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Certain time periods have been named "[[Golden age (metaphor)|golden ages]]" in Indian history, based on the achievements of [[India]]ns in the fields of [[Science and technology in ancient India|science, technology]], [[List of Indian inventions and discoveries|engineering]], [[Indian art|art]], [[Languages of India|dialectic]], [[Indian literature|literature]], [[Indian logic|logic]], [[Indian mathematics|mathematics]], [[Indian astronomy|astronomy]], [[Indian religion|religion]] and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] during those periods.<br />
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==Ancient India==<br />
[[Image:IndiaGuptaEmpire.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The [[Gupta Empire]] under [[Chandragupta II]] (ruled 375-415).]]<br />
The period between the 4th and 6th centuries [[Common Era|CE]] is known as the '''Golden Age of India''' because of the considerable achievements of [[India]]ns in the fields of [[mathematics]], [[astronomy]], [[science]], [[religion]] and [[philosophy]] during the [[Gupta Empire]]. The [[decimal]] numeral system, including the concept of [[0|zero]], was invented in India during this period.<ref>{{cite web|title=THE GUPTA EMPIRE OF INDIA 320-720|url=http://www.historybits.com/gupta.htm}}</ref> The peace and prosperity created under the leadership of the Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors in India.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gupta Art: A Study from Aesthetic and Canonical Norms|page=7-17|publisher=Galaxy Publications|author=Padma Sudhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India in Pictures|author=Lee Engfer|year=2002|publisher=Twenty-First Century Books|isbn=9780822503712|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/indiainpictures0000engf}}</ref> The Golden Age of India came to an end when the [[Hunas]] invaded the Gupta Empire in the 6th century CE. <br />
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==South India==<br />
[[File:Rajendra map new.svg|thumb|right|200px|[[Chola Empire]] under [[Rajendra Chola]] c. 1030 CE.]]<br />
[[South India]] in the 10th and 11th century CE under the imperial [[Cholas]] is considered as another Golden Age.<ref>{{cite book|title=The First Spring Part 1: Life in the Golden Age of India|quote=The period of the 'imperial' Cholas was the golden age of South India.|page=102|publisher=Penguin UK|year=2014|isbn=9789351186458}}</ref> The period saw extensive achievements in Dravidian [[architecture]], [[Tamil literature]], sculpture and bronze working, quasi-democratic reforms, maritime conquests and trade.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/indusvalleyciv/a/locGupta.htm Gupta and Harsha: The Classical Age]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081204045434/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2422/stories/20071116504306400.htm Frontline Article on Gupta period Art]<br />
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