Historical Terms in Indian History
Bharatvarsha Bharatvarsha is named after emperor Bharata, the son of Shakuntala and Dushyanta, so Bharatvarsha means the land of Bharat. It’s said in Vishnu Purana. “The country (varsham) that lies…
Historical Terms – XXI
The World Economy–and the World Vasco da Gama: Portuguese mariner; first European to reach India by sea in 1498. Christopher Columbus: Italian navigator in the service of Aragon and Castile;…
Historical Terms – VI
India and the Wider World Himalayan Mountains: region marking the northern border of the Indian subcontinent; site of Aryan settlements that formed small kingdoms or warrior republics. Varnas: the categories…