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Sri Prakash Halder

Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A. (Visva Bharati University, 2017)
Email: prakash.hisa@gmail.com
Specialization: Political and Economic History of Modern India.
Syllabus Taught:
Semester Hons. Programme
Sem-I
  • C.C.-I, Unit-II, Evolution from paleolithic to Neolithic cultures, Chalcolithic Societies , The Harappan Civilization, Proto- historic to historic India,
  • G.E, C.C.-I, Unit-2 : International Conventions and Charters on human rights – Constitution of India and provisions for protection of human rights – legislation and landmark court judgments on human rights in India
  • C.C.-I, Unit-2 : The Maurya rule in Magadha ,The post Maurya India of the Kushasan, Satavahanas and Tamil powers, Splits in Jainism and Buddhism - Vaishnavism, Saivism
Sem-II
  • C.C-III, Unit-4: Early India in retrospect – society, culture, literature, art and architecture, science, technology, trade and industry, etc.
  • C.C-IV, Unit-2: From centralized to decentralized India - The Rajputs of North India - Palas and Senas in Bengal - Kingdoms of the South – The Pallavas, Rashtrakutas, Chalukyas and Cholas.
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Sem-III
  • C.C.-V, Unit-3: Economy of Sultanate India - changes in land revenue administration - new agrarian relations - industry and urbanization - trade and currency.
  • C.C.-VI, Unit-3: Reformation – origin, course and results - progress of the movement from Luther to Calvin; the counter Reformation.
  • G.E, C.C.-III, Unit-3 : The Indian Economy – planned economy – the land question – industry and labour – the demographic and public health.
  • C.C.-III, Unit-3: The cultural revolution of the nineteenth century; critique of Young Bengal Movement, Bengal Renaissance, social and religious reforms ; colonisation of education ; the women’s question.
Sem-IV
  • C.C-VIII, Unit-1: Survey of sources and different aspects of historiography of Mughal India,
  • C.C.-X, Unit-3: People in the French Revolution, the Constituent Assembly, the Reign of Terror, the Napoleonic Era, interpreting the French Revolution.
  • SEC, C.C-I, Unit-4 : Modern Bengali Music – post-colonial western influences – middle class romanticism and transformation of Bengali music – leftist movements and new forms of music – media and music – Bengali music in theatre and film – globalization and changes in musical forms – rock and band music.
  • C.C.-IV, Unit-2: Seventeenth century crisis - Glorious Revolution in England and great changes in political, economic and state structure - American War of Independence, birth of new democratic politics - from scientific to Industrial Revolution - rise of industrial societies in Europe – the transition debate.
Sem-V
  • C.C.-XI, Unit-2: Expansion and Consolidation of British Rule, colonial state and its ideology,
  • C.C.-XII, Unit-3: Interpreting Indian nationalism, different phases of the nationalist struggle - politics of association, different political parties and their ideologies - role of Gandhi, Tagore, Subhas Bose, Nehru and Jinnah - workers’ and peasants’ movements.
  • DSE, C.C.-II, Unit-3: Growth of militarism in Japan and her imperialist projects - Sino -Japanese relations; Anglo-Japanese alliance - Russo-Japanese war - World War I and after - the Manchurian crisis.
  • DSE, C.C.-I, Unit.-I, Traditional China – sino-centrism - society - social groups and classes - Confucian value system - closed Chinese economy - the canton trade.
Sem-VI
  • C.C.-XIII, Unit-1: The age of Revolution (1830-1850), transformation of Russian society, remaking of eastern Europe.
  • DSE, Unit-3 : The nationalist resolution on the women’s question – women in the freedom movement in India
  • SEC, C.C.-I, Unit-I, The wonder that was medieval India.
  • Unit-IV, Legacy of European culture in India with special focus on the south, the East and the North East, Revisiting Bengal
Research Interest : Cultural History
Membership of Learned Societies/Organizations Itihas Academy Dhaka.
Awards / Achievements Qualified UGC NET in 2018
Conference / Seminar / Workshop details:
Level Paper presented Attended
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National 01 04
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