Indian Political Thought Course Details Course Title: Indian Political Thought

INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Course Details
Course Title: Indian Political Thought
Course Code BALAW Credits 4
L+T+P 3+1+0 Course Duration One Semester
Semester IV Contact Hours 45 (L) + 15 (T) Hours
Methods of Lecture, Tutorials, Group discussion; Self-Study, Presentations by
Content Students, Class assignments.
Interaction
Assessment and  30% - Continuous Internal Assessment (Formative in nature but
Evaluation also contributing to the final grades)
 70% - End Term External Examination (University Examination)
Course Objectives
• To provide to the students the foundational knowledge about the Indian political
thinking and its various phases of evolution.
• To help the students understand concepts and ideological constructs of Indian thinkers.
• To help them understand socio-political ideas of prominent political thinkers of India.
• To help the students to correlate the debate with contemporary political-legal
developments.
Learning Outcomes
After completion of the course the students should be able to:
 Understand the socio-political background and its relationship with the evolution and
development of political thinking in India
 Analyse the socio-political ideas of prominent Indian political thinkers and its
applicability in the political constitutional/legal field.
 Understand the relevance of Indian political ideas in contemporary times
 Compare and contrast some of the relevant concepts in Indian political thinking with the
Western political ideas.
Course Contents
UNIT I: Introduction to Indian Political Thought (15 % Weightage)
 Meaning of Political Thought
 Political Thought in India
 Socio-political background to the evolution of political thought in India
UNIT II: The Ancient Tradition (20 % Weightage)

 State, government and statecraft in Ancient India
 Manu
 Kautalya
UNIT III: Modern Indian Political Thought: Early Liberals (15 % Weightage)
 Ram Mohun Roy
 Gopal Krishan Gokhale
 Syed Ahmed Khan
UNIT IV: Cultural Nationalists (25 % Weightage)

 Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 Vivekanand
 Dayanand Saraswati
 Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
 V D Savarkar
UNIT V: Socialists, Idealists, Practitioners and Radicals (25 % Weightage)
 Jay Prakash Narayan

 M.N. Roy
 Jawaharlal Nehru
 M.K. Gandhi
 Rabindranath Tagore
 B.R. Ambedkar
Content Interaction Plan:
Lecture cum
Discussion
Unit/Topic/Sub-Topic
(Each session of
1 Hour)
1-3  Meaning of Political Thought

 Political Thought in India
4
 Socio-political background to the evolution of political thought in
5-7 India
8-10  State, government and statecraft in Ancient India
 Manu
11-13
14-16  Kautalya
17-18  Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 Vivekanand
19-21
 Dayanand Saraswati
22-23  Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
24-26  V D Savarkar
27-28
29-30  Jay Prakash Narayan
 M.N. Roy
31-33
 Jawaharlal Nehru
34-35  M.K. Gandhi
36-39  Rabindranath Tagore
 B.R. Ambedkar
40-42
43-45
15 Hours Tutorials
 Suggested References:
 Singh, M. P and Roy, Himanshu. Eds. (2011). Indian Political Thought: Themes and
Thinkers. New Delhi: Pearson.
 Chandra, Bipan. (2011). Essays on Indian nationalism. New Delhi: Har Anand
Publications.
 Padhy, K. S. (2011). Indian political thought. New Delhi: PHI Learning Private Ltd.
 Mehta, V.R., & Pantham, Thomas. (Ed.) (2006). Political ideas in modern India:
thematic explorations. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
 Verma, Vishwanath Prasad. (1971). Modern Indian political thought. Agra:
Lakshami Narayan Agarwal.
 Singh, Akash, Mohapatra, Silka. (2010). Indian political thought: A reader. New
Delhi: Routledge.
 Chakrabarty, Bidyut, & Pandey, Rajendra Kumar. (2009). Modern Indian political
thought: text and context. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
 Pantham, Thomas, & Deatsch, Kennath L. (Eds.). (1986). Political thought in
modern India. New Delhi: Sage Publication.
 Appadorai, A. (1971). Indian political thinking in the twentieth century. London:
OUP.

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INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

UNIT II: The Ancient Tradition (20 % Weightage)

UNIT IV: Cultural Nationalists (25 % Weightage)

UNIT V: Socialists, Idealists, Practitioners and Radicals (25 % Weightage)

 Jay Prakash Narayan

Content Interaction Plan:

1-3  Meaning of Political Thought

17-18  Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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