CBSE Class 8 Social Science, Chapter 3: The Rise of the Marathas
NCERT Exploring Society: India and Beyond Part 1, pages 61–82. 14 topics, about 6 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.
Topics in this chapter, with textbook pages
- Introductionpages 61–62
- Who are the Marathas?pages 62–64
- Foundation of Maratha Power and the Rise of Chhatrapati Shivajipages 64–69
- The Marathas after Chhatrapati Shivajipages 69–71
- Maratha Administrationpage 71
- Civilian administrationpages 71–73
- Military administrationpages 73–74
- Maritime supremacypages 74–75
- Judicial systempages 75–76
- Trade networkspage 76
- Cultural Revivalpage 76
- The mighty Maratha womenpages 77–78
- In focus: Thanjavurpages 78–80
- The Maratha legacypages 80–81
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.