Ancient and Medieval History, Art and Culture

Heritage lists, crafts and festivals

A first-attempt learner with school-level reading and little retained ancient/medieval history or art history. Later chapters assume the earlier chronological context; History optional and practical arts training are outside scope.

Includes

• Selected explanatory readings, images/maps and source extracts
• Brief chronology or comparison notes
• Available mapped practice, mistake review and one initial recall review

Separate time needed

• Subsequent spaced revision and full mock examinations
• Reading every reference book and optional exercise in full
• Exclude memorising all current GI/UNESCO counts and repeat visual-style analysis. New inscriptions and policy changes require the separate current-affairs allowance.

Editorial planning estimate; not measured learner time

• UNESCO ICH Representative List: Kumbh Mela (India, 2017) ↗

  Kumbh Mela (2017): description

• UNESCO ICH Representative List: Durga Puja in Kolkata (India, 2021) ↗

  Durga Puja in Kolkata (2021): description

• Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures ↗

  ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures, Rulers and Religious Traditions: The Jagannatha Cult (Puri), pp. 2-3 (printed 80-81)

• Themes in Indian History Part II, Class XII, Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts ↗

  Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, 7. The Chishtis in the Subcontinent (the urs at Ajmer), pp. 15-18 (printed 154-157)

• Nitin Singhania, Indian Art and Culture (publisher page with table of contents) ↗

  ch. 22

• An Introduction to Indian Art Part II: Living Art Traditions of India ↗

  Craft and community production sections; painting styles are assigned to Painting

• Nitin Singhania, Indian Art and Culture (publisher page with table of contents) ↗

  Chapters 8–9, 16–17, 22–23, 26–27 and 29: targeted craft, heritage and institution sections; use only sections filling gaps in the assigned school-text readings.

  Book required
• UNESCO World Heritage Convention: India, properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (with inscription years) and Tentative List ↗

  Selected named property descriptions and inscription criteria; do not treat a dated country-list count as permanently current.

• UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: India, elements on the Lists (with inscription years) ↗

  Selected element descriptions and safeguarding context; distinguish representative list entries from other UNESCO programmes.