The Shortest History of India

5,000 years of Indian history

From the ruins of ancient civilisations to an emerging global superpower



One of the oldest civilisations and the largest democracy in the world, India is an amalgam of customs, races, castes, languages and spiritual beliefs, woven together over 5,000 years of wonderfully colossal and chaotic history.

From the earliest humans and the Harappan civilisation to Muslim conquerors,...