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Chandraketugarh is thought to be a part of the ancient kingdom Gangaridai that was first described by Ptolemy in his famous work Geographica (150 CE). [ 11 ] [ 1 ] A recent archaeological study being conducted by a team from IIT Kharagpur, believes that King Sandrocottus (mentioned by Greek explorer Megasthenes) was Chandraketu, whose fort ...
Commentary and elaboration on vedas and description of religious procedures. 900-500 BCE [ 2] Upanishads. Philosophy in response to Vedas and Brahmanas. There are 108 Upnishads, among which 13 are considered the principal ones. 800-400 BCE [ 2] Vedanta. Later commentary on the Vedas, Brahmanas and Upanishads.
Dignāga (also known as Diṅnāga, c. 480 – c. 540 CE) was an Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician.He is credited as one of the Buddhist founders of Indian logic (hetu vidyā) and atomism.
Singh, Upinder (2009), History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Longman, ISBN 978-8131716779; Thapar (1996), The theory of Aryan race and India, Delhi: Social Scientist; Thapar, Romila (2006). India: Historical Beginnings and the Concept of the Aryan. National Book Trust. ISBN 9788123747798.
Nagarjuna. Nagarjuna ( Sanskrit: नागार्जुन/ Nāgārjuna) ( c. 150 – c. 250 CE) was an Indian monk and Mahāyāna Buddhist philosopher of the Madhyamaka (Centrism, Middle Way) school. [ 2] He is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers. [ 3] Jan Westerhoff considers him to be "one of the greatest ...
The following is a list of ancient Indian writers, originating from the Indian subcontinent. Many writers contributed to the large body of early Indian literature (here roughly taken to predate the 13th century Delhi Sultanate), consisting of poetry, drama, and writings on religion, philosophy, linguistics, mathematics and many other topics.
Līlāvatī is a treatise by Indian mathematician Bhāskara II on mathematics, written in 1150 AD. It is the first volume of his main work, the Siddhānta Shiromani, [1] alongside the Bijaganita, the Grahaganita and the Golādhyāya. [2] A problem from the Lilavati by Bhaskaracharya. Written in the 12th century.
Born. 8 April 1892. Ponabalia, Barisal District, Bengal Presidency (now Jhalokati District, Bangladesh ) Died. 4 May 1957. Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Occupation. Historian. Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri ( Bengali: হেম চন্দ্র রায়চৌধুরী) (8 April 1892 – 4 May 1957 [1]) was an Indian historian, known for his ...