Pagodas Evolved from the Buddhist Stupas, the first monuments of these types were built in India (circa 483 BCE), and described as a hemispherical mound, topped with a stack of discs. Continue reading
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Chaturanga a Chess-like game
Chaturanga (a Chess-like game) an Indian game was invented circa 600 CE. Continue reading
Mahavastu was the first Biography of the Buddha
Mahavastu (Great Story), a Biography of the Buddha, was also an anonymous Sanskrit work from the second century BCE. Continue reading
The Canonization of Jain Sacred Texts
At Patna, India, towards the end of the 4th century BCE, the Canonization of Jain sacred texts took place. Continue reading
Rabindranath Tagore, first Asian to receive Nobel Prize in Literature
First Asian presented the Nobel Prize in Literature was in 1913
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Cultivation of Bananas
It is uncertain the origin of banana cultivation. But historical records show Continue reading
Rice now dates back to 11,500 years ago.
Up to the end of the 1900s it was widely believed that rice originated in India circa 3000 BCE. Continue reading
Chinese Monk makes note of a suspension Bridge in 399 CE
A Chinese monk of the 4th Century mentioned in the account of Faxian (Fa-Hsien, Fa Hien), the note of the existence of a rope suspension bridge which crossed over the Indus River in India, and was noted to be ancient at the time the monk crossed the bridge. Continue reading