In this article on Medieval India, we cover the Mughal Dynasty. The main reference material for this post is NCERT History text for Class 7 (Our past -1). Only the main points from the chapters are compiled below. These points might come quite handy for Prelims and Mains. The Mughal Dynasty … [Read more...] about Medieval India: Mughal Dynasty (NCERT)
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Medieval India: Delhi Sultanate (NCERT)
Well, Indian History continues :-) In this article on Medieval India, we plan to cover the Delhi Sultanate. The reference material for this post is NCERT History text for Class 7 (Our past -1). Only main points from the chapters are compiled below. These points might come quite handy during … [Read more...] about Medieval India: Delhi Sultanate (NCERT)
Medieval India: Tripartite Struggle and Cholas (NCERT)
Well, we have covered the main points from NCERT text for Standard 6 History in our last 5 posts. All the 5 parts dealt with 'Ancient India'. From today, we shall see part-by-part the main points from Standard 7 NCERT History text. The objective of the next set of articles would be to present main … [Read more...] about Medieval India: Tripartite Struggle and Cholas (NCERT)
Ancient India: Gupta and Post-Gupta (NCERT)
This article on ancient India covers Gupta and post-Gupta rulers. The compilation based on NCERT texts will also help you learn the cultural history of India. The reference material for this post is NCERT History text for Class 6 (Our past -1). NCERT History Text: Standard 6 Only the main … [Read more...] about Ancient India: Gupta and Post-Gupta (NCERT)
Ancient India: Maurya and Post-Maurya Rulers (NCERT)
NCERT texts are a must read for every UPSC aspirant and are available for free download from ncert.nic.in website. Almost every UPSC topper has repeated the importance of reading NCERT school texts. These are texts which help to build the fundamentals. In this article, we will be dealing with the … [Read more...] about Ancient India: Maurya and Post-Maurya Rulers (NCERT)
Ancient India: Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism (NCERT)
NCERT texts are a must read for every UPSC aspirant and are available for free download from ncert.nic.in website. Almost every UPSC topper has repeated the importance of reading NCERT school texts. These are texts which help to build the fundamentals. In this article, we will be dealing with the … [Read more...] about Ancient India: Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism (NCERT)
Ancient India: Early Cities and Republics (NCERT)
NCERT texts are a must read for every UPSC aspirant and are available for free download from ncert.nic.in website. Almost every UPSC topper has repeated the importance of reading NCERT school texts. These are texts which help to build the fundamentals. In this article, we will be dealing with the … [Read more...] about Ancient India: Early Cities and Republics (NCERT)
Ancient India: Customs and Practices (NCERT)
What do you know about ancient India? Who were the earliest people who lived in India? What were their customs and practices? Read to know more. The earliest people who lived in India were hunters and gatherers. Hunting and gathering gave way to a settled lifestyle when people learned … [Read more...] about Ancient India: Customs and Practices (NCERT)
Hindu Temple Architecture: Pallava
In the last articles in the Hindu Temple Architecture series, we have seen the development of art and architecture in temples under the Chola, Chalukya and Hoysala rulers. There was a major movement under Pallavas even before the imperial Cholas, and the art and architecture under Pallavas … [Read more...] about Hindu Temple Architecture: Pallava
Hindu Temple Architecture : Hoysala
In our article series on Indian culture, we have so far seen the temple architecture peculiarities of Chola and Chalukya Dynasty. In this post, we shall see the temple architecture features of Hoysala dynasty. The Karnata Dravidian tradition developed in the 7th century under the patronage of Badami … [Read more...] about Hindu Temple Architecture : Hoysala
