<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> James Mill (1773--1836), in his The History of British India (1817), distinguished three phases in the history of India, namely Hindu, Muslim and British civilisations . This periodisation has been criticised for the misconceptions it has given rise to . Another periodisation is the division into "ancient, classical, mediaeval and modern periods". An elaborate periodisation may be as follows: </P> <Ul> <Li> Prevedic religions (pre-history and Indus Valley Civilisation; until c. 1500 BCE); </Li> <Li> Vedic period (c. 1500--500 BCE); </Li> <Li> "Second Urbanisation" (c. 500--200 BCE); </Li> <Li> Classical Hinduism (c. 200 BCE - 1100 CE); </Li> </Ul>

The first and last name of the human founder of hinduism