History Optional Booklist for UPSC Mains

Book list for History Optional

Ancient Indian History

  • A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: from the Stone Age to the 12th Century by Upinder Singh

Medieval Indian History

  • Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals-Delhi Sultanat (1206-1526) – 1 by Satish Chandra
  • Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals- Mughal Empire (1526-1748) – 2 by Satish Chandra
  • Medieval India : The Study Of A Civlization by Irfan Habib

Modern Indian History

  • From Plassey to Partition and After A History of Modern India by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
  • India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra
  • India since Independence by Bipan Chandra

World History

  • A History of the Modern World: An Outline by Ranjan Chakrabarti
  • Mastering Modern World History (Palgrave Master Series) by Norman Lowe

Map for History Optional

  • Ensemble- History Through Maps

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