Crafts, Commerce, and Urban Growth During Ancient India

Crafts and Craftsmen: Although a substantial number of non-producing people concentrated in the cities, the age of the Shakas, Kushans, Satavahanas (200 BC—AD250) and the first Tamil states was the most flourishing period in the history of crafts and commerce in ancient India. Arts and crafts in particular witnessed remarkable growth. Image Source: paramparikkarigar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/paramparikkarigarmastercraftsmen.jpg We do not hear [...]