The founder of Kanva Dynasty was Vasudeva who killed Devabhumi, the last ruler of the Sunga dynasty. According to the Vayu Purana the Kanva was a minor dynasty having only four rulers: Vasudeva, Bhumimitra, Narayana, and Susarman The rulers of Kanva Dynasty ruled for 45 years i.e., 73 to 28 B.C. Not much is known … Read more
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Tsunami is a Japanese word. It means high tidal waves. On 26th December, 2004 was caused by a very powerful under water earthquake near Sumatra in Indonesia. It is regarded as one of the most terrible earthquakes that hit the earth in a period of last forty years. This earthquake was 8.9 on the Richter … Read more
Gandhara Art and its Importance The Gandhara School of Art (also Gandharva School of Art) occupies a high place in the history of the Indian Art. This art form has played an important part in the development of the Indian art. It is even believed that this school of art produced far reaching effects on the … Read more
Akbar (1556-1605 A.D.) Akbar, also known as Akbar the Great, ascended the throne of Mughal Empire at the young age of 14 in 1556. After the sudden death of his father, Humayun, the new young emperor (Akbar) succeeded to a difficult position. The Afghans had still enough military power and they were regrouping their forces … Read more
Functions of Family On the basis of the categorization of Mac Iver and Kingsley Davis, we can divide the functions of family into two broad categories: Essential and Nonessential functions. Under the essential functions of family, we are to include sexual, reproduction & maintenance, placement and socialization. Under the non-essential functions, economic, educational, religious health … Read more
School education lays the foundation stone in building the personality of a person. The school education in India today has roughly three divisions: The Primary education, The Secondary education and The Higher Secondary education. The primary education is virtually, a disorganized affair, each school pursuing its own method. The syllabus of secondary schools are state-managed. … Read more
Vishnusharma was the author of Panchatantra. One of the most renowned literary works of the Gupta Age was the Panchatantra, composed by Vishnusharma. This has come to be regarded as a notable contribution to the world literature. Its impact on the Western world is most impressive. Nearly two hundred versions of this work are to … Read more
Adi Sankaracharya (also Sankara Bhagavatpada) was a zealous preacher of Hinduism. He was born in Malabar in about 788 A.D. After completing his education, Sankaracharya he became a Sanyasi and then he began the task of preaching Hinduism among the masses. Like Kumarila Bhatta, he fought and preached against Buddhism and Jainism with such a great vigor … Read more
Bhartrihari was a famous Sanskrit Author in Ancient India. His is considered to be a great literary figure of his age. He is said to have renounced the world to lead a saintly life after passing through the painful experiences of life. He was at once a philosopher, grammarian and poet. He was the author … Read more