IGNOU MPSE-004 Syllabus | Social & Political Thought in Modern India
- Last Updated on April 21, 2026
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Content
Syllabus of MPSE 004
Course Code
MPSE 004
Course Title
Social and Political Thought in Modern India
Course Type
Optional Course
Blocks
Total 1 Block
Programme
MPS : Master’s Degree in Political Science
University
IGNOU ( Indira Gandhi National Open University )
Block 1
- Unit 1 – Pre-Modern Socio-Religious Political thought in India: The Diverse Strands
- Unit 2 – Orientalist Discourse and Colonial Modernity
- Unit 3 – Salient Features of Modern Indian Political Thought
- Unit 4 – Early Nationalist Responses: Rammohan Roy, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Dayanand Saraswati and Yotiba Phule
- Unit 5 – Moderates and Extremists: Dadabhai Naoroji, MG Ranade and BG Tilak
- Unit 6 – Hinduism: Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
- Unit 7 – Hindutva: V.D. Savarkar and M.S. Golwalkar
- Unit 8 – Muslim Thought: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Mohammed Iqbal, Maulana Maudoodi and Mohammed Ali Jinnah
- Unit 9 – Nation and Identity Concerns: E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, Nazrul Islam, Pandita Ramabai, Jaipal Singh, Kahn Singh
- Unit 10 – M.K Gandhi
- Unit 11 – Jawaharlal Nehru
- Unit 12 – B.R. Ambedkar
- Unit 13 – Rabindranath Tagore
- Unit 14 – Communist Thought: M.N. Roy and E.M.S. Namboodiripad
- Unit 15 – Socialist Thought: Rammanohar Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan
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