India

Vedic Period The Aryans, or Vedic civilization were a new start in Indian culture and they adopted almost nothing of Harappan culture. They built no cities, no states, no granaries, and used no writing. Instead they were a warlike people that organized themselves in individual tribal, kinship units, the jana. The jana was ruled over [...]

Indus Valley Civilization Archaeologists were always puzzled by Vedic texts (dated c.1500 – 900 BC) that talked about “nomadic invaders conquering mighty citadels under the banner of their God, Indra”. However, no trace of the ‘mighty citadels’ had ever been found, nor of their mysterious inhabitants, the Dasas.

Prehistoric India The Indian prehistoric era is one of the most fascinating and intriguing eras to read about. Though there is speculation about when it originated, historians quote the approximate period from 200000 B.C to about 3500 – 2500 B.C. It is estimated that the first humans to set their foot in the Indian sub [...]

Ancient Era History Achievements of Ancient Indians Hidden Talent of India Prehistoric India Indus Valley Civilization Vedic Period Mahajanpadas Magadha Empire The Maurya Empire Satavahana Empire Kushan Empire THE GUPTA PERIOD The Pala Empie The Chola Empire Chalukya Dynasty Rashtrakuta Dynasty, Indian Mathematics, MiraBai, KALIDAS, Story of Shanidev and King Vikramaditya, Asoka the Great The [...]