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Delhi was ruled by members of the Maurya dynasty in around 300 BC and covered most of Northern India ;the main capital though was in Patliputra.(present day Bihar)

Under Chandra Gupta Maurya and later Ashoka many battles were won and the city experienced prolonged periods of peace and Harmony.Arthashastra written by Chanakya and the Edicts of Ashoka are primary sources of written records of the Mauryan times.

The Empire was founded in 322 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of his Prime Minister Chanakya also known as kautilya. They overthrew the Nanda Dynasty and rapidly began to  expand their power westwards across central and western India

At its greatest extent, the Empire stretched to the north along the natural boundaries of the Himalayas, and to the east stretching into what is now Assam. To the west, it reached beyond modern Pakistan and significant portions of what is now Afghanistan, including the modern Herat and Kandahar provinces and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran.

The rise of Chanakya and stories associated with him are legendary. He wanted to work with the Nanda king and offered him his services, but the rude king was not amused and Chanakya was thrown out of his court. A fuming Chanakya swore revenge and found Chandragupta, whom he recognised as a born leader. Ch?nakya’s initial attempt to overthrow Nanda failed, whereupon he came across a mother scolding her child for burning himself by eating from the middle of a bun or bowl of porridge rather than the cooler edge. Ch??akya realized his initial strategic error and, instead of attacking the heart of Nanda territory, slowly chiped away at its edges.

Under Chandragupta, the Mauryan Empire conquered the trans-Indus region, which was under Macedonian rule. Chandragupta then defeated the invasion led by Seleucus I, a Greek general from Alexander’s army.

I know its not important but still Id like to describe my preparation for on OR day… I usually refresh my memory a bit if the surgery hasnt been done for a while, the book i most frequently read is Farquharsons (mainly because it is concise and ive read it many times) but if i have time id prefer to go througha major book like Mastery of surgery or Rob & smith.

For laparoscopic videos i prefer websurg.com although youtube has some very good videos.

I reach the hospital at about 8.20 do the ward rounds and try to reach the theatre by 9.00 AM

Usually we are there before the anesthesia consultants and have to wait for them to shift the patients on the OT table. After that everything is smooth,after surgery patient is shifted out and the next patient brought in. This goes on 3-4 times. We usually have two consultants,one of them shouts a lot and makes everyone tense, the other one is cool and calculating but he does a limited no. of surgeries only. So if want to learn new things u have to accept the shouting surgeon and bear with him…

What kind of OT days do u have..Is it more fun than mine.

Some say Delhi got its name from King Dhilu in 800 BC, After that period there are many conflicting theories about rulers of Delhi, there was no significant achievments or wars and Delhi was ruled by hindu rulers for a long time.(817 BC - 372 BC)

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History of delhi is as old as the civilisation itself. The city has seen many ups and downs,It has been built and destroyed over and over again; the invaders wiping out the entire population. the city and the spirit of the people have withstood the onslaughts time and again.

In the time of Mahabharta (2500 BC), the clan of Kaurvas ruled the city of Hastinapur (elephant city) which includes what now is the modern Delhi.

Pandavas their cousins ruled the city of Indraprastha, which was developed by them from a scratch, Indraprastha was later won by Kaurvas on the gambling table. Pandavas lost their kingdom and had to live in the jungles for 13 years, They came back and fought the Great Battle of Mahabharta in Kurukshetra which is now about 180 km from delhi. Pandavs defeated the Kaurvas and ruled both Indraprastha and hastinapur.

Indraprastha was where the modern Pragti Maidan and old fort is.