Cultural Heritage of India and Intellectual Awakening

Friends, the Cultural heritage is defined as the legacy left behind by a group of people, tribe, society or country in the form of physical artifacts and other elements which shall be used by future generations for purposes of education. In simple words the cultural heritage refers to all the things that we receive from our ancestors and the society that we live in. Your cultural heritage can refer to the food that you eat, the way you speak, the way you act and even the things that you believe in. Today we shall discuss a few important points about the cultural heritage of India and Intellectual Awakening. Happy Reading :)

• 1921 - 22 : Excavations of Indus Valley Civilization
• 300 B.C to 1500 B.C : Indus Valley Civilization
• Indus Valley Civilization : 
• Harappa (Montogomery District) - Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Rajasthan
• Mohenjodaro (Larkana District) - Pakisthan (Sind Province)
• The Great Bath is at : Mohenjodaro
• 6th Century BC : Organization of 16 Janapadas
• Gandhara Art : Greeco-Buddhist Art
• Madhura School of Art : Jain Religion
  
• Vedas :
• Rigveda
• Yajurveda
• Samaveda
• Atharwana Vea
• The Earliest of the Vedas is : Rigveda 
• Amaravathi School of Art : Amaravathi in Guntur (also at Nagarjuna Konda) - Andhpra Pradesh
• Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque Built in : 1193 A. D (Qutub-ud-din-Aibek)
• Brihadeeswara Temple was built in : 1193 A. D (Raja Raja Chola)
• The biggest image is (Made with Copper) : The Nataraja image at Chidambaram. Made of Copper
• Ala Darwaza : One of the most attractive gems of Islamic architecture (by Allauddin Khilji)
• Buland Darwaza : Arch with the most imposing structure (Akbar)
• Deogarh Temple and Bhitagaon Temple (U.P) : Gupta's Dynasty
• Rock cut Temples (Pallava) : Mahendra Varma
• The Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram : Narasimha Varma 1
• Shore Temple (Mahabalipuram) : Narasimha Varma 2 (Pallava)
• Raja Raja Chola :
• Brihadeeswara Temple (Tanjaore)
• Nataraja Image (Chidambaram)
• Gangaikonda (Cholapuram) : Rajendra Chola
• Hoyasaleswara Temple (Halebid) : Hoyasala Dynasty
• Qutub Minar (Dehli) : Qutubuddin Aibek started and Iltumish cmpleted
• Ajanta Caves (Aurangabad) :  Gupta Period
• Founder of Moghal Empire : Babar
• Red Fort (Delhi), Taj Mahal (Agra) : Shajahan
• Charminar (Hyderabad) : 1591 A.D (Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah)
• Akbar : 
• Jodh Bai's Palace 
• Diwani-i-Am
• Diwan-i-Khas
• Jami Masid
• Panch Mahal
• Din-i-Lahi
• Jahangir Patronised : Mughal miniature Painting
• The grammarian : Panini
• Artha-Sasthra : Kautilya (Chanakya)
• Great master of Indian Medical Science : Charaka
• Madhwacharya : Dvaita
• Ramanujacharya : Visistadvaita
• Sankaracharya : Advaita
• The Battle of Plassey : 1757
• Sepoy Mutiny : 1857 revolt (on May 1857 at Meerut)
• Asva-Sastra : Veterinary Science
• Gopal Mitra : The Annual Hindu Mela in Bengal
• Tilak : Ganapathi Festival, Shivaji Utsav in Maharashtra
• Orientalists : WIlliam Jones, Masmuller
• The early Christian Missionary : William Keri
• Scottish Church College (1830) : Alexandar Duff
• Social Theories : Machiavelli, Diderot, Voltair
• Abolition of Sati : Bentink and Raja Ram Mohan Rohy
• Brahma Samaj : Raja Ram Mohan Roy
• Arya Samaj : Dayananda Saraswathi
• Swami Vivekananda : Ramakrishna Mission
• Aryabhatta : Famous astronomer (during Gupta period)