- The Geographical Setting and Pre Historic Cultures of Inida
- The Himalayas
- The River Plains of North India
- The Peninsular India
- Influence of Environment
- Pre History Phase
- Palaeolithic Age
- Mesolithic Age
- Microliths
- Neolithic age
- The Bhimbetka Caves
- Chalcolithic Age/Copper Stone age
- Contacts with Indus Civilisation
- The Indus Valley Civilization
- IVC Introduction
- Alternative Names of IVC
- Early Dicoveries
- Early Harappan Phase
- Mature Harappan Phase
- Late Harappan Phase
- Contemporary civilizations and cultures in different parts of the ancient world parallel to IVC
- Geographical extent IVC
- Sources of IVC
- Political Structure
- The Architecture of the Harappan Civilization
- Economy
- Art of IVC
- Important IVC Sites
- Vedic Period
- Vedic Period Indroduction
- Origin of Aryans
- Rig Vedic/Early Vedic Period
- Officers and Their Profile in Vedic Period
- Economy
- Religious Aspects
- Later Vedic Period
- Types of Marriages
- Economy
- Religious aspects
- Vedic Text
- Vedas
- Other Texts
- A comparative study between Harappa Culture and Vedic Culture
- Mahajanapadas
- In the Middle Ganga Valley
- To their west
- Further west
- Towards the North Western
- In the Central and Deccan regions
- Foundation of Urbanization: Changes in The country side
- Social Stratification in Urban Centres
- Society
- Religious Movements during th BC
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- Schools of Buddhism
- Six Schools of Philosophy
- The Magadha Empire
- Major Dynasties
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Haryanka dynasty
- Shishunaga Dynasty
- Nanda Dynasty
- Causes of Magadha’s Success
- Foreign Invasions
- Mauryan Age
- Sources of Information
- Kautilya’s Arthashastra
- Important Rulers
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Bindusara
- Asoka the Great
- Contributions of Ashoka
- Ashoka Rock Edicts
- Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka
- Central Administration
- Local Administration
- Mauryan Economy
- Mauryan Society
- Later Mauryans
- Decline of Mauryans
- Mauryan Art and Culture
- Architecture
- Spread of Buddhism under Ashoka
- Post Mauryan Developments
- Political History of North India
- Sunga Dynasty
- Kanva Dynasty
- The Bactrians or the Indo-Greeks
- The Shakas
- The Parthians
- The Kushanas
- Crafts and Guilds
- Art and Architecture
- Literature during Indo Greek and Kushan Rule
- Coins
- Formations of New States in Deccan and Odisha
- The Satavahanas
- The Satavahana Dynasty and Its Prominent Rulers
- Literature During Satavahana Period
- Acharya Nagarjuna
- Some of the inscriptions during Satavahana
- Polity and Adminstration
- Social Organisation
- Early State of Kalinga (Modern Odisha)
- King Kharavela
- Schools of Architecture
- The Mathura School of Art
- The Gandhara School of Art
- The Amaravati School of Art
- Buddhist Architecture
- Notable Buddhist Stupas
- Early Historical Period of South India: From Megalithic to the State
- The Megalithic background of South India
- The Sangam Age and Literature
- The three early Kingdoms
- The Pandyas
- The Cholas
- The Administration, Economy and Social life in the Three Early Kingdoms
- Sangam Literature
- Policy of Purse and Sword
- The Guptas and The Feudatories
- Golden Age
- Political History of Guptas
- Chandragupat II
- Fahien’s Account
- Decline of the Guptas
- Feudatories of Guptas
- Various Facets of life under the Guptas and the Vakatakas
- The Economy and Trade
- Coins and Currency
- Land Grants
- Society
- Position of Women
- Religion
- Literature
- Secular literature
- Art and Architecture
- Ellora Caves
- Temple Architecture
- Early Medieval India: The Age of Regional Configurations
- Period From C. – CE: Northern India
- Harsha’s Military Conquests
- Important Aspects of Harsha’s Rule
- Administration under Harsha
- Economy under Harsha
- Society under Harsha
- Religion under Harsha
- Buddhism and Nalanda
- The Maitrakas
- The Maukharies
- Structural Temple Architecture
- Early Temple Styles
- Emergence of Later Temple Styles
- Nagara Style (North India)
- Dravida Style
- Vesara Style
- Himalayas temples UNESCO
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