History Optional · Paper I · Ancient India
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Discuss different types of Megalithic burial practices in India. How far does the archaeological evidence from it help us to know the religious beliefs and cultural practices?
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Will it be proper to consider the megaliths to represent a single, homogeneous or contemporaneous culture? What kind of material life and cultural system is revealed in the megalithic cultures?
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In what ways can the Megalithic culture be considered a foundational phase of the history of peninsular India?
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Discuss the extent, settlement pattern and subsistence economy of the megalithic cultures.
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