ASI finds 2,000-year-old trade center in Andhra Pradesh

The ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) recently discovered that the present-day state of Andhra Pradesh had a maritime center near the banks of Swarnamukhi river around 2,000 years ago. Highlights The excavations were performed at the state’s Gottiprolu that began ..

Tags: Ancient history • Andhra Pradesh • Archaeological Sites • Archaeology

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

World’s oldest known natural pearl discovered on Abu Dhabi Island

The oldest known natural pearl in the world was discovered recently off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Abu Dhabi archaeologists working at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island. It has been dubbed as ‘Abu Dhabi ..

Tags: Abu Dhabi • Ancient history • Marawah Island • Middle-East • Neolithic sites

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Indus Valley inscriptions were written logographically: Research

A recent research paper has claimed that majority of Indus Valley inscriptions were written logographically (by using word signs) and not by using phonograms (speech sounds units). This paper titled Interrogating Indus inscription to unravel their mechanism of meaning conveyance ..

Tags: Ancient history • Indus Valley Civilization • Indus Valley inscriptions • Indus Valley script • Palgrave Communications

Vice President releases book titled Vivekadeepini

Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu releases a book titled ‘Vivekadeepini’, a concise book of aphorisms (a memorable expression of a general truth or principle) initially written by Adi Shankaracharya, one of India’s greatest spiritual and literary geniuses. ..

Tags: Advaita Vedanta • Ancient history • Dashanami Sampradaya • Prashnottara Ratnamalika • Vedanta Bharati

China goes gentle on Belt and Road Initiative

The Chinese government is trying to put up a gentler face on its huge plan for recreation of old Silk Road at a summit where it explained that it has to do more to explain the program and hence boost ..

Tags: Ancient history • Belt and Road Initiative • SCO summit • Xi Jinping

2018 National Ayurveda Day (NAD)

The 2018 National Ayurveda Day (NAD) is celebrated on November 5 with the theme “Ayurveda for Public Health” to create awareness on people’s health. The day focus on strengths of Ayurveda and its unique treatment principles. It create a sense ..

Tags: Ancient history • Ayurveda • Dhanteras • Dhanvantari • Diwali