ANCIENT INDIA
1-> INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION BELONGS TO BRONZE AGE OR CHALEOLITHIC AGE
2-> HARRAPA WAS FOUND ON THE BANK OF RIVER RAVI(in 1921)
3-> HARRAPA WAS FOUND UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DAYARAM SAHNI
4-> MOHANJODARO WAS FOUND ON THE BANK OF RIVER INDUS(SINDHU) UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF R.D.BANERGEE(in 1922)
5-> KALIBANGAN WAS FOUND ON THE BANK OF RIVER SARASWATI(in 1953)
6-> DOCKYARD OF LOTHAL IS THE LARGEST STRUCTURE OF WHOLE INDUS CIVILISATION.IT LOTAHL IS IN GUJRAT.
7-> THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SITES HAS BEEN FOUND IN GUJRAT (12 sites)
8-> THE PEOPLE OF INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION WERE NOT AWARE OF IRON.
9-> IN MOHANJODARO A STRUCRURE HAS BEEN FOUND KNOWN AS GREAT BATH.IT WAS A RELIGIOUS PLACE
10->UPNISHAD IS CALLED END OF VEDA
11->RIGVEDA CONTAINS 1028 HYUMNS .IT IS DIVIDED IN TO 10 MANDALH
12->MANDALH 3 CONTAINS GAYATRI MANTRA .MANDALH 3 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN TO WORLD HERITAGE LIST NY UNESCO
13->SAMA VEDA KNOWN AS 1ST BOOK OF INDIAN MUSIC OR 1ST BOOK OF MELODY
14->YAJUR VEDA 1ST INDIAN BOOK OF MATHEMATICS OR ASTRONOMY
15->ATHAR VEDA 1ST INDIAN BOOK OF MEDICINE
16->THERE IS TOTAL 108 UPANISHAD ARE PRESENT
17->THE WORD "SATYAMEVA JAYATE" HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM "MUNDAKA UPANISHAD"
18->"KATH UPANISHAD" CONTAINS DIALOUGE B/W "YAMA AND NACHIKETA"
19->REGVEDA CONTAINS MAXIMUM HYMNS FOR LORD "INDRA"(250 ymns)
20->"VARNA" SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISCRIBED IN MANDALH 10 OF "REGVEDA"
21->SIDDHARTH KNOWN AS "GAUTAM BUDDH" BORN IN LUMBANI NOW IN NEPAL IN 563 BC
22->HIS MOTHER NAME WAS MAHAMAYA SHE DIED AFTER BIRTH OF SIDDHARTH
23->SIDDHARTH FOSTER MOTHER'S NAME WAS PRAJAPATI GAUTAMI
24->SIDDHARTH LEARNT MEDITATION WITH THE HELP OF ALARAKALMA
25->IN GAYA SIDDHARTH OBTAINED INLIGHTENMENT
26->IN SARNATH(UP)BUDDAH DELIVERED HIS 1ST SERMAN
27->BUDDAH DIED IN KUSHINAGAR IN 483 BC
28->BUDDAH GAVE EIGHT FOLD PATH/MIDDLE PATH/ASTANGIKA MARG
29->1ST DISCIPLE OF BUDDAH WAS ANAND
30->1ST BUDDHIST COUNCIL WAS CONDUCTED IN RAJGIR(483 BC) CHAIRMAN WAS MAHAKASSAPA AND PATRON KING WAS AJATSHATRU.
31->TWO HOLY BOOKS SUTTA PITTAK AND VINAY PITTAK WAS COMPILED IN 1ST BUDDHIST COUNCIL
32->2ND BUDDHIST COUNCIL WAS CONDUCTED IN VAISHALI AND PATRON KING WAS KALASOKA.HERE TWO IDEOLOGY EMWRGED THERA VADI(old) AND MAHASANGHIKA.
33->3RD BUDDHIST COUNCIL WAS HELD AT TISSA ANS PATRON KING WAS ASHOK.HERE COMPILATION OF 3RD BUDDHIST HOLY BOOK "ABHIDHAMMA PITAK" TOOK PLACE
34->4TH BUDDHIST COUNCIL WAS HELD AT KASHMIR AND WAS PARTONIZED BY THE KING KANISHAKA.HERE BUDDAH RELIGION DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS HINAYAN(symbol worship) AND MAHAYANA(ideal worship)
35->1ST ROYAL FOLLLOWER OF MAHAYANA WAS KANISHAKA.
36->SUTTA PITAK CONTAINS SERMONS OF BUDDAH .ONE PART IS JATAK STORIES IT GIVES MORAL LESSON.
37->VIANY PITAK CONATINS CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MONKS SANGH
38->ALL THREE HOLY BOOKS OF BAUDDAH RELIGION IS KNOWN AS TRIPITAKA.
39->RISHAVHDEVA WAS IST TIRTHANKARA OF JAIN.
40->MAHAVIR WAS 23RD TIRTHANKARA OF JAIN.HE IS KNOWN AS REAL FOUNDER OF JAINISM.
41->MAHAVIR BORN IN KUNDAGRAM(VAISHALI)IN 450 BC.AND DIED IN PAVAPURI.
42->GAVE FIVE PRINCIPLES OR PANCHMAHAVRATA OR ANUVRATA.JAINISM PHILOSPY IS BASED ON "SYADAVADA"(MEANS MAY BE)
OR ANEKANTAVADA.
43->MAHAPADMA NANDA WAS FONDER OF NANDA DYNASTY.
44->BATTLE OF JHELUM B/W ALEXANDER(SIKANDAR) AND KING PORUS.
45->CHANDRA GUPTA MAURYA WAS THE FOUNDER OF MAURYA DYNASTY.HE DEFEATED NANDA KING UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND GUIDENCE OF KAUTILYA.
46->A BOOK CALLED "MUDRARAKASHASA"(in sanskrit) WRITTEN BY "VISHAKHADATTA.
47->"MEGASTHENAGE" A GREEK AMBASSADOR WROTE THE BOOK "INDICA".
48->CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA BECAME THE FOLLOWER OF JAINISN AN ACCOMPAINED WITH "BHADRABAHU".HE WENT TO "SHRANVANBELAGOLA"(karnatka) WHERE STONE OF LOARD GOMATESHWARE IS PRESENT.
49->BINDUSAR TOOK TITLE AMITROGHATA .HE WAS THE FATHER OF ASHOK.
50->IN 260 BC ASHOKA FOUGHT KALINGA(coastal area of orissa) WAR.
51->"ASHOKA" CONVERTED TO BUDHISM BY A MONK "UPAGUPTA".
52->IN 1837 "JAMES PRINSEP" READ ITHE INSCRIPTION OF ASHOKAN PILLAR SUCCESSFULLY.ACCORDIND TO THIS ASHOKA NAME WAS DEVNAMA PIYADASSI.
53->MASKI EDICT (karnatka) TELL THE NAME ASHOKA.
54->ROCK EDICT 13 TELLS ABOUT THE KALINGA WAR.
55->ASHOK SENT HIS CHILDREN MAHENDRA AND SANGMITRA TO SRILANKA TO EXPAND BUDDHISM.
56->LAST MAURYAN KING WAS "BRIHADRA" WHO WAS KILLED BY HIS OWN ARMY GENERAL "PUSHYAMITRA SUNG".
57->"ARTHASHATRA" A BOOK ON POLITY WRITTEN BY KAUTALIYA/CHANKYA/VISHNUGUPTA.
58->ASHOKAN PILLAR CONTAINS 4 CHAKRA,4 ANIMAL RELATED TO BUDDAH LIFE BULL ,HOURSE,ELEPHANT,AND LION.
59->SARNATH(up) IS THE SOURCE OF OUR NATIONAL EMBLAME.
60->"PATANJALI" WROTE "YOGASITRA" AND "MAHABHASYA".
61->"PANINI" WROTE A BOOK "ASTADHYAYI" WHICH IS 1ST BOOK ON SANSKRIT GRAMMAR.
62->"JUNAGARH" INSCRIPTION 1ST EVER INSCRIPTION IN THE PUREST FORM OF SANSKRIT.
63->IN 78 AD SAKA ERA STARTED BY KANISHKA.
64->VIKRAM ERA STARTED IN 57 BC BY KING VIKRAMADITYA.
65->ASWAGHOSH WROTE A BOOK BUDDAH CHARITA IN SANSKRIT.
66->SUSHNTASMHITA A BBOK ON SURGERY WRITTEN BY CHARAK.
67->SAMADRAGUPTA KNOWN AS NEPOLEAN OF INDIA.
68->PRAYAG PRASHASTRI WRITTEN ON ALLAHABAD PILLER IN SANSKRIT.IT WAS COMPOSED BY HARISENA.
69->FAHIYAN CAME TO INDIA IN SEARCH OF ORIGINAL SCRCPTURE OF BUDDHISM.
70->KALIDAS WROTE BOOKS LIKE MALVIKAGNINMITRAM,RAGHUVANSMA,MEGHDOOT,KUMARASAMBHAVA,SHUKUNTALAM.
71->KALIDAS KNOWN AS SHAKESPEAR OF INDIA.
72->VISHNUSHRAMAN WROTE BOOK PANCHTANTARA.
73->HITOPADESH BY NARAYANSWAMI.
74->EARLIER NAME OF MAHABHARAT WAS JAISAMHITA.
75->VARAHAMIHIRA WROTE A BOOK PANCHSIDDHANTIKA.
76->SOMNATH AND DILWARA TEMPLES ARE JAIN TEMPLES AND WERE CONSTRUCTED BY SOLANKI DYNASTY OF GUJRAT.
77->KHAJURAHO TEMPLE BY CHENDLE DYNASTY.
78->JAGNNATH TEMPLE,MUKTHESWER TEMPLE,LINGRAJ,AND SON TEMPLE WERW CONSTRUCTED BY GANGA DYNASTY.
79->AJANTA PAINTINGS ARE BASED ON BIDDHISM.IT WAS PUBLIC ART.
80->ELLORA DEVLOPED BY RASHTRAKUTA DYNASTY.HERE HINDUSIM,BUDDHISM AND JAINISM TOUCH CAN BE FOUND.
81->HIEUN TSANG CAME INDIA AT THE TIME OF HARSHA PERIOD HE CAME FOR RELIGIOUS STUDY AT NALANDA.WROTE A BOOK "SIYUKI".
82->BANABHATTA WROTE HARSHACHARITA.
83->KAILASH TEMPLE CONSTRUCTED BY KRISHNA-1.