Unit 1: Prehistoric India and Sources

1. Prehistory, Protohistory and History
2. Ancient Indian Chronology
3. Three-Age System
4. Archaeological Sources
5. Excavation and Stratigraphy
6. Archaeological Dating Methods
7. Archaeobotany
8. Archaeozoology
9. Epigraphy
10. Numismatics
11. Ancient Literary Sources
12. Vedic Literature
13. Buddhist Literature
14. Jain Literature
15. Sangam Literature
16. Foreign Accounts
17. Copper-Plate Inscriptions
18. Archaeological Artefacts
19. Pottery Chronology
20. Prehistoric Indian Environment
21. Pleistocene and Holocene
22. Lower Palaeolithic India
23. Acheulian Culture
24. Soan Valley Culture
25. Narmada Valley Prehistory
26. Attirampakkam
27. Hunsgi-Baichbal Valley
28. Isampur
29. Didwana
30. Belan Valley Culture
31. Bhimbetka Rock Shelters
32. Middle Palaeolithic India
33. Upper Palaeolithic India
34. Blade and Burin Industry
35. Kurnool Caves
36. Patne
37. Mesolithic India
38. Microlithic Tools
39. Langhnaj
40. Bagor
41. Adamgarh Rock Shelters
42. Sarai Nahar Rai
43. Mahadaha
44. Chopani Mando
45. Prehistoric Rock Art
46. Hunter-Gatherer Economy
47. Early Domestication
48. Mesolithic Burials
49. Prehistoric Technology
50. Regional Prehistoric Cultures
51. Prehistoric Sites of India

Unit 2: Neolithic and Chalcolithic Cultures

1. Neolithic Revolution
2. Origins of Agriculture
3. Animal Domestication
4. Mehrgarh Culture
5. Kili Gul Muhammad
6. Burzahom
7. Gufkral
8. Kashmir Pit Dwellings
9. Kashmir Bone Tools
10. Belan Valley Neolithic
11. Koldihwa
12. Mahagara
13. Chirand
14. Bihar Neolithic Cultures
15. Northeast Neolithic Cultures
16. Daojali Hading
17. Sarutaru
18. South Indian Neolithic
19. South Indian Ash Mounds
20. Utnur
21. Piklihal
22. Hallur
23. Brahmagiri
24. Sanganakallu-Kupgal Complex
25. Tekkalakota
26. Neolithic Stone Axes
27. Polished Stone Tools
28. Neolithic Pottery
29. Settled Village Life
30. Chalcolithic Cultures
31. Copper-Stone Technology
32. Ahar-Banas Culture
33. Kayatha Culture
34. Malwa Culture
35. Savalda Culture
36. Jorwe Culture
37. Daimabad
38. Inamgaon
39. Nevasa
40. Navdatoli
41. Eran
42. Ochre Coloured Pottery
43. Copper Hoard Culture
44. Black-and-Red Ware
45. Painted Grey Ware
46. Megalithic Culture
47. South Indian Megaliths
48. Megalithic Burial Types
49. Early Iron Technology
50. Village-to-State Transition

Unit 3: Harappan Civilization

1. Harappan Civilization Discovery
2. Harappa and Mohenjo-daro
3. Harappan Cultural Phases
4. Harappan Geographical Extent
5. Harappa
6. Mohenjo-daro
7. Dholavira
8. Rakhigarhi
9. Lothal
10. Kalibangan
11. Banawali
12. Chanhudaro
13. Sutkagendor
14. Kot Diji
15. Amri
16. Ganweriwala
17. Bhirrana
18. Manda and Alamgirpur
19. Harappan Town Planning
20. Citadel and Lower Town
21. Harappan Street Grid
22. Harappan Drainage System
23. Great Bath
24. Harappan Granaries
25. Lothal Dockyard
26. Dholavira Water Management
27. Harappan Fortifications
28. Harappan Brick Architecture
29. Harappan Agriculture
30. Harappan Crops
31. Harappan Animals
32. Harappan Craft Specialisation
33. Harappan Bead Industry
34. Harappan Decorative Crafts
35. Harappan Metallurgy
36. Harappan Seals
37. Harappan Script
38. Harappan Weights and Measures
39. Harappan Internal Trade
40. Harappan-Mesopotamian Trade
41. Meluhha
42. Harappan Social Structure
43. Harappan Mother Goddess
44. Pashupati Seal
45. Kalibangan Fire Altars
46. Harappan Burials
47. Harappan Temples Debate
48. Harappan Political System
49. Harappan Decline
50. Harappan Legacy
51. Major Harappan Sites

Unit 4: Vedic Age

1. Vedic Culture
2. Rigveda
3. Samaveda
4. Yajurveda
5. Atharvaveda
6. Brahmanas
7. Aranyakas
8. Upanishads
9. Vedangas
10. Early Vedic Geography
11. Sapta Sindhu
12. Rigvedic Rivers
13. Rigvedic Tribes
14. Battle of Ten Kings
15. Jana, Vish and Grama
16. Early Vedic Rajan
17. Sabha
18. Samiti
19. Vidatha
20. Early Vedic Economy
21. Cattle Wealth and Gavishti
22. Early Vedic Agriculture
23. Early Vedic Society
24. Early Vedic Women
25. Early Vedic Religion
26. Major Vedic Deities
27. Vedic Rituals
28. Ganga Valley Expansion
29. Vedic Painted Grey Ware
30. Later Vedic Iron
31. Later Vedic Agriculture
32. Emergence of Janapadas
33. Growth of Monarchy
34. Ratnins
35. Vedic Taxation
36. Sabha-Samiti Decline
37. Varna System
38. Gotra System
39. Ashrama System
40. Vedic Family
41. Later Vedic Women
42. Rajasuya
43. Ashvamedha
44. Vajapeya
45. Brahmanical Ritualism
46. Upanishadic Philosophy
47. Atman, Brahman and Moksha
48. Gurukula System
49. Vedic State Formation

Unit 5: Mahajanapadas and Magadha

1. Sixteen Mahajanapadas
2. Anga
3. Magadha
4. Kashi
5. Kosala
6. Vajji
7. Malla
8. Chedi
9. Vatsa
10. Kuru
11. Panchala
12. Matsya
13. Surasena
14. Assaka
15. Avanti
16. Gandhara
17. Kamboja
18. Mahajanapada Monarchies
19. Gana-Sanghas
20. Vajji Confederacy
21. Second Urbanisation
22. Northern Black Polished Ware
23. Punch-Marked Coins
24. Early Historic Cities
25. Gahapatis
26. Setthis
27. Shrenis
28. Ancient Indian Trade Routes
29. Uttarapatha
30. Dakshinapatha
31. Rise of Magadha
32. Magadhan Iron Resources
33. Magadhan War Elephants
34. Middle Ganga Plains
35. Bimbisara
36. Ajatashatru
37. Udayin
38. Haryanka Dynasty
39. Shishunaga Dynasty
40. Nanda Dynasty
41. Mahapadma Nanda
42. Persian Contact
43. Achaemenid Influence
44. Kharoshthi Script
45. Alexander’s Indian Campaign
46. Battle of Hydaspes
47. Porus
48. Greek Accounts
49. Standing Armies
50. Early Taxation
51. Mahajanapada Religious Background
52. Mauryan Political Background

Unit 6: Religious Movements

1. Shramana Tradition
2. New Religious Movements
3. Critique of Vedic Ritualism
4. Jainism
5. Rishabhanatha
6. Parshvanatha
7. Mahavira
8. Life of Mahavira
9. Jain Triratna
10. Five Jain Vows
11. Jain Ahimsa
12. Anekantavada
13. Syadvada
14. Jiva and Ajiva
15. Jain Karma Theory
16. Digambara Sect
17. Shvetambara Sect
18. Jain Councils
19. Jain Agamas
20. Spread of Jainism
21. Jain Merchant Patronage
22. Buddhism
23. Gautama Buddha
24. Four Noble Truths
25. Noble Eightfold Path
26. Middle Path
27. Dependent Origination
28. Anatta Doctrine
29. Buddhist Karma and Nirvana
30. Buddhist Sangha
31. Vinaya Rules
32. First Buddhist Council
33. Second Buddhist Council
34. Third Buddhist Council
35. Fourth Buddhist Council
36. Theravada Buddhism
37. Mahayana Buddhism
38. Vajrayana Buddhism
39. Bodhisattva Ideal
40. Tripitaka
41. Jataka Tales
42. Milindapanho
43. Buddhist Sacred Sites
44. Stupa and Relic Worship
45. Buddhist Merchant Patronage
46. Ajivika Sect
47. Makkhali Gosala
48. Charvaka Philosophy
49. Early Vaishnavism
50. Early Shaivism
51. Religious Social Impact
52. Religious Artistic Impact

Unit 7: Mauryan Empire

1. Mauryan Historical Sources
2. Arthashastra
3. Megasthenes’ Indica
4. Ashokan Inscriptions
5. Mauryas in Puranas
6. Mauryan Religious Traditions
7. Chandragupta Maurya
8. Chanakya
9. Fall of Nandas
10. Maurya-Seleucid Relations
11. Megasthenes
12. Bindusara
13. Ashoka
14. Kalinga War
15. Ashoka’s Dhamma
16. Major Rock Edicts
17. Minor Rock Edicts
18. Ashokan Pillar Edicts
19. Major Pillar Edicts
20. Ashokan Edict Sites
21. Ashokan Languages and Scripts
22. Brahmi Script
23. Mauryan Kharoshthi Script
24. Greek-Aramaic Inscriptions
25. Dhamma Mahamatras
26. Mauryan Central Administration
27. Mantriparishad
28. Mauryan Amatyas
29. Mauryan Provincial Administration
30. Pataliputra
31. Saptanga Theory
32. Mandala Theory
33. Mauryan Espionage
34. Mauryan Army
35. Mauryan Revenue System
36. Mauryan Land Revenue
37. Mauryan Trade Taxes
38. State Resource Control
39. Mauryan Agriculture and Irrigation
40. Mauryan Urban Administration
41. Mauryan Judicial System
42. Mauryan Society
43. Mauryan Economy
44. Mauryan Art
45. Mauryan Pillars
46. Sarnath Lion Capital
47. Barabar Caves
48. Ashoka and Buddhism
49. Mauryan Decline
50. Mauryan Legacy

Unit 8: Post-Mauryan India

1. Post-Mauryan Fragmentation
2. Shunga Dynasty
3. Pushyamitra Shunga
4. Kanva Dynasty
5. Indo-Greeks
6. Demetrius
7. Menander
8. Indo-Greek Coinage
9. Shakas
10. Western Kshatrapas
11. Rudradaman I
12. Junagadh Inscription
13. Indo-Parthians
14. Gondophares
15. Kushana Empire
16. Kujula Kadphises
17. Vima Kadphises
18. Kanishka
19. Kanishka’s Empire
20. Kushana Capitals
21. Kushana Administration
22. Kushana Coinage
23. Kanishka and Buddhism
24. Gandhara Art
25. Mathura Art
26. Central Asian Contacts
27. Silk Route Trade
28. Indo-Roman Trade
29. Periplus
30. Pliny on Indian Trade
31. Satavahana Dynasty
32. Simuka
33. Gautamiputra Satakarni
34. Vashishthiputra Pulumavi
35. Satavahana Administration
36. Satavahana Aharas
37. Satavahana Coinage
38. Satavahana Prakrit Inscriptions
39. Nasik Cave Inscriptions
40. Karle Cave Inscriptions
41. Deccan Chaityas and Viharas
42. Amaravati Stupa
43. Nagarjunakonda
44. Andhra Ikshvakus
45. Deccan Trade Routes
46. Guilds and Donations
47. Post-Mauryan Crafts
48. Indo-Roman Ports
49. Foreign Social Assimilation
50. Post-Mauryan Cultural Developments

Unit 9: Sangam Age

1. South Indian Megaliths
2. South Indian Iron Age
3. Tamilakam
4. Sangam Sources
5. Sangam Literature
6. Ettuthokai
7. Pattuppattu
8. Tolkappiyam
9. Pathinenkilkanakku
10. Three Crowned Kings
11. Early Cholas
12. Karikala Chola
13. Uraiyur
14. Kaveripattinam
15. Early Cheras
16. Senguttuvan Chera
17. Muziris
18. Early Pandyas
19. Madurai
20. Nedunjeliyan
21. Sangam Polity
22. Velir Chiefs
23. Hero Stones
24. Tinai Classification
25. Kurinji
26. Mullai
27. Marutham
28. Neythal
29. Palai
30. Sangam Economy
31. Sangam Agriculture
32. Sangam Irrigation
33. Sangam Pastoralism
34. Sangam Coastal Economy
35. Sangam Maritime Trade
36. Yavanas
37. Roman Coins
38. Arikamedu
39. Alagankulam
40. Korkai
41. Tondi
42. Sangam Society
43. Sangam Women
44. Sangam Religion
45. Murugan Worship
46. Hero Worship
47. Southern Jainism and Buddhism
48. Tamil-Brahmi Inscriptions
49. Kalabhra Interregnum
50. Sangam Sites and Texts

Unit 10: Gupta Age

1. Gupta Historical Sources
2. Allahabad Pillar Inscription
3. Gupta Genealogy
4. Sri Gupta
5. Ghatotkacha
6. Chandragupta I
7. Samudragupta
8. Samudragupta’s Conquests
9. Prashasti Tradition
10. Harisena
11. Chandragupta II
12. Gupta-Shaka Conflict
13. Kumaragupta I
14. Skandagupta
15. Huna Invasions
16. Gupta Decline
17. Gupta Administration
18. Bhukti and Vishaya
19. Uparika and Vishayapati
20. Gupta Land Grants
21. Gupta Feudalism Debate
22. Gupta Taxation
23. Gupta Agrarian Expansion
24. Gupta Guilds
25. Gupta Coinage
26. Gupta Gold Dinars
27. Gupta Trade and Cities
28. Gupta Society
29. Gupta Varna-Jati System
30. Gupta Women
31. Gupta Untouchability
32. Gupta Vaishnavism
33. Gupta Shaivism
34. Shakti Worship
35. Puranic Hinduism
36. Temple Worship
37. Gupta Buddhism and Jainism
38. Sanskritisation
39. Gupta Sanskrit Literature
40. Kalidasa
41. Vishakhadatta
42. Shudraka
43. Aryabhata
44. Varahamihira
45. Decimal System
46. Gupta Medicine
47. Gupta Art
48. Sarnath School
49. Gupta Mathura School
50. Ajanta Paintings
51. Gupta Golden Age Debate

Unit 11: Early Medieval Kingdoms

1. Later Guptas
2. Maukharis
3. Pushyabhuti Dynasty
4. Harshavardhana
5. Harshacharita
6. Banabhatta
7. Xuanzang
8. Harsha’s Administration
9. Kannauj
10. Harsha’s Religious Policy
11. Nalanda under Harsha
12. Shashanka
13. Maitrakas of Valabhi
14. Vakataka Dynasty
15. Pravarasena
16. Vakatakas and Ajanta
17. Pallava Dynasty
18. Simhavishnu
19. Mahendravarman I
20. Narasimhavarman I
21. Kanchipuram
22. Mamallapuram
23. Badami Chalukyas
24. Pulakeshin II
25. Aihole Inscription
26. Pallava-Chalukya Conflict
27. Rashtrakuta Dynasty
28. Dantidurga
29. Krishna I
30. Amoghavarsha
31. Kailasa Temple
32. Eastern Chalukyas
33. Western Chalukyas
34. Pala Dynasty
35. Gopala
36. Dharmapala
37. Devapala
38. Vikramashila and Odantapuri
39. Gurjara-Pratiharas
40. Nagabhata I
41. Mihira Bhoja
42. Tripartite Struggle
43. Rajput State Formation
44. Chahamanas
45. Paramaras
46. Chandellas
47. Karkota Dynasty
48. Lalitaditya Muktapida
49. Arab Conquest of Sindh
50. Early Cholas

Unit 12: Ancient Indian Culture

1. Varna System
2. Jati Formation
3. Purusharthas
4. Dharmashastra Tradition
5. Manusmriti
6. Yajnavalkya Smriti
7. Ancient Marriage Forms
8. Stridhana
9. Women in Ancient India
10. Untouchability
11. Ancient Slavery and Labour
12. Social Mobility
13. Brahmadeya Grants
14. Agrahara Settlements
15. Temple Economy
16. Peasantisation and Tribal Integration
17. Ancient Guilds
18. Inland Trade Routes
19. Maritime Trade Routes
20. Ancient Indian Ports
21. Coinage and Monetisation
22. Ancient Urbanisation
23. Stupa Architecture
24. Chaitya Halls
25. Buddhist Viharas
26. Rock-Cut Architecture
27. Indian Temple Architecture
28. Nagara Architecture
29. Dravida Architecture
30. Vesara Architecture
31. Gupta Temples
32. Pallava Architecture
33. Chalukya Architecture
34. Rashtrakuta Architecture
35. Early Kalinga Architecture
36. Early Khajuraho Temples
37. Gandhara School
38. Mathura School
39. Amaravati School
40. Bagh Paintings
41. Ellora Caves
42. Hindu Iconography
43. Buddhist Iconography
44. Jain Iconography
45. Sanskrit Literature
46. Prakrit Literature
47. Pali Literature
48. Early Tamil Literature
49. Panini
50. Patanjali
51. Ancient Indian Mathematics
52. Ancient Indian Astronomy
53. Ayurveda
54. Ancient Indian Surgery
55. Ancient Indian Metallurgy
56. Taxila
57. Nalanda
58. Valabhi
59. Vikramashila