Other articles where history of India is discussed: India: History of India: The Indian subcontinent, the great landmass of South Asia, is the home of one of the world’s oldest and most influential civilizations. In this article, the subcontinent, which
History of IndiaHistory notes for UPSCThe following notes on the History of India were written for the Prelims exam for the UPSC exam for selecting the IAS and other service officers. The history of India is a must for all students appearing for teh UPSC exam. History is a major part of...
Although Indonesia did not become the country’s official name until the time of independence, the name was used as early as 1884 by a German geographer; it is thought to derive from the Greek indos, meaning “India,” and nesos, meaning “island.” After a period of occupation by the...
So, of late there’s been a lot of talk around how the history of India, the literature around it, is being revisited by modern historians and serious attempts are being made to revise it, to present a truer to reality picture.
The History of Hindu India is written for sixth or seventh grade world history and social studies classes in US schools. It is intended to correct the highly deficient presentation of India and the Hindu religion in the existing books, all of which reduce Hinduism to a single concept: caste....
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The prakrit of the North-western area of India known as Gāndhāra has come to be called Gāndhārī. A few documents written in the Kharoṣṭhi script survive including a version of the Dhammapada. Apabhraṃśa/Apasabda The Prakrits (which includes Pali) were gradually transformed into...
Here we talk about15 forgotten freedom fighters of India: 1. Alluri Sitarama Raju Source Fondly named as “Manyam Veerudu” – the Hero of the Jungles by the locals, Alluri Sitarama Raju fought against the British in the doomed with “Rampa Rebellion” during the 1920-1924 as a leader...
by William Dalrymple Read expert recommendations “It makes the case for India as a major driver of cultural change from about 250 BCE to 1200 CE. It tracks two things: the spread of Buddhism and the spread of Indian mathematics across the region and around the world…while I was familiar ...
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