Chapter 2. Historiography : Indian Tradition
SSC 10th History, Maharashtra Board, 2019 - 2020.
2.1 Tradition of Indian Historiography
We learnt about the western tradition of historiography in the last lesson. In this lesson we will know about the tradition of Indian historiography.
2.2 Indian Historiography : Various Ideological Frameworks
Historiography in the Post- Independence Era : Now along with writing the dynastic histories, the cultural, social, economic histories were also being written. Scholars of the post-independence era began to feel the need of writing histories of various communities, science, economic systems, political ideologies, cultural aspects, etc. The historiography of this era has been influenced mainly by three ideological schools: (1) Marxist History (2) Subaltern History (3) Feminist History.
TEXTUAL QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
1. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option.
(1) ........ was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India.
(a) Alexander Cunningham
(b) William Jones
(c) John Marshall
(d) Friedrich Max Muller
(2) ............ translated the Sanskrit text of ‘Hitopadesh’.
(a) James Mill
(b) Friedrich max Muller
(c) Mountstuart Elphinstone
(d) Sir John Marshall
(B) Identify the wrong pair in the following, correct it and rewrite.
(1) ‘Who were the Shudras’ - Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
(2) ‘Stri-Purush Tulana’ - Feminist writing
(3) ‘The Indian War of Independence 1857’ - Marxist History
(4) Grant Duff - Colonial History.
Answer: The incorrect pair is:
The Indian War of Independence, 1857 - Marxist History
The Appropriate Pair is:
The Indian War of Independence, 1857 - Nationalistic Historiography.
2. Explain the following with its reason.
3. Answer the following in 25-30 words.
4. Write detailed answers to the following questions :
5. (a) Complete the following chart.
James Mill
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‘The History of British India’
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James Grant Duff
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..............................
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..................
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‘The History of India’
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S.A. Dange
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..............................
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..................
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‘Who were the Shudras’
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Answer:
James Mill
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‘The History of British India’
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James Grant Duff
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'A History of Mahrattas'
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Mountstuart Elphinstone
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‘The History of India’
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S.A. Dange
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'Primitive Communism to Slavery'
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
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‘Who were the Shudras’
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(b) Complete the following concept chart.
Answer:
6. Explain the following concepts.
