Chandragupta Maurya, India's first emperor, overthrew the Nanda dynasty. He unified the subcontinent and established the ...

Why the caste of an ancient Indian king has sparked a modern political battle Gurjars and Rajputs, both electorally significant communities in the Hindi heartland, claim king Mihir Bhoj belonged ...

Elephants have been a powerful symbol of wealth and power since ancient times. But how did the symbolic meanings of elephants ...

Indian history writing began with two itihasas.Rishi Narada narrated the Ramayana, about Rama, to Valmiki; the latter made it into a fantasy full of flying monkeys and demons.The Mahabharata, the ...