An outline of the Aryan civilization

Nandi, Ramendra Nath

ISBN: 9789350981580, 9350981580

This book attempts a comprehensive account of the old Vedic society with particular focus on the physical conditions of life during the Bronze Age in north western South Asia. Based primarily on textual evidence, the narrative relates wherever necessary to the known archaeological information from the area.

Mega mammals in ancient India: rhinos, tigers, and elephants

Bose, Shibani

ISBN: 9780190120412, 019012041X

This books underlines the need to historicize human interactions with these mega mammals with the contention that awareness regarding their past is critical for their future.

The alumni of Takshashila: Chanakya and Chandragupta

Gajbhiye, Ashwaveer W.

ISBN: 9789391123116, 9391123112

Present book is the first ever exposition of the most cherished but ulterior and ultimate mission of Chanakya in his life.

Rajaraja Chola: king of kings

Dandapani, Kamini

ISBN: 9789391047924, 9391047920

Rajaraja Chola, was one of the greatest rulers of medieval India. During his reign, theChola empire expanded through virtually all of the southern reaches of the peninsula and beyond, from the Krishna-Godavari delta in northern Andhra Pradesh to large parts of northern Sri Lanka.

Journal of Asian Civilization, Vol.39, No.2, Dec. 2016 (ISSN: 1993-4696)

Journal of Asian Civilization, Vol.40, 2017 (ISSN: 1993-4696)

Women in ancient India: myriad voices

ISBN: 9789387800335, 9387800334

Contents: (i) Women in Vedic Literature; (ii) Women in Epic and Puranas; (iii) Women in Classical Sanskrit Literature; (iv) Women in Narrative Literature.

Plunging the ocean: courts, castes, and courtesans in the Kathasaritsagara

Malhan, Tara Sheemar

ISBN: 9789384082864, 9384082864

The book engages with the voluminous content of the Kathasaritsagara, a text meant for courtly entertainment, locating the various points of its retelling and recognizing the timelessness of the tales themselves.

The complete history of ancient and medieval India, 2 vols. in 6 parts

Abraham, Eraly

ISBN: 9780143424390, 0143424394

This box set comprises the acclaimed books Gem in the Lotus, The First Spring (Part 1), The First Spring (Part 2), The Age of Wrath, The Last Spring (Part 1) and The Last Spring (Part 2). In this enthralling account, historian Abraham Eraly conjures a vivid picture of ancient, classical and medieval India-from the foundational seed of the Indus Valley Civilization in 2500 BCE to the grand saga ...

Textbook of Indian history and culture

Sen, Sailendra Nath

ISBN: 9789384082581, 9384082589

This study of Indian History and Culture has been designed for both students and general readers. This book puts emphasis on the main currents of Indian history in all its facets: political, social, economic and cultural aspects.

Political thoughts in India (400 B.C.-1980)

Appadorai, A.

ISBN: 9788185495712, 8185495718

Traces the origins and evolution of Indian political thinking from ancient;times to the present, with relevant extracts from original texts.

Political violence in ancient India

Singh, Upinder

ISBN: 9780674975279, 0674975278

The book looks at representations of kingship and political violence in epics, religious texts, political treatises, plays, poems, inscriptions, and art from 600 BCE to 600 CE.

The Sarasvati Civilisation: a paradigm shift in Ancient Indian history

Bakshi, G.D.

ISBN: 9781942426141, 1942426143

Prehistoric cultures in Nepal, from the early Palaeolithic to the Neolithic and the Quarternary geology of the Dang-Deokhuri Dun valleys, 2 vols.

Corvinus, Gudrun

ISBN: 9783447055819, 3447055812

The monograph presented here is the outcome of many years of fieldwork and of subsequent detailed analysis and documentation of the abundant data collected in the field of Nepal. The project titled originally Quartaruntersuchungen Nepal, Erforschung der Stratigraphie and Urgeschichte in den Churia Hills (Siwaliks) began in March 1983 and ended in August 1994. It included two aspects of research...

Prehistory and protohistory of India

Jain, KC

ISBN: 9788173201912, 8173201919

This book gives an account of the evolution and growth of cultures from the times when man settled in this country ending with the 6th cent. B.C.

Post-Mauryan and pre-Satavahana coinage and history of Telangana

Reddy, Deme Raja

ISBN: 9788119808885, 8119808886

Though Telangana now happens to be the youngest and 29th state in India, it had been a distinct entity from ancient times. There were Greek references to Asmaka Janapada and Telangana by Megasthenese, Arrian, Pliny the Elder and Ptolemy.

A forgotten empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India, 6th ed,

Sewell, Robert

An unholy brew: alcohol in Indian history and religions

McHugh, James

ISBN: 9780197641958, 0197641954

The first comprehensive book on alcohol in pre-modern India, the book uses a wide range of sources from the Vedas to the Kamasutra to explore drinks and styles of drinking, as well as rationales for abstinence from the earliest Sanskrit written records through the second millenniums CE.

Chinese sources of South Asian History in translation, Vol. VIII: the oceanic islands

Ray, Haraprasad

ISBN: 9789381574911, 938157491X

This volume mainly deals with two oceanic Islands-Laccadive and Maldives. This volume will enhance the knowledge of the region.

Jainism before 650 BCE, 2nd rev.

Jain, Shugan C. et al.

ISBN: 9788124611081, 8124611084

Ancient history of India reveals that there were two parallel traditions in India, viz. Vedic and Sramanic. The Sramana Tradition includes Jainism, Buddhism and others such as the Ajivikas and Ajtianas. Jain religious tradition is one of the oldest living religions of India. Historicity of 24th Tirthalikara Mahavira in sixth century BCE is well established. The Jain records mention the name of ...