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Class 7

Social Science: Exploring Society Part 2

61 lessons in 8 chapters, explained in plain words.

The Story of Indian Farming

  1. India's agricultural landscape
  2. Echoes from the past
  3. Climate, monsoon and crops
  4. Kharif, rabi and zaid
  5. Soil
  6. Nurturing the soil
  7. Water and seeds
  8. Traditional wisdom and modern innovation
  9. Support and challenges

India and Her Neighbours

  1. Framing the neighbourhood
  2. India and China
  3. India and Pakistan
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Nepal and Bhutan
  6. Myanmar and Afghanistan
  7. Sri Lanka and the Maldives
  8. Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore
  9. Indonesia, Iran and Oman

Empires and Kingdoms: 6th to 10th Centuries

  1. After the Guptas
  2. Harṣhavardhana
  3. Xuanzang
  4. The Tripartite Struggle
  5. Pratīhāras and Rāṣhṭrakūṭas
  6. Kashmir and Kalhaṇa
  7. The Chālukyas
  8. The Pallavas and the far south
  9. Society, land and trade
  10. Culture, bhakti and science
  11. The Hūṇas and the Arabs

Turning Tides: 11th and 12th Centuries

  1. A period of transition
  2. The Ghaznavid invasions
  3. Mathura, Somnath and after
  4. Al-Bīrūnī and Bhāskarāchārya
  5. Eastern and southern kingdoms
  6. The Cholas, masters of the seas
  7. Bhoja the scholar-king
  8. The Ghūrids
  9. Governance, trade and thinkers

India, a Home to Many

  1. The Jews of India
  2. Syriac Christians and Parsis
  3. Arabs, Siddis and Armenians
  4. Baha'is, Polish children and Tibetans
  5. The whole world is family

The State, the Government, and You

  1. State and government
  2. The police and the departments
  3. Democracy and republic
  4. The two executives
  5. Making the government work
  6. The judiciary and the three tiers

Infrastructure: Engine of India's Development

  1. What infrastructure is
  2. Roads and bridges
  3. Railways and metros
  4. Air and sea
  5. Communications
  6. Looking after it

Banks and the Magic of Finance

  1. What banks are for
  2. Compounding
  3. Loans and how banks earn
  4. The RBI and other institutions
  5. Paying and being paid
  6. Shares and safety