At its core, Indian history is a divided account- perhaps it has as many hundreds of years henceforth as it has from infinity. Bits and pieces had undergone alteration on various cultures, religions, and civilisations that have preceded these lands. From ancient civilization onward, through the British colonial era, to independence, and other points of divergence, great facades have been also complicated and most fascinating history. Below is the complete narrative regarding Indian history with regard to major phases and milestones.
1. Ancient Indian History:
The history of India can be traced back to the times of the Indus Valley Civilization. By name, it can be regarded as the most ancient and the first city-making culture of the world. It comprised a considerable part of present-day Pakistan along with northwest India, and all this was covered under the rivers of the Indus and its tributaries in which cities like Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were well-planned streets leading large and public bathhouses.
With the entrance of Indo-Aryans and the arrival of the Vedas between 1500-500 BCE, the lower end of the Vedic period followed the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization. These sacred texts then laid the basis on which to practice Hinduism. This marked the initiation of caste criteria, kingship creation, as well as backward-integration political structure into Kshatriyas (warrior class), and Brahmins (priestly class).
Later centuries saw the emergence of still more small kingdoms in north India. Among them, the newborn people were the Mahajanapadas in 6th-century BCE, both republics and monarchies. During this time, the first seeds of Buddhism and Jainism were planted, fed by Gautama Buddha and Mahavira. Both the philosophies challenged the orthodox tradition guaranteed by the Vedas .
