From the post-Maurya period, and especially from Gupta times, India’s political and administrative developments tended to feudalise the state apparatus. What is feudalism? In Europeans sense, feudalism describes...
Vaisesika is allied to the nyaya system of philosophy. Both systems accept the liberation of the individual self as the end goal; both view ignorance as the root...
Pallavas {literally means a branch} were a prominent power in India for more than four centuries between the 6th and 9th centuries. Origin of Pallavas There are no...
Pandya Kingdom refers to the Pandyas of Mahabharata Period about whom, we only know from the traditional legends and epics. Of this ancient Pandya Kingdom was a king...
About the Western Chalukya Empire or Chalukyas of Kalyani After the Chalukyas of Badami were destroyed by Dantidurga, they revived after two centuries in around 972-73AD. This was...
In the mid of the 8th century, Dantidurga , who was one of the chieftain of ancient Rastrakuta family fought his way to the front and overthrew Kirtivarman...
The most important source of history of the Badami Chalukyas Dynasty is the Aihole inscription of Pulakesin II written by his court poet Ravikirti in Sanskrit language and...
The social changes in the early medieval India were mainly the product of certain economic developments, such as land grants and large scale transfers of land revenues and...
The Huna Invasions on India during Gupta Era The Hunas had poured down from the steppes of Central Asia through the Northwestern passes and devastated the smiling cities...
Sanskrit literature reached its climax in the Gupta period. This era is known for equal writing of prose and poetry. Sanskrit became the Lingua franca of India. Final...
