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The name of the country was coined in 1933 as Pakstan by Choudhry Rahmat Ali, a Pakistan Movement activist, who published it in his pamphlet Now or Never, using it as an acronym referring to the names of the five northern regions of British India: Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan. The letter i was incorporated to ease pronunciation.
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Vaishnavism was a form of Hinduism. It believed in the worship of Vishnu as the principal deity. Similary Shaivism is a tradition of Hinduism in which Shiva is regarded as the chief god. In such worship, the emphasis was laid on Bhakti, that is, the bond between the devotee and the god was one of love and devotion.
Architecture: When the Stupas at Sanchi developed, the temples also came into existence. These temples were built to house images of gods and goddesses. The early temple was a small square room. It was called the garbhagriha. It had a single door-way from which the worshipper entered to worship the idol. Slowly and steadily a tall structure was built on the garbhagriha. It was known as the Shikhara. The walls of these temples were decorated with sculpture. But the later temples had an elaborate structure. They had assembly halls, huge walls, big gateways and arrangements for the supply of water.
Most of these temples were carved out of huge rocks. The tradition of building artificial caves was quite old. In the 3rd century BCE, many such caves were built for those who renounced the world and for those who belonged to the Ajivika sect, on the orders of king Asoka. This tradition continued developing. Its most developed form can be seen in the Kailashnatha Temple of the 8th century. It was carved out of the single piece of rock. A copper plate inscriptions showed the amazement of the chief sculptor when he completed the temple at Ellora. He expressed his wonder saying: “Oh how did I make it!”
Sculpture: Many avatars have been shown as idols. Such idols have also been made of other gods. Shiva has been shown in the lingum form. But in many other images, Shiva has been shown in the human form. All these images were based on the depiction of gods. Many sculptures of gods and goddesses were grotesque figures as they had multiple arms and hands. They had also combination of human and animal forms.
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John Marshall was the Director General of ASI from 1902 to 1928. In fact, John Marshall’s stint as Director-General of the ASI marked a major change in Indian archaeology. He was the first professional archaeologist to work in India, and brought his experience of working in Greece and Crete to the field. More importantly, though like Cunningham he too was interested in spectacular finds, he was equally keen to look for patterns of everyday life.
Before discussing John Marshall's work we should discuss the general picture of archaeology in India of that time. Most of the archaeologist prior to Marshall was of view that indian civilization started from 6th century BCE and there was this tendency to use written words to guide the archaeological digs. Thus when Cunnigham came across with Harappan artefacts he was not able to understand it and tried very hard to fit it within the time frame he was familiar with (6th - 4th century BCE).
It was much later when Daya Ram Sahni discovered seals which he found in the layer of soil which was way more older than the 6th century BCE. The information began to come and it was Rakhal Das Bannerji who discovered the similarities of the seals discovered from the various sites leading to the conjecture that these sites were part of a single archaeological culture. Based on these finds, in 1924, John Marshall, Director General of the ASI, announced the discovery of a new civilisation in the Indus valley to the world. It was then that the world knew not only of a new civilisation, but also of one contemporaneous with Mesopotamia.
However it was also during Marshall's stints as Director General that lots of context in which artefacts were discovered were lost becuase he ignored the stratigraphy of soil, the mistake which was noted by Wheeler ( next director general). Even then it was during his tenure that Indians were allowed to participate in excavations in their own country. And as S N Roy has said “Marshall left India three thousand years older than he had found her.”
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kbar was a great and able ruler. He laid special emphasis on land revenue system. For this purpose he followed the policy initiated by Sher Shah Suri. But this policy had certain defects in it. That’s why Akbar began works from the start. Main features of his land revenue system are given below:
(i) Following policy initiated by Sher Shah : In the beginning, Akbar followed the policy of land revenue initiated by Sher Shah. During the reign of Sher Shah, average value was determined by measuring agricultural land. It was determined on the average production of produce. Later on Akbar felt that it needed a lot of time to fix market price. It was also a cause of worry for peasants. That’s why Akbar again started policy of yearly assumption.
Determination of Tax : Akbar followed following policies for fixing land revenue:
(a) Zabti System : This policy was the creation of Raja Todar Mal. Under this system of revenue, tax was fixed by measuring the land. This system was implemented in Gujarat, Lahore, Malwa, Allahabad etc.
(b) Ten Years System : This system was a developed form of Zabti system. According to this, average of last ten years of production of crops and their value was taken out. One third of that average produce was taken as revenue. This revenue could have been taken in the form of cash or produce.
(c) Batai or Galla Bakshi System: In this system whole of the total produce was divided in the definite proportion among peasant and the state. Honest officials were required for the success of this system.
(d) Nasak or Kankut System : Record of agriculture tax was kept in this system.
(ii) Measurement of Land : During the reign of Akbar, land was measured with a proper method. With this state the peasant came to know about how much they will have to pay and how much revenue will be collected for the state.
(iii) Keeping in mind the fertility of the soil : Fertility of the soil was always kept in mind while determining land revenue. That land was called as ‘Polaj’ which was cultivated every year and that land was called as ‘Parauti’ which was not cultivated every year. All in all tax was fixed on the basis of the fertility and the produce.
(v) Facilities of Peasants : Special facilities were also given to peasants in case of famine or drought. They were given certain facilities in paying taxes in case of natural calamity. They were also given loans for tools, implements and animals.
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Vijayanagara was founded in 1336 AD. Its founders were two brothers called Harihara and Bukka Raya. They founded a city called Vijayanagara on the banks of river Tungabhadra. Gradually this city was transformed into a large Hindu Kingdom.
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