MHI-111 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26

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IGNOU MHI-111 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26

Assignment
MHI-111: Urbanization in India -2
Course Code: MHI-111
Assignment Code: MHI-111/AST/TMA/ July 2025- January 2026
Total Marks: 100

Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION-A
1. Discuss the various historiographical approaches to understand the history of the urbanization during medieval period in India20
2. Write a note on the process of urbanization of Vijayanagar Metropolitan area. 20
3. Examine the pattern of urbanization in the medieval Deccan. 20
4. Define sacred city spaces with reference to either Ajmer or Banaras or Pandharpur. 20
5. Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each: 10+10
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 20
7. Discuss the factors responsible for the decline of Surat in the second half of the 18th century. 20
8. British Empire converted urban centres as ‘site of spectacle’. Examine with examples. 20
9. Discuss the emergence of Bombay as a working-class city. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each 10+10
i Cities as the site of movements
ii Lucknow
iii Pondicherry
iv Lahore
v Hugli/Hoogly

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