he Congress is unique.
Our uniqueness arises from several basic features
of the Congress's history, its character, its ideology
and the legacy of its leadership. I am convinced
that the time is ripe for a massive renaissance
of our political culture so that we build that society
which combines compassion with competence, equity
with excellence."
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India's
history and culture is ancient and dynamic, spanning back
to the beginning of human civilization. Beginning with a
mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming
communities in the southern lands of India. The history
of india is one puncuated by constant integration with migrating
peoples and with the diverse cultures that surround India.
Placed in the center of Asia, history in india is a crossroads
of cultures from China to Europe, and the most significant
Asian connection with the cultures of Africa.
India's history is more than just
a set of unique developments in a definable process; it
is, in many ways, a microcosm of human history itself, a
diversity of cultures all impinging on a great people and
being reforged into new, syncretic forms. IndHistory.com
brings you the india's history starting from ancient history
of india to modern indian history. Shown below is the india
timeline starting from 3000 BC of ancient indus valley civilization
and harappa civilization to 1000 AD of Chola Dynasty of
ancient history of india.
Indian History
in Short :
The History of India begins with
the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization in such sites
as Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, and Lothal, and the coming of
the Aryans. These two phases are usually described as the
pre-Vedic and Vedic perio ds. It is in the Vedic period
that Hinduism first arose: this is the time to which the
Vedas are dated.
In the fifth century, large parts
of India were united under Ashoka. He also converted to
Buddhism, and it is in his reign that Buddhism spread to
o ther parts of Asia. It is in the reign of the Mauryas
that Hinduism took the shape that fundamentally informs
the religion down to the present day. Successor states were
more fragmented.
Islam first came to India in the eighth century, and by
the 11th century had firmly established itself in India
as a political force; the North Indian dynasties of the
Lodhis, Tughlaqs, and numerous others, whose remains are
visible in Delhi and scattered elsewhere around North India,
were finally succeeded by the Mughal empire, under which
India once again achieved a large measure of political unity.
The European presence in India
dates to the seventeenth century, and it is in the latter
part of this century that the Mughal empire began to disintegrate,
paving the way for regional states. In the contest for supremacy,
the English emerged 'victors', their rule marked by the
conquests at the battlefields of Plassey and Buxar.
The Rebellion of 1857-58, which
sought to restore Indian supremacy, was crushed; and with
the subsequent crowning of Victoria as Empress of India,
the incorporation of India into the empire was complete.
Successive campaigns had the effect of driving the British
out of India in 1947.
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