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Chapter 6: The first empire
Mauryan dynasty
Chandragupta 321BC
Bindusara 297BC
Asoka 270

Mostly about rise and fall of Mauryan empire about emperor Ashoka,Kautilya, Arthashastra, governance,

In chapter 5 the author seems to have some prejudice on Ramayana and Mahabharata the two epics.
Author trying to show his own logic on the history of India and trying to connect the point. At some point author doesn't have much clue or could not connect correctly.

On chapter 5
The first Territorial states

Janapada,MahaJanapada
Mahajanapada comprises janapada (mainly agricultural settlement)and people belonging to the janapada owed their allegiance to their janapada.There are sixteen mahajanapada existed , in 600BC.

On chapter 4
The material background of religious dissent
Jainism and Buddhism

Completed

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Just finished the bachelor of Powalgarh.

A tiger that has made up its mind to avenge an injury is the most terrifying animal to be met with in an Indian jungle

- and parted the bushes wide, and there under my outstretched hands was a cheetal stag with horns in velvet, and lying facing me and eating the stag was a tiger...

The mother- a widow - on learning that her son had entered the jungle to drive out the cattle and had not returned, she set off to look for him. She knew there was an angry tiger
Mother found her son where the tiger had killed and left him.

The Muktesar Man-eater
.... And, greatest satisfaction of all, at having made a small portion of the earth safe for a brave little girl to walk on.

Purring with pleasure the tiger once and again clawed the tree with vigour, while I sat on my branch and rocked with silent laughter.
... After staring at me for half an hour and eating while doing so, he was clawing the tree on which I was sitting and purring to show his contempt of me.
... I never heard of anyone having killed the temple tiger. So,...

Book is very interesting

Naini Tal,Dabidhura, Panar river

Farewell
I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills.

... in police custody I was put in a third class carriage with police party accompanying, then again next morning I was travelling in goods carriage as ordinary prisoner. At noon I was put in a first class compartment with Inspector of police, then I became ordinary prisoner to gentleman prisoner....

With bright smile, he left
He, watched him leaving with deep joy, with deep solemnity.
He Saw his steps full pf peace, luster, his body full of light.

Awakening

With the Samanas

On chapter 14: Today we'll be at war

On October 4, 1973, at one AM., Mossad Agent code-named...

ചരിത്ര൦ സൃഷ്ടിച്ച ഒരു ശസ്ത്രക്രിയ

Finished reading

On chapter 37: Jim gets his witch pie