Istanbul, 13 May 2015 The Hindu culture, derived from its practice in both the north and the south of the sub-continent, is deep rooted in South-East Asia. The seeds for this influence were sown during the period that is covered in this volume of the series on Indian history. Hindu roots to the societal development […]
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Indian History Part 40 OF POLITICAL THEORY, LAW AND LITERATURE
May 5, 2015 
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Canberra, 5 May 2015 The medieval period in India saw a plethora of literary works produced, which interpreted, debated, disagreed with and explained the concepts of politics and its theories; the veracity of the law of the land, legal nuances, and legalities of decisions; and books that spanned the entire gamut from scholarly poems and […]
Continue readingIndian History: Part 39 BENGAL RISING Part I THE PALA DYNASTY
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Canberra, 11 April 2015 At the height of his power Harshavardhana of Kanauj had full sovereignty over Western and Central Bengal and also controlled some parts of the eastern kingdom of Kamarupa (Assam). Harshvardhana’s empire was already heading for ruin during the last years of his reign and his death accelerated the process of disintegration […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 38 The Mandala Theory
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Canberra, 12 March 2015 Over the eons human nature has remained unchanged. Similarly ever since the advent of nation-states their behaviour has also remained closely adhering to the past in a time honoured manner. It is this constancy in the behaviour pattern of both humans and States that make the concepts put forward in the […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 37 Kingdoms of the Deep South Part III The Chola Dynasty
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Canberra, 6 March 2015 The illustrious Chola dynasty and the kingdom they ruled was known to Panini and acknowledged by Asoka Maurya the Great as an independent entity. Further, the Mayry records confirm that the northern boundary of the Chola holdings was the River Pennar. In fact the limits of Chola Mandalam, the ‘Chola Country’, […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 37: The Kingdoms of the Deep South Section II: THE CHERA DYNASTY
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Canberra, 6 February 2015 The earliest reference to the Cheras is found in the chronicles of Asoka the Great, which mentions the Keralaputras, another name for the Cheras. It is obvious that they were not conquered by Asoka, but paid some sort of a tribute to the Maurya emperor to be left alone. The term […]
Continue readingIndian History: Part 37 Kingdoms of The Deep South Section I The Pandya Dynasty
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Bangaluru, 29 January 2015 Introduction The area of the subcontinent, south of the Vindhya Mountains, which can be termed Peninsular India, can be further divided into South India and the Deccan Plateau. [In the previous volumes of this series, the terms Peninsula, Deccan, and South India have been used in a more generic and interchangeable […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 36: THE PALLAVA DYNASTY
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Canberra, 7 Januray 2014 Introduction The Pallava dynasty originally ruled the Tondainadu dominions near Madras (Chennai) and were constantly on the lookout to increase their territorial holdings, at all times attempting to hold as much land as possible. This ambition clearly distinguishes the Pallavas from the three traditional dynasties of the Deep South—the Cholas, Pandyas […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 35: THE CHALUKYA EMPIRE – A CONCLUDING APPRECIATION
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Canberra, 15 December 2014 The Chalukya dynasty ruled the Deccan Plateau and adjoining areas for more than six centuries and then faded from the historical narrative of the Indian sub-continent, as so many had done before and since. The central family was established in Badami in early 6th century. They were ambitious and capable, creating […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 34 RULING AN EMPIRE: THE CHALUKYA ADMINSITRATION
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Canberra, 12 December 2014 The Chalukya kings left copious records regarding most aspects of their rule, leaving some areas of the administrative procedure only partially explained, which makes the historian’s analytical work a slightly more difficult. Even so, sufficient information can be culled and corroborated from different sources to bring out a sufficiently clear picture […]
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