Forging National Identity in India - A Ph.d Thesis

Forging National Identity in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

by Yvette Claire Rosser

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/etd/d/2003/rosseryc036/rosseryc036.pdf


Sanskrit was not allowed as a subject in JNU for many years even up to 2000. The history researchers of the university were doing research without a grasp of Sanskrit.

What are the sites associated with Indus Valley Civilization?

Harappa

Mohen-jo-daro

Channu Daro in Sind

Lothal near Ahmedabad

Kali Bangan in Rajasthan

Alamgirpur near Hastinapur in U.P.

Ropar in Punjab


http://www.crystalinks.com/induscivilization.html

Alamgirpur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamgirpur

Search for the entry in Google Book
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology
Amalananda Ghosh
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=law3AAAAIAAJ

http://asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian%20Archaeology%201958-59%20A%20Review.pdf

What is the spread of Indus Valley Civilization?

Indus valley civilization was present or believed to be present over a vast area of the Indian subcontinent. It is present even in some parts of South India. But prominently it is in Punjab, Sind, Northwestern Frontier Province, Baluchistan, Rajastan, U.P., Gujarat.

Who discovered Mohen-jo-daro?

Mr. R.D. Banarjee dug out the the pre-historic city of Mohen-jo-daro in 1922. It is now part of Indus valley ancient culture.

Who discovered the Harappa Civilization remnants?

General Cunningham, a Brtish Officer in India gets credit for the initial excavation in 1826. He published a report on the Harappa unicorn seal in the Archaeological Society of India.

Where is Harappa?

Harappa is now Pakistan. It is in West Pakistan.

Vijaya Nagara Empire After Battle of Talikota 1565

Vijaya Nagara empire survived the battle of Talikota and prospered further for many years.

http://www.preservearticles.com/2012041030158/what-was-the-consequence-of-battleof-talikota.html

Vijaya Nagara Empire ruled the entire South India for many number of years. South India was free of Muslim rule for a very long time because of Vijaya Nagara empire. Vijayana Nagara empire territories were captured by Marathas and some of the territory was lost by them to Aurangezeb. But defeat of Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat, led to their decline and loss of territory to European forces.

In 1761 only Hyder Ali captured Mysore by replacing the Wodeyar King.

The Nawabdom of the Carnatic was established by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, who in 1692 appointed Zulfiqar Ali Khan as the first Nawab of the Carnatic, with his seat at Arcot as a reward for his victory over the Marathas led by Rajaram

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_of_the_Carnatic