While we look back into the ancient skills, enormous benefits are still being experienced after several centuries. One of the most important aspirations of Indian culture and the discovery is from Greece. Greek culture, styles, and inventions are still a major influence on the entire world. To discover from the Greeks has inspired great histories taken to modern inventions that can be observed in different places of India.
Grey Langurs in the Bronze Age
Grey Langurs are one of the common species of the monkeys, that are seen in different parts of the country. They are the creatures about whom the Bronze age paintings have already mentioned. According to the studies by the Archeologist, the Langurs are from the parts of India, Nepal, and Bhutan. The areas connected to the Indus region.
Mentioning about ancient India and the Indus valley, the history is almost known related to their civilization that has inspired to proper water and drainage systems. Greeks have been the leader of art, culture, intelligence, and bravery. The Mesopotamians have created history with the availability of raw materials, administration, and transportation of goods from the east to the west.
Apart from guiding the people of Indus valley to live a planned life until “Alexander the Great” had invaded India.
With the ancient influence, it is easy to believe and understand that Greek culture stood as the main reason for urban civilization. In modern urban civilization, the options and opportunities are higher with new discoveries to planned cities, high-rise buildings, and beautifully organized society.
Culture influence and aspiration from the Greeks
Globally Indian music and art have a greater influence that has been a greater aspiration from the Greeks. It was from the time, when “Alexander”, the Greek emperor was in India, the rise of the Hellenistic artwork was slowly involving to grow in Indian art. The immense touch of the artwork is seen in the Pataliputra, during the rule of the Mauryan empire.
In order to showcase the implementation and another reason to ensure the everlasting existence, the Indo-Greek aspirations are mostly in the discovery of art in the architectural structures. The artwork was observed in the Gupta-period, the style is known as the tetrastyle prostyle that has been the influence of the Greek artwork re-defining it as the Buddhist architecture.
Popular Gandhara Art
Gandhara art is one of the popular, ancient art from the Buddhist. The people shown in the art indicates the features of the Greek people. The artwork describes the fashion, clothing, and ornaments of their times.
Astronomy and Astrology
Who can think of surviving without science? The major part of ancient astronomy and astronomy is still involved in modern times in the study of the stars, moon, sun, and other planets. The future and calendar during the ancient time were prepared by “Yavanajataka” and Romaka Siddhanta that was later an aspiration for Aryabhatta. The mathematician considered from modern India.
The invention of astronomy has also helped in the discovery of Hindu calendars, considering the movements of planets, sun, moon, and the solstices. It was due to this invention that Chandrayaan-2 was possible.
