History For IAS

*This blog is maintained by a fellow aspirant whose optional is history.
*Good material available for history in the web will be collected and updated.
*Using 2013 topper Gaurav Aggarwal's notes as base and arranging it according to syllabus for the best use of aspirants with updated data. Hope he doesn't mind.
*If anyone residing outside Delhi wants materials shipped from Delhi they can contact me.

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