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1. Geography of Himachal Pradesh (4-27)

 Geographical Location and Extent (4)
 Physical Division of Himachal Pradesh (4)
 Climatic Zones of Himachal Pradesh (6)
 Middleton classification of soils (6)
 Mountain Peaks of Himachal Pradesh (7)
 Mountain Passes of Himachal Pradesh (8)
 Glaciers of Himachal Pradesh (10)
 River System in Himachal Pradesh (13)
 Lakes in Himachal Pradesh (17)
 Prominent Valley in Himachal Pradesh (21)
 Water Springs and Waterfalls (24)
 National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries (25)
 Ramsar Wetland Sites in Himachal Pradesh (27)

2. History of Himachal Pradesh: Ancient, Medieval and Modern (28-48)

Ancient History (28-32)

 Sources of History (28)
 Prehistory of Himachal Pradesh (29)
 Early History of Himachal Pradesh: Janapadas (30)
 Himalayan Tribes and the age of Mauryan and Gupta Empires (31)

Medieval History of Himachal Pradesh (32-36)

 Turks and the Kangra Hills (32)
 Tughlaqs and the Kangra Hills (32)
 Timur and the Kangra Hills (33)
 Sur, Mughals and the Kangra Hills (33)
 Fall of Mughals and Ghamand Chand (35)
 Mughals and Chamba (35)
 Mughals and Sirmaur (35)

Modern History of Himachal Pradesh (36-48)

 Sikh and the Hill States (36)
 Gurkhas and the Hill States (37)
 British and Gurkhas (38)
 British and Hill States (39)
 Freedom Struggle and Regional Movements (40)
 Praja Mandal Movement (43)

3. Administrative History of Himachal Pradesh (49-52)

4. District Wise History (53-182)

 District Kangra (53)
 District Hamirpur (73)
 District Una (75)
 District Chamba (77)
 District Bilaspur (90)
 District Mandi (96)
 District Kullu (110)
 District Lahaul & Spiti (123)
 District Kinnaur (135)
 District Shimla (142)
 District Sirmaur (162)
 District Solan (175)

5. The People of Himachal Pradesh (183-190)

 Ancient Tribes of Himachal Pradesh (183)
 Modern Tribes of Himachal Pradesh (184)
 Caste System in Himachal Pradesh (188)

6. Social Life and Customs in Himachal Pradesh (191-196)

 Birth Ceremony (191)
 Marriage Customs (191)
 Divorce System (193)
 Death Customs (193)
 Dress (194)
 Instruments (196)

7. Himachal Pradesh Art, Culture and Architecture (197-202)

 Temple Architecture in Himachal Pradesh (197)
 Pahari Styles of Painting (198)
 Chamba Rumal (200)
 Painters in Himachal Pradesh (200)
 Folk Dramas in Himachal Pradesh (202)
 Folk Songs in Himachal Pradesh (202)
 Chamba’s Bronze Art (202)

8. Famous Personalities in Himachal Pradesh (203-224)

9. Economy of Himachal Pradesh (213-263)

 Land Reforms Legislations in the State (212)
 Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh (214)
 Horticulture in Himachal Pradesh (215)
 Forests in Himachal Pradesh (216)
 Irrigation Projects in Himachal Pradesh (217)
 Fisheries in Himachal Pradesh (218)
 Sericulture in Himachal Pradesh (218)
 Animal Husbandry in Himachal Pradesh (219)
 Transportation and Communication in Himachal Pradesh (219)
 Hydro-Electric Projects in Himachal Pradesh (220)
 Solar Power Projects in Himachal Pradesh (223)
 Minerals Wealth Found in Himachal Pradesh (223)

10. Other Miscellaneous Topics (225-235)

 First in Himachal Pradesh (225)
 Largest and Smallest in Himachal Pradesh (226)
 Books and their Authors in Himachal Pradesh (226)
 Popular Names of Personalities and Places in Himachal Pradesh (227)
 Famous Places, Institutions, museums and their location (228)
 Historical Towns and their old names (229)
 Census of Himachal Pradesh (230)
 Vidhan Sabha Elections Statistics 2017 (232)
 Project Snow Leopard (233)
 HP State Forest Report 2019 (234)