History of India [pic] The History of India can be traced in fragments to as far back as 700‚000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilization‚ one of the oldest in the world‚ dates back at least 5‚000 years. According to the Indo-Aryan migration hypothesis‚ the Aryans‚ a nomadic people‚ possibly from Central Asia or northern Iran migrated into the north-west regions of the Indian subcontinent between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE. Their inter-mingling with the earlier Dravidian cultures apparently resulted
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Philosophy and Spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. (May 2009) This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2009) This article possibly contains original research. (June 2009) The Philosophy and Spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo is a theory of evolution detailed in Sri Aurobindo’s "The Life
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AHIMSA: OBLIGATION OF HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS A Term Paper Presented to Religious Education‚ Philosophy And Peace Education and Development College of Arts and Sciences Notre Dame University In partial fulfilment of requirements for the Oriental and Chinese Philosophy JOHN LUKE SORIENTE PADILLA PART I Introduction In the regeneration and divinization of man‚ the first step is to eliminate his beastly nature. The predominant in beast
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Hanuman (IPA: hʌnʊˈmɑn) is a Hindu deity‚ who was an ardent devotee of Rama according to the Hindu legends. He is a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and its various versions. He also finds mentions in several other texts‚ including Mahabharata‚ the various Puranas and some Jain texts. A vanara (ape-like humanoid)‚ Hanuman participated in Rama’s war against the demon king Ravana. Several texts also present him as an incarnation of LordShiva. He is also considered the son of Vayu‚ who according
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commissioned poets to compose raso‚ epic poems‚ in their honor‚ which were chanted by the poet-composers themselves. These royal patrons also commissioned poets to render into Bengali verse the great Sanskrit epics from Indo-Aryan literature‚ such as the Mahabharata‚ the Ramayana‚ and other mahakabya ("great poems"). The poetic meter employed in the Bengali versions of these epics is reflected in present-day Bengali folk ballads. By
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classical instance of this can be had from the great epic Ramayana in which Lord Rama’s stepmother succeeds in sending Lord Rama‚ the heir-designate to the throne‚ into exile in order to get her own son crowned as the king. Another great epic Mahabharata portrays how the Kauravas snatched the entire kingdom from the ruling Pandavas by winning a mere game of dice. However‚ these were bloodless changeovers and could be justified on moral grounds i.e. honouring a word given by his father by Lord Rama
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India -Chennai- Tamil- language‚ “the city” Tamil Nadu Architecture‚ Hindu-temples-gopurans Landscape Weather Population- 7 million Local and international: media‚ food -History‚ Culture of India- Population: 1 billion Space‚ 1/3 of USA 15 major languages‚ many alphabets Two national languages: Hindi & English World’s largest democracy Most diverse nation: ethnic groups‚ cultures Many musical types‚ diverse ecology Regionalism: North & South -The Indus Valley Civilization (c
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of 27‚704‚236 Jalandhar‚ also known as a City of Sports‚ is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab‚ India. It was called “Prasthala” at the time of Mahabharata and “Jullundur” in British times. It is also said that the city is named after a demon king‚ Jaldhar‚ from the Puranas and Mahabharata times. According to another source‚ Jalandhar was the capital of the kingdom of Raja Lav‚ son of Lord Rama. According to yet another source‚ Jalandhar is said to have derived its
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Agasthyakoodam Also known as Agasthyarkoodam belongs to the mountain range of Western Ghats situated in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. Agasthyarkoodam is a pilgrimage centre for devotees of the Hindu sage Agastya‚ who is considered to be one of the seven rishis (Saptarishi) of Hindu Puranas. There is a full-sized statue of Agathiyar at the top of the peak and the devotees can offer pujas themselves. Around 2‚000 medicinal plants used in Ayurvedic treatments are also found in the lower elevations
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Pradesh in the south‚ Orissa in the east‚ Jharkhand in the northeast and Uttar Pradesh in the north. History Ancient and medieval history In ancient times‚ this region was known as Dakshin-Kausal. This area also finds mention in Ramayana and Mahabharata. Between the sixth and twelfth centuries‚ Sarabhpurias‚ Panduavanshi‚ Somvanshi‚ Kalchuri and Nagvanshi rulers dominated this region. Kalchuris also ruled in Chhattisgarh from 980 to 1741 AD. Modern history The area constituting the new state merged
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