History Of Indian Emperor (King) Harshavardhan

Harshavardhana was an Indian Emperor, who ruled over the northern parts of India for a period of more than forty years. His empire was spread over the states of Punjab, Bengal, Orissa and the entire Indo-Gangetic plain, lying to the north of the Narmada River. Get more information of the life history of King Harsha Vardhan with this biography:King Harshavardhana was born in 590 BC to Prabhakar Vardhan. His elder brother was Rajyavardhan, the king of Thanesar. He was instrumental in consolidating the small republics and small monarchical states that had sprung up in North India after the downfall of the Gupta dynasty. Harsha Vardhan united the small republics from Punjab to Central India and they accepted him as their king in 606 AD. Though Harsha was only sixteen years old when he ascended...

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Who is Benito Mussolini ?

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) was an Italian who embraced the Fascist dictator. He was the dictator of Italy in the period 1922-1943. He was forced to resign from his position as Prime Minister of Italy on July 28, 1943 after a series defeat of Italy in Africa. After his arrest, he was isolated. Two years later, he was executed in Como, northern Italy. Mussolini end to a decade as the German dictator Adolf Hitler committed by his Nazi.Early LifeMussolini was born in Predappio, Forlì (Emilia-Romagna). His father was a blacksmith Alessandro Rosa and her mother a schoolteacher. Like his father, he became a heavy...

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Indian History : After Independence

Indian History : After Independence 1948 Mahatma Gandhi assassinated. 1949 Indian Constitution adopted. 1950 India goes Republic; Death of Sardar Patel. 1951 First Five-Year Plan launched. 1952 Independent India's First General Elections to the Lok Sabha. 1953 Conquest of Mt. Everest by Ten Zing and Edmund Hillary. 1956 States Reorganisation Act. 1957 Second General Elections to the Lok Sabha. 1961 Goa, Daman and Diu liberated from the possession of Portuguese. 1962 China's attack on India; Third General Election. 1964 Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru died; Lal Bahadur Shastri took over as the new Prime Minister. 1965 Indo-Pak War; Ceasefire. 1966 Tashkent Pact; Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri; Mrs. Indira Gandhi took over as the new P.M.; Punjab divided; Formation of Haryana State. 1967 Fourth...

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Indian History At a Glance

Indian History At a Glance B.C.2500-1500 Indus Valley Civilisation. 540 Birth of Mahavir—Founder of Jainism. 563  Birth of Gautam Buddha—Founder of Buddhism. 483 Buddha attains Nirvana. 468 Mahavir attains Nirvana. 327-325 Alexander's invasion of India. 322 Chandragupta Maurya's accession to the throne of Magadha. 305 Defeat of Seleucus at the hands of Chandragupta Maurya. 273-232 Ashoka's regime 261 Conquest of Kalinga. 58 Beginning of Vikram Era.A.D.78 Beginning of Saka Era. 120 Accession of Kanishka. 320 Beginning of Gupta Dynasty. 405 Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien visited India. 606-647 Harsha Vardhan's regime. 629 Chinese pilgrim...

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Indian National Movement

Indian National Movement The East India Company had established its control over almost all parts of India by the middle of the 19th century. There were numerous risings in the first hundred years of British rule in India. They were, however, local and isolated in character. Some of them were led by the nobility who were refusing to accept the changing patterns of the time and wanted the past to be restored. But the risings developed a tradition of resistance offoreign rule, culminating in the 1857 revolt. The Revolt of 1857, which was called a Sepoy Mutiny by British historians and their imitators in India but described as "the First War of Indian Independence" by many Indian historians, shook the British authority in India from its very foundations.The Revolt of 1857, an unsuccessful...

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Prominent Figures of the Indian Freedom Movement

Prominent Figures of the Indian Freedom Movement Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912)A retired English member of the Indian Civil Services who sympathised with the Indian cause and propagated the ideals of the Congress in Britain. He founded the Indian National Congress in 1885 and was its first General Secretary. Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920)An aggressive freedom fighter popularly known as 'The Father of Indian Unrest'. His political career began in 1896 during the famine in the Deccan. His followers along with him preached the relevant sections of the Famine Relief Code and motivated the people to be bold and fearless in demanding their rights. He was first Indian leader to give the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it". He is the author of Gita-Rahasaya through which...

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Major Dynasties and Rulers of India

Major Dynasties and Rulers of India Century 6–4 BC  Magadhan Ascendancy (North India)   544–492  Bimbisara  492–460  Ajatshatru   344–323  Mahapadma Nanda, Dhan Nanda 4–2 BC  Mauryan Empire (Areas south of Karnataka)   324–300  Chandragupta Maurya   298–273  Bindusara   273–236  Ashoka 2–1 BC  Shungas (Ganges valley and part of Central India)   184–151  Demetrius II   155–130  Menander (Milinda) 1 BC–AD 3  Satavahanas (North Deccan) 120 Gautamiputra Satakarni 1 BC–AD 3  Shakas (West India) 1 BC–AD 3  Kushanas  (Northern India and Central Asia)   78–106Kanishka AD 4–AD 6  Guptas (North India)   319/20–330  Chandragupta I   330–375  Samudragupta  ...

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Hindu Religious Books

Hindu Religious Books Vedas There are four Vedas– 1. The Rig Veda 2. The Sama Veda 3. The Yajur Veda and 4. The Atharva Veda   Upanishads They represent the high water mark of Hindu intellect. They constitute the basis of vedantic philosophy.   Epics 1. The Ramayan written by Valmiki 2. The Mahabharat written by Ved Vyas   Puranas They are 18 in number. They constitute a mixture of religion, history, mythology and tradition. These Puranas are– 01. Brahma Purana 02. Padma Purana 03. Vishnu Purana 04. Vayavya Purana 05. Bhagvad Purana 06. Naridiaya Purana 07. Markandeya Purana 08. Brahmvaivart Purana 09. Leng Purana 10. Varah Purana 11. Skanda Purana 12. Garud Purana 13. Brahmand Purana 14. Aagneyay Purana 15. Bhavishya Purana 16. Baaman Purana 17. Karma Purana 18. Matsaya Purana   Shastras...

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Indian Presidents

1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad India’s first president after independence was dr. Rajendra Prasad born on december 3, 1884 in the Saran district of North Bihar. Prasad spent his childhood listening to tales from the Ramayana, and the epic had a profound influence on his life. He was a brilliant student, he studied in the Presidency College, Calcutta, and topped in Master of Arts and Master of Law at the Calcutta University. He joined the Indian National Congress while practicing Law in Calcutta in 1911. Even though he made his mark as a lawyer, he was deeply influenced by Gandhi, and plunged himself into the freedom struggle. He twice became the president of the Congress in 1934 and 1939. Prasad emerged as the only choice for presidency after the country became a Republic in 1950. When it came to...

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Swami Vivekananda Speech

Swami Vivekananda’s Speech in Chicago which is till date considered as the best speech given on the ococasion of worlds religions meet specially in indian national language. Sisters and Brothers of America, It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world; I thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honor of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration. I am proud to belong...

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