B.A. History
8th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-16 : Bihar Through the Ages
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Unit 1: Historical and Political History of Bihar
◦Historical Geography of Bihar: From Pre-Historic times to 1200
◦Bihar during Sultanate and Mughal period
◦Bihar's role in Indian Freedom Struggle: Revolt of 1857
◦Champaran Satyagraha
◦Non-Cooperation Movement
◦Civil Disobedience Movement
◦Quit India Movement
◦Creation and Reorganization of Modern Bihar: 1912, 1935, 2000
Unit 2: Art and Architecture
◦Art and Architecture in Bihar: Mauryan
◦Gupta
◦Post Gupta
◦Delhi Sultanate and Mughals
◦Buddhist Sculptures
◦Ashoka Pillars and Pala Art
◦Patna Kalam
◦Manjusha Painting
◦Madhubani Painting
◦Historical monuments of Bihar: Barabar Caves
◦Vaishali Stupa
◦Nalanda Mahavihara
◦Mahabodhi Temple
◦Tomb of Sher Shah Suri
◦Golghar
Unit 3: Cultural History
◦Folk Dances and Folk Tales: Jhijhiya
◦Jat-Jutin
◦Sama Chakwa
◦Jhumar
◦Vidyapati Nach
◦Puja Aarti
◦Domkach
◦Kathghorwa
◦Nach
◦Kajree
◦Launda Nach
◦Bldesiya
◦Festival and Fairs: Chatta Puja
◦Shravani Mela
◦Sonepur Cattle Mela
◦Mukar Sankranti
◦Pritrapaksha Mela
◦Rajgir Mahotsava
◦Religious Sects: Buddhism
◦Jainism
◦Sufism
◦Educational Institutions: Nalanda
◦Vikramshila
◦Mithila School of Education
◦Udaipur
Unit 4: Socio-Economic History
◦Panji Prabandha of Mithila
◦Agriculture
◦Craft and Industry
◦Trade and Commerce
◦Urbanization
Unit 5: Great Personalities of Bihar
◦Janak, Jeevak, Yajnavalkya, Maitreyi, Gargi
◦Mandan Mishra, Jyotireshwar, Chandeshwar, Vidyapati, , Sant Dariya Saheb
◦Babu Kunwar Singh
◦Yogendra Shukla
◦Baikuntha Shukla
◦Rajendra Prasad
◦Mazharul Haque
◦Jaiprakash Narayan
◦Jagjivan Ram
◦Siyaram Singh
◦Veer Chand Patel
◦Dashrath Manjhi and Yamuna Karjee
Reference Books:
- Diwakar R.R.: Bihar Through the Ages
- Choudhary R.K.: History of Bihar
- Sinha B.P.: Comprehensive History of Bihar vol. I Part I&II
- Ahmad Q.: Patna through the Ages
- Askasi S.H. & Qeyamaddin Ahmad (ed.) Comprehensive History of Bihar Vol. III Part I&II
- Dutta K.K.: History of Freedom Movement in Bihar 3 Vols
- Sinha Ranjan: Aspect of Society and Economy of Bihar (1765-1856)
- Singh Sudhir Kr.: Press, Politics and Public Opinion in Bihar (1912-1947)
- Raza Syed: Mazharul Haque; An Epitome of Indian Liberation and Communal Harmony
- Patel Hitendra: Commutation and Intelligentsia in Bihar
- Nayak Rajesh Kr.: Micro and Macro Prospection of Commutations in Bihar, Gyan Bharati, Varanasi 2014
- Das Pramodanand & Kumar Amrendra: Bihar Ithias Evam Sanskriti
- Dutta K.K. & Narain V.A. Ed): Comprehensive History of Bihar Vol. III Part I & II.
- Shrivastava Nripendra Kr., History of Bihar
- Shrivastava Nripendra Kr., Process of Urbanization of Bihar During the Medieval Period, Janaki Publication, Patna
- Jha Aditya Chandra (ed), Researches in the History and Culture of Bihar