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Kuru Kingdom

Filed under: History, Ancient History on 2021-07-14 17:11:16
Kuru was the name of an Indo-Aryan tribe and their kingdom in the Vedic civilization of India. Their kingdom was located in the area of modern Haryana. They formed the first political center of the Indo-Aryans after the Rigvedic period, and after their emergence from the Punjab, and it was there tha

Mahajanpadas in details

Filed under: History, Ancient History on 2021-07-14 17:10:37
There were many states of the Aryans in North India, around the 6th century B. C. These states were called the 'Mahajanapadas'. The Mahajanapadas of Anga, Kashi, Kosala, Chedi, Vatsa, Matsya, Shursen, Ashmak, Avanti, Gandhar and Magadha were ruled by kings or monarchs. The kings in these states had 

Verdhaman Mahavir History

Filed under: History, Ancient History on 2021-07-14 17:03:52
Birth name of Mahavir was Vardhman. The different names Ativir , Sanmati , Mahavir were the titles conferred upon him for his acts of boldness and bravery at different occasions. He was born in a princely family with all the comforts of life were available to him but child Mahavir did not evince int

Gautam Buddha History

Filed under: History, Ancient History on 2021-07-14 17:02:57
Siddhartha Gautama was a prince who lived in the kingdom of Sakyas, near the present day border of India and Nepal, more than 2500 years ago. The young prince was raised in great luxury, but he was not happy. He wanted to understand what caused human suffering. He did not understand why some people 

Describe Yajurveda

Filed under: History, Vedic Period on 2021-07-12 18:07:54
“Yajus” means worship, and “Veda” means knowledge, so Yajur Veda is devoted to the worship of the Gods. It primarily contains prose mantras for worship rituals. It describes the way to perform religious rituals as well as sacred ceremonies.

In simple terms, Yajurveda can be understood as 

What is Hydrosphere

Filed under: Geography, Atmosphere on 2021-07-12 10:05:12
# The hydrosphere includes water on earth in Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes and even in frozen forms.

# Only 2.5% of Earths water is freshwater. And even in this 2.5%; approximately 69% is in the form of snow and ice.

# 97.5% of Earths water is saltwater, which is unfit for human consumption.

7 Continents in the world

Filed under: Geography on 2021-07-12 10:00:09
Continents

 There are seven major continents and these are separated by large water bodies.

1. Asia

# The largest continent on Earth is Asia.

# Asia is also the most populous continent on earth i.e. it is home to approximately 60% of the world’s population as of 2019.

# Asian contin