Literary Sources of the Ancient Indian History :

History throws light on the past and this is its sole purpose. By discovering and studying the historical sources of Ancient India, we will come to know about the past life of Ancient India. The historical sources include the literary sources as well as the archaeological sources. If we want to know about the history of the recent past like the history of modern society and state, there is plenty of printed and hand-written material. In respect of the medieval times, there is also adequate amount of material. Literary sources provide us highly accurate information about the Ancient Indian History. So, the literary sources topic is emphasized in this particular article. 


If we want to write about the ancient history, we will then face extreme difficulty. In the Mahabharata which was an Indian epic, it was mentioned that “History is an ancient description that consists of the instructions of salvation, desire, wealth and virtue.” A greater emphasis was laid by the ancient seers of India on those events. Rather than the actual happenings, those events carried higher ideals. 

Historians wrote the accounts of their times in ancient Rome and Greece. The ancient Indians rarely wrote history but wrote on various subjects. Moreover, the ancient material written by Indians was lost eventually. Rediscovering the ancient past of India is a challenging task. Yet, there are few sources that are available today that depict the past of ancient India. Literary sources and the archaeological sources provide this information. 

Archaeological sources are divided into 3 groups. They are 

Archaeological Monuments and Remains 
Coins 
Inscriptions 
Literary sources are also divided into 3 groups. They are 

Secular Literature 
Religious Literature 
Accounts of Foreigners 
Let us take a look at the Archaeological Sources 

Archaeological Sources 

Archaeological Monuments and Remains 

As a result of the exploration and excavation, the ancient monuments, remains and ruins, are recovered and these are the archaeological sources of history. 
These archaeological remains are subjected to the scientific examination of the radio-carbon method for the purpose of its dates. 
The life of the ancient people will be known to us by these archaeological sources. India is very rich with the ancient monuments, remains and ruins. 
Even today, many historical places lay buried in the earth. To bring these places to light, many excavations are being carried out. 
From these ruins and excavations, the material remains that are found tell us a lot about the Ancient Indian history. 
The Indus Valley Civilization’s existence was known to the world because of the excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. 
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