Indus valley Civilisation: Features, Sites, Society, Cultural History, Art and Religion. Indus Valley Civilisation and Gujarat. |
Vedic age- Jainism and Buddhism |
Foreign invasions on India and their impact |
The Mauryan and the Gupta Empire- their administration- social, religious and economic conditions-art, architecture, literature, science and technology |
Kanishka, Harsha and South Indian Dynasties. |
The Delhi Sultanate, Vijaynagar Empire and the Mughal Empire |
The Bhakti Movement and Sufism. |
Major Dynasties of Gujarat- their rulers - administration, economy, society, religion, literature, arts and architecture |
Independent Sultanate of Gujarat – Sultan Ahmedashah I, Mahmud Begda and Bahadurshah |
Gujarat under the Mughals and the Marathas, Gaekwad’s rule in Baroda- Walker’s Settlement |
The European Trading companies in India- their struggle for supremacy- with special reference to Bengal, Mysore, Marathas and Hyderabad |
Governor-Generals and Viceroys |
Indian war of Independence of 1857 - Origin, nature, causes, consequences and significance with special reference to Gujarat |
Religious and social Reform Movements in 19th Century in India and Gujarat |
India’s Freedom Movement, Revolutionaries in India and abroad |
Reform measures by the Princely States of Saurashtra, Kutchh and Gujarat. |
Mahatma Gandhi, his thoughts, principles and philosophy. Important Satyagrahas with special reference to Satyagrahas of Gujarat - Kheda, Borsad, Bardoli, Dharasana, Dholera, Rajkot and Limbadi |
The Role of Sardar Patel in freedom movement and post independence consolidation. |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, his life and contribution to making of Indian Constitution |
India after Independence - Reorganization of the States within the country, Maha Gujarat Movement, Major events |