MHI-10 EM 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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MHI-10: Urbanisation in India
Course Code: MHI-10
Assignment Code: MHI-10/AST/TMA/
July 2025-January26

Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION-A

1 What are the different approaches to study the medieval towns?

2 Write a note on the urban planning in the Harappan cities

3 Discuss the characteristics of Early Historic urban centres of south India.

4 Examine the nature and character of urbanization in north India during Gupta period.

5 Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each

i Cosmopolitan Cities: Delhi Sultanate

ii Early historic cities in Texts

iii Mohenjodaro Houses

iv Nature of regional capital cities during the fifteenth century

v Mandu

SECTION-B

6 Write a note on the Temple towns in Peninsular India

7 Manufacturing of goods have played important role in defining the character of towns in Medieval Deccan. Comment

8 Can colonial cities in India rightly be understood as divided cities? Substantiate your answer with examples.

9 Colonial interests and ideologies influenced the character of urban centres in India. Examine with suitable examples

10 Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each

i Partition and resettlement

ii 18th Century Lahore

iii 1857 and its implications on urban planning

iv Lived cities v Bombay as a working-class city