Syllabus
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Course Code: HIS-E-32(i) Course Name: Social History of India 1200-1947 |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Towards Indian Social History: Social History of India – Sources and Approaches; Indian Social Institutions: Tribe, Caste (as well as Untouchability), Class and Community; Indian Society: Urban Centers and Village Communities |
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| 2 | Social Transition in Medieval India: Impact of Islam; Stratification and Mobility; Position of Women; Educational Systems and Institutions; Syncretic Tradition and Cultural Synthesis | |
| 3 | Colonial Intervention in Indian Society: The British Social Policy and Western Ideas – Role of Orientalists, Evangelicals and Utilitarians; Social Legislations and Social Reforms; Growth of Modern Education | |
| 4 | Social Change in Colonial India: Rise of New Social Classes; Transition in Caste Ridden Society: Debate on Sanskritization and De-Sanskritization/ Dalitization; Conflict between Tradition and Modernity; Changing Position of Women | |
