Ancient History
Pre-Historic
- Stone Age
- Chalcolithic Age
- Iron Age
Indus Valley Civilization (IVC)
- Town Planning
- Harappan Society
- Characteristics of Major Centers
- Harappan Art & Architecture
- Decline of Harappan Culture
Vedic Society
- Original Home of Aryans
- Socio- Economic Characters of Vedic Society
- Vedic Literature
- Social Organization and Varna System
- Religion and Thought
Pre-Mauryan Period
- Mahajanpadas
- Haryanka dynasty
- Shishunaga dynasty
- Nanda dynasty
Jainism and Buddhism
- Gautam Buddha
- Mahavira
- Growth of Jainism and Buddhism
Mauryan Empire
- Chandragupta and Bindusara
- Arthasastra (Book by Kautilya)
- Megasthenes
- Asoka and His Successors
- Asoka’s Inscriptions and Sites
- Asoka’ a Dhamma
- Mauryan. Administration, Economy, Society and Art
- Decline of Maurya
Post-Mauryan India
- Arrival of Indo-Greeks, Shakas, Parthians & Kushana
- Satavahanas and Other Indigenous Dynasties
- Schools of Art: Gandhara; Mathura; Amravati
- Imperial Guptas
- Political history of Guptas
- Gupta Administration
- Development of Art & Culture
- Age of Golden age
- Economic Conditions
- Urban centres in Gupta period
- Harshavardana
- Sources for Harsha’s Period
- Early life of Harsha
- Harsha’s Administration
- Important Officials of the empire
- Economy under Harsha
- Huen Tsang
- Society
- Religion
- The Southern Dynasties
- Satavahanas (230 BC TO AD 225)
- Pallavas (AD 330–796)
- Chalukyas (AD 535–1190)
- Pandyas of Madurai (AD 590–1323)
- Chola Dynasty (AD 850–1310)
- Rashtrakutas (AD 753–973)
Medieval History
Delhi Sultanate
- Slave (Ghulam) or Mamluk Dynasty
- Khilji Dynasty
- Tughluq dynasty
- Sayyid Dynasty
- Lodi dynasty
Struggle for Empire in North India (Afghans, Rajputs and Mughals)
Mughals
- Babur
- Humayun
- Akbar
- Jahangir
- Shah Jahan
- Aurangzeb
- Later Mughals
- Decline of Mughal Empire
Sur Dynasties
Maratha Empire
Deccan Sultanate
- Ahmednagar Sultanate
- Bijapur Sultanate
- Berar Sultanate
- Golconda Sultanate
- Bidar Sultanate
MODERN HISTORY
Modern Indian History from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues
The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country
Important Modern History Events Before 1857
- Later Mughals
- Regional powers in 18th Century
- Carnatic Wars
- Battle of Plassey & Buxar
- Anglo-Mysore War
- Anglo Punjab War
- Socio-economic Condition of People
- European Penetration of India
- British Conquest of India
- British Policies & Their Impact – Economic, Administrative & Socio-cultural
- Socio-cultural Reform Movements
- Uprisings Against British Pre-1857
Revolt of 1857
- Causes, Leaders, and Nature of revolt of 1857
- Suppression of revolt of 1857
- Consequences of Revolt of 1857
- Act of Good Governance 1858
Growth of Nationalism in India (1858-1905)
- Political, Economic & Administrative Unification of the Country
- Role of Western Education
- Role of Press
- Rediscovery of India’s Past
- Early Political Movements
- Formation of INC
- Era of Moderates
Growth of Militant Nationalism & Revolutionary Activities (1905-1918)
- Swadeshi & Boycott Movement
- Surat Split
- International Influence
- Morley – Minto Reforms
- Growth of Communalism
Beginning of Mass Nationalism (1919-1939)
- Mahatma Gandhi – His Ideas & Leadership
- Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
- Rowlatt Act, Satyagrah and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
- Non-cooperation & Khilafat Movement
- Swarajists & No-Changers
- Emergence of New Forces – Socialistic Ideas, Youth & Trade Unionism
- Revolutionary Activity
- Simon Commission & Nehru Report
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Round Table Conferences
- Communal Award & Poona Pact
- Participation in Elections to Central Legislature (1934) & Provincial Assemblies (1937)
- Government of India Act, 1935
Towards Freedom & Partition (1939-1947)
- National Movement During World War II
- August Offer
- Individual Satyagraha
- Growth of Communalism
- Peasant Movements
- State People’s Struggle
- Cripps Mission
- Quit India Movement
- Wavell Plan
- INA & Subhash Chandra Bose
- Cabinet Mission
- Nationalist Upsurge Post-World War II
- Independence with Partition
POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA
Nation Building
- Partition and Its Aftermath
- Integration of Princely States
- Linguistic Regionalism in India
- Reorganisation of States
- Issue of Official Language
- Tribal Consolidation
- Regional Aspirations
Foreign Policy
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Panchsheel
- Wars with Pakistan & China
- Nuclear Policy
Economy
- Planned Development
- Green Revolution, Operation Flood & Cooperatives
- Agrarian & Land Reforms
- Industrial Reforms
- LPG Reforms
Polity
- Era of One-Party Dominance
- Emergence of Opposition Parties
- Emergency: Crisis of Democratic Order
- Rise of Regional Parties
- Coalition Era
Social
- Popular Movements
- Communalism
- Indian Women Since Independence
- Issue of Women and Evolution of Women Movement
- Naxalism
Post-Independence Policy of Science And Technology
- India’s Policy in the Field of the Science and Technology
- Impact of Economic Reform on the Science and Technology in India
