History

Bachelors of Arts (B.A) in History is a graduate level course. This course is offered to those students who are fascinated with history and would like to learn as well as understand what history is. Apart from giving a person a very good insight into the past, this subject will help a person to explore what all is left behind and what all elements connect these to the ancient forefathers. Historians have the opportunity to get very good jobs with firms not only in our country but also abroad. The scope of BA History is as follows:
Scope for Higher Studies after BA History
Once people have finished their graduate studies, they can do their post-graduation in History (MA History). A few of the areas of specialisation available are:
Agrarian Economy of Ancient, Medieval and Modern India
American Imperialism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Ancient and Medieval Societies
Career Opportunities after BA History
Career options for students who have finished their graduation in history are quite high. They can go for advanced studies or get jobs. Those who would like to pursue their studies can go for Masters degree in the same field. Students can also appear for the UPSC or the state wide PSC tests. They can also appear for the SSC tests. Those who like the teaching profession can get the B.Ed (after BA) or M.Ed (after MA) degree and apply for teacher or lecturer positions. Many other job options are available too. A few include:
Archivists
Information Managers
Librarians
Politician
Public Relations officer
Records Managers
They can even appear for Bank tests and get jobs as Probationary Officers or Clerks, or work with news papers or magazines. Students of history with a professional degree in journalism can get jobs with magazines like Business India, Outlook and National Geographic Magazine etc.

The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856. According to the doctrine, any princely state or territory under the direct influence (paramountcy) of the British East India Company (the dominant imperial power in the subcontinent), as a vassal state under the British subsidiary system, would automatically be annexed if the ruler was either "manifestly incompetent or died without a male heir". The latter supplanted the long-established right of an Indian sovereign without an heir to choose a successor. In addition, the British decided whether potential rulers were competent enough. The doctrine and its application were widely regarded by many Indians as illegitimate.

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The renaissance period is a literary movement that is marked with rebirth of knowledge. It is a renewal or what I can call the 'spring' of that period. It started at the ascension of King Henry VIII into power and it peaked at the period of Queen Elizabeth.
Some salient features of this period include the revival of classical knowledge, freedom in writing was a mainstay, humanism was revived, the tradition of courtly bards was revived and the western spring was also noticed.
The renaissance actually started in countries in Italy where it manifested as a visual art apogee, France where it was visual as well as creative in its art form, etc.
In the words of J.M. Thompson, the renaissance was 'freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom in religion from traditionalism, freedom in politics from capitalism, freedom in literature from censorship.' All these go as far as explaining some of the major revolutions that took place during the renaissance.
In this period, Sir Thomas Wyatt revived the sonnet form in English literature and variants such as the Shakespearean and Spenserian sonnets also evolved.
The influence of the renaissance on Shakespeare and Marlowe is evident. For one thing, the renaissance writers were concerned with monarchs and aristocrats. They wrote about them and also they were men of the court. This nostalgia for Aristocracy and Monarchy is evident in the plays of Shakespeare which includes, Hamlet, Julius Ceasar, Macbeth, Othello, amongst others. All these plays are inherent with thematic focus on monarchies which is a syndrome of renaissance.
Another syndrome of the renaissance is their concern with tragedy. The renaissance writers see their age as a continuation of the Greek classical age of Sophocles and his contemporaries. This ecstasy with tragedy themed the works of Marlowe who wrote The Jew of Malta, Doctor Faustus, amongst others. This theme is also featured in almost all the works of Shakespeare especially his now classical Romeo and Juliet. These writers believe in Aristotle's concept of tragedy which deals with the imitation of an action that is serious and complete, having magnitude, with a view to meet a catharsis or a purgation of emotions.
This literary period also saw the introduction of poetic diction into tragedy. They believe that the actions which are contained in a tragedy are serious actions which must be expressed in a convoluted, esoteric and poetic language which can only be understood in lieu of a

The answer depends on individual's interest and other factors like, your field of graduation and your career prospects. As you have prior experience of history and social sciences, I think you should try for MBA-HR in TISS as it is known for HR.
Other major disciplines in MBA, you can look for are as follows:
1. Operations: It needs analytical knowledge with fair hands on mathematics.
2. Finance: It needs basic knowledge of accounting and share, equity and credit-debit transactions.
3. Marketing: It deals with promotion and advertising strategy to convince the target customers for your product.
4. HR: It requires good communication skills to deal with your team. You need to get the best out of your team and keep them motivated.
5. Mass communication: If you are interested in media and mass communication, have good speaking skills, then you can look for this discipline.