Module overview
Ancient India
Harappa to the Guptas
3 lessons · 1 freePrehistoric and Harappan India
Stone ages, chalcolithic cultures and the Indus Valley Civilisation
3 lessons · 1 freeVedic Age, Mahajanapadas and Heterodox Religions
Early and later Vedic society, sixteen mahajanapadas, Buddhism and Jainism
4 lessons · 1 freeMauryas to Guptas
Mauryan empire and Ashoka, post-Mauryan kingdoms, Sangam age and the Gupta period
5 lessons · 1 freeMedieval India
Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara, Mughals, Bhakti and Sufi
2 lessons · 1 freeEarly Medieval and Delhi Sultanate
Regional kingdoms, Cholas, the Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara and Bahmanis
5 lessons · 1 freeMughals, Marathas and Bhakti–Sufi Movements
Mughal administration and culture, the Maratha state and medieval religious movements
5 lessons · 1 freeModern India
British rule, 1857, reform movements and the freedom struggle
4 lessons · 1 freeAdvent of Europeans and British Expansion
European trading companies, conquest of Bengal, Mysore, Marathas and Punjab, economic impact
5 lessons · 1 freeRevolt of 1857 and Socio-Religious Reform
Causes and legacy of 1857, reform movements of the 19th century
4 lessons · 1 freeIndian National Movement
Moderates, extremists, Gandhian mass movements, revolutionaries, constitutional developments and partition
7 lessons · 1 freePost-Independence Consolidation
Integration of states, linguistic reorganisation, land reforms and nation-building
4 lessons · 1 freeWorld History
Revolutions, World Wars, decolonisation and political philosophies
2 lessons · 1 freeWorld History in Depth
Industrial Revolution, revolutions, world wars, colonisation and decolonisation, Cold War and political philosophies
6 lessons · 1 freeArt and Culture
Architecture, temples, dance, music and painting
2 lessons · 1 freeIndian Art, Architecture and Literature
Temple architecture, Indo-Islamic architecture, painting, dance, music and literature
6 lessons · 1 freeIndian Geography
Physiography, rivers, climate, soils and vegetation
2 lessons · 1 freeIndian Physical and Economic Geography
Physiography, drainage, monsoon, soils, natural vegetation, resources and industrial location
6 lessons · 1 freeWorld Geography
Earth's interior, plate tectonics, atmosphere and oceans
2 lessons · 1 freePhysical Geography in Depth
Geomorphology, climatology, oceanography and biogeography
5 lessons · 1 freeGeophysical Phenomena and Resource Distribution
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, cyclones and world distribution of key resources
4 lessons · 1 freeIndian Society
Diversity, population, women, urbanisation and social issues
2 lessons · 1 freeIndian Society in Depth
Diversity, women, population, poverty, urbanisation, globalisation, communalism, regionalism and secularism
6 lessons · 1 freeCourse mock exam: GS Paper 1: History, Culture, Geography & Society
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