Indian History

India is home to one of the richest and the most ancient civilizations in the world, which existed over 5,000 years ago. This civilization originated in the Indus River Valley, hence the name given to it was Indus Valley civilization. It was the origin of many of the ideas, philosophies and movements which have shaped the destiny of mankind. Its people are thought to be Dravidians, whose descendants still inhabit the far south of India.

Sources

They are engraved on stone tablets, metal plates, pillars, walls of caves, etc. The inscriptions represent various languages at different places and period of time.

Timeline

A chronological order of the events in Indian history

Ancient

Indus Valley Civilization
Aryans		Pre-Mauryan
Mauryan		Post Mauryan
Gupta Period		Harshavardhana
Kingdoms North & South

Governor Generals of the British Raj

National Movement

Presidents

Prime Ministers

History of States

Andaman & Nicobar	Delhi
Andhra Pradesh	Goa
Arunachal Pradesh	Gujarat
Assam	Haryana
Bihar	HimachalPradesh
Chandigarh	Jammu & Kashmir
Chhattisgarh	Jharkhand
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Karnataka
Daman & Diu	Kerala

Lakshadweep	Punjab
Madhya Pradesh	Rajasthan
Maharashtra	Sikkim
Manipur	Tamil Nadu
Meghalaya	Telangana
Mizoram	Tripura
Nagaland	Uttar Pradesh
Orissa	Uttaranchal
Pondicherry	West Bengal