University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Unit.1: Sources for the history of modern India -- Major approaches to the history of modern India -- Unit.2: Advent of Europeans and consolidation of British power in India -- Advent of the Europeans in India -- India on the eve of brutish conquest -- Expansion and consolidation of british power in India -- Unit.3: Rising resentment against company rule -- The revolt of 1857 -- Unit.4: Reform movements -- Socio-religious reform movements: General features -- A general survey of socio-cultural reform movements -- Unit.5: The struggle begins -- Beginning of modern nationalism in India -- Indian national congress: Foundation and the moderate phase -- Unit.6: National movement (1905-1918) -- Era of militant nationalism (1905-1909) -- First phase of revolutionary activities (1907-1917) -- First world war and nationalist response -- Unit.7: Era of mass nationalism begins (1919-1939) -- Emergence of Gandhi -- Non-cooperation movement and khilafat aandolan -- Emergence of swarajists, socialist ideas, revolutionary activities and other new forces revolutionary activities and other new forces -- Simon commission and the Nehru report -- Civil disobedience movement and round table conferences -- Debates on the future strategy after civil disobedience movement -- Congress rule in provinces -- Nationalist response in the wake of world war II -- Quit India movement, demand for pakistan, and the INA -- Post-war national scenario -- Independence with partition -- Unit.9: India under British rule: Governance and other aspects -- Constitutional, administrative and judicial developments -- Survey of British policies in India -- Economic impact of British rule in India -- Development of Indian press -- Development of education -- Peasant movements 1857-1947 -- The movement of the working class -- Independence and after -- Challenges before the new-born nation -- The Indian states -- Making of the constitution for India -- First general elections -- Developments under Nehru's leadership (1947-64).