Hindu Timeline Introduction A History of India and Hindu Dharma
Much of what India and Hinduism are today can be understood by
examining their origins and history. Here is a humble chronology
that tells the story of the sages, kings, outside invaders and
inside reformers who contributed to the world's oldest living
civilization and largest modern-day democracy. Remarkably, Hindu
India has been home to one-fourth of the human race since the
dawn of recorded time. Its story, summarized here, is crucial to
human history. The emphasis on spirituality in India's thought
and history is unparalleled in human experience. The king in his
court, the sage on his hill and the farmer in one of Bharat's
700,000 villages each pursues his dharma with a common ultimate
purpose: spiritual enlightenment. This perspective is the source
of Hinduism's resilience in the face of competing faiths and
conquering armies. No other nation has faced so many invaders
and endured. These invasions have brought the races of the world
to a sub