Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Introduction of Indian Military Technique and War Managements Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Introduction of Indian Military Technique and War Managements

Skill enhancement course · History · Semester 4 · SY BA · 2 credits · 50 marks · 30 hours

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: Military Technique, Types of Warfare, Strategies & Weapons.

a Ancient period – Vedic Period, Chandragupta Maurya, Samudragupta,
b Medieval Period- Allaudin Khilji, Babar, Krishnadevraya
c Maratha Period- Shivaji Maharaj, Kanhoji Angre, Peshwa Bajirao- I.

Module 2: Military Organisation , Artillery Management, Logistics & Transportation

a Maurya, Gupta and Rajput Period.
b Delhi Sultanate, Mughal and Vijaynagar Period
c Maratha and Peshwa Period.

Text Books

1 Bimal Kanti Majumdar, (2020), The Military System in Ancient India, 1955, reprint by Life Span Publisher, New Delhi.
2 Brigadier R. N. Verma (1997), Warfare in Ancient India, Abhinav Publications, New Delhi.

Reference Books

3 Col. S. J. Choudhary (2003), The Military History of India, Lancer Publishers, New Delhi.
4 Dr. R.C. Majumdar (2008), Military History of India: The Indian Army’s Contributions, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi.
5 Dr. R.S. Sharma (2001), War Tactics in Indian History, Orient BlackSwan, New Delhi.
6 Dr. S.D. Dube (2004), The Evolution of War Management Techniques in India, Allied Publishers, New Delhi.
7 J.P. Agarwal (2010), Indian Military and War Management, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
8 K. M. Panikkar (1944), Indian Maritime History and Naval Warfare, Orient Longman, Calcutta.
9 K.K. Ahuja (2001), War Management in Ancient India, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi.
10 K.K. Aziz (1989), The Indian Military and Its Impact on History, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
11 K.K. Suri (1996), The Development of Indian Military Science, Cambridge University Press, New Delhi.
12 Kaushik Roy, India’s Historic Battles: From Alexander the Great to Kargil, New Delhi: Primus, 2004, revised edition 2020.
13 L.N. Joshi (2004), The Art of War in Ancient India, Ram Prakashan, New Delhi.
14 Lt. Gen. V.K. Singh (2012), Military Tactics of the Indian Army, Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi.
15 M.C. Chagla (1998), Indian Warfare and Military Strategy, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
16 Maj. Gen. (Retd.) A.K. Chatterjee (2005), Modern Warfare: Indian Perspectives, Pentagon Press, New Delhi.
17 Maj. Gen. Rajendra Prasad (2009), Indian Army: Tactics and Warfare, Manohar Publishers, New Delhi.
18 Major Gen. Ashok Mehta (2002), Indian Army: Evolution and Military Doctrine, Penguin India, New Delhi.
19 P.C. Chakravarti, (1941), The Art of War in Ancient India, reprint 2020 (by ed. Kannan Krishnan), Dacca.
20 P.C. Lal (2003), The Indian Army and Its Strategic Role, Allied Publishers, New Delhi.
21 R. R. Sethi (1997), The Indian Military: Strategic Concepts & Techniques, Kalinga Publications, New Delhi.
22 S. G. Nandi (2015), Indian Military Leadership and Strategic Thinking, HarperCollins India, New Delhi.
23 S.D. Singh, (1965), Ancient Indian Warfare with Special Reference to Vedic Period, Leiden, Brill.
24 S.K. Puri (2000), War Strategies in Ancient India, Delhi Publications, New Delhi.

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