Unit – IXRise of Indian Nationalism:

Unit – IX
Rise of Indian Nationalism: Social and Economic basis of Nationalism.

Birth of Indian National Congress; Ideologies and Programmes of the Indian National Congress, 1885-1920: Early Nationalists, Assertive Nationalists and Revolutionaries.


 Swadeshi and Swaraj.

Gandhian Mass Movements; Subas Chandra Bose and INA; Role of Middle Class in National Movement; Women Participation in National Movement.


Left Wing Politics.

Depressed Class Movement.


Communal Politics; Muslim League and Genesis of Pakistan.

Towards Independence and Partition. India after Independence: Challenges of Partition;

Integration of the Indian Princely States; Kashmir, Hyderabad & Junagarh.

B.R. Ambedkar – The making of the Indian Constitution, its Features.


The Structure of Bureaucracy. New Education Policy.


Economic Policies and the Planning process; Development, Displacement and Tribal Issues.


 Linguistic Reorganisation of States; Centre-State Relations.

 Foreign Policy Initiatives – Panchsheel; Dynamics of Indian Politics-Emergency; Liberalisation, Privatisation & Globalisation of Indian Economy