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History Optional Students 2021- 2022

There was a thread in forum regarding history which was of great use let's make one again! 

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Can anybody suggest the source for covering the topic "Significance of the Vedic age"?

PS: I've looked in Baliyan's notes,Rau's blue books and Upinder Singh

Bhai if you have read even 2 of these 3 sources then you will be able to write content of 250 words by yourself easily. 

Har topic directly kitab mei mentioned ho aisa zaruri nai hai. Specially in ancient and medieval you will find many topics not mentioned explicitly in any book.

You have use your cumulative knowledge of the topic to generate your own points.

BD,SergioRamos
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@Usain_bolt thank you .


BD,
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Can anybody suggest the source for covering the topic "Significance of the Vedic age"?

PS: I've looked in Baliyan's notes,Rau's blue books and Upinder Singh

Kaafi preachy sound Karega but you won't get topics verbatim in the books. You have already covered enough resources. You just need to interlink. :)

BD,Usain_bolt
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Can anybody suggest the source for covering the topic "Significance of the Vedic age"?

PS: I've looked in Baliyan's notes,Rau's blue books and Upinder Singh

Kaafi preachy sound Karega but you won't get topics verbatim in the books. You have already covered enough resources. You just need to interlink. :)

Thank you, I'll keep that in mind

BD,
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What is your take on the map question which came in this year's mains? I really struggled in that question ,it was my second attempt and first mains. I had prepared the map sites from GK Publications book but that seemed inadequate. Any suggestions to supplement my sources would also be welcome.
BD,
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@97Utkarsh there has been extensive discussion on mapping in this thread. If you have time, you can scroll back previous comments. People have mentioned sources as well as approach.

Agar fir bhi na samajh aye toh puch lena.

SergioRamos,
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@97Utkarsh there has been extensive discussion on mapping in this thread. If you have time, you can scroll back previous comments. People have mentioned sources as well as approach.

Agar fir bhi na samajh aye toh puch lena.

OK, thank you


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I have gone through the discussion on this thread for maps which was really helpful, so thank you for the suggestion@Usain_bolt . I am looking to keep using GK Publications book as base ,supplement it with Nandini Maharaj's notes and PYQs. Iss strategy mein koi dikkat ho toh any suggestions are welcome especially if I really need to include Selfstudyhistory or not.

THE_MECHANIC,Usain_bolt
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I have gone through the discussion on this thread for maps which was really helpful, so thank you for the suggestion@Usain_bolt . I am looking to keep using GK Publications book as base ,supplement it with Nandini Maharaj's notes and PYQs. Iss strategy mein koi dikkat ho toh any suggestions are welcome especially if I really need to include Selfstudyhistory or not.

Sahi hai bhai. All the best.

THE_MECHANIC,97Utkarsh
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Kya haal hai bhailog? Optional kaisa chal raha hai?
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SergioRamos,Usain_bolt
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Kya haal hai bhailog? Optional kaisa chal raha hai?

Although not from history 😜 but chla rhe h :p

Tumhara Anthro hai na? 

Can you tell me some important laws/theories/concepts /case studies etc which I can use in GS or Essay?

If you explain them then nothing like it, but even if you just name those things I will try understanding them myself. I just want those names.

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Usain_bolt,
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@Usain_bolt Good Evening Bhaiya. Trying to give one revision of optional before going back to prelims. But covid Vaccine took away 2days😬


SergioRamos,Usain_bolt
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Kya haal hai bhailog? Optional kaisa chal raha hai?

Although not from history 😜 but chla rhe h :p

Tumhara Anthro hai na? 

Can you tell me some important laws/theories/concepts /case studies etc which I can use in GS or Essay?

If you explain them then nothing like it, but even if you just name those things I will try understanding them myself. I just want those names.

Bhai I really wanted to help you but I have just started the optional I mean in initial time so haven't read whole syllabus once but I will try to help as much as I can 

There is a rstv show called mai bhi bharat it tells about various tribes on YouTube you can get go through it if needed on these lines 

You can also see the chapters like marriage family kinship society and culture ( haven't read all. So can't go specific but these will help ) see the syllabus of these chapter they will help ( although we study from books I guess you can google them it will suffice )

For further updates@sjerngal @Rashmirathi these guys can tell ...... :)

Koi baat nai bhai😊

Thank you for the reply. 

THE_MECHANIC,
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@Usain_bolt Good Evening Bhaiya. Trying to give one revision of optional before going back to prelims. But covid Vaccine took away 2days😬


I also got vaccinated yesterday. Mujhe toh kuch bhi nai hua😃

Great going. If you manage to do that it will help you in prelims as well. 2-4 questions toh history ke pakka bouncer ayenge. Keep an eye on standard books, wahin se prelims ke bhi questions utha rahe hain.

BD,Prothom Aloand2 otherslike this
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@Usain_bolt  Gazab bored hu history padh padh ke, but padhna to padega. Thinking of going optional only till 10th July. What about you?

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@Usain_bolt  Gazab bored hu history padh padh ke, but padhna to padega. Thinking of going optional only till 10th July. What about you?

Han yar after a point of time one tends to get saturated. I also switch subjects in that case.

These days I am working more on GS. Optional mei coachings ke purane questions kar raha hu.

Btw do you know any historical fiction type movies?  Consider me as complete nibba in Hollywood stuff

THE_MECHANIC,
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@Usain_bolt bhai concepts like cultural relativism,historical particularism ,participant obeservation,Holistic study ,functionalism and Emic and Etic view ,cultural ecology ( environment topics) can be used in GS and essay 
( and I will Dm u their explanation also )
Hope it helps 


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