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Early Historic Period of Indian Society

Introduction to an Early Historic Period of Indian Society! The period spanning from the 6th century BC to the 4th century BC is an important landmark in the evolution of Indian society and culture. Historians labelled this period as the beginning of the early historic period. Image Source: mapsofindia.com/history/images/infographics.jpg Literary and archaeological sources provide valuable data to understand [...]

By Vikram Rana|2015-08-08T12:31:24+05:30July 31, 2014|Essay|Comments Off

Non-Vedic Religions in Early Historic Period of Indian Society

Besides the political developments of significance, another far-reaching development was the momentous religious upheaval. This religious upheaval shook the foundations of the Vedic orthodoxy and gave rise to many heterodox religious movements. Though there arose eighty-two heterodox religious schools in the Gangetic valley, only Buddhism and Jainism stood the test of time and grew into well-organized popular religions, along with [...]

By Vikram Rana|2015-08-08T12:32:20+05:30July 31, 2014|Essay|Comments Off