The Eras a) Vikram Era—58 BC, b) Saka Era—78 AD, c) Kalachuri Era—248 AD, d) Gupta Era—319-20 AD, e) Harsha Era—606 AD, f) Nevari Era of Nepal—October 20, 879 AD. g) Kollane Era of Malabar—825 AD, h) Chalukya-Vikramaditya Era—1075 AD, i) Ilahi Era started by Akbar—1556 AD. Alexander’s Invasion (326Continue Reading
Fleet Street: A street in London running from Temple Bar eastwards to Ludgate Circus. It is named after the River Fleet. The area (with adjoining streets) houses the offices and printing establishments of many of the leading British newspapers and press agencies. Flushing Meadows: on Long Island, New York (USA)Continue Reading
Google’s World Wonders Project offers an innovative way to teach history and geography to students of primary and secondary schools all over the world. These educational packages for your classroom are free too. Google has created classroom material for primary and secondary school history and geography teachers to download freeContinue Reading
Chappar Chiri has a special place in Sikh history. It was here that Banda Singh Bahadur, one of the most respected warriors in Sikh history, won the battle against Wazir Khan, who commanded the Mughal army. The battle was fought in 1710. Recently Chappar Chirri was in news when MrContinue Reading
The name of the first airplane flown at Kitty Hawk by the Wright Brothers, on December 17, 1903, was Bird of Prey. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal. It was adopted as the international signal for distress in 1912, and the Titanic struck the icebergContinue Reading
1812 The War of 1812 began. 1815 Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British, German, and Dutch forces. 1873 Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election. 1928 Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across theContinue Reading
B.C 2500-1800 Indus valley civilization. 599 Birth of Mahavir; Nirvana in 523. B.C. 563 Birth of Gautam Buddha; Nirvana in 483 B.C. 327-26 Alexander’s invasion of India and the opening of land route between India and Europe. 269-232 Ashoka’s reign. 261 Battle of Kalinga. 57 Beginning of Vikrama era. 30Continue Reading
01. The word Bharat comes first from Rig-Veda. 1. There are 1028 Vedic texts in Rig-Veda 2. Language of Vedas was Sanskrit 3. Gayatri Mantra is mentioned in 3rd mandal of Rig-Veda 4. Savitri or Sun is worshipped in Gayatri mantra 5. The social structure was Patriarchal 6. Cow wasContinue Reading
1.Which was the first metal to be used by man (a) Copper (b) Iron (c) Bronze (d) Tin Answer : A 2.The main historical source regarding the information about village government under the Cholas is the (a) Halmidi inscription (b) Jatwai inscription (c) Uttaramerur inscription (d) Chandravallo inscription Answer :Continue Reading
Alfred Nobel Alfred Nobel was born on October 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1842, when Alfred was nine years old, his mother (Andrietta Ahlsell) and brothers (Robert and Ludvig) moved to St. Petersburg, Russia to join Alfred’s father (Immanuel), who had moved there five years earlier. The following year,Continue Reading
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