if you wanna download Vision IAS Post Independence Notes PDF [Printed Classroom Material] you can get it from the below. Do you want to do or prepare for the UPSC exam, then you must have heard about Vision IAS because Vision IAS is a very popular coaching institute. which is very popular for UPSC they Publish every year UPSC notes which is very important from an exam point of view.
this pdf is important because it covers all the important topics of Post Independence like India’s External Relations Popular Movements Nation Building Consolidation Process Challenges etc.
For your information, let you know that the history of India after independence is the subject of UPSC Mains General Studies Paper 1. The UPSC in its syllabus mentions it only in ‘consolidation and restructuring within the country after Independence.
TOPICS
- Nation Building and Consolidation: Process and Challenges
- Democratisation: Process, Challenges, and Achievements
- Economic Development
- India’s External Relations
- The Crisis of Democratic Order
- Regional Discontent and its Solution
- Reorganization of the States
- Contemporary Developments
- Popular Movements
In the immediate aftermath of independence India faced challenges at multiple levels. Firstly, it was country vast in geographical expanse and diversity. Secondly, the society was plagued with disparity, inequality and illiteracy. Thirdly, in economic sphere poverty was rampant after the ravages of centuries of colonial rule and industry as well as agriculture was in abysmal shape. These challenges led to many observers predict the disintegration of India, especially as it adopted a democratic system of government despite not possessing the conditions considered to be necessary for democracy to flourish.
However, strength of the nascent nation lay in the fact that it was endowed with natural resources and industrious people. Also, the national struggle had provided leadership, institutions and experiences that would aid in facing the challenges mentioned earlier. Thus, the challenges over the time shaped the key goals to be achieved in the process of nation building and making India a success story.