Rs 4,350 pp 133 (+12 maps) With its myths, stories, histories, ancient India is an idea that beats in the hearts of all Indians. To me, of particular interest is the time of the Mahabharata, a ...

By Alexander Cunningham., Major-General, R.E. With thirteen maps ... we are still completely in the dark as to the chronology of ancient Indian history. We have a date here and there, as ...

Researchers from AnSI and the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, hope that through their study they can map out a conclusive and strong narrative of ancient Indian history by the ...

Indian history writing began with two itihasas.Rishi Narada narrated the Ramayana, about Rama, to Valmiki; the latter made it into a fantasy full of flying monkeys and demons.The Mahabharata, the ...

What's cooler than maps? Bizarre ancient maps. Oxford University Press recently published "The Oxford Map Companion: One Hundred Sources in World History," edited by UC Irvine historian Patricia ...

A new mural on display in India’s new $110 million Parliament has become an unlikely target of ire among its South Asian neighbors, with Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh seeking an explanation ...