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Foundations of Indian Political System
Course Rationale: This paper focuses in detail on the freedom struggle of India and India’s tryst with destiny. It incorporates the influences that shaped the course of modern India. It also traces the constitutional development of India so as to provide the student an insight into the present Indian Constitution.
The objectives of this course are to:
1. Understand about the development of Indian Constitution and about the particular arrangement in Indian Constitution
2. Make student understand about the development of administrative structures during the British rule
Course Objectives (CO)
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POL 302 |
Foundations of Indian Political System |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: CO29: Critically understand the legacy of British Rule in India CO30: Identify different administrative changes introduced by the British and understand about different political associations and their political strategies. CO31: Describe and acquaint students with the Constitutional development of state structures and institutions, and their actual working over time CO32: Identify the historical processes and the circumstances in which the Constitution was drafted and about why a particular arrangement in the Constitution was adopted and why not some other, how the institutions grow in the company of actual politics. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
National Movement in India- Rise of Nationalism;
Foundation of Indian National Congress- Role of Moderates and Extremists
Gandhian era in Indian freedom movement ( Non Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India Movement & Position on the role of women in the freedom struggle);
Government of India Act, 1909,
The Communal question and the demand for partition
Constitutional Development in India- Govt. of India Act of 1919 (with special reference to Dyarchy);
Govt. of India Act of 1935(with special reference to Provincial Autonomy);
Indian Independence Act of 1947
Salient Features of Indian Constitution;
The Preamble; Fundamental Rights; Fundamental Duties;
Directive Principles of State Policy;
Federal System
- Laxmikanth,M,(2021), Indian Polity,Noida, Mc Graw Hill Education
- Fadia ,B.L., (2021), Indian Government and Politics, Agra, Sahitya Bhawan
- Ghosh,P., (2021), Indian Government and Politics,New Delhi,PHI Learning
- Sharma, Awasthi, A.(2020), Constitutional Development and National Movement of India, Agra, Laxmi Narain Agrawal
- Agarwal,R.C,(2018), Constitutional Development and National Movement of India,New Delhi Sultan Chand & Sons
- Johari, J.C.,( 2012),Indian Government and Politics (Vol. I& II), New Delhi, Vishal Publications
Reference Books:
- Pylee,M.V.(2014), Constitutional History of India,New Delhi, S.Chand
- Brass,P,( 2009), Politics of India since Independence, Hyderabad,Orient Longman
- Datta,P , (2003), India’s Democracy: New Challenges, New Delhi, Kanishka Publishers and Distributors.
E-Resources:
- Chandra,B.,(2016), India’s Struggle for Independence (184-1947), New Delhi, Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd., Can be retrieved from
Journals :
- Economic and Political Weekly
- India Quarterly
- Indian Journal of Political Science
- International Journal of Conflict and Development
