Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the great social reformer and maker of modern India was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly in a famous Brahmin family. He was educated at Patna and Benaras. There he learnt English, Greek, Latin and Sanskrit. The contribution of Raja Ram Mohan Roy as a social reformer is unparallel. The versatile genius … Read more
Administrative System of King Harshavardhana Harshavardhana followed the traditional monarchical system of administration which had existed in India during the earlier imperial periods. His time having been nearer to the Gupta Age, the various features of the imperial Gupta administration influenced Harshavardhana’s administration to a very large extent. Yet, there were new innovations in accordance … Read more
Acharya Rayaprolu Subbarao (also Abhinava Nannaya) is a renowned personality in Telugu Literature. He was born in 1892 and died in 1984. The publication of Truna Kankanam by Rayaprolu Subba Rao in 1912 heralded the birth of a new kind of poetry in Telugu popularly known as Bhava Kavitvam. This genre of poetry differs from … Read more
Dowry System ( Dahej Pratha) Dowry System is known as “Dahej Pratha” in Hindi. Dowry refers to the amount of money and other valuables brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage. In modern age, even in this age of science and technology, many evil practices are prevalent in our society. These evil … Read more
It is a general believed that Ramayana was originally composed by Rishi Valmiki in Sanskrit. In this book the great deeds of Lord Rama of Ayodhya have been vividly described. The Ramayana in its present form contains about 24,000 verses (Slokas) and has seven cantos. It is very difficult to say when this great Epic … Read more
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana Abdul Rahim or Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana (also spelled Khan-e-Khana) was one among the nine important minister (nine gems, navaratnas) in the Mughal court of Akbar. He was also a poet who had written many astrological books. He was born on 17th December, 1556 in Lahore in Pakistan. Abdul Rahim was given the … Read more
Introduction Haider Ali (also spelled Hyder Ali) was the de-facto ruler of Mysore Kingdom for the period between 1761 to 1782. He is remembered in history for bravely resisting the expansion of British Empire in India. Background Udiyar, a Hindu dynasty, ruled Mysore since the fourteenth century. Mysore was a tributary state of the Mughals. … Read more
Good Manners refers to the polite and good social behaviour. Good Manners plays a significant role in building human relationships. It lays the foundation of a stable social pattern. It implies certain values of human relationship that kept the society alive and kicking. It is true that human life today has become speedy and hectic. … Read more
The Mesolithic culture in India corresponds to the second cultural phase of Pleistocene. Indian microlithism was first marked by Carllayle as early as 1867 from Vindhyan rock-shelter. Later on, Cockburn and Rivett Carnac discovered more microlithic sites. These earlier scholars considered these industries as ‘Proto-Neolithic’. More systematic studies were initiated by the prehistoric Archaeologists like, … Read more
Class and caste are two phenomena of social stratification which offer many features in common not only in their origin but also in their development and function. Both are agencies of social mobility and selection in as much as they decide largely the position that a man occupies in society. The word ‘caste’ is used … Read more