Syllabus (HISTORY)

Course Type: ME-8

Semester: 7

Course Code: BHISMEB47T

Course Title: Age of Gandhian Nationalism: 1917-1947

(L-P-Tu): 3-0-1

Credit: 4

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective: X

Learning Outcome: X

Age of Gandhian Nationalism: 1917-1947

UNIT –II: Rise of Gandhi

I. Arrival of Gandhi in Indian Politics: Regional Movements, Rowlatt Satyagrah, Khilafat Issue, Political Philosophy of Gandhi-5 classes

UNIT- III: Mass Movements of Congress & Alternative Ideologies

I. Non Cooperation, Regional variations and Swarajists

II. Revolutionary Movement, Trial of Bhagat Singh, Rise of leftist Ideology

III. Simon Commission, Nehru Report and Civil Disobedience Movement

IV. Tripuri crisis: Issues and Ideas of Subhash Chand Bose, Quit India movement-20 classes.

UNIT –IV: Rise of Peasant, Workers, Tribal’s & Linguistic Organizations

I. Peasant Issues since 1919, formation of Regional Peasant Associations and all India

Kisan Sabha, Role of Madan mohan Malviya & Sahjanand Saraswati.

II. Rise of Industrial Worker Class, its issues and Formation of Trade Unions -15 classes

UNIT –V: Road to Partition & Independence

I. Challenges of Communalism (1942- 1947), RSS, Hindu Maha Sabha and Muslim League

II. Role of INA, INA Trials & RIN Mutiny

III. Constitutional Formulas: Wavell Plan, Cripps and Cabinet Mission

IV. Mountbatten plan, Circumstances leading to Partition & Independence- 20 classes

Reading References:

Bipan Chandra & Others, India’s Struggle for Independence, Penguin

A. Tripathi, SwadhinataSangrameBharaterJatiya Congress, Kolkata

Bipan Chandra, The Rise and Growth of Indian Nationalism, Haranand

Judith Brown, Gandhi’s Rise to Power: Indian Politics 1915-22, CUP

S. Bondyopadhyaya (ed), Nationalist movement in India, Oxford

B.R. Tomlinson, Indian National Congress and the Raj, Palgrave Macmillan

Bipan Chandra, Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India, Orient Black Swan

Sumit Sarkar: Modern India 1885 n 1947. Macmillian, 1983

R. Jeffery, J Masseloss: From Rebellion to the Republi

Paul Brass: The Politics of India since Independence

K.G Subramanian: The Living Tradition: perspectives on Modern Indian Art.

Dutta. K.K: Social History of Modern India

Desai A.R.: Social background of Indian Nationalism

Desai A.R.: India’s Path of Development

Prasad, Bisheswar: Bondage and Freedom, Vol. 2