Zoroaster was an Iranian prophet. His teachings are contained in a book called the Avesta. The language of the Avesta and the practices described in it are very similar to those of the Vedas. The basic teachings of Zoroaster are contained in the maxim "Good thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds." Here is a verse from the Zend Avesta.
"Lord, grant strength and the rule of truth and good thinking, by means of which one shall create peace and tranquility." For more than a thousand years, Zoroastrianism was a major religion in Iran Later, some Zoroastrians migrated from Iran and settled down in the coastal towns of Gujarat and Maharashtra. They were the ancestors of today's Parsis.

Upanishad is later Vedic text. It literally means 'approaching and sitting near' and often ideas are presented through simple conversations between teachers and students. Upanishadic thinkers are mainly men, i.e. branmins and rajas \/ery few women thinkers, like Gargi are mentioned.
Poor people, like Satyakama Jabala is a famous thinker of that period. Upanishads are later developed by the great thinker Shankaracharya.

Anagha's mother wanted her to know the story of the Buddha because Anagha was going on school trip. They boarded the train from Pune to go all the way to Varanasi. Anagha's mother especially told the teacher to take them to see Sarnath and tell the children about the great religious leader, Buddha.

'Vedic-Sanskrit' was the language used to compose the Vedas.

(i)Karle, present-day Maharashtra
(ii)Monks and nuns lived and meditated in these caves or shelters.

The story of the wise beggar is taken from the Chhandogya Upanishad. There were two sages named Shaunaka and Abhipratarin, who worshipped the universal soul.
One day when they started to eat, a beggar came and asked for some foods But they refused him to give Then the beggar told them that the universal soul fills the whole world, everybody is a part of it. God is also a universal soul. Thus, by denying food to the beggar, actually they are denying food to the universal so Hearing the beggar's view, the sages realised the truth and shared their food with him.