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Why is the Gupta age called “The Golden Age” in the Indian History?

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Gupta length turned into a completely unique segment within the Indian records, due to the all-round improvement at some stage in this age in Prachin Bharat Ka itihas. It has been defined because the ‘Golden age and Ahe “Classical length of Indian history”. Dr. R.N. Saletore has in comparison it with the a while of Augustus Caesar of Rome and Queen Elizabeth of England. Dr. L.D. Barnet as compared it with the age of Pericles of Greece. The achievements within the fields of religion, education, literature, art, structure, science and era have been splendid.

2. Religion: Revival of Hinduism (Hindu renaissance) changed into one of the great functions of the Gupta age. Guptas followed Vedic religion, however they have been tolerant toward the other religions. The worship of Vishnu, Shiva and Durga have become very popular. Pashupata sect of Shaivism became very famous.

Three. Education: Education flourished properly beneath the Guptas. The rulers themselves had been first-rate students. They paid special attention to education. Taxi la, Nalanda, Ajantha and Saranatha had been standard Universities of the Gupta technology. Pataliputra and Vallabhi have been wonderful academic centres. The critical subjects taught had been Puranas, Literature, Philosophy, Arithmetic, Astrology, and Science.

4. Literature: Samudragupta has been described as a King among poets inside the Allahabad inscription. He got a name of ‘Kaviraja’. Chandragupta-II (Vikramaditya-II) patronized the ‘Nine gem stones’ (navaratnas) of Sanskrit students in his court docket.

5. Other vital writers and their works: Sudraka wrote Mrichchakatika, Bharavi – Kiratarjuneya, Dandhi – Kavyadhara, Vishnusimha – Panchatantra, AmarasimhaAmarakosa, Vishakadatta – Mudrarakshasa, BhavabuthiUttararam achari the, Charaka- Charakasamhithe, Shanku – Shilpashastra, Kshapanaka – Jyothishashastra, VethalabhattaManth rashasthra, and others.

7. Art and Architecture: The basic structural features of the Indian temple structure have been evolved throughout the Gupta period. The Gupta artwork is well-known for its easy expression and non secular motive. The art of the Guptas turned into merely Indian in nature. Naturalism, splendor, spiritualism, and realism were the primary capabilities of their artwork. Mathura, Benaras, Pataliputra, Udayagiri, Devgarh, and many others were the centres of their inventive sports.

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