11. Chapter 10: Emerging Regional Configurations, c. 600–1200 CE
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10. Chapter 9: Aesthetics and Empire, c. 300–600 CE
This 74 pages chapter deals with several dynasties with special reference to the Guptas. After Mauryas, Gupta dynasty is another favourite of UPSC. Th...
9. Chapter 8: Interaction and Innovation, c. 200 BCE–300 CE
This 104 pages chapter is the lengthiest one. It deals with lots of dynasties, majorly Kushanas and Satvahanas…socio-economic developments during thei...
8. Chapter 7: Power and Piety: The Maurya Empire, c. 324–187 BCE
This 48 pages chapter is extremely important. Ashoka the Great is the reason actually. His ‘dhamma’ and pillars are major attraction of this chapter. ...
7. Chapter 6: Cities, Kings, and Renunciants: North India, c. 600–300 BCE
This 64 pages chapter contains a lot of information. Still, lack of consensus is there on many aspects, but these 300 years of our history is importan...
6. Chapter 5: Cultural Transitions: Images from Texts and Archaeology, c. 2000–600 BCE
This 74 pages chapter is not an easy nut to crack because of its subjectivity, debates on Aryan invasion theory, status of women, usage of iron etc. E...
5. Chapter 4: The Harappan Civilization, 2600-1900 BCE
See, this chapter (50 pages) is one of the major chapter. 3 PYQs in last 5 years connect to this chapter. All major Harappan sites we will see here an...
4. Chapter 3: The Transition to Food Production: Neolithic, Neolithic–Chalcolithic, and Chalcolithic Villages, c. 7000–2000 BCE
See, this chapter (38 pages) is also like last chapter, but slightly important from exam viewpoint. In 2021 Prelims, there was a Q on sites like Burzh...
3. Chapter 2: Hunter-Gatherers of the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Ages
See, this chapter (36 pages) is not so much important from UPSC viewpoint. It only deals with homo sapian’s brain development, the lifestyle, tool tec...
2. Chapter 1: Understanding Literary and Archaeological Sources
See, this chapter (46 pages) deals with our historical texts, foreign travelers’ accounts, basics of archaeological sources like inscriptions, coins…n...