MLSU 2412 - HISTORY OF INDIA FROM A.D. 1885-1950-II Syllabus : Mohanlal Sukhadia University

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MLSU 2412 - HISTORY OF INDIA FROM A.D. 1885-1950-II Syllabus : Mohanlal Sukhadia University

Paper II: History of India from 1885 to 1950 AD
Max. Marks 100

Unit I
National Movement:
1. Emergence of organized nationalism, political association and the Indian national congress,
Moderates, Extremists, Swadeshi Movement, Home Rule League and the Revolutionaries in
India and abroad, emerging communal tends in the early nationalist movement.

Unit II
Gandhian Era:
1. Rise of Gandhi and the nature of the Gandhian movement's, Non cooperation movement, the
Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India Movement, Swaraj Party, revolutionary left wing
movements, Congress Socialist Party and the Communist Party of India, Peasant and Trade
Union Movements.

Unit III
1. Working of the congress ministries, Subhash Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army,
Royal Indian Navy Mutinies, Telangana Movement, Communal triangle and partition.

Unit IV
Constitutional Development:
1. Constitutional developments up to 1919, impact of the First World War, Government of India
Act 1935, Simon Commission, Nehru Report, Communal Award, Poona Pact, August Offer,
Cripps Mission, Wavell Plan, Cabinet Mission, Mountbatten Plan.

Unit V
India: 1947 – 1950:
1. Princely States: Accession and Integration of the Indian states, Making of the Indian
Constitution, salient features of Indian constitution, social economic and literary trends of the
era.

Books Recommended:
1. Mathur L.P. : Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas
2. Sharma Ram Vilas : Bharat main Angreji Raj Bhag 1& 2
3. Chandra Bipin : Bharat Main Svatantratra Sangaharsh
4. Jain M.S. : Adhunik Bharat
5. Desai A.R. : Bhartiya Rashtravad ki Samajik Prashtabhumi
6. Menon V.K. : Autobiography
7. Sarkar Sumit : History of Modern India
8. Rai Satya : Bharat Main Rashtravad
9. Grover B.L. : Swatantrata Sangram Ka Samvedhanik Itihas
10. Ram Gopal : Bharat Ka Swatantrata Sangram
11. Gaur Meena : Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas.
12. Shukla R.L. : Adunik Bharat Ka Itihas
13. IGNOU Course Material (English & Hindi): (1858 to 1964)