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Historical Underpinnings and Evolution of Indian Constitution

By TnpscUmbrelA July 24, 2022Historical Underpinnings and Evolution of Indian Constitution, POLITY

In this article, we shall look into the Historical Underpinning and Evolution of the Constitution of India also known asthe History of Indian Constitution through various acts that enabled the British…

Sanskrit

By TnpscUmbrelA July 24, 2022HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA, Unity in diversity – Race, language, custom

Sanskrit is an ancient Hindu language. It was used as a dialect by the ancient Indo-Aryans about the year 2000 BCE. It is also known as Vedic Sanskrit due to…

Religious Practises of Indus Valley Civilization

By TnpscUmbrelA July 24, 2022Characteristics of Indian culture, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA

The Indus Valley civilization was primarily an urban civilization, with well-planned towns intended to meet the requirements of the people who lived in them as well as the physical and…

Structure of society and politics, Magadha Empire

By TnpscUmbrelA July 24, 2022Change and Continuity in the Socio - Cultural History of India, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA

Magadha was a region on the eastern Ganges Plain and one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, or 'Great Kingdoms,' of the Second Urbanisation (600–200 BCE). Between the 6th and 4th centuries…

Pandya kingdom

By TnpscUmbrelA July 23, 2022HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA, South Indian history

The Pandyan kingdom was an unknown ancient Tamil state in South India. From prehistoric times until the end of the fifteenth century, the Pandyas were one of three ancient Tamil…

Army and Military Organization of Vijayanagara Kingdom

By TnpscUmbrelA July 23, 2022Age of Vijayanagaram and Bahmani Kingdoms, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA

The Vijayanagara Military backed the Vijayanagara Empire, particularly during the empire's long-running rivalry with the Bahmani Sultanate. The Vijayanagara rulers had a strong navy in addition to a large standing…

Struggle for Empire in North India, Mughals and Afghans (1525–1555)

By TnpscUmbrelA July 23, 2022HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA, Mughals and Marathas

The struggle between Mughals and Afghans for control over northern India started in 1526 when Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, and Babur, a Central Asian…

Early Muslim Invasion

By TnpscUmbrelA July 23, 2022Delhi Sultans, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA

The first Muslim Invasion of India was by the Arabs, led by Muhammad Bin Qasim. It occurred in 711 AD and resulted in Sind's conquest. The first Turkish invasion of…

Gupta Period Coins, Ancient Coins

By TnpscUmbrelA July 23, 2022Guptas, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA

The Gupta period is regarded as classical India's "Golden age." Chandragupta, I began the Gupta coinage with a remarkable series of gold coins. The gold coins of the Gupta emperors…