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The Bhagavata Purana [3.11.18-20] (c. 500-1000 CE) gives a matching description of the yuga lengths in divine years. The Kali Yuga is the present yuga . According to Puranic sources , Krishna's departure marks the end of Dvapara Yuga and the start of Kali Yuga , [ note 2 ] which is dated to 17/18 February 3102 BCE , [ 20 ] [ 21 ] twenty years ...
States and union territories of India by the spoken first language [1] [note 1]. The Republic of India is home to several hundred languages.Most Indians speak a language belonging to the families of the Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European (c. 77%), the Dravidian (c. 20.61%), the Austroasiatic (precisely Munda and Khasic) (c. 1.2%), or the Sino-Tibetan (precisely Tibeto-Burman) (c. 0.8%), with ...
Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi translation prizes for their works written in Hindi. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹ 50,000. [ 1 ]
John Zephaniah Holwell, who from 1732 onwards spent 30 years in India and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767, described the Puranas as "18 books of divine words". [106] British officials and researchers such as Holwell, states Urs App, were orientalist scholars who introduced a distorted picture of Indian literature and Puranas as ...
1500-500 BCE [1] Sapta Sindhva: Indus region (Indus + its five tributaries + Saraswati) Sama Veda: Hindu music and arts. Part 2 of the four part Hindu canon. Veda/Samhita: Sanskrit: 1500-500 BCE [1] Atharva Veda: Hindu medicine, magic, sorcery. Part 4 of the four part Hindu canon. Veda/Samhita: Sanskrit: Attributed to rishis "Atharvana" and ...
18 Govinda-raja III: 1012–1026 19 Vakpati-raja II: 1026–1040 20 Viryarama: 1040 (few months) 21 Chamunda-raja: 1040–1065 22 Durlabha-raja III alias Duśala: 1065–1070 23 Vigraha-raja III alias Visala: 1070–1090 24 Prithvi-raja I: 1090–1110 25 Ajaya-raja II: 1110–1135 26 Arno-raja alias Ana: 1135–1150 27 Jagad-deva: 1150 28 ...
Following is the list of recipients of Bal Sahitya Puraskar for their works written in Hindi. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs . 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque. [ 1 ]
Marks the End of Mughal Dynasty rule over India. 18 July, 24 January: India's first three universities, the University of Mumbai, the University of Madras and the University of Calcutta, are established. 1858: 1 November: British Raj (to 1947) Marks the Beginning Of Direct British Rule Over India For 89 Years(1858–1947). 7 November