List of Presidents in India

S.N.	Names of Presidents	Period
1	Rajendra Prasad	26 January 1950 to 13 May 1962
2	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan	13 May 1962 to 13 May 1967
3	Zakir Hussain	13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969
Acting	Varahagiri Vekata Giri	3 May 1969 to 20 July 1969
Acting	M. Hidayatullah	20 July 1969 to 24 Aug 1969
4	Varahagiri Vekata Giri	24 Aug 1969 to 24 Aug 1974
5	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	24 Aug 1974 to 11 Feb 1977
Acting	B.D. Jatti	11 Feb 1977 to 25 July 1977
6	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	25 July 1977 to 25 July 1982
7	Giani Zail Singh	25 July 1982 to 25 July 1987
8	R. Venkataraman	25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992
9	Shankar Dayal Sharma	25 July 1992 to 25 July 1997
10	K.R. Narayanan	25 July 1997 to 25 July 2002
11	A.P.J Abdul Kalam	25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007
12	Pratibha Devisingh Patil	25 July 2007 to 25 July 2012
13	Pranab Mukherjee	25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017
14	Ram Nath Kovind	25 July 2017 to 25 July 2022
15	Droupadi Murmu	25 July 2022 to Incumbent

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The Lichchavi Kingdom (C 450 CE to C 750 CE)

About The Licchavi Kingdom The Lichchavis were the most powerful of the eight clans of Vajji janapad . Their capital was at Vaishali (Bihar). They were an Indo-Aryan tribe who conquered the territory of the Maha-Videha kingdom and temporarily occupied the Videha capital of Mithila . Given to rising power of Magadha empire , Lichchavis established their republic in the southern part of Maha-Videha kingdom until the marginal location of Vaishali , which was their largest city and capital. To the south of Vaishali was situated the kingdom of Magadha with which relations of Vaishali were initially good. Chellana , the Lichchavi princes from Vaishali was married to Magadha king Bimbisara . Chellana was the second wife of Bimbisara. She gave birth to Ajatshatru , who did not care about relations and invaded and annexed Vaishali in Magadha empire. Republican Constitution of The Lichchavis According to Panini , the janapadas (territorial states) were generally headed by ekraja or on...

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The Kushans: Extent of Empire, Regilious Policy, Development of Art, Architecture and Literature

The Kushans (1st century CE to 3rd centrury CE) Also called Yuechis or Tocharians , the Kushans were nomadic people from the steppes of north Central Asia . They first occupied Bactria or north Afghanistan where they displaced the Sakas . They moved to Kabul valley and captured Gandhara by crossing the Hindu Kush . Here, they replaced Greeks and Parthians. They eventually established their authority over the lower Indus basin and the greater part of the Gangetic basin . The Kushan empire in India was known as the Central Asian Empire . There were two successive dynasties Kushans - the first was founded by house of chiefs who were called Kadphises, and the second was founded by Kanishka. Kushan ruler - Kadphises-I issued gold coins in the south of the Hindu Kush , while the second ruler Kadphises-II issued gold coins and spread his kingdom to the east of the Indus. Kanishka was the first famous Kushan ruler . Kanishka is known for two reasons -...

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