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Unit
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Topic
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Sub-Topic
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I
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The Story of the First Cities Harappan Archaeology
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· Story of Discovery: Harappan civilization.
· Broad overview: Early urban centres.
· Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major site.
· Discussion
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II
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Political & Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story
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· Broad overview
· Excerpt
· Story of discovery
· Discussion: Interpretation of inscriptions by historians.
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III
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Social Histories from the Mahabharata
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· Broad overview
· Story of discover
· Excerpt
. Discussion
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IV
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History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa
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· Broad overview:
· Story of discovery: Sanchi stupa.
· Excerpt: sculptures from Sanchi.
. Discussion
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V
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Medieval society through Travellers' Accounts
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· Broad Overview:
· Story of their writings: A discussion of where they travelled, what they wrote, why they travelled, and for whom they wrote.
· Excerpts: from Alberuni, Bernier, Ibn Batuta,.
· Discussion
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VI
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Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition
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· Broad Overview
· Story of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi compositions have been preserved.
· Excerpt: Extracts from work of Bhakti Sufi.
· Discussion:
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VII
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New Architecture: Hampi
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· Broad Overview
· Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi was found.
· Excerpt: Visuals of buildings at Hampi.
· Discussion
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VIII
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Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i- Akbari
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· Broad overview:
(a) Structure of agrarian relations
(b) Patterns of change over the period.
· Story of Discovery:
· Excerpt: From the Ain-i-Akbari
· Discussion
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IX
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The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles
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· Broad Overview
· Story of Discovery
· Excerpts: from the Padshahnama and Akbarnama.
· Discussion
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X
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Colonialism & Rural Society: Official Reports Evidence
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· Broad overview
· Story of official records
· Excerpts: From Firminger's Fifth Report, Accounts of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, and Deccan Riots Report.
· Discussion: What do the official records tell and do not tell, and how have historians used them?
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XI
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Representations of 1857
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· Broad Overview
· Focus: Lucknow
· Excerpts: Pictures of 1857. Extracts from contemporary accounts.
· Discussion
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XII
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Colonialism & Indian Towns: Town Plans & Municipal Reports
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· Broad Overview: The growth of Mumbai, Chennai, hill stations, and cantonments in the 18th and 19th centuries.
· Excerpts: Photographs and paintings. Plans of cities. Extract from town plan reports. Focus on Kolkata town planning.
· Discussion: How the above sources can be used to reconstruct the history of towns? What do these sources not reveal?
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XIII
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Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes
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· Broad Overview:
(a) The nationalist movement 1918-48,
(b) The nature of Gandhian politics and leadership.
· Focus: Mahatma Gandhi in 1931.
· Excerpts: Reports from English and Indian language newspapers and other contemporary writings.
· Discussion: How newspapers can be a source of history.
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XIV
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Partition through Oral Sources
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· Broad Overview:
(a) The history of the 1940s;
(b) Nationalism, Communalism, and Partition.
· Focus: Punjab and Bengal.
· Excerpts: Oral testimonies of those who experienced partition.
· Discussion: Ways in which these have been analyzed to reconstruct the event's history.
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XV
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The Making of the Constitution
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· Broad Overview:
(a) Independence and the new nation-state.
(b) The making of the Constitution.
· Focus: The Constitutional Assembly debates.
· Excerpts: From the debates.
· Discussion: What do such debates reveal, and how can they be analyzed?
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