Articles by Mehak

How to find out about trade and tr ade and trade and traders The Northern Black Polished Ware pottery, especially bowls and plates, were found from several […]

Iron tools and agriculture Things made of iron (and steel) are a part of our daily lives. The use of iron began in the subcontinent around 3000 […]

A very big kingdom = an empire Introduction Ashoka was one of the greatest rulers known  to history and on his instructions inscriptions were inscribed on […]

The story of the Buddha Introduction Siddhartha, also known as Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born about 2500 years ago. This was a time […]

How some men became rulers Choosing leaders or rulers by voting is something that has become common during the last fifty years or so. But, around 3000 […]

One of the oldest books in the world  There four Veda – the Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda. The oldest Veda is the Rigveda, composed about 3500 […]

The story of Harappa When railway lines were being laid down for the first time in the Punjab, engineers stumbled upon the site of Harappa in present-day […]

Neinuo’s lunch Neinuo was eating her favourite food — boiled rice, squash, pumpkins, beans and meat. Her grandmother had grown the squash, pumpkin and beans in the […]