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Home/Syllabus/History (Optional)

History (Optional)

34 topics

1

Sources & Approaches to Indian History

2

Prehistoric & Proto-Historic Cultures

3

Indus Valley Civilization

4

Aryan & Vedic Period

5

Period of Mahajanapadas & Rise of Buddhism/Jainism

6

Maurya Empire

7

Post-Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Shakas, Kushans)

8

Early State & Society in Eastern India, Deccan & South India

9

Gupta, Vakataka & Vardhana Period

10

Early Indian Cultural History (Art, Architecture, Literature)

11

Early Medieval India (750-1200): Polity & Society

12

Cultural Traditions in India (750-1200)

13

Delhi Sultanate: 13th & 14th Century

14

Society, Culture & Economy (13th-14th Century)

15

15th & Early 16th Century: Political Developments

16

Akbar & Mughal Administration

17

Mughal Empire in the 17th Century

18

Economy, Society & Culture (16th-17th Century)

19

18th Century: Decline of Mughal Empire & Regional Powers

20

European Entry into India

21

British Expansion & Colonial Rule

22

Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule

23

Social & Religious Reform Movements

24

Rise of Indian Nationalism

25

Rise of Gandhi & Gandhian Nationalism

26

Constitutional Development in Colonial India (1858-1935)

27

Separatism, Partition & Consolidation as a Nation

28

Caste, Ethnicity & Economic Development After 1947

29

Enlightenment & Origin of Modern Political Thought

30

Industrialization & Nation-State System

31

Imperialism, Colonialism & Revolution

32

World Wars & Their Aftermath

33

Decolonization & Freedom Movements

34

Cold War, Disintegration of Soviet Union & Unipolar World