1 Ancient & Medieval Classic Books
| Book Name | Author | Hinglish Key Fact |
|---|---|---|
| Arthashastra | Chanakya (Kautilya) | Statecraft aur Economics par prasiddha pustak. |
| Indica | Megasthenes | Mauryan administration aur Pataliputra ki details. |
| Rajatarangini | Kalhana | Kashmir ke rajaon ka itihas. |
| Abhijnanashakuntalam / Meghadutam | Kalidasa | Gupta era ke sabse bade poet & dramatist. |
| Harshacharita / Kadambari | Banabhatta | King Harsha ki biography. |
| Panchatantra | Vishnu Sharma | Moral stories ka collection. |
2 Freedom Movement Books & Autobiographies
| Book Name | Author |
|---|---|
| The Story of My Experiments with Truth | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Discovery of India / Glimpses of World History | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Annihilation of Caste / Problem of the Rupee | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| Anandmath (Vande Mataram) / Durgeshnondini | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| Gitanjali (Nobel 1913) / Gora | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Gulamgiri | Jyotirao Phule |
| Poverty and Un-British Rule in India | Dadabhai Naoroji |
3 Books PYQ MCQs
Q1 (SSC CGL 2023): Who wrote the famous historical work 'Rajatarangini' on the history of Kashmir?
A) Banabhatta | B) Kalhana | C) Kalidasa | D) Bilhana
Answer: B (Kalhana) - Written in Sanskrit in the 12th century CE.