Reign of Chandragupta I: The Founder of the Gupta Golden Age
He wasn't just a king; he was the Maharajadhiraja. By marrying a Licchavi princess and establishing a new calendar, he ...
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Gupta Empire: When Science, Art, and Conquest Met
From the conquests of Samudragupta to the poetry of Kalidasa, this was an era where the sword and the pen ...
Sangam Period: When Tamil Literature and Trade Flourished
It was an era where poets were kings of words, and kings were patrons of art. From the love poems ...
Life of Buddha: The Journey to Enlightenment
He was born a prince, destined for a life of luxury, but one look at the world’s suffering changed him ...
Life of Mahavira: From Prince Vardhamana to Great Conqueror
He was a prince who wore the finest silks, yet he chose to walk naked under the scorching sun. He ...
Rise of Jainism and Buddhism: A Revolt Against Rituals and Caste
In the 6th century BCE, the smoke of sacrificial fires was replaced by the light of wisdom. As the caste ...
Later Vedic Period 1000-600 BCE: The Age of Iron and Kingdoms
They discovered iron, cleared the jungles of the Ganges, and built the first kingdoms of India. As rituals became complex ...
Early Vedic Period: Life in the Land of Seven Rivers
Before the great kingdoms and complex rituals, there was a time of simple prayers, cattle wealth, and tribal assemblies. Discover ...
Decline of the Indus Valley Civilization: How a Great Urban Order Faded
They had drainage systems better than 18th-century Europe and trade networks that reached Mesopotamia. Yet, by 1900 BCE, their great ...
Nil Darpan (The Indigo Mirror) by Dinabandhu Mitra
Nil Darpan (1860) is a seminal Bengali social drama that exposed the coercion, debt-bondage, and violence inflicted by European indigo ...
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