Course Name: Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought

Course abstract

Modern Indian political thought is one of the fascinating areas of scholarly debates and discussions in contemporary India. It also signifies a shift away from excessive reliance upon Eurocentric views, methods and concepts to study and interpret Indian society and its politics. The major objective of this course is to introduce the students to some of the key modern Indian thinkers and their ideas which helped in shaping the society and politics of modern India.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Mithilesh Kumar Jha

Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Jha teaches Political Science at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His research interests are - political thought in comparative perspective particularly Indian and Western political thought, political theory, Indian politics especially language and related issues of state formations in modern India. His important publications are Language Politics and Public Sphere in North India: Making of the Maithili Movement, Oxford University Press, New Delhi (2018); Glimpses of Mithila and Maithili: The Correspondence of George Abraham Grierson, Kalyani Foundation: Darbhanga (2013).
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Teaching Assistant(s)

Prarthana Dutta

M.A., Political Science

IITG

SHUBHALIKHA BORUAH

M.A in Political Science

IITG

 Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2018
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Apr-2018 to 30-Jul-2018
 Exam registration : 25-Jun-2018 to 18-Sep-2018
 Exam Date : 28-Oct-2018

Enrolled

1318

Registered

138

Certificate Eligible

98

Certified Category Count

Gold

6

Elite

72

Successfully completed

20

Participation

24

Success

Elite

Gold




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>=90 - Elite + Gold
60-89 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score.
Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought - Toppers list

PARTH BHARATBHAI THUMMAR 93%

HARI KRISHNA TEXTILE

CHANDRALOK KUMAR 91%

SELF - STUDY

DINESH VISWANADHUNI 91%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,MADRAS

SAIDEEPIKA 90%

CADD CENTER

NANDHITHA.M 90%

PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE

DR. MANVENDRA SINGH 90%

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1318

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 138

Assignment Statistics



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