CBSE Class 8 Social Science, Chapter 3: A Journey Through Indian Architecture
NCERT Exploring Society: India and Beyond Part 2, pages 85–124. 12 topics, about 7 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.
Topics in this chapter, with textbook pages
- Introductionpages 85–89
- The Beginnings …pages 90–91
- Structural Stupa Architecturepages 92–93
- Rock-Cut Architecturepages 94–96
- Water Structurespages 97–98
- Classical Temple Architecturepages 99–105
- The Architecture of Mosquespages 106–108
- Forts and Palacespages 109–113
- Tombs and Mausoleumspages 114–117
- Traditional Housespages 118–119
- Churches in Indiapages 120–121
- Colonial Architecturepages 122–123
Teach this chapter at home
- A day-by-day plan with the exact textbook pages for each day.
- A step-by-step script for each day, so you know what to say and ask, written from the NCERT chapter.
- A quiz at the end and a written task you can check with a photo of the notebook.
Textbook pages follow the 2026-27 NCERT print and can differ by a page or two in older prints. Adhian Gurus is not affiliated with NCERT or CBSE.