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gideonhistory.com
This is the world’s first website which integrates and incorporates maximum information about the entire history, culture and civilization of India. The culture and civilization of India hold a prominent place among the greatest cultures of the world. The main basis of Indian culture is the Vedas. Later, many great emperors adopted the Vedic culture and gave it patronage. From the time the Vedas were orally interpreted and transmitted from one generation to the other, to the present ultra modern jet age of the internet, the Vedas are considered as the foundation of Indian culture. Today, almost every house and institution boasts of the availability of internet. Hence, Indian history and culture can be propagated and transmitted effortlessly to every nook and corner of the world through this website. But before interpreting Indian culture, civilization and history through the website, it is very important that we first understand the terms like culture, civilization and history and then study them systematically.
Culture is related to human life. Culture is nothing but the life style, food habits, customs and practices, religious beliefs, traditions, etc of a specific region. The human community feels comfortable and happy in living its life according to its own culture. Culture is the easiest medium to understand the human behavior of a particular region. Civilization, means a set of norms and principles to be followed by people, an appropriate conduct to be observed and a certain discipline of the society to be maintained by one and all. History is a window, through which we can peep and get a glimpse of the past. Through history, we can know about the political, social, religious, economic and cultural condition of any country. The incidents which took place in the past are all an integral part of history. In the present, History also serves as an educator, as history is nothing but a series of the endeavors and achievements of the human race. For the ease of study, Indian history and culture can be divided into four periods :

1. Ancient Period (Early to 1200 AD)
2. Medieval Period (1200 AD to 1240 AD)
3. Modern Period (1740 AD to 1950 AD)
4. Post Modern Period (195 AD to 2000 AD)

A detailed description of the trends and cycles through which Indian history, culture and civilization has passed and managed to maintain its glory against all odds and all the changes and transformations it went through in different eras is available in this website.
The Need for gideonhistory.com
Today, it is the right and duty of every Indian to know about the history, culture and civilization of his mother land, of the country of which he or she is a free citizen. Probably, in this modern age, a common Indian is running away from his own glorious cultural and historical heritage and is trying to adapt to the Western culture. He takes great pride in it. A fast changing attitude towards food habits and life styles, growing disrespect towards the elders and disdain towards the Indian culture has become a common habit with most of the Indians. Consequently, there is a continuous degradation in the moral values and depletion in the feeling of belongingness towards the nation. The degradation of moral values in the common man is so apparent that it can be easily seen in any part of the country. Awareness, interest and craze for Valentine’s Day, Friendship Day, etc. among the younger generation are examples of such deviation from Indian culture. What does today’s Indian know about personal and cultural values? How much respect does he have towards Indian culture? What is the current status of the character of the common Indian? Well, nothing much can be said in this regard, but no person particular, community or government can be solely held responsible for this moral degradation, because till date, no such means has been developed nor has any concrete effort been made in the direction whereby a common man may get acquainted with his glorious culture, precious values and world renowned history.
Hence, considering the available evidences on Indian culture and history as the base for the solution to all these towering problems, this is a small but necessary step towards the character building of the students and to awaken the feeling of nationalism in them.

The Importance of gideonhistory.com
This is the first website in which the maximum information related to the entire culture and history of India has been integrated. All the information included in this website has been collected and compiled on the basis of the literary evidences and archeological researches till date. But the importance of this website will be worthwhile only when more and more Indians, wherever they might be living, make it a point to read it and imbibe the fundamental cultural principles of India. They must try to follow these principles to their best so that the coming generations may be saved from the perils of moral degeneration and character degradation. This website will be useful not only for all the students, it will also be a great help in preparing for competitive examinations. The historical events have been presented in this website in a chronological order