Department Of History

Course Details

COURSE TITLE: HISTORY OF INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
Semester	III
Course Type	DSC
Course Level	200-299
Course Code	KU3DSCHIS205
Credits	4
Total Hours	60

Learning Approach & Marks Distribution

Lecture	Practical / Internship	Tutorial	CE	ESE	Total	Duration of ESE
4	-	1	30	70	100	2 Hours

Course Description

This course aims to provide the students the knowledge on Indian National Movement from 1885 to 1947. It involves a detailed study of the complex historical context of the latter nineteenth century that led to the making of Indian nationalism and the early phase of Indian National Movement. It starts with the development of middle-class nationalism in India, the birth of the Indian National Congress (INC), the moderate phase of the movement, its strategies and contributions. The further development of the Indian National Movement in the twentieth century, the influence of international events on it and the changes in British Indian administration are also included. Development of mass national movement, the works of non-Congress organisations and administrative reforms in the twentieth century are also discussed. The birth and development of communalism and its aftermath on the Indian National Movement are also highlighted.

Course Prerequisite: NIL

Course Outcomes

CO No.	Expected Outcome	Learning Domain
1	Understanding the rise and growth of the Indian National Movement in its various phases.	U
2	Understanding the important administrative reforms in the twentieth century in British India.	U
3	Analysing the role and contributions of different sections of Indian people in the Indian National Movement.	An
4	Identifying the role and contributions of nationalist leaders towards the Indian National Movement.	A
5	Explaining the international events that affected the course of the Indian National Movement.	E
6	Developing democratic sense: the course equips the students to develop a strong democratic sense.	C
7	Create a strong feeling against communal ideology and other anti-national elements.	C
8	Nurture a strong feeling of nationalism and secularism among the students after assimilating the legacy of the Indian National Movement.	C

Course Contents

Module	Description	Contents	Hours
I	Development of Nationalism in India	Emergence of Nationalism – Formation of Indian National Movement – The Moderate Phase. Partition of Bengal – Rise of Extremist Nationalism – Swadeshi Movement. Formation of Muslim League – Surat Split – Minto–Morley Reforms.	13
II	Towards Mass Movement	First World War and Indian National Movement – Ghadar Party. Home Rule Movement – Lucknow Session of INC – Mahatma Gandhi and Early Satyagrahas. Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms – Rowlatt Act – Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy.	15
III	From Non-Cooperation to Civil Disobedience	Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement – Swarajist Party. Revolutionary Movements (1924–1931). Simon Commission – Nehru Report – Bardoli Satyagraha. Civil Disobedience Movement – Round Table Conferences – Poona Pact. Emergence of Trade Union Movements – Socialist Ideas – CSP – AIKS.	16
IV	Moving Towards Freedom	Government of India Act, 1935 – Congress Ministries. National Movement and Second World War – Cripps Mission – Quit India Movement – Subhash Chandra Bose and INA. Rise and Growth of Communalism in India – Jinnah and Two Nation Theory. Post Second World War Developments – RIN Mutiny – Mountbatten Plan – Indian Independence.	16
V	Teacher Specific Module	Conduct classroom presentations, discussions, debates, book reviews, etc., for developing students' interest in the course.	5

Sl. No.	Suggested Reading
1	R.P. Dutt, India Today.
2	B.R. Nanda, Mahatma Gandhi: A Biography.
3	Satyabrata Rai Chowdhury, Leftist Movements in India: 1917–1947.
4	G. Aloysius, Nationalism without a Nation in India.
5	Sanjay Joshi, The Middle Class in Colonial India.
6	Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, Verso, London, 2006.
7	S.R. Mehrotra, The Emergence of the Indian National Congress, Rupa, New Delhi, 2004.
8	Sanjay Joshi (Ed.), The Middle Class in Colonial India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
9	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India Wins Freedom, Orient Blackswan, Bombay, 1959/1988.
10	Sucheta Mahajan, Independence and Partition: The Erosion of Colonial Power in India, Sage, New Delhi, 2000.
11	Jawaharlal Nehru, An Autobiography, Penguin, New Delhi, 1997.
12	Mahatma Gandhi, An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Ahmedabad.

Assessment Rubrics

Evaluation Type	Marks
End Semester Evaluation	70
Continuous Evaluation a) Test Paper - 1 b) Test Paper - 2 c) Assignment d) Seminar e) Book / Article Review f) Viva-Voce g) Field Report	30
Total	100