MHI 111 : Urbanisation in India-2 in English Solved Assignment 2025-26

Assignment Title : MHI 111 : Urbanisation in India-2 in English Solved Assignment 2025-26

Course Code : MHI 111

Course Title : Urbanisation in India-2

Assignment Code : MHI/TMA/2025-26

Maximum Marks : 100

Title : MHI 111 Solved Assignment in English 2025-26

Course : MA History

University Name : IGNOU

Service Type : Solved Assignment (Soft Copy)

Language : English Medium

Semester : 2nd Year

Session : Valid for Admission July 2025 and January 2026

Short Name : MHI 111

Assignment Code : MHI/TMA/2025

Product : Assignment of MHI 111 (IGNOU)

SECTION-A

1 Discuss the various historiographical approaches to understand the history of the urbanization during medieval period in India
2 Write a note on the process of urbanization of Vijayanagar Metropolitan area.
3 Examine the pattern of urbanization in the medieval Deccan.
4 Define sacred city spaces with reference to either Ajmer or Banaras or Pandharpur.
5 Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each:
i Portuguese port of Masulipatnam
ii Sultanate capital cities
iii Temple towns in Peninsular India
iv Ahmadabad
V Kalpi

SECTION-B

6 Do you agree that capitalism and colonialism impacted the nature urbanization in India? Comment
7 Discuss the factors responsible for the decline of Surat in the second half of the 18th century.
British Empire converted urban centres as ‘site of spectacle’. Examine with examples. 8
Discuss the emergence of Bombay as a working-class city. 9
Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each 10
Cities as the site of movements i
ii Lucknow
iii Pondicherry
iv Lahore
V Hugli/Hoogly