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Gahadavalas (Gaharwars) of Kanauj: They succeeded Pratihara dynasty of Kanauj which came to an end after Mahmud Ghazni's invasion in 1018 A.D. The Gahadavalas, who were of indigenous origin, were succeeded by Chandels.
Gandhara Art: Greeco-Roman influence in Indian art is found here.
The Gandhara sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium.
The Gandhara Art was greatly influenced by Greeks. The theme of the Gandhara art is Indian but its style Greek. The Gandhara School of Art was also known as Indo-Greek Art. It flourished during the time of the Kushans.
Gandharva: is the 'marriage of desiring woman with a desiring man'. This is the romantic type of a union, springing from affection and love, and may be accomplished without any nuptial rites.
Gandhi, Mahatma: (1869-1948) was the greatest Indian after Buddha; India achieved independence mainly through his efforts. He entered politics with Champaran campaign to redress grievances of cultivators oppressed by indigo planters of Bihar. (Those who joined him during the Champaran struggle included Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narayan Sinha).
He worked for peasants of Kheda in Gujarat who were finding difficulties in paying the rents owing to failure of crops.
In 1917-18, Gandhiji launched the struggle in Ahmedabad which involved industrial workers.
He gave a call for Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act on April 6, 1919 and took command of the nationalist movement for the first time.
Mahatma Gandhi is associated with many movements during the struggle for independence viz., Non-cooperation movement (1920); Salt Satyagraha (Dandi March) and Civil Disobedience movement (1930); Quit India movement (1942)&endash;for which Gandhiji raised the slogan: "Do or Die" (Either free India or die in the attempt).
In a sense, Gopal Krishan Gokhale was his political guru. He took inspiration from Ralph Emerson who said "That government is best which governs the least".
His private secretary was Mahadev Desai
Mahatma Gandhi had suggested winding up of Indian National Congress after India attained independence..
Gandhiji was assassinated on January 30, 1948 while attending a prayer meeting.
Gandhi-Irwin Pact: was signed on March 5, 1931. In terms of the Pact, the civil disobedience movement was withdrawn and Gandhiji agreed to attend the second Round-Table Conference (7th September to 1st December, 1931).
Ganesh Festival: It was popularised by B. G. Tilak during India's freedom struggle.
Gangesh: was the founder of the school of Navya-Nyaya.
Gautamiputra Satakarni: was the great king of Satavahana dynasty.
Gayatri mantra: is contained in Rig Veda.
Ghadar Party: was formed by Lala Hardayal.
Ghatotkachh: in Mahabharat was the son of Bhim.
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq: For the first time Bengal became a part of his empire.
Goa:was a portuguese possession in India (colonised first by them). It was liberated by the Indian forces in 1961.
Gobind Singh, Guru: was founder of the Khalsa and the military brotherhood among the Sikhs. He was the last of the Sikh Gurus. The birth place of Guru Gobind Singh is Patna.
Golconda: is associated with Qutab Shahi.
Gold coins: Mauryas were the first to issue gold coins in India.
Gotra: The upper caste Hindu family still aspires to be a unit tracing his antecedents through a direct line to a common ancestor, and living today in the small units of the joint family system.
Government of India Act of 1935 : According to this Act, India had been divided into 11 procinces.
Government of India Act, 1935: A prominent feature of this Act was the 'Separatist' system of representation by various religious communities and other groups.
It introduced Provincial Autonomy.
grama: was a term used in the Vedic society. A group of related families living homogeneously in a given locality was known as a kula or 'flock', and was ruled over by Kulapati who exercised wide powers. A group of kulas formed a grama (also called a vis or settlement) presided over by a gramani or vispati.
Great Bath: It has been found as an important remain of excavations conducted at Mohenjo-daro.
Grihya-sutras and Dharma-sutras: While grihya-sutras have domestic importance, the dharma-sutras cover the wider relations of man and his fellows, and man and the state. They treat of the rules of caste, and of man in his social, economic and religious relationships. Primarily, they are rules of practical life, including the civil and religious laws that regulate Hindu society.
Grivraja: was the capital of Maghda kingdom.
Gulbadan Begam: She was Babur's daughter. She wrote Humayun-nama, a historical account during the Mughal period in which she refers incidently to the low prices prevailing in Hindustan; for example, at Amarkot, the birth-place of Akbar, the price of four goats was one rupee.
Gunadhya: author of Brihatkatha, 'Great Story', a famous collection of tales, written in Paisachi dialect and regarded as one of the major classics of Indian literature.
Gupta Age: The Gupta Age in Indian history (reckoned from 320 A.D.) was the classical period of Sanskrit literature and the personalities who lived during this period were: Kalidasa, Bhartrihari, Dandin, and Bhavabhuti.
Gupta craftsmen: distinguished themselves by their work in iron and bronze.
Guptas: Land grants to Brahmanas on a large scale was given by the ruling dynasty known as Guptas.
Guru Granth Sahib: was compiled by Guru Arjan Dev.
Gyatri Mantra: is contained in RigVeda.
Gypsies: The original home of Gypsies was India.
