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Yadav dynasty (1190-1294): was brought to an end in 1294 with the capture of Devagiri (modern Daulatabad) in the northern Deccan by Alaud-din-Khilji.

Yakshagana: was the south Indian dance tradition that appeared for the first time in the Vijayanagar period.

Yaska: is associated with etymology (study of the origin and history of words). The treatise of Yaska (320 B. C.) is regarded as the standard work on Vedic etymology in which he explains meanings of words and investigates their origin.

Yoga: It is one of the six orthodox systems of Hindu philosophy, believed to have been founded by the sage Yajnavalkya, and later codified by Patanjali in his Yoga-sutras. Yoga has been defined as a form of mental and physical discipline.
There is evidence to show that some of the yoga disciplines were in existence at the time of the Indus Valley Civilization.

Young Bengal Movement: was started by Henry Vivian Louis Derozia.

Young India: was a magazine started by Gandhiji.

Yugas: According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas, the sequential order of the cycle of four aeons (Yugas) is Krita, Treta, Dvapara and Kali.