MHI-106 EM 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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MHI:106 Evolution of Social Structures in Indian History
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
(TMA)
Course Code: MHI-106
Assignment Code: MHI-106/AST/TMA/2025-26
Total Marks: 100
NOTE: attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Section ‘A’ and ‘B’. You have to
attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

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
Discuss the role of objectivity and interpretation in writing the history of ancient India.
Comment on the nature of the society in the Harappan civilization .20.
What do rituals reveal about the nature of society in the Vedic period? Elaborate.20
Comment on the proliferation of castes and jatis in the early medieval period.
Discuss what is meant by the early medieval society?20.
SECTION- B
Comment on the nature of rural society in the peninsular India?
Discuss the origin and rise of the Rajputs with reference to the researches of B.D. Chattopadhyaya and N.
Zeigler?
How do you study tribes under colonialism? Discuss.
Did colonialism shape the perceptions of caste? Discuss.
10. Comment on the nature of social structures of the North East India under the colonial rule.