There is no other name in the history of indian political thought which commands as much popularity and respect as that of the author of Arthashastra. With exception to the heroes of epics and puranas, no name is more familiar to indians than that of Kautilya
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Cardinal Numbers In Sanskrit
Number Chart (1 to 100) Word एकोन in the chart is used here to represent ‘-1’. One (एक) less than (ऊन) is एकोन. Example : 59 = एकोनषष्टिः (1 less…

Valmiki Was A Liar Says Jain Ramayanam
Vimalasuri – Author of Jain Ramayanam Prakrit literature पउम चरियम् (पद्मचरितम् in Sanskrit), in verse form, is the ancient most Ramayanam composed in Jain literature. Vimalasuri is the composer of…

Sculptures of Trimurti – Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
This post is a collection of sculptures of Trimurti – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, across various geographies, in no specific order. Post will be updated as per findings. Panel From…

The Earliest Archaeological Evidence of Word Vaishnava
The earliest Archaeological evidence of the word वैष्णव is found on Coin (~250 CE) of the Traikutaka त्रैकूटक kings Dharasena & Vyaghrasena ruling on parts of Gujarat & Maharashtra. They…

Kushan Inscription At Ladakh (India) & Shiva On Kushan Coins
Kushan Inscription At Ladakh (India) ~2000 yrs ago, Ladakh was ruled by शिवपूजक Kushan king Vima Kadphises (Father of Kanishka) as per his Inscription. • Place – Khaltse Village •…

Gupta Inscription – Samudragupta & River Ganga
Fame of Samudragupta समुद्रगुप्त (4th c. CE) is compared with swift flow of River Ganga गंगा in an Inscription. • Place – Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) • Language – Sanskrit •…

Gandhar (Ancient India) and उपरिश्येन (Hindu Kush) Mountain Range
Gandhara Mentioned In Inscription of Iran Bagastan Inscription of Iran and its connection with Gandhara (Ancient India) & Hindu Kush (उपरिश्येन) mountains. • Antiquity : ~500 BCE • Patronage :…

Pratihara Inscription – Mihir Bhoj & Kautiliyan Terminology Vijigishu
Vaillabhattasvamin inscription (876 CE) of Pratihara era eulogized Mihira Bhoja as “Śrīmad Ādivarāha, who wished to conquer the three worlds (trailokyam)” – श्रीमदादिवराहेण त्रैलोक्यं विजिगीषुणा. विजिगीषु word is used for…
Female Adultery In Parashara Smriti
In Indian civilization, female in each varna is responsible for producing pure lineage. Such a lineage is responsible to carry on the traditions of their respective varna in society. This way, society’s dharmic fabric remains unharmed…

Samrat Chandragupta (सम्राट चन्द्रगुप्त) – Historical Novel of Dhumketu
This historical novel – Samrat Chandragupta (सम्राट चन्द्रगुप्त) – is 3rd and last novel in the series of novels, on Chanakya-Chandragupta Maurya pair, written by Dhumketu. From the preceding two,…
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