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Home/Syllabus/History (Optional)

History (Optional)

34 topics

1

Sources & Approaches to Indian History

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2

Prehistoric & Proto-Historic Cultures

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3

Indus Valley Civilization

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4

Aryan & Vedic Period

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5

Period of Mahajanapadas & Rise of Buddhism/Jainism

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6

Maurya Empire

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7

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

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8

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

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9

Gupta, Vakataka & Vardhana Period

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10

Early Indian Cultural History (Art, Architecture, Literature)

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11

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

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12

Cultural Traditions in India (750-1200)

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13

Delhi Sultanate: 13th & 14th Century

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14

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

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15

15th & Early 16th Century: Political Developments

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16

Akbar & Mughal Administration

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17

Mughal Empire in the 17th Century

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18

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

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19

18th Century: Decline of Mughal Empire & Regional Powers

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20

European Entry into India

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21

British Expansion & Colonial Rule

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22

Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule

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23

Social & Religious Reform Movements

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24

Rise of Indian Nationalism

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25

Rise of Gandhi & Gandhian Nationalism

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26

Constitutional Development in Colonial India (1858-1935)

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27

Separatism, Partition & Consolidation as a Nation

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28

Caste, Ethnicity & Economic Development After 1947

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29

Enlightenment & Origin of Modern Political Thought

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30

Industrialization & Nation-State System

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31

Imperialism, Colonialism & Revolution

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32

World Wars & Their Aftermath

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33

Decolonization & Freedom Movements

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34

Cold War, Disintegration of Soviet Union & Unipolar World

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