History

Indigo revolt Before the introduction of Chemical Dyes, there was natural Indigo Dye. These Dye had high value around the world. As a result, Many European traders tried to become Indigo Planters in India. By that, the Europeans employed the local farmer to grow the Indigo crop. After harvesting, these crops it was processed into … Read more

Amboyna Massacre It was brutal torture and murder of twenty men that including ten men who were in service of the English East India Company in Ambon Island in 1623. Apart from the Ten men others were Japanese and Portuguese traders. They were murdered by the people who worked for the Dutch East India Company. … Read more

Pallavas art and architecture Pallavas era was the great age of temple building. They actually introduced the art of excavating temples from the rocks. Also, the Dravidian style of Architecture was actually started by the Pallavas. The Dravidian architecture had a gradual evolution that started from cave temples to monolithic rathas and finally to structural … Read more

Pallavas Administration The Administration of Pallavas were well organized. The state was divided into Kottams. The Kottam were administrated by the officers whom were appointed by the King. The king was the supreme power and was the fountain of justice. The King provided land grants to the temple called Devadhana. The King also provided land … Read more

Mesolithic Age in India The date of the Mesolithic culture varies in different parts of the world. We assign this culture to pre-agricultural times in certain areas. In the Levant (Eastern Mediterranean), they are dated between 20,000 and 9500 BCE. In India, Mesolithic cultures appeared around 10,000 BCE. In certain parts of India including Kerala … Read more

Neolithic Sites in India and Their Culture The Neolithic Age means the New Stone Age and the last part of the Stone Age. It spanned around 7000 BC. There are four main groups of sites found in India. The Neolithic settlement was found in northwest India, South India, and North-Eastern India. The important sites were … Read more

Lower Palaeolithic Culture During the lower Palaeolithic times, Upright man is believed to have lived in the Indian Subcontinent. To add more strength to this theory, we found the first Palaeolithic tools in Pallavaram in Chennai, India, identified by Robert Bruce Foote in 1863, and then many Palaeolithic sites were discovered in India’s subcontinent. Lower Paleolithic … Read more

Economy of the Mughal Empire The economy of Mughal empire was a forest-based agricultural economy. The craftsmen got their raw materials from the forests. The timbers from the forest were used by carpenters, woodcarvers, shipwrights, and lacquerware makers. The wild silk was used by the reelers and Weavers. The iron miners and metal workers such … Read more

Religion during Mughal empire Hinduism Mughal empire religious tolerance is the one which in recent years gained momentum. Their period saw a continuing assertion of all basic elements in puranic traditions. As it was tough to say that Hinduism was a Single body of doctrine. It has countless faiths and a number of practices and … Read more