Modern History of India (From 1750 to 1964 AD) BA 3rd Semester PU

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A History textbook by Mrs. M Paul.

Wrote just for 3rd semester and is also available in various different mediums here in English medium.

•  directly based on the syllabus of PU Chandigarh 
• introduced the students to the historical period of modern times
• geographical maps from 1707 AD to 1964 AD
• previous year question papers are attached
• questions are discussed at the end of each chapter 
• short answers are provided 
• exam related questions are graded           

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                                                          CONTENT 

 Unit-I
1. Foundation of British Rule: Circumstances leading to the battles of Plassey and Buxar and their significance; Reforms of Warren Hastings.

2. Administrative Reforms: Reforms of Cornwallis, William Bentinck, and Dalhousie.

3. The Uprising of 1857: Political, socio-religious, economic, and immediate causes; failure; results.

Unit II

4. Economic Changes: British Agrarian policies; commercialization of agriculture; rural indebtedness; de-industrialization and growth of the modern industry; theory of economic drain.

5. Socio-Religious Reform Movements: Brahmo Samaj; Aligarh Movement; Arya Samaj; Ramakrishna Mission. 6. Depressed Classes Movement: Contribution of Jyotiba Phule, B.R. Ambedkar, and Mahatma Gandhi.

Unit-III

7. Growth of Political Consciousness: Causes for the growth of political consciousness/nationalism; the foundation of the Indian National Congress; national movement up to 1919.

8. Indian National Movement: Gandhi’s emergence; circumstances leading to the non-cooperation movement and its significance; demand for complete independence; the civil disobedience movement.

9. Rise of Communal Politics: Factors responsible for the growth of communal politics; Separate electorate; Muslim League and Pakistan Resolution.

Unit-IV

10. Towards Partition and Independence: Quit India Movement; British proposals for independence; Indian Independence Act of 1947.

11. Significant Developments after Independence,1947- 64: Making of the constitution; integration of princely states; the reorganization of states.

12. Map:

(a) Important Historical Places – Delhi, Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, Goa, Pondicherry, Surat, Plassey, Buxar, Gwalior, Jhansi, Hyderabad, Sabarmati, Amritsar, Lucknow, Lahore, and Aligarh. (b) Extent of the British Empire in 1856. (c) the Republic of India in 1950.

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