GALGOTIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW COURSE OUTLINE (September 2012) COURSE TITLE: INDIAN HISTORY (Minor) B.A.LL.B. (Hons.

): 2012 -2013 Faculty: Dr. SALIM JAVED AKHTAR 1.0 Course Description History is unending dialogue between present and past. Studying history has various angles and giving new dimension through interpreting with Historical facts. As such, lectures of social historians enable a person to appreciate various angles of history and build up perspectives. 2.0 Course Objective History is widely believed and perhaps rightly so that todays problems and solutions thereto lies hidden in History. Understanding history of the state, social institutions, people and the culture inherently makes one understand as to how to critically appreciate a fact situation. Thus a lawyer is required to understand the history of political establishment, social institutions and thus evaluate the legal and judicial structure and process 3.0 Course Outcome Research and presentation, delivering lectures, having group discussions and role playing and quality of criticality are some of the appreciation and evaluation methods. One should scrupulously avoid memorization tests as far as possible. 4.0 Evaluation Scheme (A) Continuous Evaluation: (i) Projects 20 (15 marks for projects+5 marks for presentation) (B) Centralized Evaluation Semester: I

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(i) CAT I (Continuous Assessment Test (ii) CAT II (Continuous Assessment Test (ii) End- Semester Examination 10 10 60

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Project submission deadline has to be strictly adhered failing which 50% marks shall be deducted on account of late submission. 5.0 Pedagogy A various learning methods will be used which will emphasize a cooperative learning format. Student led discussions and presentations will be combined with instructor facilitated experiences and lectures. Specific methods include: Class Room Discussion Presentations Projects Seminar 6.0 Syllabus HISTORY PAPER I: INDIAN HISTORY Module 1: i) Introduction History, its Meaning, Purpose and Methodology, Historiography ii) ReWriting of History the controversy Module 2: Ancient India (i)Theory of Kingship, Nature of State and Administrative apparatus: Vedic Polity, Mauryan Polity and Gupta Polity. (ii)Nature of society and economy in the Vedic time and the changes that took place in 6th century B.C., in the Mauryan period and the Gupta period: Vanashram Dharma, Position of Women, Guilds, Feudalism. (iii)The concept of Justice and Judicial systems in ancient India, (a)Concept of Dharma and sources of Dharma Veda, tradition and good custom,

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(b)Dharma Sutras, Dharma Shastras ( Manu Smriti, Yajnavalkya, Narada and other Smritis), Commentaries and Digests, (c)The Scope and method of interpretation of Law in Ancient India and conflict between texts: (1)Dharma and custom (2)Dharma and Royal Ordinances (3)Judicial System Types of courts, Procedures Module 3: Pre Mughal period of Medieval India (i)Theory of Kingship, nature of State and administrative apparatus in medieval India (ii)The nature of society, economy and agrarian structure in the medieval period; Bhakti and Sufi Movement Module 4: Pre and Post Mughal Period (a)Legal systems and Institutions Sources of Islamic law, Salient feature of Islamic criminal law (b)Judicial Organisation: King, Chief Qazi, Judicial officers and Punishments (c)Law with regard to nonMuslims Changes introduced by Akbar Module 5: Age of Muslim dominance consolidation of kingdom to cover Indian subcontinent dynasty religious confabulations economic history of Mughal period administration of justice Module 6: Decline of Muslim rule and rise of British Empire Module 7: Early British Rule and social reform movement Module 8: Freedom movement Recommended Books:1. E.H.Carr, What is History, Pelican Books, Harmondsworth, (Rep.), 1990 2, Arthur Marwick, Nature of History 3. Romila Thapar, Past and Prejudice 4. Romila Thapar, Early India, Penguin from the originst AD1300, New Delhi, 2002 5. Romila Thapar, Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, OUP, Delhi (2nd Edition), 1997 6. R.S. Sharma, Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India, Motilal Banarsidas, Delhi, 1996 7. R.S. Sharma, Sudras in Ancient India 8. R.S. Sharma,Material culture and Social formation

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9. Robert Lingat, The Classical Law of India 10. J.D.M. Derrett, Religion law and state in India 11. Satish Chandra, Medieval India Vol. I & Vol. II 12. D.N.Jha, Ancient India in Historical Outline, Manohar, New Delhi, (Revised Ed.), 2001 13. P.V.Kane, The History of the Dharmashastras, 5 Vols, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, 1930-1932 14. A.L.Basham, Wonder that was India, Vol. I, Rupa, New Delhi, (Reprinted), 1998 15. Irfan Habib, The Agrarian System of Mughal India, 1556-1707, Second Revised Edition, OUP, New Delhi, 1999 16. Sarkar, Sumit., Modern India, 1885-1947, MacMillan, New Delhi, 2001 17. Irfan Habib, Medieval India: The study of a Civilization, National Book Trust, New Delhi, 2007 Suggestive Project Issues: (each student is to choose one topic/issue to carry on research work and prepare and present a paper) 1. Historical Methodology 2. Historiography 3. ReWriting of History the controversy 4. Theory of Kingship 5. Nature of State and Administrative apparatus: Vedic Polity 6. Nature of State and Administrative apparatus: Mauryan Polity 7. Nature of State and Administrative apparatus: Gupta Polity 8. Nature of Society and Economy in the Vedic Period 9. The Changes that took place in 6th century B.C. 10. Vanashram Dharma 11. Position of Women in Ancient India 12. Guilds System in Ancient India 13. Feudalism in Ancient India 14. The concept of Justice and Judicial systems in ancient India 15. Concept of Dharma and sources of Dharma 16. Vedic Tradition and Custom 17. Dharma Shastras (Manu Smriti, Yajnavalkya, Narada and other Smritis), Commentaries and Digests 18. Dharma Sutras 19. The Scope and Method of Interpretation of Law in Ancient India 20. Conflict between texts: Dharma and custom 21. Conflict between texts: Dharma and Royal Ordinances

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22. Judicial System Types of Courts Procedures in Ancient India 23. Theory of Kingship in Medieval India 24. Nature of State and Administrative Apparatus in Medieval India 25. The Nature of Society, Economy and Agrarian Structure in the Medieval Period 26. Bhakti and Sufi Movement 27. Legal Systems and Institutions Sources of Islamic Law 28. Salient Feature of Islamic Criminal Law 29. Judicial Organisation: King, Chief Qazi, Judicial Officers and Punishments 30. Law with regard to NonMuslims Changes Introduced by Akbar 31. Consolidation of Kingdom to cover Indian SubContinent, Dynasty, Religious Confabulations 32. Economic History of Mughal Period 33. Administration of Justice 34. Decline of Muslim rule and rise of British Empire 35. Early British Rule and Social Reform Movement 36. Freedom Movement

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