Unit 1: The Story of the First Cities Harappan Archaeology

• Early Urban Center
• Story of Discovery Harappan Civilization
• Archaeological Report on Major Site Mohenjo-daro

Unit 2: Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions Tell a Story

• Political and Economic History From Mauryan to Gupta Period
• Inscriptions and the Decipherment of the Script
• Shifts in the Understanding of Political and Economic History
• Asokan Inscription and Gupta Period Land Grant
• Interpretation of Indian Inscriptions by Historians
• How Inscriptions Tell a Story

Unit 3: Social Histories Using the Mahabharata

• Social Histories Using the Mahabharata
• Issues in Social Histories Including Caste, Class, Kinship and Gender Using Mahabharata
• Story of Discovery Transmission and Publication of Mahabharata
• From The Mahabharata Illustrating How it has been Used by the Historians

Unit 4: A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa

• A Brief Review of Religious Histories of Vedic Religion, Jainism
• Vaishnavism
• Shaivism
• History of Buddhism
• Story of Sanchi Stupa
• Reproduction of the Sculptures From Sanchi
• Ways in Which the Historians Elaborated the Importance of Sculptures
• History of Buddhism - Spread and Decline

Unit 5: Medieval Society Through Travellers’ Accounts

• Medieval Society Through Travelers Accounts Part 1
• Medieval Society Through Travelers Accounts Part 2
• Alberuni and His Description About Indian Society
• Francois Bernier and the Depiction of Indian Society
• What Do Medieval Travel Accounts Tell Us

Unit 06: Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition

• Religious Histories - Bhakti Movement
• Religious Histories - Sufism
• Bhakti and Bhakti Saints
• Ideas and Practices of Bhakti-Sufi Saints
• Sufi Orders and Sufi Saints Part 1
• Sufi Orders and Sufi Saints Part 2
• How Sufi Bhakti Compositions Have Been Preserved
• Extracts From Selected Bhakti Works
• Extracts From Selected Sufi Works
• Ways in Which Sufi and Bhakti Movements Have Been Interpreted by Historians

Unit 07: New Architecture: Hampi

• Hampi - An Overview
• Hampi - New Architecture
• Outline of New Buildings During the Vijayanagar Period - Temples, Forts, Irrigation Facilities
• Relation Between Architecture and the Political System
• Story of the Discovery of Hampi
• Visuals of Buildings at Hampi
• Ways in Which Historians Have Analyzed and Interpreted Hampi's Structures

Unit 08: Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i-Akbari

• Ain-i-Akbari
• Structure of Agrarian Relations During 16th and 17th Centuries
• Patterns of Change in Agrarian Structure Over the Period as Depicted by Ain-i-Akbari
• Account of the Compilation and Translation of Ain-i-Akbari
• Excerpts from the Ain-i-Akbari
• Ways in Which Historians Have Used the Text of Ain-i-Akbari to Reconstruct History

Unit 09: The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles

• The Mughal Court - Reconstructing Histories Through Chronicles
• Outline of Political History from 15th-17th Centuries Part 1
• Outline of Political History from 15th-17th Centuries Part 2
• Discussion of the Mughal Court and Politics Part 1
• Discussion of the Mughal Court and Politics Part 2
• Account of the Production of Court Chronicles, and Their Subsequent Translation and Transmission Part 1
• Account of the Production of Court Chronicles, and Their Subsequent Translation and Transmission Part 2
• Excerpts from Babarnama
• Excerpts from Padshahnama
• Ways In Which Historians Have Used The Akbarnama, Padshahnama To Reconstruct Political Histories Part 1
• Ways In Which Historians Have Used The Akbarnama, Padshahnama To Reconstruct Political Histories Part 2

Unit 10: Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports

• Life of Zamindars in the Late 18th Century
• Life of Peasants and Artisans in the Late 18th Century
• East India Company - Revenue Settlements
• Revenue Settlements - Ryotwari and Mahalwari
• Surveys During the Later 18th Century by East India Company
• Colonialism and Rural Society - Changes Over 19th Century
• Story of Official Records About Colonialism and Rural Society in India
• Firminger's Fifth Report
• Accounts of Francis Buchanan Hamilton
• Deccan Riots Report
• Colonialism and Rural Society - Evidence from Official Reports
• What Do the Official Records Tell

Unit 11: Representations of 1857

• Representations of 1857 Revolt
• The Events of 1857-58
• How the Events of 1857 Revolt Were Recorded and Narrated
• Lucknow During 1857
• Pictures of 1857 Extracts From Contemporary Accounts
• How the Pictures of 1857 Shaped British Opinion of What had Happened

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

• Colonialism and Indian Towns
• Town Plans and Municipal Reports
• The Growth of Mumbai and Chennai in the 18th and 19th Centuries
• The Growth of Cantonments and Hill Stations in the 18th and 19th Centuries
• Photographs, Paintings and Town Plan Reports About Calcutta
• How do the Photographs, Paintings and Maps Help in Reconstructing History of Towns and Cities in Colonial India

Unit 13: Mahatama Gandhi Though Contemporary Eyes

• Mahatma Gandhi Through Contemporary Eyes
• The National Movement From 1918-1948 Part 1
• The National Movement From 1918-1948 Part 2
• The National Movement From 1918-1948 Part 3
• The National Movement From 1918-1948 Part 4
• The National Movement From 1918-1948 Part 5
• Mahatma Gandhi in 1931
• Reports from English and Indian Languages Newspapers and Other Contemporary Writings about Gandhi and the Indian National Movement
• How Newspapers Can be a Source of History

Unit 14: Partition Though Oral Sources

• Partition Through Oral Sources
• The History of 1940s India Through Oral Source
• Nationalism, Communalism and Partition of India Through Oral Tales
• Punjab and Bengal Through Oral Tales
• Oral Testimonies of Those Who Survived Partition
• Way in Which Oral History Has been Analyzed to Reconstruct the History of the Event

Unit 15: Making of Constitution

• Indian Independence and the New Nation State
• The Making of the Constitution
• The Constituent Assembly Debates of India
• What do Such Debates Reveal
• Excerpts from the Debates of Constituent Assembly