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Even after the decline of Harappan civilization many of its essential elements could continue in later phases of Indian history. These elements could be seen by having a glance at modern culture even today. The … Read more

The earliest example of pillar architecture comes from the Harappan civilization. Two kinds of pillars having found at the Harappan settlement. One is a stone pillar having measurement that was found at Dholavira (Gujarat). This … Read more

In the history of Indian architecture, the rock-cut cave architecture enjoyed a place of great significance because these monuments were out of the live rock (stone is not separated from the hill) over centuries. A … Read more

The history of Indian art begins with Buddhism. The founder of Buddhist art in India was the greatest Maurya ruler Ashoka. The Buddhist art is represented in the forms of the Stupas, the Viharas, the … Read more

The Vedas The Vedas form the oldest literary works of the Aryans and occupy a very distinguished place in the history of the world literature. Vedas have been looked upon as the revealed words of … Read more

Sangam Age is the period from the first century BCE to the end of the second century CE in south India. According to the Tamil legends, there were three Sangams (Academy of Tamil poets) held … Read more

In the north-western Deccan on the ruins of the Mauryan empire arose the kingdom of the Satavahanas in the first century B.C., with its center at Pratishtana (modern Paithan in Maharashtra). The Puranas speak only … Read more

During the colonial rule of the British, they tried to malign the Golden age of Indian History as Dark Age. The concept of the Dark Age put forward by early colonial historian H.H. Wilson, V.A. … Read more

The key feature of any empire or territorial ruling is their military expedition, political and administration mechanism, and economy of reign. Gupta’s ruling is used to term as the Golden Era of Indian history. In … Read more

Indian history had seen various mighty and famous rulers. Those kings or dynasties wasn’t only famous due to their large military expedition or larger size of the kingdom but due to their firm administration over … Read more