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Indus Valley Civilization

Aryans and Vedic Period

Period of Mahajanapadas

Mauryan Empire

Post Mauryan Period

Buddhism and Jainism

Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South India

Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas

Regional States during Gupta Era

Early Medieval India (750-1200)

The Thirteenth Century

The Fourteenth Century

The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century‐Political Developments and Economy

Akbar

Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century

European Penetration into India

British Expansion in India

Indian Response to British Rule

The Origin of Modern Politics

Industrialization

Nation-State System

Revolution and Counter- Revolution

World War I and II

Liberation from Colonial Rule

Decolonization and Underdevelopment

Unification of Europe

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Prehistoric India

70:08 min

Overview: Mesolithic Age

02:53 min

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Indus Valley Civilization

Introduction & Indus Valley Cities

06:39 min

Overview: Indus Valley Civilization

09:25 min

Town Planning: Indus Valley Civilization

20:19 min

Seals & Script of Indus Valley Civilization

04:53 min

Indus Valley Civilization

44:08 min

Summary of Indus Valley Civilization

09:25 min

Religion in the Indus Valley Civilization

06:32 min

Aryans and Vedic Period

The Later Vedic Period

04:29 min

Society & Political Conditions: The Later Vedic Period

20:03 min

The Vedic Period

50:42 min

Period of Mahajanapadas

The Mahajanapadas

18:40 min

Formation of Territories and First Magadha Empire

20:16 min

Mauryan Empire

Chandragupta Maurya

08:32 min

Edicts of Ashoka

26:48 min

Asokan Inscriptions : An overview

35:01 min

The Mauryan Empire

40:18 min

Post Mauryan Period

Art & Architecture: The Post Mauryan Period

19:32 min

Buddhism and Jainism

Buddhism and Jainism

41:03 min

Jainism

42:49 min

Origin of Buddhism

04:27 min

Hinduism

42:03 min

Summary: Buddhism & Jainism

40:47 min

Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South India

Art & Culture: The Sangam Age

14:58 min

The Chera Dynasty

02:11 min

The Pandya Dynasty

03:22 min

Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas

Culture: The Gupta Period

24:08 min

The Gupta Empire

45:23 min

Harshavardhana Empire

26:32 min

Regional States during Gupta Era

The Rashtrakutas

06:35 min

Pallavas, Chalukyas & Pandyas

19:52 min

The Pala Empire

10:25 min

Administration & Society: The Cholas

03:23 min

The Pratiharas & Rashtrakutas

07:54 min

The Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra

06:32 min

The Cholas & their Administrative System

03:23 min

Overview: The Cholas

16:25 min

Early Medieval India (750-1200)

Spread of Indian Culture in other Asian Countries

15:13 min

Rajput Age - Early Medieval India

18:33 min

The Thirteenth Century

Mamluk Dynasty: The Delhi Sultanate

16:18 min

The Fourteenth Century

Tughlaq Dynasty

11:58 min

Indigenous Literature during the Delhi Sultanate Period

27:36 min

The Sayyid & Lodhi Dynasty: The Delhi Sultanate

06:52 min

The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century‐Political Developments and Economy

The Vijayanagar Empire

12:10 min

The Suhrawardi Order

13:07 min

Bhakti-Sufi Traditions - 1

14:59 min

Bhakti-Sufi Traditions - 2

15:53 min

Biography of Sher Shah Suri

18:08 min

Akbar

Akbar: The Great Mughal Emperor

34:19 min

Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century

Shivaji, The Maratha Empire and Politics of History

72:50 min

Rise of the Marathas

22:59 min

European Penetration into India

Chronology & Settlements

10:58 min

Internal Fights & Emergence of EIC

10:22 min

The Advent of Europeans in India

48:40 min

British Expansion in India

British Conquest Of India

25:17 min

The Battle of Buxar (1764)

05:56 min

British East India Company from 1600-1857

44:16 min

Indian Response to British Rule

Tribal & Peasant Uprisings: The Revolt of 1857

15:55 min

Peasant Movements in late 19th Century

25:45 min

Indian National Congress

15:07 min

The Swadeshi Movement & the Partition of Bengal: Morley-Minto Reforms (1909)

12:30 min

Lucknow Pact

08:44 min

Montague Chelmsford Reform, Jallianwala Bagh & Rowlatt Act

08:06 min

Indian Council Act 1909: Minto-Morley Reforms

15:32 min

Simon Commission, Nehru Report, Jinnah’s 14 Points & Delhi Manifesto

69:30 min

The Government of India Act (1935): The Freedom Struggle

34:48 min

Civil Disobedience Movement, 1st Round Table Conference, Gandhi-Irwin Pact

53:11 min

Khilafat Movement & Non-cooperation Movement

10:12 min

Champaran Satyagraha 1917

09:27 min

Kheda Satyagraha 1918

11:02 min

The Origin of Modern Politics

The American Revolution

10:03 min

The French Revolution In A Nutshell

09:27 min

Industrialization

Russian Revolution

03:14 min

Industrial Revolution in England

03:34 min

Industrial Revolution: (18-19th Century)

03:59 min

Nation-State System

Unification of Germany

21:44 min

Revolution and Counter- Revolution

How China became communist & Taiwan democratic country ?

45:02 min

World War I and II

First World War

05:20 min

The Ottoman Empire: The Rise and Fall of a Global Power

20:09 min

Second World War

11:22 min

Liberation from Colonial Rule

Decolonisation of East Asia

39:30 min

Decolonization and Underdevelopment

Brief Political History of Latin America

20:23 min

Unification of Europe

Unification of Italy

51:01 min

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