Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) History of Contemporary Maharashtra 1960 CE to 2000 CE Syllabus - Mumbai University

Module 1: Formation of Maharashtra and Early Challenges (1960–1970)

• a Linguistic reorganization of states and the formation of Maharashtra on 1 May 1960
• b Political leadership, Congress dominance, and administrative consolidation
• c Socio-economic challenges: regional imbalance, droughts, and land reforms movements.

Module 2: Political Developments and Social Movements (1970–1985)

• a Rise of regional politics and the emergence of new political forces
• b Dalit movement, women’s movement, and labor movements in Maharashtra
• c Emergency (1975–77) and its impact on Maharashtra’s political culture

Module 3: Economic Transformation and Cultural Developments (1985–1995)

• a Industrialization, urbanization, and the growth of Mumbai–Pune industrial belt
• b Cooperative movement: sugar cooperatives and rural power structures
• c Developments in education, literature, theatre, and mass media

Module 4: New Industrial policies and Contemporary challenges (1995–2000)

• a Impact of economic liberalization, privatization, and globalization
• b Coalition politics, regional identity, and changing governance patterns
• c Social tensions, environmental issues, and Maharashtra at the turn of the 21st century

Text Books

• Kulkarni, D. (2019). The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj and the Shadow of their Senas. Penguin Random House India.
• Deshpande, P. (2007). Creative Pasts: Historical Memory and Identity in Western India, 1700–1960. Columbia University Press.
• Jaffrelot, C., & Kumar, S. (Eds.). (2012). Rise of the Plebeians? The Changing Face of Indian Legislative Assemblies. Routledge.
• Phadke, Y. (2008). Maharashtra: Social and Cultural History in the Contemporary Era.
• Rao, U. M. (2003). Politics and Government in Maharashtra.

Reference Books

• Basu D.D., (2021), An Introduction to the Constitution of India, 25th Edition, LexisNexis, India.
• Belavadi, V. (1992). Regionalism in India. Sage.
• Chavan V. M., (2022). History of Modern Maharashtra. Vidya Books Publishers.
• Deshpande, P., (2007). Creative Pasts: Historical Memory and Identity in Western India, 1700–1960. Columbia University Press.
• Deshpande, P., (2023). Scripts of Power: Writing, Language Practices, and Cultural History in Western India. Orient BlackSwan.
• Deshpande, R. S., (2011). Dalit Movement in Maharashtra.
• Gupta, A., (2007). A Leading Industrialised State of India: Maharashtra.
• Gore, M. S., (1993). The Social Context of an Ideology: Ambedkar’s Political and Social Thought. Sage. Jayal Nirja Gopal & Pratap Bhanu Mehta, (2010), The Oxford Companion to Politics in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
• Kulkarni, D., (2019). The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj and the Shadow of their Senas. Penguin Random House India.
• Jadhav, A., (2018). Maharashtra Politics: Identities and Mobilisation (Political identity and mobilisation post-1960).
• Nandy, A., (1994). Religion, Politics and the Countryside: A Study of Elections in West Bengal and Maharashtra.
• Narpat Singh, (2008), Changing Status of Women, Vista International Publishing House, Delhi.
• Palshikar Suhas & Rajeshwari Deshpande, (2021), The Last Fortress of Congress Dominance: Maharashtra Since the 1990s, SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Phadke, Y. D., (2008). Maharashtra: Social and Cultural History. Raman Sunder., (1988), Indian Government and Politics, Allied Publishers, New Delhi.
• Rao, M. S. A., (1990). Social Movements in India. Manohar.
• Rao, U. M., (2003). Politics and Government in Maharashtra.
• Sathe Makrand, (2015), A socio-Political History of Marathi Theatre: Thirty Nights, Oxford University Press, USA Saxena, Alka, (2011), Women and Political Leadership, Altar Publishing House, New Delhi.
• Sawant, M., (2010). Urbanisation and Politics in Maharashtra.
• Sharma, R., (2015). Maharashtra: Society and Comtemporary Challenges (Social, economic and cultural changes after 1960).