Sixth century B.C. forms an important landmark in ancient Indian history as it witnessed the emergence of sixteen great states (Mahajanapadas) in the political firmament of India. In order to know about the political condition of India one has to depend largely on different religious literatures. These are: (i) Later Vedic Literature such as the Puranas, Mahabharata and Ramayana [...]
An important feature of colonial India was the emergence of communalism as a force that guided the destiny of India into a blood bath and inevitable partition of the Indian subcontinent on communal lines. Though India was a land of multi-religions, creeds and faiths, pre-colonial India was never plagued by the worm of communalism. It was the purposeful colonial policy [...]
Read this article to learn about the causes for the emergence of independent nations in Asia, Africa and Latin America after the World Wars! Within about 25 years of the end of the Second World War, most countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America which had been under imperialist rule won their freedom. Most of the others that remained became [...]
