Freedom Movement in India

Paper Code: 
POL 311
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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 acquaints the students with the nature of Indian Freedom Struggle and the Socio-economic dimensions of the nationalist movement.

9.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1

National movement in India- Rise of Nationalism, Genesis of the Indian National Congress

9.00
Unit II: 
UNIT 2

Moderates and Extremists and Revolutioneries

Causes for the rise of Communalism

9.00
Unit III: 
UNIT 3

Gandhian Era in Indian Freedom Struggle;

Freedom movement in Rajasthan

9.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT 4

Socio- Economic Dimensions of Indian Freedom Struggle- The demand for partition, Trade Union and Peasant Movements, Role of women in Indian Freedom Struggle

9.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5

Problems on the eve of Independence- Partition and Refugee problem, Integration of Princely states, Linguistic Reorganisation of states, Economic under development

Essential Readings: 

RC Agarwal, Constitutional development and National movement of India, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi ,2009

BL Fadia, Indian Government andPolitics, Sahitya Bhawan, Agra, 2013

JC Johari, Indian Government ( Vol 1 and Vol 2), Vishal Publications, New Delhi, 2003

References: 
  • M.V.Pylee, An Introduction to the Constitution of India, Vikas Publication, New Delhi, 1998
  • Bipan Chandra, In the Name of Democracy, Penguin Books,New Delhi, 2003
  • C.A.Bayly ,Indian Society, The Making of British Empire, Orient,New Delhi,1979.
  • Sanjeev P Desai., Calendar of the Quit India Movement in the Bombay Presidency,Mumbai, 1958.
  • Paul Brass,  Politics of India since Independence, Orient Longman, Hyderabad, 1990.
Academic Year: 
2017-18
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