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UPSC IAS Mains History Optional Solved Exam Paper - 2009 :: Paper - I :: Section A Q1. Marks the following places on the maps supplied to you and write short descriptive notes on these places marked by you. 1. Koldihwa 2. Kuchai 3. Utnur 4. Balathal...

The great India. Ruled by the Pal, Sen, Muslim and British. A land of beauty, where thousands of cultures unite. Other than British all rulers had to merge with the Indian culture and be a part of them. On the other hand British landed here on the plea...

The East India Company: The original corporate raiders For a century, the East India Company conquered, subjugated and plundered vast tracts of south Asia. The lessons of its brutal reign have never been more relevant William Dalrymple Wednesday 4 March...

Perfume River - Hué, Vietnam Hué, Vietnam Hue 4th August We had another day "at leisure", so had a lazy get up and wandered into town past the karate school and along the river gardens. One of the first things we came across was a Nguyen dynasty style...

The Hindu tradition emphasises Dharma and Rta; to live in harmony with cosmic order by being aware of one’s karma. It is ideas like this which the western mind cannot grasp, denouncing it as nebulous and illusory. One of the common criticisms is that...