Indo-Greeks

Ramayana, India's great epic poem, mentions in various chapters the Greeks. This implies that Greeks were actually present in what is modern day India before the composition of this epic poem, which narrates the journey of virtue in the...

India and Greece have historically had a phenomenally long relationship. They are two great countries with numerous similarities. Greece is known for its system of democracy in ancient times, introduced by Cleisthenes. On the other hand, the Shanti Parva...

A Greek queen, who compared herself to the goddess Athena, and became the ruler of Punjab, India set the precedence for female sovereigns in Ancient and Medieval India. She was the wife of the second greatest Buddhist emperor in...

Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states in India, with a talented diaspora, known for its business acumen, spread throughout the Western World. Gujaratis have played an important role in global trade from the Persian Gulf to the...

  Most are unaware that there were Ancient Greek kingdoms in China and that Hellenism spread all the way to Japan and Korea via India. However, the fact is that the Greeks were indeed in China, and, in addition to this,...

The Horoscopy of the Greeks, known as "Yavanajataka," was composed around 270 A.D.. This text had a phenomenal influence on later Indian astrology and astronomy; the Greek origin of this treatise is reflected by its title since Greeks are...

Buddhism, a religion, or according to some, a path towards experiencing ultimate reality, was founded by Siddhārtha Gautama a man from India, also referred to as "The Buddha". Buddhism is practiced in various parts of the world and the...

The interaction of the two great ancient civilizations of Greece and India began with the invasion of Alexander the Great in 326 BC.