Making of an empire As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

For General Studies Paper 1, key areas to focus on include history, geography, polity, economy, science & technology, and environment. So here are high-yield topics for General Studies Paper 1.

Unlike the old History textbook that began from the 7th century and covered medieval rulers like the Delhi Sultans and the Mughal Empire, the new book stops at the Gupta dynasty period between the 3rd ...

The new Social Science textbook for Class 7 published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has shrunk what were earlier three separate books for History, Geography ...

On National Panchayati Raj Day, let’s explore how this institution has evolved from traditional panchayats to constitutional local bodies over time. Evolution of Panchayati Raj Institutions The ...

A person named Mauryan shared his excitement about joining a company with no female employees, posting: "Finally joined a company with no women, and all my colleagues are 40+ in age. No drama, no ...

Dr. Mark Hyman, a “functional medicine” proponent and longtime friend of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is finding powerful allies in his bid to treat disease with blood tests and supplements.

According to a statement issued by the ASI (Patna Circle), “The process of unravelling some of the buried Mauryan stone pillars of the Asokan Sabhgar (80-pillared assembly hall) was initiated by ...

The unravelling process of some of the buried pillars of the hall, which is believed to be the remains of the Mauryan palace of Pataliputra, was initiated by ASI Director General Yadubir Singh Rawat.

The Mauryan Pillared Hall was brought to light by excavations conducted by ASI and the K P Jayaswal Research Institute, Patna, between 1912 and 1915, and again between 1951 and 1955.

The Edicts of Ashoka were collected from the cold regions of Afghanistan, which is evident enough to prove the zenith of the Mauryan Empire under the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. In the heart of ...

(The Indian Express has launched a new series of articles for UPSC aspirants written by seasoned writers and scholars on issues and concepts spanning History, Polity, International Relations, Art, ...