Art and Culture… Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 13 Jun 2022 The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991 is often seen in the news in relation to the Ram Mandir issue and also the Krishna Temple at Mathura and…
History… Birsa Munda (1875–1900) 18 Jul 20194 May 2020 Birsa Munda was a tribal leader and a folk hero, belonging to the Munda tribe who was behind the Millenarian movement that rose in the tribal belt of modern day…
History… Tribal uprisings in the 18th and 19th centuries: Jharkhand 3 Jun 201923 May 2022 Jharkhand’s Freedom fighters: Almost one hundred years before India’s First War of Independence (1857), the adivasis (tribals) of Jharkhand had declared revolt against the British colonial rule and their imperialist…
History… Tribal uprisings in the 18th and 19th centuries:Tana Bhagat 3 Jun 20194 May 2020 Tana Bhagats were formed by Oaron saints Jatra Bhagat and Turia Bhagat. Jatra Bhagat of Gumla, Ranchi proclaimed that he was divinely ordained to establish a new sect, the Tana…
History… Tribal uprisings in the 18th and 19th centuries: Santal Hul (1855) 31 May 20194 May 2020 tribal uprisings in the 18th and 19th centuries: Santal Hul (1855) The Santal rebellion or Santal Hul was a native rebellion in present day Jharkhand against both the British colonial…
Medieval History STRUGGLE FOR EMPIRE IN NORTH INDIA :AFGHANS, RAJPUTS, AND THE MUGHALS (BABUR AND HUMAYUN) 19 Mar 20192 May 2019 In the period between 1517 and 1519, two apparently unconnected events took place which profoundly affected the history of India. The death of the Afghan ruler, Sikandar Lodi, at Agra…
Medieval History Religious Movements in Medival India: Bhakti Movement 19 Mar 20192 May 2019 The Bhakti movement in Indian history represents a movement that popularized devotional surrender to a personally conceived supreme God. Its origins are traced to the Brahamanical and Buddhist traditions of…
Medieval History Religious Movements of Medieval India :Sufism 19 Mar 20192 May 2019 ‘Sufism’ is a term used to refer to mystical religious ideas in Islam. It had evolved into a well developed movement by the 11 century. Sufis, stress on the importance…
Medieval History THE MONGOL THREAT TO INDIA DURING THE 13TH-14TH CENTURIES 19 Mar 20191 Oct 2021 Although India was defended in the North and the North-West by a range of mountains, the Himalayas and their extension, the low mountains in the North-West were pierced by passes…
Medieval History Utopian policies of Muhainmad-bin-Tughlaq:- 19 Mar 20192 May 2019 Transfer of Capital One of the controversial measures of Muhammad bin Tughlaq was that he transferred his capital from Delhi to Deogir (Daultabad) because it was more centrally located. The…
Medieval History Allaudin Khilji 19 Mar 20192 May 2019 Milatary Regulations of Alauddin Khalji In the earlier period of Ala-ud-Din reign several of his nobles broke out in open revolt. After deliberate thinking he came to the conclusion that…
Medieval History Foundation of Delhi Sultanate and early Turkish Sultans. 19 Mar 20198 Apr 2019 By the time of Muizzuddin Muhammad’s death in 1206, the Turks had been able to extend their sway upto Lakhnauti in Bengal, Ajmer and Ranthambor in Rajasthan, upto the boundaries…
Medieval History The Ghaznavid Invasion of India 19 Mar 20198 Apr 2019 The Ghaznavid Dynasty was founded after the Turk slaves reached higher posts, such as commander-in-chiefs, in the Samanid court; they then took over the state of Khorasan. The real founder…
Medieval History The Arab Invasion of India 19 Mar 20191 Oct 2021 The first incursion by the new Muslim successor states of the Persian Empire occurred around 664 CE during the Umayyad Caliphate(Arab), led by Mohalib towards Multan in Southern Punjab, in…
Ancient History Pallava Dynasty 18 Mar 20194 May 2020 Civilization and Culture of the Pallavas The Pallava rule formed a golden epoch in the cultural history of south India. The period under the Pallavas was marked by considerable literary…
Ancient History The LICCHAVI AND THEIR REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION 18 Mar 20191 Oct 2021 The History of Licchavis The Lichchhavis (also Lichchavi, Licchavi) were an important member of the Vajjian confederacy. The early Indian traditions describe the Lichchhavis as Kshatriyas. Scholars reject the theory…
Ancient History THE KUSHANAS AND KANISHKA 18 Mar 20191 Oct 2021 The Kushanas: Short introduction: In the early 2nd century BC, a tribe on the Central Asian frontier of China called Hsiung-nu defeated a neighboring one known as Yueh-chih. After more…
Ancient History THE GUPTAS 18 Mar 20191 Oct 2021 After centuries of political disintegration an empire came to be established in A.D. 319, under the Guptas. Although the Gupta Empire was not as large as the Maurya Empire, it…
Ancient History THE CHOLAS 18 Mar 20198 Apr 2019 The founder of the Chola Empire was Vijayalaya, who was first feudatory of the Pallavas of Kanchi. He captured Tanjore in 850 A.D. He established a temple of goddess Nishumbhasudini…
Ancient History Magadha empire 18 Mar 20191 Oct 2021 The Factors that led to the rise of Magadha: This rise of Magadha Imperialism is unique in Indian history. The political history of India from the earliest times till the present…
Ancient History HARSHVARDHAN The Vardhan Dynasty 18 Mar 20198 Apr 2019 The down fall of Gupta Empire in the mid-6th century CE, formed into a number of small independent kingdoms in North India. The Huns established their supremacy over the Punjab…
Ancient History Early Vedic Period (Rig vedic period) 18 Mar 20198 Apr 2019 Although the Rig Veda deals with devotional work of religious nature, yet it gives a vivid picture of the early Vedic civilization. The Vedic Civilization is best understood from the…
Ancient History… INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION (HARAPPAN CIVILISATION) 8 Mar 20194 May 2020 Introduction: The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE).The Indus Valley Civilization is also known as the Harappan Civilization, after Harappa, the…
