Indian Political Thinkers Past Paper PDF MJA-321 2024-25

# Institute for Excellence in Higher Education (IEHE), Bhopal ## Department of Political Science and Public Administration ### PART-A: INTRODUCTION | Program | Class | Semester | Session | |---|---|---|---| | UG | B.A. | III | w. e. f. 2024-25 | ### SUBJECT: POLITICAL SCIENCE | No. | Item | Descr...

# Institute for Excellence in Higher Education (IEHE), Bhopal ## Department of Political Science and Public Administration ### PART-A: INTRODUCTION | Program | Class | Semester | Session | |---|---|---|---| | UG | B.A. | III | w. e. f. 2024-25 | ### SUBJECT: POLITICAL SCIENCE | No. | Item | Description | |---|---|---| | 1. | Course Code | MJA-321 | | 2. | Course Title | Indian Political Thinkers | | 3. | Course Type | Major 3 | | 4. | Pre-Requisite | The student should have passed 12th | | 5. | Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) | After completing this course student will be able to: - COL1: Students will be able to understand of Manu and Kautilya. - CO2: Students will be able to explain Social and Political Ideas of Swami Vivekananda, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Shri Aurobindo Ghosh. - CO3: They will be able to explain the key ideas of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Savarkar and Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. - CO4: Students will be able to evaluate the ideas of Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan and Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay. - CO5: They will be able to understand the contribution of Women in Indian Political Thought through the study of Pandita Ramabai and Savitri Phule. | | 6. | Credit Value | (6) | **Code Details:** Gender (1), Environment & Sustainability (2), Human Values (3), Professional Ethics (4), Employability (5), Entrepreneurship (6), Skill Development (7) **Signature of Members:** | Name | Signature | |---|---| | | | | | | | **Date of BOS:** 25/6/24 | **Signature of the Chairperson (BOS):** Dr. Indu Pandey | # PART-B: CONTENT OF THE COURSE | Module | Topics | No. of Lectures | |---|---|---| | 1. | Manu and Kautilya - a. Manu: The Origin and Form of the State, Saptanga Philosophy, Mandala Principles and Six-Fold Policy. - b. Kautilya: The origin and nature of the State, The Saptanga Doctrine, The Council of Ministers, The Mandal Doctrine and the Sixfold Policy. | 20 | **Keywords:** state, mandala, saptang, justice **Suggested Readings:** - Rao, K. (2005). Manu's Ideas on Administration. The Indian Journal of Political Science, 66(3), pp. 489-502. - Modelski, G. (1964). Kautilya: Foreign Policy and International System in the Ancient Hindu World. The American Political Science Review, 58(3). pp. 549-560. - Mukherjee, B. (1976). Kautilya's Concept of Diplomacy. Calcutta: Minerva Associates Publications. - Mishra, A. K. (2015). The Importance of the Spies in Ancient Indian Sharma, Diplomacy. New Delhi: Sanjeev Prakashan. - Dhar, S. (1981). Kautilya and the Arthashastra. New Delhi: Marwah publication. - Dutt, M. N. (2003). Manusmriti. New Delhi. Vedic Books. - Jolly, J. (1923). Kautiliyam Arthashastram- Arthashastra of Kautilya. New Delhi: Motilal Banarasi Dass. **Code Details:** Gender (1), Environment & Sustainability (2), Human Values (3), Professional Ethics (4), Employability (5), Entrepreneurship (6), Skill Development (7) **Signature of Members:** | Name | Signature | |---|---| | | | | | | | **Date of BOS:** 25/1124 | **Signature of the Chairperson (BOS):** Dr. Indu Pandey | # II. Swami Vivekananda, Aurobindo & Tilak - a. Swami Vivekananda: Views on Nationalism and Universalism - b. Aurobindo: Views on Indian Nationalism - c. Tilak: Social reform, Nationalism and Swaraj **Keywords:** nation, community, nationalism, swaraj **Suggested Readings:** - Basu, S. (2002). Religious Revivalism as Nationalist Discourse: Swami Vivekananda and New Hinduism in Nineteenth-Century Bengal. London: Oxford University Press. - Gokhale, B. (1964). Swami Vivekananda and Indian Nationalism. Journal of Bible and Religion, 32(1), pp.35-42. - Kumar, N. (1992). The Swami and the Mahatma: The Socio-Political Relevance. The Indian Journal of Political Science, 53(3), pp.297-313. - S. Vivekananda, (2007) 'The Real and the Apparent Man', S. Bodhasarananda (ed.), Selections from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Kolkata: Advaita Ashrama, pp. 126-129. - Sen, (2003) 'Swami Vivekananda on History and Society', in Swami Vivekananda, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 62-79. - H. Rustav, (1998) 'Swami Vivekananda and the Ideal Society', in W. Radice (ed.), Swami Vivekananda and the Modernisation of Hinduism, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 264-280. - Ghosh, A.(1996). On Nationalism. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram. - Singh, K. (1963). Prophet of Indian Nationalism: Study of the Political Thought of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh 1893-1910. London: Allen and Unwin. - Varma, V. (1957). Sri Aurobindo's Philosophy of Political Vedantism. The Indian Journal of Political Science, 18(1), pp.24-35. - Ragi, Sangit K (2017) in Roy, Himanshu and Singh M. P. Indian Political Thought, Pearson, Delhi. - Rao, P. V. (2010). Foundations of Tilak's Nationalism. Orient Blackswan. New Delhi. - Varma, V. (1958). Political Philosophy of Lokamanya Tilak. The Indian Journal of Political Science, 19 (1), pp.15-24. - Brown, D. (1958). The Philosophy of Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Karmavs. Jnanainthe Gita Rahasya. The Journal of Asian Studies, 17(2), pp.197-206. **Code Details:** Gender (1), Environment & Sustainability (2), Human Values (3), Professional Ethics (4), Employability (5), Entrepreneurship (6), Skill Development (7) **Signature of Members:** | Name | Signature | |---|---| | | | | | | | **Date of BOS:** 25/6/24 | **Signature of the Chairperson (BOS):** Dr. Indu Pandey | # III. Gandhi, Savarkar, Jawaharlal Nehru & B. R. Ambedkar - a. Gandhi: State, Truth, Non Violence, Swadeshi & Swaraj - b. Savarkar: Hindutva and Social Reforms - c. Jawaharlal Nehru: Views on Democratic Socialism, Secularism and Internationalism - d. B. R. Ambedkar: Social Justice, Democratic Socialism, role in constitution Framing **Keywords:** ahimsa, satyagrah, socialism **Suggested Readings:** - Gandhi,M.K.(1948).Hinduism, Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. Delhi: National Book Trust. - Gandhi, M.K.(1948).AnAutobiographyortheStoryofMyExperimentswithTr uth.Ahmedabad:Navajivan. - Gandhi, M.K.(1938).TheHindSwarajor Indian HomeRule.Ahmedabad:Nav ajiva. - Parel, A. J. (Ed.). (1997). Hind Swaraj and Other Writings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - M. Gandhi, (1991) 'Satyagraha: Transforming Unjust Relationships through the Power of the Soul', in S. Hay (ed.), Sources of Indian Tradition, Vol. 2.Second Edition, New Delhi: Penguin, pp. 265-270. - Parel, (ed.), (2002) 'Introduction', in Gandhi, freedom and Self Rule, Delhi: Vistaar Publication. - D. Dalton, (1982) Indian Idea of Freedom: Political Thought of Swami Vivekananda, Aurobindo Ghose, Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, Gurgaon: The Academic Press, pp. 154-190. - Banerjee, N.N.(1989).TheUndauntedPatriot.InSwatantryaveer Savarkar Ra shtriya Smarak. Bombay, pp.57-61. - Godbole, V.S.(2004) Rationalismof Veer Savarkar. Thane: ItihasPatrikaPrakashan. - Keer, D.(1966). Veer Savarkar. Bombay: Popular Prakashan. - Savarkar, V.D.(1969).Hindutva.Bombay: Veer Savarkar Prakashan. - Ragi, SangitK (2017) in Roy, Himanshu and Singh M.P. Indian Political Thought, Pearson, Delhi. - V.Savarkar, 'Hindutva is Different from Hinduism', available at http://www.savarkar.org/en/hindutva-/essentials-hindutva/hindutva-different-hinduism, Accessed: 19.04.2013 - J. Sharma, (2003) Hindutva: Exploring the Idea of Hindu Nationalism, Delhi: Penguin, pp. 124-172. - Nehru, Jawaharlal, The Discovery of India, Bombay, Asia Publishing, 1961. - Jha, Shefali, "Secularism in the Constitutent Assembly Debates" EPW, July 2002, pp. 3175-3180. - Dwivedi, H., &Sinha, R. (2005).Dr.Ambedkar:ThePioneerofSocial Democracy. TheIndian Journal of Political Science, 66(3), pp.661-666. - Gore, M.S.(1993).TheSocialContextofanIdeology: Ambedkar'sPoliticaland Social Thought. Delhi: Sage Publication. - J. Nehru, (1991) 'Selected Works', in S. Hay (ed.), Sources of Indian Tradition, Vol. 2, Second Edition, New Delhi: Penguin, pp. 317-319. - R. Pillai, (1986) 'Political thought of Jawaharlal Nehru', in Th. Pantham, and K. Deutsch (eds.), Political Thought in Modem India, New Delhi: Sage, pp. 260-274. - B. Zachariah, (2004) Nehru, London: Routledge Historical Biographies, pp. 169-213. Additional Reading: P. Chatterjee, (1986) 'The Moment of Arrival: Nehru and the Passive Revolution', in Nationalist Thought and the Colonial World: A Derivative Discourse? London: Zed Books, pp. 131-166 - B. Ambedkar, (1991) 'Constituent Assembly Debates', S. Hay (ed.), Sources of Indian Tradition, Vol. 2, Second Edition, New Delhi: Penguin, pp. 342-347. - V. Rodrigues, (2007) 'Good society, Rights, Democracy Socialism', in S. Thorat and Aryama (eds.), Ambedkar in Retrospect - Essays on Economics, Politics and Society, Jaipur: IIDS and Rawat Publications. - B. Mungekar, (2007) 'Quest for Democratic Socialism', in S. Thorat, and Aryana (eds.), Ambedkar in Retrospect - Essays on Economics, Politics and Society, Jaipur: IIDS and Rawat Publications, pp. 121-142. - Narendra, J. (1991). Neglected Economic Thought of Babasaheb Ambedkar. Economic and Political Weekly, 26(15), pp.980-982. **Code Details:** Gender (1), Environment & Sustainability (2), Human Values (3), Professional Ethics (4), Employability (5), Entrepreneurship (6), Skill Development (7) **Signature of Members:** | Name | Signature | |---|---| | | | | | | | **Date of BOS:** 25/6/24 | **Signature of the Chairperson (BOS):** Dr. Indu Pandey | # IV. Ram Manohar Lohia & Jay Prakash Narayan & Deen Dayal Upadhyay - a. Ram Manohar Lohia: Social and political ideas, concept of Chaukhamba state, socialist thought. - b. Jay Prakash Narayan: Sarvodaya, Total revolution and party system - c. Deen Dayal Upadhyay: Integral Humanism **Keywords:** hindutva, humanism, socialism, economic reforms **Suggested Readings:** - Doctor, A.(1988). Lohia'sQuestforan AutonomousSocialism.TheIndianJou rnalofPoliticalScience, 49(3), pp.312-327. - Lohia, R.M.(1952).AspectsofSocialistPolicy.Bombay:TullochRoad. - Narayan, J. P. (1965). Socialism, SarvodayaandDemocracy. AsiaPublishingHouse. - Samaddar, R. (2008).JayaprakashNarayanandtheProblemofRepresentative Democracy.Economic andPoliticalWeekly,43(31),pp.49-58. - Tolpadi, R. (2010). Context, DiscourseandVisionofLohia'sSocialism.Econo micandPoliticalWeekly, 45(40),pp.71-77. - Varma, S.(1975).JayaPrakashNarayan'sPolitics.SocialScientist,3(11), pp.38-46. - M. Anees and V. Dixit (eds.), (1984) Lohia: Many Faceted Personality, Rammanohar Lohia Smarak Smriti. - S. Sinha, (2010) 'Lohia's Socialism: An underdog's perspective', in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XLV (40) pp. 51-55. - A. Kumar, (2010) 'Understanding Lohia's Political Sociology: Intersectionality of Caste, Class, Gender and Language Issue', in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XLV (40), pp. 64-70. - Banerjee, N.N.(1989).TheUndauntedPatriot.InSwatantryaveer Savarkar Ra shtriya Smarak. Bombay, pp.57-61. - Godbole, V.S.(2004) Rationalismof Veer Savarkar. Thane: ItihasPatrikaPrakashan. - Keer, D.(1966). Veer Savarkar. Bombay: Popular Prakashan. - Savarkar, V.D.(1969).Hindutva.Bombay: Veer Savarkar Prakashan. - Ragi, SangitK (2017) in Roy, Himanshu and Singh M.P Indian Political Thought, Pearson, Delhi. - V.Savarkar, 'Hindutva is Different from Hinduism', available at http://www.savarkar.org/en/hindutva-/essentials-hindutva/hindutva-different-hinduism, Accessed: 19.04.2013 - J. Sharma, (2003) Hindutva: Exploring the Idea of Hindu Nationalism, Delhi: Penguin, pp. 124-172 - Nene, V.V.(2014).Pt.Deendayal Upadhyaya-Ideology & PerceptionPart-2. Integral Humanism. New Delhi: Suruchi Prakashan. - Swaroop,D.(Ed.). (1992). Deen Dayal Upadhya's Integral Humanism.New Delhi: DRI. - Upadhyay, D.D.(1968).Political Diary. NewDelhi: SuruchiPrakashan. **Code Details:** Gender (1), Environment & Sustainability (2), Human Values (3), Professional Ethics (4), Employability (5), Entrepreneurship (6), Skill Development (7) **Signature of Members:** | Name | Signature | |---|---| | | | | | | | **Date of BOS:** 25/6/24 | **Signature of the Chairperson (BOS):** Dr. Indu Pandey | # V. Contribution of Women Thinkers - a. Pandita Ramabai - b. Savitri Bai Phule **Keywords:** women, reforms, education, patriarchy **Suggested Readings:** - Kosambi, Meera. (1988). Women, Emancipation and Equality: Pandita Ramabai's contribution to Women's Case,, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.23. - Omvedt, Gail. Review. (2000). Towards a theory of 'Brahmanic Patriarchy'. EPW, Vol. 35. - Chakravarty Uma. The Life and times of Pandita ramabai, Kali Press. - Rege, Sharmila. (1998). Dalit Women talk differently: A Critique of 'difference' and towards a Dalit Feminist Standpoint Position, EPW, Vol.33 - Ghosal, Guha Sarbani. (2005). Major Trends of feminism in India, Indian journal of political science, Vol.66. - Rao, Anupama. (2005). Sexuality and the Family Form, EPW, Vol.40. **Code Details:** Gender (1), Environment & Sustainability (2), Human Values (3), Professional Ethics (4), Employability (5), Entrepreneurship (6), Skill Development (7) **Signature of Members:** | Name | Signature | |---|---| | | | | | | | **Date of BOS:** 25/6/24 | **Signature of the Chairperson (BOS):** Dr. Indu Pandey | # PART-C: LEARNING RESOURCES ## Textbooks, Reference Books, Other Resources ### Recommended Books - Political Thought (East and West) – R.C. Gupta - Indian Political Thought - Dr. Urmila Sharma and Dr. S.K. Sharma - Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers- Mahendra Pratap & Himanshu Roy, Pearson India - Foundations of Indian Political Thought: An Interpretation - From Manu to the Present Day - V. R. Mehta (Manohar Publications) - Modern Indian Political Thought: Text and Context - Bidyut Chakrabarty and Rajendra Kumar Pandey (Sage India) - बीसवीं सदी की राजनैतिक चिंतन की प्रमुख धाराएं - बी आर पुरोहित, 1973 - राजनीतिविज्ञान (बी.ए. द्वितीय वर्ष) डॉ पुखराज जैन - भारतीय राजनीतिक चिंतन डॉ उर्मिला शर्मा एवं डॉ एस के शर्मा - आधुनिक भारतीय राजनीतिक चिंतन- वी. पी. वर्मा, 1982. - भारतीय राजनीतिक विचारक बी. एम शर्मा, रामकृष्ण दत्त शर्मा, सविता शर्मा ### Suggestive digital platform web links - https://www.jstor.org - https://www.mkgandhi.org/ebks/gandhiebooks.htm ### Suggested equivalent online courses - NPTEL Course: INTRODUCTION TO MODERN INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT - SWAYAM Course: **Code Details:** Gender (1), Environment & Sustainability (2), Human Values (3), Professional Ethics (4), Employability (5), Entrepreneurship (6), Skill Development (7) **Signature of Members:** | Name | Signature | |---|---| | | | | | | | **Date of BOS:** 25/6/24 | **Signature of the Chairperson (BOS):** Dr. Indu Pandey |