Class 10 MAHARASHTRA STATE TEXTBOOK BUREAU Solutions Social Studies Chapter 2 - Historiography : Indian Tradition
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Historiography : Indian Tradition Exercise 13
Solution 1(A) (1)
a. Alexander Cunnigham
Historiography : Indian Tradition Exercise 14
Solution 1(A) (2)
b. Friedrich Max Muller
Solution 1(B)(1)
Wrong pair: 'The Indian War of Independence 1857' - Marxist History
Solution 2 (1)
- The nationalist historiography developed in response to the partial description of the Indian history by the colonial historians. The nationalistic historiography provided a momentum to the writing of regional histories too. Historians began to write about the past of various geographical regions in India. History of south Indian regions now began to be written.
- 'Bakhar' is an important type of historical document of medieval times as it gives us information about that period. It contains eulogies of the heroes and stories of historic events, battles and lives of great men.
Solution 3
- Marxist history
- History writing which is influenced by the effects of means of production, modes of production and the industrial relations is known as Marxist Historiography.
- Marxist historians mainly wrote about the means of production, modes of production and the exploitation of labourers. Every important social event has been analysed by the Marxist historians.
- In India, Marxist histo
- Itihasacharya V.K. Rajwade
- VK Rajawade was a Marathi writer who wrote on various subjects like history, linguistics, etymology and grammar
- He compiled and edited 22 volumes of 'Marathyanchya Itihasachi Sadhane'.
- He believed that one should write his own history and it should be used only after using the authentic and reliable sources.
- He further said that 'History is the all-inclusive image of the past societies. It does not include only the political poweror the wars fought for capturing power.
Solution 4(a)
Solution 4(b)
Solution 5
- Orientalist historiography: It refers to the historians who appreciated and respected the culture and traditions of the East. These scholars were known as Orientalists.
The Orientalists studied the similarities between Sanskrit and some European languages. They focused more on Vedic tradition and Sanskrit literature. -
Nationalistic historiography: Those Indian historians who criticised the British colonial policies and exhibited the greatness and glory of India's past are known as nationalist historians. Their writings are known as nationalistic historiography.
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Subaltern history: Till recently, history highlighted the achievements of kings and policymakers. It was all about wars and politics. But later, it was realised that history should also be written from the viewpoint of the suppressed and depressed classes of society. Thus, the subaltern history deals with the exploitation of lower classes in the society. The seeds of subaltern history are found in the Marxist historiography.
