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Indology: the study of classical Indian languages, history, and culture.

HISTORY & POLITICS Ancient India British India Mughals and Medieval Gandhi Social & Political Movements Independent India Current Affairs Image Copyright: Mary Vanvahati/ GandhiServe The Path shown by Bapu is the solution to the present problems . Mary I. VAHANATI, 7th class, S.N. Kansagara School, Rajkot, India. Prize winner in the running inter-school drawing competition GANDHI AS I SEE ...

Largest Hindu books site on the net. Contains various Indian and Hindu related books.. which include famous books on Hindu epics, Hindu vedas, Hindu Upanishads, Hindu mythology, Hindu ideals, Hindu literature, Hindu religion and Spirituality, Hindu leaders, Puja, Puja Books etc ...

History of India: Colonization, freedom, partition, crafts, trade, manufacturing, shipping, metallurgy; science and philosophy; impact of Islam.

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PEOPLES AND LANGUAGES IN PRE-ISLAMIC INDUS VALLEY --Dr. Tariq Rahman, Fulbright Visiting Fellow What was the language of the Indus Valley, present-day Pakistan, in the pre-Islamic period Did this region have one language or many Did it have one language family or many In which script, or scripts, were they written These questions cannot be answered by the linguist alone. To answer them one ...

BECK index Vedas and Upanishads Harappan Civilization Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Early Upanishads Kena, Katha, Isha, and Mundaka Later Upanishads Harappan Civilization Although they did use some writing with pictographic symbols at Mohenjo-daro, they were not extensive nor alphabetic nor have they been deciphered yet, and the Indo-European Sanskrit which did ...

History of India. India is ancient society. India had many kings and rulers like Gupta, Maurya, Maratha, Moghal, Akbar, Shivaji, British, Portuguese, Chola, Rajput ...

Philosophical development from Upanishadic theism to scientific realism ...

South Asian History, The 2-Nation Theory and Partition ...

The Siege of Delhi, 1857 During the Indian Mutiny Lord Roberts Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar, V.C., K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Forty-One Years in India London, 1897 CHAPTER XIII. The first victoryEnthusiasm amongst the troopsBarnard's success at Badli-ki-seraiThe Flagstaff TowerPosition on the RidgeQuintin BattyeThe gallant little GurkhasProposed assaultThe besiegers besiegedHard ...

BECK index Political and Social Ethics of India Magadhan Ascendancy Alexander's Invasion of India Mauryan Empire, Ashoka and History Dharma Sutras Laws of Manu Artha Shastra Kama Sutra So far most of our knowledge about the ethics of ancient India has come to us from the religious writings of the Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads, Jainism, and Buddhism. These are the oldest sources, as ...

From Trade to Colonization - Historic Dynamics of the East India Companies; Transformation of the British East India Company from a trading entity to a colonizing entity; shift in terms of trade and balance of payment deficit; defeat of Asia; rise of Europe; monopolization of international trade from India; trade in the Indian Ocean, inter-Asian trade; tarriff barriers, protectionism; duties on ...

Technological discoveries and applications in India ...

The Colonial Legacy - Effects of British rule; Impact on poverty, hunger, malnutrition, disease; frequency of famine; absence of healthcare and educational opportunities; slums and housing shortages; British violence and acts of terror against Indian workers; cultural imperialism; economic imperialism; trade terms and beneficiaries of colonial rule such as Europe, Germany, Japan, Australia and ...

Essays in Indian History: Struggle against British Rule; First War of Indian Independence; Early and important landmark of the Freedom movement and independence struggle in India. Describes the factors that triggered the soldiers mutiny, the mass movements it inspired, the secular character of the reisistance, joint collaboration of Hindus and Muslims; the role of the Princes; response of the ...

An Outline of Jain History Time: To 8th cent BCE Political events: Increasing complexity of human society, The Mahabharata war Events in Jain history Other events in India Overseas events The first 22 Tirthankaras: Rishabha to Nemi Bharat, the Chakravarti Vedic Samhitas Moses Time: 8th cent. BCE to 3rd cent. BCE Political events: The 16 Maha-janpadas, Magadh empire, Alexendar's invasion ...

Volume 1 (September 1998) - Aryan Invasion Edited by :Dr. N.S. Rajaram CONTENTS This page has been visited times. ...

Islam and the sub-continent - appraising it's impact: trade, manufacturing towns, glass, pottery, brass, textiles, mercantile expansion, trade routes, roads, taxation of peasantry, gender relations, caste equations, development of elite, secularism; slave trade, slavery; invasions, conquests; india, pakistan, bangladesh, afghanistan, central asia, persia, iran interaction, wars; cultural ...

Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Medieval Sourcebook: Sidi Ali Reis (16th Century CE): Mirat ul Memalik (The Mirror of Countries), 1557 CE The book of the Turkish Admiral Sidi Ali Reis, entitled Mirat ul Memalik (the Mirror of Countries), is in many ways interesting. In the first place, on account of the personality of the author, in whom we see a ...

Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: Elisa Greathed: An Account of the Opening of the Indian Mutiny at Meerut, 1857 Sunday, the 10th of May, dawned in peace and happiness. The early morning service, at the Cantoment Church, saw many assembled together, some never to meet on earth again. The day passed in quiet happiness; no thought of danger disturbed the serenity of that ...

Mughal rule in India; context of the Mughal victories; Mughal tastes, Persian, Central Asian influences; Urdu as court language and language of elite; military strength and power; militaristic expnasionism; collaboration with Rajputs; policy of coercion and collabotration; tactical and military alliances; tax base; peasant rebellions; expansion of trade and manufacturing in the gangetic plain; ...

The Real Akbar, The (not) So Great ABSTRACT Akbar is considered as the great Mughal emperor who put the Mughal empire on a firm and stable footing, with a reliable revenue system and with expansion of its borders deeper into Indian heartland. There is a belief prevalent in the present day India that Akbar's rule was secular and tolerant of the native Hindu faith. This belief is fostered by the ...

Hindu Kush means Hindu Slaughter By Shrinandan Vyas All the Encyclopedias and National Geographic agree that Hindu Kush region is a place of Hindu genocide (similar to Dakau and Auschwitz). All the references are given. Please feel free to verify them. ABSTRACT All Standard reference books agree that the name 'Hindu Kush' of the mountain range in Eastern Afganistan means 'Hindu Slaughter' or ...

A site devoted to chronicle the art, archaeology, history and culture of Chandraketugarh. This place, near Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, is one of rich cultural heritage of more than 2000 years.

Theme page on the East India Trade from 1500 to 1800 ...

Kevin Wold's web page for those who seek enlightenment. The Life Of Ashoka Mauryan In 324 BCE, Chandragupta, ruler of the Mauryan Empire set out to conquer the weaker surrounding kingdoms to expand the territory of his people. As an explorer by nature, Chandragupta would travel to other lands to determine weather or not their defenses could put up much of a struggle. His military, while not ...

Subhas Chandra Bose, The Indian National Army, and The War of India's Liberation RANJAN BORRA India's Army of Liberation in the West The arrival of Subhas Chandra Bose in Germany in 1941 (during the turbulent period of World War II) and his anti-British activities in that country in co-operation with the German government, culminated in the formation of an Indian legion. This marks perhaps the ...

OPINION Chapter Two The Causes Of The Rebellion Maj (Retd) AGHA HUMAYUN AMIN from WASHINGTON DC gives a brilliant analysis of the 1857 war of Independence The events of 1857 were unique both in terms of historical precedence and in terms of the socio-political sphere as far as India was concerned. India as a region has known foreign invaders more frequently than any other region in world history.