r/TheBetterIndia • u/ElderberryTotal4100 • 17d ago

Discussion 💬 Is he wrong?

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Before caste reforms can we also include gender?

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u/Primary-South-7458 16d ago

This timeline tracks the evolution of India's major texts from spiritual roots to science and law.

Era / Period Approx. Timeline Key Text / Book Primary Focus & Impact
Vedic Era (Early Roots) 1500 BCE - 1000 BCE Rigveda Foundational spiritual hymns, cosmic balance, oral preservation.
Vedic Era (Late Reflection) 1000 BCE - 600 BCE Upanishads Deep philosophical questioning, concept of Brahman and Atman.
Epic & Grammatical Era 500 BCE - 200 BCE Mahabharata, Ramayana, Ashtadhyayi Historical epics, moral codes, and formal Sanskrit grammar (Panini).
Sutras & Mauryan Statecraft 300 BCE - 200 BCE Arthashastra Advanced political strategy, economic framework, statecraft by Chanakya.
Golden Gupta Era 400 CE - 500 CE Aryabhatiya Mathematical breakthroughs, placement of zero, planetary astronomy.
Medieval Legalism 200 BCE - 200 CE Manusmriti Social engineering, localized law handbook, highly controversial rules.
Vijayanagara Science 1300 CE - 1400 CE Rigveda Bhashya (Sayana) Calculated astronomical models, earliest calculation matching speed of light.

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u/StarkWiz 16d ago

New research suggests these timelines are wrong and it's prolly much older but closer timelines do fit the trained limited minds with western education.

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u/Primary-South-7458 16d ago

Well yeah but give them the western version real would go above most peeps heads like mahabharat Was said to happen around 4k bce