Ancient India

Essays

An Ancient Greek Artist Engraves Bharata-Mata on a Silver Dish in Lampsacos

An Ancient Greek Artist Engraves Bharata-Mata on a Silver Dish in Lampsacos

A thrilling story narrating the little-known history of how a Greek artist of the 2nd Century CE had engraved an image of Bharata Mata on a silver dish in Lampsacos, Turkey

A Glimpse into the Theory and Practice of Statecraft in Ancient India

A Glimpse into the Theory and Practice of Statecraft in Ancient India

An overview of how statecraft worked in ancient India in both theory and practice

Exploring the Mindboggling Universe of a Saartha

Exploring the Mindboggling Universe of a Saartha

This episode narrates the detailed composition of a Saartha or a merchant caravan and explores the role and prowess of the Saarthavaha, the leader of the caravan.

The Awesome Commercial Highway Networks of Ancient Bharatavarsha

The Awesome Commercial Highway Networks of Ancient Bharatavarsha

This episode narrates the extraordinary commercial highway networks of ancient Bharatavarsha and how the continuity of these routes were preserved intact till the downfall of the Mughal Empire.

Saartha: The Awesome Mobile Economic Engine of Ancient India

Saartha: The Awesome Mobile Economic Engine of Ancient India

The first episode of a historical essay series examining the system of Saartha, which was the extraordinary mobile economic engine of ancient India.

The Fascinating History of Flags in Ancient India

The Fascinating History of Flags in Ancient India

A bird's eye view of the fascinating and extraordinary history of flags and emblems in ancient India.

Babubhai Jashbhai Patel: The Acharya who Upheld the Values of the Sanatana Educational Tradition

Babubhai Jashbhai Patel: The Acharya who Upheld the Values of the Sanatana Educational Tradition

An anecdote from the life of Babubhai Jashbhai Patel, former Gujarat Chief Minister and Vice Chancellor of the Sardar Patel University

The Chanakya Reading List

The Chanakya Reading List

A near comprehensive reading list of works by and about the genius statesman and political thinker and sage, Chanakya or Kautilya used for making the TV series, Chanakya.

The Loss of the Aryavarata Consciousness: Or the Lessons that 10th Century Sanatana Bharata Teaches Us

The Loss of the Aryavarata Consciousness: Or the Lessons that 10th Century Sanatana Bharata Teaches Us

Ancient India vanished with the arrival of the barbaric Turkish Muslim hordes most notably led by the Islamic zealot and the proud destroyer of Hindu temples, Mahmud of Ghazni. He also wiped out whatever remained of the Arab Muslims in Sindh and wrote a darker, bloodier chapter than what Muhammad