Ancient Indian History

Topic 01: Inscriptions, Coins, Literary Sources, Foreign Accounts

Topic 02: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Megalithic & Rock Art

Topic 03: Ahar, Malwa, Kayatha, Jorwe, Savalda, Rangpur Cultures

Topic 04: Discovery, Extent, Phases, Sites, Town Planning, Economy, Decline

Topic 05: Early Vedic (Rig Vedic) & Later Vedic — Aryans, Assemblies, Varna, Ashramas, 16 Sanskaras, Vedic Literature

Topic 06: Gautama Buddha, Four Noble Truths, Buddhist Councils, Mahavira, Pancha Mahavrata, Jain Sects, Heterodox Schools

Topic 07: All 16 Mahajanapadas, Rise of Magadha, Haryanka/Shishunaga/Nanda Dynasties, Society, Admin, NBP Ware, Punch-Marked Coins

Topic 08: Persian Invasion (Cyrus, Darius I, Xerxes), Macedonian Invasion (Alexander), Battle of Hydaspes, Hyphasis Mutiny, Impact on India

Topic 09: Origin theories, Chandragupta–Bindusara–Ashoka–Brihadratha, Kalinga War, Dhamma, Edicts, Arthashastra, Indica, Administration, Economy, Fall

Topic 10: Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Pahlavas, Kushanas (Kanishka), Shungas, Kanvas, Satavahanas (Gautamiputra), Chedi (Kharavela), Mahayana, Gandhara/Mathura/Amravati Art, Indo-Roman Trade

Topic 11: Sri Gupta to Skandagupta, Samudragupta (Allahabad Pillar), Chandragupta II Vikramaditya, Fa-Hien, Kumaragupta–Nalanda, Skandagupta–Huns, Nagara temple, Ajanta, Aryabhata, Kalidasa, Decline

Topic 12: Vakatakas (Harishena, Ajanta later phase), Maitraka–Maukhari–Gauda–Huna, Pushyabhuti–Harshavardhana (Kannauj & Prayag Assembly, Hiuen Tsang), W. Chalukyas of Badami (Pulakeshin II, Aihole–Badami–Pattadakal), Pallavas of Kanchi (Mamalla, Mahabalipuram, Shore Temple, Kailashanatha), Kadamba, W. Ganga, Kalabhra, Bengal–Kamarupa