"Unveiling the Unusual: Little-Known Yet Essential Indian History for Upcoming Exams"

1. Indian unusual basic history will be important for upcoming exams
The Brahmavaivarta Purana is a voluminous Sanskrit text and a major Purana
(Maha-purana) of Hinduism. It is an important Vaishnavism text.
Author: Vyasa
Chapters: 276
National Anthem history
1911, December 27 in Kolkata session. National Anthem Sung by Rabindranath Tagore .
Kumārasaṃbhavam is an epic poem by Kālidāsa. It is widely regarded as the finest work of
Kālidāsa as well as the greatest kāvya poem in Classical Sanskrit. The style of description of
spring set the standard for nature metaphors pervading many centuries of Indian literary
tradition.
Meghadūta is a lyric poem written by Kālidāsa, considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit
poets. It describes how a yakṣa, who had been banished by his master to a remote region
for a year, asked a cloud to take a message of love to his wife.
The Nāṭya Śāstra is a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts. The text is attributed to sage
Bharata Muni, and its first complete compilation is dated to between 200 BCE and 200 CE,
but estimates vary between 500 BCE and 500 CE.
The Harivamsa is an important work of Sanskrit literature, containing 16,374 shlokas, mostly
in the anustubh metre. The text is also known as the Harivamsa Purana. This text is believed
to be a khila to the Mahabharata and is traditionally ascribed to Vyasa.
Raghuvaṃśa is a Sanskrit epic poem by the celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. Though an
exact date of composition is unknown, the poet is presumed to have flourished in the 5th
century CE
The Sangita-Ratnakara, संगीतरत्नाकर, literally "Ocean of Music and Dance", is one of the
most important musicological texts from India. Composed by Śārṅgadeva in Sanskrit during
the 13th century, both Carnatic music and Hindustani music traditions of Indian classical
music regard it as a definitive text.
Chaitanya Charitamrita
Book by Krishnadasa Kaviraja
The Prithviraj Raso is a Braj language epic poem about the life of Prithviraj Chauhan. It is
attributed to Chand Bardai, who according to the text, was a court poet of the king. The
earliest extant copy of the text dates back to the 16th century, although some scholars date
its oldest version to the 13th century.
Awadhi is predominantly spoken in the Awadh region encompassing central Uttar Pradesh,
along with the lower part of the Ganga-Yamuna doab.
Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi language

2. Bhakti movement began in 7th century
Most important sufi shrine in India is Ajmer Rajasthan
Which sufi's dargah is at Ajmer ?
Ans: Moinuddin Chisti
'Rani ki vav' devotion to Vishnu
Promoter of bhakti movement in Bengal is Chaitanya
The Famous saint chaitanya of Bengal was a contemporary of
Ans: Alauddin Husain Shah
What is meant by a "Pir" in sufi tradition?
Ans: The Guru of the Sufis
The first bhakti movement was organised by Ramanujacharya scholars and religious
persons
Abdul Fazal was the son of Sheikh Mubarak
Sriperumbudur is the birthplace ?
Ans: Sri Ramanujacharya
Saint Kabir born at Varanasi
Title of Deshbandhu: C.R Das
Grand old man of India: Dadabhai Naoroji
Title of "Quaid-i-Azam" :- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Loknayak : Jay Prakash Narayan
Frontier Gandhi: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Term "swaraj" : Dadabhai Naoroji
Swatantra party Founder:
C. Rajagopalachari
First and last Indian Governer - General of India : C. Rajagopalachari
First governor general of Bengal and last Indian Governer General of British India : Willam
Bentick

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