Temple and Village: Patterns and Prints of India - A special exhibition at the Frank H. McClung Museum in 1998. Includes a short description of textiles in ancient India.
Tenali Rama Krshnudu is traditionally counted among the eight great ashTadiggaja poets in the court of Emperor of Vijayanagara, Sri Krishna Deva Raya (reign: 1509-30). However, it is likely that he was only a boy when Krishna Deva Raya was on the throne.
In the ninth century, the Pallavas gave way to the Cholas. The Cholas are noteworthy as the one dynasty of India, which, if only for a while, adopted a maritime policy, expanding their power by sea, conquering Sri Lanka and the Maldive islands. The Chola Empire may be said to mark a climax in south Indian history.
This site gives you Chronology of Kings. The kingdom of Indraprastha was ruled by Indians for 124 generations for a period of 4157 years, 9 months and 14 days between the event of Mahabharat and the begining of the Mughal era in 1193 AD.
The Indian culture has enjoyed an international reputation for the brass and bell metal work. The technology of metalworking had been entrenched in the Indian Culture by 2500 B.C. This technology then was manifested in myriad exquisite and sturdy images and icons.
Under the Mughals, India was the heart of a great Islamic empire and a prolific center of Islamic culture and learning. According to historian Gavin Hambly, the Mughals provided the setting for a brilliant court and a vigorous cultural life which was equal to Isfahan under the Safavid Shahs or Istanbul under the Ottoman Sultans.
The greatest flourishing of northern Indian culture, art, and imperial strength undoubtedly took place during the reign of the Mughal monarchs of the 16th and 17th centuries. The Mughals were Central Asian descendents of the great Mongol warriors Ghengis Khan and Timur (Tamerlane).
The Mysore Collection - Pictures, and stories of the city; includes jewelry of the Wodeyars, a brief biography of Tippu Sultan, and personal experiences of a broadcaster.
