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Class 8

Social Science: Exploring Society Part 2

90 lessons in 8 chapters, explained in plain words.

World Geography: Some Glimpses

  1. Mapping the Earth
  2. The oceans
  3. Trenches and reefs
  4. Seas, gulfs, bays, straits and canals
  5. Asia: the Tibetan Plateau
  6. The Gobi and the Steppes
  7. The Urals
  8. Europe: the plain and the Alps
  9. Africa: Sahara, savannah and the Nile
  10. South America: Andes, Amazon and Atacama
  11. North America
  12. Australia and the cold deserts
  13. Looking back: two Odisha uprisings

India's Long Road to Independence

  1. A chapter that cannot be complete
  2. The royal proclamation of 1858
  3. Reform movements
  4. Bankim, Vande Mataram and Vivekananda
  5. The Indian National Congress
  6. Growing discontent
  7. Birsa Munda and the Ulgulaan
  8. The 1905 Partition of Bengal
  9. The Nationalist agenda
  10. Bharat Mata and the Muslim League
  11. The 1907 Surat Split
  12. The revolutionaries
  13. Ghadar, Bagha Jatin and the Cellular Jail
  14. Home Rule and the Lucknow Pact
  15. Gandhi and satyagraha
  16. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
  17. Khilafat and Chauri Chaura
  18. Simon, Lajpat Rai and the HSRA
  19. Purna Swaraj and Civil Disobedience
  20. The idea of separate nations
  21. World War II, the INA and Quit India
  22. Partition and Independence

A Journey Through Indian Architecture

  1. The beginnings
  2. Stupas
  3. Rock-cut architecture
  4. Water structures
  5. Classical temples
  6. Four temples, four styles
  7. The architecture of mosques
  8. Forts and palaces
  9. Tombs and mausoleums
  10. Houses, churches and colonial styles

The Role of the Judiciary in Our Society

  1. Law, justice and the judiciary
  2. Substantive and procedural justice
  3. The Supreme Court
  4. Writs and PILs
  5. The Supreme Court's jurisdictions
  6. High Courts and subordinate courts
  7. Tribunals and new laws
  8. Technology and alternative dispute resolution

Citizenship: Rights and Duties

  1. Who is a citizen
  2. What rights are
  3. Equality and equity
  4. The right to life
  5. The right against exploitation
  6. Religion, culture and remedies
  7. Fundamental Duties
  8. Rights and duties together
  9. Discrimination and inclusion

Dynamics of Population

  1. What is demography
  2. Population at a glance
  3. Birth and fertility rates
  4. Mortality and migration
  5. Demographic transition
  6. Reading a population pyramid
  7. The demographic dividend

India's Urban Landscape

  1. Urban and rural
  2. Why cities grow
  3. Specialised cities
  4. Cities as cultural hubs
  5. Challenges cities face
  6. Planning our cities
  7. Cities of tomorrow

Cultural Currents: 13th to 17th Centuries

  1. Culture that endured
  2. The power of bhakti
  3. Regional saints
  4. Sufism
  5. Musical traditions
  6. From walls to paper
  7. Gardens
  8. Women in society
  9. Education and knowledge traditions
  10. Vocational education
  11. Literature and language
  12. Science and technology
  13. Architecture and rebuilding
  14. Exchange in daily life