Rashtrakudas The Rashtrakudas occupied the most important place in the history of Deccan. They had an extensive, powerful and glorious empire. Krishna-III reached upto Rameshwaram. The important rulers were Indra-I , Dantidurga , Krishna , Govinda-II , Dhruva , Govinda-III , Sarva or Amoghavarsha and Krishna –II Rashtrakudas were the first to attack North India. […]
Read More »Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese traveller who visited India during the period of Harshavardhana. He has been described therefore as the “Prince of Pilgrims.” The Chinese traveller has given valuable accounts on the political, religious, economic, social conditions of Ancient times. He was a Buddhist monk and longed for knowing more of Buddhism. But without a visit […]
Read More »Political problems Politically, Nepal was a monarchy till 1990, when widespread protests led to the establishment of a multi-party system. The first parliamentary elections were held in 1991, and two further general elections were conducted in 1994 and 1999. The fledgling democracy faced considerable political instability; in the first 12 years of democratization, there were […]
Read More »Vedic culture – Culture represented in vedas. The word vedas is derived from ‘vidi’ which means to know. Vedas are transferred from one generation to other verbally, and therefore it is also called as shruti or Revelation. The vedic literature is divided into 4 Vedas Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads The vedas: : They are divided into […]
Read More »Sanskrit literature is our primary source of information regarding the vedic society and culture of ancient India. It can be classified into two categories—Shruthi and smriti. Both categories have many religious and philosophical literatures .RELIGIOUS LITERATURES VEDAS Vedas are the main religious literature of this period. The word “Veda” means knowledge. According to Hindus […]
Read More »Eco facts are those remains that are left as a result as result nature. For example: pollen grains and animal remains found at a site. The pollen suggests the environmental conditions of the era to which it belongs. While animal bones help to understand the faunal remains. It also helps to understand what all […]
Read More »Importance of archaeological sources – 1 Archaeology is the study of human culture in historic as well as pre-historic times, by examining the material remains of early human settlements. These material remains may range from human or plant fossils to excavated artifacts or ruins of an old building. A broad study of human culture, archaeology […]
Read More »Written Accounts of Foreign Writers and Travelers: The historical accounts written by the foreign writers and travelers are valuable source materials for the re-construction of ancient Indian history. The Greek, Chinese, Roman, and Muslims travelled India extensively and stayed here for a number of years. Their accounts are a fusion of personal observations and hearsay […]
Read More »Historical literary sources of ancient India: The historical literature can be sub-divided into several groups. They are Puranas, the epics, dynastic history and biography. • Banabhatta’s Harshacharita: Banabhatta, the poet Laureate of Harshavardhan, composed the Harshacharita. This royal biographies written in ancient India, is an important source of Ancient Indian History. The book gives us […]
Read More »Literary sources in ancient Indian history The different types of literary sources in Indian history are • Religious literary sources of ancient India • Historical literary sources • Written accounts of foreign writers and travelers. Religious literary sources: The Vedic, Buddhist, Jain and other contemporary literature are the religious literary sources of Ancient Indian History. […]
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Unveiling the Mysteries of the Zam Zam Well: History, Significance, and Controversies
Vijay Ratna Kumar J | March 27, 2023