The Gandhara School The Gandhara school of sculpture has attained a celebrity perhaps beyond its merits. There was a time when European scholars considered it as the only school in ancient I... Read more
First, it is not unlikely that the artistic traditions of the Indus valley continued down to the Maurya period. The absence of specimens has to be explained by the supposition that most of t... Read more
The Pre-historic Period IN a previous chapter, reference has been made to the artistic relics of the pre-historic period. They consist, first, of Neolithic implements, and secondly, of seals... Read more
The kingdom of Kambuja rose to far greater power than Champa. In addition to the whole of modern Cambodia, Cochin-China, Laos, Siam and parts of Burma and the Malay Peninsula, were included... Read more
Tibet forms a narrow enclave between India and these northern countries. It was not, however, such an exclusive and isolated region as it is to-day, and a regular route from China to Nepal p... Read more
FROM time immemorial the people of India had free and intimate intercourse with the outside world. Even in the dim pre-historic age, the Neolithic people, as we have seen above, had relation... Read more
Vedic Rites Vedic rites which Samudra Gupta made attempts to revive after a long period of abeyance in certain areas, had their staunch advocates in the Purva Mimamsa or Karma Mimamsa school... Read more
Siva Worship The worship of Siva found favour with many of the highest officials during the early Gupta age. Pasupata or Saiva acharyas are constantly mentioned in contemporary records of th... Read more
Religion The Gupta age is usually regarded as an era of Brahmanic revival. There can be no doubt thathinduism Brahmanism enjoyed imperial patronage. Some of the rulers make a pointed claim t... Read more
Social Conditions Social conditions underwent rapid changes during the period under review. This is hinted at by those epigraphs that refer to some of the most distinguished rulers of the ag... Read more
