Ancient Indian Agriculture & Domestication: A Model of Sustainability. [From Stone to Script]

Abstract

This research paper expresses the sustainable agricultural practices in ancient India, contrasting them with modern agriculture's reliance on harmful pesticides and fertilizers. Despite limited resources, ancient agriculture was better than today’s agriculture filled with harmful pesticides, and fertilizers.

 Ancient Literature such as Vedic Samhitas, Arthashahtra, Nitisar, Vriksh-Yajurveda, etc mentioned a great knowledge about their Agriculture, fully depended on Natural resources, and had eco-friendly agricultural resources. over time, they chose artificial resources as well but those resources were also eco-friendly.  Domestication was a part of ancient human lives. ancient literature, inscriptions, and ancient coins tell us about their knowledge of animals as well. We can say that there is a gradual development of ancient agriculture and domestication. 

  This paper evaluates the process of agriculture and domestication in ancient India, with the help of ancient literature, archaeology, inscriptions, and numismatics to create complete details of these agricultural practices and their impact on our society.

Keywords: Sustainable Agriculture, Script, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Domestication, Ancient Indian Farming, Agronomy, Ancient Indian Agriculture.