Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty. The origin and early life of Chandragupta is shrouded in mystery. The earliest Indian tradition preserved in the Puranas is silent on this point. It merely says that Kautilya placed Chandragupta on the throne of Magadha Kingdom in place of … [Read more...]
Capital of Magadha Kingdom
Rajgriha was the ancient capital of Magadha Kingdom. The capital was later shifted to Patliputra. Both Pataliputra and Rajgriha are now part of the modern Bihar state. The capital of Magadha Kingdom had some distinct geographical advantages, such as : Ancient Capital Rajgriha was surrounded … [Read more...]
Vardhamana Mahavira (Biography)
Lord Vardhamana Mahavira Vardhamana Mahavira (also Lord Mahavira) was the 24th and last Tirthankar and it was he who made Jainism a separate religion. Life of Vardhamana Mahavira The early name of Lord Mahavira was Vardhamana. He was born in 599 B.C. in a village near Vaishali in north Bihar. … [Read more...]
Mehrgarh Civilization
Mehrgarh lies at the foot of the major highway down the Bolan Pass and has produced, from its earliest levels, stone and shells originating in very distant region. This civilization has been said to have originated from 7000 B.C. and hence much earlier than the so called Indus culture. We still … [Read more...]
Why is India called India?
India is called India because of the River Indus. It is the river Indus that passed its name to India. In Sanskrit, the ancient language of north India, Sindhu means river. To the people of the old settled regions of the north-west, there could naturally be only one "Sindhu. The Iranians, first … [Read more...]
Brief History of Kashmiri Literature
Brief History of Kashmiri Literature. It was around the 10th century AD that Kashmiri separated itself from Apabhramsa parentage. In the beginning Kashmir poetry was an extension of Saiva texts in Sanskrit, for instance, Abhinavagupta's Tantrasara, Buddhism and Vaishnavism also had an impact on … [Read more...]
Brief History of Bangla Literature
Bengali Language probably emerged as a separate language around 1000 AD. The beginnings of Bengali literature are to be seen in the songs composed in the 11th - 12th centuries. The Natha literature was inspired by philosophy of the Buddhist Sahajiya cult. In the 14th century Vaishnavism spread over … [Read more...]
Paleolithic, Mesolithic and the Neolithic Age in India
There are evicence of Paleolithic, Mesolithic and the Neolithic Age in India . Traces of the existence of mankind in the form of stone tools are used to have been found in all parts of Asia including India. It seems a curious confidence that all the Pre-historic stone tools in the world are … [Read more...]
Importance of Rivers in India
Importance of Rivers in India : Historians attach much importance on the role of the rivers in India. The civilizations of ancient India flourished on the banks of the rivers. The first pre-historic Ancient Indian civilization better known as Harappan Civilization did develop on the Indus Valley … [Read more...]
Life and Teachings of Gautama Buddha
In this article we will briefly discuss the life and teachings of Lord Gautama Buddha. Life of Gautama Buddha Siddhartha, later known as Gautama Buddha, came from the republican tribe of the Shakyas, and his father Sudhadhana was the Kshatriya chief of this tribe. His mother was Mayadevi. The … [Read more...]
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