History of India (From Earliest Time to 1200  A.D.)

1. History : Concept, Scope and Significance 2. Survey of the Sources of History 3. Physical and Geographical Structure of India 4. Pre-Historic Period : Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Age 5. Neolithic Age 6. Harappan Civilization 7. Vedic Period-Society, Polity, Economy, Culture and Religion 8. Later Vedic Period-Varna, Caste, Occupation, Marriage, Sanskars and Purusharthas 9. Sixteen Mahajan Padas and the Rise of Magadhas 10. Religious Movements : Jainism and Buddhism 11. Alexander’s Invasion and its Impact 12. The Mauryan Empire-Administration and Economy 13. Ashoka’s Dhamma : Nature and Propagation 14. Mauryan Art and Architecture 15. Post-Mauryan Period : Sungas, Satvahans, Scythians, The Kushanas 16. Post-Mauryan Period : Society, Culture and Art 17. Gupta Empire 18. The Gupta Administration and Downfall of the Gupta Empire 19. Harshvardhan : Conquest and Administration 20. Important Dynasties the North India 21. Important Dynasties the South India 22. Sangama Age 23. Post-Gupta Period up to 750 A.D. : Pallavas, Chalukyas 24. Greater India 25. Invasion of Arabs, Gaznavi and Ghori and their Impact.