SYLLABUS

DC-2-Indian Government and Politics

1. Approaches to the Study of Indian politics and Nature of the State in India: Liberal, Marxist and Gandhian(09 lectures)

2. Indian Constitution: Basic features, debates on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles (09 lectures)

3. Institutional Functioning : Prime Minister , Parliament and State Legislature, Judiciary(12 lectures)

4. Power Structure in India: Caste, Class and Patriarchy(08 lectures)

5. Religion and politics: Debates on Secularism and Communalism(06 lectures)

6. Parties and Party Systems in India( 05 lectures)

7. Social Movements: Workers, Peasants, Environmental and Women movements(10 lectures)

8. Strategies of Development in India since Independence: Planned Economy and Neo-liberalism(05 lectures)