The book explores Bombay (now Mumbai) as a living archive, examining its evolution from a colonial port to a restless modern megapolis. Once a scattered group of seven islets joined by land reclamation, Bombay grew from a colonial port into a bustling industrial, financial and cultural centre. From its early role as a trading hub of the eighteenth century to its emergence as a site of political...

Ancient monuments of Kashmir

Malik, Akhtar

ISBN: 9788126134144, 8126134143

The book contains an excellent account of the remains in the Valley besides the necessary background relating to the state and the people, sources, tradition and legends, political history and a discussion on architectural styles.

Ancient movements of the Indo-Aryans and Indo-Iranians

Vannucci, Marta

ISBN: 9788124605547, 8124605548

In an attempt to explore the ancient history of Central Asia and of the movement of ancient peoples, the work examines the affinities and interactions of the people who called themselves Arya, that is, the Indo-Aryans and the Indo-Iranians, with other peoples and nation of the ancient world, like the Greeks, the Hurrains and the Medes.

Ancient north-east India (Pragjyotisha): a Pan-India perspective: up to seventh century A.D

Shastri, Ajay Mitra (b.1934)

ISBN: 9788173052194, 8173052190

This monograph seeks to trace chronologically and in a pan-Indian perspective the politico-cultural contacts that the region had with the rest of the Indian people.

Ancient Pagan: Buddhist plain of Merit, by Donald M. Stadtner, photography by Michael Freeman et al.

ISBN: 9789749863022, 974986302X

Pagan is the largest and most resplendent centre of Buddhist art in the ancient world. Indeed, nearly three thousand brick monuments dot the landscape up and down the banks of the Irrawaddy as far as the eye can see. Construction at Pagan peaked between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries when the city was home to the country kings and its chief religious personalities. The author, a distingu...

Ancient pagan: Buddhist plain of merit, photographs by Michael Freeman et al

Stadtner, Donald M.

ISBN: 9786167339320, 6167339325

Pagan is the largest and most replacement centre of Buddhist art in the ancient world. Indeed, nearly three thousand brick monuments dot the landscape up and down the banks of the Irrawaddy as far as the eye can see. Construction at Pagan peaked between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries when the city was home to the country's kings and its chief religious personalities. The author a disting...

Ancient political history of Kashmir (B.C.300- A.D.1200), with a foreword by Karan Singh

Saxena, KS

ISBN: 9788183390705, 8183390706

Ancient races of the Deccan

Sarkar, SS

ISBN: 9788121503518, 8121503515

Ancient republics of Bharat: 1100 BC to 173 BC, compiled by Ashok Sahajananda

Jain, Ram Chandra (b.1946)

ISBN: 9788185781884, 8185781885

The author's approach is that the fertile land of Bharat had all along been the victim of aggression of nowadic hords of the middle east Asia since the time immemorial.

Ancient Rome and India: commercial and cultural contacts between the Roman world and India

Cimino, Rosa Maria (ed.)

ISBN: 9788121506762, 812150676X

The 20 greatest blunders in military history

Shaiwal, C.V.S.

ISBN: 9789349758070, 9349758075

This book highlights how overconfidence, poor strategy, and miscalculation have repeatedly led powerful armies to crushing defeat. From ancient Greece to modern warfare, these blunders-whether due to arrogance, faulty leadership, or underestimating the enemy-have shaped the fate of empires and nations.

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