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The Heritage Of India
India colourful and vibrant, a land as diverse as its people. A mosaic of faiths, cultures, customs and languages that blend harmoniously to form a composite whole. One of the world’s oldest living civilizations - which gave to the world - the concept of zero, the primordial sound Aum…Yoga, and Buddhism.
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- The Important Events and Dates
- The Old Stone Age- 5,00000 BC- 12,000 BC
- The New Stone Age-12,000BC-5000 BC
- The Harappan Culture-3250 BC-2000BC
- The Vedic Age-1600 BC-600 BC
- Rise of Jainism and Buddhism-600 BC-200 BC
- Persian Invasion of India- 522 BC-486 BC
- Alexander Invasion of India-326 BC
- Mauryan Empire- 322 BC
- Other dynasties of Indogreeks,Sakas,Kushanas-200 BC-300 AD
- Guptas,Chalukas -300 AD-800 AD
- Gupta Empire-320 AD-540 AD
- Arab conquest of Sind-712 AD
- Rajputs
- Delhi Sultanate-1206 AD-1526 AD
- Mughal Empire-1526 AD-1707 AD
- Modern Age 1707-1947 AD
- India wins independence- 1947
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