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Prakrit

Prakrit is an ancient language of India. It was widely spoken in various regions. Prakrit served as a medium for literature and drama. It influenced many modern Indian languages. The language is associated with Jain and Buddhist texts. Prakrit reflects the cultural diversity of ancient India. Its study offers insights into historical linguistics and social structures. It remains significant in Indian heritage.

Bhartiya Prakritik Kheti Bio-Input Resource Centres

The Union Budget 2023-24 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a major announcement regarding the promotion of natural farming in India. The government has proposed...

 February 10, 2023

Jain Literature as Source of knowledge of Astronomy

The Ardha-Magadhi Prakrit texts are composed of the fragments and oral traditions of the original Jain texts known as Punva. This recasting was the effort of the Svetambara...

 October 9, 2022

Six systems of philosophy

By the beginning of first century A.D., six schools of philosophy developed, viz., Samkhya, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimansa and Vedanta. Samkhya According to the Samkhya philosophy, the world owes...

 October 9, 2022

Gupta Culture as the Golden Age

The Gupta age is described as the Golden Age or the Classical'Age. It was a period in which literature, art, architecture and'various branches of knowledge reached high levels...

 October 9, 2022

Art in the Mauryan Period

In addition to the stone sculpture known from the Mauryan'period there seems to have been a developed tradition of wood'working in ancient India. Unfortunately wooden artefacts decay'easily and...

 October 8, 2022

Sources of Information about Maurya Empire

The origin of the Mauryas is little known and rather obscure.'The Puranas refer to them as mainly shudras and unrighteous'but this may be because of their patronage to...

 October 7, 2022

Khadi Prakritik Paint- Eco-friendly and Non-Toxic Wall Paint

The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME, Nitin Gadkari, will launch an innovative wall paint. The wall paint to be called as the Khadi Prakritik...

 January 12, 2021

‘Khadi Prakritik Paint’- Key Facts

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari will launch a new paint known as Khadi Prakritik Paint on January 12. It is a new and innovative...

 January 11, 2021

Jain Community Celebrates Mahavir Jayanti Festival

Mahavir Jayanti is a significant festival within the Jain community, celebrating the birth of Vardhamana Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara who succeeded Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara. This...

 April 6, 2020

4,000-Year-Old Urban Settlement Unearthed Near Varanasi

The recent unearthing of a potentially 4,000-year-old urban settlement in Babhaniyav village, situated 13 kilometers from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, has sparked intrigue and interest among archaeologists and...

 February 23, 2020

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