The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley
Civilization, more precisely known as Harappan Civilization. It flourished
around 2,500 BC, in the western part of South Asia. Evidence of life in India dates back to at least 2.5 billion years.
The oldest definitively identified Homo sapiens fossils yet found in South Asia are Balangoda man. India is home to one of the oldest civilizations in
the world.
India officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the second-most
populous country, the seventh-largest country by land area, and Christopher
Columbus' unsuccessful search for a western maritime route to India resulted in
the "discovery" of the Americas in 1492, but it was Vasco da Gama who ultimately established the India Route.
According to
Mahabharata the popular story states that India was called Bharatavarsha after the king
named Bharata Chakravarti. Founder of Bharata Dynasty and an ancestor of
the Pandavas and Kauravas.
The According
to a genetic research (2015) including linguistic analyses, suggests an East
Asian origin for proto-Austro-Asiatic groups, which first migrated
to Southeast Asia and later into India.
The history of India includes the prehistoric
settlements and societies in the Indian subcontinent; the blending of the Indus Valley Civilization and Indo-Aryan culture into the Vedic Civilization. India is a synthesis of various Indian cultures
and traditions. India is one of
the world's oldest civilisations. The Indian
culture, often labelled as an amalgamation of several various cultures, spans
across the Indian subcontinent and has been influenced and shaped by a
history that is several thousand years old. Throughout the history
of India, Indian culture has been heavily influenced by Dharmic religions.
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