References to India and Tamils are found in Greece. Greek historians Megasthanes,Strabo and Arrian speak about the relationship between India and Greece.
Tag: Indica
Ancient Indians considered Life to be ephemeral, transient and concentrated on realising the Reality and were concerned about the origin of the world and other philosophical questions.
As such,they did not consider it worthwhile recording history or personal achievements.
Religious texts were transmitted orally.
And then came the invaders.
Kudiramalai envoys related particulars about their kingdom's inhabitants, including their common life expectancy of 100 years, their government, a council of thirty persons, free civil liberties and laws pertaining to abuse of sovereign power, their trade with the Seres (Chinese),
"No Indian ever went outside his own country on a warlike expedition, so righteous were they."
"Indians do not put up memorials to the dead; but they regard their virtues as sufficient
They were living in the region around the five mouths of the River. Ganga where it meets the sea.
The kings possessed a great army including a frightening army of Elephants.
This made Alexander, the Great to flee , fearing the Bengali Might.
I have earlier written on the fact that the success of Alexander in India was a Myth and he did not defeat Porus.
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