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Indian Political Thought

The document outlines the syllabus for the Indian Political Thought course in the Political Science Honours program at Ranchi University. It includes course objectives, learning outcomes, and content covering key ancient Indian political thinkers and their ideas. The assessment structure consists of a total of 100 marks, with specific emphasis on attendance and examinations.

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Indian Political Thought

The document outlines the syllabus for the Indian Political Thought course in the Political Science Honours program at Ranchi University. It includes course objectives, learning outcomes, and content covering key ancient Indian political thinkers and their ideas. The assessment structure consists of a total of 100 marks, with specific emphasis on attendance and examinations.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE HONS.

/RESEARCH FYUGP RANCHI UNIVERSITY

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SEMESTER II
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I. MAJOR COURSE- MJ 2:
INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Marks: 25 (5 Attd. + 20 SIE: 1Hr) + 75 (ESE: 3Hrs) = 100 Pass Marks: Th (SIE + ESE) = 40

(Credits: Theory-04) Theory: 60 Lectures


Course Objectives:

1. This course intends to acquaint students with the vast repository of ideas and institutions produced by ancient Indian
philosophers/political thinkers like Manu, Kautilya, Swami Vivekananda Tilak, Gandhi, VinobaBhave,
AmbedkarLohia, Jai Prakash Narayan, Dean DayalUpadhayaya on politics and management of statecraft.
2. The thinking on politics and statecraft has been in all the great civilizations including India which is one of the most
ancient and rich civilizations of the world.
3. In India, academic sages and philosophers produced huge treasures of wisdom on politics, kingship, the functioning
of government including the monarchy and bureaucracy, and their relationship with the people.
4. This course module will make them understand the ideas of some prominent ancient political thinkers of India in
light of the key sources like Vedas, Mahabharat, Ramayan, Puranas and some of the texts written by some individual
philosophers themselves.

Course Learning Outcomes:


1. The student will come to know about the sources of ancient Indian political thought and the ideas of individual sages,
political thinkers and philosophers on politics and functioning of government.
2. They will be able to interlink the themes on the functioning of the Monarchy and its relationship with the people
taking the cue from the ideas of individual thinkers.
3. Students will be able to explain the trajectory of ideas on key political questions and institutions of ancient India and
their proponents.

Course Content
UNIT I:1. Manu- Manusmriti – Theory of Kinship principles of Jurisprudence.
2. Kautilya – Saptang and Mandal Theory
UNIT II: 1. Mahatama Gandhi Ahinsa, Satya and Satyagraha, Gram Swara
2. B.R. Ambedkar – Social Democracy & Political and Social Ideas
UNIT III: 1. Lohia – 4 pillars of Democracy & Decentralization
2. J.P. Narayan – Total Revolution & Party less Democracy.
UNIT IV:1.DeenDayalUpadhayaya: Integral Humanism and V.D. Savarkar: Hindutva and Social Reforms

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5. Ram Ratan and RuchiTyagi - Indian Political Thought
6. S.P. Verma - Modern Indian Political Thought
7. R.C. Gupta - Indian Political Thought
8. K. Rao - New Ideas on Administration
9. M.N. Dutt - Manusmiriti
10. DhananjayKeer -Veer Savarkar
11. V.D. Savarkar -Hindutva
12. V.V. Nene -Pt. DeenDayalUpadhyaya- Ideology and Perception, Part-2 Integral Humanism,
13. D. Swaroop- DeendayalUpadhyay's Integral Humanism
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Upgraded &Implemented from 3rdSem. of Session 2022-26& 1st Sem. of Session 2023-27 Onwards
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