Unit III: History, Culture of India, and Indian National Movement

History, Culture of India

  • Indus Valley Civilization

  • Guptas

  • Delhi Sultans

  • Mughals

  • Marathas

  • Age of Vijayanagaram and Bahmani Kingdoms

  • South Indian History

  • Change and continuity in the socio-cultural history of India; Characteristics of Indian Culture, Unity in Diversity – Race, Language, Custom; India as a secular state, Social harmony; Prominent personalities in various spheres – Arts, Science, Literature and Philosophy

Indian National Movement

  • Early uprising against British rule

  • Indian National Congress

  • Emergence of leaders – B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar, V.O.Chidambaranar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Thanthai Periyar, Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, and others;

  • Different modes of agitation: Growth of Satyagraha and Militant Movements; Communalism and Partition;

gray concrete wall inside building
gray concrete wall inside building
white and black abstract painting
white and black abstract painting
woman wearing black scoop-neck long-sleeved shirt
woman wearing black scoop-neck long-sleeved shirt
Esther Bryce

Founder / Interior designer

woman in black blazer with brown hair
woman in black blazer with brown hair
Lianne Wilson

Broker

man standing near white wall
man standing near white wall
Jaden Smith

Architect

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woman smiling wearing denim jacket
Jessica Kim

Photographer