rao Tradition and Modernity in India31 Sharma, R.S. Social Changes in Early Medieval India32 Smith, W.C. Modern Islam in India33 Sridharan, E. A Textbook of Historiography34 Srinivas, M.N. Social Change in Modern India35 Srinivas, M.N. Caste in India and Other Essays36 Stokes, Eric The English Utilitarians and India37 Tara Chand Society and State in the Mughal Period38 Tara Chand Influence of Islam on Indian Culture39 Thapar, Romila Ancient Indian Social History40 Vidyarathi, L.P. Tribal Culture of India
Paper No. – XXI:Economic History of India
Max. Marks : 100Internal Assessment: 20
External Marks : 80 Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Problems of Indian Economic History; Different Approaches and their Limitations; Sources of Medieval and Modern Indian Economic History
Unit – II Nature and Structure of Medieval Indian Economy : Rural and Urban; Agricultural and Non-Agricultural (Handicraft) Production; Trade and Commerce; Credit and Indigenous Banking System
Unit – III The British East India Company : Its Agrarian Settlements and Land Revenue; Commercialization of Agriculture; Indian Manufactures for External Market.
Unit – IV Mercantilism and the Company Trade from 1757 to 1813; Industrial Capitalism and Lessaiz Faire: Artisans and Handicrafts Industry in Transition; Means of Transport : Roads and Railways
Unit – V British and Indigenous Capital Investment; Rise of Modern Industries i.e. Cotton, Jute, Iron and Steel Industries; Drain of Wealth; Impact of Colonization on Indian Economy
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Suggested Readings :
1 Bhatia, B.M. Famines in India2 Bipan Chandra The Rise and Growth of Economic
Nationalism in India3 Brahmanand (ed.) Famines in Colonial India4 Dutt, R.C. Economic History of India, 2 Vols.5 Frykenberg, R.E. Land Control and Social Structure in India6 Guha, R. A Rule of Property for Bengal : Essays in
the Idea of Permanent Settlement7 Habib, Irfan Essays in Indian History : Towards a
Marxist Perception.8 Habib, Irfan The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-
17079 Hasan, Nurul Thought on Agrarian Relations in Mughal
India10 Ludden, David An Agrarian History of South Asia11 Mishra, Girish Economic History of India 12 Mittal, S.C. Bharat Ka Saamajik aur Aarthik Itihas
(1758-1947)13 Morris D., Morris Toru
Matsui, Bipan Chandra and T. Raychaudhuri
The Indian Economy in the Nineteenth Century
14 Mukherjee, Mridula Colonializing Agriculture : The Myth of Punjab Exceptionalism.
15 Mukherjee, Mridula Peasants in India’s Non-Violent Revolution16 Mukherjee, Nilmani Ryotwari System in Madras 1792-182717 Raychaudhuri, Tapan and
Irfan HabibThe Cambridge Economic History of India, Vol. I
18 Richards, J.F. The Imperial Monetary System of Mughal India
19 Stein, Burton The Making of Agrarian Policy in British India, 1770-1900
Paper No. – XXII: State in IndiaMax. Marks : 100
Internal Assessment: 20External Marks : 80
Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Nature and Functions of the State under the Delhi Sultanate; Theory of Kingship : Balban, Ala-ud-din-Khalji and the Afghans; The Iqta System
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Unit – II The Mughal State : Nature, Theory of Kingship; Ulema and the State; Mansabdari Ssystem
Unit – III The Nature of Regional States : Vijayanagar, the Marathas; Mysore and the Sikhs
Unit – IV The British East India Company State : Colonial Authorities; Iron and Steel Frameworks of the State, Land and the State
Unit – V The British Raj : Home Government; British Indian Government; Agencies of Colonial Control; Constitutional Measures
Suggested Readings :
1 Alam, Muzaffar Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India2 Alam, Muzaffar and Sanjay
Subrahmanyam (ed)The Mughal State
3 Ali, M. Athar Apparatus of the Mughal Empire4 Bipan Chandra Essays on Colonialism5 Bipan Chandra Indian National Movement : The Long-Term
Dynamics6 Bridge, Carle Holding India to the Empire7 Brown. J.M. Modern India : The Origins of An Asian
Democracy8 Colley, Linda Britons : Forging the Nation9 Gallaghar, J. , G. Johnson and
Anil Seal (eds.)Locality, Province and Nationalism : Essays on Indian Politics 1870-1940
10 Jackson, Peter The Delhi Sultanate11 Joshi, Shashi and Bhagwan
JoshiStruggle for Hegemony in India, Vol. I, II, III
12 Kennedy, G.S. Providence and the Raj13 Kulke, H.P. Rothermund State in India : 1000-175014 Kurein, Mathew (ed.) India: State and Society15 Nande, B.R. Essays in Modern Indian History16 Nigam, S.B.P Nobility under the Sultans of Delhi17 Nizami, K.A. Some Aspects of Religion and Politics in
Indian During 13th Century18 Richards, J.F. The Mughal Empire19 Satish Chandra Historiography, Religion and State in
Medieval India20 Stein, Burton Thomas Munro : The Origins of the Colonial
State and His Vision of Empire21 Stein, Burton Vijayanagar22 Stokes, Eric The English Utilitarians and India23 Streusand, D.E. Formation of the Mughal Empire24 Tripathi, R.P. Some Aspects of Muslim Administration in
India
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Paper – XXIII : History of Science and Technology in India Max. Marks : 100
Internal Assessment: 20External Marks : 80
Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Sources of the History of Science and Technology in India; Major Developments in Science and Technology in India till 12th Century; Concept of Rationality and Scientific Ideas in Muslim Thought with special reference to the Contribution of Fathullah Shirazi
Unit – II New Developments in Technology in Medieval India – Persian Wheel, Gun Powder, Textiles, Bridge Building etc; Developments in Medical Knowledge and Interaction between Unani and Ayurveda; Astronomy in the Arabic Science and its Impact on India with special reference to Swai Jaisingh
Unit – III State of Science and Technology in India on the eve of Advent of the British; East India Company and Scientific Explorations – Surveyors, Botanists and Doctors under the East India Company’s Services; New Developments in Technologies – Railways, Telegraphs and Modern Machines
Unit – IV Growth of Scientific and Technical Education under the British Rule – Founding of Engineering and Medical Colleges and Institutes; Teaching of Science in Universities; Founding of National Scientific Institutions – Survey of India, Geological Survey of India and Agricultural Experimental Farms
Unit – V Indian Response to the New Scientific Knowledge – Interactions and Predicaments; Science and Indian Nationalism – Emergence of ‘National Science’ and its relations vis-à-vis ‘Colonial Science’; Contributions of Mahendra Lal Sarkar, P.C. Ray and J.C.Bose
Suggested Readings :
1 Alavi, M.A. & Rahman, A., Fathullah Shirazi : A Sixteenth Century Indian Scientist
2 Baber, Zaheer The Science of Empire : Scientific Knowledge, Civilization and Colonial Rule in India
3 Bag, A.K. (ed.) Technology in Ancient India4 Bose, D.M. et. al A Concise History of Science in India5 Brooke, J.H. Science and Religion : Some Historical
Perspectives
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6 Chattopadhaya, Debiprasad History of Science and Technology in Ancient India
7 Digby, Simon War-Horse and Elephant in the Delhi Sultanate
8 Habib, Irfan (ed.) Akbar and His India9 Hassan, Ahmad Y & Donald
R.HillIslamic Technology: An Illustrated History
10 Hedrick, Daniel R. The Tools of Empire11 Hitti, K. Philips History of Arabs12 Jaggi, O.P. Science and Technology in Medieval India13 Kumar, Deepak Science and the Raj14 Kumar, Deepak Disease and Medicine in India : A Historical
Overview15 Macleod , Roy (ed.) &
Deepak Kumar Technology and the Raj : Western Technology and Technical Transfers to India 1700-1947
16 Qaisar, A.J. The Indian Response to European Technology and Culture
17 Ray, Aniruddha & Bagchi, S.K.
Technology in Ancient and Medieval India
18 Ray, P.C. History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India
19 Sangwan, Satpal Science, Technology and Colonization : An Indian Experience
20 Spangenburg, R. The History of Science : From the Ancient Greeks to the Scientific Revolution 5 Vols.
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M.A. – IVth Semester
Core Paper:Paper – XXIV : Approaches of History Max. Marks : 100
Internal Assessment: 20External Marks : 80
Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I The Idealistic Approach : W.G.F Hegel; Benedito Croce and R.G. Collingwood
Unit – II The Positivist Approach : Auguste Comte and Leopold von Ranke; The Materialistic Approach : Karl Marx
Unit – III The Annals Tradition and the Idea of Total History; The Post-Modernist Approach
Unit – IV Approaches of Indian History : Early Imperialist Historiography; Cambridge School; Nationalist Historiography
Unit – V Approaches of Indian History : Marxist Historiography; Subaltern School; Historiography on Lower Castes’ Movements
Suggested Readings :
1 Ali, B. Sheikh History : Its Theory and Method2 Bajaj, Satish K. Recent Trends in Historiography3 Barns, H.D. A History of Historical Writing4 Buddha Prakah Itihas Darshan (Hindi)5 Burtens, Hans The Idea of Post Modern : A History6 Carr, E.H. What is History ?7 Clark, Stuart The Annals Historians8 Collingwood, R.G. The Idea of History9 Comte, Auguste Course of Positivist Philosophy10 Croce, Benedito Philosophy of Spirit11 Dray, Arthur On History and Philosophers of History12 Evans, J. Richard In Defence of History13 Foucault, Michael Madness and Civilization: A History of
Insanity in the Age of Reason14 Gooch, G.P. History and Historians in the Nineteenth
Century15 Habib, Irfan Interpreting Indian History
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16 Hughes, Warrington Fifty Key Thinkers on History17 Jenkins, Keith (ed) Post Modern History Reader18 Johnson, Allen Historian and Historical Evidence19 Majumdar, R.K. & Srivastava,
A.N.Historiography
20 Marx, Karl Das Capital21 Marx, Karl The Communist Manifesto22 Philips, C.H. Historians of India, Pakistan and Ceylon23 Russel, Bertrand History of Western Philosophy24 Sen, S.P. Historians of Modern India25 Sridharan, E. A Textbook of Historiography26 Thompson, J.W.& Holm
BernordA History of Historical Writing, Vols. I & II
27 William S.H. Some Twentieth Century Historians28 Zenkins, Keeth Why History : Reflections on the Possible
End of History and Ethics under the Impact of Post-Modernism
Specialization Paper: Paper – XXV (Option – i) Art, Architecture and Culture in Medieval India, AD1200-1750
Max. Marks : 100Internal Assessment: 20
External Marks : 80 Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I System of Education; Growth of Literature: Persian, Sanskrit and Hindi; Patronage of Learning
Unit – II Food, Dresses and Ornaments; Means of Recreation; Festivals and Fairs
Unit – III Development of Architecture under the Sultans of Delhi : Mamluqs, Khaljis, Tughlaqs and Lodis; Regional Architecture – Vijayanagar and Sharqi
Unit – IV Mughal Architecture : The Early Phase; Development from Akbar to Shahjahan; The Later Stage
Unit – V Visual and Performing Arts : Mughal, Rajput and Kangra Schools of Painting; Dance and Music; Evolution of Composite Culture
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Suggested Readings :
1 Ali, M. Athar Mughal India : Studies in Polity, Ideas, Society and Culture
2 Asher, Catherine B. Architecture of Mughal India.3 Ashraf, K.M. Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan
4 Aziz, Ahmad Studies in Islamic Culture in the Indian Environment
5 Beach, Miloc Mughal and Rajput Paintings
6 Chopra, P.N. Life and Letters under the Mughals.7 Habib, Irfan Medieval India : The Study of A Civilization8 Habib, Irfan Medieval Technology : Exchanges between Indian
and Islamic World9 Havell, E.B Indian Architecture10 Koch, Ebba Mughal Architecture : An Outline of its History and
Development (1528-1858)11 Koch, Ebba Mughal Art and Imperial Ideology12 Malik, Z.U. Reign of Muhammad Shah13 Percy, Brown The Indian Architecture and Painting under the
Mughals14 Qaisar, A.J. Indian Response to European Culture and
Technology15 Rashid, A. Society and Culture in Medieval India16 Siddiqui, I.H. Essays On Intellectual Thought and Culture, Vol. I17 Srivastava, A.L. Medieval Indian Culture18 Stein, Burton New Cambridge History of India : Vijayanagar19 Stein, Burton Peasan,t State and Society in Medieval South India20 Tara, Chand Influence of Islam on Indian Culture21 Umar, Muhammad Muslim Society in Northern India During the 18th
Century22 Umar, Muhammad Urban Culture in North India During the 18th
Century. 23 Verma, S.P. Mughal Painters and Their Works
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Specialization Paper
Paper – XXV ( Option - ii) Indian National Movement (1885-1947)
Max. Marks : 100Internal Assessment: 20
External Marks : 80 Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Emergence of the Organized Nationalism; The Moderates : Their Ideology and Politics; Rise of the Extreme Nationalism and its Politics; Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement
Unit – II Revolutionary Movements; Rise of Communal Politics; First World War and the Home Rule Movement; Emergence of Gandhi and his Ideology
Unit – III Rowlatt Satyagraha, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement; Swaraj Party; Civil-Disobedience Movement; Quit India Movement
Unit – IV Rise of the Left Ideology and Indian Politics; Trade Union Movements; Peasant Movements; Revolutionary Movement; Congress Socialist Party; Subhas Bose and INA
Unit – V Muslim Communal Politics during the 1930s; Cripps Mission and Indian Politics; Gandhi-Jinnah Negotiations and Wavell Plan; Cabinet Mission and Mountbatten Plan : Partition and Independence.
Suggested Readings :
1 Agrow, D. Moderates and Extremist in the Indian National Movement
2 Bahadur, Lal Muslim League3 Bhuyan, Arun The Quit India Movement4 Brown, Judith Gandhi’s Rise to Power: Indian Politics
1915-225 Brown, Judith Gandhi : The Prisoner of Hope6 Bipan Chandra Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern
India7 Bipan Chandra Essays on Colonialism8 Bipan Chandra et al India’s Struggle For Independence9 Desai, A.R. Social Background of Indian Nationalism10 Desai, A.R. Peasant Struggle in India11 Ghosh, P.C. The Indian National Congress
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12 Guha, Ranjit Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India
13 Guha, Ranjit (ed) Subaltern Studies, Vol. I – VI14 Gupta, M.N. History of the Revolutionary Movement in
India15 Hardy, Peter The Muslims of British India16 Hasan, Mushirul India’s Partition : Process, Strategy and
Mobilization17 Hasan, Mushirul Nationalism and Communal Politics in India
1916-192818 Joshi, Shashi and Bhagwan
JoshStruggle for Hegemony in India, 3 Vols.
19 Kumar, Kapil Peasants in Revolt20 Low , D.A. (ed) Indian National Congress : A Centenary
Hindsight21 Low, D.A. (ed) Congress and the Raj : Facets of the Indian
Struggle 1917-194722 Majumdar, R.C. History of the Freedom Movement in India,
3 Vols.23 Mehrotra, S.R. The Emergence of the Indian National
Congress24 Mohan, Kamlesh Militant Nationalism in the Punjab25 Moon, Penderal Divide and Quit26 Moore, R.J. Crisis of Indian Unity27 Nanda, B.R. Gandhi : A Biography28 Nanda, B.R. Gandhi and His Critics29 Page, David Prelude to Partition30 Pannikar, K.N. National and Left Movements in India31 Sarkar, Sumit Modern India32 Shankar, Girija The Socialist Trend in the Indian National
Congress.33 Singh, Amarjit Punjab Divided : Politics of the Muslim
League and Partition 1935-194734 Singh, Anita Inder The Origins of the Partition of India 1936-
194735 Singh, L.P. The Left Wing in India36 Sitaramaya, P. History of the Indian National Congress, 3
Vols.37 Stokes, Eric The English Utilitarians and India38 Tara Chand History of the Freedom Movement in India,
4 Vols,39 Tomlinson, B.R. The Indian National Congress and the Raj :
1929-194240 Vajpeyi, J.N. The Extremist Movement in India.
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Paper – XXVI :History of Haryana Max. Marks : 100
Internal Assessment: 20External Marks : 80
Time : 3 hrs.Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from
each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Medieval Haryana : Social Life; Economic Conditions – Agriculture and Land Revenue systems; Industries, Handicrafts and Trade
Unit – II Medieval Haryana : Education and Literature; Arts and Architecture; Urbanisation
Unit – III Colonial Haryana : Development of Modern Eucation; Introduction of Railways and its Impact; Transitions in Economy with special reference to Agrarian Changes; Transitions in Society : Urban and Rural
Unit – IV ‘New Winds’ in Haryana : Socio-Religious Reform Movements – Arya Samaj and Sanatan Dharam Sabha; Growth of National Movement – Phases of Anti-Imperialist Struggle
Unit – V Formation of Unionist Party and the Role of Sir Chhotu Ram; Partition and Haryana; Rehabilitation of the Displaces People; Creation of Haryana State
Suggested Readings :
1 Buddha, Prakash Glimpses of Haryana2 Buddha, Prakash Haryana Through the Ages3 Chhotu Ram Bechara Kisan (Hindi tr. by K.C. Yadav)4 Gopal, Madan Sir Chhotu Ram : A Political Biography5 Griffin, L.H. The Rajas of the Panjab6 Gupta, H.R. The Marathas and Panipat7 Hussain, Azim Fazl-i-Hussain : A Political Biography8 Jagdish Chandra Freedom Movement in Haryana9 Jagdish Chandra Gandhi and Haryana10 Jones, K.W. Arya Dharma : Hindu Consciousness in the
19th Century Punjab11 Jones, K.W. Socio-Religious Reform Movements in
British India12 Juneja, M.M. History of Hisar13 Kayo, Sir Johan William Life of Lord Metcalfe, 2 Vols.14 Kundu, C.L. and Udai Shankar Education in Haryana15 Malcolm, Darling Panjab Peasantry in Prosperity and Debt16 Mittal, S.C Haryana : A Historical Perspective
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17 Muztar, B.K. Haryana : Political and Cultural18 Nanda, J Punjab Uprooted : A Survey of the Punjab
Riots and Rehabilitation Problems19 Naqvi, H.K. Urbanisation and Urban Centre under the
Great Mughals20 Nurullah, S. & J.P.Naik History of Education in India21 Phadke, H.A. Haryana : Ancient and Medieval22 Prem Chaudhury Panjab Politics and the Role of Sir Chhotu
Ram23 Saini, B.S. Social and Economic History of Panjab24 Sarkar, J.N. Fall of the Mughal Empire25 Sharma, S.R. Haryana Ke Swantantrata Sainani (Hindi)26 Shukla, S.P. Indian Freedom Struggle and the Role of
Haryana27 Singh, Chattar Social and Economic Change in Haryana28 Singh, Chetan Region and Empire : Panjab in the 17th
Century29 Singh, Fauja History of Panjab30 Singh, Pardaman, and S.P.
ShuklaFreedom Struggle in Haryana and Indian National Congress (1885-1985)
31 Singh, Ranjit Haryana Ke Arya Samaj Ka Itihas (Hindi)32 Talbot, Ian Punjab and the Raj33 Tanwar, R. The Politics of Sharing Power : The Panjab
Unionist Party34 Tanwar, R. Reporting Partition of Punjab 1947 : Press,
Public and Other Opinions35 Yadav, B.N.S. Society and Culture of Northern India in the
12th Century36 Yadav, K.C. Haryana: Studies in History and Culture37 Yadav, K.C. The Revolt of 1857 in Haryana38 Yadav, K.C. Haryana : Itihas Evam Sanskriti (Hindi), 2
Vols.
Paper – XXVII: Socio-Religious Movements in India Max. Marks : 100
Internal Assessment: 20External Marks : 80
Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Advent of Islam in India: Its Impact on Indian Society; Religious Cults in Early Medieval India
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Unit – II Socio-Religious Movements in Medieval India : Bhakti and Sufi – Their Ideology, Nature and Impact
Unit – III Socio-Religious Movements in Modern India : Brahmo Samaj; Arya Samaj, Ramkrishan Mission and Theosophical Society
Unit – IV Socio-Religious Movements in Modern India : Wababi Movement; Aligarh Movement; Singh Sabha and Sanatan Dharam Sabha
Unit – V Caste, Anti-Caste and Tribal Movements : Sri Narayan Dharam Movement; Satyashodhak Samaj; Depressed Class Movements with special reference to the Movement of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar; Tribal Movements
Suggested Readings :
1 Ahmad, Qeyamuddin The Wahabi Movement in India2 Ambedkar, B.R. What Congress and Gandhi have done to the
Untouchables3 Beteitte, Andre Caste, Class and Power4 Bhatnagar, S. (ed.) Indian Studies in Social History5 Chahal, S.K Dalits Patronised : Indian National
Congress and the Untouchables of India 1921-1947
6 Chopra, P.N. Some Aspects of Social Life during the Mughal Age(1526-1707)
7 Datta, K.K. Social History of Modern India8 Deliegue, Robert The Untouchables of India9 Dodwell, H.H. Cambridge History of India, Vol. V10 Gore, M.S. Social Context of An Ideology : Ambedkar’s
Political and Social Thought11 Guha, Ranjit (ed.) Subaltern Studies, Vol. I-VI12 Heimsath, Charles Indian Nationalism and Hindu Social
Reform13 Jain, M.S. The Aligarh Movement14 Jone, K.W. Arya Dharma : Hindu Consciousness in the
19th Century Punjab 15 Jone, K.W. Socio-Religious Reform Movements in
British India17 Joshi, Barbara Untouchable! Voices of the Dalit Liberation
Movement18 Joshi, V.C. (ed.) Rammohan Roy and Process of
Modernisation in India19 Majumdar, B.B History of Indian Social and Political
Ideas : From Rammohan to Dayananda20 Majumdar, R.C. British Paramountcy and Indian
Renaissance, Vol. X21 Majumdar, R.C. The History and Culture of Indian People,
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Vol. V & VII22 Moon, Vasant (ed.) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar : Writings and
Speeches, Vols. I,II, V & IX 23 Nizami, K.N. Some Aspects of Religion and Politics in the
Thirteenth Century24 Nurullah, S. & J.P. Naik History of Education in India 25 Ojha, P.N. Some Aspects of North Indian Social Life26 Omvedt, Gail Cultural Revolt in a Colonial Society : The
Non-Brahman Movement in Western India27 Omvedt, Gail Dalits and the Democratic Revolution : Dr.
Ambedkar and the Dalit Movement in Colonial India
28 Patil, P.G. (tr.) Collected Works of Mahatma Jyotirao Phooley, Vol. I & II
29 Rashid, Abdul Society and Culture in Medieval India30 Rizvi, S.A.A. History of Sufism in India, Vol. I & II31 Rizvi, S.A.A. Religious and Intellectual History of the
Muslims in Akbar’s Reigon32 Sarkar, Sumit Modern India 1885-194733 Singh, Suresh The Dust Storm and the Hanging Mist34 Smith, W.C. Modern Islam in India35 Strokes, Eric The English Utilitarians and India38 Tara Chand Society and State in the Mughal Period39 Thruston, Edge Tribes and Castes of Southern India40 Wilson, C.H. The Sects of the Hindus
Paper No. – XXVIII: Agrarian History of IndiaMax. Marks : 100
Internal Assessment: 20External Marks : 80
Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Historiography on Agrarian History : Interpretations of the Nature, Structure and Agrarian Change in Pre-Colonial and Colonial India
Unit – II Agrarian System in Pre-Colonial Economy: Rural Stratification; Ownership of Land and Agrarian Relations; Agricultural and Horticultural Products; Animal Husbandry
Unit – III Structure of the Pre-Colonial Rural Economy: Debate on ‘Village Self -Sufficiency’ and ‘Village Community’; Commercialization of Crops, Land Settlements
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Unit – IV Agrarian Structure under the British Raj: Land Tenure System and Changes; Change in Land Ownership; Growth of Agricultural Labourers; New Agricultural Technology
Unit – V Changing Forms of Peasantry; Rise of ‘Rich Peasantry’ with particular reference to the Punjab; Growth of the Tenancy System; Land Reforms
Suggested Readings :
1 Amartya, K.Sen Poverty and Famine : An Essay in Entitlement and Deprivation
2 Bhaduri, Amit The Economic Structure of Backward Agriculture
3 Bose, Sujata Peasant, Labour and Colonial Capital : Rural Bengal since 1770
4 Desai, A.R. Peasant Struggle in India5 Desai, M , S.H. Rudolph, and
Ashok RudraAgrarian Power and Agricultural Productivity in South Asia
6 Dharam Kumar Land and Caste in South India7 Guha, Dipankar Rivalry and Brotherhood : Politics in the
Life of Farmers in Northern India8 Guha, Ramchandra The Unquiet Woods : Ecological Changes
and Peasant Resistance in the Himalaya9 Guha, Sunit Growth, Stagnation or Decline: Agricultural
Productivity in British India.10 Habib, Irfan The Agrarian System of Mughal India11 Habib, Irfan Essays in Indian History : Towards a
Marxist Perception12 Hardiman, David Feeding the Baniya : Peasants and Usurers
in Western India13 Hardiman, David (ed.) Peasant Resistance in India14 Kosambi, D.D. Ancient India : A History of Its Culture and
Civilization15 Ludden, David An Agrarian History of South Asia16 Ludden, David Agricultural Production and Indian History17 Mukherjee, Mridula Capitalising the Punjab18 Mukherjee, Mridula Peasants in India’s Non-Violent Revolution19 Prakash, Gyan The World of the Rural Labourer in
Colonial India20 Randhawa, M.S. A History of Agriculture in India, 4 Volumes21 Robb, Peter Meanings of Agriculture : Essays in South
Asian History and Economic22 Sahu, B.P. Land System and Rural Society in Early
India23 Sharma, R.S. Perspectives in Social and Economic
History of India
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24 Singh, Jasbir An Agricultural Atlas of India25 Sirajul, Islam Rent and Raiyat : Society and Economy of
Eastern Bengal (1859 to 1928)26 Stein, Burton The Making of Agrarian Policy in British
India27 Strokes, Eric The Peasant and the Raj : Studies in
Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India
Paper – XXIX : Contemporary Indian History (1947-1964) Max. Marks : 100
Internal Assessment: 20External Marks : 80
Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Independence and Partition; Rehabilitation of the Displaced People; Making of the Indian Constitution and its Characteristics; The Problem of Kashmir
Unit – II Integration of Princely States ; Linguistic Reorganisation of States; Economic Planning
Unit – III Social Legislation : Hindu Code Bill its Corollary Acts; Law for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; Socio-Economic Change : Caste, Community and Class
Unit – IV Foreign Policy : India and the Non-Aligned Movement; Indo-Pak Relations; Sino-Indian Relations; India’s Relations with U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.
Unit – V Growth of National Political Parties; Politics at the National Level; Centre-State Relations; Democratic Decentralization
Suggested Readings :
1 Balbushevik, A. & Dyakov, A.M.
A Contemporary History of India
2 Basu, D.D. Shorter Constitution of India3 Bettleheim, Charles India Independent4 Bose, Sumandra The Kashmir Problem5 Brass, Paul R. The Politics of India since Independence6 Bipan Chandra et al. Swatantrottar Bharat (Hindi)7 Das, Manmath Nath Partition and Independence of India : Inside
Story of the Mountbatton Days8 Desai, A.R. India’s Path of Development9 Engineer, A.A. Communal Roots in Post-Independent India
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10 Gaur, Madan India : 40 Years after Independence11 Hodson, H.N. The Great Divide12 Jaisingh, Hari India and Non-Aligned World : Search for A
New Order13 Kothari, Rajni Democratic Policy and Socialist Change in
India 14 Kothari, Rajni Caste in Indian Politics 15 Mathew, H. India : State and Society16 Menon, V.P. Foreign Policy of India17 Menon, V.P. Transfer of Power in India18 Misra, A.B, Foreign Polity of India19 Morris Jones, W.H. Government and Politics in India20 Mukhopadhyay, A.P. (ed.) Society and Politics in Contemporary India21 Nanda, J. Punjab Uprooted : A Survey of the Punjab
Riots and the Rehablitation Problems22 Nehru, Jawaharlal India’s Foreign Policy23 Pande, B.N. A Centenary History of the Indian National
Congress, Vol. IV24 Phillips, C.H. (ed.) The Partition of India : Policies and
Perspectives 1935-194725 Rana, A.P. Imperatves of Non-Alignment26 Rao, U. Bhaskar The Story of Rehabilitation27 Santhanam, K. Union-State Relations in India28 Satyamurti, T.V. India Since Independence29 Srinivas, M.N. Caste in India and Other Essays30 Srinivas, M.N. Social Change in India31 Tandon, B.B. & Tandon, K.K. Indian Economy32 Willet, Peter The Non-Aligned Movement : Origins of the
Third World Alliance33 Yadav, Rajbir Bharat Ki Videsh Niti (Hindi)
Paper – XXX : Business History of India Max. Marks : 100
Internal Assessment: 20External Marks : 80
Time : 3 hrs.
Note :- The question paper will consist of ten questions, i.e., two questions from each unit. The candidate shall attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit. All questions of 16 marks each.
Unit – I Business in Pre-Colonial India : Caste and Business Communities; Trade – Internal and External; Credit and Indigenous Banking; Potentialities of Capitalist Growth
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Unit – II Indian Trade and East India Company : Company’s Trading Interests in India upto 1757; British Private Trade in India in Eighteenth Century; East India Company’s Trade 1757-1883
Unit – III Business, Credit and Agency Houses : European Agency Houses 1793-1848; Indigenous Bankers 1800-1850; Origin and Growth of Managing Agencies
Unit – IV Expansion of Trade and Business : Railways and Telegraphs – Their Impact on Business and Trade; Emergence of Modern Banking System and its Impact on Business and Trade; European Chambers of Commerce –Their Business Interests in India
Unit – V Emergence of New Merchant Communities : Indigenous Bankers 1850-1947; Rise of Indian Industrial Houses with particular reference to Tata; Founding of Indian Chambers of Commerce; Conflict between British and Indian Business Interests and Its Impact on Indian Politics
Suggested Readings :
1 Bagchi, A.K. The Political Economy of the Under-Development
2 Bagchi, A.K. The Presidency Banks and the Indian Economy 1876-1914
3 Banerjee, T.D. Internal Market of India 1834-19004 Buchanan, D.H. The Development of Capitalist Enterprise in
India5 Chatterji, Basudeb Trade, Tariffs and Empire6 Chaudhuri, K.N. The Economic Development of India under
the East India Company 7 Culloch, Mac Early English Tracts on Commerce8 Doraiswami, S.V Indian Finance, Currency and Banking9 Dutt, R.C. The Economic History of India, Vol. I-II10 Jain, L.C. Indigenous Banking in India11 Kumar, Dharma (ed) The Cambridge Economic History of India,
Vol. II12 Mukherjee, R.K. The Economic History of India 1600-180013 Muranjan, S.K. Modern Banking in India14 Ray, Rajat (ed.) Entrepreneurship and Industry in India
1800-184715 Raychaudhury, Tapan & Irfan
Habib (ed.)The Cambridge Economic History of India Vol. I
16 Roy, Tirthankar The Economic History of India 1857-194717 Rungta, R.S. The Rise of Business Corporation in India
1851-190018 Sanyal, R.N. Development of Indian Railways19 Tomlinson, B.T. The Political Economy of the Raj 1914-1947
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