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)
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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
Hindu Temple Architecture : Chalukyas
In the last article, we have seen the broad outline of temple architecture styles in India (Nagara, Dravida and Vesara) and Chola architecture in particular. Under Dravidian architecture, we have also seen the comparison between Pallava and Chola architecture. In this post, let us see the Chalukya … [Read more...] about Hindu Temple Architecture : Chalukyas
Hindu Temple Architecture: Cholas
UPSC questions related to the topic 'culture' are not so easy to prepare. The main reason is the lack of quality study materials which explain the same in simple language. Architecture is an important area of the culture topic. In this article, we shall see the details of the Chola Temple … [Read more...] about Hindu Temple Architecture: Cholas
Indian Philosophy: Orthodox and Heterodox Schools
Indian Philosophy or Hindu Philosophy is generally classified into 6 orthodox schools (āstika) and 3 heterodox (nāstika) schools. Difference between Astik schools and Nastik schools The basic difference between the two branches of Hindu Philosophy schools is said to be based on the recognition of … [Read more...] about Indian Philosophy: Orthodox and Heterodox Schools
Historical Background of Indian Constitution
Before 1947, India was divided into two main entities - The British India which consisted of 11 provinces and the Princely states ruled by Indian princes under subsidiary alliance policy. The two entities merged together to form the Indian Union, but many of the legacy systems in British India is … [Read more...] about Historical Background of Indian Constitution
