Day: May 12, 2020

Cultural Traditions in India, 750- 1200: literature in the newly developing languages Early Medieval Period of Indian history was marked by an unprecedented growth of a regional identity noticeable in such domains as those of polity, society and culture. selfstudyhistory.com Art activities too came to be recognizable only in terms of regional schools, such as […]

How significant are the pre/early Harappan sites/villages in Sind and Baluchistan to our understanding of the origins of the Harappan Civilization.  सिंध और बालूचिस्तान में सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता के आरंभिक पूर्वांश स्थलों/ग्रामों का इस सभ्यता की उत्पत्ति को समझने में क्या महत्व है ? [BPSC, 1995] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The discovery (in 1921) of India’s first […]

Describe the political condition of India on the basis the Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta. समुद्रगुप्त के इलाहाबाद स्तम्भ लेख के आधार पर भारत राजनीतिक दशा का वर्णन कीजिये । [UPPSC, 1990] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The prashasti on the unique Allahabad pillar which was composed by Samudragupta’s court poet, Harisena. It is the most important epigraph […]

Describe the different policies adopted by Samudra gupta towards the contemporary powers. How far do they reflect his statesmanship? समुद्र गुप्त द्वारा समकालीन राजशक्तियों के साथ अपनाई गई नीतियों का वर्णन कीजिये ।’ उनमें उसकी राजनयिक सूझबूझ कहाँ तक प्रतिबिम्बित होती है? [UPPSC, 1994] ©selfstudyhistory.com The most important epigraph of Samudragupta’s reign is the prashasti […]

The Gupta period is considered as a “Golden Age” but the common masses lived in misery. To what extent do you agree with this statement?  गुप्तकाल को भारतीय इतिहास का ” स्वर्ण युग” माना जाता है, लेकिन जनसाधारण दयनीय स्थिति में ही रहे। आप इससे कहाँ तक सहमत हैं ? [BPSC, 2009] OR The Gupta […]

Examine the contribution of Gupta rulers of the progress of Indian society. भारतीय समाज को गुप्त शासकों के योगदान की व्याख्या  कीजिये। [BPSC, 2007] ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The information about social life during the period can be obtained from various sources like Faxian account, coins and seals  and other literatures of that period. The structure of […]

Early Medieval India, 750-1200: Growth of Tamil Literature Tamil literature over period c.A.D. 500 – 850 The oldest body of works now known in the Tamil language was the literature of the Sangam Age. The next epoch in the annals of Tamil literature extends over a period of three and a half centuries (c.A.D. 500 […]