Monday 15 September 2008

History of Ancient India- An Introduction

Ancient India is a land of superior civilization, agriculture, trade and art. Ethnic groups that settled in India (Pre Aryans, Indo-Aryans, Greeks, Turks, Hunas and Scythians) contributed to the evolution art, architecture, literature & a social system that still prevails. The most remarkable feature is the unity of all these cultural elements which rightfully made India a land of unity in diversity. Hence Ancient Indian history is a very important as it illustrates, 

  1. How agriculture was developed.
  2. Utilization of natural resources
  3. How civilization was formed by building villages, cities and kingdom
  4. How livelihood was developed through farming, spinning, weaving etc…

 We also learn that India had diversity in language, religion, tradition, rituals, lifestyle among other differences. But the major contributors for India’s diverse culture were language and religion.  

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