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BHIE-144: TRADITIONS OF HISTORY WRITING IN INDIA
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENTS
Course code: BHIE-144
Assignment Code: BHIE-144/ASST/TMA/2023-24
Marks: 100
Note: There are three Sections in the Assignment. You have to answer all questions in
the Sections.
Assignment – I
Answer the following in about 500 words each.
1. Explain embedded histories. Discuss how dana-stuti hymns, narasamsis and
akhyans embody historical consciousness? 20
2. How do bakhars help in understanding the past? Explain with examples. 20
Assignment – II
Answer the following questions in about 250 words each.
3. What kind of historical consciousness is revealed through Sangam poems? 10
4. Discuss Firishta’s concept of history? 10
5. Write a note on nature of nationalists writings. Do you agree that nationalists’
writings emerged to counter colonial historiography? 10
Assignment – III
Answer the following questions in about 100 words each.
6. Language of inscriptions as markers of change 6
7. Paumacariyam 6
8. Abul Fazl’s idea of history 6
9. Labour Histories 6
10. Ranajit Guha
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