GOVERNMENT COLLEGE KARSOG

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Co-Educational Institution, Affiliated to SPU Mandi and HPU Shimla,
Accredited by NAAC, Ministry of HRD Govt. of India

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

History Department


Year of establishment - 1994
Names of Programs/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.)-UG
Details of courses

Course (UG) (DSC/SEC/DSE/GE) Course Name Course Code Course Description/Outcome Common Teaching Methods
UG (DSC) History of India from the Earliest times up to c. 300 CE< HIST(A)101 This course aims to teach students about the basic sources of history, changing interpretations, the rise of human civilizations: Indus Valley civilization, Vedic age, iron and megalithic culture, Magadha expansion, Buddhist and Jainism, Maurya empire, and post-Mauryan age, etc. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (DSC) History of India, c.300 to 1206 HIST(A)102 This course aims to teach students about Guptas, Vakatakas, Pallavas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Pratiharas, and Harsha and his times, Arab invasions etc. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (DS) History of India, c.1206-1707 HIST(A)203 This course introduces students to the foundation, expansion, and consolidation of the sultanate period (13th-15thC), bhakti and Sufi movements, Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms, Mughal empire, Marathas and Sikhs etc. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (DSC) History of India, c.1707-1950 HIST(A)204 In this course the students are introduced to the18th century society, economy, polity, and culture, expansion, and consolidation of the British East India Company, land revenue settlements, socio-religious reform movements in the 19th century, the uprising of 1857, nationalist politics from 1858-1947, Indian National Congress: moderate and radical phase, revolutionary movement, Mahatma Gandhi, etc. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (DSE) Modern and Contemporary World History I: 1871-1919 HIST(A)305 Modern and contemporary history: Italy and Germany, Europe, formation, and emergence of the USA after the Civil War, Japan as a world power, Russia Japan War 1904, March Revolution, October Revolution 1917, First World War, Anglo-German War, etc. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG(DSE) Issues in World History-I (The 20th C) HIST(A)306 The main objective of this paper is to expose the students to capitalism, imperialism and its political consequences, Europe, the USA, World War I, communism, and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG(DSE)

Modern and Contemporary World History II: 1919-1992

HIST(A)307

Political impact The course aims to taste students above the Versailles to look or not creative their political impact on the League of Nations USA and USSR of Great Depression 1929 Second World War the emergence of the new world order Uno aims and objective towards the Chinese revolution 1949 cold war impact cold war military alliances NATO concept, human rights Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (DSE) Issues in World History-II (The 20th C) HIST(A)308 This course aims to students about organisation changing relationship between Western power and their colonial struggle major Nationalised moments end of the USSR economic conditions and issues in the post-colonial world social conditions and issues in the post for World decline of industrial labor Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (GE) Women in Indian History HIST(A)309 This course aims to teach students about understanding gender and patriarchy women's history in India women and property women in ancient India women in medieval India political processes women and literary activities Razia Sultan Nur Jahan, Jahanara, women in modern India social reforms and women in the 19th Century, etc Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (GE) socio religious Reform movements in India HIST(A)310 This course aims to teach students about the background and causes of the Reform movements Muslim Reform movements women and social reforms Sati, child marriage, widow remarriage, caste system movement against caste system Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (GE) Environmental issues in India HIST(A)311 This course aims to teach students about human nature interactions recent trends land forest pastures monsoon River system etc. independent India and environment human-wildlife conflict water dams green revolution pollution etc. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG(GE) History of Himachal Pradesh HIST(A)312 This course aims to teach students about the political condition of the region during the Gorkha invasion importance of the Treaty of Seagull Anglo Gorkha War 1814-15 Himachal under the British reorganization of the hill States political and administrative policies 1857 and Himachal popular protest and social reform movements in Himachal from 1839 to 1948 Praja Mandal, Dhami goli kand, Pajhota moments himachal Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (SEC) Historical Tourism HIST(A)213 This course the defining tourism and heritage understanding built Heritage art and architecture in Indian temple architecture in Himachal Pradesh. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (SEC) Understanding Heritage HIST(A)214 This course aims to teach students about the Heritage evolution of Heritage challenges for tangible and intangible Heritage. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (SEC) An introduction to archaeology HIST(A)215 This course aims to teach students about the archaeology in India Origins and development of evidence documentation, classification and analysis of findings Discovery of human experience through numismatic and Epigraphic sources, methods of Survey of archaeological sites of Himachal Pradesh Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (SEC) Crafts and artisans: living traditions

HIST(A)216 This course focuses on Crafts and Artisans' living traditions, stone carvers, architects and sculptors, metals crafts woodwork, etc. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (SEC) Indian history and culture HIST(A)317 This course mentions Environment, culture, Traditions Historical overview, and Oral History Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (SEC) Museums and archives HIST(A)318 In this course we look at the old things that are kept in museums and the old documents that are in archives. Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (SEC) Introduction to Indian art HIST(A)319 In the course we see about Indian Sculpture Hindu and Buddhist and temple architecture Indian Painting Chalk and Talk Method
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UG (SEC) Understanding popular culture HIST(A)320 In this course mention Defining popular culture and understanding, Folk art, important festivals, and rituals of Himachal Pradesh Chalk and Talk Method
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Ms. Reena Devi

(M.A., M.Phil., 3Time UGC NET, HP.SET, JRF/NFSC, Ph.D., (Pursuing))
Department of History

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