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    This book is designed for 8th-grade students, making it an essential companion for every student eager to explore India's history.

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    The main theme of this book is to explore the layers of Indian history, starting from the emergence of the East India Company and its gradual establishment of power.

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    The book is designed with an accessible approach, engaging students with thought-provoking questions and interactive elements that enhance their learning experience.

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    The book provides a detailed exploration of the socio-economic dynamics of the time, highlighting the rural landscape and the lives of tribals, as well as their aspirations and challenges.

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    It reflects a focus on the multiple perspectives of the past, encouraging students to see that history isn't a single, monolithic narrative, but a collection of stories and experiences. The "Our" in the title emphasizes a sense of shared heritage.

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1. Introduction: How, When and Where 
2. From Trade to Territory The Company Establishes Power 
3. Ruling the Countryside 
4. Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age 
5. When People Revolt 1857 and After 
6. Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation 
7. Women, Caste and Reform 
8. The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-–1947
CBSE SYLLABUS : NCERT Social Science Our Pasts 3 History for Class 8th

1. Where, When, How
(a) An overview of the period.
(b) Introduction to the new geographical categories.
(c) An outline of the time frame.
(d) An introduction to the sources.

2. The Establishment of Company Power
(a) Mercantilism and trade wars.
(b) Struggle for territory, wars with Indian rulers.
(c) The growth of the colonial army and civilian administration. Regional focus: Tamil Nadu.

3. Rural Life and Society
(a) Colonial agrarian policies: their effect on peasants and landlords.
(b) Growth of commercial crops.
(c) Peasant revolts: focus on indigo rebellions.
Regional focus: Bengal and Bihar. Some comparison with later developments in Punjab.

4. Colonialism and Tribal Societies
(a) Changes within tribal economies and societies in the nineteenth century.
(b) Tribal revolts: focus on Birsa Munda.
Regional focus: Chotanagpur and North-East.

5. The Revolt of 1857-58
(a) The rebellion in the army and the spread of the movement.
(b) The nature of elite and peasant participation. Regional focus: Awadh.

6. Education and British rule
(a) The new education system—schools, syllabi, colleges, universities, technical training.
(b) Changes in the indigenous systems.
(c) Growth of ‘National education.’.
Case studies: Baroda, Aligarh.

7. Women and reform
(a) Debates around sati, widow remarriage, child marriage, and age of consent.
(b) Ideas of different reformers on the position of women and women’s education.
Regional focus: Maharashtra and Bengal

8. The Nationalist Movement
(a) Overview of the nationalist movement from the 1870s to the 1940s.
(b) Diverse trends within the movement and different social groups involved.
(c) Links with constitutional changes.
Case study: Khilafat to Non-Cooperation.

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