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Indian Business History

Prof. Vipul Dutta · IIT Guwahati

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Lectures

Week 1 : Introduction to Indian Business History

  1. Lec 1: Introduction and General Outline Video
  2. Lec 2: Sources and Methodology to Study Indian Business History Video

Week 2 : The arrival and Impact of the east India Company, 1700-1800

  1. Lec 3: East India Company's early ventures in India Video
  2. Lec 4: Agency Houses: Jagat Seths and Early Banking operations Video

Week 3 : Rise of Indian Cities and Industrial Houses, 1750-1850

  1. Lec 5: Emergence of Bombay & Cotton Trade, 1750-1850 Video
  2. Lec 6: Indian Business: Changes and Styles Video
  3. Lec 7: Emergence of Calcutta: Impact on Industries Video

Week 4 : Swadeshi Movement and Indian entrepreneurs, 1850-1900

  1. Lec 8: Swadeshi Movement: Impact on Indian Industries Video
  2. Lec 9: Case Studies: Indian Business Houses: TATAs Video

Week 5 : Indian Business and Economy during the First and Second World Wars, 1914-1945

  1. Lec 10: Indian Economy and Business during WW I Video
  2. Lec 11: Impact of the Second World War WW II Video
  3. Lec 12: Political Economy of the Global wars for India; Case Study: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Video

Week 6 : Independence & Industrial Planning, 1947-1960: Origin and evolution of PSUs

  1. Lec 13: Impact of Independence and Partition: Evolution of the Railways in India Video
  2. Lec 14: Planning, Statistics and Industrialization Policies Video
  3. Lec 15: Global Currents of economic Thought, 1947-1960 Video

Week 7 : “License Raj” and Impact on Business, 1960-1980: Nationalisation of Banks and Key Energy Sector PSUs

  1. Lec 16: Industrial Licensing Policies, Institutions 1947-1964 Video
  2. Lec 17: Industrial Licensing Policies, 1966-1980 Video
  3. Lec 18: Case Study: Amul and Rural Cooperatives Video

Week 8 : Liberalization and Contemporary Business Trends

  1. Lec 19: Liberalisation of the Indian Economy, 1990s Video
  2. Lec 20: Business Developments in India; India's Energy Diplomacy through ONGC Video
  3. Lec 21: Indian Business History: Trends and Prospects Video
  4. Lec 22: Learning Outcomes from Indian Business History Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 19-02-2020 Video
  2. Live Session 25-03-2020 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Guwahati
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
Teacher
Prof. Vipul Dutta
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
NPTEL
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