Indian history: This section on the history of

This section on the history of India covers the history of ancient, medieval and modern India , including famous historical personalities and important events. NCERT Notes on History of Modern India – UPSC 2024 The following topics are considered after analyzing the previous years’ questions that have been asked from the IAS Syllabus of the history subject. India , officially the Republic of India , [j][20] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023; [21] and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. [22][23][24] Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; [k] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the ...