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