Indopedia i10959030_fjmj1 https://indopedia.org.in/index.php/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.45.3 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Indopedia Indopedia talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk 0 1 68 58 2026-06-11T17:43:13Z Bbnanawati 1 Contribute banner → slim strip 68 wikitext text/x-wiki <div class="ind-masthead"> <div class="ind-mh-left">[[File:Indopedia-seal.png|60px|link=]] <div><div class="ind-title">Indopedia</div><div class="ind-tag">The Encyclopedia of Indian History — from Indian eyes · इतिहासेन विद्महे</div></div> </div> <div class="ind-nav">[[:Category:Epochs|Epochs]] [[:Category:Themes|Themes]] [[:Category:Military History|Battles]] [[:Category:Regions|Regions]] [[:Category:Jyotirlingas|Jyotirlingas]] [[Indopedia:Contribute|Contribute]]</div> </div> <div class="ind-strip-label">Explore by epoch — a continuous Indian timeline</div> <div class="ind-epochs">[[:Category:Prehistoric Cultures|Prehistoric Cultures<small>to c. 3300 BCE</small>]] [[:Category:Sindhu–Saraswati Civilisation|Sindhu–Saraswati<small>c. 3300–1300 BCE</small>]] [[:Category:Vedic Age|Vedic Age<small>c. 1500–600 BCE</small>]] [[:Category:Mahajanapada Age|Mahajanapada Age<small>c. 600–321 BCE</small>]] [[:Category:Maurya Era|Maurya Era<small>321–185 BCE</small>]] [[:Category:Era of Exchange|Era of Exchange<small>185 BCE–320 CE</small>]] [[:Category:Gupta Era|Gupta Era<small>320–550 CE</small>]] [[:Category:Age of Regional Empires|Regional Empires<small>550–1200</small>]] [[:Category:Sultanate Era|Sultanate Era<small>1206–1526</small>]] [[:Category:Vijayanagara Era|Vijayanagara<small>1336–1646</small>]] [[:Category:Mughal Era|Mughal Era<small>1526–1707</small>]] [[:Category:Maratha Swarajya|Maratha Swarajya<small>1674–1818</small>]] [[:Category:Company Rule & Resistance|Company Rule<small>1757–1857</small>]] [[:Category:Swaraj Era|Swaraj Era<small>1857–1947</small>]] [[:Category:Bharat — Republic of India|Bharat — Republic<small>1947–</small>]]</div> <div class="ind-grid"> <div class="ind-card ind-span2"><div class="ind-card-h">Featured article</div><span class="ind-badge">TEMPLES & ARCHITECTURE · WEST INDIA</span> <div class="ind-t">[[Somnath Temple — The Shrine Eternal]]</div> <p>First of the twelve [[Jyotirlingas]], on the Saurashtra shore. Founded in stone by the 10th century, celebrated by Al-Biruni as the harbour-temple of the Indian Ocean trade, razed by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026, rebuilt by Kumarapala — and raised again by the new Republic in 1951. The shrine eternal of Indian memory, told through period photographs and the raider's own chroniclers.</p> <p class="ind-meta">Epoch: [[:Category:Age of Regional Empires|Age of Regional Empires]] · Theme: [[:Category:Jyotirlingas|Jyotirlingas]] · ''([[Somnath Temple|Read the full article →]])''</p></div> <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">On this day</div> <p style="font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:17px;margin:0 0 6px">11 June</p> <p><b>1897</b> — Birth of Ram Prasad Bismil, revolutionary of the Hindustan Republican Association, in Shahjahanpur.</p> <p class="ind-meta">''The live calendar grows as articles are added.''</p></div> <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Picture of the day</div> <div style="text-align:center">[[File:Somnath-Sykes-1869-west.jpg|260px]]</div> <p class="ind-meta" style="margin-top:8px">The Somanatha Temple from the west — D. H. Sykes for the ASI, c. 1869. British Library OIOC. ''Public domain.''</p></div> <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Quote of the day</div> <blockquote>"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom."</blockquote> <p class="ind-meta">— Jawaharlal Nehru, ''Tryst with Destiny'', 14–15 August 1947</p></div> <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Indian history in the news</div> <ul><li>New excavation season announced at Rakhigarhi ''(sample item)''</li> <li>Chola-era copper plates found in Tamil Nadu ''(sample item)''</li> <li>Conservation milestone at Hampi ''(sample item)''</li></ul></div> <div class="ind-card ind-span2"><div class="ind-card-h">Discovery — voyages & places</div> <div class="ind-t">Hampi — capital of Vijayanagara</div> <p>Walk the boulders of the Tungabhadra to the ruins of one of the great cities of its age: the Virupaksha temple, the Vitthala complex and its stone chariot, royal enclosures and bazaars. Each Discovery entry pairs travel-style storytelling with the site's history and sources.</p> <p class="ind-meta">Epoch: [[:Category:Vijayanagara Era|Vijayanagara Era]]</p></div> <div class="ind-card ind-span2"><div class="ind-card-h">Explore by theme</div> <div class="ind-themes"> <div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">⚔</span>[[:Category:Military History|Military History]]<small>battles won & lost</small></div> <div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🏛</span>[[:Category:Universities of Ancient India|Ancient Universities]]<small>Takshashila · Nalanda</small></div> <div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🛕</span>[[:Category:Temples & Architecture|Temples & Architecture]]<small>Nagara · Dravida · Vesara</small></div> <div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">✍</span>[[:Category:Litterateurs of India|Litterateurs]]<small>Kalidasa to Bharati</small></div> <div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">⛵</span>[[:Category:Trade & Trade Routes|Trade Routes]]<small>Uttarapatha · Muziris</small></div> <div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🪔</span>[[:Category:Indian Renaissance|Indian Renaissance]]<small>reform & awakening</small></div> <div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">🛡</span>[[:Category:Heroes of India|Heroes of India]]<small>all regions, NWSE</small></div> <div class="ind-theme"><span class="ic">📖</span>[[:Category:Jyotirlingas|Jyotirlingas]]<small>the twelve shrines</small></div> </div></div> <div class="ind-card"><div class="ind-card-h">Battle database</div> <div class="ind-chips"><span>Hydaspes 326 BCE</span><span>Kalinga 261 BCE</span><span>Tarain 1191–92</span><span>Talikota 1565</span><span>Saraighat 1671</span><span>Plassey 1757</span><span>Panipat III 1761</span><span>Kargil 1999</span></div> <p class="ind-meta">Every battle: forces, maps, outcome, aftermath, full bibliography — victories and defeats alike. 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