| Lecture 01 |
Pre-historic time |
- Periodization of Indian Pre-History
- Sources of Pre-History
- Palaeolithic Or Old Stone
- Mesolithic Or Middle Stone Age
- Neolithic Age or New Stone Age
- Chalcolithic Age
- Major Chalcolithic Cultures
- Early Iron Age
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| Lecture 02 |
Indus Valley Civilization |
- Different sites of IVC, their importance and location
- Major cities and town planning
- Geography and archeological Findings at different sites like-Dancing girl, mother goddess, etc
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| Lecture 03 |
Indus Valley Civilization (2) |
- Culture and society pattern
- Administration
- Economy
- Agriculture and domestication
- Decline of IVC
- Megalithic sites and their importance
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| Lecture 04 |
Rig Vedic age |
- Sources for reconstructing Vedic society and culture
- Geography of Rigvedic period and area of settlement
- Evolution of monarchy
- Political Organization
- Literature
- Condition of society
- Religious practices and culture
- Economy
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| Lecture 05 |
Later Vedic age |
- Geography
- Political System
- Social organization and varna system
- Economy
- Religious beliefs and culture
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| Lecture 06 |
Jainism & Buddhism |
Jainism
- Birth and life of Mahavira
- Teachings of Mahavira
- Sects and Organization
- Literature of Jainism
Buddhism
- Birth and life of Buddha
- Teachings Of Buddha
- Organizations and sects
- Literature
- Causes for the decline
- Charvaka
- Ajivika Sect
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| Lecture 07 |
Rise of territorial kingdoms |
- Republic and monarchies
- Janapadas
- Mahajanpadas
- Magadha
- Haryanka dynasty
- Shishunaga dynasty
- Nanda dynast
- Rise of urban centres
- Economy
- System of administration
- Emergence of Mauryans and decline of Nandas
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| Lecture 08 |
Mauryan empire |
- Sources: Inscriptions and sites and literary sources
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Administration
- Society
- Chanakya
- Literature
- Foreign invasion
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| Lecture 09 |
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- Ashoka Inscriptions and sites
- Ashoka- Geographical extent of his empire, Administration and Ashoka’s role in the rise of Buddhism
- Ashoka Policy of Dhamma
- Decline of Mauryans
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| Lecture 10 |
Post Mauryan age |
- Society: Evolution of Jatis
- Emergence of different dynasties
- Sunga dynasty
- Kanva dynasty
- Satavahanas
- Chedis
- Indo-Greek
- Sakas
- Kushana
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| Lecture 11 |
Gupta age |
- Sources of Gupta rule
- Rulers and political history: From Sri Gupta – Chandragupta II
- Foreign Travellers visit
- Society, religion and culture
- Urban centres in Gupta period
- Administration
- Economy
- Science and Technology
- Nalanda University
- Decline of Gupta
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| Lecture 12 |
Harshvardhan Age |
- Harsha Military conquest
- Administration
- Society
- Economy
- Foreign travelers
- Contemporary rulers in south India
- Decline of Harsha
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| Lecture 13 + 14 |
History of South India |
- Sangam age
- Chera’s Kingdom
- Chola’s Kingdom
- Pandya Kingdom
- Sangam Polity society and culture
- Economy
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| Lecture 15 |
Emergence of new kingdom in Deccan |
- Vakataka Dynasty
- Chalukya Dynasty
- Pallava Dynasty
- Kadamba dynasty
- Ganga dynasty
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