VisitorEthnicityImportant Points To RememberMegasthaneseGreekHe was ambassador of Seleucus Nikator of Syria.Visited the Chandragupta Maurya (Sandrokattes) court.He wrote the book Indica which was about his experiences in the country.Fa-HienChineseVisited India at the time of Chandragupta II, known as Vikramaditya.Visited Lumbini, Gautam Buddha’s … [Read more...] about Important Foreign Visitors To India
History
Foreign Invaders of India
India has been invaded multiple times by foreign invaders like Persians, Greeks, Mongol, Arabs, etc. Foreign invasion of India was the outcome of instability and vulnerability of Indian rulers at that time. In this post, we will go through important foreign invaders of India and some important features associated with their … [Read more...] about Foreign Invaders of India
Important Court Poets of India
PoetIn the Court ofImportant Works inKalidasVikramadityaSanskritBana bhattHarshavardhanSanskritChand BardaiPrithvirajHindiAmir KhusroRoyal courts of more than seven rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. Mainly Allaudin KhiljiUrduParamanandShivajiHindiBhavabhutiYashovarman of KannaujSanskritSri PonnaKrishna III of Rashtrakuta DynastyKannadaHema … [Read more...] about Important Court Poets of India
Status of women and marriage in Ancient India
Marriage: There are 8 forms of marriages that can be found mentioned in the Dharmashastras and the Dharmashutras. Out of these first 4 are considered to be “good” while others were condemned. It is possible that the other forms (No. 5-8) were practiced by the Non-Brahmanical societies. The 8 forms of marriages mentioned are: Brahma … [Read more...] about Status of women and marriage in Ancient India
Timeline from Indian History: The Ancient Phase
Timeline from Indian History: The Ancient Phase Time Events c. 600-500 BCE Paddy transplantation; urbanization in the Ganga valley; Mahajanapadas; Punch marked coins c. 500-400 BCE Rulers of Magadha consolidate power c. 327- 325 BCE Invasion of Alexander of Macedon c. 321 BCE Accession of Chandragupta … [Read more...] about Timeline from Indian History: The Ancient Phase
Chronology Post Independence: 1948 – 2010
Year Event 1948 Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.1st Indo-Pak War 1949 Indian Constitution adopted. 1950 India became republic.Death Sardar Patel. 1951 1st Five year plan.1st Asian Games in Delhi 1952 1st General elections for Lok Sabha. 1953 Conquest of Mt. Everest by Tenzing Norgey and Edmund … [Read more...] about Chronology Post Independence: 1948 – 2010