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Section-A: Ancient Indian History
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The Construction of Ancient Indian History
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Classification of Indian History
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Pre Historic Era
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Material Remains
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Coins
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Inscriptions
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Literary Source
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Foreign Accounts
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Historical Sense
The Geographical Setting – The Stone Age
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The Old Stone Age
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Phases in the Palaeolithic Age
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The Late Stone Age
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The New Stone Age
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Paleolithic Age and Mesolithic Age
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Neolithic And Chalcolithic Age
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The Stone-Copper Phase
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Chalcolithic Settlements
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Chalcolithic Cultures
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Importance of the Chalcolithic Phase
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Limitations of Chalcolithic Cultures
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The Copper Age in India
The Harappan Civilization
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Geographical Extent
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Town Planning and Structures
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Agriculture
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Domestication of Animals
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Technology and Crafts
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Trade
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Political Organization
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Religious practices
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The Male Deity in the Indus Valley
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Tree and Animal Worship
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The Harappan Script
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Weights and Measures
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Harappan Pottery
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Seals
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Images
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Terracotta Figurines
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Origin, Maturity and End
Advent of the Aryans and the Age of the Rig Veda
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Original Home and Identity
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Tribal Conflicts
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Material Life
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Tribal Polity
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Tribe and Family
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Social Divisions
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Rig Vedic Gods
The Later Vedic Phase: Transition to State and Social Formation
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Expansion in the Later Vedic Period (c. 1000-600 B.C.)
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The PGW-Iron Phase Culture and Later Vedic Economy
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Political Organization
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Social Organization
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Gods
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Rituals and Philosophy
Jainism and Buddhism
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Causes of Origin
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Vardhamana Mahavıra and Jainism
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Doctrines of Jainism
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Spread of Jainism
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Contribution of Jainism
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Gautama Buddha and Buddhism
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Doctrines of Buddhism
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Special Features of Buddhism and the Causes of its Spread
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Causes of the Delline of Buddism
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Importance and Influence of Buddhism
Territorial States and the First Magadhan Empire
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The Mahajanapadas
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Rise and Growth of the Magadhan Empire
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Causes of Magadha’s Success
Iranian and Macedonian Invasions
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Iranian Invasion- -Effects of Alexander’s Invasion
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Results of the Contact
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Alexander’s Invasion
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Effects of Alexander’s Invasion
State and Varna Society in the Age of the Buddha
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Material Life-Social Orders and Legislation
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Administrative System
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Army and Taxation
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The Republican Experiment
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Social Orders and Legislation
The Age of the Mauryas
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Imperial Organization
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Asoka (273-232 B.C)
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Asokan Edicts
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Impact of the Kalinga War
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Internal Policy and Buddhism Asoka’s Place in History
Significance of the Maurya Rule
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State Control
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Economic Regulations
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Spread of Material Culture
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Causes of the Fall of the Maurya Empire
Central Asian Contacts and Their Results
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The Indo-Greeks
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The Sakas
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The Parthians
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The Kushan
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Impact of Central Asian Contacts
The Age of the Satavahanas
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Political History
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Aspects of Material Culture
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Social Organization
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Pattern of Administration
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Religion
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Architecture
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Language
The Dawn of History in the Deep South
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The Megalithic Background
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Three Early Kingdoms
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The Purse and the Sword
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Rise of Social Classes
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Beginnings of Brahmanism
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Tamil Language and Sangam Literature
Crafts, Trade and Towns in the Post-Maurya Age
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Crafts
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Foreign Trade
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Urabn Settlements
The Rise and Growth of the Gupta Empire
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Background
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Samudragupta (c. A D. 335-380)
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Chandragupta II (c. A.D. 380-412)
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Fall of the Empire
Life in the Gupta Age
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System of Administration
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Decline of Trade and Rise of Landed Classes Social Developments
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Buddhism and Brahmanism
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Art-Literature-Science and Technology
Spread of Civilization in Eastern India
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Signs of Civilization
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Orissa and Eastern and Southern Madhya Pradesh
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Bengal
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Assam
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The Formative Phase
Harsha and His Times
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Harsha’s Kingdom
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Administration
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Hsuan Tsang’s Account
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Buddhism and Nalanda
Formation of New States and Rural Expansion in the Peninsula
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The New Phase
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States of the Deccan and South India
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Conflict between the Pallavas and the Chalukya
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Temples
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Demands on the Peasantry
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Rural Expansion
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Social Structure
India’s Cultural Contacts with the Asian Countries – Transformation of the Ancient Phase
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Social Crisis and the Origin of Land Grants
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Decline of Central control
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New Agrarian Economy
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Decline of Trade and Towns
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Changes in the Varna System
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Cultural Developments
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Bhakti and Tantricism
Sequence of Social Changes
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Tribal and Pastoral Phase
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Agriculture and the Origin of Uppor Orders
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Varna System of Production and Government
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Social Crisis and Rise of Landed Classos-Summary
Legacy in Science and Civilization
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Religion and Formation of Social Classes Philosophical Systems
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Crafts
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Polity Science and Mathematics
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Medicine
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Geography
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Art and Literature
1. PREHISTORIC CULTURES IN INDIA
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Periodisation of Indian Prehistory
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Early Iron Age: Beginning of Historical Phase
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Pastoral and Farming
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Content
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Geographical Distribution and Characteristics of Pastoral and Farming
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Communities (2000-500 bc)
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Contacts With Indus Civilisation
2. INDUS CIVILISATION
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Place of Indus Civilisation in History
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Excavations & Important Findings Of Indus Valley Civilization Part-1
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Excavations & Important Findings Of Indus Valley Civilization Part-2
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TOWN PLANNING AND STRUCTURES:
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Indus Valley Civilization – Artistic Skills
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Society
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RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
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Origins
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Mature Phase
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Economy
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Culture and Society
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Problems of Decline
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3. VEDIC SOCIETY
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VEDIC LITERATURE – Part 1
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VEDIC LITERATURE – Part 2
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General Survey
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Original Home of Aryans
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Features of Aryan Culture
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Vedic Texts
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Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society and Culture
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Transformations from Rig Vedic Phase to Later Vedic Phase
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Economic Conditions
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Political Organisation and Evolution of Monarchy
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Social Organisation and Varna System
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Religion and Upanishadic Thought
4. PRE-MAURYA PERIOD
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Early Historical Phase
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State Formation and Urbanisation
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Political History
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Religious movements
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Jainism
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Bhagavatism
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Brahmanical Literature
5. THE MAURYAN EMPIRE
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Political History
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Megasthenes
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Asoka and His Successors
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Asoka’s Inscriptions and Sites
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Asoka’s Dhamma
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Mauryan administration, economy, society and art
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Economy
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Society
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The Arthasastra
6. POST-MAURYAN INDIA (BC 200–AD 300)
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General Survey
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Sangam Texts and Society
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Satavahanas and Other Indigenous Dynasties
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Foreign Dynasties
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Commercial Contacts with The Outside World
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Schools of Art
7. THE GUPTAS AND THEIR SUCCESSORS (AD 300–750)
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General Survey
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Gupta Empire
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Economic Conditions
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Culture
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Political and Cultural History of Their Successors
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Socio-Economic History of Their Successors
8. SOCIETY AND CULTURE
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Society: Evolution of Jatis
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Varna System
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Asramas
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Samskaras
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Marriage Forms and Practices
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Marriage Practices
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Position of Women
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Ancient Indian Languages And Literature
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Ancient Indian Secular Literature
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Art and Architecture
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Structural Temple Architecture
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Sculpture and Iconography
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Performing Arts
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Personalities
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Indian Classical Dances
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Indian Painting
Section-B: Medieval India – Chronology of Events – Medieval India 9. EARLY MEDIEVAL INDIA AND CULTURAL TRENDS (750 – 1200)
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General Survey
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Major Dynasties of North India
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The Rajaputras
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Feudalism
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Cholas and others of South India
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Cultural Trends 750–1200
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Growth Of Regional Cultures
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Religious Conditions and Importance of Temples
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Shankaracharya and Hinduism
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Languages and Literature
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Islamic History
10. THE DELHI SULTANATE (1206–1526)
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General Survey
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Ghorian Invasions
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Delhi Sultanate Under The Slave Sultans
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Ala-Ud-Din Khalji: Measures and Conquests
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Muhammad Tughlaq’s Innovations
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Firoz Tughluq and Decline of Delhi Sultanate
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The Lodhis (1451–1526)
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Administration
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Agrarian Structure and Relations
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Growth of Commerce and Urbanization
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Growth of Trade and Commerce
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Technological Changes
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Evolution of Indo-Persian Culture
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New Socio-Cultural Trends
11. PROVINCIAL DYNASTIES AND RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS
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Vijaynagar Empire
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Other Provincial Dynasties
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Monotheistic Movements
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Growth of Regional Literatures
12. THE MUGHAL EMPIRE (1526–1707)
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Introduction
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First Phase of Mughal Empire
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The Sur Empire (1540–55)
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Akbar (1556–1605)
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Other Great Mughals
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Sivaji and His Successors
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Economy
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Commerce with Europe
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Mughal Culture
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Religious Thought: Abul Fazl
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Social Stratification and Status of Women
13. DECLINE OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE (1707–1761)
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Later Mughals: Causes Behind Decline
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Maratha Power Under the Peshwas
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Regional States: Bengal (1717–72)
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The Afghans
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Sawai Jai Singh, the Astronomer
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Rise of Urdu Language
Section-C: Modern India – Chronology of Events–Modern India – 14. BRITISH EXPANSION AND ADMINISTRATION
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Introduction
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Carnatic Wars
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Conquest of Bengal
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Mysore and its Resistance to British Expansion
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Anglo-Maratha Wars and Treaties
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Anglo-Sikh Wars
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Annexation of Sind (1843)
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Structure of British Raj
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Governors-General and Viceroys
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Constitutional Developments
15. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE BRITISH RAJ
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General Survey
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Three Stages of Colonialism
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Drain of Wealth (Tribute)
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Land Revenue Settlements
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Railways
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Commercialisation of Agriculture
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Opium Manufacture in India
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Rural Indebtedness and Growth of Landless Labour
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Deindustrialisation
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Growth of Modern Industries
16. CULTURAL ENCOUNTER AND SOCIAL CHANGES
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General Survey
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Introduction of Western Education and Modern Ideas
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Indian Renaissance: Social and Religious Reform Movements
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Manav Dharma Sabha
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Nature and Limitations of 19th Century
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Growth of Indian Middle Class
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The Press and its Impact
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Rise of Modern Literature In Indian Languages
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Official Social Reform Measures Before 1857
17. RESISTANCE TO BRITISH RULE
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General Survey
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The 1857 Revolt
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Peasant Movements
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Trade Union Movement
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Caste Movements
18. INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE — THE FIRST PHASE
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Growth of National Consciousness
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Establishment of The Indian National Congress
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Moderate Phase (1885–1905)
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Growth of Extremism (1906–1918)
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Economic Nationalism and Swadeshi Movement
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The Act of 1909 and British Policy of Divide and Rule
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Congress-League Pact of 1916
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Home Rule Movement (1916–17)
19. GANDHI AND HIS THOUGHT
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Gandhi (1869–1948)
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His Techniques of Mass Mobilisation
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Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movements
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Civil Disobedience Movement
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Quit India Movement
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Other Strands In the National Movement—Revolutionaries
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Swarajists
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The Left
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Subhas Chandra Bose and The INA
20. SEPARATIST TRENDS IN INDIAN NATIONALIST POLITICS
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Separatist Trends
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Rise and Growth of Muslim League
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Pakistan Movement
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The Post-1945 Developments: Partition and Independence
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Indian Independence Act (1947)
21. INDIAN INDEPENDENCE TO 1964
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Introduction
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The New Republic and The 1950 Constitution
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Jawaharlal Nehru’s Vision
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Planning and State-Controlled Industrialisation
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Agrarian Reforms
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India’s Foreign Policy of Non-Alignment
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Border Conflict with China and Chinese Aggression
Section-D: Revision – A GLOSSARY OF ECONOMIC TERMS OF MEDIEVAL AND MODERN INDIA
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Socio-Economic Systems
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Revenue Systems and Practices
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Revenue Officials and Collectors
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Different Taxes
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Agrarian Classes
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Commercial Systems and Practices
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Commercial Classes
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Miscellaneous Terms
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