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History for UPSC | Important Topics by Expert Faculties

by Drishti IAS · 20 videos

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1 Concept of Brahman: From Vedas to Upanishads | UPSC | History | Drishti IAS 21:58 2026-01-03
2 Gupta Economy | From Golden Age Prosperity to Agrarian Transition | History | Drishti IAS 22:09 2026-01-01
3 Why the Mughal Empire Declined | UPSC | History | Drishti IAS 15:01 2026-01-01
4 Bodhisattva Philosophy in Buddhism | UPSC | History | Drishti IAS 4:23 2025-12-31
5 The Story of Naciketas and Yama in the Katha Upanishad | History | UPSC | Drishti IAS 8:37 2025-12-22
6 Safety Valve Theory | Criticism and Counter-Arguments | History | UPSC | Drishti IAS 18:03 2025-12-18
7 From Vijayanagar to Mysore | Rise of Haider Ali | History | UPSC | Drishti IAS 11:50 2025-12-14
8 History Strategy for UPSC | Understand the Exam Through UPSC PYQs | Drishti IAS 1:36:48 2025-12-13
9 Swami Vivekananda | Life, Philosophy & the Birth of Neo-Vedanta | History | Drishti IAS 22:07 2025-12-12
10 1765 Treaty of Allahabad | Causes, Terms & Impact | UPSC | History | Drishti IAS 15:53 2025-11-28
11 Battle of Plassey 1757 | Fall of Siraj Ud-Daulah | History | UPSC | Drishti IAS 4:29 2025-11-16
12 Subhas Chandra Bose Death Mystery | Historical Reports & Investigations | History | Drishti IAS 8:50 2025-11-14
13 Thirty Years’ War | Why Germany Became the Battlefield? | Drishti IAS 7:01 2025-11-04
14 Tengrism to Buddhism? | Which God Did Early Mongols Worship? | Drishti IAS 16:32 2025-11-04
15 Rigveda’s Nasadiya Sukta on the Origin of the Universe | From Nothingness to Creation | Drishti IAS 14:58 2025-10-28
16 European Feudal Systems | How European Feudal Lords Became Colonial Rulers | Drishti IAS 17:36 2025-10-28
17 The Age of Renaissance | Europe’s Transformation Explained | Drishti IAS 23:41 2025-10-22
18 When Prince Siddhartha Saw the Truth of Life | Story of Buddha’s Renunciation | Drishti IAS 16:35 2025-10-16
19 Dutch Trade Policy and India | History Simplified | Drishti IAS 8:13 2025-10-08
20 Nadir Shah's Invasion: Unveiling the Brutal Attack on Delhi | History of Mughal Decline |Drishti IAS 20:57 2025-09-23
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