>> Fullstory Aryans 1000 BC       Aryans expand into the Ganga valley There is no archeological evidence for the first centuries of India's Aryan age (1500 - 1000BC, but The Book of Knowledge or Vedas were preserved through oral tradition; particularly the Rig Veda.         900 BC       Mahabharata War The Great Mahabharatha War seems to have been a great battle between the good and the evil. It all seems so glamorous. Great warriors fighting great battles.         800 BC       Aryans expand into Bengal; Beginning of the Epic Age: Mahabharata composed, first version of Ramayana The Mahabharata, whose epic core probably reflects Indian life at around 1000 BC, starts with King Santanu's love for the beautiful goddess Ganga, whom he marries.         550 BC       Composition of the Upanishads Historians and Indologists have put the date of composition of the Upanishads from around 800 - 400 B.C., though many of the verse versions may have been written much later.         544 BC       Buddha's Nirvana I have done what I could do, both for myself and for others. To stay here would from now on be without any purpose. I have disciplined, in heaven and on earth, all those whom I could discipline, and I have set them in the stream. Search for  in Sify  >> More News Print | Mail | Post your comments | Rate this Feature