Why ia the gupta period referred to as the golden age?

This is because,this was the time when the economic and social conditions were comfortable which gave people time to bring out their artistic skills.The architecture was so great and pretty that it was known as the golden age. Also, the Gupta Empire ( Hindi : à¤à¥à¤ªà¥à¤¤ राà¤à¤µà¤à¤¶) was ruled by members of the Gupta dynasty from around 280 to 550 A.D and covered most of Northern India , parts of eastern Pakistan and what is now western India and Bangladesh . The capital, of the Guptas, was Pataliputra , present day Patna , in the Indian state of Bihar . The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors. Historians place the Gupta dynasty alongside with the Han Dynasty , Tang Dynasty and Roman Empire as a model of a classical civilization. The time of the Gupta Empire is referred to by some scholars as the Golden Age of India in science , mathematics , astronomy , religion and Indian philosophy