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2.Early India:
The Chalcolithic, Megalithic, Iron Age and Vedic Cultures
3.Rise of
Territorial Kingdoms and New Religious Sects
4.Emergence of
State and Empire
1.
Rise
of Magadha under the Haryanka Dynasty
2.
Nandas:
The First Empire Builders of India
3.
Persian
and Macedonian Invasions
4.
Alexander
s Invasion
5.
Mauryan
Empire
6.
The
Mauryan State and Polity
7.
Economy
and Society - Emergence of State and Empire
5. Evolution
of Society in South India
1.
South
India during Mauryan times
2.
South
India under the Satavahanas
3.
Sangam
Age
4.
Social
Formation in Tamil Eco-zones
5.
Tamil
Polity
6.
Society
and Economy - Evolution of Society in South India
7.
Ideology
and Religion - Evolution of Society in South India
8.
Age
of Kalabhras - Post Sangam Period
6. Polity and
Society in Post-Mauryan Period
1.
Indo-Greek
Relations
2.
Sakas,
Parthians and Kushanas
3.
The
Tamil Kingdoms
4.
Trade
Between Tamizhagam and Rome
7. The
Guptas
1.
Chandragupata
I and Empire Building
2.
Samudragupta
3.
Chandragupta
II
4.
Gupta
s Administrative System
5.
Guptas
Economic Condition
6.
Gupta
s Cultural Florescence
7.
Decline
of the Gupta Empire
8. Harsha and
Rise of Regional Kingdoms
1.
Pushyabhutis
2.
Harsha
s Military Conquests
3.
The
Palas - Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms
4.
Establishment
of Pala Rule in Bengal
5.
The
Rashtrakutas
6.
Rise
of the Dynasty - The Rashtrakutas
9. Cultural
Development in South India
1.
Chalukyas
2.
Pallavas
3.
Ellora
- Ajanta and Mamallapuram
4.
Ellora
5.
Ajanta
6.
Mamallapuram
7.
Tamil
Devotionalism
8.
Azhwars
and Nayanmars
9.
Adi
Sankara (788-820)
10. Sri
Ramanujar(1017-1138)
10. Advent of
Arabs and turks
1.
The
Arab Conquest of Sind
2.
The
Slave Dynasty - Foundation of Delhi Sultanate
3.
The
Khaljis (1290-1320)
4.
The
Tughlaq Dynasty
5.
Sayyid
Dynasty (1414 1451)
6.
Lodi
Dynasty (1451-1526 )
7.
Administration
of the Sultanate
11. Later
Cholas and Pandyas
1.
Cholas
2.
Pandyas
12. Bahmani
and Vijayanagar Kingdoms
1.
Bahmani
Kingdom
2.
Vijayanagar
Empire
3.
Administration
of Vijayanagar Kingdoms
4.
Society
and Economy of Vijayanagar Kingdoms
13. Cultural
Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India
1.
Bhakti
Movement in the South
2.
Spread
of Bhakti Movement to the North
3.
Impact
of Sufism
4.
Salient
Features of Bhakti Movement
5.
Proponents
of Bhakti Movement
6.
Impact
of the Bhakti Movement
14. The Mughal
Empire
1.
Zahiruddin
Muhammad Babur (1526 1530)
2.
Humayun
(1530-1540 1555-1556)
3.
Sher
Shah and Sur Dynasty
4.
Humayun
s Return from Exile
5.
Emperor
Akbar (1556-1605)
6.
Jahangir
(1605 1627)
7.
Shah
Jahan (1627-1658)
8.
Aurangzeb
(1658 1707)
9.
Mughal
Society
10.
Economy
11.
Religion
12.
Science
and Technology
15. The
Marathas
1.
Causes
of the Rise of the Marathas
2.
Shivaji
(1627 1680)
3.
Marathas
after Shivaji
4.
Maratha
Administration
5.
Rule
of the Peshwas (1713-1818)
6.
The
Anglo-Maratha Wars
7.
Maratha
Administration under Peshwas (1714-1818)
8.
Maratha
Rule in Tamilnadu
16. The Coming
of the Europeans
1.
Political
Affairs
2.
The
Economy
3.
Advent
of Europeans
4.
Collaboration
with Indian Merchants
5.
Portuguese
in India
6.
The
Dutch
7.
The
French
8.
The
Danes
9.
Advent
of the British
10.
Carnatic
Wars
17. Effects of
British Rule
1.
Establishment
of British Raj
2.
Land
Tenures: Permanent Settlement and Ryotwari Settlement
3.
Subsidiary
Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse
4.
Native
States and British Paramountcy
5.
Reforms
in Civil and Judicial Administration
6.
Education
and Development under Company Rule
7.
Efforts
at Safety and Developmental Measures
8.
Deindustrialization
and Drain of Wealth
9.
Famines
and Indentured labour
18. Early
Resistance to British Rule
1.
Mysore
Sultans and their Resistance
2.
Early
Resistance of Southern Palayakkarars against the British
3.
South
Indian Rebellion 1801
4.
Peasant
and Tribal Revolts
5.
Great
Rebellion 1857
19. Towards
Modernity
1.
Emergence
of Reform Movements
2.
Satya
Shodhak Samaj (1873)
3.
Islamic
Reform Movements
4.
Parsi
Reform Movements
5.
Sikh
Reform Movement
6.
Reform
Movements in Tamilnadu
7.
Christian
Missionaries
8.
Significance
of the Reform Movements
20.Rise of
Nationalism in India
1.
Socio-economic
Background
2.
Western
Education and its Impact
3.
Social
and Religious Reforms
4.
Other
Decisive Factors for the Rise of Nationalism
5.
Birth
of Indian Associations
6.
Naoroji
and his Drain Theory
21. Rise of
Nationalism in India
1.
Socio-economic
Background
2.
Western
Education and its Impact
3.
Social
and Religious Reforms
4.
Other
Decisive Factors for the Rise of Nationalism
5.
Birth
of Indian Associations
6.
Naoroji
and his Drain Theory
22. Rise of
Extremism and Swadeshi Movement
1.
Partition
of Bengal
2.
Anti-Partition
Movement
3.
Boycott
and Swadeshi Movements in Bengal (1905-1911)
4.
Militant
Nationalism
5.
Revolutionary
Extremism
6.
Swadeshi
Campaign in Tamil Nadu
23. Impact of
World War I on Indian Freedom Movement
1.
All
India Home Rule League
2.
Impact
of World War I on Indian Freedom Movement in India
3.
Provisions
of the Lucknow Pact
4.
Repressive
Measures of the Colonial State
5.
The
Defence of India Act, 1915
6.
Khilafat
Movement
7.
Rise
of Labour Movement
24. Advent of
Gandhi and Mass Mobilisation
1.
Gandhi
s Experiments of Satyagraha
2.
Montagu-Chelmsford
Reforms
3.
The
Non-Brahmin Movement
4.
Non-cooperation
Movement
5.
Swarajist
Party and its Activities
6.
Simon
Commission-Nehru Report - Lahore Congress
7.
The
Round Table Conferences
8.
Emergence
of Dr B R Ambedkar and the Separate Electorates
25. Period of
Radicalism in Anti-imperialist Struggles
1.
Kanpur
Conspiracy Case, 1924
2.
Meerut
Conspiracy Case, 1929
3.
Bhagat
Singh and Kalpana Dutt
4.
Karachi
Session of the Indian National Congress, 1931
5.
The
Great Depression and its Impact on India
6.
Industrial
Development in India
26.
Communalism in Nationalist Politics
1.
Origin
and Growth of Communalism in British India
2.
Formation
of All India Muslim League
3.
Emergence
of the All India Hindu Mahasabha
4.
First
Congress Ministries
5.
Observation
of Day of Deliverance
6.
Direct
Action Day
27. Last Phase
of Indian National Movement
1.
Cripps
Mission
2.
Quit
India Movement
3.
Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA
4.
The
Royal Indian Navy Revolt
5.
Rajaji
Proposals and the Wavell Plan
6.
Cabinet
Mission and Mountbatten Plan
28.
Reconstruction of Post-colonial India
1.
Consequences
of Partition
