About the Book-

Ancient Indian history has always been mystical; more so a virtual utopia for historians and researchers. This scholarly text narrates the ancient Indian history from the genesis of civilisations to the early medieval ages. It examines the sources, chronology of civilisations and authoritatively details the facts, feats, triumphs and religious crusades of the period. It unveils the rich cultural, religious and social diversity that is uniquely and peculiarly Indian. The book is of immense use to students of arts and law courses as well as for candidates preparing for various competitive examinations.

Salient Features-

• Balanced account of historical transition from ancient to early medieval
• Insightful interpretation of evidential sources, theory and disputations
• Interesting exposition of specific cultures and political, social, cultural, linguistic and economic developments

Table of Content-

1. Introduction
2. Sources
3. The Pre-historic People
4. Pre-historic Races and Cultures in India
5. The Harappa Culture (The Indus Valley Civilization)
6. The Aryans
7. The Vedic Literature
8. Rigvedic India
9. Later Vedic Civilization
10. Age of the Sutras
11. Epic Age
12. The Age of Dharma Sastras
13. The Caste System
14. Jainism
15. Buddhism
16. Ancient Indian Polity
17. Condition of Northern India From 6th to 4th Century B.C.
18. The Rise of Magadha
19. India and Persia
20. Alexander's Invasion of India
21. Chandragupta and Bindusara
22. Asoka (273 B.C.-236 B.C.)
23. The Mauryan Administration
24. Culture and Civilisation during the Mauryan Age
25. The Sungas and Kanvas
26. Social, Religious, Economic and Cultural Conditions in Post-Mauryan Times (187B.C.-320 A.D.)
27. The Satavahanas or Andhras
28. The Bactrian Greeks in India
29. The Sakas and the Pahlavas
30. Rise and Fall of the Kushana Empire
31. India and the Western World
32. The Nagas
33. The Gupta Empire
34. India during the Gupta Age
35. Ajanta, Ellora, Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda
36. The Vakatakas
37. The Maitrakas and the Maukharis
38. Harshavardhana and His Times
39. Northern India after Harsha
40. Social and Cultural Conditions of Northern India (650-1000 A.D.)
41. The Rashtrakutas
42. The Chalukyas
43. The Pallavas
44. The Cholas
45. The Tripartite Struggle for Supremacy
46. The Pandyas
47. Greater India
48. Buddhist Art
49. The Sangam Age
50. Contribution of South India to Indian Culture
51. Republics in Ancient India
52. Appendix: Modern Historians of Ancient India
53. Chronological Table
54. Index

About Publisher-

S. Chand Group is one of India’s leading publishing companies. They are in the market for more than seventy years. They develop and publish quality books for students from primary level classes to higher academic levels, including engineering, commerce, management, basic sciences and other courses. It is the first Indian publishing company to be ISO 9001:2008 certified. S. Chand Group is one of the few publishing houses in India with an in-house integrated publishing solution and with a massive distribution network of twenty four locations throughout the country. Their books conform to various syllabus patterns of different education boards and universities.