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Source is based on Eaton's work on Indian subcontinent, he made it a point of being conservative in numbers, to not overamplify anything.

Academic article:
https://academic.oup.com/jis/article-abstract/11/3/283/660642?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Full text copy: https://www.collegesidekick.com/study-docs/14329845?utm
Eaton's two part text:
1 : https://franpritchett.com/00islamlinks/txt_eaton_temples1.pdf?utm
2 : https://www.docsity.com/en/docs/temple-desecration-and-indo-muslim-states-essay-indian-history-r-m-eaton/43319/

Its very hard to believe that India had no slaves back then. They all lived peacefully together helping each other and thriving like no other civilisations. Do you think this concept would be better in our times or will it be a disaster? Share your opinion

Source of the image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relic_Stupa_of_Vaishali

TIL that around 600 BCE, the "father of plastic surgery," Sushruta, authored a foundational Ayurvedic text detailing over 300 procedures and 120 instruments. The Sushruta Samhita described advanced surgeries like cataract removals, C-sections, and a pioneering rhinoplasty technique using forehead skin flaps that was later adopted by European surgeons in the 18th century.

In this sculpture Bhima is tossing the elephants like toys. Perfectly resemble the strength and power of Bhima

Snakes and Ladders originated in India as Moksha Patam, a spiritual board game designed to teach morality. Ladders represented virtues and snakes represented vices—with more snakes symbolizing that the path of virtue is harder. British administrators brought it to England in the 1890s, replacing the original values with Victorian ones, and it was later introduced to the US as Chutes and Ladders in 1943.

2,500-year-old lion-like terracotta artifact discovered from Pundranagar (Boghani/Bogra, Bangladesh).

Elephanta Island Maritime Relics: Excavations near historic water reservoirs found Indo-Mediterranean amphorae, Mesopotamian torpedo jars, and Kalachuri dynasty coins, highlighting ancient global trade