Carmel International School, Hosur

Grade: X History Project Topics

1. Compare the Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Government with reference to

India and the USA.
2. Present a life sketch and contributions of any one of the following Presidents of India
– Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (or any other)
3. Present a book review of any one of the following works:
a. Dadabhai Naoroji’s Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.
b. Gandhi’s The Story of My Experiments with Truth,
c. Nehru’s Discovery of India, Nehru’s Speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’
d. Bhagat Singh’s Why I am an Atheist.
e. Vijayalakshmi Pandit’s The Scope of Happiness: A Personal Memoir
f. Abdul Kalam’s Wings of Fire.
4. Discuss the relevance of any one of the following films to understand the history of
20th Century Europe:
a. The book Thief
b. Schindler’s List
c. Escape to Victory
d. The Boy in Striped Pyjamas.
e. Life is beautiful
f. The sound of Music
g. Gandhi (Richard Attenborough)
h. Sardar (Ketan Mehta)
i. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose – The Forgotten Hero (Shyam Benegal)
5. Highlight the work and achievements of any one Nobel Laureate – Malala Yousafzai
or Kailash Satyarthi
6. Prepare a report on the contributions of any one of the following agencies of the
United Nations – UNESCO/WHO/UNICEF/ILO/UNDP/FAO.
7. Present a case study of any recent human rights violations and redressal mechanisms
available to prevent such instances in the future.