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KANNAN Introduction to Indian Civilization Features of Indus Valley Civilization Aryan vs. Dravidian Debate Colonialism Indian Society Indian Caste System Sub-castes in India Culture - Basics Culture - Definitions Multi-cultural and multi-lingual system in India Urban-rural divide Illiteracy Unemployment Gender Inequality Modernization Family setup Globalization vs. Localization Kashmir issue Indo-Pak wars SUPARNA MA'AM http://projectcctvnotes.blogspot.in/2015/01/jou231-economics-part.html Common identifying features of countries - socio-cultural, political, economical Features of an underdeveloped economy Capitalism Communism Socialism Nehruvian Socialism 5-year plans Nationalization License Raj System Stock Market as Barometer of Economy Liberalization Privatization Globalization Alternative to GDP - Quality of Life Crony Capitalism Development NARESH Definition and features of Nation Definition and features of State India: a nat...

CHRIST UNIVERSITY SERVER DOES NOT OPEN BLOGS. WHY. WHY???? Anyway. Because it's such a vast and generic topic, the more examples you can give, the better-informed you will seem. Also if you can cite sources, dates, authors, thinkers, politicians etc and quote them, that would work out excellently for you. Oh and it's helpful to go to the "in the news" section (on the first page of Google search) when reading up.Life hack: when you want to search news on a particular topic, in the Google search bar, type name of topic site:pti.com For instance, when discussing Secularism in India, refer to the Republic Day controversy, and how the rise of the BJP has seen  a more conservative, rightist, Hindu nationalist governance. Discuss how what he does does not match what he says - this IndiaToday article discusses the same.   And also the RSS - http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-change-in-stand-on-article-370-says-rss-746321 While discussing pseudo-secularism, refer to ...

ECONOMICS: Developed and under-developed economies Capitalism Communism Socialism Nehruvian Socialism Five-year plans Nationalization License Raj system Stock market as a barometer of economy Liberalization  Privatization Globalization Alternative to GDP - Quality of Life Crony capitalism Each country has its own economic identity, just as India does. For instance, America is considered a rich country, and in terms of non-Americans' aspirations, chasing the American dream. However, in any analysis we must always consider comparisons as opposed to "sops" and unrealistic yardsticks. We discussed status, the role of advertisements in desires, "keeping up with the Jones'" and skipped over a thousand other topics. Economies may be categorized into first-world, third-world, in-between (or still-developing) and oil-producing countries. Parameters of development: (Discuss facets of development keeping India in mind. - 15 marks' poten...

POLITICS: Difference between nation and state http://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/political-science/nations-and-states/section1.rhtml http://glossary.usip.org/resource/state-versus-nation Features of Parliamentary democracy http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/444221/parliament http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/444244/Parliament http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1384209/parliamentary-democracy Indian states reorganized on linguistic ground - reasons and consequences Sub-nationalism w.r.t. North-East and Telangana Secularism and communalism - votebank politics  http://himalmag.com/monolith-india-vote-bank/ Coalition politics - pros and cons:  http://www.academia.edu/4954609/The_Least_Worst_Option_The_Pros_and_Cons_of_Coalition_Government   http://www.aventure.ac.in/coalition-politics-pros-cons/ International relations - Indian foreign policy Neo-imperialism  http://www.suu.edu/faculty/ping/pdf/TheNe...