भारत का इतिहास प्रारम्भ से. 650 ई. तक (History of India Upto A.D. 650) Syllabus For B.A. IInd Semester of Ranchi University & Nilamber Pitamber University, Medininagar

• Unit I : Sources, Historiography and Prehistoric India
  1. Sources and Historiographical trends of ancient Indian History up to 550C.E.
  2. Survey of Prehistoric India: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic Cultures.
  3. The Indus—Saraswati Civilization, Debate on the relationship of Indus, Saraswati civilization and Vedic civilization.
  4. Significant features of Indus—Saraswati Civilization, its continuity, fall and survival.
• Unit II : Aryan Civilization
  1. Original home of Aryans, Myths of Aryan Invasion : Various theories.
  2. Vedic Cultures : Early Vedic and Post Vedic Literature and Vedic Polity, Society and Economy.
  3. Vedic Religion and Philosophy.
  4. Epic literature and Culture : Problem of Dating and Historicity of Epics.
• Unit III : India from Sixth Century BCE to Mauryan Age
  1. Sources
  2. India in sixth century BCE Mahajanpada, Republic and Growth of Urban centres, Rise a Magadhan Imperialism.
  3. Religious systems in 6th century BCE, Buddhism and Jainism.
  4. The Maurya Empire, Chandragupta Maurya, Mauryan administration, Ashok and Ashoka’s Dhamma. Mauryan Society, Fall of Mauryan Empire. Greek Invasion and its Impact Indica.
• Unit IV : Post Mauryan Age
  1. Sources
  2. Reoganization of Republic in Post Mauryan Age.
  3. Indo Greek, Saka, Kushan, Shunga, Kharvela, Satvahanas : Society and Culture, Art, Architecture and Coinage.
  4. Sangam Age : Sangam Literature, Society, Culture and Foreign trade in Post Mauryan Age.
• Unit-V : Imperial Guptas
  1. Sources
  2. Imperial Guptas and their Contemporaries.
  3. Gupta Administration
  4. Gupta Art, Architecture, Religion, Literature and development of Science and Technology.

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