Indian History - Modern India
Description
A comprehensive study of India’s transformation under colonial rule, rise of the National Movement, and early post-Independence developments.
Learning Objectives
Learners will critically examine the causes and effects of British colonialism, trace key milestones of national resurgence, and connect these with contemporary India.
Topics (19)
Formation of SRC, States Reorganisation Act 1956, impact on Indian polity.
Early European contacts, Carnatic and Anglo-Mysore wars, subsidiary alliances, annexation policies, Doctrine of Lapse, resistance to conquest.
Land settlements, drain of wealth, impact on handicrafts, famines, Deindustrialization, commercialization of agriculture.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Aligarh Movement, Prarthana Samaj, impact on society.
Formation of Indian National Congress, early demands, moderate phase leaders, ideological evolution.
Split within INC, rise of extremism, Partition of Bengal protests, revolutionary secret societies, Ghadar Movement.
Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience, Quit India Movement, Salt March, rise of mass politics.
Events leading to INA’s formation, Azad Hind Government, military campaigns, impact on freedom movement.
Acts from Regulating Act of 1773 to Indian Independence Act of 1947; evolution of representation, right, governance.
Role of Sardar Patel, VP Menon, policies, and key events (Hyderabad, Junagadh, Kashmir); legal and diplomatic measures.
Economic strategy, language reorganization, integration processes, constitutional consolidation, refugee rehabilitation.
Revival of arts, scientific temper, literary movements, key personalities.
Major figures: Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Lala Lajpat Rai, others; revolutionary activities.
Acts of 1919, 1935, Indian Independence Act, and others.
Contribution to war efforts, economic and political effects, national movement acceleration.
Revolt of 1857, Partition of Bengal, Jallianwala Bagh, Non-Cooperation, Dandi March, Quit India.
Principles of Panchsheel, Jawaharlal Nehru’s diplomacy, NAM, Indo-China and Indo-Pak relations.
Planning Commission, Five Year Plans, Green Revolution, License Raj, economic crises.
Causes, communalism, creation of Pakistan, displacement, violence, socio-political impacts, integration of princely states.