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Pearson has released the second edition of the classic book by Upinder Singh madam. I was extremely excited and curious... thus just went through it page by page.... There are some new additions: some boxes, some photos and very few new sections in some chapters. Total change is not more than 5-7%.

The book definitely pushes the boundary of our present understanding of Ancient and Early Medieval history. However, how much of that is going to be relevant for our exam requirement is open to question.

There will be some Youtube Videos by some teachers soon where they will compare the new edition with the old and inform us what is important for the exam. You can watch one or two of them to get the basic idea.

However, my conclusion is that those of you who have time and are preparing for 2025 can use this book as the basic source. But for those who are preparing for 2024, please continue with the earlier edition and it is totally fine. It would not make much difference.

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The Sources of Ancient India video is now Live on our channel. If you want to ask doubt about any source that I covered or if you want to ask about any other new source which we have not covered, all the comments are most welcome there in YT. I will try to answer them in the comment section.

As old school teachers, we have not yet mastered the art of seeking comments like a seasoned podcaster. So, we still rely on old school style of requesting Like- Comment- Share- Subscribe.

https://youtu.be/IQVb5bu5zXQ

So far, the discussion videos on sources/booklist for Ancient, Modern and World are recorded and public. I have not yet recorded the same for Medieval India. Will do it very soon. If you want to suggest any source or if you want to ensure that I include discussion on any specific source that you are interested in, do let me know.

Nikhil