TentativeScheduleforFoundationCourse(FC)lectures,2015

Module1:
Lecture1:
Inaugurallecture
S.Parasuraman
Lecture2:
Introductiontosociety
RitambharaHebbar
Lecture3:
IntroductiontoIndiansociety
RitambharaHebbar
Lecture4:
Socialinstitutions:AnIntroduction
MahuyaBandyopadhyay
Lecture5:
DynamicsofSocialInstitutionsinIndia1
MahuyaBandyopadhyay
Lecture6:
DynamicsofSocialInstitutionsinIndia2
MahuyaBandyopadhyay
Lecture7:
SocialStratification:Conceptualunderpinningsandan
introductiontosocialstratificationinIndia
RitambharaHebbar
Lecture8:
CasteinIndianSociety;EvolutionandExpression;Current
challenges
A.Ramaiah
Lecture9:
CasteinIndianSociety:Movementsforequalityandjustice
A.Ramaiah
Lecture10:
ConceptoftribesandanintroductiontotribesinIndia
RitambharaHebbar
Lecture11:
TribalmovementsinIndia;ModernDevelopmentandMarginalisation;
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NaturalResourceConflictandEmergingChallenges
RitambharaHebbar
Lecture12:
SociologyofGender;GenderandSocialInstitutionsinIndia
MahuyaBandyopadhyay
Lecture13:
WomensMovementsinIndiaIssuesandChallenges
MahuyaBandyopadhyay
Lecture14:
SociologyofReligionandReligioninIndia
RitambharaHebbar
Lecture15:
TBD
Module2:
Lecture16:
IntroductiontoDebatesandConceptsonGrowthandDevelopment
J.MohanRao
Lecture17:
Classicalapproachestodevelopment
J.MohanRao
Lecture18:
ThebirthofNeoclassicalEconomics:OriginstilltheGreat
Depressionof1929
J.MohanRao
Lecture19:
TheKeynesianRevolutionofthe1930sasananswertotheCrisis
of1929
J.MohanRao
Lecture20:
Colonisation:TheContexttoDevelopmentoftheDevelopingWorld
R.Ramakumar
Lecture21:
DecolonisationandtheDevelopmentProjectintheDeveloping
World
R.Ramakumar
Lecture22:
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AnIntroductiontoGlobalisationandChallengestotheDeveloping
World
R.Ramakumar
Lecture23:
TheRoleofInternationalOrganizations
S.Parasuraman
Lecture24:
TheBalanceSheetofHumanDevelopmentinthedevelopingworld
RohitMutatkar
Lecture25:
IssuesofLabourandEmploymentintheDevelopingWorld
BinoPaul
Lecture26:
Theroleofscienceandtechnologyinthedevelopmentofthe
developingworldT.Jayaraman
Lecture27:
Environmentanddevelopment:Emergenceofsustainabledevelopment
inthecontextofclimatechange
T.Jayaraman
Lecture28:
Theemergingideaofrightsbaseddevelopment
S.Parasuraman
Module3:
Lecture29:
IndiaintheDevelopingWorld;ImpactofColonialismonIndian
Agriculture;DevelopmentalChallengesin1947
R.Ramakumar
Lecture30:
PostIndependenceTrajectoryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment
inIndia;TheProgressofLandReforms;GreenRevolution
R.Ramakumar
Lecture31:
AgricultureandRuralDevelopmentinIndiainthePeriodof
Globalisation;ShiftsinOfficialPolicy;AgrarianCrisis
R.Ramakumar
Lecture32:
FeaturesofPovertyandInequalityinIndia;Methodologiesof
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Measurement;TrendsinPovertyandInequality
R.Ramakumar
Lecture33:
LabourandEmploymentinIndianDevelopment
BinoPaul
Lecture34:
IndiasSocialSector
R.Ramakumar
Lecture35:
EconomicGrowthandIndustrialDevelopmentinIndia;Featuresof
Growthinthe1980s
R.Ramakumar
Lecture36:
Indianeconomyafter1991;GlobalEconomicCrisis;Contemporary
Challenges
R.Ramakumar
Lecture37:
TheRoleofscienceandtechnologyinthedevelopmentofIndia;
Challengesafter1991
T.Jayaraman
Module4:
Lecture38:
ThemakingoftheideaofIndia;Thebirthofpolitical
nationalism;Indiaasanationofdiversity;Federalism;Theideas
ofGandhi,Nehru,Ambedkar,underlyingtheideaofstateand
nation.
SejutiDasgupta
Lecture39:
IndiaandtheIndianConstitution:ABriefHistoryofthe
Constitution,andtheConstituentAssembly;TheConstitutionasa
Socialtext,theuniquenessofIndiascase,andthephilosophyof
theConstitutionexaminedaroundthelargerGandhi,Nehruand
Ambedkardebates.
SejutiDasgupta
Lecture40:
DemocracyandInstitutionsinIndia:Evolutionofelectoral
democracy;Theriseandfallofsinglepartydominance;The
Emergencyexperience.
SejutiDasgupta
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Lecture41:
FederalismandFederalPoliticalStructure;Theriseofregional
parties;Theemergenceofcoalitionpolitics.
SejutiDasgupta
Lecture42:
DecentralisationandDemocraticGovernanceinIndia:Discussionon
thechangingmodeofpoliticalrepresentation;Governancereforms;
andDiscussionsondecentralizedlocalgovernance;Theexperience
ofKerala.
SejutiDasgupta
Lecture43:
SocialMovementsandCivilSocietyStrugglesinIndia:State,
democracyandcivilsociety;Explainingsocialmovements;The
differencebetweensocialandpoliticalmovements;Newsocial
movements,suchastheNarmadaBachaoAndolanandNaxalMovement;
ChallengesandLimitations.
SejutiDasgupta
Lecture44:
IndiaandtheWorld;Thenonalignedmovementthroughchanging
contexts;Indiaandtheideaofthethirdworld;Strategic
realignmentsintheeraofglobalisation.
T.Jayaraman