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3.please add a feature or editable file where I can add some points as the mind map might lack my points or I can remove some points so as to make them more crisp.
Again thank you for your efforts.
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Feedback -
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2. Please create a separate Mindmap ( liberty, caste, democracy ... Etc etc ) - containing only expert/scholar view. ( So that we can revise it again an again )

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Referred Sources

General Studies

Current affairs – Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, Down to Earth, & other news sources.
Polity – Laxmikanth, DD Basu, Internet.
Economy – Ramesh Singh, Internet.
Art & Culture – Spectrum, Internet.
Geography – NIOS, NCERT, Internet.
Environment – NIOS, Shankar, Internet.
Ancient India – R.S. Sharma (old NCERT), Internet.
Medieval India – Satish Chandra, Internet.
Modern India – Bipan Chandra, Internet.
Post-independent India – Bipan Chandra, Internet.
World History – Tamil Nadu Board book, Internet.
International Relations – Internet.
Ethics – Lexicon, Internet.
Indian Society & Social Justice – NCERT, Internet.
Internal Security – News & research papers.
Disaster – News & research papers.
Governance – Internet.
Science & Technology – NCERT, Arihant, News sources.

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Political Science (Optional)

IGNOU MA Notes
Political Theory by O P Gauba
Global Politics by Andrew Heywoods
VP Verma – Modern Indian political thoughts
etc

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Anthropology (Optional)

Paper 1:

Physical Anthropology – P Nath
Anthropology Simplified- Vivek Bhasme
Anthropology – Ember and Ember
epg pathashala
ignou M.A Anthropology

Paper-II:

ignou M.A Anthropology
epg pathashala
January 2014 edition of Yojana- Tribal and Marginalized Communities
The Tribal Culture of India – LP Vidyarthi
Tribal India – Nadeem Hasnain
Indian Anthropology -Nadeem Hasnain
Anthropology Simplified – Vivek Bhasme

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Geography (Optional)

Savindra Singh’s Geomorphology
Savindra Singh’s Physical Geography
Savindra Singh’s Climatology
Savindra Singh’s Oceanography
D.R khullar
Majid Hussain
Geographical thought by R. D Dikshit
Internet

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Sociology (Optional)

Haralambos and Holborn (blue & orange )
IGNOU Material
Seeing sociology in everyday life by J.J.Macionis
Sociological theory – George Ritzer
Oxford Dictionary of Sociology
Research papers from the internet

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History (Optional)

Standard sources like NCERT, Ignou, Upinder Singh, R.S.Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra, Bipin Chandra, etc + Internet.

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Psychology (Optional)

Standard sources like XI & XII NCERT, Robert A Baron, Morgan and King, Saundra Ciccarelli, Robert S. Feldman, A K Singh, Smarak Swain

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