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Õ±ý×ßÁò ßÁ÷±Çä ßÁËùæÃICON COMMERCE COLLEGE

AFFILIATED TO GAUHATI UNIVERSITYESTD. 2004

PROSPECTUS2020 - 2021

Courses Offered: 1.B.A. ( Honours and Regular Courses ) 2.BBA (Honours ) 3.B.COM ( Honours and Regular Courses) 4.M.COM

RAJGARH ROAD, NEAR BYLANE NO: 3, GUWAHATI – 781003, ASSAM EMAIL ID: iconcom.2004@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.iconcommercecollege.in CONTACT NO.: +91-9957574790, 8638447615 +91- 9365389901, +91- 9365375782, +91- 9365383289

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CONTENTS

1. COLLEGE PROFILE 3 2. COURSES AND ADMISSIONS 5 3. FEES STRUCTURE 6 4. FACULTY AND VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS 7 5. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS & INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS 9 6. BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.- Honours) Course Structure 11 7. BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.- Regular) Course Structure 12 8. B. A. 1st SEMESTER CBCS SYLLABUS 14

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COLLEGE PROFILE

ICON Commerce College, situated at Rajgarh Road, Chandmari, Guwahati-781003, is one of the most promising educational institution in the state of Assam as well as India, imparting Commerce, Management and Arts Education at Degree Level and Commerce Education at Post Graduate Level (M.Com). The college was established in the year 2004. The College is affiliated to Gauhati University and Gauhati University permitted Examination center for holding examinations of undergraduate streams. The College follows all rules and regulations of Gauhati University. The College is providing Study Materials to its students, which are prepared by our learned and experienced faculty members to help them in their academics. The College Library is rich in its collection of books and journals which are available for the students and faculty members. The College organises Seminars and Workshops which help both the students and the faculty members to boost up their academic ability. Workshops on Accounting Standards, Patterns of setting questions and evaluation of answer scripts, CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) were held, which helped the teachers in expanding their knowledge and adopt the practice of method based teaching. Seminars on Demonetization, GST, Randomized Sampling Techniques were also held to uplift the academic ability of the students and the faculty members. The College also organizes periodic discussions on important topics like, General Budget, Rail Budget etc. Where the students and the faculty members are engaged in group discussions where they share their views. The College organizes Annual College Week where indoor games, outdoor games, quiz and debating competitions, art and literary competitions and various other events are held to promote the latent skills and talent of the students of this College. Classroom teaching is supplemented by interactive sessions with the students. Use of Power Point Presentation is another important feature of classroom teaching where the students in the classes are also involved. The College has a well equipped Computer Lab to impart Computer education to its students and also many of the class rooms are equipped with projectors and computers for smart classes. Apart from classroom teaching, WhatsApp groups are created where students interact with their subject teachers to clear out their doubts related to their academic syllabus.Students by and large who are admitted in our College maintain the sequence of gradual improvement over their earlier examinations. A large group of the students is of average merit at the entry level. During their tenure of study in this College, most of them are found in on improvement spree and the result of their final examination shows many of them secure remarkable higher grades.The College has a team of learned and experienced faculty members who impart quality education to the students and help the students in their all round development. All of our faculty members are experienced and are capable of handling academic matters in their respective style, maintaining the desired standards. Nearly one-third of our faculty members are involved in research works and are perusing Ph.D. Course. Among the faculty members most of them are Ph.D., M.Phil., NET and SLET qualified. Our faculty members, as on today are found engaged in equipping themselves with latest academic inputs and a person in teaching profession needs

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to synergize between acquiring knowledge on one hand and transmission of knowledge to the students on the other. This sustained endeavour on the part of our faculty members help in building a good rapport with the students which is the need of the hour.Our faculty members are involved in various co-curricular activities meant for students and this pursuit instill confidence among the students which stands in good stead for maintaining a worthy life and worthy living. Apart from delivering quality education our faculty members are also engaged in maintaining overall record of development of each and every student of this College. Each faculty member is allotted a group of students to maintain development records and to co-ordinate with the students and help them in their academics. The college is equipped with an in house canteen facility for refreshment of the staff and students at reasonable rates in a hygienic environment. Purified drinking water facility is available for all in the college campus.

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COURSES AND ADMISSIONSTHE COLLEGE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING COURSES OF STUDY

➢ Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Three Year Degree Course in Semester System) under Gauhati University.

➢ Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) (Three Year Degree Course in Semester System) under Gauhati University.

➢ Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) (Three Year Degree Course in Semester System) under Gauhati University.

➢ Master of Commerce (M.Com.) under Gauhati University.

Admission Procedure 1. A student can opt for Online or Offline admission process. 2. For online admission the students will have to visit www.iconcommercecollege.in and follow the instructions given in the website. 3. For offline admission the students will have to purchase the College Prospectus and Admission Form which will be issued from the office counter on payment of requisite fees. The student will submit the duly filled in Admission Form and required documents in the office counter and can take the admission in the respective semester after payment of the requisite fees.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)Duration : 3 Years ( 6 Semesters )Course affiliated to : Gauhati University.Eligibility for Admission: To be eligible for admission to the B.A. 1st Semester class, a student has to pass the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination in Commerce, Science or Arts stream under the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) or any other equivalent examination of Board / Council recognised by Gauhati University. Candidates are required to produce at the time of admission the original copies of:

➢ Mark sheet of the last qualifying examination (HS). ➢ Registration Certificate / Migration Certificate of the board / council under which the

last qualifying examination was appeared. ➢ Students passing the qualifying examination earlier than the current year will have to

submit an Affidavit(Gap Certificate).

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FEES STRUCTURE of B. A. 1st SEMESTER, 2020 Honours/Regular Course

Sl. No. Particulars Amount

01 Admission Fees 3500/-02 Semester Tuition Fees 3000/-03 College Examination, Sessional Examination and Examination Micro-Zone Fees 1800/-04 Electricity Consumption charge 700/-05 Library Fees 800/-06 College Functions, Co-Curricular activities and Annual College Week Fees 1500/-07 College Development and Maintenance Fees 2500/-08 Study Materials and Guide Paper Fees 1000/-09 College Exercise Books (5 Nos) 300/-10 Printing works, Stationary, Photostat of Grade-sheets and Other record book maintenance fees 600/-11 ID-Card and Entry pass Fees 100/-12 College Magazine Fees (Yearly) 500/-13 Group Insurance Premium (Yearly) 500/-14 Expenses for contacting students/ guardians over phone, postal communication charge, conveyance charge for delivery of letters to guardians/ students in case of necessity. 200/- Total Amount 17000/-

N.B. : Registration Fees/ Enrolment Fees/ University Examination Fees /Other fees pay-able to GU are subject to change and will be charged as per the regulation issued by the concerned authority.Fees once paid are not refundable under any circumstances.

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FACULTY AND VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

Dr. Nilanjan Bhattacharjee, M.Com, Ph.D., Principal, Icon Commerce CollegeSawpon Dowerah, M.A.(Dib et Reading UK) PGDTE (CIEFL,Hyd) Rector, ICON Commerce College.Dr. Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee, M.Com, Ph.D., Director, Icon Commerce College

Department of English : 1) Asst. Prof. Loveleena Bora, M.A. B.Ed., NET 2) Asst. Prof. Pallabi Dutta, M.A. 3) Asst. Prof. Farzina Rahman, M.A., B.Ed. 4) Asst. Prof. Anamika Mahanta, M.A., M.Phil, B.Ed, PGDCA,

Department of Assamese : 1) Asst. Prof. Gitirekha Bhuyan, M.A., NET, SLET

Department of Economics : 1) Asst. Prof. Niti Mazumdar, M.A, B.Ed., SLET 2) Asst. Prof. Prativa Goswami, M.A, M.Phil, B.Ed. 3) Asst. Prof. Sagarika Saha, M.A. 4) Asst. Prof. Pompa Sharma, M.A., B.Ed.

Department of Education : 1) Asst. Prof. Bijoy Choudhury, M.A. 2) Asst. Prof. Badamon Shisha Shadap , M.A. 3) Asst. Prof. Nivedita Bayan Baishya, M.A.,B.Ed., M.Phil

Department of Political Science : 1) Asst. Prof. Pritirekha Choudhury, M.A.,B.Ed., M.Phil 2) Asst. Prof. Sewali Devi, M.A., B.Ed. 3) Asst. Prof. Kalpana Pathak, M.A., B.Ed.

Department of History : 1) Asst. Prof. Jonali Kalita, M.A., PGDCA 2) Asst. Dr Antara Gayan, M.A.,Ph.D. 3) Asst. Prof. Tulika Deka, M.A., SLET

Department of Philosophy : 1) Asst. Prof. Malobika Sarmah, M.A.(Double Phl,Edn),B.Ed, 2) Asst. Prof. Ansuman Khataniar, M.A.,SLET , 3) Asst. Prof. Aliyam Das,M.A.

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Department of Environmental Studies : 1) Asst. Prof. Saurav Bhattacharjee, M.Sc. 2) Asst. Prof. Dipannita Chakraborty, M.A., LLB.

Guest Faculty : 1) Dr. Pranita Choudhury, M.A.,Ph.D., Redt.Dept.of History

Library Staff : 1) Smt. Kabita Boro, M.Lib.Sc., Librarian 2) Smt. Karabi Baishya, Asst. to the Librarian 3) Sri. Sudipto Acharjee, Asst. to the Librarian.

Office Staff: Office Assistant: 1) Smt. Monalisa Baruah 2) Sri. Gauranga Shil 3) Sri. Samiran Chanda 4) Sri. Shivam Paul

Office Staff: Grade-IV : 1) Sri. Bhaskar Kalita 2) Sri. Kalicharan Das 3) Sri. Sudip Das 4) Sri. Ranjit Patowary 5) Sri. Maznur Hussain 6) Sri. Ratul Das 7) Sri. Manoj Basfor

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS & INFORMATION TO THE STUDENTS

1. Classes begin at 10 AM as per class routine. 2. Each student is required to attend a minimum of 75% of the total classes held in each subject in an academic session. The College takes students’ Class Attendance strictly into account for the purpose of allowing students for appearing in the Sessional examination and filling up of forms for examinations, and scholarships. 3. All students admitted in the college must come wearing complete college uniform which includes: i. For B.A. Students (Boys): Plain white shirt with college crest on the pocket and light brown formal pant. ii. For B.A. Students (Girls): Light brown colour salwar and duppatta and Cream colour kameez with college crest. iii. Light brown colour blazer / sweater for boys and girls during winter. Other varieties with other colours are strictly prohibited. iv. Black colour formal shoes for boys and simple normal sandals for girls are allowed. v. For College Uniform students must contact: SUMAN DRESSES, Opposite Harisabha, Panbazar, Guwahati – 781001. Phone No.: 0361-2630292 / 9864124419 / 9864059229

4. Students should abide by the rules and regulations of the college. They are expected to maintain strict discipline. Violation of rules and regulations will be treated as punishable offence and in extreme cases erring students are liable to be expelled from the college. Disciplinary actions are under the preview of the College Management Committee and their decision on such matter is final and binding on students.

5. Students are advised to be regular in attending their classes. A lesson missed is missed for ever. 6. Late arrival of students for classes will not be allowed. 7. Students must bring college record book and identity card everyday while coming to college. They are to produce college record book every day to the teacher. No student will be allowed to attend classes without College Record Book. Duplicate Id Card and College Record Book may be issued on genuine grounds and on payment of requisite fees. 8. Students should maintain silence and decorum whenever they are inside the college premises.

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9. In matters of holidays, Gauhati University Holiday list is to be followed. On special occasions State Government holiday notifications are also followed. 10. Do not move in the corridors and verandahs when classes are on. Any student found loitering on the verandahs without any valid reason will have to face strict disciplinary action. 11. Do not use Mobile Phone inside the classrooms or in the verandahs of the college. Improper use of Mobile phone within the college premises will be severely dealt with. 12. Consumption of alcoholic beverages, smoking inside the College premises is strictly prohibited. 13. Chewing of tobacco, betel nut, taking pan masala, chewing gum etc, inside the College campus is strictly prohibited. 14. Keep your College clean. 15. DO NOT SPIT ON THE WALLS AND IN THE CLASS ROOMS, DO NOT WRITE OR STICK ANYTHING ON THE WALLS OR DESKS AND BENCHES.

16. Anyone caught red-handed while doing those things at 15 will be punished.

17. The Parents / Guardians are requested to meet the college authority periodically and exchange views on the progress of their wards in any academic matter. Periodic feedback from Parents / Guardians are desirable for initiating necessary actions for academic improvement of the students and on disciplinary matters. Parents / Guardians are requested to put their signature in the college record book of their ward everyday in the required place. 18. Students are required to take care of the college property and should not cause any damage to the college property. Any student found causing damage to the college property will be penalized which also includes expulsion from the institution. 19. Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited and is treated as a punishable offence. Punishment may also lead to expulsion from the college and strict legal action will also be taken. 20. Students getting involved in any activity detrimental to the college interest and involved in any anti social, anti national and anti college activity will lead to expulsion from the college.21. Student can avail Scholarships of Government approved Schemes through this College. (For more information students can contact Institute Nodal Officer for Scholarships).

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Bachelor of Arts [B.A.- Honours] Course StructureDuration : 3 Years ( 6 Semesters )

SCHEME FOR CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM IN B.A. Honours

SEMESTERCORE

COURSE(14)

AbilityEnhancementCompulsory

Course(AECC)(2)

Skill EnhancementCourse(SEC)

(2)

ElectiveDiscipline

Specific(DSE)(4)

ElectiveGeneral(GE)(4)

I

C1 (English/MILCommunica-

tion)/Environmental

Science

GE1C2

II

C3Environmental Science/(En-

glish/MIL

Communica-tion)

GE2C4

III

C5

SEC1 GE3C6

C7

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IV

C8

SEC2 GE4C9

C10

VC11 DSE1

C12 DSE2

VIC13 DSE3

C14 DSE4

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.- Regular) Course StructureDuration : 3 Years ( 6 Semesters )

SCHEME FOR CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM IN B.A. (REGULAR)

SemesterCore Course 12

AbilityEnhancement2

SkillEnhancement 2 DS Elective4 G Elective2

I

Eng1 (English/MILCommunica-

tion)/Environmen-

tal Science

DSC1A

DSC2A

IIEng2

DSC1BDSC2B

III MIL1/Alt Eng1

SEC-1

DSC1CDSC2C

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IV

MIL/Alt Eng2

SEC-2DSC1D

DSC2D

V SEC-3DSE 1A

GE 1DSE 2A

VIDSE 1B

GE 2DSE 2B

** For detailed syllabus check the GU UG CBCS syllabus

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B. A. 1st SEMESTER CBCS SYLLABUS

ABOUT CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS):The Choice Based Credit System is the logical next step in a credit based semester system becoming more learner-centric. The undergraduate degree programme in the CBCS will have courses spread across six semesters. A typical semester will comprise a minimum of 15 to 18 weeks of academic work that will translate into 90 actual teaching days. Two consecutive (one odd and one even) semesters will make up an academic year. An UG course shall be of Six Semesters covering three Calendar Years (Academic Sessions – August to July). The duration of the Odd Semesters (First, Third and Fifth) shall be ‘August to December’, and that of Even Semesters (Second, Fourth and Sixth) shall be ‘January to June’

Semester IPaper 1: ENGLISH-HC-1016 Indian Classical LiteratureCredits: 5 (Theory) + 1 (Tutorial)Marks: 80 (End-Semester Examination) + 20 (Internal Assessment)This paper introduces students to a selection of literatures of India in English translation. Given that Indian Classical Literature offers a rich and diverse canvas that spans across genres like drama, poetry, the epic narrative as well as short fictional fables, to name a few, it is essential that students studying English literature are familiar with at least a few of these. This paper encourages students to think laterally about literatures of the world, and the possibility of cultural exchange.

Texts:• Kalidasa: Abhijnana Shakuntalam, tr. Chandra Rajan, in Kalidasa: The Loom of Time (New Delhi: Penguin, 1989).• Vyasa: ‘The Dicing’ and ‘The Sequel to Dicing, ‘The Book of the Assembly Hall’‘The Temptation of Karna’, Book V ‘The Book of Effort’, in The Mahabharata: tr. and ed. J.A.B.

B.A. 1st sem (Hons.) : English CBCS Programme Course StructureSemester I

ENG-HC-1016 Indian Classical Literature Core Course C-1ENG-HC-1026 European Classical Literature Core Course C-2ENG-AE-1014 English/Assamese Communication AECC

ECO-Hg-1016EDU-HG-1016PHI-HG-1016HIS-HG-1016POL-HG-1016

Any one of the following

Principles of Micro Economics Foundation of Education

General Philosophy History of India

Introduction to political theory

Generic Elective

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van Buitenen (Chicago: Brill, 1975) pp. 106–69.• Sudraka: Mrcchakatika, tr. M.M. Ramachandra Kale (New Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass, 1962).• Ilango Adigal: ‘The Book of Banci’, in Cilappatikaram: The Tale of an Anklet, tr. R.Parthasarathy (Delhi: Penguin, 2004) book 3.

Suggested Topics and Background Prose Readings for Class Presentations Topics

• The Indian Epic Tradition: Themes and Recensions• Classical Indian Drama: Theory and Practice• Alankara and Rasa• Dharma and the Heroic

Readings

• Bharata, Natyashastra, tr. Manomohan Ghosh, vol. I, 2nd edn (Calcutta: Granthalaya, 1967) chap. 6: ‘Sentiments’, pp. 100–18.• Iravati Karve, ‘Draupadi’, in Yuganta: The End of an Epoch (Hyderabad: Disha, 1991) pp. 79–105.• J.A.B. Van Buitenen, ‘Dharma and Moksa’, in Roy W. Perrett, ed., Indian Philosophy, vol. V, Theory of Value: A Collection of Readings (New York: Garland,2000) pp. 33–40.• Vinay Dharwadkar, ‘Orientalism and the Study of Indian Literature’, in Orientalismand the Postcolonial Predicament: Perspectives on South Asia, ed. Carol A.Breckenridge and Peter van der Veer (New Delhi: OUP, 1994) pp. 158–95.

Paper 2: ENGLISH-HC-1026 European Classical Literature

Credits: 5 (Theory) + 1 (Tutorial)Marks: 80 (End-Semester Examination) + 20 (Internal Assessment) Classical writing in Europe saw the emergence of traditions that cut across many genres, which included poetry, theatre, and general discourses. While the Aristotelian focus on the examination of the essentials of poetry extended to incorporate discussions on epic and drama, subsequent writers such as Horace drew attention to the purposefulness of the creative exercise. In the theatre the widely divergent compositions by Sophocles and Plautus respectively show the consolidation of a rich cultural discourse. It is this enriching literary tradition that this paper seeks to familiarize with through the study of representative texts belonging to the Classical Period.

Texts:• Homer: The Odyssey, tr. E.V. Rieu (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1985) Book I• Sophocles: Oedipus the King, tr. Robert Fagles in Sophocles: The Three Theban Plays (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1984).• Plautus: Pot of Gold, tr. E.F. Watling (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1965).• Ovid: Selections from Metamorphoses ‘Bacchus’, (Book III), ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’

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(Book IV), ‘Philomela’ (Book VI), tr. Mary M. Innes (Harmondsworth: Penguin,1975). Horace: Satires I: 4, in Horace: Satires and Epistles and Persius: Satires, tr. Niall Rudd (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2005).

Suggested Topics and Background Prose Readings for Class Presentations Topics

• The Epic• Comedy and Tragedy in Classical Drama• The Athenian City State• Catharsis and Mimesis• Satire• Literary Cultures in Augustan Rome

Readings

• Aristotle, Poetics, translated with an introduction and notes by Malcolm Heath, (London: Penguin, 1996) chaps. 6–17, 23, 24, and 26.• Plato, The Republic, Book X, tr. Desmond Lee (London: Penguin, 2007).• Horace, Ars Poetica, tr. H. Rushton Fairclough, Horace: Satires, Epistles and Ars Poetica (Cambridge Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2005) pp. 451–73.

ENG-AE-1014: ENGLISH COMMUNICATIONTotal Credits: 4 Marks: 100 (80+20)

ReadingSpecific ObjectivesThe course aims to enable students to: ➢ Read for the main idea of a text ➢ Know the context of the text ➢ Develop their overall comprehension skills

Teaching Points ➢ Thinking about the topic, predicting, personalizing the topic ➢ Reading for key terms ➢ Reading for the main idea ➢ Guessing meaning in context ➢ Skimming (overall idea) ➢ Scanning (specific information) ➢ Reading for gist ➢ Understanding context through language

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Course OutcomesAfter studying / completing the course the students will be able to comprehend a text mean-ingfully by: ➢ Making predictions about a text ➢ Relating to their life experiences to the topic of the text ➢ Identifying the key terms in a text ➢ Guessing meaning of the text in particular contexts ➢ Reading for overall idea of the text and for specific information ➢ Knowing the context of the text ➢ Comprehending a text meaningfully

WritingSpecific ObjectivesThe course aims to enable students to: ➢ Compose grammatical sentences ➢ Write coherent paragraphs (various types and for various purposes) ➢ Summaries texts ➢ Use punctuation appropriately ➢ Define terms with illustrations ➢ Make notes

Teaching Points ➢ Making / Building sentences ➢ Generating ideas ➢ Paragraph building ➢ Punctuation ➢ Capitalization ➢ Writing expanded definitions ➢ Note taking ➢ Writing a summary ➢ Writing a listing paragraph ➢ Writing about differences ➢ Writing about changes

OutcomesAt the end of the course, the students will be able to: ➢ Generate ideas for focused writing ➢ Use punctuation accurately ➢ Write various types of paragraphs coherently ➢ Write summaries ➢ Define terms giving illustrations

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VocabularySpecific ObjectivesThe course aims to enable students to: ➢ Deal with unknown words using knowledge of related words and context clues ➢ Relate words to the topic ➢ Understand key terms in the text ➢ Know linking words ➢ Understand collocations ➢ Define technical terms ➢ Know the use of phrasal verbs and idioms

Teaching Points ➢ Dealing with unknown words ➢ Using knowledge of related words ➢ Learning words related to topic ➢ Using context clues ➢ Understanding key terms in the text ➢ Word maps for remembering new vocabulary ➢ Linking words ➢ Collocations ➢ Technical terms and definitions ➢ Phrasal verbs and idiomsOutcomesAt the end of the course the students will be able to ➢ Learn and use unknown words ➢ Use words related to a topic ➢ Understand key terms in the text ➢ Make word maps for remembering new vocabulary ➢ Use linking words and collocations ➢ Define technical terms ➢ Use phrasal verbs and idioms in appropriate contextsGrammarSpecific ObjectivesThe course aims to enable students to: ➢ Use the structures of English appropriately ➢ Write longer texts such as reports using appropriate sentence construction, such the use of Active and Passive voice ➢ Recognize distinctions in meaning through the use of different grammatical terms

Teaching Points ➢ Uses of tenses: simple plus progressive, degree of certainty, special uses of the past

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➢ Verbs and idioms ➢ Articles ➢ Conditional sentences ➢ Modal verbs ➢ Indirect and direct speech ➢ Active and passive voice ➢ Comparatives and superlatives ➢ Questions and question types ➢ Determiners ➢ Contracted formsOutcomesAfter the course, the students will be able to: ➢ Speak reasonably grammatical English in various academic and social contexts ➢ Use appropriate grammatical structures while writing English ➢ Use various tense forms appropriately

SpeakingSpecific ObjectivesThe course aims to enable students to: ➢ Identify and use appropriate expressions to perform various language functions ➢ Communicate in different situations using various language functions ➢ Recognize the degree of formality while performing language functions

Teaching Points ➢ Introducing oneself and others ➢ Asking for clarification ➢ Expressing gratitude ➢ Making requests ➢ Giving directions/instructions ➢ Apologizing ➢ Agreeing/disagreeingOutcomesAt the end of the course, the students will be able to: ➢ Use appropriate expressions to perform various language functions ➢ Perform various language functions according to the degree of formality ➢ Respond appropriately to various situations using the most relevant language function

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Prescribed textbook:

Tamuli, A. (2019). English Language for Undergraduate Students (Units 1 – 8), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Reference books:i. Brown, K. & Hood, S. (2002). Academic Encounters: Intermediate to High Intermediate.Cambridge: CUPii. Doff, A. & Jones, C. (2004). Language in Use: Intermediate Classroom Book.Cambridge: CUPiii. Jones, L. (1988). Cambridge Advanced English: Student’s Book. Cambridge: CUPiv. Soars, J. & Soars, L. (2012). New Headway: Intermediate. Oxford: OUPv. Thaine, C. (2012). Cambridge Academic English: B1+ Intermediate Student’s Book.Cambridge: CUP

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B.A. 1st sem (Hons.) : History CBCS Programme Course StructureSemester I

HIS-HC-1016 History of India-I Core Course C-1HIS-HC-1026 European Classical Literature Social

Formations and Cultural Patterns of the Ancient World

Core Course C-2

ENG-AE-1014 English/Assamese Communication AECC

ECO-HG-1016EDU-HG-1016PHI-HG-1016POL-HG-1016

Any one of the following

Principles of Micro Economics Foundation of Education

General Philosophy Introduction to political theory

Generic Elective

B.A (Honours) Programme in HistoryCORE COURSE

Semester IHIS-HC-1016: HISTORY OF INDIA- I

Lectures : 5; Tutorial : 1 (per week)Course Outcome: After the completion of this paper, the students will be able to explore andeffectively use historical tools in reconstructing the remote past of ancient Indian pre andproto history. The course will also train the students to analyse the various stages of evolutionof human cultures and the belief systems in the proto- history period.

Unit I. Reconstructing Ancient Indian History

[a] Early Indian notions of History[b] Sources and tools of historical reconstruction: archaeological: epigraphy, numismatics, literary[c] Historical interpretations (with special reference to gender, environment, technology, andregions)

Unit II. Pre-historic hunter-gatherers

[a] Paleolithic cultures- sequence and distribution; stone industries and other technologicaldevelopments.[b] Mesolithic cultures- regional and chronological distribution; new developments intechnology and economy; rock art.

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Unit III. The advent of food production

[a] Understanding the regional and chronological distribution of the Neolithic andChalcolithic cultures: subsistence, and patterns of exchange

Unit IV. The Harappan civilizationOrigins; settlement patterns and town planning; agrarian base; craft productions and trade;social and political organization; religious beliefs and practices; art; the problem of urbandecline and the late/post-Harappan traditions.

Unit V. Cultures in transition Settlement patterns, technological and economic developments; social stratification; politicalrelations; religion and philosophy; the Aryan Problem.[a] North India (circa 1500 BCE-300 BCE)

[b] Central India and the Deccan (circa 1000 BCE - circa 300 BCE)

[c] Tamilakam (circa 300 BCE to circa CE 300)

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Readings:R.S. Sharma, India’s Ancient Past, New Delhi, OUP, 2007R. S. Sharma, Material Culture and Social Formations in Ancient India, LaxmiPublications, 2007.R.S. Sharma, Looking for the Aryas, Delhi, Orient Longman Publishers, 1995D. P. Agrawal, The Archaeology of India, 1985Bridget & F. Raymond Allchin, The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan, 1983.A. L. Basham, The Wonder that Was India, 1971.D. K. Chakrabarti, The Archaeology of Ancient Indian Cities, 1997,D. K. Chakrabarti, The Oxford Companion to Indian Archaeology, New Delhi, 2006.H. C. Raychaudhuri, Political History of Ancient India, Rev. ed. With Commentary by B. N.Mukherjee, 1996K. A. N. Sastri, ed., History of South India, OUP, 1966.Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India, 2008.Romila Thapar, Early India from the Beginnings to 1300, London, 2002.Uma Chakravarti, The Social Dimensions of Early Buddhism. 1997.Rajan Gurukkal, Social Formations of Early South India, 2010.R. Champakalakshmi, Trade. Ideology and urbanization: South India 300 BC- AD 1300,1996.

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HIS-HC-1026 : SOCIAL FORMATIONS AND CULTURAL PATTERNS OF THE

ANCIENT WORLD

Lectures : 5; Tutorial : 1 (per week)Course Outcome: after the completion of this paper, the students will be able to explain theprocesses and stages of the evolution of the variety of cultural pattern throughout antiquarianperiods in History. They will be able to relate the connections between the various BronzeAge civilizations in the ancient world as well as development of slave and polis societies inancient Greece.

Unit I. Evolution of Humankind:

[a] Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures.[b]Food production: beginnings of agriculture[c]Animal husbandry.

Unit II. Bronze Age Civilizations: economy, social stratification, state structure, religion[a]Egypt (Old Kingdom)[b]Mesopotamia (up to the Akkadian Empire);[c] China (Shang);

Unit III. Nomadic groups in Central and West Asia[a] From Bronze to Iron age: Anatolia and Greece[b]Minoan Civillization[c]Debate on Iron

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Unit IV. Slave society in Ancient Greece:[a] Origin of Slavery: Slavery in Sparta and Greece[b] Debate on Slavery[c] Agrarian economy, urbanization, trade.

Unit V. Polis in ancient Greece:[a]Development of democracy in Athens and Sparta;[b]Concept of citizenship[c]Greek Culture-Science and Philosophy, religion, art and architecture

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Readings:

Burns and Ralph. World Civilizations. Cambridge History of Africa, Vol. I.V. Gordon Childe, What Happened in History.G. Clark, World Prehistory: A New Perspective.B. Fagan, People of the Earth.Amar Farooqui, Early Social Formations.M. I. Finley, The Ancient Economy.Jacquetta Hawkes, First Civilizations.G. Roux, Ancient Iraq.Bai Shaoyi, An Outline History of China.H. W. F. Saggs, The Greatness that was Babylon.B. Trigger, Ancient Egypt: A Social History.UNESCO Series: History of Mankind, Vols. I - III./ or New ed. History of Humanity.R. J. Wenke, Patterns in Prehistory.

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B.A. 1st sem (Regular) : History CBCS Programme Course StructureSemester I

ENG-CC-1016 English I Core Course(Compulsory)ENG-AE-1014 English/Assamese Communication AECCHIS-AE-1016 History of India DSC-1

ECO-RC-1016EDU-RC-1016PHI-RC-1016POL-RC-1016

Any one of the following

Principles of Micro Economics Foundation of Education

General Philosophy Introduction to political theory

DSC-2

B.A. 1st sem (Regular) : ECONOMICS CBCS Programme Course StructureSemester I

ENG-CC-1016 English I Core Course(Compulsory)ENG-AE-1014 English/Assamese Communication AECCECO-RC-1016 Principles of Micro Economics DSC-1

HIS-RC-1016 EDU- RC-1016PHI-RC-1016POL-RC-1016

Any one of the following

History of India Foundation of Education

General Philosophy Introduction to political theory

DSC-2

B.A. 1st sem (Regular) : EDUCATION CBCS Programme Course StructureSemester I

ENG-CC-1016 English I Core Course(Compulsory)ENG-AE-1014 English/Assamese Communication AECCEDU-RC-1016 Foundation of Education DSC-1

HIS-RC-1016 ECO- RC-1016PHI-RC-1016POL-RC-1016

Any one of the following

History of India Principles of Micro Economics

General Philosophy Introduction to political theory

DSC-2

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B.A. 1st sem (Regular) : PHILOSOPHY CBCS Programme Course StructureSemester I

ENG-CC-1016 English I Core Course(Compulsory)ENG-AE-1014 English/Assamese Communication AECCPHI-RC-1016 General Philosophy DSC-1

HIS-RC-1016 ECO- RC-1016EDU-RC-1016POL-RC-1016

Any one of the following

History of India Principles of Micro Economics

Foundation of EducationIntroduction to political theory

DSC-2

B.A. 1st sem (Regular) : POLITICAL SCIENCE CBCS Programme Course StructureSemester I

ENG-CC-1016 English I Core Course(Compulsory)ENG-AE-1014 English/Assamese Communication AECCPOL-RC-1016 Introduction to political theory DSC-1

HIS-RC-1016 ECO- RC-1016PHI-RC-1016EDU-RC-1016

Any one of the following

History of India Principles of Micro Economics

General Philosophy Foundation of Education

DSC-2

ENG-CC-1016 ENGLISH I

Credits: 5 (Theory) + 1 (Tutorial) =6 Marks: 100 (80+20)

The aim of this course (English I and II) is to provide the student an opportunity to read and respond to representations of issues in contemporary life and culture in the English language. The selection of texts is aimed to present themes and topics that are stimulating, insightful and informative. Each paper will have a grammar section of 10 marks. Students having English as their Major subject will have to answer questions on a text indicated in the syllabus, instead of the grammar section. Internal assessment in these two papers may be in the form of an objective-type test.

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Prose: 60 MarksTexts: ➢ Arthur Miller: All my Sons ➢ George Orwell (1903-1950): ‘Shooting an Elephant’ ➢ D.H. Lawrence: ‘The Woman Who Rode Away’ ➢ Manoj Das (1934-): ‘The Misty Hour’ ➢ MuninBarkotoki (1915-1995): ‘Krishna KantaHandiqui’ ➢ Rohinton Mistry (1952-): ‘Running Water’ ➢ Michael Ondaatje (1943-): ‘Angulimala’ ➢ Salman Rushdie: ‘Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies’

Grammar: 20 Marks ➢ Make sentences using common phrases and idioms ➢ Common Errors: To be answered as directed ➢ Correct use of verbs, tenses, prepositions, etc. ➢ Comprehension

HIS –HG/RC-1016: HISTORY OF INDIA (FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES UP TO c. 1206)Lecture : 5; Tutorial : 1 (per week) Course Outcome: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain theemergence of state system in North India, development of imperial state structure and stateformation in South India in the early period. They will be able to understand the changes andtransformations in polity, economy and society in early India and the linkages developed throughcontacts with the outside world.

Unit: I[a] Sources : literary and archaeological[b] Indus Civilization :origin, extent, urban planning and urban decline.[c] Society, polity, economy and religion in the Rig Vedic Period[d] Society, polity, economy and religion in the Later Vedic Period

Unit: II[a] Rise of territorial states– Janapadas and Mahajanapadas[b] Rise of new religious movements in north India- Jainism and Buddhism :social dimension of early Jainism and Buddhism.[c] The Mauryas - Background of Mauryan state formation.[d] Asoka :Dhamma - its propagation; Administration and Economy under the Mauryas.[e] Decline of the Mauryas

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Unit: III[a] Post–Mauryan period : The Sungas, Chedis[b]Kharavelas and Satavahanas[c]Sangam Age: literature, society and culture in South India.

Unit: IV[a] Central Asian contact and its Impact: The Indo-Greeks, Sakas and Kushanas[b] The Gupta Empire- state and administration

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[c] Post Gupta period :Vardhanas and Palas

Unit: V[a] Political development in the South – the Pallavas, the imperial Cholas, the Rashtrakutas and the Chalukyas.[b] The Arabs and the Turks in Indian politics –Ghaznivides and the Ghorid invasions.[c] Indian Society during 650 –1200 A.D.-literature & language, temple architecture andSculpture.

Readings:

Jha, D.N. :Early India, New Delhi, 2006--------- :Ancient India, Monohar, New Delhi, 2001Majumdar, R.C. :Ancient India, Banaras, 1952RomilaThapar :Early India, Vol. I, Penguin, Delhi, 1996Shastry, K.A. Nilakanta :History of South IndiaSingh, Upinder :A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India,Pearson, 2009Habib&Thakur : The Vedic Age (Peoples History of India), Vol. III, Tulika Books, New Delhi,2003Majumdar, Raychoudhary&Dutta :An Advanced History of India (RelevantChapters)Sharma ,R. S : Perspectives in Social & Economic History of Early India,MunshiramManoharlal,Delhi,1983.––––––, :India’s Ancient Past, OUP, Delhi 2006

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FIRST SEMESTER CORE ECO-HG/RC-1016: Principles of Microeconomics–I

Course Description This course intends to expose the student to the basic principles in Microeconomic Theory and illustrate with applications. Course Outline 1. Introduction Problem of scarcity and choice: scarcity, choice and opportunity cost; production possibility frontier; economic systems. Demand and supply: law of demand, determi nants of demand, shifts of demand versus movements along a demand curve, market demand, law of supply, determinants of supply, shifts of supply versus movements along a supply curve, market supply, market equilibrium. Applications of demand and supply: price rationing, price floors, consumer surplus, producer surplus. Elasticity: price elasticity of demand, calculating elasticity, determi nants of price elasticity, otherelasticities. 2. Consumer Theory Budget constraint, concept of utility, diminishing marginal utility, Diamond-water paradox, income and substitution effects; consumer choice: indifference curves, derivation of demand curve from indifference curve and budget constraint. 3. Production andCosts Production: behavior of profit maximizing firms, production process, production functions, law of variable proportions, choice of technology, isoquant and isocost lines, cost minimizing equilibriumcondition. Costs: costs in the short run, costs in the long run, revenue and profit maximizations, minimizing losses, short run industry supply curve, economies and diseconomies of scale, long runadjustments. 4. PerfectCompetition Assumptions: theory of a firm under perfect competition, demand and revenue; equi librium of the firm in the short run and long run; long run industry supply curve: increasing, decreasing and constant costindustries. Welfare: allocative efficiency under perfect competition.

Readings: Case, Karl E. & Ray C. Fair, Principles of Economics, Pearson Education, Inc., 8th

1st SEMESTER (REGULAR) EDU-HG/RC-1016 FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

Total Marks: 100 (External: 80 and Internal: 20) Credit-6 Course Objectives: After completion of this course the learner will be able to Acquaint with the principles of ed-ucation

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• Gain knowledge about different various Forms and Aims of Education• Understand the concept and importance of Discipline and Freedom.• Acquire knowledge about the concept of Emotional and National Integration and• International Understanding. Course contents Units Content

Unit-1 Concept of EducationMeaning ,Nature and Scope of education• Forms of education• Formal education, Informal and Non formal education- Meaning and• Nature. School as an agency of formal education Aims of education, Meaning and impor-tance of Aims. Types of Aims-• Social Vs Individual aim.• Vocational and Liberal aim• Democratic aim of education.

Unit-2 Philosophy and Education Philosophy: Meaning, Nature and Scope• Philosophy of Education: Meaning and Scope• Relationship between education and philosophy• Impact of philosophy on education

Unit-3 Psychology and Education Meaning and nature of Psychology• Relation between education and psychology• Educational Psychological-Nature, Scope, Method Observation,• Experimentation, Case study method Importance of Educational Psychology in teaching –learning process

Unit-4 Education for National Integration and International understanding Meaning and Nature of National Integration and International understanding• Role of education in development of National Integration and International• Understanding. Globalization and its impact in developing International cooperation

Unit-5 Sociology and Education Concept and methods of Sociology, Educational Sociology: Meaning,• Page | 5 Nature, Scope and Importance, Relation between education and sociology Social group: Meaning, Nature and Classification, Importance of Primary• and Secondary Groups Concept of socialization, Education as a socialization process

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Recommended Readings: Ross J.S. – The Ground Work of Educational Theory. Raymont T-- Principles of Education. Safaya R.N. & Shaiyda B.D. -- Development of Educational Theory and Practice. Bhatia & Bhatia – Theory and Principles of Education Agarwal J.C. – Theory and Principles of Education. Chatterjee S. – Principles and Practice of Modern Education Baruah J. -- Sikshatatta. Goswami, D, 2014- Philosophy of Education, DVS Publishers, Guwahati

Semester I PHI-HG-1016/ PHI-RC-1016 GE 1: General Philosophy

Unit I Definition, Nature and Scope of Philosophy, Branches of Philosophy Realism and Idealism

Unit IISubstance, Causality, Space and Time

Unit III Problem of Knowledge: Empiricism, Rationalism, Criticism Scepticism

Unit IV Relation of God and the world: Deism, Pantheism, Panentheism Proofs for existence of God: Ontological, Cosmological, Moral, Teleological

Unit V Theories of Truth: Correspondence, Coherence, Pragmatic

Books Recommended:

Patrick, G.T.W.: Introduction to Philosophy Cunninghum, G.W.: Problems of Philosophy Russell, Bertrand.: Problems of Philosophy Taylor, Richard.: Metaphysics Hamlyn, D.W.: Metaphysics

SEMESTER I POL HG/RC 1016 Introduction to Political Theory

Course Objective: This course aims to introduce certain key aspects of conceptual analysis in political theory and the skills required to engage in debates surrounding the application of the concepts.

1. a. What is Politics? b. What is Political Theory and what is its relevance? (11 lectures) 2. Concepts: Democracy, Liberty, Equality, Justice, Rights, Gender, Citizenship, Civil Society and State (36 lectures) 3. Debates in Political Theory:

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a. Is democracy compatible with economic growth? b. On what grounds is censorship justified and what are its limits? c. Does protective discrimination violate principles of fairness? d. Should the State intervene in the institution of the family? (13 lectures)

Essential Readings: Topic 1 Bhargava, R. (2008) ‘What is Political Theory’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction.New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 2-17. Bhargava, R. (2008) ‘Why Do We Need Political Theory’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 18-37. Mukhopadhyay, Amal Kumar. (2019) ‘ An Introduction to Political Theory’, New Delhi, Sage publications .

Topic 2 Sriranjani, V. (2008) ‘Liberty’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction.New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 40-57. Acharya, A. (2008) ‘Equality’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction.New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 58-73. Menon, K. (2008) Justice’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 74-82. Talukdar, P.S. (2008) ‘Rights’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction.New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp.88-105. Srinivasan, J. (2008) ‘Democracy’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory:AnIntroduction.New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 106-128. Roy, A. ‘Citizenship’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory:AnIntroduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 130-147. Das, S. (2008) ‘State’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi:Pearson Longman, pp. 170-187. Singh, M. (2008) ‘Civil Society’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction.New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 188-205. Menon, N. (2008) ‘Gender’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 224-235. Shorten, A. (2008) ‘Nation and State’, in McKinnon, C. (ed.) Issues in Political Theory, New York: OxfordUniversity Press, pp. 33-55. Christiano, Thomas. (2008) ‘Democracy’, in McKinnon, Catriona. (ed.) Issues in Political Theory, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 80-96. Riley, J. (2008) ‘Liberty’, in McKinnon, C. (ed.) Issues in Political Theory, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 103-125.

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Casal, P. & William, A. (2008) ‘Equality’, in McKinnon, C. (ed.) Issues in Political Theory. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 149- 165. Wolf, J. (2008) ‘Social Justice’, in McKinnon, C. (ed.) Issues in Political Theory. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 172-193. Brighouse, H. (2008) ‘Citizenship’, in McKinnon, C. (ed.) Issues in Political Theory. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 241-259. Chambers, C. (2008) ‘Gender’, in McKinnon, C. (ed.) Issues in Political Theory. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 241-288. Swift, A. (2001) Political Philosophy: A Beginners Guide for Students and Politicians. Cambridge: Polity Press. Topic 3 Sen, A. (2003) ‘Freedom Favours Development,’ in Dahl, R., Shapiro, I. and Cheibub, A. J. (eds.) TheDemocracy Sourcebook. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, pp. 444-446. 10 Prezowrski, A., et al. (2003) ‘Political Regimes and Economic Growth,’ in Dahl, R., Shapiro, I. and Cheibub, A. J. (eds.) The Democracy Sourcebook. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, pp. 447-454. Sethi, A. (2008) ‘Freedom of Speech and the Question of Censorship’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 308-319. Acharya, A. (2008) ‘Affirmative Action’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 298-307. Frances E O. (1985) ‘The Myth of State Intervention in the Family’, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform.18 (4)pp. 835-64. Jha, M. (2001) ‘Ramabai: Gender and Caste’, in Singh, M.P. and Roy, H. (eds.) Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers, New Delhi: Pearson.