Sajal Garg

Prophetic Era The story of Islamic history begins in the sixth century within the rugged, merchant-driven landscape of the Arabian Peninsula. Born in 570 CE into the prestigious yet competitive Quraysh tribe of Mecca, Muhammad spent his early life as an orphan and later as a respected merchant known for his integrity. The pivotal shift … Read more

Classical Antiquity The story of Europe begins in the sun-drenched city-states of Ancient Greece, a civilization that flourished between 800 and 146 BCE. Rather than a unified nation, Greece was a collection of independent poleis, or city-states, each with its own unique identity and governance. Athens stood as the intellectual heart of this world, pioneering … Read more

The Age of Discovery The dawn of the global colonial era was not a single event but a series of high-stakes maritime gambles driven by the desperate European need to bypass Ottoman-controlled land routes to the East. During the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Portugal and Spain emerged as the primary pioneers of this … Read more

The Axial Age The Axial Age describes a period in history between roughly 800 and 200 BCE. During this relatively short window, the spiritual and philosophical foundations of humanity were laid simultaneously and independently in China, India, Persia, Judea, and Greece. It was a pivot point in history, a moment when the human race transitioned … Read more

Dawn of Humanity For nearly ninety-nine percent of the human story, our ancestors lived in a world dictated entirely by the rhythms of nature. This period, known as the Paleolithic Era or the Old Stone Age, began approximately 2.5 million years ago when the first hominids began to shape stones into tools. Unlike the settled … Read more