Hindu surgeon Susruta first performed surgery to repair perforated or obstructed intestines in India in 49 BCE. Continue reading
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Carakasamhita Were First Medical Texts
Carakasamhita, a medical text from the first century CE, and the Susruta Samhita, a surgical text from the seventh century Continue reading
English Settlement in Pettapoli, India
The first English settlement was founded on the coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Pettapoli, India in 1611. Continue reading
Udasis Dissented from Sikhism
The first Sikhism dissenters were the Udasis who followed Shri Chand, the son of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism Continue reading
Establishment of the Mahasanghika School
The establishment of the Mahasanghika school arose in the fourth century BCE emphasizing the transcendent nature and infinite purity of the Buddha, Continue reading
First Buddhist Text- Patimokkha
Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama drew up a set of monastic rules or chief vinaya text - Patimokkha, Continue reading
Guru Arjan
Guru Arjan (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜੁਨ Guru Arjan [ɡʊru əɾdʒən]) 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the first of the two Gurus martyred in the Sikh faith and the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. Continue reading
Sanskrit Didactic Verses
Upanishads are compilations of teachings written in 500 BCE by Hindu sages in a Sanskrit didactic style verse. Continue reading
First Sikh Martyr
Arjan, compiler of the Adi Granth and the builder of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, India was the first Sikh martyr. Continue reading
Sikh Temple in Amritsar was Built
The Sikh Golden Temple was built in 1604 by Guru Arjun in Amritsar, India. Continue reading