Description

History of Modern Maharashtra

(1818 CE – 1960 CE)

 

TYBA Semester V

 

Syllabus

 

Module – I : Beginning of the British Rule
(a) Socio-Economic conditions of Maharashtra in 19th Century
(b) Administration and Judiciary
(c) Tribal and Peasants Uprisings

Module – II : Socio-Economic Awakening
(a) Mahatma Jotirao Phule – Satya Shodhak Samaj and Universal Humanism
(b) Prarthana Samaj
(c) Contribution of thinkers of Maharashtra to Economic Nationalism

Module – III : Political Developments in Maharashtra (1885-1960)
(a) Moderates, Extremists and Revolutionaries in Maharashtra
(b) Response to Gandhian Movements in Maharashtra
(c) Samyukta Maharashtra Movement

Module – IV : Emergence of New Forces
(a) Contribution of Reformers in Education
(b) Contribution of Reformers towards Emancipation of Women
(c) Contribution of Reformers towards Upliftment of Depressed Classes: V. R. Shinde, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.