The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th century social reform movement. What are the major issues and debates concerning women in that period?

Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian Independence since the twenties of the last century.

Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.

Why did the ‘Moderates’ failed to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century?

Why indentured labour was taken by the British from India to their colonies? have they been able to preserve their cultural identity over there?

Throw light on the significance of the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in the present times.

The anti-Sikh violence of 1984 highlights the importance of accountability and institutional impartiality in preventing communal violence. Discuss.

Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s.

Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate.

Examine the linkages between the nineteenth century’s ‘Indian Renaissance’ and the emergence of national identity.

The 1857 uprising was the culmination of the recurrent, big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. Elucidate.

Evaluate the policies of Lord Curzon and their long term implications on the national movements.

Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement.

To what extent did the role of the moderates prepare a base for the wider freedom movement? Comment.

Assess the main administrative issues and socio-cultural problems in the integration process of Indian Princely States.

Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj.

औपनिवेशिक भारत में भारतीय उद्यमियों की भूमिका का विश्लेषण कीजिए। द्वारकानाथ टैगोर जैसे शुरुआती उद्यमियों के योगदान और सीमाओं पर चर्चा कीजिए।

Why was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth century? Give reasons.

Why did the armies of the British East India Company – mostly comprising of Indian soldiers – win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of the then Indian rulers? Give reasons.

Discuss how the study of Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech helps in understanding the intellectual foundations of India’s post-independence nation-building. (150 words)