Audiobook: Ancient India History for UPSC Exams
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Audiobook: Ancient India History for UPSC Exams
Chapter 1: Why Bother With Ancient History?. 3
Chapter 2: How Modern Views on Ancient India Took Shape. 7
Chapter 3: How Do We Know What Happened? Unpacking the Sources. 13
Chapter 4: The Stage for History: How Geography Shaped India. 21
Chapter 5: The Stone Age: The Early Man.. 27
Chapter 6: The Age of Copper and Stone. 34
Chapter 7: Harappan Culture: Bronze Age Civilisation.. 41
Chapter 8: Advent of the Aryans and The Age of the Rig Veda. 51
Chapter 9: Forging a New World: The Later Vedic Transformation.. 58
Chapter 10: The Rise of Jainism and Buddhism... 64
Chapter 11: Territorial States and the Rise of Magadha. 72
Chapter 12: Iranian and Macedonian Invasions. 77
Chapter 13: State Structure and the Varna System in the Age of the Buddha. 82
Chapter 14: The Mauryans: An Empire Forged in War, Ruled by Dharma. 87
Chapter 15: The Significance of Maurya Rule. 93
Chapter 16: Central Asian Contact and Mutual Impact. 99
Chapter 17: The Age of the Satavahana. 106
Chapter 18: The Dawn of History in the Deep South.. 112
Chapter 19: Crafts, Commerce, and Urban Growth (200 BC–AD 250). 118
Chapter 20: The Rise and Growth of the Gupta Empire. 123
Chapter 21: Power, Priests, and People: Inside the Gupta Era. 128
Chapter 22: The Spread of Civilization in Eastern India. 135
Chapter 23: Harsha and His Times. 140
Chapter 24: Brahman Power, Expanding Farmlands, and Peasant Anger in the South.. 145
Chapter 25: The Search for Truth and Meaning.. 150
Chapter 26: Did India Hide from the World? A Look at its Asian Connections. 155
Chapter 27: From Ancient to Medieval 159
Chapter 28: A Story of Social Transformation.. 165
Chapter 29: A Legacy in Science and Civilization.. 171
