Education in Ancient India Education in ancient India was tremendously important for the society and was given to the 3 upper classes‚ namely Brahmins‚ Kshatriyas and Vaishya Introduction http://www.sciforums.com/Education-System-In-Ancient-India-t-16676.html It may be said with quite a good degree of precision that India was the only country where knowledge was systematized and where provision was made for its imparting at the highest level in remote times. Whatever the discipline of learning
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Political Science Project “Looking West Or Within” 20/09/2012 Gujarat National Law University Submitted by Aastha Mehta REG NO: 12A003 Political Science Project: “Looking West or Within” Submitted by Aastha Mehta Reg No. 12A003 Semester 1 B.A LLB (HONS) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is my utmost privilege to present this paper to Gujarat National Law
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Iron age (1200–26 BC)[show] * Vedic period (2000–500 BC) * – Black and Red ware culture (1300–1000 BC) * – Painted Grey Ware culture (1200–600 BC) * – Northern Black Polished Ware (700–200 BC) * – Maha Janapadas (700–300 BC) * – Magadha Kingdom (500–321 BC) * Haryanka Kingdom (684–424 BC) * Shishunaga Kingdom (413–345 BC) * Ror Kingdom (450 BC–489 AD) * Nanda Empire (424–321 BC) * Pandya Empire (300 BC–1345 AD) * Chera Kingdom (300 BC–1102 AD) * Chola Empire (300 BC–1279
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Postage stamps and postal history of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For the states with their own stamps‚ see Stamps and postal history of Indian states. For India Post‚ see Indian Postal Service. [pic] [pic] The first stamp of independent India shows the new Indian Flag. It was meant for foreign correspondence.[1][2] [pic] [pic] The second stamp depicts the Aśokan lions capital‚ the national emblem of India‚ and is for domestic use.[1][2] This is
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its capital. In about 260 BCE Ashoka waged a bitterly destructive war against the state of Kalinga (modern Odisha).[2] He conquered Kalinga‚ which none of his ancestors (starting from Chandragupta Maurya) had done. His reign was headquartered in Magadha (present-day Bihar). He embraced Buddhism after witnessing the mass deaths of the Kalinga War‚ which he himself had waged out of a desire for conquest. "Ashoka reflected on the war in Kalinga‚ which reportedly had resulted in more
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IAP* World History Study Guide and Graphic Organizers - Unit 1: Foundations‚ ~8000 BCE - 600 CE 1. Themes in AP* World History . Why you should know this: Knowledge of these themes assists you especially when developing a thesis for an essay. Moreover‚ because these themes are overarching‚ they will most likely be the basis of the essay questions. You should always keep these themes in mind when analyzing civilizations and societies‚ both when you are comparing
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INTRODUCTION The word ‘Caste’ is originally derived from the Latin word Castus‚ which means chaste and pure. From ancient times the Indian society was divided into Jatis or small groups which are distinct from classes. Due to the complexity of Jatis‚ the Portuguese who came to India gave the name castas‚ referring to the pure/impure divide. Thus the word caste came into being in the Indian society. The translation of the terms Varna and Jati into caste seems obscures the real difference between
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The Mahabharata (Sanskrit Mahābhārata महाभारत‚IPA: [məɦaːˈbʱaːrət̪ə]) is one of the two major Sanskritepics of ancient India‚ the other being theRamayana.[1] Besides its epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandava princes‚ the Mahabharata contains much philosophical and devotional material‚ such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or purusharthas (12.161). Among the principal works and stories that are a part of theMahabharata are the Bhagavad Gita
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I. Introduction Emerging markets are nations with social or business activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization. The economies of China and India are considered to be the largest. According to the Economist many people find the term outdated‚ but no new term has yet to gain much traction. Emerging market hedge fund capital reached a record new level in the first quarter of 2011 of $121 billion. The seven largest emerging and developing economies by either nominal GDP or GDP (PPP)
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Guidelines for using the contents provided in the CD Study the books that are related to your category. Sub‐Junior Grades V‚ VI & VII An Exploration of Scientific Saga Part 1 Junior Grades VIII‚ IX & X An Exploration of Scientific Saga Part 1 An Exploration of Scientific Saga Part 2 Senior Grades XI & XII An Exploration of Scientific Saga Part 1 An Exploration of Scientific Saga Part 2 An Exploration of Science Note: 60% of the questions from the above study material. 30% of the questions
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