HISTORY OF INDIA



Language, Philosophy, Science and Technology



Development of LANGUAGES AND SCRIPTS in India

Philosophy and Science in Ancient India

Rational philosophy, scientific observation, inference and analysis; ethics in society:-

Development of Philosophical Thought and Scientific Method in Ancient India

Upanishadic philosophy, Secularism, the rational schools of Nyaya Vaisheshika, Nyaya epistomology, Dialectics in Nature, the atomic theories of the Jains and Buddhists:

Philosophical Development from Upanishadic Theism to Scientific Realism

Decimal System in Harappa and Mohenjodaro (Indus Saraswati civilization), accurate weights and measures; Vedic texts; various schools of Indian mathematics; Pioneering mathematical discoveries and inventions, calculus formulas; relationship with astronomy; Export of Indian mathematical theories, translations; Importance of Indian mathematics:

History of Mathematics in India

Study of Physics and Chemistry; Theories about Heat and Elementary Particles; Wave Nature of Sound and Light; Types of Motion; Physical Phenomenon such as Elasticity, Viscosity, Surface Tension, Magnetism etc; Comparisons with European Science after the 13th C:

History of the Physical Sciences in India

Adivasi influences on Buddhism and Hindu beliefs and practices

Adivasi Contributions to Indian Culture and Civilization


History of Technology in India

Technology in Harappa and Mohenjodaro; Indian geography, social conditions and the impetus to technological breakthroughs; Support for technology in Ancient and Medieval India; India and the Industrial Revolution:

Technological discoveries and applications in India


Industrial Crafts, Manufacturing and Trade

A brief history of industrial crafts, manufacturing, metallurgy, shipping and Specialization of Labor

Historic Aspects of Craft and Trade in India


Technology in Orissa

History of Orissa: An introduction


Indian Arts and Culture


For more Essays On Indian History, see South Asian History


For a more detailed index of history topics click here.


Writings on the History of India from other sites:

Indic Mathematics: India and the Scientific Revolution
Dr. David Gray:

Indic Mathematics


Essays in Indian History provided by South Asian History



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