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Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought

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Free Online Course: Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought is taught by Prof. Mithilesh Kumar Jha.

IIT Guwahati NPTEL via Swayam
12 weeks long
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Overview

  • Modern Indian political thought is one of the fascinating areas of scholarly debates and discussions in contemporary India. It also signifies a shift away from excessive reliance upon Eurocentric views, methods and concepts to study and interpret Indian society and its politics. The major objective of this course is to introduce the students to some of the key modern Indian thinkers and their ideas which helped in shaping the society and politics of modern India.INTENDED AUDIENCE : UG and PG students of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sciences and EngineeringPREREQUISITES : NilINDUSTRY SUPPORT : Nil

Syllabus

  • Week 1:Introduction to the course: general outline & methods
    Week 2:Raja Rammohan Roy: religious reforms, modern education & freedom of press
    Week 3: Rabindranath Tagore: nationalism and cosmopolitanism, idea of man
    Week 4: Aurobindo Ghosh: self, community and religion
    Week 5: Vivekananda: revitalisation of Indian life
    Week 6:M. K. Gandhi: Hind swaraj and the critique of modern civilisation, India of his dreams
    Week 7:Muhammad Iqbal: community, religion and nation
    Week 8:Savarkar: Hinduism and Hindutva
    Week 9: Jawahar Lal Nehru: Discovery of India, secularism and Internationalism
    Week 10: B. R. Ambedkar: caste, liberal democracy and constitutional morality
    Week 11: Pt. Ramabai: gender and caste
    Week 12: Lohiya: caste & class, and views on Indian languages

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