Varahamihira or Varahmihira was an Indian mathematician and astronomer of the 5th-6th centuries AD. Varahamihira first told in his treatise Panchasiddhantika that the value of Ayanamsa is equal to 50.32 seconds. The Gurukul of Mathematical Science developed by him at Kapitthak (Ujjain) remained uniq
Aryabhata (AD 476-550) was a great astrologer and mathematician of ancient India. He composed a book called Aryabhattiya, in which many principles of astrology are presented. In this book, he has written his birth place Kusumpur and birth time Shaka Samvat 398. Aryabhattas birthplace was Kusumpur in
Maharishi Charak is known as the great knower of Ayurveda of ancient India. Some scholars are of the opinion that Charaka was the royal physician of Kanishka, that is, he happened in the first century AD, but some people consider him even before the Buddhist period, that is, he was in BC. happened b
Modern science has greatly influenced Indian culture. Scientific inventions have contributed significantly in making human life happy on the one hand and on the other hand have also created the danger of destruction of the world. At the heart of Indian culture was the plurality of religion in the a
The infant of Indian nationalism was fed by a mother of western education. Indian culture has suffered great blows from the foreigners from the Vedic period to the modern period. There are two great features of Indian culture- (1.) It looks very tough from outside (2.) It has the flexibility of t
Dont be discouraged by our temporary failure. No power in the world can keep India a slave. – Subhash Chandra Bose. Subhash Chandra Bose has been the only leader in the politics of India who displayed his talent on various fronts for the service of the nation. He passed the toughest ICS exam of h
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Pobandar. His father Karamchand Gandhi was the Diwan of the princely states of Porbandar, Rajkot and Wankaner. Gandhiji entered Indian politics after AD 1914 and gave a new direction to the countrys independence movement. He started a systemat
The first war of Indias independence is considered to be the armed revolution of AD 1857, which the British used to call revolt and rebellion. The result of this struggle was that the rule of the East India Company ended in India and the power of the British Crown was established. After this, the s
The Shakas were foreigners and came to India in the form of invaders in the first century AD, but due to continuous contact with Indian civilization for centuries, they got absorbed in Indian culture. When the Gupta Empire emerged in the 4th century AD, the Shaka satraps merged with the Gupta Empire
The city or secondary , was a city of the Shung period. An inscription in Brahmi script from the city reads:“Sa va bhutanaam dayatham karita.” That is, this inscription refers to the teaching of Lord Buddha to have compassion for all living beings. The inscription dates from the second century B.C.
Punchmarks or hammered coins found from Buddhist viharas were found tied in a cloth. The fabric was tested by Turner and Gulati firm of Bombay. Both these firms concluded that this cloth is of the same period i.e. Mauryan period. Monks Stuff The remains of shiny alms pots, soil made plates, worsh
Ashokas reign in 273 BC to 232 BC. Although he was the ruler who believed in all Indian religions, but he was the first Mauryan emperor who worked on behalf of the government for the propagation of Buddhism. In AD 1909, the remains of a circular Buddhist chaitya (Buddhist temple) of 27 feet in diam
Influenced by the teachings and teachings of Mahatma Buddha, many people took a bhikkhus and started joining the Buddhist Sangha. This caused a great blow to the Chatur-Ashram system of ancient times, because men and women renounced worldly life at a young age and started living in Viharas wearing t
In Vedic religion, salvation was sought through rituals and people were fed up with them due to the abundance of rituals, but Buddhas religion was free from the need for rituals. The path to attaining nirvana was shown only by leading a virtuous, virtuous and tolerant life. The rules given by Buddha
Four-Aryan-Truths The Buddha first taught the four truths to his five disciples at Sarnath. In Buddhism, these are called the four noble truths, the four best truths. All the teachings, precepts, principles, philosophy of the Buddha are centered on these four truths. These four truths are as follo
The organized form of Buddhism had come to the fore during the lifetime of Buddha, but after his Nirvana this religion was spread rapidly by his disciples. 6th century BC Buddhism was the most popular of all the revolutionary movements that started in India. Within no time it was spread all over nor
When Buddhism and Jainism arose in opposition to the Vedic religion, the Upanishads tried to save the Vedic religion by opposing the pompous complex rituals and sacrifices. The Upanishads did not dare to be atheistic, but propounded the principles of Nirguna Brahma, Karmavada, Moksha etc. The imperc
In Rajasthan, the period from the eighth to the tenth century is the period of the rise of the Pratiharas. The Pratiharas considered themselves to be descendants of Lakshmana, the younger brother of Lord Rama. Like the Guptas, the Pratiharas also built a large number of temples and statues of Varaha
Buddhist monuments and Buddhist sites have been found in large numbers all over India and their meeting is a natural thing from the point of view of history, but the Buddhist caves of Jhalawar region are special in themselves. It is a witness to a terrible turning point in the history of India and a
Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese Buddhist monk who visited India in 631 AD i.e. in the seventh century, has written about Mihirkul that he committed great atrocities on Buddhists. They looted their monasteries, viharas and stupas and massacred them with great ruthlessness. Mihirkul ordered the complete destru
June 14, 1658 at the Battle of the Dunes took place the conclusion of a war which had lasted twenty-five years and opposed France to Spain. The French, commanded by Turenne and allies once is not custom to the English, confront the Spaniards there, one of whose commanders is none other than the Gran
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the north and south poles still covered with ice were still undiscovered. Hell awaited those who decided to get them. Extremely low temperatures, disease and finally a test of character when it was necessary to consider eating a travel companion. This
USA vs North Vietnam. The greatest power on Earth and one of the poorest countries in the world. There could be only one winner in this match ... Or maybe the United States had a chance after all? US goals in Vietnam were limited. The United States did not intend to overthrow the communist rule in
While American historians are famous for using words incongruous with the era in their books, the Soviet Union does come to mind when reading The Book of Heraclides of Damascus. Constantinople. Capital of a totalitarian state? While American historians are famous for using words that are incon