McGraw Hill presents the 1st edition of NCERT COMPENDIUM - INDIAN & WORLD HISTORY, authored by Sumesh Chahal, Animesh Pradhan, Virupaksh Singh and Shubham Jain. This book offers a comprehensive study of Indian and the World history, drawing upon the rich resources provided by the NCERT. It is designed specifically for UPSC and State PSCs aspirants. The content is presented in a lucid and accessible manner, making complex historical concepts understandable to the aspirants of all backgrounds. Each chapter is accompanied by clear explanations, illustrative diagrams, and pertinent examples, facilitating effective learning and retention.
Salient Features
🏺 One stop solution for understanding the basics as it is a compilation of NCERTs from Class VI-XII.
🏺 This book offers a comprehensive understanding of Indian and World History.
🏺 Provides detailed discussions on historical events, personalities, and socio-political developments.
🏺 Addresses gaps in NCERT’s coverage and offers additional information.
NCERT Compendium Series
Book 1 - NCERT Compendium Indian and World Geography
Book 2 - NCERT Compendium Indian and World History
Book 3 - NCERT Compendium Indian Economy
Book 4 - NCERT Compendium Indian Polity
Book 5 - NCERT Compendium Science and Environment
Book 6 - NCERT Compendium Indian Society
Table of Contents
ANCIENT INDIA
Unit 1 Early India: From Palaeolithic to Chalcolithic Culture
Unit 2 The Harappan Civilisation
Unit 3 Iron Age and the Emergence of Vedic Culture
Unit 4 Rise of Territorial Kingdoms (600 BCE O... See more
McGraw Hill presents the 1st edition of NCERT COMPENDIUM - INDIAN & WORLD HISTORY, authored by Sumesh Chahal, Animesh Pradhan, Virupaksh Singh and Shubham Jain. This book offers a comprehensive study of Indian and the World history, drawing upon the rich resources provided by the NCERT. It is designed specifically for UPSC and State PSCs aspirants. The content is presented in a lucid and accessible manner, making complex historical concepts understandable to the aspirants of all backgrounds. Each chapter is accompanied by clear explanations, illustrative diagrams, and pertinent examples, facilitating effective learning and retention.
Salient Features
🏺 One stop solution for understanding the basics as it is a compilation of NCERTs from Class VI-XII.
🏺 This book offers a comprehensive understanding of Indian and World History.
🏺 Provides detailed discussions on historical events, personalities, and socio-political developments.
🏺 Addresses gaps in NCERT’s coverage and offers additional information.
NCERT Compendium Series
Book 1 - NCERT Compendium Indian and World Geography
Book 2 - NCERT Compendium Indian and World History
Book 3 - NCERT Compendium Indian Economy
Book 4 - NCERT Compendium Indian Polity
Book 5 - NCERT Compendium Science and Environment
Book 6 - NCERT Compendium Indian Society
Table of Contents
ANCIENT INDIA
Unit 1 Early India: From Palaeolithic to Chalcolithic Culture
Unit 2 The Harappan Civilisation
Unit 3 Iron Age and the Emergence of Vedic Culture
Unit 4 Rise of Territorial Kingdoms (600 BCE Onwards)
Unit 5 New Empires and Kingdoms
Unit 6 Early States and Economies (c. 600 BCE-600 CE)
Unit 7 Kinship, Caste, and Class Early Societies (C. 600 BCE-600 CE)
Unit 8 New Questions and Ideas
Unit 9 Emergence of State
Unit 10 The Mauryan Empire
Unit 11 The Sangam Age
MEDIEVAL INDIA
Unit 1 Tracing Major Changes Through a Thousand Years of Medieval India
Unit 2 New Kings and Kingdoms
Unit 3 The Delhi Sultanate
Unit 4 Through the Eyes of Travellers
Unit 5 Bhakti and Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts
Unit 6 An Imperial Capital Vijayanagara
Unit 7 Kings and Chronicles: The Mughal Courts
Unit 8 Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire
Unit 9 Medieval Architecture: Rulers and Buildings
Unit 10 Towns, Traders and Craftspersons
Unit 11 Tribes, Nomads, Settled Communities and Regional Cultures
Unit 12 Eighteenth-Century Political Formations
ART and CULTURE
Unit 1 Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Unit 2 Arts of the Indus Valley
Unit 3 Arts of the Mauryan Period
Unit 4 Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture
Unit 5 Later Mural Traditions
Unit 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture
Unit 7 Indian Bronze Sculpture
Unit 8 Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture
MODERN INDIA
Unit 1 From Trade to Territory: The Company Establishes Power
Unit 2 Ruling the Countryside
Unit 3 Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age
Unit 4 When People Rebel and 1857 and After
Unit 5 Weavers, Iron Smelters, and Factory Owners
Unit 6 Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation
Unit 7 Women, Caste, and Reform
Unit 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s—1947
Unit 9 Colonial Cities: Urbanisation, Planning and Architecture
Unit 10 India after Independence: Making of the Constitution
POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA
Unit 1 Challenge of Nation Building
Unit 2 Era of One-Party Dominance
Unit 3 Politics of Planned Development
Unit 4 India’s External Relations
Unit 5 Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System
Unit 6 The Crisis of Democratic Order
Unit 7 Rise of Popular Movements
Unit 8 Regional Aspirations
Unit 9 Recent Developments in Indian Politics
WORLD HISTORY
Unit 1 The Age of Industrialisation
Unit 2 The French Revolution
Unit 3 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Unit 4 Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution
Unit 5 Nazism and the Rise of Hitler
Unit 6 Nationalism in India
Unit 7 The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China
Unit 8 The Cold War Era
Unit 9 The End of Bipolarity
Unit 10 US Hegemony in World Politics
Unit 11 Alternative Centres of Power
Unit 12 Contemporary South Asia
Unit 13 International Organisations
Unit 14 Security in the Contemporary World
Unit 15 Forest Society and Colonialism
Unit 16 Pastoralists in the Modern World
Unit 17 Environment and Natural Resources
Unit 18 The Making of a Global World
Unit 19 Globalisation
Unit 20 Print Culture and the Modern World
