History Structure
Under Graduate
Sr. Year Semester Course Paper Course Title of Paper No. of No. of
No Type Number Code Credits Lectures
1 FYBA 1 G-1 UAHS- Early India:
111 From 3 48
Prehistory to
the age of
Mauryas
Early India:
2 G-1 UAHS- From
121 Prehistory to 3 48
the age of
Mauryas
2 SYBA 3 G-2/ CC- UAHS- History of the 3 48
1C 233 Marathas
(1630-1707)
S 1/ DSE- UAHS- Medieval India- 3 48
1A 231 Sultanate
Period
S-2/ DSE- UAHS- Glimpses of the 3 48
2A 232 Modern World
- Part I
SEC-2A UAHS Tourism 2 16
SEC- Management
234
3 SYBA 4 G-2/ CC- UAHS- History of the 3 48
1D 243 Marathas
(1707-1818)
S-1/ UAHS- Medieval India- 3 48
DSE1B 241 Mughal Period
S-2/ DSE- UAHS- Glimpses of the 3 48
2B 242 Modern World
- Part II
SEC- 2B UAHS Travel Agency 2 16
SEC- and Tour
244 Business
4 TYBA 5 G-3/ CC- UAHS Indian National 3 48
1E ELE- Movement
353A (1885-1947)
S-3/ DSE- UAHS- Introduction to 3 48
1C 351 Historiography
S-4/ DSE- UAHS- Maharashtra in 3 48
2C 352 the 19th
Century
SEC-2C UAHS Research Paper 2 16
SEC- Writing
354
5 TYBA 6 G-3/ CC- UAHS India After 3 48
2E ELE- Independence
363A (1947-1991)
S-3 UAHS- Applied History 3 48
361
S-4 UAHS- Maharashtra in 3 48
362 the 20th
Century
SEC-2C UAHS Archeaology 2 16
SEC-
364
History Structure
Post Graduate
Sr. Year Semester Cours Paper Course Title of Paper No. of No. of
No e Numbe Code Credit Lectures
Type r s
1 MA-I 1 Theor HS-C1 PAHS-111 History: Theory 4 60
y and Method
HS-C2 PAHS-112 Evolution of 4 60
Ideas and
Institutions in
Early India
HS-C3 PAHS-113 Maratha Polity 4 60
HS-04 PAHSELE Social 4 60
-114 Background of
Dalit
Movement in
Maharashtra
2 Theor HS-C4 PAHS-121 Approaches to 4 60
y History
HS-C5 PAHS-122 Ideas and 4 60
Institutions in
Medieval India
HS-C6 PAHS-123 Socio- 4 60
Economic
History of the
Marathas
HS-06 PAHSELE Nature of Dalit 4 60
-124 Movement in
Maharashtra
2 MA-II 3 Theor HS-C7 PAHS-231 Cultural History 4 60
y of Maharashtra
HS-C8 PAHS-232 Intellectual 4 60
History of the
Modern World
HS-C9 PAHS-233 Economic 4 60
History of
Modern India
HS-09 PAHSELE East Asia: 4 60
-234 Japan (1853-
2000)
4 Theor HS- PAHS-241 Modern 4 60
y C10 Maharashtra:
History of Ideas
HS- PAHS-242 Debates in 4 60
C11 Indian
Historiography
HS- PAHS-243 World after 4 60
C12 World War II
(1945-2000)
HS-016 PAHSELE British 4 60
-244 administrative
policies in India
1765- 1892
History
Maharashtra Education Society
Abasaheb Garware College
(Autonomous)
(Savitribai Phule Pune University)
Three Year BA Degree Program in History
(Faculty of Humanities)
Syllabi under Autonomy
F.Y.B.A. (History)
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Objectives:
1) The course is aimed at helping the student to understand the history of early India
from the prehistoric times to the age of the Mauryas.
2) It attempts to highlight the factors and forces behind the rise, growth and spread of
civilization and culture of India along with the dynastic history.
3) It also attempts to help the students to understand the contribution of Early Indians
to polity, art, literature, philosophy, religion and science and technology.
4) It also aims to foster the spirit of enquiry among the students by studying the major
developments in early Indian history.
5) The history of India after the Mauryas is very important to understand the
developments in early India after the Mauryas, which finally led to the transition to
medieval India.
6) The course is aimed at introducing the students to the developments in different
parts of India through a brief study of regional kingdoms up to the tenth century C.E.
7) It attempts to highlight the consequences of the foreign invasions, particularly on
the polity, economy and art and architecture.
Structure of the Course: FYBA (History)
No. of
Lectures
Course
Year Semester Course Code Course Title Remark Credit /Practical
Type
to be
conducted
UAHS-111 Early India: From
Prehistory to the
I Theory age of Mauryas Compulsory 3 48
FYBA
Early India: From
Prehistory to the
II Theory UAHS-121 age of Mauryas Compulsory 3 48
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Semester-I
UAHS-111- Early India: From Prehistory to the Age of the Mauryas
Lectures: 48 (Credit-3)
Learning Outcomes:
1) Develop a value based and thematic approach to the subject.
2) It will provide a better understanding regarding the contribution of Early
Indians to polity, art, literature, philosophy, religion and science and technology.
3) It will foster the spirit of enquiry among the students by studying the major
developments in early Indian history.
Unit I: Early India: Sources [8]
I. Archeaological Sources
II. Literary
III. Oral Tradition
Unit II: Early India: Prehistory [8]
I. Timeline of India
II. Palaeolithic
III. Mesolithic
IV. Neolithic
Unit III: Early India: Protohistory [8]
I. Harappan Civilization
II. Chalcolithic Culture
III. Megalithic Culture
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Unit IV: Vedic and Post Vedic Period [12]
I. Vedic Culture
II. The Mahajanpadas; Developments in Peninsular India
III. Jainism and Buddhism
Unit V: Age of the Mauryas [12]
I. Brief Political Survey
II. Administration
III. Decline
Semester-II
UAHS-121- Early India: Post Mauryan Age to the Rashtrakutas
Lectures: 48 (Credit-3)
Learning Outcomes:
1) Develop a value based and thematic approach to the subject.
2) It will provide a better understanding regarding the contribution of Early
Indians to polity, art, literature, philosophy, religion and science and technology.
3) It will foster the spirit of enquiry among the students by studying the major
developments in early Indian history.
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Unit I: Regional Formations [12]
I. North West
II. Central India and Deccan
Unit II: South India [12]
I. Social Conditions
II. Economic Conditions
Unit III: North India [12]
I. The Gupta-Vakataka Empires
II. The Vardhan Empire
Unit IV: Post Gupta Developments [12]
I. North India
II. Deccan
III. South India
Reference Books:
1) Thapar Romila, ‘A History of India’ Vol. I, Penguin Books, New Delhi, 1990
2) Jha D. N., ‘Early India: A Concise History’ Manohar Publication, New Delhi, 2010
3) Sharma R. S., ‘Rethinking India’s Past’, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2009
4) Thapar Romila, ‘Early India: From the Origins to A.D. 1300’, Penguin Books, 2002
5) 5.Raychaudhari Hemchandra, ‘Political History of Ancient India’, University of
Calcutta,1923.
6) Kosambi D. D. ‘The Culture and Civilization of Ancient India in Historical Outline’
Vikas Publication, New Delhi 1993.
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7) Thapar Romila, ‘Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas’, Oxford University Press,
USA,1998.
8) Mahajan V. D., Ancient India, S. Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi. Reprinted 2019.
9) Basham A. L. ‘The Wonder That Was India, Picador- Pan MacMillan, Reprinted,
2004.
10)Dasgupta Uma, ‘History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization’,
11)Longman Pearson, New Delhi. 2011
12)Altekar A. S. ‘State and Government in Ancient India’, Motilal Banarasidas
Publishers,Varanasi, 1949.
13)Mujumdar R. C. ‘Ancient India’, Motilal Banarasidas Publishers, Varanasi, 1952.
14)Daud Ali, ‘Passport to the Past Ancient India’, Rosen Central Publication, New
York,2009.
15)K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, ‘History of South India’ Oxford University Press, London, 1958
16)Tripathi Ramashankar, ‘History of Ancient India’, Motilal Banarasidas Publishers,
Varanasi, 1942.
17)Gazetteer of India Vol II
18)Gazetteer of Maharashtra
19)Wheeler, Mortimer, ‘The Indus Valley Civilization’, Cambridge History of India,
1968.
20)Possehl, G.L., ‘The Indus Civilization: A Contemporary Perspective’, Alta Mira
Press,2002.
21)Singh Upinder, ‘History of Ancient and Early Medieval India’, Pearson, 2016.
22)Ancient India (History Textbook for Class XI) NCERT, New Delhi.
23)Singhania Nitin, ‘Indian Art and Culture’, MC Graw Hill, 2022
24)Website- ccrt.gov.in
25)Siddhartha K, ‘History and Heritage Through Maps’, Ensemble Publication
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