Ancient & Medieval Indian Political Thought — DU B.A. (Hons.) Political Science Previous Year Question Papers

1. Discuss the main sources of ancient and medieval Indian political thought with appropriate textual illustrations. 2. Analyse Manu's theory of justice. In what ways does it reflect a hierarchical social order? 3. Examine the pre-kautilyan theory of Kingship and state with special reference to 4. Critically examine debates on the authorship and dating of Shukraniti. What do these debates reveal about its political purpose? 5. Evaluate Kautilya's Mandala Theory, Is it applicable to contemporary regional geopolitics? 6. Discuss the theory of origin of state as presented in Aggannasutta. 7. Analyse Tiruvalluvar's political and ethical thought with reference to governance, virtue, and duty. 8. Discuss Basavanna's ideas on equality and social reform. How do they contest existing power structures? 9. Examine Abu'l Fazl's theory of monarchy in the Ain-i-Akbari. Does it support a divine foundation of sovereignty? 10. Write short notes on Any Two of the following : (a) Advaita and its idea of non-dual political order. (b) Kabir and Nanak on social equality. (c) Shukra's statecraft. (d) Manu's conception of duties.