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| + | "In [[India]] our religions will never take root. The ancient wisdom of the human race will not be displaced by what happened in [[Galilee]]. On the contrary, [[Indian philosophy]] streams back to Europe, and will produce a fundamental change in our knowledge and thought." ([[Schopenhauer]], ''[[The World as Will and Representation]]'', IV/63) | ||
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| '''India''' is a country in [[South Asia]]. | '''India''' is a country in [[South Asia]]. | ||
| - | Home to the ancient [[Indus Valley Civilisation]] and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the [[Indian subcontinent]] was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history.{{sfn|Stein|1998|pp = 16–17}} Four world religions—[[Hinduism in India|Hinduism]], [[History of Buddhism in India|Buddhism]], [[Statistics of Jainism|Jainism]], and [[Sikhism in India|Sikhism]]—originated here, whereas [[Judaism]], [[Parsi|Zoroastrianism]], [[Christianity in India|Christianity]], and [[Islam in India|Islam]] arrived in the 1st millennium [[Common Era|CE]] and also helped shape the region's [[Indian culture|diverse culture]]. Gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the [[Company rule in India|British East India Company]] from the early 18th century and [[British Raj|administered directly by the United Kingdom]] from the mid-19th century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a [[Indian independence movement|struggle for independence]] that was marked by [[non-violent resistance]] led by [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]]. | + | Home to the ancient [[Indus Valley Civilisation]] and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the [[Indian subcontinent]] was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four [[world religion]]s—[[Hinduism|Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]], and [[Sikhism]]—originated here, whereas [[Judaism]], [[Parsi|Zoroastrianism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]] arrived in the 1st millennium [[Common Era|CE]] and also helped shape the region's [[Indian culture|diverse culture]]. |
| - | The [[Economy of India|Indian economy]] is the world's eleventh-largest by [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|nominal GDP]] and third-largest by [[List of countries by GDP (PPP)|purchasing power parity]] (PPP). | ||
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| The known '''history of [[India]]''' begins with the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which spread and flourished in the north-western part of the [[Indian subcontinent]], from c. 3300 to 1300 BCE. Its Mature Harappan period lasted from 2600-1900 BCE. This [[Bronze Age India|Bronze Age]] civilization collapsed at the beginning of the second millennium BCE and was followed by the [[Iron Age India|Iron Age]] [[Vedic Period|Vedic period]], which extended over much of the [[Indo-Gangetic plains]] and which witnessed the rise of major kingdoms known as the [[Mahajanapadas]]. In one of these kingdoms [[Magadha]], [[Mahavira]] and [[Gautama Buddha]] were born in the [[6th century BCE]], who propagated their [[Shraman]]ic philosophies among the masses. | The known '''history of [[India]]''' begins with the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which spread and flourished in the north-western part of the [[Indian subcontinent]], from c. 3300 to 1300 BCE. Its Mature Harappan period lasted from 2600-1900 BCE. This [[Bronze Age India|Bronze Age]] civilization collapsed at the beginning of the second millennium BCE and was followed by the [[Iron Age India|Iron Age]] [[Vedic Period|Vedic period]], which extended over much of the [[Indo-Gangetic plains]] and which witnessed the rise of major kingdoms known as the [[Mahajanapadas]]. In one of these kingdoms [[Magadha]], [[Mahavira]] and [[Gautama Buddha]] were born in the [[6th century BCE]], who propagated their [[Shraman]]ic philosophies among the masses. | ||
| - | + | ==See also== | |
| - | + | *[[Indian culture]] | |
| + | *[[Indian literature]] | ||
| + | *[[Vishnu Sarma]]'s ''[[Panchatantra]]'' | ||
| + | *[[National Commission for Safai Karamcharis]] | ||
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"In India our religions will never take root. The ancient wisdom of the human race will not be displaced by what happened in Galilee. On the contrary, Indian philosophy streams back to Europe, and will produce a fundamental change in our knowledge and thought." (Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, IV/63) |
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India is a country in South Asia.
Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four world religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism—originated here, whereas Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and also helped shape the region's diverse culture.
The known history of India begins with the Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent, from c. 3300 to 1300 BCE. Its Mature Harappan period lasted from 2600-1900 BCE. This Bronze Age civilization collapsed at the beginning of the second millennium BCE and was followed by the Iron Age Vedic period, which extended over much of the Indo-Gangetic plains and which witnessed the rise of major kingdoms known as the Mahajanapadas. In one of these kingdoms Magadha, Mahavira and Gautama Buddha were born in the 6th century BCE, who propagated their Shramanic philosophies among the masses.
See also
- Indian culture
- Indian literature
- Vishnu Sarma's Panchatantra
- National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
