World HistoryThe Maya civilizationIntroduction Around the sixth century A.D., the Maya civilization, which was based in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala,...
Ancient HistoryVedasIntroduction The Vedas are widely regarded as the earliest literary record of Indo-Aryan culture and India's most revered texts. They are...
Indian Art, Culture and HeritageAjanta and Ellora CavesIntroduction Since the beginning of time, art has been regarded as more than a joyful interest - it has always been regarded as a...
Ancient HistoryIndian Sculpture SchoolsIndians Sculptures are artistic expressions that reflect cultural characteristics. The Indian subcontinent has a long history of...
Ancient HistoryDevelopments Of Crafts In IndiaHistory And Background According to archaeological evidence and literature, textile creation is an early Indian art form that predates...
Ancient HistoryAstronomy In Ancient IndiaAstronomy developed concurrently with mathematics as a complement to religious obsessions in the past. Both met the requirements of...
Ancient HistoryMathematics In IndiaAryabhatta: The Great Mathematician Aryabhatta wrote the Aryabhatiya, a 121-verse manuscript (476-529 A.D.). He invented methods for...
Ancient HistoryThe Bhakti Sects: Bhagvatism, Vaishnavism & ShaivismBhagvatism Bhagvatism was founded on Vasudeva Krishna's worship. He is recognised as having founded Bhagwatism. Krishna makes his first...
Ancient HistoryJainism: An IntroductionHistory & Background Jains were historically referred to as Sramanes. While Jainism makes no claim to a single founder, the Jain holy...
Ancient HistoryThe Expansion Of BuddhismIn Theravada Buddhism, three collections of works are regarded as sacred scripture, collectively referred to as the "Three Baskets"...
Ancient HistoryBuddhism: An IntroductionHistory and Background The early stages of Buddhism were mostly limited to India and are commonly referred to as Theravada Buddhism....
Ancient HistorySouthern Dynasties: Literature, Features & PhilosophyThe Emergence of Tamil Literature Tamil literature began to emerge during the Sangam Period. By the third century B.C., Tamil had...
Ancient HistoryVedic Period: Society, Economy & ReligionThe Rigvedic Society The society was male dominant, where the father was the family's head and was known as 'grihapati and dampati....