III SEMESTER

OBJECTIVES
• To help the students to acquire basic knowledge about social, economic and cultural aspects of the history of Karnataka
• To provide foundation for the study of other branches of history
• To develop analytical, reasoning and graphical presentation of skills.
UNIT I :
SOCIETY AND ECONOMY Vijayanagara - Society - Caste system - Status of Women - State Income - Trade Contacts - Guilds. Bahamanis & Adil Shahis: State Income - Trade contacts Nayakas of Keladi: Revenue Policy Tippu Sultan - Economic Innovations. (15 Hours)

UNIT II:
RELIGION AND LITERATURE Impact of Jainism Religious & Philosophical Movements - Advaita, Dwaita, Vishistadvaita. Virashaivism Haridasa Movement Sufism Christianity and its impact Classical literature - Pampa, Ponna & Ranna Renaissance in Kannada Literature - New Trends in 20th Kannada Literature - Kuvempu and Bendre. (20 Hours)

UNIT III:
ART & ARCHITECTURE Architecture - Chalukyas of Badami, Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra. Shahi styles (Gulbarga, Bidar and Bijapur). Vijayanagara Architecture. (15 Hours)

UNIT IV:
NATIONALISM & UNIFICATION Modern Karnataka: Freedom Movement Unification Movement A Brief Sketch - Sir M Visvesvaraya K C Reddy S. Nijalingappa Devaraj Urs Kengal Hanumanthaiah (20 Hours)

PLACES OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE:
1. Shivanasamudra 2. Gulbarga 3. Dharwad 4. Kudalasangama 5. Hampi 6. Bidar 7. Bijapur 8. Srirangapatna 9. Mysore 10. Bangalore 11. Isur 12. Vidurashwatha 13. Ankola 14. Belgaum 15. Kittur 16. Aihole 17. Badami 18. Belur 19. Shivapura 20. Sravanabelagola.

Books for study and reference:
1. R.R. Diwakar (Ed.): Karnataka Through the Ages
2. R.R. Diwakar (Ed.) Karnataka Parampare 2 vols.
3. Shamba Joshi: Karnataka Samskruthiya Poorva Peetike
4. C.Hayavadana Rao: The History of Mysore 3 vols.
5. Suryanatha Kamath: Karnatakada Sanskshipta Itihasa
6. T T Sharma: Karnataka Swatantra Chaluvali.
7. K. Basavaraja: History and Culture of Karnataka
8. K. Raghavendra Rao: Imaging the Unimaginable
9. H S Gopala Rao: Karnataka Ekikarana Chaluvali.
10. Narasimhacharya: The Kannada, The People, their history and culture.
11. G S Halappa: Freedom Movement in Karnataka.
12. Sreenivas Havanur: Hosakannadadalli Arunodaya.
13. Sri Kuvempu: Ed. by G S Shivarudrappa.
14. G R Thipparudraswamy: Karnataka Samskruti Sahitya Sameekshe.
15. K N Neelakanta Shastri - History of South India
16. Sir M Visvesvaraya - ‘Memoirs of My Working Life’.
17. B A Saletore- social and political life in the Vijayanagara.