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While the importance of the Mughal period has been diminished, rulers like Babur have been depicted as ‘invaders’ in the chapter under ‘Medieval History’.
In the syllabus comprising ‘Modern India’, the importance of the role played by Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru has been underplayed. The 1857 rebellion has been termed as “the first war for India’s independence”, a terminology coined by Hindu Mahasabha leader and Right wing ideologue VD Savarkar.
This is a brief list of some of the major changes in the draft History syllabus prepared by the UGC:
- Topics such as “Eternity of Synonyms Bharat” and religious literature like the Vedas, Vedangas, Upanishads, Smritis and Puranas have been included in the first paper of History (Honours) in Delhi University (DU).
- Kautilya’s Arthashastra, the poems of Kalidas, Ayurvedic text Charak Samhita etc which are considered inclusive and secular have been dropped.
- The third paper in the draft syllabus includes features of the “Indus-Saraswati Civilisation” and its continuity, fall and survival. The Saraswati – a mythological river – is mentioned in the Vedas but its provenance is disputed. The Sangh Parivar insists that the Saraswati existed and symbolised continuity from the Harappan era to later Hindu periods, in contradistinction to the theory of the Aryan invasion.
- The new syllabus uses the word “invasion” in connection with several Muslim rulers such as Babar – a term that the existing History syllabus shuns.
- The references to Dalit politics in the chapters under ‘Modern India’ are absent from the new syllabus.
- An analysis of the content suggests that leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and Bhim Rao Ambedkar receive less attention compared with the existing syllabus.
- Most importantly, works by prominent historians such as R.S. Sharma’s book on ancient India and Irfan Habib’s book on medieval India have been dropped.
The Objective section of the draft syllabus reads: “We have also tried to develop terminology befitting our National context and our exploratory nature. This will help the students to articulate their own complex ideas regarding various themes in History.”
View full syllabus in attached pdf. Highlights
UNIT I Concept of Bharatvarsha
I.
Understanding of Bharatvarsha II. Eternity of synonyms Bharat
III. Indian concept of time and space IV. The glory of Indian Literature: Ved, Vedanga, Upanishads, Epics, Jain and Buddhist Literature, Smriti, Puranas Etc.
UNIT II Indian Knowledge Tradition, Art and Culture I. Evolution of language and Script: Brahmi, Kharoshiti, Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Tigaliri etc II. Salient features of Indian Art & Culture III. Indian educational system IV.
The ethics of Indian valor
UNIT III
Dharma, Philosophy and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam I. Indian perception of Dharma and Darshan II. The concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam : Man, Family, Society and world III. Polity and governance IV. The concept of Janpada & Gram Swarajya
UNIT IV Science, Environment and Medical science I. Science and Technology in Ancient India II.
Environmental conservation: Indian View III. Health consciousness of (Science of Life): Ayurveda Yoga and Naturopathy IV. Indian numeral system and Mathematics
UNIT I Sources, Historiography and Prehistoric India I. Sources and Historiographical trends of ancient Indian History up to 550 C.E. II. A survey of Prehistoric India: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalolithic Cultures. III. The Indus –
Saraswati Civilization, Debate on the relationship of Indus, Saraswati civilization and Vedic civilization. IV. Significant features of Indus- Saraswati Civilization, its continuity, fall and survival.
UNIT II- Aryan Civilization I. Original home of Aryans,
Myths of Aryan Invasion: Various theories, II. Vedic Cultures: early Vedic and post Vedic Literature and Vedic Polity, society and Economy III. Vedic Religion and Philosophy. IV. Epic literature and Culture: Problem of Dating and Historicity of Epics.