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ART & CULTURE
15 Topics.
MATERIAL CULTURE (ARCHITECTURE)
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Buddhist Architecture
Temple Architecture — Foundations & Classification
Nagara Temple Architecture
Dravida Temple Architecture
Vesara Temple Architecture
Indo-Islamic Architecture
Colonial Architecture
MATERIAL CULTURE (SCULPTURAL TRADITIONS)
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Origin and Early Traditions
Mauryan Sculpture
Post-Mauryan Sculpture Schools
Gupta Sculpture — The Classical Zenith
Early Medieval Rock-Cut Sculpture
Chola Bronze Tradition
Jain Sculpture Tradition
Regional Medieval Sculpture
Materials, Techniques and Stylistic Transitions
MATERIAL CULTURE (PAINTING TRADITIONS)
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Prehistoric Painting
Early Historical and Classical Mural Traditions
Ajanta Paintings
Manuscript Painting Traditions
Mughal Painting
Deccani Painting
Rajput Painting
Pahari Painting
Company School, Tanjore, and Kalighat Painting
Raja Ravi Varma
Bengal School and Indian Renaissance Painting
Modern Indian Painting — Post-Independence
Folk and Tribal Painting Traditions
Materials, Techniques and Stylistic Synthesis
PERFORMING ARTS (MUSIC)
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Foundations of Indian Music
Hindustani Classical Music
Carnatic Classical Music
Hindustani vs Carnatic Music
Musical Instruments
Gharanas, Banis and Guru-Shishya Parampara
Major Musicians and Awards
PERFORMING ARTS (DANCE)
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Foundations of Indian Dance
The Eight Classical Dances
Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu)
Kathak (Uttar Pradesh / Rajasthan)
Odissi (Odisha)
Manipuri (Manipur)
Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh)
Kathakali (Kerala)
Mohiniyattam (Kerala)
Sattriya (Assam)
Folk and Tribal Dances
Revival, Institutions and Awards
PERFORMING ARTS (THEATRE AND PUPPETRY)
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Foundations of Indian Theatre
Classical Theatre and Playwrights
Regional and Folk Theatre
Puppetry (Classification and Significance)
String Puppets
Shadow Puppets
Rod Puppets and Glove Puppets
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (India)
LANGUAGE FAMILIES, LINGUISTIC EVOLUTION AND SCRIPTS
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Author - Work Compilation
Language Families, Linguistic Evolution and Scripts
VEDIC AND SANSKRIT LITERATURE
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Vedic and Religious Literary Traditions
Classical Sanskrit Language and Literary Traditions
BUDDHIST LITERATURE AND JAIN LITERATURE
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Buddhist Literature
Jain Literature
TAMIL AND SANGAM LITERATURE AND REGIONAL AND VERNACULAR LITERATURE
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Tamil and Sangam Literature
Regional and Vernacular Literature
HISTORICAL & SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Political and Historical Texts
Scientific Texts
Literary Institutions and Awards
WATER MANAGEMENT AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Harappan Water Engineering
Stepwells and Water Storage
Irrigation Systems
Temple Hydraulics and Water Symbolism
SHIPBUILDING, TRADE AND NAVIGATION
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Maritime Trade Networks
Port Cities
Navigation Techniques and Shipbuilding
Naval Power and Maritime Diplomacy
EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND MANUSCRIPT CULTURE
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Gurukula and Brahmanical Education
Buddhist Universities and Monastic Learning
Manuscript Culture and Knowledge Transmission
Manuscript Heritage and Institutions
NUMISMATICS OF ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL INDIA
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Numismatics as a Historical Source
Origins — Punch-Marked Coins
Post-Mauryan Coinage — the Die-Struck Revolution
The Gupta Golden Age and Its Contemporaries
Sangam-Age and Indo-Roman Coinage in the South
Early Medieval Regional Coinage and the Monetary-Decline Debate
Delhi Sultanate Coinage
Vijayanagara, Bahmani and the Deccan Sultanates
Sher Shah and Mughal Coinage
Late Medieval — Maratha and Sikh Coinage
Comparative Synthesis — a Numismatic Timeline of India
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EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND MANUSCRIPT CULTURE · PRE-STUDY
Gurukula and Brahmanical Education
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The Gurukula System
The Gurukula System and the Guru–Shishya Relationship
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Vedic Curriculum: Vedangas, Upavedas and Darshanas
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Asked in UPSC Prelims
UPSC 2013
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Oral Transmission of the Vedas (Patha and Vikriti)
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Takshashila as a Centre of Learning
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Scholars and Students Linked to Takshashila
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Decline and Heritage Status of Takshashila
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Agrahara and Temple Education Systems
Agrahara Grants and Brahmanical Learning
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The Mathas of Shankaracharya and the Matha System
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Ghatikas and Pathshalas (Kanchipuram Ghatika)
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Buddhist Universities and Monastic Learning
