After the decline of the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani at the close of the 12th and of the chola kingdom at the begining of the 13th century, the new kingdom which arose in South India were
The name Bharat is derived from the legendary king Bharat who was ancestor of kauravas and pandavas, son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala.
The name India is derived from the river Sindhu which flows in the north west of the country. The Greeks used to call us Indoi meaning the people of the Indus.
Indica is the book written by Greek historian "Megasthenes" in which he described India like how is the Indians life, what way of life is followed, etc...
The caste system in India divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. The main castes were further divided into about 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes, each based on their specific occupation.