The moral of the Story of the Sun and the Wind is “Skill is better than Force”. One day the Sun said to the Wind, ‘I am stronger than you.’ The Wind said to the Sun, ‘I am stronger than you.’ Soon they saw a traveler going along a road. The Wind said, ‘That man … Read more

Here is a short story on Unity is Strength One day a hunter went out to catch birds. He spread out a net on the ground. He put rice all over the net. Then he hid in a bush nearby. Soon some pigeons came flying by. They saw the rice. They did not see the … Read more

The moral of the story of the donkey and the dog is “Don’t try to be what you are not”. Once a man had a little dog. He was very fond of it. He would often take it into his lap and pat his back. The man had a donkey. It wanted to be a … Read more

The moral of the Fox and the Goat story is,“Look before you leap”. One day a fox fell into a well. The well was not very deep. But its walls were steep. The fox tried again and again to come out of the well but in vain. So he was detained as a prisoner there. … Read more

The moral of story of Greedy Dog Story is “One who Grasp all, lose all”. One day a dog stole a piece of meat from a butcher’s shop and ran away. On his way there was a stream. There was a plank across the stream. When the dog came to the middle of the plank, he … Read more

The moral of the Story of Two Cats and a Monkey is, “Never call a third person to settle a dispute”. Two cats were once great friends. One day they were very hungry. They were moving here and there in search of food. At last they entered a kitchen of a house. They stole a … Read more

We will study the Kushana Culture under the following headings : Kushan Religion Kushan Literature Kushan Architecture Foreign Trade and contacts of Kushans. Religion: Some of the Kushana rulers were devotees of God Siva, while Kanishka, the greatest among them, was a liberal patron of Buddhism. Buddhism enjoined the support of the rich and powerful … Read more

Feudalism existed in Ancient india. The events of Ancient India reflects the character of Feudalism. Ancient feudalism was the emergence of a new politico economic structure, which dominated north, and later Southern part of the peninsula. The use of this term has, however, been contested, since the type of feudalism in Ancient India during these … Read more

Ancient Indian Art and Architecture The relics of Ancient Indian art and architecture concern predominantly religious themes. Many of these were made possible through the patronage of wealthy merchants, guilds and some royal donations. Buddhist religious architectures consisted of Viharas, monasteries, Stupas and Chaitya halls. Viharas or monasteries were the places where the Buddhist monks … Read more

The Foreign Trade and Commerce in Ancient India saw the sign of prosperity during the period beginning with the decline and full of the Mauryas till the advent of the Gupta Empire in India. Foreign Trade in India was initiated by the Indo-Greek rulers. This strengthened the contact with western Asia and the eastern Mediterranean … Read more