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Ancient, Medieval, Modern, and World history. The single longest-tail subject in UPSC.

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Art and Culture

Art and Culture articles within the History hub. Covers classical dances, music, architecture, sculpture, religious traditions, festivals, and the institutional bodies (Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sahitya Akademi, Lalit Kala Akademi) governing…

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Classical Dances of India: All 8 Forms with Region, Origin, and Sangeet Natak Akademi

Aug 2020

Eight classical dances of India: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Odissi, Manipuri, Sattriya. Regional origin and Sangeet Natak Akademi recognition criteria.
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Modern India

Company rule, British policy, freedom struggle, post-independence consolidation.

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The Historiography of the Revolt of 1857: Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence?

Jun 2026

The historiography of the Revolt of 1857 for UPSC: was it a sepoy mutiny or the first war of independence? Colonial, nationalist,…

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Consequences of the Revolt of 1857 and the Government of India Act 1858

Jun 2026

The consequences of the Revolt of 1857 for UPSC: the Government of India Act 1858, Crown rule, the Queen's Proclamation, the army…

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The Suppression of the Revolt of 1857: The British Reconquest and Its Reprisals

Jun 2026

The suppression of the Revolt of 1857 for UPSC: the British reconquest of Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow and Central India, the reprisals and…

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Participation, Nature and Causes of Failure of the Revolt of 1857

Jun 2026

Participation, nature and causes of failure of the Revolt of 1857 for UPSC: who joined, who stayed loyal, the character of the…

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The Centres of the Revolt of 1857: Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow and Jhansi

Jun 2026

The centres of the Revolt of 1857 for UPSC: the Meerut outbreak and the storm centres of Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jhansi and…

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Causes of the Revolt of 1857: Political, Economic, Military and Religious

Jun 2026

Causes of the Revolt of 1857 for UPSC: the political, economic, military and religious grievances and the immediate greased-cartridge spark behind the…

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Revolt of 1857: Meaning, Nature and the Uprisings Before It

Jun 2026

Revolt of 1857 explained for UPSC: the meaning and nature of the great uprising and the century of civil, tribal and sepoy…

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Bardoli Satyagraha 1928: No-Tax Movement, Sardar Patel’s Leadership, and the Title ‘Sardar’

May 2026

Bardoli Satyagraha 1928: the no-tax peasant movement against Bombay Presidency revenue assessment that earned Vallabhbhai Patel the title 'Sardar' and validated non-cooperation…

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Flag Satyagraha (Jhanda Satyagraha) of 1923

Feb 2021

Flag Movement (Jhanda Satyagraha) in India: the 1923 Nagpur and Jabalpur protest for the right to fly the national tricolour, Congress leadership,…

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Effects of Liberalisation on the Indian Economy: the 1991 Reforms

Jun 2019

Effects of liberalization on the Indian economy: 1991 reforms triggered by BoP crisis, trade-policy shift, FDI inflows, services-sector growth, and structural transformation…

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Economic Impact of British Rule in India (UPSC GS-I)

Jan 2019

Economic impact of British rule in India: de-industrialisation of crafts, drain of wealth theory, agrarian commercialisation, famine geography, and the railway-infrastructure paradox.

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Ruin of Old Zamindars and the Rise of New Landlordism

Dec 2018

Ruin of old zamindars and the rise of new landlord-ism in colonial India: Permanent Settlement, hereditary erosion of traditional gentry, and the…