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Toward transforming Indian Society: Major schools of thought.

Modern Indian History – from the beginning of 19th Century, Reforms and Reformers,

Eradication of Social and religious wrongs
The Vedas for all – The Casteless society
Ideal of service
Emancipation of the Depressed class
“Two-Nation” theory and Islamic revivalism
Empowerment of the Depressed class through religion and education
Hindutva and Patriotism
The Dravida Movement
Struggle for emancipation of Dalits and their empowerment
Socialist approach and Total Revolution
Gram Swaraj, Satyagraha and Bhoodana

Unit 3 : From Kadambas to the Hoysalas.

(i) Antiquity of Karnataka; Kannada language and literature; Extent of Kannadanadu; State and DistrictGazetteers; Museums and Archives in Karnataka; Preservation and protection of historical monuments –work of Archaeological Survey of India – World Heritage Sites in Karnataka.

(ii) From Kadambas to the Hoysalas : Contributions to Architecture, sculpture, literature and religion.

Unit 4 : The Vijayanagara Empire and thereafter (1336-1799).

(i) Vijayanagara Empire: Origin, aims and aspiration of the Empire – Vidyaranya. Political history : Harihara,Bukka, Immadi Devaraya, Krishnadevaraya and Aliya Ramaraya – The battle of Talikote and its consequences. The glory of the capital – Administration – Society, economy and religion; Arts: Painting; Music, Dance, Literature, Architecture and Sculpture; Foreign accounts of Vijayanagara.

(ii) Religious sects: Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, Madhwacharya – Sri Basaveshvara, Veerashaivism and Vachana movement – Haridasa movement – Kalamukha, Shakta and Pashupatha sects.

(iii) The Bahman Shahis : Mahamud Gawan – Contributions of the Bahamani – Adil Shahis of Bijapur: Contributions to literature and architecture – Sufis in Karnataka.

(iv) Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar – Contributions; The Nayakas of Keladi and Chitradurga; Rani Chennamma & Sangolli Rayanna of Kittur, The Yalahanka Nadaprabhu; Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan (1761-1799).

Unit 5 : Modern Mysore (1799-1947).

(i) Krishna raja Wodeyar lll – his contributions;

(ii) Armed rebellion in Karnataka against the British in Karnataka

(iii) Commissioner’s Rule (1831-1881)

(iv) Nizam’s rule in Hyderabad – Karnataka

(v) Progress of Mysore under the Dewans.

Unit 6 : Freedom Movement in Karnataka and Unification (1885-1956).

(i) Rise of Nationalism; Pre-Gandhian era (1885-1920); Gandhian era (1920-1948).

(ii) Freedom movement in Hyderabad – Karnataka

(iii) Important personalities in Freedom Struggle.

(iv) Unification of Karnataka; Causes for the rise of unification movement – Alur Venkatrao – Role of literacy, cultural associations and print media – Three stages in the unification of Karnataka (1947-1956).

(v) Social and Cultural developments: Spread of education by missionary and voluntary bodies – printing and the press – Literary and Scholarly studies – New literary genres in kannada literature – Backward Class movement – Miller Committee Report, Folk arts of Karnataka.