The Mongol Empire, founded by Genghis Khan in the early 13th century, is often remembered for its brutal conquests and fearsome warriors....

Few empires in human history have matched the Roman Empire in terms of influence, longevity, and legacy. At its height in the 2nd century...

Since the dawn of humanity, rivers have served as lifelines for civilizations. They provide water, transportation, fertile soil, and...

Introduction Imagine a world without the number zero. No algebra. No decimal system. No trigonometry. Hard to picture, isn’t it? Yet, the...

That might sound like a line from a science fiction film, but it’s actually the best way we can describe the beginning of the universe as...

Introduction When we hear “Silk Road,” we often picture dusty caravans, precious silks, and exotic spices. But the Silk Road was much...

For thousands of years, humans have lived alongside domesticated animals—dogs, cats, cows, sheep, and more. But how did this incredible...

When we think of the cradles of ancient civilization, names like Egypt and Mesopotamia often come to mind. Yet nestled in the...

Introduction Mahajanapadas meaning "Great Kingdoms" (from Maha, "great," and Janapada "foothold of a tribe," "country") Before and during...

Introduction Like many great civilisations, the roots of the Chola, a Tamil Hindu dynasty in southern India, are hidden in the temporal...

The protagonists of chaturvarnya do not seem to have considered what is to happen to women in their system. Are they also to be divided...

Introduction The Vedas are widely regarded as the earliest literary record of Indo-Aryan culture and India's most revered texts. They are...

Introduction Vijayanagara, which means "city of victory," was both a city and an empire. In the fourteenth century, the empire was...

Introduction: After the state and the Varna divided social order were firmly established, ancient thinkers believed that an individual...

Indians Sculptures are artistic expressions that reflect cultural characteristics. The Indian subcontinent has a long history of...

History And Background According to archaeological evidence and literature, textile creation is an early Indian art form that predates...

Astronomy developed concurrently with mathematics as a complement to religious obsessions in the past. Both met the requirements of...

Aryabhatta: The Great Mathematician Aryabhatta wrote the Aryabhatiya, a 121-verse manuscript (476-529 A.D.). He invented methods for...

Bhagvatism Bhagvatism was founded on Vasudeva Krishna's worship. He is recognised as having founded Bhagwatism. Krishna makes his first...

History & Background Jains were historically referred to as Sramanes. While Jainism makes no claim to a single founder, the Jain holy...

In Theravada Buddhism, three collections of works are regarded as sacred scripture, collectively referred to as the "Three Baskets"...

History and Background The early stages of Buddhism were mostly limited to India and are commonly referred to as Theravada Buddhism....

The Emergence of Tamil Literature Tamil literature began to emerge during the Sangam Period. By the third century B.C., Tamil had...

The Gupta Empire ruled India between the early fourth and late sixth centuries CE. It ruled a large portion of the Indian subcontinent...