The zero year of Saka era (also Shalivahana era, Sakabda) began in 78 A.D. Kanishka succeeded to the throne of Kushan Empire in 78 A.D. The Christian year 78 A.D. has been accepted by most historians as the year of the foundation of the Saka Era. For centuries thereafter and till now, this era … [Read more...]
Brief note on Tribal Handicrafts
Many subsidiary occupations like handicrafts are undertaken in the various tribal zones. These include basket making, spinning and weaving. The Maria Gond distils spirits from forest produce. Functional classes among the Saora, the Kond and the Gond devote themselves to cow-herding, metal working, … [Read more...]
Features of Tribal Art of India
Features of Tribal Art of India There is so much in the everyday life of the Indian tribal folk that requires to be changed: there is poverty, disease and ignorance. But there is so much in it that has to be preserved and nourished for the good of the country as a whole, and that includes tribal … [Read more...]
Shifting Cultivation in India
Shifting Cultivation refers to the form of cultivation where a large area is cultivated for few years and then abandoned for some time until the fertility of the land is restored naturally. Process: By the time of the sowing season the earth is covered with a layer of ashes. Then seeds are … [Read more...]
Ho Tribe
The people of Ho Tribe lives in Singhbhum, in Jharkhand, and in adjacent states of Orissa and Bengal. Among them the family and the wider unit, killi (clan), are interdependent from the compositional and functional points of view. But there is a definite division of labor between the killi and the … [Read more...]
Rani Durgavati Maravi (History)
Rani Durgavati Rani Durgavati was the Gond Queen. She was the wife of Daalpat Shah. She is famous in Indian History for defeating the army of Baz Bahadur and bravely fighting against the Mughal Army. Birth Rani Durgavati was born on 5th October 1524. She belongs to the family of famous Rajput … [Read more...]
Role and Importance of Agriculture in India
India is an agriculture based country. Agriculture is the single most important contributor of Indian economy. More than half of country’s total workforce are working in agriculture and it’s supporting sectors like fisheries, forestry, etc. Agriculture plays a significant role in the overall … [Read more...]
Biography of Pulakesin II (Chalukya King)
Pulakesin II Pulakesin II or Pulakesin-2 was one of the greatest King of Chalukya Dynasty. Pulakesin II began his rule in the year 620 A.D. Immediately after coming to the throne he restored peace in his strife-torn dynasty as well as in the country which had suffered much turmoil owing to the … [Read more...]
Who was Ibrahim Lodi
Who was Ibrahim Lodi? Ibrahim Lodi was the last Sultan of Delhi Sultanate. He was defeated and killed in the First Battle of Panipat fought with Mughal Emperor Babur in 1526. He ascended the throne of Delhi in 1517 A.D., after the death of his father Sikandar Lodi. Soon after his accession to the … [Read more...]
Biography of Mahakavi Kalidas
Mahakavi Kalidas was a great Indian poet in the 4th Century B.C. Mahakavi Kalidas who is honoured as one of the greatest poets of the world, and is described as the Shakespeare of India, belonged to the Gupta period. An inscription, discovered most recently, in 1964, establishes his birth in … [Read more...]
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