A GLIMPSE OF INDIAN HISTORY

India is as ancient as the world itself. India hasthat will live forever in the South India like tall
cultivated one of the very old society on thegopurams, rock caves, monolith statues all over
globe. The Indus Valley Civilization-some 4000Tamilnadu.
years ago. Mine excavations at Mohanjadaro onMuslim Kings:
the depositories of the river Indus, and HarappaMohammed Gazani invaded india from North West
on the depositories of river Ravi make knownmore than 17 times and looted vast amount of
scrupulously designed settlements.jewels and valuable materials from India and also
This also points toward across-the-boarddemolished many art forms on his way.
money-making maneuvers won through in theseMughals:
cities. The inhabitants got pleasure from highKhiljis were formed first stable government India.
standards of source of living. They usedBut more stable and great reign started after
handwritings, lived in roomy houses with kitchens,Mughal kings only. Akbar was the greatest among
courtrooms, bedrooms, and restrooms. TheMughal kings. He formed one religion for the unity
avenues of those cities were well put down withof Hindus and Muslims and built amazing buildings,
drainage systems. Earthquakes and downpoursgardens, parks, gravestones, and literature.
demolished to this burgeoning culture.Shajahan is one of the great Mughal king who built
Great North and Central Indian Dynasties:the great love symbol of Taj Mehal. The greatest
After 2000 BC Aryans invaded India andother buildings of Mughals are Red Fort, Fathepur
developed new towns such as Intraprastha (DelhiSikri are the everlasting examples of their
now), Kasi (Varanasai now), Pataliputra (Patnamasterly skills of their architecture.
now), and we can say more other cities too.Modern India:
Foreign invasion from other countries to India hadMarathas under the brave leadership of Shivaji
changed many changes in the Indian culture.created a great confrontation to the British East
Persians are the first invaders of India. FollowingIndia Company. In 1498 Portuguese entered India
them many kings invaded India after Persians. Inafter Vasgodagama's discovery of sea route to
326 BC Alexander the Great invaded and leftIndia via Kerala.
Gandharan Art in India. The concept of PanchayatYou know one thing spice trade was the main
was formed by Chanakya in his famous bookpurpose of foreign visitors to India at that time to
Arthasasthra who was the minister ofpreserve the meat of European people using
Chandraguptha.pepper. These people form their foundations at
Ashoka the famous Mauryan king, in his reign inDiu, Daman, and Goa. The prosperity of these
India the art of civil management was developedtraders did create the motive of British people to
as well as art and culture were also in boom.enter India at that time.
Ashoka's period was 269 BC-232 BC.British East India Company started its trade after
Kanishka was the next famous king to Ashoka,the trade contract agreement signed in 1600 AD.
who was of the dynasty of Kushan. Kanishka'sIndia's administration went to the hands of British
period was 5 AD to 240 AD. He developedgovernment on 1784 by forming act called India
Buddhism as well as many art forms in India.Act. British government formed three presidencies
Hinduism was reawaken in the period of Guptas.in India called Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay in the
They rule from Maghada. India was in the peak of17th century. British used their iron-hand to
its richness and strength. The author ofestablish power and to spread out the frontiers in
Kamasutra Vatsayana and the author ofIndia at that period.
Sakunthala Kalidas were of this period's greatRobert Clive defeated many Indian kings who
poets. Astrology, astronomy, and arithmetic weregave resistance to the British government. The
patronized during the period of Guptas.one of the great king who opposed English rule in
Great South Indian Dynasties:South India at that time was Tipu Sultan who
Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas are the great dynastiesused many advanced modern war skills to oppose
of the same period in South India. Tamil literaturethem and was called as Tiger of Mysore until
was its boom in their period in South India. Many1799.
art forms were also developed by these kings.After that British government annexed all major
The another great South Indian ruling dynastyprovinces to their government one by one. Punjab
was Pallavas. They form their regime bywas annexed on 1799 and Maratha was annexed
defeating Cholas and established their kingdom inon 1803, and totally India was brought under the
Kancheepuram. Pallavas left behind the sculpturesstrong umbrella of English rule.