State in India (103)
The Maurya State: Nature and function, Socio economic basis.
The Gupta State:Administrative organisation, Tributary system and the socio economic basis, Gupta polity
State formation in South India:Chiefdom to Cholas
Environmental History of India(105)
What is environmental history?
Sources of study
Historiography
Man and nature in ancient India: Indigenous environmental knowledge.
Semester 2
State in India (203)
The Delhi Sultanate: Natureand function
The Bahamoni and the Vijaynagar state : Structure function and nature.
Semester 3 (301)
History of Ideas
Formation of eligious idea in India: Vedas , Upanishads, Six school of Indian Philosophy,Jainism, Buddhism.
Environmental History of EasternIndia(302)
Why seperate environmental history of Eastern India
Various ecological zones
History of science and technology in ancient India(305)
Scope and importance of technology n ancient India: Prehistoric , Vedic ,Later Vedic period.
Origin and development of technology, begining of agriculture and its impact on technology.