Biography
I earn my bread as a technical writer and editor but in my free time, I like to pore over history books. Ancient India fascinates me. Over the years, I must have read scores of books on the subject. I like to think that I can double-think: hold all of the differing opinions of historians and archaeologists in my brain, and yet be swayed by none. Through the articles on this website, I strive to present my readings and learnings in as unbiased a manner as I am capable of.
Education
- BSc, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India
- MBA, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India
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Didarganj Yakshini
Life-sized, monolithic, polished sandstone sculpture of a female figure, identified as a yakshini, from the Mauryan period...
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Barabar Caves Interior
The rock-cut caves at Barabar were built by the Mauryan kings Ashoka and his successors by hollowing out the hillside. These...
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Mauryan Empire
The Mauryan Empire (322 BCE - 185 BCE) supplanted the earlier Magadha Kingdom to assume power over large tracts of eastern and...
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Sasa Jataka Narrative Sculpture
Coping stone fragment depicting a scene from the Sasa Jataka, identified by the inscription at the top. Now housed...
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Abacus of an Ashokan Pillar
Abacus of an Ashokan Pillar. Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 3rd century BCE.
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Magadha Kingdom
Magadha was an ancient kingdom located on the Indo-Gangetic plains in eastern India and spread over what is today the modern state...
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Remains of Ajatashatru's stupa
The remains of the stupa that Ajatashatru built. 4th century BCE, Rajgir, Bihar, India
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Magadha Kingdom
A map showing the extent of the ancient kingdom of Magadha in India from the 6th to 4th century BCE.
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Apsaras and Gandharvas
In the Vedas, the apsaras are water nymphs, often married to the gandharvas. By the time the Puranas and the two epics were...
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Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic, composed some time in the 5th century BCE, about the exile and then return of Rama, prince of...
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Gandharva
Celestial Musician (Gandharva), Western Chalukyan period, 11th century CE, India (Karnataka, possibly Dharwar). (The Metropolitan Museum...
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Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic where the main story revolves around two branches of a family - the Pandavas and Kauravas...
Translations
| English Original | Language | Translation | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramayana | Bengali | রামায়ণ | Tuli Banerjee |
| Mauryan Empire | Spanish | Imperio maurya | Rosa Baranda |
| Ramayana | Portuguese | Ramayana | Filipa Oliveira |
| Hanuman | Bengali | হনুমান | Tuli Banerjee |
| Mauryan Empire | Portuguese | Império Máuria | Filipa Oliveira |
| Mahabharata | Bengali | মহাভারত | Manika Chattopadhyay |
| Mahabharata | Portuguese | Mahabharata | Filipa Oliveira |
| Ramayana | Indonesian | Ramayana | Naufal Shabri |
| Mahabharata | Kannada | ಮಹಾಭಾರತ | Dilip Sitaram |
| Mahabharata | Turkish | Mahabharata | Batuhan Aksu |
