Delhi Institute for Administrative services

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History Culuture

Module 1: History & Culture (40 Classes)

Unit-1: Indian Culture and Architecture
S.NO Unit Content No of Classes
1.1   Culture : Introduction
  • Modern Indian Historiography
  • Concept of Culture and civilization
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Relevancy of culture
  • Basic Features of Indian culture
  • Cultural identity, religion, region and ethnicity
  • Cultural influence
2 Classes
  1.2 Culture in Ancient India
  • Indus Valley civilization
  • Vedic Culture
  • Popular religious reforms
  • Greek invasions and its impact on Indian culture
  • Mauryan Culture
  • Post Mauryan Culture
  • Gupta Culture
  • South Indian Culture
3 Classes
1.3  Culture in Modern India
  • Rise of west and impact on india
  • Fine Arts (Painting , Sculpture,)
  • Performing Arts (Dance , Music, Drama)
3 Classes
1.4 Religion and philosophy in India
  • Vedic Philosophy
  • Vaishnav and Shaiv Movement
  • Religious reforms in modern india
2 Classes
1.5 Science and technology in India
  • Ancient Scientist and scholars
  • Medieval Scholars
  • Modern Scientist
1 Classes
1.6 Spread of Indian Culture abroad
  • Central Asia
  • South East Asia
  • Arab
1 Classes
Total 12 CLASSES
Unit-2. Medieval History / Culture
S.NO Unit Content No of Classes
2.1 Culture in Medieval India
  • Life Under Delhi Sultanate
  • Rise of Islam and Sufism
  • Rise of Bhakti Movement
  • Painting
  • Music
  • New faiths (Sikhs)
2 Classes
Unit-3. Modern India / Freedom Struggle
S.NO Unit Content No of Classes
3.1 From 1757 – 1857
  • Battle of Plassey,
  • Battle of Buxar, Warren Hastings, Regulating Act, Pitts Act
  • Battle of Plassey, Battle of Buxar, Warren Hastings, Regulating Act, Pitts Act
  • Lord Cornwallis , Richard Colley Wellesley, subsidiary Alliance
  • Lord Hastings & William Bentinck
  • Lord Dalhousie 1848 – 1856
  • Revolt of 1857
3 Classes
3.2 1857 – 1905
  • Government of India Act, Indian Councils Act, Lord Lytton
  • Lord Rippon, Lord Lansdowne, Lord Curzon & Partition of Bengal
  • Rise of moderate  and Extremists
2 Classes
3.3 Indian national Movement from 1905 – 1920
  • Indian National Movement (1905 – 1916 ) – Swadeshi Movement, Rise of Extremism & Minto – Morley Reform
  • Indian National Movements (1905 – 1916 ) – First World war, Home Rule League & Montague – Chelmsford Reforms
  • Emergence of Gandhi in Africa
  • Emergence of Gandhi in India – Champaran , Kheda , Non Cooperation Movement
4 Classes
3.4 National Movement 1920 – 1935
  • Swarajists No Changers
  • Revolutionary Terrorism During 1920s
  • Anti Simon Commission Upsurge, Nehru Report & Demand for Purna Swaraj
  • Civil Disobedience movement & Round Table Conferences
  • Communal Award, Poona Pact & Government of India Act of 1935
3 Classes
3.5 National Movement 1935 – 1947
  • Second World War, August offer, Individual Satyagrahas & Cripps Mission
  • Quit India Movement and Indian National Army
  • Rajgopalachari Formula, Desai – Liaqat Pact & Wavell Plan
  • Cabinet Mission Plan Balkan , Mountbatten Plan & Indian Independence Act of 1947
2 Classes
Total 16 CLASSES
Unit-4. Contemporary Indian History
S.NO Unit Content No of Classes
4.1 Post Independent India Up to 1965
  • Nehru Era : Nehru’s Industrial Policy, India Chine relation,
  • Sastri Era: India Pak relation, Tashkent Treaty
1 Classes
4.2  Indian from 1965 to 2000
  • Indira Era : Pak  Bangladesh Problem, Punjab problem, Emergency
  • Post Indira Era : New Economic Policies, Rise of Non Congress Parties, Vajpayee’s regime
1 Classes
Total 2 CLASSES
Unit-5. World History
S.NO Unit Content No of Classes
5.1  Revolutions
  • American Revolution
  • French Revolution
  • Unification of Germany and Italy
  • Industrial revolutions
3 Classes
5.2 World Wars
  • First World War
  • Second World War
  • Nazi and Fascism
2 Classes
Total 5 CLASSES

Recommended Texts :

  1. India’s struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra and others.
  2. Freedom struggle by Bipan Chandra Barun Dey, Amles Tripathi ( NBT Publication ).
  3. Modern India by Sumit Sarkar.
  4. Modern India (NCERT Publication).
  5. The Wonder That was India by A.L. Basham.
  6. Social background of Indian nationalism by A.R. Desai.
  7. India & The Contemporary world (NCERT for class 9th )
  8. Indian History Part 1, 2, 3 (NCERT)