Overview of India: History

Indians date their history from the Vedic Period which scholars place in the second and first millennia BC continuing up to the 6th century BC, based on literary evidence. This is the period when the Vedas, the oldest and holiest books of Hinduism, were compiled. Read More »

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Overview of India: History is based on India by Globe-trotter, Daniel Roy, RICK BANERJEE, Shankar S, Loodog, Felix505, Ikan Kekek, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.