Course Plan ESE 2

By King Meera -
KANNAN
  1. Introduction to Indian Civilization
  2. Features of Indus Valley Civilization
  3. Aryan vs. Dravidian Debate
  4. Colonialism
  5. Indian Society
  6. Indian Caste System
  7. Sub-castes in India
  8. Culture - Basics
  9. Culture - Definitions
  10. Multi-cultural and multi-lingual system in India
  11. Urban-rural divide
  12. Illiteracy
  13. Unemployment
  14. Gender Inequality
  15. Modernization
  16. Family setup
  17. Globalization vs. Localization
  18. Kashmir issue
  19. Indo-Pak wars
  1. Common identifying features of countries - socio-cultural, political, economical
  2. Features of an underdeveloped economy
  3. Capitalism
  4. Communism
  5. Socialism
  6. Nehruvian Socialism
  7. 5-year plans
  8. Nationalization
  9. License Raj System
  10. Stock Market as Barometer of Economy
  11. Liberalization
  12. Privatization
  13. Globalization
  14. Alternative to GDP - Quality of Life
  15. Crony Capitalism
  16. Development
NARESH
  1. Definition and features of Nation
  2. Definition and features of State
  3. India: a nation-state
  4. Features of Democracy
  5. Features of Parliamentary Democracy
  6. State reorganization on Linguistic grounds; sub-nationalism
  7. Secularism and communalism w.r.t. rise of BJP and in terms of vote bank politics
  8. Coalition politics and its advantages and disadvantages
  9. Neo-imperialism
  10. Cold War
  11. Non-aligned movement
  12. War and Peace with Pakistan
  13. Indo-US Nuclear Deal
  14. Punjab Insurgency (80s)
  15. Mandal Reservation Bill (1990)
  16. Economic Liberalization Policy (1991)
  17. Babri Masjid Demolition (1992)
  18. Pokhran II (1999)
  19. Kargil War (2001)
  20. Gujarat Riots (2003)
  21. 26/11 (Mumbai, 2007)
  22. Anti-Naxal War; Political Corruption
  23. Election Prediction and Media
  24. International Relations - India's Foreign Policy
  25. Internal Emergency

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