We must know the history of India, because it is our identity..who we are. We a people with rich cultural heritage. This is evident from the innumerable monuments present today. The land and its people have evolved together to make a huge cultural nation that is India. Because of living in the Indian subcontinent cut-off from the rest of the world, we had evolved our own culture and religions... Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism.
Human species here had settled in the Indus river valley 3000 B.C. We got uprooted because of climate change--200 years long drought. Vedic India emerged in 1750 to 50 BC because second urbanization came about. People settled in fertile plains between the Ganges River systems.In Indo Gangetic plains came about the Vedic Age 1750 BC on wards. There were 16 different dynasties and their kingdoms. Shramana movements gave rise to Jainism and Buddism. Upanishads came about at the same time. Magadha empire was evolving. Mauryan empire came in 322 till 185 BC.Classic period came about as Sunga empire, Satavahana empire and Kushna empires solidified. Then came the Golden Age of the Guptas 320 to 650 AD when Hinduism and Buddism spread all over the continent. There were struggles between Gujrat-Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and Pala empires. This was between eighth and tenth centuries. Islamic intrusions started with invasions, plunders and massacres. Delhi Sultanate eastablished themselves between 1206 till 1526. Meanwhile in other parts there were Chalukyas, Vijayanagara empire(14th till16th),Chola(9th to 13th) Hoysala Kingdom(12-14),Pandya(13-14).Then Muslim rule under Mughals came to rule India from 1674 till 1857. Last Mughal emperor was imprisoned by British and India became part of British Empire(after East India Company came). In 1947, we became a free nation and we have prospered since the last 68 years.
History of India is relevant today because we do not want to repeat it. we need to keep up with development in the West
Human species here had settled in the Indus river valley 3000 B.C. We got uprooted because of climate change--200 years long drought. Vedic India emerged in 1750 to 50 BC because second urbanization came about. People settled in fertile plains between the Ganges River systems.In Indo Gangetic plains came about the Vedic Age 1750 BC on wards. There were 16 different dynasties and their kingdoms. Shramana movements gave rise to Jainism and Buddism. Upanishads came about at the same time. Magadha empire was evolving. Mauryan empire came in 322 till 185 BC.Classic period came about as Sunga empire, Satavahana empire and Kushna empires solidified. Then came the Golden Age of the Guptas 320 to 650 AD when Hinduism and Buddism spread all over the continent. There were struggles between Gujrat-Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and Pala empires. This was between eighth and tenth centuries. Islamic intrusions started with invasions, plunders and massacres. Delhi Sultanate eastablished themselves between 1206 till 1526. Meanwhile in other parts there were Chalukyas, Vijayanagara empire(14th till16th),Chola(9th to 13th) Hoysala Kingdom(12-14),Pandya(13-14).Then Muslim rule under Mughals came to rule India from 1674 till 1857. Last Mughal emperor was imprisoned by British and India became part of British Empire(after East India Company came). In 1947, we became a free nation and we have prospered since the last 68 years.
History of India is relevant today because we do not want to repeat it. we need to keep up with development in the West
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