From ‘Plassey’ to Partition : Political History of Colonial India

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Course would narrate the freedom struggle of the Indian people against the might of the British Raj , the values and ideals on which this freedom struggle was based, the broad socio-economic and political vision of its leadership.

The Indian National Movement was undoubtedly one of the biggest people’s movements, modern world has ever seen. It was not a movement where state power was seized in a single historical moment of revolution. Rather the Indian National Movement involved a series of prolonged popular struggles that galvanized millions of Indians to overthrow the mighty British Colonial Empire. This course would narrate the freedom struggle of the Indian people against the might of the British Raj , the values and ideals on which this freedom struggle was based, the broad socio-economic and political vision of its leadership.

Basic Readings

1. India’s Struggle for Independence, By Bipan Chandra, Mridula Mukherjee, Aditya Mukherjee, K.N.Panikkar and Sucheta Mahajan, Penguin Books.

2. Social Background of Indian Nationalism, By A.R.Desai , Sage Publishing.

3. Modern India 1885-1947, By Sumit Sarkar, Pearson.

4. History of Modern India, By Bipan Chandra, Orient Black Swan.

5. Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India, By Bipan Chandra, Orient Black Swan Publishers.

6. From Plassey To Partition and After : A History of Modern India, By Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Orient Blackswan Private Limited

Further Readings:

1. Freedom Struggle, By Bipan Chandra, Barun De, and Amales Tripathi, National Book Trust Publishers.

2. Towards Freedom, Documents on the Movement for Independence in India, 1942 ,Part 1, Edited by Bipan Chandra & Edited by Salil Misra, Visalakshi Menon, and Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Oxford University Press.

3. Towards Freedom : Documents on the Movement for Independence in India 1940 Part II, Edited by K.N Panikkar & General Editor Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Oxford University Press.

4. Colonialism and Indian Economy, Edited by Amiya Bagchi, Oxford University Press.

5. The 1857 Rebellion, Edited by Biswamoy Pati, Oxford University Press.

6. Social and Religious Reform : The Hindus of British India, By Amiya P. Sen, Oxford University Press.

7. Independence and Partition: The Erosion of Colonial Power in India, By Sucheta Mahajan, SAGE Publications.

Student has basic knowledge about political history of colonial India

Student is able to understand socio-economical and political context of contemporary history of India.

Student participates in discussion with lecturer.

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