Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Politics of Modern Maharashtra Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Politics of Modern Maharashtra
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Module 1: The making of Maharashtra
- 1 Linguistic Reorganization and Samyukta Maharashtra Movement
- 2 Geographic and Demographic Profile of Maharashtra
- 3 Regional Disparities and Demand for separate State of Vidarbha
- (Kelkar Committee Report and Statutory development boards)
Module 2: Political Institutions in Maharashtra
- 1 State Legislature: Composition & Functions
- 2 State Executive: Governor, Council of Minsters
- 3 High Court and Subordinate Courts
Module 3: Political Party system
- 1 Evolution, features of party system
- 2 Significant Political parties in Maharashtra
- 3 Coalition Politics
Module 4: Political Economy of Maharashtra
- 1 Rural Economy of Maharashtra
- 2 Development of the Co-operative Sector
- 3 Urban Economy of Maharashtra
Text Books
- 1 Lele, Jayant: One Party Dominance in Maharashtra Resilience and Change; Popular Prakashan, Mumbai,1982
- 2 Phadke, Y D: Politics and Language; Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai,1975
- 3 Phatak, Anagha: Political Process of Maharashtra; Prachi Prakashan.
- 4 Sirsikar, V.M.: Politics of Modern Maharashtra; Orient Longman,1994
- 5 Thakkar, Usha and Kulkarni, Mangesh: Politics in Maharashtra; Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay, 1995.
- 6 Tikekar, S. R.: Maharashtra The Land, Its People and their Culture; Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, New Delhi,1966
- 7 Jain V. Ashok, 1999, Political Process in Maharashtra, Mumbai, Sheth Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
- 8 B.S. Baviskar, The Politics of Development: Sugar Co-operatives in Rural Maharashtra (Oxford University Press).
- 9 Jayachandran Usha (eds.), 2014, Human Development Report, Maharashtra 2012: Toward Inclusive Human Development, New Delhi, Sage.
- 10 Palshikar Suhas and Rajeshwari Deshpande, 1999, Maharashtra: Electoral Politics and Structures of Domination, Pune, Dept. of Politics and Public Administration, University of Pune.
- 11 The Kelkar Committee Report (2013)
Reference Books (Marathi)
- 1 Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)
- 2 Agrotech
- 3 Andolan
- 4 Chanakya Mandal Parivar
- 5 Lokarajya
- 6 ParivartanachaVatsaru
- 7 Sadhana
- 8 Yojana