Monidipa Dey

Afghanistan’s history and its connections with India

September 10, 2021

In the early 1960s a series of discoveries in Afghanistan put the focus on the country; revealing it as a treasure trove of archaeological finds. The findings revealed the importance of the country, and turned it into an essential part in the study of the historical and cultural evolution of...

HOW NALANDA UNIVERSITY WAS TRULY AN OPEN SCHOOL OF DISCUSSIONS

August 27, 2021

The recent news of the Taliban terrorists burning down buildings in Afghanistan, automatically brought forth into people’s mind the historical image of massive plunder and burning down of the famous Nalanda university by Turk invader Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji in the late 12th century CE. Persian historian Minhaj-I-Siraj in his...

UNRAVELING MARITIME MOVEMENTS IN ANCIENT INDIA

July 30, 2021

The geographical features of a country play a pivotal role in determining the social and cultural traits of its people. It also helps in determining the trading nature of a community to some extent. From a look at the physical features of India, it is clear that no other country...

PANDU RAJAR DHIBI: REVISITING A FORGOTTEN PAST OF BENGAL

July 13, 2021

The history of Bengal goes long back archaeologically, wherein tools from the Stone Age era dating back to almost 20,000 years have been found from various sites. The Mahabharata talks of this area as divided into different kingdoms: Magadha, Banga, Pundra, Anga, and Suhma. Each part was ruled by different...

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