S.Y.B.A. HISTORY PAPER III
Syllabus As per Credit Based Semester And Grading Syst em
i. Name of the Programme
- B.A.
ii. Course Code
- UAHIS 302
UAHIS 402
iii.
Course Title
- History of Ancient India
(From Earliest Times to 1000 A.D.)
iv.
Semester
Wise
Course
- As per Syllabus
Contents v. Credit Structure
- Credit (03) per semester III & IV
vi. No. of Lectures Per Module
- 12,10,12 11 & 12,12,11,10
vii. No. of lectures Per Semester
- 45 + 45 Total 90
viii. Scheme of Examination
- 25 marks for Internal &
75marks for External Exam.
ix.
Special Notes, if any
- Scheme of Exam. Given already
S.Y.B.A. HISTORY PAPER III
HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA
(From Earliest Times To 1000 A.D.)
Objectives :
1. To acquaint the students with the different sources / tools of Ancient Indian
History.
2. To enable the students to understand the Political, Socio- Economic and
Cultural Developments of India from Pre Historic times.
3. To enable the students to appreciate the rich cultural heritage of India.
SEMESTER – III
(UAHIS 302)
Module 1: Sources of Ancient India
12 Lectures
1. Archaeological Sources.
2. Literary Sources And Foreign Travellers’ Accounts
Module 2: Indus Valley Civilization
10 Lectures
1. Social and Religious Life.
2. Town Planning and art
Module3:
Vedic Age
12 lectures
1. Polity and Economy
2. Social and Religious life
Module4:
India in the 6th century B.C.
11 Lectures
1. Rise of Janapadas, Persian & Greek Invasions
2 Jainism & Buddhism: Teaching & Impact.
7
SEMESTER – IV
(UAHIS 402)
Module 5: Mauryan and Post Mauryan Period (322 B.C. -320 A.D.)
12 Lectures
1. Mauryan Empire & Mauryan administration
2. Post Mauryan Dynasties – Sungas & Kushanas
Module 6
Gupta Age (320 A.D.- 600 A.D.)
12 Lectures
1. Imperial expansion
2 Classical Age ,
.
Module7
India in the Post Gupta period (600A.D. – 1000 A.D.)
11 lectures
1. Reign of Harshvardhan
2 Invasion of Arabs , Origin of Rajputs, Spread of Indian
Culture in South East Asia
Module8
Major Dynasties of Deccan & South India
10 Lectures
1. Satavahanas & Rashtrakutas.
2. Pallavas & Cholas.
Use of maps and field visits are highly
recommended.
Reading List
Ayanger S.K. (1941), Ancient India and South Indian History & Culture, Oriental
Book Agency, Pune.
Bhattacharya N.N. (1996), Ancient Rituals and their Social Continents,
Manohar Publication, Delhi.
Chakravarti K.C. (1992), Ancient Indian Culture & Civilization, Vora & Co.,
Bombay.
Chakravarti Uma (1996), The Social Dimensions of Early Buddhism,
Munshiram Manoharlal, Delhi.
Kulkarni C.M. (1956), Ancient Indian History & Culture, Karnataka Publishing
House, Mumbai.
Lunia (1994), Life & Culture in Ancient India, Laxmi Narain, Agra.
Majumdar R.C. (1974), Ancient India, Motilal Banarasidass Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi.
Mukherjee R.C. (1956), Ancient India, Indian Press, Allahabad.
Pannikar, K.M. (1922), Harsha and his times, Taraporewalla and sons Co.,
Bombay.
Pathak V.S. (1966), Historians of India (Ancient India), Asia Publishing,
Bombay.
Marathi
Gaydhani R.N. & Rahurkar, V.G. (2002), Prachin Bharatacha Itihas,
Continental Prakashan, Pune.
Joshi P.J. (1994), Prachin Bharatacha Sanskrit Itihas, Abhay Prakashan,
Noida.
Hindi
Mukherjee Radha (1998), Prachin Bharat, Rajkamal Publications, Delhi.
Nagori S.L. (1986), Prachin Bharat, R.B.S.A. Publishers, Jaipur.
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
The performance of the learner shall be evaluated into two parts. The
Learner’s performance shall be assessed by Internal Assessment with 25 %
marks in the first part by conducting the Semester End with 75% marks in the
second part. The allocation of marks for the internal Assesment and Semester
End Examinations are as shown below :-
A) Internal Assessment 25 Marks 25 % :
(B) EXTERNAL,THEORY EXAMINATION
N.B.
Total Marks - 75
Time – 2 hours 30
minutes
1
Attempt any five questions
2
Each Question carries 15 Marks.