CBSE Class 11th(Arts) History Syllabus 2020-21

                       Course Structure

                 Themes in Indian History Part - I

1. The Story of the First Cities: Harappan Archaeology

Early urban centres.

2. Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story

Political and economic history from the Mauryan to the Gupta period.

3. Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata

Issues in social history, including caste, class, kinship and gender.

4. A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa

• A brief review of religious histories of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaisnavism, Saivism (Puranic Hinduism).

• Focus on Buddhism.

             Themes in Indian History Part - II

5. Medieval Society through Travellers' Accounts

Outlines of social and cultural life as they appear in traveller's account

6. Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition

• Outline of religious developments during this period saints.

• Ideas and practices of the Bhakti-Sufi

7. New Architecture: Hampi

• Outline of new buildings during Vijayanagar period-temples, forts, irrigation facilities.

• Relationship between architecture and the political system.

8. Agrarian Relations: The Ain-iAkbari

Structure of agrarian relations in the 16th and 17th centuries. Patterns of change over the period.

9. The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles

• Outline of political history 15th - 17th centuries.

• Discussion of the Mughal court and politics.

         Themes in Indian History Part - III

10. Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports

• Life of zamindars, peasants and artisans in the late 18th century

• East India Company, revenue settlements in various regions of India and surveys Changes over the nineteenth century

11. Representations of 1857

• The events of 1857-58.

• Vision of Unity.

• How these events were recorded and narrated.

12. Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports

History of towns in India, colonization and cities, hill stations, town planning of Madras, Calcutta and Bombay.

13. Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes

• The Nationalist Movement 1918 - 48.

• The nature of Gandhian politics and leadership.

14. Partition through Oral Sources

• The history of the 1940s.

• Nationalism, Communalism and Partition.

15. The Making of the Constitution

• Independence and the new nation state.

• The making of the Constitution.