History XII

Themes in Indian History Part 1
Theme 1 – BRICKS, BEADS AND BONES (The Harappan Civilisation)
10 Topics
Introduction to Bricks, Beads and Bones
Mohenjodaro A Planned Urban Centre
Tracking Social Differences
Sites, Mounds, Layers
Finding Out About Craft Production
Strategies for Procuring Materials
Ancient Authority
Discovering the Harappan Civilisation
Problems of Piecing Together the Past
The Citadel
Theme 2 – KINGS, FARMERS AND TOWNS (Early States and Economies)
 10 Topics
Introduction to Kings, Farmers and Towns
The Earliest States
An Early Empire
New Notions of Kingship
A Changing Countryside
Rural Society
Towns and Trade
Back to Basics : How Are Inscriptions Deciphered
The Limitations of Inscriptional Evidence
Epigraphy
Theme 3 – KINSHIP, CASTE AND CLASS (Early Societies)
 10 Topics
Introduction to Kinship, Caste and Class
The Critical Edition of the Mahabharata
Kinship and Marriage Many Rules and Varied Practices
Forms of Marriage
Social Differences: Within and Beyond the Framework of Caste
Beyond Birth: Resources and Status
Explaining Social Differences: A Social Contract
Handling Texts: Historians and the Mahabharata
A Dynamic Text
Kurus and Panchalas
Theme 4 – THINKERS, BELIEFS AND BUILDINGS (Cultural Developments)
 10 Topics
Introduction to Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings
The Background: Sacrifices and Debates
Beyond Worldly Pleasures: The Message of Mahavira
The Buddha and the Quest for Enlightenment
The Teachings of the Buddha
Followers of the Buddha
Stupas
Discovering Stupas: The Fate of Amaravati and Sanchi
Sculpture
New Religious Traditions
Theme 5 – THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS (Perceptions of Society)
 10 Topics
Introduction to Through the Eyes of Travellers
Al- Biruni and the Kitab-ul-hind
Ibn Battuta’s Rihla
François Bernier
Making Sense of an Alien World Al-Biruni and the Sanskritic Tradition
Ibn Battuta and the Excitement of the Unfamiliar
Bernier and the “Degenerate” East
Women Slaves, Sati and Labourers
The Imperial Karkhanas
A Warning for Europe
Themes in Indian History Part 2
Theme 6 – BHAKTI –SUFI TRADITIONS (Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts)
 10 Topics
Introduction to Bhakti – Sufi Traditions
Mosaic of Religious Beliefs and Practices
Poems of Prayer Early Traditions of Bhakti
The Virashaiva Tradition in Karnataka
Religious Ferment in North India
New Strands in the Fabric Islamic Traditions
The Growth of Sufism
The Chishtis in the Subcontinent
New Devotional Paths Dialogue and Dissent in Northern India
Religious Ferment in North India
Theme 7 – AN IMPERIAL CAPITAL VIJAYANAGARA (c. fourteenth to sixteenth centuries)
 10 Topics
Introduction to An Imperial Capital Vijayanagara
The Discovery of Hampi
Rayas, Nayakas and Sultans
Vijayanagara The Capital and its Environs
The Royal Centre
The Sacrificed Centre
Plotting Palaces, Temples and Bazaars
Questions in Search of Answers of Temples
The Royal Centre Bulding: Lotus Mahal
Krishnadeva Rayas Rule
Theme 8 – PEASANTS, ZAMINDARS AND THE STATE (Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire)
 10 Topics
Introduction to Peasants, Zamindars and the State
Peasants and Agricultural Production
The Village Community
Women in Agrarian Society
Forests and Tribes
Zamindars
Land Revenue System
The Flow of Silver
The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami
The Mansabdari System
Theme 9 – KINGS AND CHRONICLES (The Mughal Courts)
 10 Topics
Introduction to Kings and Chronicles
The Production of Chronicles
The Painted Image
The Akbar Nama and the Badshah Nama
The Ideal Kingdom
Capital and Courts
The Imperial Household
The Imperial Officials
Beyond the Frontiers
Questioning Formal Religion
Themes in Indian History Part 3
Theme 10 – COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE (Exploring Official Archives)
 10 Topics
Introduction to Colonialism and the Countrywide
Bengal and the Zamindars
Zamindars Defaulted on Payments
The Rise of the Jotedars
The Hole and The Plough
The Accounts of Buchanan
Revolt in the Countryside The Bombay Deccan
A New Revenue System
The Deccan Riots Commission
Revenue Demand and Peasant Debt
Theme 11 – REBELS AND THE RAJ 1857 Revolt and its Representations
 10 Topics
Introduction to Rebels and the Raj
Pattern of the Rebellion
Leaders and Followers to fight British
Awadh in Revolt
Firangi raj and the end of a world
What the Rebels Wanted
Images of the Revolt
English women and the honour of Britain
Nationalist imageries
Repression
Theme 12 – COLONIAL CITIES Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture
 10 Topics
Introduction to Colonial Cities
Towns and Cities in Pre-colonial Times
Changes in the eighteenth century
Finding Out about Colonial Cities
Trends of change in Colonial Cities
What Were the New Towns Like?
The First Hill Stations
Segregation, Town Planning and Architecture Madras, Calcutta and Bombay
Town Planning in Calcutta
Architecture in Bombay
Theme 13 – MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT
 10 Topics
Introduction to Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement
Leader Announces Himself
The Making and Unmaking of Non-cooperation
Knitting a popular movement
The Salt Satyagraha A Case Study
Reasons for Salt Satyagraha
Quit India Movement
The Last Heroic Days
Knowing Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi in Karachi, March 1916
Theme 14 – UNDERSTANDING PARTITION Politics, Memories, Experiences
 9 Topics
Introduction to Understanding Partition
Some Partition Experiences
A Momentous Marker
Why and How Did Partition Happen?
The Withdrawal of Law and Order
Gendering Partition
Regional Variations
Help, Humanity, Harmony
Oral Testimonies and History
Theme 15 – FRAMING THE CONSTITUTION The Beginning of a New Era
 10 Topics
Introduction to Framing The Constitution
Tumultuous Time
Dominant Voices of Constituent assembly
The Vision of the Constitution
Defining Rights
Welcoming the Objective Resolution
The Powers of the State
Need of a strong Goverment
The Language of the Nation
Fear of Domination
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