This article provides a biography of Asoka. Birth and Early Life: Accession: The romantic hypothesis based on Seleukos entering into a matrimonial alliance with Chandragupta Maurya, Asoka's grandfather, which according to Sylvain Levi "introduced a Greek Princess in the Mauryan harem" that Asoka was either the grandson or son of the Greek Princess remains unproved. That he was not the [...]
Biography of Chandragupta Maurya: Ancestry, Early Life and His Conquest! Chandragupta's Ancestry: The rise of the Maurya Empire was a political phenomenon of great consequence in the history of India. It is as remarkable as captivating. The hero who ushered in this new age of unity and imperial rule was Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta's ancestry is not known for certain. In [...]
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was popularly known as the Father of Indian Renaissance. With his fight against social prejudice and concern for humanity, he inaugurated a new lease of life for Indians. Early Life: Raja Ram Mohan was born on 22nd May 1772 in a Brahmin family in the village of Radhanagar near Krislinanagar in Bengal. image source: ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/A1k7wi18ygL._SL1500_.jpg [...]