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Ancient India
Former ASI regional director says Qutub Minar was built as ‘Surya Stambh’, an ancient Hindu observatory to study astronomy
Former ASI regional director Dharamveer Sharma has stated that Qutub MInar was actually Surya Stambh and it was built by Emperor Vikramaditya.
BHU’s new Hindu Studies course to include topics on ancient warfare, military strategy, women in military: Report
The MA course on Hindu Studies, a joint effort by BHU's Department of Philosophy and Religion, Bharat Adhyayan Kendra, Department of Sanskrit, Department of Ancient History, Culture, and Archeology, is the first of its kind in India.
Earth, space, time, and more: Read how Indian scholars had recorded astronomical facts centuries before they were ‘discovered’ by Westerns
Based on original Sanskrit texts, the book “Indian Astronomy: A Source-Book” narrates how ancient India excelled in astronomy
The Glory of Ancient Indian City Architecture: From the Harappan city planning to architecture in Vedic text and Puranas
For delving into the depths of ancient Indian city architecture, a glance at the pre, proto, and historic era city/town planning in India will give a good view of how things looked back then.
The far east and its ancient Indian connections
Many of the common Indians who travelled to these places settled down permanently and married local women, while the Princes who arrived would establish new kingdoms.
Tamil Nadu in talks with National Gallery of Australia to get back 7 stolen ancient idols
The state government has initiated the process of getting back the stolen idols.
NCERT to introduce ancient value systems in textbooks from Class VI to Class X, reports Indian Express
The new changes will enable students to know our own achievements of the past.
IIT Kharagpur introduces new course to link Ancient science and technology research to modern sciences
The University aims to cover achievements of Indians in various fields.
MP govt announces plan to register Gurukuls and treat them at par with regular schools
This decision was announced at the International Virat Gurukul Sammelan
A 5000 year old Indian rock painting pegged as the oldest sketch of a supernova
Three Indian scientists have made this claim
