GS PAPER - I
Unit I: Modern History of India and Indian Culture (100 marks)
Advent of Europeans
Colonialism and imperialism
Establishment, expansion and consolidation of British Rule
Early uprising against British Rule
Indian National Movements
Moderation, Extremism and Terrorism Movements of Indian Patriotism
Second World War and final phase of independence struggle
Partition of India
Significant Indian National Leaders
Rabindranath Tagore
Maulana Abulkalam Azad
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
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Vallabhai Patel
Subramanya Siva
Subramania Bharathiyar
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Thanthai Periyar
Kamarajar and others
Constitutional developments in India from 1773 to 1950
Impact of British rule on socio-economic affairs
National Renaissance Movement
Socio-religious reform movements
Social reform and educational reform acts
South Indian rebellion 1799 – 1801 A.D.
Vellore rebellion 1806 A.D.
Sepoy mutiny of 1857 A.D.
Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle
Emergence of “Social Justice” Ideology in Tamil Nadu
Origin, Growth, Decay and achievements of Justice Party
Socio-political movements and its achievements after Justice Party
India since Independence
Salient features of Indian culture
Unity in diversity
Race
Language
Religion
Customs
Rituals
India, a Secular State
Organizations for Fine Arts, Dance, Drama and Music
Cultural Panorama
National Symbols
Eminent personalities in cultural field
Latest historical research developments in Tamil Nadu.
Topic
Day 1 Advent of Europeans
Day 2 Colonialism and
imperialism
Establishment, expansion
and consolidation of
British Rule
Day 3 Early uprising against
British Rule
Sepoy mutiny of 1857 A.D.
Indian National
Day 4-8 Movements
Moderation, Extremism
and Terrorism Movements
of Indian Patriotism
Second World War and
final phase of
independence struggle
Partition of India
Day 9-11 Significant Indian National
Leaders
Rabindranath Tagore
Maulana Abulkalam Azad
Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
[Link]
Vallabhai Patel
Subramanya Siva
Subramania Bharathiyar
[Link]
[Link]
Thanthai Periyar
Kamarajar and others
Day 12 Constitutional
developments in India
from 1773 to 1950
Day 13 Impact of British rule on
socio-economic affairs
Day 14 National Renaissance
Movement
Socio-religious reform
movements
Day 15 Social reform and
educational reform acts
Day 16 South Indian rebellion
1799 – 1801 A.D.
Vellore rebellion 1806 A.D
Day 17-19 Role of Tamil Nadu in
freedom struggle
Day 20 Emergence of “Social
Justice” Ideology in Tamil
Nadu
Origin, Growth, Decay and
achievements of Justice
Party
Socio-political movements
and its achievements after
Justice Party
Day 21 India since Independence
Day 22 Salient features of Indian
culture
Unity in diversity
Race
Language
Religion
Customs
Rituals
India, a Secular State
Day 23-24 Organizations for Fine
Arts, Dance, Drama and
Music
Day 25-28 Cultural Panorama
National Symbols
Eminent personalities in
cultural field
Latest historical research
developments in Tamil
Nadu.