INDIAN STUDIES
*Heimsath, C. H.—Indian Nationalism and Hindu Social Reform. (Princeton.) Majumdar, B. Political Thought from Rammohun to Dayananda. (Calcutta
University.)
Majumder, R. C. History of the Freedom Movement in India. Vol. I. (Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyaya, Calcutta. )
*Collet, S. D.—The Life and Letters of Raja Rammohun Roy. (ed., D. K. Biswas and P. C. Ganguli, Sadharan Brаhmо Samaj, Calcutta.)
*Fischer, L. ( еd. )—Тће Essential Gandhi. ( Vintage. )
*Tagore, Rabindranath—Towards Universal Man. (Asia, Bombay.) Paper II.-Cultural Heritage. (J. T. F. Jordens.)
*Dutt, R. C.-The Mahabharata and the Ramayana. ( Everyman.)
*Macnicol, N.-Hindu Scriptures. ( Everyman.)
*Burtt, E. A.—The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha. (Mentor.)
*Hiriyanna, I.—Outlines of Indian Philosophy. (Allen & Unwin.)
*Basham, A. L.—The Wonder that was India. ( Sidgwick & Jackson.) (c) Recommended for Reference:
Papers I and II
Misra, В. B.—The Indian Middle Classes. ( O.U.P. )
Natarajan, S.—A Century of Social Reform in India. (Asia, Bombay.) Desai, A. R: Social Background of Indian Nationalism. (Popular, Bombay.) Piggot, S.—Prehistoric India. (Pelican.)
Keith, A. B.—Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads. (Cambridge, Mass.)
Radhakrishnan, S. Indian Philosophy. Vol. L (Allen & Unwin.) EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers. Students will be required to write two essays during the second term.
INDIAN STUDIES II AND III
Students are reminded that although Indian Studies II and III consist of two half-subjects, credit will not be given for one half-subject only. The final assessment of the examination will be based on the two papers together, and the students will pass or fail in both together.
175-1. MODERN INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT (Half-Subject) S. N. Ray
A course of one lecture per week and one tutorial per fortnight throughout the year. Available in 1967.
SYLLABUS
This will be an advanced study of some of the major Indian political, thinkers and schools of thought of the last one hundred years. Their ideas and activities will be examined in the context of contemporary political developments.
BOOKS
(a) Prescribed text books:
Mukherjee, H., and Mukherjee, ц.—Sri Aurobindo's Political Thought. (Firma к. L. Mukhopadhyaya, Calcutta.)
Pal, Bipin Chandra—Swadeshi and Swaral. (Yugayatri, Calcutta.)
* Wolpert, S. A.—Tilak and Gokhale. (U. of California Press.)
Norman, Dorothy-Nehru the First Sixty years. Vols. I & II. (Bodley Head.)
*Roy, M. N.—Memoirs. (Allied, Bombay.)
Roy, M. N.—Politics, Power and Parties. ( Renaissance, Calcutta.)
Aiуar, S. P., and Srinivasan, R.-Studies in Indian Democracy. ( Allied, Bombay.) (b) Recommended for reference:
Majumder, R. C. History of the Freedom Movement In India. Vols. II & III.
(Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyaya, Calcutta. )
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Chosh, P. C.—Indian National Congress. (Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyaya, Cal- cutta.)
Overstreet, G. D., and Windmiller, I.—Coinmunism In India. (Perennial Press, Bombay.)
Weiner, M. Party Politics in India. (Princeton.) EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper. Students will be required to write one essay.
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2. CLASSICAL INDIAN THOUGHT (Hаlf-
Subject) J. T. F. Jordens(Previously Indian Philosophy in Part II and Indian Philosophy and Religion in Part III.)
A course of one lecture per week and one tutorial per fortnight throughout the year. Available in 1967.
sYLLАвцs
An introduction to the efforts and achievements of classical Indian thinking in different fields: philosophy and theology, mysticism, ethics and politics. The most important thinkers or schools will be studied and their mutual relationship and influence will be considered.
BOOKS
(a) Prescribed text books:
*Radhakrishnan, S. Indian Рћиiaѕорhзј. 2 Vols. (Allen & Unwin.)
*Hiriyanna, M.—Outlines of Indian Philosophy. (Allen & Unwiп.) Zimmer, H.—Philosophies of India. (Meridian.)
(b) Recommended for reference:
Eliade, M.—Yoga, Immortality and Freedom. (Routledge & Kegan Paul.) Riepe,
D. The
Naturalist Tradition in Indian Thought. (University of Wash-ington.)
Varma, V. P.-Studies In Hindu Political Thought. (Motilil Banarasidas, Benares.) .
Zaehner, R. C.—Mysticům, Soured and Profane. (O.U.P.) EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper. Students will be required to write one essay.
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3. BENGALI LITERATURE (Наlf-
Subject) A. MojumderA course of one lecture per week and one tutorial per fortnight throughout the year. Available in 1967.
SYLLABUS
This will be a study of the historical development of Bengali literature with prescribed literary texts in English translation. The larger socio-cultural context of this literature will be also taken into consideration.
BOOKS
(a) Prescribed text books:
Mojumder, A.—Caryd-songs. ( selected pieces.) available from the Department.
*Dimmock, E. C.—The Thief of Love. (Chicago, U.P.)
Thompson, E. J., and Spencer, A. 1.—Bengali Religious Lyrics. ( Y.M.C.A., Calcutta. )
*Chatterjee, Bankìm Chandra-Krishnakaata's Will. Tr. by J. C. Ghose.
(UNESCO, New Directions.)
*Tagore, Rabindranath—Poenxs. (Viswabharati, Calcutta.) .
*Tagore, Rabiпdrаваth—Goya. ( Macmillan. )
Tagore, Rabindranath—Вiпodini. Tr. by
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Tagore, Rabindranath—Тhe Housewarming and other Stories. ( New American Library, New York. )
Вannеrjеe,. Manik—The Boatman of Pedina. Tr. by H. Mukherjee. (Kutub, Bombay.)
*Ray, Lila (Ed. & Tr.)—The Broken Bread. (M. C. Saгkar & Son, Calcutta.) (b) Recommended for reference:
Sen, D. C.-Нistory of Bengali Language and Literature. (Calcutta University.)
*Chose, J. C. Bengali Literature. ( 0.U.P. )
De, S. IL Bengali Literature in the 19th Century. (Firma K. L. Mukhopad- hyaya, Calcutta. )
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper. Students will be required to write one essay.
175-4. SANSKRIT AND PRAKRIT LITERATURE (Half-Subject) J. T. F. Jordens and A. Mojumder
(FORMERLY CLASSICAL INDIAN LITERATURE)
A course of one lecture per week and one tutorial per fortnight throughout the year. Available in 1968.
SYLLABUS
Some major works of Classical Sanskrit and Prakrit literature (lyrical, didactic, narrative and ďramatic) will be studied in translation. The course also includes the study of Indian poetics.
Books
(a) Prescribed textbooks:
Keith, A. B.—Classical Sanskrit Literature. (Y.M.C.A., Calcutta.) Wells, H. W.—Six Sanskrit Plays. ( Asia, London. )
Edgerton, F. E. ( Ed. )—Kalidasa, The Cloud Messenger. (Ann Arbor Paper- back.)
Ryder, A. W. ( tr. )-Pa,catantra. (Jaieo, Bombay.) Ryder, A. W. (tr.)—The Ten Princes. (Jaico, Bombay.)
Tawney, C. H. (tr. )—Stortes . from Somadeva's Kathasaritsagara. (Jaico, Bombay.)
Francis, H. T., and Thomas, E. J. Jataka Tales. (Jaico, Bombay. ) (b) Recommended for references
Dasgupta, S. N., and De, S. К.—А Нistоry of Sanskrit Literature. Vol. I. (Cal- cutta University. )
Keith, A. B. The Sanskrit Drama. ( O.U.F. )
De, S. k.—HLstorij of Sanskrit Poetics. (Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyaya, Calcutta.) EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper. Students will be required to write one essay.
175-5. INDIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE (Half-Subject) S. N. Ray
A course of one lecture per week and one tutorial per fortnight throughout the year. Available in 1968.
SYLLАВUs
An historical survey of Indian painting, sculpture and architecture to the end of the Hindu period, with some discussion of the canons of Hindu-Buddhist art.
BOOKS
(a) Preliminary reading:
lyer, К. B.—Indlan Art. (Asia, Bombay.) (b) Prescribed textbooks:
Brown, P. Indian Architecture: Buddhist
bay.) and Hindu. (Taraporevala, Bom-
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Saraswati, S. K.-А Survey of Indian Sculpture. (Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyaya, Calcutta.)
Rawson, P. S.—Indian Painting. (Pierre Tisne, Paris.) Rowland, В.—Art in East and West. (Beacon.)
Dasgupta, S. N.—Fundamentals of Indian Art. (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
,
Bom- bay.)(c) Recommended for reference:
Zimmer, H.-The Art of Indian Asia. 2 vols. (Pantheon.)
Havell, E. B.—The Art Heritage of India. (Taraporevala, Bombay.) Anand, M. R. The Hindu View of Art. (Asia, Bombay.)
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper. Students will be required to write one essay.
175-6. ISLAM IN INDIA (Half-Subject)
A course of one lecture per week and one tutorial per fortnight throughout the year. Available in 1968.
SYLLABUS
An introduction to Islam's contribution to religion, culture, and social and political developments in India. Its scope will be limited mainly to the pre-British period.
BOOKS
To be announced in 1968.
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper. Students will be required to write one essay..
INDIAN LANGUAGE : ORDINARY DEGREE. Group 1
This is a new course which will be available from 1957. The language offered is Bengali which may be taken as a sub-major (parts I and II), or as a major (parts I, II and III ), or as part of the course for the degree with Honours in the School of Indian Studies. The first two years will be devoted mainly to language study; the final year will include critical study of major literary texts in the original. An intensive Summer School will be provided for the duration of two weeks, immediately before the commencement of the first term, and students seeking admission to Bengali Part I are required to attend it. They must contact the Department not later than February 15th.
176-1. BENGALI PART I A. Mojumder
A course of two lectures per week plus two tutorials throughout the year. Avail- able in 1967.
SYLLABUS
(i) General historical outline of the origin and development of the Bengali language.
(ii) Basic elements of Bengali grammar, phonetics, phonology and orthography.
(ш) Spoken Bengali.
(iv) Reading from set texts, translation from Bengali into English and from English into Bengali.
BOOKS
(a) Prescribed text books:
*Dimmock, E. C.-An Introduction to Bengali, Part I. (East West Center Press, Hawaii University, Honolulu.)
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Chatterjee, S. K.—The Origin and Development of Bengali Language, in 2 vols.
( Calcutta University.)
Chatterjee, S. K.-The Languages and Literatures of Modern India. (Bengal Publishers, Calcutta.)
*Sengupta, Subodh (Ed. )—Samsad Anglo-Bengali Dictionary. (Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta.)
*Sengupta, Subodh (Ed.)--Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary. (Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta.)
The Department will supply transcript material on Bengali grammar, pronuncia
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vocabulary arid prescribed texts.EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers, together with an oral test.
176-2. BENGALI PART II
A course of three lectures per week, plus two tutorials throughout the year.
Available in 1968.
SYLLABUS
(i) Advanced study of Bengali grammar, phonology, phonetics, orthoepy, orthography and prosody.
(ii) Bengali dialects, literary and spoken language, recent developments.
(iii) Reading of advanced modem texts, stylistic analysis and translation.
(iv) Composition in Bengali.
Books
(a,) Prescribed text books:
Chatterjee, S. K.-The Origin and Development of Bengali Language, in 2 vols.
( University of Calcutta. )
Chatterjee, S. K.—The Indo-Aryan and Hindi. (Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyaya, Calcutta.)
Chatterjee, S. K.—The Languages and Literatures of Modern India. (Bengal Publishers, Calcutta.)
Annadashankar and Lila Ray-Bengali Literature. (P.E.N. books.) (International Book House, Bombay.)
Most of the material will be supplied in typescript by the Department.
EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers, plus an oral test. Students will be required to write one essay.
176-3. BENGALI PART III Details for the course will be published in 1968.
HONOURS DEGREE
S.
SCHOOL OF INDIAN STUDIES1. The course for the degree with honours in the School of Indian Studies comprises the following subjects:
(a) Indian language ( Bengali) parts I, II and III.
(b) Indian Studies honours, parts I, II, III and W.
( o ) Three additional subjects at pass or honours level, selected from the subjects of the degree of Bachelor of Arts. One of these additional subjects should be above first year level.
(d) A thesis of 9,000 words on an approved subject.
The details of Indian Language I, II, and III are set out under the ordinary degree; the details of Indian Studies honours I, II, III and IV are set out below.
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2. In their first year, candidates in the honours school will take Indian Language part I, Indian Studies I ( honours ), and two additional subjects (one of which will normally form part of a sub-major) approved by the Head of Department of Indian Studies.
Admission to the higher years of the course is conditional upon a satisfactory performance in First Year, and students must be approved by the Faculty of Arts as candidates for the degree with honours, before entering the Second Year of the honours school. The Head of Department of Indian Studies will normally recommend such approval for candidates who have gained at least second class honours in Indian Studies I (honours), and Pass with Merit in Indian. Language I. Other candidates who wish to continue in the honours school must interview the Head of Department, who will be guided in his recommendation by the merits of the case.
A student who has completed the First Year of the course for the ordinary degree and has passed in Indian Language I and Indian Studies I, may, with the permission of faculty, enter the honours school Such a student must make special application to the faculty through the sub-dean. If permission is granted, the faculty will prescribe what further work must be completed before the student is allowed to proceed to the final examination.
З. In the second year, candidates will take Indian Language II, Indian Studies II (honours), and an additional subject, which will normally constitute the second part of a sub-major.
4. In the third yyear, candidates will take Indian Language III, (with special honours work in the language) and Indian Studies III (honours).
5. In the fourth year, candidates will take Indian Studies IV.
174. INDIAN STUDIES: PART I (Honours) A course of three lectures and one tutorial per week, throughout the year.
ŠYLLABUS
As for the ordinary degree, together with a special study of ancient and modern texts in translation..
BOOKS
As for the ordinary degree, together with special texts, as prescribed by the Department.
EXAMINATION
Two 3-hour papers as for the ordinary degree, with special questions on the special study.
175. INDIAN STUDIES PART II ( Honours ) A course of three lectures and one tutorial per week, throughout the year.
SYLLAВUs
(1) Inďian.Studies II, as for the ordinary degree.
(2) A special socio-cultural text study.
Books
(1) Indian Studies II as for the ordinary degree.
(2) Texts and supplementary reading list will be supplied by the Department.
EXAMINATION
• Three 3-hour papers; two as for Indian Studies II, ordinary degree, and one on the special text study.
N.B.
Details for Indian Studies III (honours) and Indian Studies IV (honours) will be published in 1968 and 1969.
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