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| Topic | Sub topics / syllabus |
| § Rajasthan in the different periods of history. | v Stone Age : Bagore , Tilwara , jayal , deedwana , budha pushkar v Indus valley civilization : kalibanga , sothi , aahar v Mahajanapada period : matsya , shursen , kuru , rajanya janapada , shivi janapada , malav janapada , shalvya (shalva) janapada , yodhera janapda , arjunayan janapada v Mauryan period v Post mauryan period v Gupta period v Post gupta period v Some important catholithic period sites of rajasthan : ganeshwar , kurana , sunari , raidh , ishwal , naliyasar , jodhpura , gardara |
| § Rajasthan in the medieval period (different dynasties ruled on rajasthan) · History of rathore’s of mewar · History of chouhans · History of kachhawas of amer · History of bhatis of jaisalmer · History of jat rulers of bharatpur |
Ø Mewar : guhil , bappal rawal , allat , ran singh(karan singh) , jaitra singh , tej singh , samar singh , ratan singh , hammir , rana lakha , mokal , rana kumbha , raimal , maharana sangram singh , rana ratan singh , rana vikramadity , maharana udai singh , maharana pratap , amar singh , karan singh , jagat singh-I , raj singh , jai singh , amar singh-II , sangram singh-II , jagat singh-II , bhim singh , maharana swarop singh , sajjan singh , fateh singh Ø Chouhan : chouhans of sambhar – vasudev chouhan , durlabh raj-I , guwak-I , vigrah raj-II , ajayraj , arnoraj , vigrah raj-IV (bisal dev) , prithwi raj –III , chand bar dai , jaychand Ø Chouhans of ranthambhor : hammir dev Ø Chouhans of jalor : kanhad dev Ø Chouhan of nadol : lakshman chouhan , ahil chauhan Ø Chouhans of sirohi : limba , akhaij raj devda-I , udhaybhan devda Ø Chouhan of haroti : Ø Hada chouhan of bundi : deva , surjan singh hada , hammir singh , jodh singh hada , buddh singh , ummed singh hada , Vishnu singh , ram singh hada , Ø Hada chauhan of kota : madho singh , kishor singh , shatrushal hada , Ø Hada chouhan of jhalawar : jhala jalim singh , rajendra singh jhala Ø History of kachhawas of amer : bharmal , bhagwan das , raja mansingh , mirja raja jaisingh (jai singh-I) , maharaja ramsingh , sawai jaisingh (jaisingh-II) , swai ishwari singh , madhosingh –I , sawai pratap singh , jagat singh , sawai jaisigh-III , sawai ram singh-II , maharaja sawai madho singh –II , sawai mansigh –II , sawai bhawani singh Ø History of bhatis of jaisalmer : akhai sigh bhati Ø History of jat rulers of bharatpur : gokul jat , rajaram jat , chudaman jat , badan singh , maharaja surajmal |
| § Rajasthan in the revolt of 1857 (during revolt of 1857) | ü Revolt in naseerabad ü Revolt in bharatpur ü Revolt in nimach ü Revolt in dewali ü Revolt in tonk ü Revolt in alwar ü Revolt in ajmer (karagar) ü Revolt in erinpura (abu) ü Revolt in auwa ü Revolt in kota ü Revolt in dholpur |
| § Peasant movements in rajasthan . (different peasant movement in rajasthan) | v Bijoliya peasant movement (bhilwara) – first , second and third stage v Bengu peasant movement v Alwar-bharatpur peasant movement – Ist , IInd and IIIrd stage v peasant movement of bundi v peasant movement of marwar v bhil movement v peasant movement in sirohi state v peasant movement of Bikaner v peasant movement in jaipur (shekhawati) – first and second , third stage v peasant movement of mina |
| § Prajamandal movements (all important prajamandal movements) | · Jaipur prajamandal movements · Bundi prajamandal movement · Haroti prajamandal movement · Sirohi prajamandal movements · Marwar prajamandal movement · Bikaner prajamandal movements · prajamandal movement of bharatpur · shahpura prajamandal movement · mewar (udaipur) prajamandal movement · alwar prajamandal movement · dholpur prajamandal movement · kota prajamandal · karoli prajamandal · karoli prajamandal · kishangarh prajamandal · kushalgarh prajamandal · dungarpur prajamandal · banswara prajamandal · pratapgarh prajamandal · jaishalmer prajamandal · jhalawar prajamandal |
| § Unification of rajasthan (formation of whole rajasthan) | First stage : Matsya Union Second stage : east rajasthan (rajasthan union) Third phase : United rajasthan Fourth phase : Greater Rajasthan Fifth phase : Greater Rajasthan (Greater united Rajasthan) Sixth phase : rajasthan Seventh phase : modern rajasthan (Reorganized Rajasthan) |
| § Lok devtas (folk deities) of rajasthan. | v Baba ramdeva v Gogaji v Devji (dev narayan ji) v Tejaji v Pabhuji v Baba tallinath v Bhuriya baba v Veer kallaji v Harbuji v Mallinath v Veer bigga ji v Mama dev v Fatta ji v Meha mangaliya ji v Baba jhujhar ji v Panraj ji v Deva baba v Kehtra pal (khetlaji) v Iloji v Dungji jawahar ji v Anjani mata / kaila maiya v Kshemkari mata v Jalor’s sundha mata v Narayani mata v Jilani mata v Aasawari mata or aawari mata (chhitorgarh) v Kalika mata v Vatyakshini devi / jhantala mata – kapasan v Tulja bhawani devi v Aawad mata v Baadali mata v Baan mata v Bhadrani mata v Joganiya mata v Kushal mata v Aai mata v Unta mata v Sanchiya / sacchiyay mata v Chamunda mata v Lutiyali mata v Sugali mata v Dadhi mata v Parmeshwari mata v Karani mata v Brahmani mata v Bhadra kaali v Rani sati v Sikray mata v Jeen mata v Jwala mata v Sheetla mata v Sheela devi v Chink mata v Jamway mata v Mahaa maai v Shakambhari v Nakti mata v Viratra mata v Tanotiya / tanot mata v Swangiy mata v Hinglaaj mata v Ghewar mata v Piplaad mata v Shugan v Aburda devi v Nagnechiya mata v Marmar / aad mata v Jog maya v Chauth mata v Kanthesari mata v Karma bai v Pathwari v durgaji |
| § Prominent sects and saints of rajasthan | § Swami sukhram das § Dadu dayal § Meera bai § Rana bai § Saint dhanna § Saint jambheshwar (jambhoji) § Saint jasnath § Saint peepa ji § Saint charan das ji § Saint raidas § saint haridas § saint lal das ji § saint ramanurjachary § saint maav ji § saint praan nath ji § saint sundar das ji § saint bala nandachary ji § aachary bhikshu (bikhnaji) § sects : ram snehi sect , ramanuj sect , saadh sect , shaakt sect , shaiv sect , nath sect , vaishnav (bhagwat) sect , pushti marg sect (wallabh sect) , nimbark (hans / naard) sect , gaudiy sect , radha wallabh sect |
| § Forts of rajasthan | § Fort of chhitorgarh § Fort of Bainsrod garh § Kumbalgarh § Mehrangarh § Fort of jaisalmer § Pokran fort § Fort of jalore § Siwana fort (durg) § Fort of ranthambhor § Gagron fort § Bhatner fort § Sodhal garh § Fort of bharatpur § Bayana fort § Fort of shergarh (baran) § Fort of shergarh (dholpur) § Taragarh fort § Shahabad fort § Fort of churu § Nagaur fort § Jaigarh fort § Nahargarh § Fort of madho rajpura § Amer fort § Ganesh fort § Fort of dausa § Mandalgarh fort § Bhangarh fort § Baneda fort § Achalgarh § Basantgarh fort § Bala fort § Rajgarh § Mandrayal fort § Fort of junagarh § Bahadurpur fort § Kuchaman fort § Fatehpur fort § Fort of alawar § Sajjangarh fort § Fort of kota (kota garh) § Navlakha fort § Khinvsar fort § Fort of indore § Tijara fort § Sojat durg (fort) § Fatehpur fort § Lakshaman garh fort § Dantaram garh § Fort of chomu § Nahargarh (baran) § Fort of kotda § Keharigarh fort § Tadgarh § Fort of karansar § Jamwaramgarh fort § Fort of pachewar |
| § Paintings of rajasthan (all important painting) | Ø Mewar (udaipur) style Ø Nathwara style Ø Jaipur (dhundhad / amer) style Ø Kishangarh style : bani thani painting Ø Bikaner style Ø Bundi style (bird style) : chitrashala Ø Kota (haroti) style Ø Alwar style Ø Jodhpur (marwar) style Ø Jaishalmer style Ø Famous painters of rajasthan : jiya (jamdoli) , hamidulla , phoolchand verma (narayana) , ghan shyam pandya (tamtiya) , kishan Sharma (bengu) , makbool fida Husain (padharpur) , Rajeev gupta , ranjeet singh chudawala , ram gopal vijayvargiy (balor) , bhoorsingh shekhawat (dhondhliya) , devki nandan Sharma , kundan lal mishtri , anand kumar swami , jagmohan mathodiya , moolar , ravi Sharma etc. Ø wall painting of rajasthan : alagila , arayasha , pana etc. Ø institute for development of paintings : jodhpur , jaipur , Udaipur , bhilwara , rajasthan lalit art institute , progressive artist group , aaj , art centers of west region etc. |
| § Handicrafts of rajasthan | § Wooden art : kawad , bewan , kathputali etc. § dyeing and printing of rajasthan : picchwai art , batik (vartik) , dabu , block printing , sanganeri print , bagru print , some other important printing etc. § meenakari : major centers of meena kari § bandhej : different major centers of bandhej § gota / kadhai /kashida style |
| § Major cenotaphs of rajasthan | ü Forts of rajasthan ü Major temples of rajasthan ü Muslim , buddishm etc. Major cenotaphs of rajasthan |
| § Major tribes living in rajasthan | |
| § Folk dances of rajasthan | Ghoomar Ghudla Gauri/gawari Neja Maandal Kacchi ghodi Gair : aange-baange gair , naagi gair , swangi gair Gindad Chang Garwa Waalar Shankariya Panihari Indoli / indauli Chakri Kalbeliya Bagdiya dance Dandiya dance Phoondi dance Dhakad dance Jhanjhi Angi Thali Thwai Daang Bam Kiliyo baariyo dance Saleda Charwa Saleda Dhol Holi dance Terah tali Katthak dance Ran Ratbai dance Notanki Charkula Sukar Diggipuri ka raja Lahangi Hundari Shikari Chakri Pejan Chari Jhumara Macchali Lhur / luhar Khodiya Goga dance Ramni Baitaki Harno dance Byawar Maghri dance Nahar |
| § Festivals of rajasthan (including all religion festivals) | Hindu + muslim + jain + sikh etc. religion festivals of rajasthan. |
| § Folk dramas of rajasthan | § Khyal : dappali khayal , turra kalangi khayal , kuchamani , jaipuri etc. § Tamasha § Phad / pad (fad) § Mandne § Notanki (nautanki) § Swang / bahrupiya § Lila (lilaye) § Famous actors : |
| § Important literacy work of rajasthan | |
| § Major fairs of rajasthan | |
| § Major temples of rajasthan | |
| § Feudal system in rajasthan |