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History Factsheet - 1

1. " Study of Past" -History.

2. "The Father of History" -Herodotus.

3. "First Real Historian of the World" -Herodotus.

4. "The Father of Modern History " -Bishop William Stubbs.

5. "History repeats itself" - said by Hegel.

6. "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce" - said by Karl Marx.

7. "History is an unending dialogue between past and present" - said by E.H.Carr.

8. In India, Saka Samvata (i.e. Saka era which was reckoned from 78AD) is used in some government sectors customerly (officially - also called National Calendar), where as Gregorian calendar (which was introduced in 1582AD by Roman Pope Gregory XIII) is used everywhere practically.

9. Vedas are brahmanical religious texts. They are four in numbers and believed to be eternal origin (i.e. directly heared from God's/Cosmos by Rishis). So as they are part of Shruti Texts. They are as follows:
(I). Rig Veda - 1500BC to 1000BC in Sapta Saindhuv Region.
(II). Yajur Veda - 1000BC to 600BC in Kuru Panchalan Region.
(III). Sama Veda - 1000BC to 600BC in Kuru Panchalan Region.
(IV). Atharva Veda - 1000BC to 600BC in Kuru Panchalan Region.

10. "Number of Purans" - 18 Purans.

11. "Epic Ramayana" - written by Maharishi Valmiki.

12. "Epic Mahabharata" - written by Rishi Ved Vyas.

13. "Composing Time of 18 Purans & 2 Epics" - 400BC to 400AD.




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