INDIAN HISTORY "NOTES"

INDIAN HISTORY

        India is a country in South Asia whose name comes from the Indus River. The name `Bharata’ is used as a designation for the country in their constitution referencing the ancient mythological emperor, Bharata, whose story is told, in part, in the Indian epic Mahabharata.

       According to the writings known as the Puranas (religious/historical texts written down in the 5th century CE) Bharata conquered the whole sub-continent of India and ruled the land in peace and harmony. The land was, therefore, known as Bharatavarsha (`the sub-continent of Bharata’). Homonid activity in the Indian sub-continent stretches back over 250,000 years and it is, therefore, one of the oldest inhabited regions on the planet.

        Archaeological excavations have discovered artifacts used by early humans, including stone tools, which suggest an extremely early date for human habitation and technology in the area. While the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt have long been recognized for their celebrated contributions to civilization, India has often been overlooked, especially in the West, though her history and culture is just as rich.

ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY

• INDIAN PRE-HISTORY
• INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION 
• ARYAN CIVILISATION 
• THE MAHAJANAPADAS 
•  THE BUDDHISM
• THE JAINISM  
• THE MAGADHA EMPIRE 
• ALEXANDER’S INVASION OF INDIA  
• THE MAURYAN DYNASTY 
• CENTRAL ASIAN CONTACT 

MODERN INDIAN HISTORY

• BRITISH CONQUEST OF INDIA

• BENGAL CONQUEST
• CARNATIC WARS
• BRITISH CONQUEST OF MYSORE
• MARATHA CONQUEST
• PUNJAB CONQUEST
• ANGLO-BURMESE WAR
• ANGLO-AFGAN WAR

• PERSONS

• DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR
• ISHWAR CHANDRA VIDYA SAGAR
• SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
• JYOTIBA PHULE
• RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY
• SWAMI DAYANAND SARASWATI
• SHAHU CHHATRAPATI
• BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTERJEE
• BHARAT RATNA PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALVIYA
• MAHATMA GANDHI --- AN OVERVIEW !!!
• GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE
• LALA LAJPAT RAI - PUNJAB KESARI
• SIR SURENDRANATH BANERJEE
• MADAM BHIKAJI CAMA
• JAWAHARLAL DARDA
• RAJGURU
• CHANDRA SEKHAR AZAD
• ARUNA ASIF ALI

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