About Itihaas

Itihaas (इतिहास, meaning "history" in Sanskrit) is a solo project born from a simple frustration: Indian history is incredibly rich, but it's often scattered across textbooks, Wikipedia articles, and academic papers in ways that make it hard to see the bigger picture.

This platform attempts to connect the dots—linking rulers to their dynasties, battles to their consequences, monuments to the people who built them, and places to the events that shaped them.

Reading about Ashoka is one thing. Understanding how his grandfather Chandragupta founded the empire, how his father Bindusara expanded it, and how Ashoka's own transformation after Kalinga changed the course of Buddhism—that's the kind of connected understanding that makes history come alive.

Itihaas aims to be that kind of resource: one where you can start with any person, place, event, or dynasty and naturally explore the web of relationships that connect them all.

Itihaas is created and maintained by Aaron D Silva, a product engineer passionate about making Indian history accessible and engaging for everyone.

This project is developed under The Lean Product Studio, where we build thoughtful digital products that combine modern technology with rich cultural content.

We extend our gratitude to Bhashini, India's National Language Translation Mission, for enabling multilingual content support that makes Indian history accessible across languages.

Historical data, content, and images are sourced from Wikipedia and its contributors under open licenses. We are grateful to the global community of editors and historians who make this knowledge freely available.