LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY
SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2006
HT 2806 - HISTORY OF THE MARGINALISED
Date & Time : 21-04-2006/FORENOON
Dept. No.
PART – A
Max. : 100 Marks
(4  5 = 20 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following in not more than 100 words each:
1. Explain the ‘Elite’ according to Ranajit Guha
2. Cambridge Historians
3. Margaret Cousins
4. National Women’s Commission
5. The Dalit Panther Movement
6. The National Commission for SC and ST
PART – B
(2  10 = 2 marks)
Answer any TWO of the following in 200 words each:
7. Explain ‘Mobilization’ in the two domains according to Subaltern Manifesto
8. What are the provisions in the constitution that protect women?
9. Elaborate on the ‘Voting Right’ movement of women since 1919
10. Highlight the role of Phule in popularizing the dalit movement.
PART – C
(3  20 = 60 marks)
Answer any THREE of the following in 1200 words:
11. How Ranajit Guha’s ‘Subaltern Manifesto’ is different from other schools?
12. Trace the history of women in the ancient and medieval times
13. Describe the provisions of the CEDAW and highlight on ‘Violence against
women’.
14. Evaluate the work of Ambedkar for the upliftment of dalits.
15. What are the provisions of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act of 1989 and highlight the International protection under the
CERD.
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