Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Indian Political Thought Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Indian Political Thought
Part of this reading list is printed in Devanagari, which the University's own PDF does not release as reliable text. Those entries are not set here; they are in the document above, as she printed them.
Module 1: Ideas on State
- 1 Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842-1901)
- 2 Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)
Module 2: Nationalism
- 1 Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883-1966)
- 2 Bhimrao Ramaji Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Module 3: Rational and Radical Reforms
- 1 Jotirao Phule (1827-1890)
- 2 Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (1856 - 1895)
Module 4: Socialism
- 1 Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1967)
- 2 Ram Manohar Lohia (1908-1986)
Text Books
- 1 1. Ahuja, M. L.: Indian Political Thought, Dominant Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 2012. (Tagore, Gandhi, Nehru, Savarkar, Lohia)
- 2 2. Bakane, Chhaya: PrakashKirane, (Marathi) ShrividyaPrakashan, Pune, 2007
- 3 3. Bhole, B. L.: ‘AhdunikBhartatilRajkiyaVichar’, (Marathi) Continental Prakashan,Pune, 1998.
- 4 4. Chakrabarty, Bidyut and Pandey, Rajendra Kumar: Modern Indian Political Thought:Text and Context, Sage Publication, New Delhi, 2009. (Ranade, Phule, Tilak, Tagore,Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar, Lohia, Gandhi, Savarkar, Pandita Ramabai )
- 5 5. Chaturvedi, Archana: Indian Political Thought, Common Wealth Publishers, New Delhi, 2006. (Ranade, Phule, Tilak, Tagore, Gandhi)
- 6 6. Jayapalan, N (2003), "8: Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920)", Indian Political Thinkers:Modern Indian Political Thought, Atlantic Publishers and Distributers, ISBN
- 81 7156-929-3
- 7 7. Collected Works of Mahatma Jotirao Phule Vol II. Mumbai: Government of Mumbai