Notes and Study material for Exams
Later Vedic Period The period that followed Rig Vedic Age is known as Later Vedic Age. This age witnessed the composition of three later Veda Samhitas namely, the Samveda Samhita, the Yajurveda Samhita, the Atharvaveda Samhita as well as Brahmanas and the Upanishads of all the four Vedas and later on the two great Epics—the … Read more
The Delhi Sultanate basically refers to the Muslim rulers who ruled India through Delhi. This basically came into existence after Mohammed Ghori captured Delhi after defeating Prithviraj. After Prithviraj was captured, the Delhi Sultanate went into the hands of one of Ghori’s generals known as Qutub-ud-din Aibak. During the end of the 12th century, he … Read more
Vijayanagara empire and their contribution to art, literature and culture – socio-economic conditions, administration, fall of Vijayanagar empire The Vijayanagara Empire, an important South Indian empire was founded by Harihara Raya I and his brother Bukka Raya I. The capital of the empire was Vijayanagara, present days Hampi in Karnataka. The empire ruled from 1336 … Read more
Post-Gupta Period Post-Gupta Period: Political, Social, Economic Religious and Cultural life Political life The decline of The Gupta Dynasty a little after the fifth century A.D. triggered a process of political fragmentation in the whole subcontinent. Feudatories and subjugated powers declared their independence and made way for emergence of small kingdoms. It gave rise to … Read more
Andhra pradesh after bifurcation Andhra Pradesh state bifurcation into two separate states –Telangana and Andhra Pradesh – was done on 1st June, 2014 according to the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. Hyderabad city which was the capital of the undivided Andhra Pradesh state went to Telangana in view of the geographic location. As per section 5(1) … Read more
INFRASTRUCTURE) that are badly needed for economic development. Foreign investment meets the gap in management, Entrepreneurship, technology and skill. These can be transferred to the host country through suitable training programmes and the processes. Further foreign companies bring with them sophisticated technological knowledge about production processes while transferring modern machinery equipment to the capital-poor developing … Read more