This course presents some important vignettes of a complex, highly diverse India that is also witnessing unprecedented changes since its formal independence in 1947 from Great Britain. The lectures revolve around social dimensions of change, the continuing influence of ancient texts on contemporary India, political democracy, economic transition from the state to the market, gender relations, India's economic globalisation and changing world view.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Contemporary India's history
2 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 76 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
Indian politics 1948-2014
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 103 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
The long transition of India's economy
2 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 127 min), 1 reading
2 hours to complete
India's foreign policy
2 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 60 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
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- 5 stars42.42%
- 4 stars36.36%
- 3 stars21.21%
TOP REVIEWS FROM CONTEMPORARY INDIA
by HMDec 4, 2016
This course is excellent! The lecturers are superb and they know their stuff.
by RBOct 15, 2016
Very nice course with good chronological description of events. good links for additional reading. I feel it could have been a bit more elaborate or more in depth.
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