The ancient state of Bihar was recognised as the mighty kingdom of Magadha, and its name is believed to have originated from ...

An entry into the Government Museum in Egmore would throw open the gates of a history dating back to 2500 years for visitors, thanks to the display of 4th century BC punch-marked silver coins. The ...

What we now know as Patna (in Bihar) was referred to as Pataliputra in ancient times. Not just Pataliputra but this place was also known by various other names such as Kusumpur, Pataligram, Pushpapur ...

New Delhi: Until last year, Class 7 students studied the Mughals and Delhi Sultanate as a part of their social science curriculum. But not anymore. The new NCERT textbook, revamped under the National ...

1. Aryans started moving towards Eastern India in the later Vedic period (1000-600 BC). 2. Satapatha Brahmana mentioned the arrival and spread of Aryans. The Buddhist and Jaina literature mentioned ...

Magadha, was one of the ancient kingdoms of India and one of the significant ones too. Present-day Bihar is what was, as per history, the age-old city of Magadha. Famous for its importance in Buddhism ...

A new species of the small burrowing frog has been discovered from the Chota Nagpur plateau in Jharkhand. Scientists have named it Magadha Burrowing Frog, or Sphaerotheca magadha after the ancient ...

The new Social Science textbook for Class 7 published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has shrunk what were earlier three separate books for History, Geography, and ...