B.A. HONOURS IN HISTORY

CORE COURSE : 3

PAPER : CC-03

HISTORY OF INDIA - II

• সমস্ত ইউনিটটির জন্য : পর্যায় ২, পৃ :১০২ Study Material (B.D.P. History EHI01, W.B.N.S.O.U.)

• ভারতের ইতিহাস ভাগ ১- রাজ্য শিক্ষা গবেষণা ও প্রশিক্ষণ পর্ষদ, ত্রিপুরা সরকার

I. Economy and Society (circa 300 BCE to circa CE 300):

[a] Expansion of agrarian economy: production relations.

• Agrarian Settlements and Agrarian Societies Peninsular India -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [ http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67708]

[b] Urban growth: north India, central India and the Deccan; craft Production: trade and trade routes; coinage.

• Economy and Trade -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67727 ]

• Trade and Urbanization -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67718]

• Crafts and Craftpersons -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67720]

[c] Social stratification: class, Varna, jati, untouchability; gender; marriage and property relations

• Vedic Thought I -- ePG Pathshala (Indian Culture) [Choose Paper : P-05 & Module : M-02]

• Social & Culture in Vedic Period -- ePG Pathshala (Indian Culture) [Choose Paper : P-11 & Module : M-04]

II. Changing political formations (circa 300 BCE to circa CE 300):

[a] The Mauryan Empire

• The Mauryan 'Empire' -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [ http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/64794 ]

• The Mauryas -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [ http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/64795 ]

[b] Post-Mauryan Polities with special reference to the Kushanas and the Satavahanas; Gana Sanghas.

• Post-Mauryan Polity -- ePG Pathshala (Indian Culture) [Choose Paper : P-37 & Module : M-14]

III.Pallavas, Chalukyas, and Vardhanas

IV. Religion, philosophy and society (circa 300 BCE- CE 750):

(a) Consolidation of the brahmanical tradition: dharma, Varnashram, Purusharthas, samskaras.

বইপত্র ও লেখালেখি:

1. প্রাচীন ভারতের পথ পরিচয় -- গৌরাঙ্গ গোপাল সেনগুপ্ত, ১৯৭৬

2. প্রাচীন ভারতের বাণিজ্য -- শ্রীতারিণীকান্ত বিদ্যানিধি , ১৯৩১

3. ভারতবর্ষের ইতিহাস : প্রথম শিক্ষা -- শ্রী রমেশ চন্দ্র দত্ত, ১৮৭১

4. Ancient Indian Social History -- Dr. Romila Thapar

5. Political History of Ancient India -- Hemchandra Roychaudhuri

CORE COURSE : 4

PAPER : CC-04

FORMATIONS AND CULTURAL PATTERNS OF THE MEDIEVAL WORLD

I.Roman Republic, Participate and Empire & slave society in ancient Rome: Agrarian economy, urbanization, trade.

• Roman Empire: Economic and Social Structure -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67910]

• Roman Empire: Political System -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67909]

II. Crises of the Roman Empire.

• Crisis of the Roman Empire -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67912]

III. Economic developments in Europe from the 7th to the 14th centuries: Organization of production, towns and trade, Crisis of feudalism.

• Growth of Craft Production in Europe -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67920]

• Rise of Trade and Commerce in Asia and Europe -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67921]

• Form and Structure of Feudalism -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [ http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67915]

• Phases of Feudalism and Its Decline -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [ http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67916]

IV. Religion and culture in medieval Europe.

• Religion and Culture in Medieval Europe -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [ http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67919]

V. Societies in Central Islamic Lands:

[a] RISE OF ISLAM.

• The Rise and Expansion of Islam -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67927]

• Islamic Society: Rise and Spread of Sects -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/67929]

B.A. PROGRAMME IN HISTORY

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC COURSE : 2

PAPER : D.S.C.-02

HISTORY OF INDIA FROM C. 300 TO 1206

• সমস্ত ইউনিটটির জন্য : পর্যায় ২, পৃ :১০২ Study Material (B.D.P. History EHI01, W.B.N.S.O.U.)

• সমস্ত ইউনিটটির জন্য: Study Material, B.A. History, D.D.E., Tripura University

I. The Rise & Growth of the Guptas: Administration, Society, Economy, Religion, Art, Literature, and Science &Technology.

• The Rise & Growth of the Guptas -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/61900]

• Economy, society, culture and polity: the Guptas -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/61902]

II. Harsha & His Times: Harsha’s Kingdom, Administration, Buddhism & Nalanda.

• The Pushyabhutis and the rise of Harsha -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/61905 ]

III. South India: Polity, Society, and Economy & Culture

IV. Evolution of Political structures of Rashtakutas, Pala & Pratiharas.

• Emergence of Rashtrakutas -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [ http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/61922 ]

V. Emergence of Rajput States in Northern India: Polity, Economy &Society.

• Emergence of Rajputs -- Study Material, eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/61919]

VI. Struggle for power in Northern India & establishment of Sultanate.

• Establishment & Expansion of Delhi Sultanate -- Study material, N.I.O.S.

• The Delhi Sultans -- Ebook, N.C.E.R.T.

• The Delhi Sultanate -- Riazul Islam and C. E. Bosworth, Knowledge Bank, U.N.E.S.C.O.

বইপত্র ও লেখালেখি:

1. ভারতবর্ষের ইতিহাস : প্রথম শিক্ষা -- শ্রী রমেশ চন্দ্র দত্ত, ১৮৭১

2. Ancient Indian Social History -- Dr. Romila Thapar

3. Political History of Ancient India -- Hemchandra Roychaudhuri

4. প্রাচীন ভারতের পথ পরিচয় -- গৌরাঙ্গ গোপাল সেনগুপ্ত, ১৯৭৬

B.A. HONOURS IN HISTORY

CORE COURSE : 8

PAPER : CC-08

RISE OF THE MODERN WEST - II

• Materials for the whole Unit --

Part-II: Rise of the Modern West- II : https://sites.google.com/view/readings-on-history/themes/rise-of-the-modern-west

1. 17th century European crisis: economic, social and political dimensions.

2. The English Revolution: major issues; political and intellectual currents.

• BHI-08 : Block 1 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

3. Mercantilism and European economics; 17th and 18th centuries

• BHI-08 : Block 3 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

4. Political and economic issues in the American Revolution

• BHI-08 : Block 4 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

5. Preludes to the Industrial Revolution.

CORE COURSE : 9

PAPER : CC-09

HISTORY OF INDIA - V (c. 1550 - 1605)

• Materials for the whole Unit --

Part-I: History of India-V (c. 1500-1600) : https://sites.google.com/view/readings-on-history/themes/mughal-india

I. Sources and Historiography:

(a) Persian literary culture; translations.

(b) Vernacular literary traditions: BENGALI.

(c) Modern Interpretations.

II. Establishment of Mughal rule:

• BHI-09 Block 1 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

(a) India on the eve of Babur’s invasion.

(b) Fire arms, military technology and warfare.

(c) Humayun’s struggle for empire.

(d) Sher Shah and his administrative and revenue reforms.

III. Consolidation of Mughal rule under Akbar:

• BHI-09 Block 2 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

• BHI-09 Block 3 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

(a) Campaigns and conquests: tactics and technology.

(b) Evolution of administrative institutions: Zabt, Mansab, Jagir, Madad-i-Maash.

(c) Revolts and resistance.

IV. Political and religious ideals:

• BHI-09 Block 4 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

(a) Inclusive political ideas: theory and practice.

(b) Religious tolerance and sulh-i-kul; Sufi mystical and intellectual interventions.

(c) Pressure from the Ulema.

CORE COURSE : 10

PAPER : CC-10

HISTORY OF INDIA - VII (c. 1605 - 1750s)

• Materials for the whole Unit --

Part-II: History of India-VII (c. 1600-1750) : https://sites.google.com/view/readings-on-history/themes/mughal-india

I. Sources: Persian and vernacular literary cultures, histories, memoirs and travelogues

II. Political Culture under Jahangir and Shah Jahan:

(a) Extension of Mughal rule; changes in mansab and jagir systems; imperial culture.

III. Mughal Empire under Aurangzeb:

(a) State and religion under Aurangzeb; issues in the war of succession; policies regarding Religious groups and institutions.

(b) Conquests and limits of expansion.

(c) Beginning of the crisis: contemporary perceptions; agrarian and jagir crises; revolts.

IV. Visual Culture: Paintings and Architecture.

• BHI-09 Block 4 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

V. Patterns of Regional Politics:

(a) Deccan kingdoms; emergence of the Marathas; Shiva; expansion under the Peshwas.

(b) Mughal decline; emergence of successor states.

(c) Interpreting eighteenth century India: recent debates.

B.A. PROGRAMME IN HISTORY

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC COURSE : 4

PAPER : D.S.C.-04

HISTORY OF INDIA: 1707-1950

I. Expansion &consolidation of Colonial Power up to 1857.

II. Uprising of 1857 : Causes, Nature and Aftermath.

III. Colonial economy : Agriculture, Trade & Industry.

IV. Socio-Religious Movements in the 19th century.

• GEHI-02 : Block 3 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

V. Emergence and Growth of Nationalism .

• GEHI-02: BLOCK-04 -- Indian National Movement

VII. Communalism: Genesis, Growth and partition of India.

B.A. HONOURS IN HISTORY

CORE COURSE : 13

PAPER : CC-13

HISTORY OF INDIA VIII (c. 1857 - 1950)

I. Cultures Changes and Social and Religious Reform Movements:

[a] The advent of printing and its implications.

• History of Publishing : An Overview -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U.

• Advent of Print Media -- Study Material, K.K.H.S.O.U.

[b] Reform and Revival: Brahmo Samaj, Prarthna Samaj, and Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, Arya Samaj, Wahabi, Deoband, Aligarh and Singh Sabha Movements.

• GEHI-02 : Block 3 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

• ব্রাহ্মসমাজ -- study material, Dept. of History, Barasat Govt. College

• ব্রাহ্মসমাজের সংক্ষিপ্ত ইতিহাস -- বারিদবরণ ঘোষ [Archive.org]

• Role & Contribution of Prarthana Samaj --

• Arya Samaj -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/21716]

• Ramakrishna Mission -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/21714]

• ওয়াহাবি আন্দোলন -- study material, Dept. of History, Barasat Govt. College

• আলীগড় আন্দোলন -- Study Material, Bangladesh Open University

• Singh Sabha Movements -- The Sikh Encuclopedia

• SINGH SABHA : FROM ITS BIRTH TILL THE FORMATION OF S.G.P.C. -- SUKHJIT KAUR, International Journal of History and Research

[c] Debates around gender

II. Nationalism : Trends up to 1919 :

[a] Political ideology and organizations, formation of INC

• Indian National Congress: Formation -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/19933]

[b] Moderates and extremists

• Indian National Congress: Moderates and Extremists -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/19929]

[c] Swadesi movement

• Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/19925]

[d] Revolutionaries

• Popular Uprisings: Second Half of the 19th Century -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/19939]

• Revolutionary Trends, Ghadar Party and Home Rule League -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/19950]

III. Gandhian nationalism after 1919 : Ideas and Movements :

[a] Mahatma Gandhi: his Perspectives and Methods.

• Emergence of Gandhi -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/44308]

[b] (i) Impact of the First World War

• The First World War: Causes and Consequences -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/19959]

• Nationalist Politics During the War Period -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/44309]

(ii) Rowlett Satyagraha and Jallianwala Bagh

• The Turning Point -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/44307]

(iii) Non- Cooperative and Civil Disobedience

• Non-Cooperation and Khilafat Movement: 1919- 1922 -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20008]

• Khilafat and Noncooperation Movements -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/44306]

• Civil Disobedience Movement —1930 -1934 -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20038]

(iv) Provincial Autonomy, Quit India and INA

• Political Democratisation in the Princely States -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/44317]

• Prelude to Quit India -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/44328]

• Quit India Movement -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/44327]

• The Rise & Fall of Indian National Army -- Research & Analysis Branch, Central Intelligence Agency

IV. Communalism: Ideologies and practices, RSS, Hindu Maha Sabha, Muslim League.

• Story of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh -- Walter K. Andersen and Shridhar D. Damle

• Hindu Communalism -- Prof. P. K. Datta, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi

• The All India Hindu Mahasabha and the End of British Rule in India, 1939-1947 -- Nandini Gondhalekar and Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Social Scientist , Jul. - Aug., 1999, Vol. 27, No. 7/8 (Jul. - Aug., 1999)

• Muslim League, Jinnah & the Hindu Mahasabha : A Study in Speeches & Statwments of Quaid-I-Azam -- Qalb-i-Abid and Massarrat Abid, University of Punjab

• Causes of Creation of Muslim League -- Shally Rani, International Journal of Creative Research Thought, Volume 8, Issue 3 March 2020

V. Independence and Partition:

[a] Negotiations for independence, and partition.

• Communalism and the Partition of British India -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20097]

• Towards Independence, 1945-47 -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20103]

[b] Popular movements.

[c] Partition riots.

• The Violence of Partition -- Urvashi Butalia, Deshbandhu College

VI. Emergence of a New State:

[a] Making of the Constitution.

• Lesson: Making of the Constitution -- Dr. Srinath Raghavan, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi

• Making of the Constitution of India : A Critical Analysis -- Dr. Abhijit Sahoo, Dr. Tusarkanta Pattanaik, Odisha Review

[b] Integration of princely states.

• Challenges of Nation Building -- Ebook, N.C.E.R.T.

• Integration of Princely States After Independence -- Drishti

• Integration of Princely States into Indian Union -- Study Materials, Raj Narain College, Hajipur

[c] Land reform and beginnings of planning

• Planning & Land Reforms in India -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20126]

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CORE COURSE : 14

PAPER : CC-14

HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE - II (c. 1780 - 1939)

I. Liberal Democracy, Working Class Movements and Socialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries:

• Political Transition in Britain: 1780-1850 -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20441]

• Liberal Democracy -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20531]

[a] The struggle for parliamentary democracy and civil liberties in Britain.

[b] Forms of protest during early capitalism: food riots in France and England

• Industrial Capitalism in England -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20473]

• Industrial Capitalism in France and Germany -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20471]

[c] Early socialist thought; Marxian Socialism û the First and the Second International

• Marx’s Concept of Socialism -- Peter Hudis, The Oxford Handbook of Karl Marx

• The Marxian Theory of Socialism & the Experience of Socialist Societies -- Irfan Habib, JNU

[d] German Social Democracy, Politics and Culture

• Counter Revolution II: National Socialism in Germany -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20526]

II. The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917

• Popular Impact of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution -- Martin Hayford, ESSAI: Vol. 11, Article 20.

• বলশেভিক বিপ্লব -- Study Material, Bangladesh Open University

• লেনিন - বলশেভিক বিপ্লবে তার ভূমিকা -- Study Material, Kulti College

• Significance of the Bolshevik Revolution -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/71832]

III. Imperialism, War, and Crisis: c. 1880 û-1939:

[a] Theories and mechanisms of imperialism; growth of Militarism; Power blocks and alliances: expansion of European empires - War of 1914 - 1918

• Theories and Mechanism of Imperialism and Expansion -- Dr. Meena Bharadvaja, Ram Lal Anand College

• Three Theories Explaining Imperialism -- Tom Ladenburg, Critical Issues and Simulations Units in American History, Digital History

• Imperialism -- eGyamkosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/21825]

• Militarism --

[b] The post 1919 World Order : economic crises, the Great Depression and Recovery.

• The Global Impact of the Great Depression -- Thilo Albers, Martin Uebele, The London School of Economics and Political Science

• Great Depression -- Christina D. Romer, Econometrics Laboratory, University of California

[c] Fascism and Nazism.

• Rise of Fascism and Nazism -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/71834]

[d] The Spanish Civil War

• The Spanish Civil War -- Helen Graham, The Historical Journal, 30, 4 (1987), pp. 989-993

• Ch:2 : The Spanish Civil War 1936-39 -- Andy Dailey & Sarah Lyth Lawley, Access to History

• The Spanish Civil War -- Mike Wells

[e] Origins of the Second World War

• World War II: Causes and Consequences -- eGyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/71836]

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE

PAPER : DSE-3

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE

PAPER : DSE-4

B.A. PROGRAMME COURSE IN HISTORY

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE

PAPER : DSE-2

SOCIETY & ECONOMY OF MODERN EUROPE: 15TH – 18 CENTURY

I. European Reformation: Genesis, nature & Impact.

II. Economic developments of the sixteenth century; Shift of economic balance from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.

III. Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism: Industrial Revolution in England

HISTORY OF NORTH BENGAL – II

Conquest and expansion of British rule in North Bengal.

Growth of District towns, Hill stations and process of urbanization.

Expansion of economy: commercialization of agriculture (Tobbacco, Jute and Rice), plantation economy, trade and commerce.

Land Revenue System of North Bengal. Demographic changes till the end of colonial rule.

People’s participation in the anti-colonial movement in the districts of North Bengal, Swadeshi Movement, Quit India Movement.

Peasant movements with special reference to Sannyasi-Fakir, Indigo, Santhal (Jitu Santhal) and Tebhaga Movement.

Caste movements with special emphasis on Rajbanshi Khatriya Movement and role of Rai Saheb Panchanan Barma.

Merger of Cooch Behar after Indian independence.

History of India (1193-1950)

1. BALBAN’S THEORY OF KINGSHIP, IQTA, MANSABDARI

• একক ১৮: দিল্লী সুলতানির বিকাশ - আইবক থেকে বলবন -- Study Material, WBNSOU

• Balban’s Theory of Kingship -- Sonali I, History Discussion

• YouTube Video : Balban's Theory of Kingship -- Channel : Vidya Mitra

• বলবনের রাজতান্ত্রিক আদর্শ -- Cultivate History

• Delhi Sultanate : Balban's Theory of Kingship -- ePG Pathshala [Choose Paper : P-10 & Module : M-21]

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2. ECONOMIC REFORMS OF ALA-UD-DIN KHALJI

• পাঠ ২ : আলাউদ্দিন খলজীর সংস্কার -- ebook, Bangladesh Open Unversity

• Administrative Rforms of Ala Ud DIn Khalji -- ePG Pathshala [Choose Paper : P-10 & Module : M-22]

• Economic Policy Followed by Ala Ud Din -- Sonali I, History Discussion

• State & Economy -- Study Material, eGyankosh

3. BHAKTI, SUFISM, RELIGIOUS IDEAS OF AKBAR AND AURANGZEB

• Bhakti & Sufi Traditions -- Study Materials, eGyankosh, IGNOU [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/68926]

• ভক্তি আন্দোলন ও সুফি আন্দোলন -- দ্বিতীয় একক, History of India (1207-1757), Study Material, DDE, Tripura University

• আকবরের ধর্ম ভাবনা ও রাষ্ট্রের জন্য নেওয়া ধর্মীয় নীতি -- শিক্ষা সামগ্রী, অধ্যাপক বিকাশ দাস, ইতিহাস বিভাগ, রাজা বীরেন্দ্র চন্দ্র কলেজ

• পাঠ ২: আকবরের ধর্মনীতি, পৃ:৫৫ -- শিক্ষা সামগ্রী, বাংলাদেশ ওপেন ইউনিভার্সিটি

• পাঠ ৬: আওরঙ্গজেবের ধর্মনীতি, পৃ:৯০ -- শিক্ষা সামগ্রী, বাংলাদেশ ওপেন ইউনিভার্সিটি

• দীন-ই- ইলাহী -- শিক্ষা সামগ্রী, অধ্যাপক মঙ্গল কুমার নায়ক, ইতিহাস বিভাগ, নাড়াজোল রাজ্ কলেজ

• ঔরঙ্গজেব ও তাঁর ধর্মীয় নীতি এবং ধর্মীয় সহনশীলতা: ইতিহাসের পুনর্বিচার -- আমিনুল ইসলাম, নবজাগরণ

4. CHATTRAPATI SHIVAJI

• ছত্রপতি মহারাজা শিবাজীর জীবনচরিত -- সত্যভূষণ শাস্ত্রী, Indian Culture, GOI

• Rise of the Marathas in 17th Century -- Study Material, e Gyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/20226]

5. COMPANY’S EXPANSION INTO BENGAL

• The Early Expansion of English Trade in Suba Bengal -- Dr. Pradipta Acharya, IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Volume 19, Issue 7, Ver. VI (July. 2014)

• Lesson: Expansion and Consolidation of Colonial Power -- Prof. Lakshmi Subramanian, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata

• পর্যায় ১০ -- Study Material, B.D.P. in History, W.B.N.S.O.U.

6. REVOLT OF 1857

• Unit-5 Revolt of 1857 -- Study Material, e Gyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/73856]

• পর্যায় ১২ -- Study Material, B.D.P. in History, W.B.N.S.O.U.

7. RAJA RAM MOHUN ROY, ISWARCHANDRA VIDYASAGAR, JYOTIBA PHULE AND SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

• GEHI-02 : Block 3 -- EGyanagar, Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur

• পর্যায় ২১, একক ৪ : সমাজ সংস্কার আন্দোলন -- Study Material, B.D.P. in History, W.B.N.S.O.U.

8. GROWTH OF NATIONALISM, INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, SWADESHI MOVEMENT, RISE OF MUSLIM LEAGUE

• Unit-10 Emergence and growth of nationalism -- Study Material, e Gyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/73861]

• পর্যায় ২২ -- Study Material, B.D.P. in History, W.B.N.S.O.U.

• GEHI-02: BLOCK-04 - Indian National Movement

9. GANDHIAN MOVEMENTS, NETAJI SUBHASCHANDRA BOSE, INDIAN INDEPENDENCE

• Nationalism movement under Mahatma Gandhi -- Study Material, e Gyankosh, I.G.N.O.U. [http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/73863]

• পর্যায় ২৩ -- Study Material, B.D.P. in History, W.B.N.S.O.U.

10. INTEGRATION OF PRINCELY STATES INTO INDIA, AMBEDKAR AND THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION

• Challenges of Nation Building -- Ebook, N.C.E.R.T.

• Integration of Princely States After Independence -- Drishti

• Integration of Princely States into Indian Union -- Study Materials, Raj Narain College, Hajipur

• Lesson: Making of the Constitution -- Dr. Srinath Raghavan, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi

• Making of the Constitution of India : A Critical Analysis -- Dr. Abhijit Sahoo, Dr. Tusarkanta Pattanaik, Odisha Review

ART APPRECIATION AN INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN ART

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to Indian art, from ancient to contemporary times, in order to understand and appreciate its diversity and its aesthetic richness. The course will equip students with the abilities to understand art as a medium of cultural expression. It will give students direct exposure to Indian art through visuals, and visits to sites and museums.

I. Prehistoric and protohistoric art:

Rock art; Harappan arts and crafts

• প্রাচীন প্রস্তর সংস্কৃতি -- Study Material, Dept. of History, Sundarban Mahavidyalaya

• Prehistoric Rock Painting -- Ebook, NCERT

• Rock Art History of Madhya Pradesh: Adamgarh & Nagori -- Zenab Khan , World History Encyclopedia

• প্রাগৈতিহাসিক শিল্পকলা -- Wikipedia

• Arts of the Indus Valley -- Ebook, NCERT

• A Walk through the Streets of Harappa - Gaatha

II. Indian Art (c. 600 CE – 1200 CE) :

Temple forms and their architectural features, Early illustrated manuscripts and mural painting traditions, Early medieval sculpture: style and iconography, Indian bronzes or metal icons

• Temple Architecture & Sculpture -- eBook, NCERT

• Temple Architecture -- Dristi

• Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Architecture -- eBook, NCERT

• The Manuscript Painting Tradition -- eBook, NCERT

• Later Mural Traditions -- eBook, NCERT

• Indian Bronze Sculpture -- eBook, NCERT

III. Indian art and architecture (c. 1200 CE – 1800 CE) :

Sultanate and Mughal architecture, Miniature painting traditions: Mughal, Rajasthani,Pahari, Introduction to fort, palace and haveli architecture

• Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture -- eBook, NCERT

• The Mughal School of Miniature Painting -- eBook, NCERT

• The Rajasthani Schools of Painting -- eBook, NCERT

• The Pahari Schools of Painting -- eBook, NCERT

• The Architecture of the Haveli -- Lonely Planet

IV. Modern and Contemporary Indian art and Architecture :

The Colonial Period Art movements: Bengal School of Art, Progressive Artists Group, etc. Major artists and their artworks Popular art forms (folk art traditions)

• The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism -- eBook, NCERT

• The Modern Indian Art -- eBook, NCERT

• The Living Art Traditions of India -- eBook, NCERT

• Bombay Progressive Artists' Group -- Wikipedia

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MORE RESOURCES:

1. Crafts of Harappa -- Harappa.com

UNDERSTANDING POPULAR CULTURE

The paper examines some popular cultures expressed in different mediums like visual, oral and cultural. In the process of their evolution, these cultures eclectically draw from traditions, articulate anxieties, and even give rise to new traditions. The paper endeavours to equip students with understanding such phenomena historically, with special reference to India. It is imperative that the students use electronic devices to view, record, and document the subject matter.

I. Introduction: Defining popular culture and understanding it historically.

II. Performance: Theatre; music; folk tales/songs/swang and Nautanki:Identifying themes, functionality, anxieties

III. The audio-visual: cinema and television: Indian cinema: Mapping the influence of the national struggle for independence (1930s and 40s); Idealized nationalism (1950s), disillusionment and the anti-establishment mood (1970s and 80s); documentary films Expressions of popular culture in television.

IV. Fairs, Festivals and Rituals: Disentangling mythological stories, patronage, regional variations.

V. Popular culture in a globalized world: The impact of the Internet and audiovisual media.