BACHELORS WITH UNDERSTANDING INDIA AS VALUE ADDED COURSE
1st to 3rd SEMESTER
UIN022V UNDERSTANDING INDIA
CREDITS: 02
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• To make student aware of the trajectories of cultural development of India and the making of unity in diversity.
• To understand the major forms and phases of freedom struggle.
• To make student aware of the contributors to our struggle for independence.
• To familiarize students with the process of constitutional developments and its emergence as one of the largest democratic
states in the world.
• To make student aware of the major contributions of India to world civilization in the field of science and technology.
UNIT-I
➢ Bharatavarsha: concept and its evolution; Vedic, Epic and Puranic traditions and the making of Modern India.
➢ State and Imperial formation: Rise of Janapadas, the Mauryas, the Kushanas, the Guptas, Pallava, Cholas and
Vijaynagra Empire.
➢ Origin and growth of major religious streams: Vedic, Jainism, Buddhism, Bhakti and Sufism,
Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Religious philosophy of Sri Aurobindo.
➢ Development of literary traditions: Panini, Kalidasa, Veda Vyasa, Valmiki.
UNIT-II
➢ India's struggle for freedom: 1857 as the First War of Independence.
➢ Important heroes of Freedom struggle: Birsa Munda, Bhagat Singh, Chanderasheikher Azad, Subash Chandra Bose.
➢ Formation of Indian National Congress and contribution of Mahatama Gandhi; Making of Indian constitution and its
salient features.
➢ Re-emergence of Swadeshi Movement in India; Flagship Programmes: Jan Dhan Yojna; Skill India Mission; Make in
India; Atam Nirbar Bharat.
UNIT-III
➢ India's contribution to the world, Medical Science: Charaka, Sushruta.
➢ Mathematics and Astronomy: Aryabhata, Baudhyana, Brahmagupta, Ramanujam.
➢ Physics: Kanad, P. C. Roy, Raman
READINGS:
• Basu, D. (2012) ‘Introduction to the Constitution of India'. New Delhi. Lexis Nexis.
• Bhikku, Parekh (1989). Colonialism. Tradition and Reforms: An Analysis of Gandhi's Political Discourses. Neu Delhi. Sage
Publications.
• Bipan Chandra (1987). India's Struggle for Independence. Penguin. Delhi.
• Dhar. P. K. (2000): Growing Dimensions of Indian Economy. Kalyani Publishers. New Delhi.
• Dhingra. I. C. (2020): Indian Economy. Sultan Chand & Sons. New Delhi.
• Dutt, R. and Sundharam (2018): Indian Economy. S. Chand & Co. Ltd. New Delhi
• Gautam A (2009): Advanced Geography of India. Sharda Pustak Bhawan. Allahabad.
• Godschalk. D.R. (et.al.) (1999): Natural Hazard Mitigation Recasting Disaster Policy and Planning. Island Press.
Washington. D.C.
• Gore. M. S. (2002) Unity in Diversity: The Indian Experience in Nation-Building. Rauat Publication. Jaipur.
• Government of India, Economic Survey (Annual). Economic Division. Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.
• K. Roy, C. Saunders and J. Kincaid (2006) (eds.) ‘A Global Dialogue on Federalism'. Volume 3Montreal, Queen's
University Press.
• Kabir. Humayun (1946). Our Heritage. National Information and Publications Ltd., Mumbai.
• L. Rudolph and S. Rudolph. (2008) ‘Explaining Indian Institutions: A Fifty-Year Perspective, 1956-2006'. Volume 2. Neu
Delhi. Oxford University Press.
• M. Singh, and R. Saxena (2011) (eds.), 'Indian Politics: Constitutional Foundations and Institutional Functioning'. Delhi:
PHI Learning Private Ltd.
• Malik. S. C. (1975). Understanding Indian Civilization: A Framework of Enquiry. Indian Institute of Advanced Study.
Shimla.
• Ministry of Human Resource Development.
• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
• Misra, S.K and Puri (2020), V.K.: Indian Economy. Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.
• MoEF. 2006: National Environmental Policy-2006. Ministry of Environment and Forests. Government of India
• MoEF. 2006: National Environmental Policy-2006. Ministry of Environment and Forests. Government of India
• Romila Thapar (2016) History of India. Tylor and Francis.
• S. Chaubc. (2009) ‘The Making and Working of the Indian Constitution*. Neu Delhi. National Book Trust
• S. Cohen. (2002) India: Emerging Power. Brookings Institution Press XXVII. Satish Chandra (2009) History of Medieval
India, Orient Black Swan. Neu Delhi.
• Schneider. T. and Collins, L. (1998): Disaster Management and Preparedness. Lewis Publishers. Washington, D.C. 12.
• Sharma. T.C. (2013) Economic Geography of India. Rauat Publication. Jaipur. XXX. Tiwari. R.C. (2007) Geography of
India. Prayag Pustak Bhauan. Allahabad.
