Chapter 2 Historiography Indian Tradition Solutions

Historian

Name of the Book

James Mill

The History of British India

James Grant Duff

A History of Mahrattas

Mountstuart Elphinstone

The History of India

S. A. Dange

Primitive Communism to Slavery

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Who Were the Shudras

(b) Complete the following concept chart.

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(2) Nationalistic historiography.
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(3) Subaltern history.
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Project
Prepare an illustrated manuscript with the help of the internet giving more information about the historians mentioned in this lesson.
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Memory Map

(b) Banabhatta wrote King Harsha’s biography titled ………………… in the 7th century CE.
(a) Meghdoot
(b) Rajtarangini
(c) Rasratnakar
(d) Harshacharit
Answer:
(d) Harshacharit

(c) In the 12th century C.E., ………………… wrote a book ‘Rajtarangini’ about history of Kashmir.
(a) Banabhatta
(b) Kalhana
(c) Ziquddin Barani
(d) Patanjali
Answer:
(b) Kalhana.

(d) The historians in the courts of Muslim rulers were influenced by ………………… historiography.
(a) Greek and Roman
(b) Arabic and Persian
(c) English and French
(d) Arabic and Urdu
Answer:
(b) Arabic and Persian

(e) We get information about the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj from ………………...
(a) Bhausahebanchi Bakhar
(b) Panipatachi Bakhar
(c) Sabhasad Bakhar
(d) Holkaranchi Bakhar
Answer:
(c) Sabhasad Bakhar

(f) ‘Bhausahebanchi Bakhar’ describes Battle of ………………...
(a) Raigad
(b) Panipat
(c) Plassey
(d) Vasai
Answer:
(b) Panipat

(g) The first book written by a British historian on Indian history is ………………...
(a) The History of India
(b) The History of Maharaj
(c) The History of British India
(d) The Sacred Books of the East
Answer:
(c) The History of British India

(h) Nilkanth Janardan Kirtane and V.K. Rajwade exposed the limitations in writings of ………………...
(a) Friedrich Max Muller
(b) Colonel Todd
(c) Grant Duff
(d) William Wilson Hunter
Answer:
(c) Grant Duff

(i) …………………, an Indian historian played a major role in establishing subaltern history as an important academic school of historiography.
(a) Comrade Sharad Patil
(b) Ranjit Guha
(c) Dharmanand Kosambi
(d) Ram Sharan Sharma
Answer:
(b) Ranjit Guha.

(j) The writings of British officials on India display strong influence of ………………...
(a) Marxism
(b) Colonalism
(c) Feminism
(d) Capitalism
Answer:
(b) Colonalism

(k) The Nationalistic Historiography in Maharashtra was inspired by works of ………………...
(a) Vinayak Damotfar Savarkar
(b) Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
(c) Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
(d) Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade
Answer:
(c) Vishnushastri Chiplunkar

(l) The two volumes written by ……………….. on Indian history show impartial treatment of the subject.
(a) Colonel Todd
(b) William Wilson Hunter
(c) Grant Duff
(d) James Mill
Answer:
(b) William Wilson Hunter

(m) ‘Primitive Communism to Slavery’, represents ……………….. the historiography.
(a) Colonial
(b) Orientalist
(c) Nationalistic
(d) Marxist
Answer:
(d) Marxist

(n) ‘Stripurush Tulana’ was written by ……………….. is acknowledged as first feminist book in India.
(a) Meera Kosambi
(b) Dr. Sharmila Rege
(c) Tarabai Shinde
(d) Pandita Ramabai
Answer:
(c) Tarabai Shinde.

Name of the Book

Types of Historiography

(1) Who were the

(a) Subaltern history

Shudras

(July ’19)

(2) Stripurush Tulana

(b) Feminist writing

(3) The Indian War of Independence

(c) Marxist History

(4) Grant Duff

(d) Colonial History

Name of the Book

Historian

(1) The Rise of the Maratha Power

(a) Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade

(2) Marathyanchya Itihasachi Sadhane

(b) Vishnushastri Chiplunkar

(3) Maratha Riyasat

(c) Govind Sakharam Sardesai

(4) Gulamgiri

(d) Mahatma Phule

Answer:
Wrong pair: Marathyanchya Itihasachi Sadhane- Vishnushastri Chiplunkar.

(3)

Answer:
Wrong pair: Discovery of Harappan CIvilization – James Mill.

(4)

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Wrong pair: Subaltern Historiography – Bamchandra Guha.

(2)

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(3) Prepare a flow chart on Literary work of Max Muller:
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(b) James Mill:
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(c) Grant Duff:
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(d) Indian Feminist Historiography:
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(b) It became necessary to rethink of women’s position in history.
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Hence, it became necessary to rethink about the position of women in history.

(c) Govind Sakharam Sardesai was addressed as ‘Riyasatkar’.
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(b) What is the contribution of Swatantryaveer Savarkar to nationalistic historiography?
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(c) Write about the contribution of Banabhatta in writing historiographies.
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(d) Write information on ‘Rajtarangini’.
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(e) Write about historiography in the post-independence period.
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(f) What are the objectives of writing history according to Ziauddin Barani?
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Thus, Ziauddin Barani holds important place as he expanded the scope of historiography.

(g) What are the salient features of writings of historians in the courts of Mughal emperors?
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The salient features of writings of historians in the courts of Mughal emperors are:

(h) Write about the importance of Tarabai Shinde in writing feminist historiography. *
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(b) What was considered more important by the historians in the Mughal Court?
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Praising the Mughal emperor and exhibition of loyalty was considered more 8 important by the historians in the Mughal Court.

(c) Why is Abbul Fazl’s writing considered realistic?
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(b) Explain the works of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Phule in Subaltern History.
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(a) Write a short note on Copper-plate inscriptions.

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