Issues

How far was the Industrial Revolution in England responsible for the decline of handicrafts and cottage industries in India?

How did the colonial rule affect the tribals in India and what was the tribal response to the colonial oppression?

Why was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth century? Give reasons.

Examine the linkages between the nineteenth century's 'Indian Renaissance' and the emergence of national identity.

Why indentured labour was taken by the British from India to other colonies? Have they been able to preserve their cultural identity over there?

The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th century social reform movement. What were the major issues and debates concerning women in that period?

Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.

Examine critically the various facets of economic policies of the British in India from mid-eighteenth century till independence.