Achievements of Kanishka : The greatest king of the Kushana was Kanishka. The date of his accession to throne has been the subject matter of much controversy. According to some his reign began in A.D. 78 and his era is known in history as Sakaera. According to the other view he ascended the throne in about … Read more

Importance of Religion in Politics Religion plays an important role in Indian Politics. Religion and Politics co-exists in India. Religion can guide a politician but a politician biased in favor of one religion, can never be good for all. A politician is the representative of the general people of India, and he use the spirit of religion to … Read more

King Ashoka was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. Asoka holds an important position not only in the history of India, but in the history of the world as well. Few characters in world history can stand comparison with him. He stands head and shoulders above them. The importance of Ashoka in history lies for a … Read more

Mauryan Government Principles and working of civil administration of Mauryan Government The civil administration of the Mauryan government was highly efficient and well-organized. According to Megasthenes, there were two classes of superior civil officials the Agoranomi and the Astyomi. In the words of the ambassador historian, the Agoranomi superintend the rivers, measure the land as … Read more

Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty. The origin and early life of Chandragupta is shrouded in mystery. The earliest Indian tradition preserved in the Puranas is silent on this point. It merely says that Kautilya placed Chandragupta on the throne of Magadha Kingdom in place of the Nandas. In the Brahmanical literature … Read more

Rajgriha was the ancient capital of Magadha Kingdom. The capital was later shifted to Patliputra. Both Pataliputra and Rajgriha are now part of the modern Bihar state. The capital of Magadha Kingdom had some distinct geographical advantages, such as : Ancient Capital Rajgriha was surrounded by five hills. Pataliputra was flanked by river Ganges. Magadha … Read more

Lord Vardhamana Mahavira Vardhamana Mahavira (also Lord Mahavira) was the 24th and last Tirthankar and it was he who made Jainism a separate religion. Life of Vardhamana Mahavira The early name of Lord Mahavira was Vardhamana. He was born in 599 B.C. in a village near Vaishali in north Bihar. He was the son of … Read more

Mehrgarh lies at the foot of the major highway down the Bolan Pass and has produced, from its earliest levels, stone and shells originating in very distant region. This civilization has been said to have originated from 7000 B.C. and hence much earlier than the so called Indus culture. We still lack details on the … Read more

India is called India because of the River Indus. It is the river Indus that passed its name to India. In Sanskrit, the ancient language of north India, Sindhu means river. To the people of the old settled regions of the north-west, there could naturally be only one “Sindhu. The Iranians, first cousins of the … Read more

Brief History of Kashmiri Literature. It was around the 10th century AD that Kashmiri separated itself from Apabhramsa parentage. In the beginning Kashmir poetry was an extension of Saiva texts in Sanskrit, for instance, Abhinavagupta’s Tantrasara, Buddhism and Vaishnavism also had an impact on the Kashmiri literature of the 14th century. Lal Ded, foremost Kashmiri in … Read more