INDIAN STORY

  India's Real Heroes The land of Vedas, India has been the home to many great political minds. The likes of Chanakya, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi have been born on this ancient land. The ideologies of these leaders have inspired millions across the globe. Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of non-violence and Satyagraha  served as the two important pillars on which the country won its independence. The contribution of other famous freedom fighters like Subash Chandra Bose, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sarojini Naidu, is engraved in golden letters in the Indian history. While Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who is referred to as the ‘Iron Man of India’ was involved in the formation of the states which constitute the present India, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the brains behind the mammoth constitution of the country. The legacy of Gandhi was carried forw ard by the leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Jayprakash Narayan and Indira Gandhi, The leaders had a mammoth task of leading the co

                    History of India                  Indian History is as old as the History of Mankind. Artifacts dating back to as much as 500, 000 years have been found. India's history and culture is ancient and dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization. Beginning with a mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India. The history of India is one punctuated by constant integration with migrating peoples and with the diverse cultures that surround India. Placed in the center of Asia, history in India is a crossroads of cultures from China to Europe, and the most significant Asian connection with the cultures of Africa.  Indian history: The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization in such sites as Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, and Lothal, and the coming of the Aryans. These two phases are usually described as the pre-Vedic and Vedic periods. It is in the Vedic period that Hinduism fi

  The game of name: In brief, the name ‘ India ’ originates from the River  Sindhu , the very ancient and popular  Indus  valley civilization. Initially, there was no word like  India  or  Indus . It all started with the word  Sindhu . The Aryan (Indo-Iranian people) referred to the river  Indus  as the Sindhu ( a Sanskrit word). The old Persian equivalent of  Sindhu  is  Hindu . So, the Persian invaders started calling the Sindhu “ Hindu ”.  Time Period: 600 BCE to 300 BCE Scylax of Caryanda  a Greek explorer explored the  Indus  river for the Persian emperor and presumably took over the Persian name and passed it to Greek (Europe).  Time Period: 550 BCE to 450 BCE The loss of the /h/ from the dialects of Greek spoken language gave rise to the word “ Indos ” .  And over the passage of time,   it ended up being called  India .  They   also coined the term “ Indian ” for the people of the lower Indus basin. By the time of  Alexander , Alexander’s companions were aware of North India up