[Ancient History] Religions and Religious Movements in India

Reformers all over the world protested against the existing social and religious evils and attempted to reconstruct a new socio-religious order.

Confucius in China, Zoroaster in Iran and Permanides in

[Ancient History] State Formation and Urbanization - From Mahajanapadas to the Nandas (BC 600 to BC 321)

Economic Background :

• After AD 800 iron came to be used widely in almost all the areas in India. But till AD

[Ancient History] Vedic and Later Vedic Age

Founders or creators of the Vedic Culture.

Aryans immigrant people.

First arrival in India is dated between 2000 and 1500BC.

[Ancient History] Prehistoric India - India during the Pre-historic Period

The history of human settlements in India goes back to prehistoric times and no written records are available for the prehistoric India. However, plenty of archaeological remains are found in different

[Modern History] Mahatma Gandhi and his thoughts & Philosophy

CHRONOLOGIAL OVERVIEW :
1869 
October 2, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born at Probandar

[Modern History] Makers of the Modern India - Freedom Fighters of Indian Freedom Movement

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (1856-1895)

• He was one of the founders of the Deccan Education Society (24 October 1884) and the Fergusson

[Ancient History] Important Places in Ancient India

1. AIHOLE near Badami with rock cut and structural temples of Western Chalukya period, is favous for the temples of Vishnu, Ladkhan and Durga. It furnish examples of a well developed Deccan style

[Ancient History] Nalanda and Taxila Universities in Ancient Period

Taxila University :

The world's first university was established at Takshasila or Taxila (northwest region of India) in approximately 700 B.C. The Universities in ancient India were entirely residential. It was considered

[Ancient History] Indus Valley Civilization

• The earliest reference to the presence of an ancient site at Harappa was recorded by C.Masson in 1826(Published in 1842).

• A.Burnes also reported the existence of a ruined citadel on the river-side of the town in

[Post-Independence History] Simla Agreement July 2, 1972

July 02, 1972

The Simla Agreement signed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan on 2nd July 1972 was much more than a peace treaty seeking to reverse the consequences of

[Ancient History] Literature in Ancient India

Important Ancient Sanskrit Literature :
 

Work	Category	Author (date)	Notes
Mahabharata	Epic	Vyasa

[Ancient History] Information Sources for Ancient India

Indian Literary Sources :

Source	Author	Language	Date	Notes
Veda Samhitas	Various	Sanskrit	1st m. BCE	Gives account of life of people in addition to philosophy, religion etc

[Ancient History] Sciences in Ancient India

Work	Subject	Author	Notes
Vedanga Jyotisha	Astrology	Lagadha (1st c. BCE)	Describes rules for tracking motion of sun and moon

[Medieval History] Sources of Indian Medieval History

I. IMPORTANT TRAVELLERS TO INDIA AND THEIR TRAVEL ACCOUNTS

Megasthenes(304-299)B.C.

Greek ambassador sent by Seleucus to the court of Chandragupta Maurya.

[Modern History] Modern India (Part -7) : The Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament - 1773

Regulating Act

By 1773 the East India Company was in dire financial straits. The Company was important to Britain because it was a monopoly trading company in India and in the east and many influential people were

[Modern History] Modern India (Part -6) : Death of Madhava Rao Peshwa; Warren Hastings appointed as Governor of Bengal 1772

Warren Hastings

• Hastings, Warren (1732-1818) Governor (1772-1774) and Governor General (1774-1785) of the fort william in Bengal. Warren Hastings abandoned the policy of hesitation of his predecessors

[Modern History] Modern India (Part -5) : First Mysore War - The British conclude a humiliating peace pact with Hyder Ali 1767 -1769

The First Battle of Mysore :

• The second half of the eighteenth century was a period of great confusion in Indian history which witnessed the rise of a colonial power. The only state which offered stiff resistance to

[Modern History] Modern India (Part -4) : The British get Diwani Rights in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ; Conquest of Orissa : 1765

Battle of Buxar

Battle of Buxar, was a decisive battle fought between British and Indian forces at Buxar, a town on the Ganges River. Mir Kasim, the nawab (governor) of Bengal, wanted to rid his territory of British

[Modern History] Modern India (Part -3) : Battle of Buxar - The British defeat Mir Kasim 1764

• The company sent in relief troops from Fort St. George of the Madras headquarters. The troops led by Robert Clive and Admiral Watson retook Calcutta on 2nd January, 1757. The treaty of Alinagar was signed between the Nawab and the Company.

[Modern History] Modern India (Part -2) : Third battle of Panipat 1761

Prelude to Panipat 

• The Mughal Empire of north-western India had been in decline for some time after Ahmad Shah's first attacks against them in 1749, eventually culminating in his sacking of Delhi in 1757. He left them in nominial control however, which proved to be a fateful mistake when his son,