UPSC IAS History Books References UPSC CMS
Recomended Books for UPSC IAS History Books References UPSC CMS
ANCIENT INDIA :
1. Wonder that was India - A.L. Bhashem.
2. Ancient India Social and Culture - Luniya
3. Ancient India - an introductory outline - D.N.Jha.
4. An Advanced History of India - R.C. Majumda, H.C. Raychaudhurai, - Kalikinkar Datta
5. Ancient India - L.Mukherjee
MEDIVAL INDIA
1. Advanced study in the History of Medival India - Volume I, II, III J.L. Mehta
2. Medival India - Volume I & II Satish Chandra
3. Wonder that was India - Rizzvi
4. Medival India - L. Mukherjee
MODERN INDIA
1. Modern Indian History - Groover & Grooover.
2. A struggle for Independence - Bipin Chandra
3. Freedom Struggle - Bipinchandra
4. Modern India - L. Mukherjee
NCERT
VIII, IX, X,XI,XII History
GUIDE
1. Indian History - Krishna Reddy
2. Indian History - Agnihotri
3. Competition Wizard Workbook.
4. IGNOU Material
REFERENCE BOOKS OVERALL :
ANCIENT INDIA
- NCERT (11th)
- The Advanced History of India - Majumdar, Raychaudhuri & Datta
- The wonder that was India - A. L Bashaon
- Indus Civilization - (a) IGNOU booklet no. 2
- The rise of civilization of India and Pakistan - Bridget and Raymond Allchin
- Ancient India in historical outline (Revised and enlarged edition - 98) - D.N. Jha
- Mauryan : Ashoka and the decline of mouryan empire - Romila Thapar
- Indian Feudalism - R.S. Sharma
MEDIEVAL INDIA
- NCERT (11th)
- The Advanced History of India - Majumdar, Raychaudhuri & Datta
- Social life and cultural life of both Delhi Sultanate and Mughal India - J.L. Mehta
- A history of South India - K. A. Nilakanta Shastri
- IGNOU material (specially on agriculture and agrarian relations and culture)
MODERN INDIA
- NCERT (12th)
- A new look into the modern Indian history - B.L Grover
- Freedom struggle - Bipin Chandra, Varun Dey and Amlesh Tripathy (NBT)
- India’s struggle for independence - Bipin Chandra
- Modern India - Sumit Sarkar
- IGNOU material (specially on freedom struggle)
