HIS 314

HIS 314: Contemporary India

Spring 2024 Syllabus .pdf version html version

REVISED COURSE SCHEDULE MARCH 21, 2024 TO END OF COURSE (htm) PDF Version

All links to electronic readings (other than the textbook for the course) via hyperlinks on the syllabus documents above

Indian Politics Since Independence: An Overview

Guha Prolog

COURSE POWERPOINTS

Introductions

Indian History: A Chronological Overview

Indian Geography and History: A Powerpoint

Indian History Outline Powerpoint

Course Content

India Diversity and Unity

Partition

Hindu Nationalism: An Overview

Ø India: The Modi Question Episode 1

India: The Modi Question Episode 2 (particularly important for this theme of the course)

Ø (a BBC documentary, Jan 17 and Jan 24 2023)

o The original broadcast was taken down by You Tube within hours of it appearing. I cannot guarantee how long the above links will work either. You may want to run a search for the films using this link

Pandey, “Can a Muslim be an Indian?”

Savarkar and Hindutva

Savarkar, Gandhi Assassination, and Hindutva

Indira Gandhi and the Emergency

Janata Party and After (also see short film “Rise and Fall of the Janata Party Government”)

Indira’s Second Innings

Two Themes in Recent Indian Politics

Caste: A Historical Approach

Hindu Nationalism Revisited

Hindutva and Women

Modi’s India

Kashmir

MAPS

Political (States of India)

Physical Features

Languages in India

Comparing India and the US on a Map

India: Google Maps

Clickable Map of Contemporary India

PRINCELY STATES

British Princely States. India Maps

Princely States II

Detailed Map of the Kashmir Region pdf

Territorial Changes, 1947-1955 (Schwartzberg's Atlas)

Territorial Changes, 1955-1975 (Schwartzberg's Atlas)

India China Border Dispute

India China Border dispute (Eastern Sector)

Blank Outline Map of India (no states)

Blank Outline Map (with states)

Maoist Insurgency in India

HELPFUL AIDS to STUDY of CONTEMPORARY INDIA

Political Parties and Organizations in Contemporary India

A recent Television Show about Contemporary Indian Issues, Satyamev Jayate

and some critiques of the show HERE and HERE.

India's Ranking: Statistical Data on Contemporary India (now somewhat dated, but still useful in some respects)

Census of India

Pakistan Government Official Site

Official Govt. of India Site

Govt. of India: Directory of Official Websites

SOURCES FOR FOLLOWING CURRENT AFFAIRS IN INDIA

Google News is a great way to search for region-specific news. Select "India" (or any other country) from the drop down menu that normally defaults to "US edition" when you open Google News

NEWSPAPER and MAGAZINE SELECTIONS

The Hindu (newspaper)

The Indian Express (newspaper)

Frontline (magazine)

Outlook (magazine)

https://thewire.in/

https://scroll.in/

Pakistan
Dawn
The Nation

Sri Lanka
Daily News

Bangladesh

The Nation

The Daily Star

The New Age

SCHOLARLY OR OTHER SERIOUS JOURNALS

Seminar India

Economic and Political Weekly of India

Himal South Asia

INDIAN POLITICS (Reports on Earlier Elections)

Congressional Research Service (U.S.A.) Report for Congress: India's 2004 National Elections

Thirteenth Indian general Elections: A Preview By Philip Oldenburg

Other Reports on the Thirteenth Elections

1999 Elections in India

MISCELLANEOUS USEFUL LINKS FOR SOURCES ON CONTEMPORARY INDIA/SOUTH ASIA

center for the advanced study of india

I particularly recommend their links to Resources on India (Other Resources includes links to political parties' webpages; Civil Society pages have links to NGOs and other organizations such as Trade Unions; the Media section is pretty good; and the links in their data section also excellent)