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Trend Analysis of Post-Independence India

The Civil Services (Main) Examination Syllabus is mentioned as: “Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country”. 

The topic is very vast as it covers – political issues post-independence, social issues such as caste, regionalism, communalism, etc, economic steps taken for reforming the developing economy.

But students sometimes fail to understand the sub-topics that need to be read while preparing for the subject. 

Hence, hereby providing the list of sub-topics:

POLITICAL EVENTS

• Reorganization of States and Emergency

• Accession of the Princely States

• Refugee crisis

• Emergency 1975-77

• Linguistic Regionalism in India

• Linguistic Policies and issues related to it

ECONOMIC EVENTS

• Planning in India

• Land Reforms

• Industrial Policies under different eras

• Growth of Service Sector

• LPG crisis

SOCIAL ISSUES 

• Tribal Issue and Policy Consolidation

• Programmes for the welfare of STs

• Hindu Code Bill

• Women Movements

• Issues related to caste and races

• Mandal Commission and Reservation

• Communalism, Secularism and Social Consolidation

Trend Analysis of Post-Independence India 

How to Prepare:

For the preparation of this topic, students need to refer to the following books:

1. NCERT Class XII: Politics in India Since Independence

2. India After Independence by Bipin Chandra

3. Contemporary History of India from 1947-2010 By Dr. Manas Kumar Das

Note: In IASHELPDESK we are providing the books, reports, videos, editorials and questions at one stop so that a student may concentrate on the attainment of knowledge rather than busy accessing the different sources.