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Initiation of religions in India

by Sanujit
published on 23 July 2011

The religious practices of the early Indo-Aryans, known as the Vedic religion (1500 BC to 500 BC) were written down and later redacted into the Samhitas, four canonical collections of hymns or mantras, called the Veda, in archaic Sanskrit. The Late Vedic age (9th to 6th centuries BC) marked the beginning of the Upanisadic or Vedantic phase. This epoch... [continue reading]

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Harappan Town Planning

by Uma Kumari
published on 29 July 2012

The most striking feature of the Harappan cities is their town planning. The Harappan City was divided into the upper town called the Citadel and the lower town. The various features of the Harappan town Planning is given below: Granaries: The granary was the largest structure in Mohenjodaro, in Harappa there were about six granaries or storehouses... [continue reading]

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The History of Ancient India

by Jan van der Crabben
published on 15 December 2011

The earliest imprints of human activities in India go back to the Paleolithic Age, roughly between 400,000 and 200,000 B.C. Stone implements and cave paintings from this period have been discovered in many parts of the South Asia. Evidence of domestication of animals, the adoption of agriculture, permanent village settlements, and wheel-turned pottery... [continue reading]

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