The book History: Our Pasts- I throws light on the idea how historians came to know about our past. The knowledge about the Aryans comes to us mainly through the Nedas. Let the students learn what the Vedas tell us. The Aryan Settlements of the later Vedic Age gave way to the formation of large kingdoms called janapadas and Mahajanapadas. The students are provided with a general idea of the rise of an Empire under the Mauryas. The Stone Pillars are the best specimens of the Mauryan Art and Sculpture. The students have been familiarised with the Sangam Literature that gives a detailed account of the history, society and culture of the kingdoms of South India.
