Class 6 Social Science: Exploring Society: India and Beyond
Exploring Society: India and Beyond is your NCERT social science book. It covers our land, our past, how we govern ourselves, and how we earn and share.
Chapters
- 1. Locating Places on the Earth Interactive
Maps and Their Components · Latitudes and Longitudes · Local Time and Standard Time
- 2. Oceans and Continents Interactive
The Distribution of Water and Land · Oceans · Continents · Oceans and Life
- 3. Landforms and Life Interactive
- 4. Timeline and Sources of History Interactive
How Do We Learn About the Past? · How Is Time Measured in History? · What Are the Sources of History? · The Beginnings of Human History · The First Crops
- 5. India, That Is Bharat Interactive
- 6. The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation Interactive
What Is a Civilisation? · From Village to City · Town-Planning · Water Management · What Did the Harappans Eat? · A Brisk Trade · The Lives of the Ancients · The End or a New Beginning?
- 7. India's Cultural Roots Interactive
The Vedas and Vedic Culture · New Schools of Thought: Buddhism and Jainism · Folk and Tribal Roots
- 8. Unity in Diversity, or 'Many in the One' Interactive
A Rich Diversity · Food for All · Textiles and Clothing · Festivals Galore · An Epic Spread
- 9. Family and Community Interactive
Our Families · Roles and Responsibilities in a Family · Community and Its Role
- 10. Grassroots Democracy – Part 1: Governance Interactive
Governance and the Three Organs of Government · Three Levels of Government · Democracy
- 11. Grassroots Democracy – Part 2: Local Government in Rural Areas Interactive
The Panchayati Raj System · The Gram Panchayat · Exemplary Sarpanchs · Child-Friendly Panchayat Initiative · Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad
- 12. Grassroots Democracy – Part 3: Local Government in Urban Areas Interactive
- 13. The Value of Work Interactive
Types of Economic Activities · The Importance of Non-Economic Activities
- 14. Economic Activities Around Us Interactive
Classifying Economic Activities into Sectors · Interdependence Among Sectors