History

The French Revolution and the Idea of Nation During 19th century, nationalism emerged as a force which led the emergence of the nation-state in place of the […]

New and Old Terminologies Hindustan  Term “Hindustan”, is known as “India,” the modern nation-state today. The term was first used in the 13th century by […]

Sources Available to Understand or Study Harrapan Civilizattion The Harappan seal is possibly the mostdistinctive artefact of the Harappan or Indus valley civilisation. Sealsmade up of […]

Metallurgy Ancient Indian metallurgists made major contributions to the metallurgical history of the world. Archaeological excavations have shown that the Harappans were master craftsmen and had knowledge of copper […]

New Empires and Kingdoms Chapter 10 is about Prashastis, Samundragupta, Vikram Samvat, Harshavardhana and the Harshacharita, The Pallavas, Chalukyas and Pulakeshin’s prashasti.  How were these kingdoms formed?  Assemblies […]

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 […]