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Mains GS-I · Heritage, History & Geography

17 topics · 6 sections — from the official UPSC syllabus. Study material lands topic by topic.

Indian Culture

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    Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature & Architecture from ancient to modern times Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.15. GS-I (Compulsory Paper): Indian Culture — Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (Ancient India)16 min
    2. 2.25. GS-I (Compulsory Paper): Indian Culture — Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (Medieval India)20 min

Modern Indian History

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    Significant events, personalities & issues from the middle of the eighteenth century until the present Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.Decline of the Mughal Empire24 min min
    2. 2.Rise of Regional States14 min
    3. 3.Advent of Europeans in India — From Vasco da Gama to British Supremacy28 min
    4. 4.British Conquest of Bengal17 min
    5. 5.Anglo-Mysore Wars (1767-1799)14 min
    6. 6.Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-1818)8 min
    7. 7.Subsidiary Alliance, Doctrine of Lapse & the Anglo-Sikh Wars23 min
    8. 8.Drain of Wealth, Deindustrialisation, and Land Revenue Systems14 min
    9. 9.Civil Rebellions and Tribal Uprisings Before 185717 min
    10. 10.The Revolt of 185765 min
    11. 11.Post-1857 Administration and Crown Rule (1858-1900)17 min
    12. 12.Socio-Religious Reform Movements of 19th Century India15 min
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    The Freedom Struggle — its various stages & important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.Early Nationalism and the Formation of the Indian National Congress (1858-1905)11 min
    2. 2.Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement (1905-1911)16 min min
    3. 3.The Three Infrastructures of Nationalism: Press, Education and the Peasant Movements (1780-1947)24 min
    4. 4.World War I, Ghadar, Home Rule and the Lucknow Pact (1914-1918)18 min
    5. 5.Gandhi's Emergence: From the South African Laboratory to Jallianwala Bagh (1915-1920)18 min
    6. 6.Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan (1920-1922)26 min min
    7. 7.The Years of Stagnation: Swarajists, the New Forces and the Revolutionaries (1922-1931)19 min
    8. 8.The Gathering Storm: Simon Commission, the Nehru Report and Purna Swaraj (1927-1930)20 min
    9. 9.Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences (1930-34)16 min
    10. 10.The Constitution They Despised and the Office They Took: GoI Act 1935, Congress Ministries and the Rise of the Left (1935-1939)32 min
    11. 11.The Inclined Plane: Communalism from Syed Ahmad Khan to the Two-Nation Theory (1880s-1947)34 min
    12. 12.Wartime Politics: From the Crisis at Tripuri to the Cripps Mission (1939-1942)26 min
    13. 13.The Two Frontiers: Princely India and the Indian Capitalists in the Freedom Struggle (1920s-1947)36 min
    14. 14.Quit India Movement and the INA (1942-1945)10 min
    15. 15.Post-War National Scenario and the Transfer of Power (1945–47)9 min
    16. 16.Independence with Partition — the Freedom and the Fracture9 min
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    Post-independence Consolidation & Reorganization within the country Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.Post-Independence Consolidation (1947-1964)26 min

World History

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    Events from the 18th century — Industrial Revolution, World Wars, Redrawal of National Boundaries, Colonization & Decolonization Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.GS Paper I — History of the World: American Revolution and the Birth of the USA34 min
    2. 2.GS Paper I — History of the World: French Revolution and Its Impact on Europe27 min
    3. 3.GS Paper I — History of the World: Industrial Revolution — Origins, Spread, and Social Consequences32 min
    4. 4.GS Paper I — History of the World: Unification of Italy39 min
    5. 5.GS Paper I — History of the World: Unification of Germany36 min
    6. 6.GS Paper I — History of the World: Imperialism and Colonialism in Asia and Africa34 min
    7. 7.GS Paper I — History of the World: World War I — Causes, Course, and Consequences43 min
    8. 8.GS Paper I — History of the World: Russian Revolution (1917) and the Rise of Communism52 min
    9. 9.GS Paper I — History of the World: Interwar Period — Rise of Fascism and Nazism46 min
    10. 10.GS Paper I — History of the World: World War II — Causes, Course, and Consequences53 min
    11. 11.GS Paper I — History of the World: Decolonization in Asia36 min
    12. 12.GS Paper I — History of the World: Decolonization in Africa35 min
    13. 13.GS Paper I — History of the World: Cold War — Formation of Power Blocs, Proxy Conflicts, Non-Aligned Movement31 min
    14. 14.GS Paper I — History of the World: Disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Post-Cold-War World37 min
    15. 15.GS Paper I — History of the World: Redrawal of National/Colonial Boundaries44 min
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    Political Philosophies — Communism, Capitalism, Socialism — their forms & effect on society Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.GS Paper I — History of the World: Political Philosophies — Capitalism, Socialism, Communism — Comparative Theory and Historical Practice45 min

Indian Society

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    Salient features of Indian Society & the Diversity of India Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Salient Features of Indian Society and the Diversity of India69 min
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    Role of Women & Women's Organizations Magazine Film Podcastsoon
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    Population & associated issues Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Population and Associated Issues71 min
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    Poverty & developmental issues Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Poverty and Developmental Issues81 min
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    Urbanization — their problems & remedies Magazine Film Podcastsoon
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    Effects of Globalization on Indian society Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Effects of Globalization on Indian Society99 min
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    Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism99 min

World & Physical Geography

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    Salient features of the world's Physical Geography Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.Geomorphology — The Two Forces That Build the Land and Wear It Down88 min
    2. 2.World Regional Physiography — Where the Earth's Relief Actually Is90 min
    3. 3.Climatology — What the Air Does, and Why Water Is the Reason103 min
    4. 4.World Climatic Regions — The Types, and Two Ways of Sorting Them78 min
    5. 5.Oceanography — The Relief, the Salt, the Heat and the Currents of the Water Half of the Earth113 min
    6. 6.Biogeography and the Natural Vegetation of the World — How an Ecosystem Works, and Why the Living Cover of the Earth Lies in Belts92 min
    7. 7.India: Physiography — A Shield, a Rising Wall, a Filled Trough, and Two Kinds of Island96 min
    8. 8.Drainage Systems of India — How the Rivers Are Arranged, and Why They Behave As They Do67 min
    9. 9.India: Climate and the Monsoon — One Rhythm, and the Variety Inside It49 min
    10. 10.Soils of India — Formation, the Profile, the Groups, and the Erosion That Takes Them68 min
    11. 11.India's Natural Vegetation and Wildlife — The Forest Types, the Belts Up the Himalaya, and What Has Been Done to Them64 min
    12. 12.Water Resources of India — Four Per Cent of the World's Water for Seventeen Per Cent of Its People42 min
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    Distribution of key Natural Resources across the world (incl. South Asia & the Indian subcontinent); location factors for primary, secondary & tertiary sector industries Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.World Resources and Industry — Where the Minerals Lie and Where the Factories Went97 min
    2. 2.Minerals and Energy Resources of India — What the Rock Decides, and How Old Every Number Here Is79 min
    3. 3.Industries of India — Why a Factory Stands Where It Does, and Which of These Sentences Has Expired69 min
    4. 4.Economic Geography and Human Activities — Why an Activity Is Where It Is127 min
    5. 5.India's Agriculture — Where the Crops Are, in Which Season, and Why the Yields Divide101 min
    6. 6.Transport, Communication and Trade in India — The Network That Carries the Economy, and the Date on Every Number79 min

Geophysical Phenomena & Changes

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    Important Geophysical Phenomena — Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity, Cyclones Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.Geomorphology — The Two Forces That Build the Land and Wear It Down88 min
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    Changes in critical geographical features (incl. water-bodies & ice-caps) & in flora & fauna, & the effects of such changes Magazine Film Podcastsoon
    1. 1.Biogeography and the Natural Vegetation of the World — How an Ecosystem Works, and Why the Living Cover of the Earth Lies in Belts92 min
    2. 2.India's Natural Vegetation and Wildlife — The Forest Types, the Belts Up the Himalaya, and What Has Been Done to Them64 min

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