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Indian History – For Civil Services Examinations Second Edition  (English, Paperback, Krishna Reddy)

McGraw Hill Education is proud to present the second edition of Indian History By Krishna Reddy which provides a comprehensive approach to the various aspects of the subject. This book is meant for Civil Services Preliminary and Main Examinations, State Civil Services Examinations and other competitive examinations where History is an important area. In this new edition lot of care has been taken to present History as per the requirements of the latest trends in the Civil Services as well as State Civil Services examination trends. Apart from adding a very elaborate new chapter on “Culture” in the ancient section, special emphasis is given to highlighting socio-religious and cultural developments and concepts throughout the book. Moreover, the subject has been illustrated through more maps, photographs, diagrams, flowcharts to make it easily comprehendible.

Salient Features:

1. Divided into three sections, Ancient, Medieval and Modern history

2. Crucial concepts, policies, major turning points in history have been highlighted

3. New chapter on Culture (Chapter 8)

4. Important developments and ideas have been explained with the help of pictures and illustrations

5. Subject related important information about personalities, institutions, temples, festivals, cultural practices have been added

6. Illustrative maps wherever relevant

7. Includes genealogical tables

8. Includes 3000 questions (given at the end of chapters)

9. Includes appendix with content on i) Personalities ii) Glossary Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Section-A?Ancient India •?? Chronology of Events –

Ancient India

1. PREHISTORIC CULTURES IN INDIA 2. INDUS CIVILISATION 3. VEDIC SOCIETY 4. PRE-MAURYA PERIOD 5. THE MAURYAN EMPIRE 6. POST-MAURYAN INDIA (BC 200–AD 300) 7. THE GUPTAS AND THEIR SUCCESSORS (AD 300–750) 8. SOCIETY AND CULTURE Section-B: Medieval India 9. EARLY MEDIEVAL INDIA AND CULTURAL TRENDS (750-1200) 10. THE DELHI SULTANATE (1206–1526) 11. PROVINCIAL DYNASTIES AND RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS 12. THE MUGHAL EMPIRE (1526–1707) 13. DECLINE OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE (1707–1761) Section-C: Modern India 14. BRITISH EXPANSION AND ADMINISTRATION 15. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE BRITISH RAJ 16. CULTURAL ENCOUNTER AND SOCIAL CHANGES 17. RESISTANCE TO BRITISH RULE 18. INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE — THE FIRST PHASE 19. GANDHI AND HIS THOUGHT 20. SEPARATIST TRENDS IN INDIAN NATIONALIST POLITICS 21. INDIAN INDEPENDENCE TO 1964 Section-D: Revision• A GLOSSARY OF ECONOMIC TERMS OF MEDIEVAL AND MODERN INDIA • PERSONALITIES