UNIT I
Physical features - Pre - historic Age - Indus Valley
Civilization - Vedic Age - Jainism - Buddhism.
UNIT II
Alexander's Invasion - It's effects - Mauryan Empire
Administration - Asoka's Service to Buddhism Kushans
- Kanishka - The Guptas - Golden Age - Harshavardhana
and Buddhism.
UNIT III
Sangam Age - Social, economic, religious and cultural
conditions - The Pallavas - Their contribution to Art
and Architecture - The Imperial Cholas - Their administration
- Growth of religion and culture.
UNIT IV
Muslim invasions - Sultans of Delhi Qutb-Ud-din-Aibek
to Balban - Alauddin Khilji - Administration - Mohamad
bin - Tugluk - Feroz Tioglak - Social and Religious
condition under the Sultans.
UNIT V
Bahmini Kindgoms - Vijayanagar Kingdom - Krishna Devaraya
- Their contributions to Art and Architecture, religion
and literature - Bakthi cult.
UNIT VI
The Mughals - Babur - Humayun - Shershah - Akbar to
Aurangazeb - Mughal Administration - Art and Architecture
under the Mughals. Shivaji - His administration - The
Sikhs.
UNIT VII
Coming of the Europeans - Anglo - French rivalry Robert
Clive to Dalhousie.
UNIT VIII
Sepoy Mutiny of 1957 - Socio - religious Reform Movements
in the 19th and 20th Centuries - with special reference
of Tamil Nadu - Freedom movement in India - Moderates
- Extremists and Gandhian Era - Role of Tamil Nadu in
the Freedom struggle.
UNIT IX
Constitutional Development - Regulating Act 1773 - Pitt's
India Act 1784 - Acts of 1858. 1909, 1919, 1935 and
1947 - Salient features of Indian Constitution.
UNIT X
Impact of British rule on India - Services of Nehru
and Patel - Five year Plans - India's role in world
affairs - Growth of Education from the 19th century
to the present day - films and press in the post independence
period - Human Rights in India.
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