Index
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