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A: I SEMESTER
PAPER-1: HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA- FROM BRONZE AGE TO 1206 CE
Total Hours – 70-72
Unit-I 12 hrs
I. The Geographical features and their influence on Indian History and Culture.
Himalayan Mountain Ranges - Indo-Gangetic River Basin – Vindhya-Satpur
Mountain Ranges - Deccan Plateau - Western and Eastern Ghats and Coastal
Region.
II. Sources: a) Archaeological Sources-Exploration and Excavation - Epigraphy-
Numismatics and Monuments.
b) Literary Sources: Indigenous: Primary and Secondary Sources, Scientific and
Religious Literature; Foreign Accounts: Greek, Chinese and Arab Writers.
Unit-II 12 hrs
III. Indus Valley Civilization – Introduction - Indus Sites - Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro,
Lothal, Kalibangan and Dholaveera - Main Characteristic Features- Town Planning,
Society, Economy, Religion, Art and Script, Causes for decline.
IV. Vedic Culture- Vedic Literature -Early Vedic period - Later Vedic period - Polity,
Society, Economy and Religion.
Unit-III 10 hrs
V. Socio-Religious reformation Movements: - Causes for the rise of new religions -
Jainism and Buddhism - Philosophy of Mahaveera and Buddha – Contributions of
Jainism and Buddhism to Indian Culture.
Unit-IV 18 hrs
VI. The Imperial Mauryas- Introduction - Welfare State of Ashoka and the Mauryan
administration.
VII. Cultural Contributions of the Kushans- Religion, Literature, Art and Architecture.
VIII. Age of the Guptas – Introduction-Cultural contributions - Administration,
Literature, Science and Technology, Religion, Art and Architecture.
Development of Feudalism in Ancient India
Unit-V 18 hrs
IX. Vardhanas - Introduction - Harshavardhana - Contributions to the Literature,
Religion and Learning - Nalanda University
X. A. Invasion of Muslims - Arabs and Turks - Arab Conquest on Sindh - Consequences
of the invasions of Muhammad Gazni and Muhammad Ghori.
B. Sangam Literature - The cultural contributions of the Pallavas - Local Self
Government of Cholas.

Unit-VI Map: 2 hrs

Locate the Ten places and write the historical importance of it in one or two sentences.
1) Gandhara, 2) Harappa, 3) Indraprastha, 4) Kampilya, 5) Kanchi, 6) Kundagrama,
7) Kushinagara, 8) Lumbinivana, 9) Mahabalipuram, 10) Maski, 11) Mohenjodaro,
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12) Pataliputra, 13) Purushapura, 14) Sanchi, 15) Saranatha, 16), Tanjore, 17)) Taxila,
18) Ujjaini, 19) Uttara Merur, 20) Vaishali.

BOOKS FOR REFERANCE

1
Basham A.L.: Wonder That Was India, (1954), Surjeeth Publication, Delhi. 2007
2 Jha D.N : Ancient India- An Introductory Outline, (1977), Asia Publishing House,
Bombay 2015.
3 Kosambi D.D : The Culture and Civilization of Ancient India- a Historical Outline,
(1965), Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi 1994.
4 Kosambi D.D.: An Introduction to the Study of Indian History (1956), Popular
Prakashan Bombay 2011.
Majumdar R.C., Raychaudhari H.C and Kalinkar Datta : An Advanced History of India
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(1946) 4th Edition, Macmillan Pub. India Ltd. 2010.
Majumdar R.C.: Ancient India, (1952), Motilal Banarsidas Publication Pvt. Ltd, Delhi
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2007.
Majumdar R.C. (Gen. Ed.): The History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume No.
7
1 to 5, Bharatheeya Vidya Bhavan.
Pannikkar K.Μ.: A Survey of Indian History, (1947), Asia Publishing House Bombay
8
2004.
Perccy Brown : Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu), , 4th Edition, Tarapirevala's
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Treasure House of Books, Bombay 1959.
Ramshankar Tripati : History Of Ancient India, (1942), Motilal Banarsidass Publication
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Pvt. Ltd. Delhi, Delhi 2006.
11 Shastri K.Α.Ν.: The Illustrated History of South India, Oxford University Press 2009.
12 Romila Thapar : The Penguin History of Early India. Penguin Books 2002,.
13 Sharma R.S. : India's Ancient Past, , Oxford University Publication 2007.
ಅಂಬ ಯಣ (ಪ ನ ದಕ ) : ಕನ ಡ ಷಯ ಶ ೕಶ-ಇ ಸ
14 ಮ ತತ , ಂ ಅಧ ಯನ , ಶ ಲಯ, .
2009,
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15 ರತದ ಸೃ ಮ ಗ ೕಕ - ಕ , ಂತನ ಸ ಕ,
ಂಗ 2011,.
ಶ ಎ. ಎ .( ಲ) ಅ : .ಆ : ೕನ ರತ ಂಬ ಅ ತ, ,
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ಐ ಪ ಶನ, ಂಗ . 2012
ಜ ಣಚ ಡ (ಪ ಮ ಟ ದಕ ) :ಚ ಟ
17 ಎರ ; ರತ ಉಪ ಡದ ಆ ಕ ವ ಚ , , ಕನ ಡ ಶ ಲಯ,
. 2010
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ರತ, , ನವಕ ಟಕ ಪ ಶ ೖ. , ಂಗ . 1977
.ಎ : ರ ೕಯ ಜನರ ಇ ಸಮ ಸೃ , ಟಗ
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(ಕನ ಡ ಂತರ) ರ ೕಯ ಭವನ.
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22 ಸ ವ . : ಸಮಗ ರತದ ಇ ಸ, ಯದ ಪ ಶನ, , 2015

B.A: II –SEMESTER
PAPER–2: HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 1206 CE TO 1764 CE.

Unit-I 12 hrs
I. The Delhi Sultanate - Introduction - Alauddin Khilji and his domestic Policy
- Mohammad- bin-Tugaluk and his administrative experiments –
Administration of Firoz-Shah-Tugaluk.
II. Contributions of the Delhi Sultanate - Art and Architecture and Literature.
Unit-II 14hrs
III. Vijayanagara Empire –Introduction- Life and achievements of Krishnadevaraya –
Battle of Talikote-1565 –
IV. Administration, Art and Architecture, Literature, Religion, Trade and Commerce.
V. Socio-religious movements: Kabir, Nanak and Meerabai –Sufism.
Unit-III 04hrs
VI. Rajaputs – Introduction – Cultural Contributions – Literature, Art and
Architecture.
Unit-IV 20hrs
VII. The Mughal Dynasty-Babur and the establishment of the Mughal empire-
Sher Shah Suri and his administration;
Akbar - Rajput policy and Religious policy;
Aurangazeb - Deccan Policy and Religious policy.
VIII. Mughal administration, Mansabdari system, Agriculture, Revenue System,
Technology and Urbanization, Development of Literature and Art and
Architecture.
Unit-V 18hrs
IX. The Marathas - Shivaji and his administration - The Peshwas - Balaji
Vishwanatha - Baji Rao I - Baji Rao II -Third battle of Panipat (1761).
X. The Advent of Europeans - The Portuguese - rise and fall- The French and The
English settlements; Anglo - French rivalry (Carnatic Wars)
XI. Expansion of British Empire – Battle of Plassey and Battle of Buxar.
Unit-VI
Map: 02hrs

Locate ten places and write the historical importance of it in one or two sentences.
1) Agra , 2) Ajmer, 3) Allahabad, 4) Amritsar, 5) Arcot, 6) Bijapur, 7) Calcutta, 8)
Daulatabad, 9) Delhi, 10) Fatehpur sikri, 11) Goa, 12) Hampi, 13) Jaunpur, 14)
Panipat, 15) Pondicherry, 16) Raighad, 17) Sassaram 18) Satara, 19) Talikote, 20)
Udayagiri.
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BOOKS FOR REFERANCE

1 Athar Ali M : Mughal India (2006), OUP, New Delhi, 2012

2 Amar Farooqui : The Colonial Subjugation of India. ALEPH Book Company, New
Delhi,2022.
3 Chandra Bipan : History of Modern India, New Delhi, Orient Bookswan, Pvt. Ltd. 2011
4 Grover B.L. and Mehta Alka, : A New Look At Modern Indian History, S Chand and
Company, New Delhi, 2010
5 Habib M.,and K.A.Nizami (eds.): The Delhi Sultanate,Vol.5, 2 parts, ,
People Publishing House, New Delhi. 1992
Irfan Habib : The Agrarian System Mughal India 1526-1707, 2nd Edition, OUP, New
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Delhi. 1999,
7 Irfan Habib : Medieval India-A Study of a Civilization, NBT India. 2007.

8 Jadunath Sarkar : Shivaji and His Times, (1952) Oriental Black swan Pvt. Ltd. 2010,

9 Jadunath Sarkar : A Short History Of Aurangzeb, Orient Black swan Pvt. Ltd. 2012.
10 Mahajan V .D. : Modern Indian History from1707 to the present Day, S.Chand and
Company Ltd. 2007
Majumdar R.C.(Gen.Ed.) : The History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume No.6
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to 8, Bharatheeya Vidya Bhavan.
Majumdar R.C., Raychaudhuri H.C and Kalinkar Datta : An Advanced History of India
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(1946) 4th Edition, Macmillan Pub. India Ltd. 2010,
Percy Brown : Indian Architecture (Islamic Period), , 4thEdition, Tarapirevala’s
13
Treasure House of Books Bombay. 1964.
14 Satish Chandra : History Of Medieval India, ,Oriental Black swan Pvt. Ltd. 2007
15 Setumadhava rao S. Pagadi : Shivaji,( 1983), ,NBT, India. 2008
16 Sharma, L.P. : History of Modern India, Konark Publisheers Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 2010
17 Sharma, S.R. : Mughal Empire in India, (1934), Lakshmi Narain Agarwal, Agra. 1973
Sharma, S.R. : The Crescent In India –A study of Medieval India , Lakshmi Narain
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Agarwal Educational Publishers, Agra,1954

Tapan Ray chaudhari and Irfan Habib (eds) : The Cambridge Economic History Of India
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1200-1700- Val-1, , Orient Longman- CUP 2007.

20 Tripati, R.P. : Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire, Central Book Depot, Allahabad. 1956.
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22 ೕ . . . :. ಅ ಡ ರತದ ಇ ಸ ಪ ಶನ, ಗದಗ, 2009

23 ವ ದ ಎ .ಎ .: ರತದ ಇ ಸ, ಆ ಭ ಂದ 1526 ರವ
ತ ಪ ಶನ, ಪ , . 2010

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ತ ಪ ಶನ, ಪ , . 2010
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ಂ ಂ &ಪ ಂ , ಳಮ ನ ರ , . 2002
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27 ಸ ವ . : ಸಮಗ ರತದ ಇ ಸ, ಯದ ಪ ಶನ, , 2015