1.1 Periodization of Indian prehistory
1.2 Early Iron Age: Beginning of Historical
1.3 Glossary of Archaeological Terms

2.1 Place of Indus Civilization in History
2.2 Origins
2.3 Mature Phase
2.4 Economy
2.5 Culture and Society
2.6 Problems of Decline
2.7 Questions
2.8 Answers

3.1 Introductions
3.2 Geographical Distribution and Characteristics of Pastoral and Farming
3.3 Communities (2000-500 BC)

4.1 Original Home of Aryans
4.2 Features of Aryan Culture
4.3 Vedic Texts
4.4 Changes from Rigvedic to Later Vedic Phases
4.5 Economic Conditions
4.6 Political Organization and Evolution of Monarchy
4.7 Social Organization and Varna System
4.8 Religion and Upanishadic thought

5.1 Early Historical Phase
5.2 State Formation and Urbanization
5.3 Political History
5.4 Buddhism
5.5 Jainism

6.1 Chandragupta and Bindusara
6.2 Megasthenes
6.3 Asoka and His Successors
6.4 Asoka's Inscriptions and Sites
6.5 Mauryan Administration, Economy, Society and Art
6.6 The Arthasastra

7.1 Society: Evolution of Jatis
7.2 Sangam Texts and Society
7.3 Satavahanas and Other Indigenous Dynasties
7.4 Foreign Dynasties
7.5 Commercial Contacts with the Outside World
7.6 Schools of Art

8.1 Gupta Empire
8.2 Political and Cultural History of Their Successors
8.3 Socio-Economic History of Their Successors

9.1 Major Dynasties of North India
9.2 The Rajaputras
9.3 Feudalism
9.4 Cholas and Others of South India

10.1 Growth of Regional Cultures
10.2 Religious Conditions and Importance of Temples
10.3 Shankaracharya and Hinduism
10.4 Languages and Literature

11.1 Ghorian Invasions
11.2 Delhi Sultanate under the Slave Sultanate
11.3 Ala-ud-din Khalji: Measures and Conquests
11.4 Muhammad Tughluq's Innovations
11.5 Firoz Tughluq and Decline of Delhi Sultanate
11.6 Administration
11.7 Agrarian Structure and Relations
11.8 Growth of Commerce and Urbanization
11.9 Technological Changes
11.10 Evolution of Indo-Persian Culture

12.1 Vijayanagar Empire
12.2 Other Provincial Dynasties
12.3 The Lodis (1451-1526)
12.4 First Phase of the Mughal Empire
12.5 The Sur Empire (1540-55)
12.6 The Portuguese
12.7 Monotheistic Movements
12.8 Growth of Regional Literatures

13.1 Akbar (1556-1605)
13.2 Other Great Mughals
13.3 Sivaji and His Successors
13.4 Economy Culture
13.5 Mughal Culture
13.6 Religious Thought: Abul Fazl
13.7 Social Stratification and Status of Women

14.1 Later Mughals: Causes behind Decline
14.2 Maratha Power under the Peshwas
14.3 Regional States: Bengal (1717-72)
14.4 The Afghans
14.5 Sawai Jai Singh, the Astronomer
14.6 Rise of Urdu Language

15.1 Carnatic Wars
15.2 Conquest of Bengal
15.3 Mysore and Its Resistance to British Expansion
15.4 Anglo-Maratha Wars and Treaties
15.5 Anglo-Sikh Wars
15.6 Annexation of Sind (1843)
15.7 Structure of British Raj
15.8 Governors-General and Viceroys
15.9 Constitutional Developments

16.1 Three Stages of Colonialism
16.2 Drain of Wealth (Tribute)
16.3 Land Revenue Settlements
16.4 Railways
16.5 Commercialization of Agriculture
16.6 Rural Indebtedness and Growth of Landless Labour
16.7 Deindustrialization
16.8 Growth of Modern Industries

17.1 Introduction of Western Education and Modern Ideas
17.2 Indian Renaissance: Social and Religious Reform Movements
17.3 Growth of Indian Middle Class
17.4 The Press and Indian Its Impact
17.5 Rise of Modern Literature in Indian Languages
17.6 Social Reform Measures Before 1857

18.1 Early Uprisings against British Rule
18.2 The 1857 Revolt
18.3 Caste Movements
18.4 Peasant Movements
18.5 Trade Union Movement

19.1 Growth of National Consciousness
19.2 Formation of Associations
19.3 Establishment of the Indian National Congress
19.4 Moderate Phase (1885-1905)
19.5 Growth of Extremism (1906-1918)
19.6 Economic Nationalism and Swadeshi Movement
19.7 The Act of 1909 and British Policy of Divide and Rule
19.8 Congress-League Pact of 1916
19.9 Home Rule Movement (1916_1917)

20.1 Gandhi (1869-1948)
20.2 His Techniques of Mass Mobilization
20.3 Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movements
20.4 Civil Disobedience Movement: Simon Commission (1927)
20.5 Quit India Movement
20.6 Other Strands in the National Movement-Revolutionaries
20.7 Swarajists
20.8 The Left
20.9 Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA

21.1 Separatist Trends
21.2 Rise and Growth of Muslim League
21.3 Pakistan Movement
21.4 The Post-1945 Developments: Partition and Independence

22.1 Introduction
22.2 The New Republic and the 1950 Constitution
22.3 Jawaharlal Nehru's Vision
22.4 Planning and State-controlled Industrialisation
22.5 Agrarian Reforms
22.6 India's Foreign Policy of Non-Alignment
22.7 Border Conflict With China and Chinese Aggression