The Cholas were a Tamil Dynasty that ruled much of Southern India during the 10th and 13th centuries. They were located in the fertile valley of... View Article
The Gurjara Pratiharas declined due to dynastic strife. The final blow came in the form of a raid by Indra III of the Rashtrakutas that... View Article
The most famous of the Gurjara Pratihara is believed to be King Bhoja. He is mentioned extensively in the Gwalior inscription. For further... View Article
The kingdom of the Gurjara Pratihara spanned modern-day Mandor, Marwar of the Rajasthan state. For further reading check the following articles:... View Article
The Gurjara Pratiharas dynasty was founded by Nagabhatta I in the 8th century C.E. The dynasty was established in the modern-day Malwa region.... View Article
Devagupta was the king of Malwa. He is known for the alliance formed with Shahsahanka in order to counteract the growing power of Harsha’s... View Article
The tripartite struggle broke out between the Palas, Prathiharas and Rashtrakuas for the control of Kannauj, which was strategically located in... View Article
Nagabhata I was the founder of the imperial dynasty of Gurjara Pratiharas. He ruled the Avanti (or Malava) region in present-day Madhya Pradesh,... View Article
Nagabhata II became the most powerful ruler of the Gurjara Pratiharas following the weakening of the Rashtrakutas. He would go on to establish a... View Article
Kanauj’s strategic location in the Gangetic plains made it viable for commercial activities and thus valuable possession. In addition it was also... View Article
Harshavardhana’s empire began to disintegrate after his death with most of the provinces becoming independent. Some even fought with each other... View Article
The Vellalas were an elite class of agricultural landlords who formed the aristocracy of the ancient Tamil order during the Sangam age. For... View Article
Thriukkural says that one must always speak the truth and should in their mind know something is a lie, they must not speak on it. For further... View Article
Tolkappiyam is an ancient extant Tamil grammar text considered to be the oldest surviving work of Tamil literature While the Thirukkal is a text... View Article
Vedagiri Mudaliar is credited with printing the Thirukkal with commentaries in 1850. Its revised version was printed in 1853. For further... View Article
Although Thirukkural consists of 1,330 short couplets, it is considered a gnomic poem, perhaps the greatest of its kind in scope of execution and... View Article
The Kural literature is divided into the following three parts: Aram (virtue) - It deals with moral values of an individual and essentials of... View Article
Thirukkural is regarded as the universal Veda because it has no relation with any caste, religion, language and worship method, thus making it... View Article
The Tripartite Struggle was a three-way struggle between the Pratihara Empire, the Pala Empire and the Rashtrakuta Empire. The Tripartite... View Article
