History of India

First Online: August 15, 1997
Page Last Updated: August 20, 2024

Alphabetical Index |  Annotated Index

Timelines of India

• A Timeline of India -- a clickable wall of events
• Timeline of Karnataka -- periods, dynasties and important kings of this southern state
• Timeline of Gandhi's life -- important years and events in the life of Mahatma Gandhi
• Chronology of Mogul Kings
• Many other Time-lines of India at Kamat's Potpourri
• Timeline of Indian Art

India's Freedom Struggle

• Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 -- First Indian War of Independence
• Mahatma Gandhi Album -- Excerpts form biography, autobiography, a large picture collection
• Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak -- His unique role in shaping the modern India
• Contributions of Madame Bhikaji Cama - biography of a extraordinary woman who unfurled the first Indian tricolor.
• The Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh -- India's freedom was won not just because of fasting and prayers...
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose -- a biography
• Veer Savarkar -- Portrait
• Tippu Sultan -- brave and controversial king of Srirangapattana
• Tryst with Destiny -- the story of India's freedom struggle
• Congress Archive -- Rare pictures and artifacts from the archives of Indian National Congress. A pictorial story of India's freedom struggle.

Medieval History

• Status of Women in 14th century Deccan -- Article with pictures based on medieval sculptures
• Savinirmadi -- a remarkable 10th century scholar
• History of Women's Education in Karnataka
• Medieval Men's fashionable hats

History of Religions in India

• Jainism Potpourri -- Origins and historical archives of this important non-violent dharma
• Buddhism Potpourri -- The two aspects of Buddhism in India
• Hinduism Potpourri -- Important reform movements, and a cultural
• Sikhism Potpourri -- Origins and important dates in the history of the Sikh religion
• The Bhakti Movement -- Dates and important figures of the spiritual revolution in India

Art History

• The history of history of India
• In appreciation of Erotic Arts of India
• Kavi Art of Coastal Karnataka
• Education in India through the Ages - Articles, pictures and references
• History of the Saree (a.k.a. Sari, the Indian drape)
• Timeline of Art in India
• Prehistoric Rock Paintings of Bhimabetaka

Oral History and Interviews

• Education of Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sharma
• Chat with India's Greatest Historian, R.C. Majumbar
• Interview with Suryanath Kamath
• Man Who Found Saraswati River -- Accidental encounter with Prof. V.S. Wakankar in the archeological site of Bhimabetka.
• Ancient India as Seen by Foreign Travelers

Kings, Queens and Rulers

• Queen of Gersoppa
• Akbar the Great -- Akbar, the greatest of the Moguls, stands tall among the kings who ruled India
• Maratha King Shivaji -- A brief biography and a timeline of Shivaji who founded the powerful Maratha kingdom.
• Emperor Ashoka -- Emperor Ashoka is be the first great statesman who spread peace in the world
• Alexander in India
• The Princely States

Contemporary History

• Operation Bluestar
• The Plague of 1994
• The Outsourcing Boom
• Bhopal Gas Tragedy
• Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty -- For five generations the Nehrus and Gandhis have dominated Indian political scene. A pictorial essay lists the various positions they have held.

Portraits and Photographs as Personal History

• Never Been Photographed -- history is not just political history or the lifestyles of the rich, famous or the powerful.
• Pen and Ink Portraits by O'key
• Kamat Database of Indian People