Inscriptions of Bengal: being a corpus of inscriptions of the Muslim rulers of Bengal from 1233 to 1855 AC

Ahmed, Shamsud-

ISBN: 9789390035625, 9390035627

Indian neolithization: the story of agriculture and domestication in India

Sarkar, Amrita

ISBN: 9788195609871, 8195609872

This book offers a comprehensive and detailed study of Indian Neolithization. It represents different archaeological traditions and perspectives of Indian Neolithic cultures including current debates. It also explores the significance of environmental factors and the diversity across India.

Jagannatham: recent archaeology and contemporary approaches: a special volume in Honour of Professor J.N. Pal,

ISBN: 9789391952464, 9391952461

This book three memoirs and thirty research papers of the highest calibre are included in this book. Only the research papers on archaeology and culture have been published, in keeping with the title of the book. All methods of Archaeology, including reports of exploration, excavations, art, rock art, architecture.

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.IV: Epigraphy and numismatics,

ISBN: 9789357411134, 9357411135

The volume contains 34 articles in which there are 23 articles on epigraphy and 11 articles on numismatics. The epigraphy section covers studies on almost on a pan Indian context right from the punch marked coins, Satavahana, Roman, Kshatrapa, Pandyas and Sultanate and also symbols on the coins which opens new vistas in the numismatcs study.

Understanding Harappa: civilization in the greater Indus valley

Kumari, Sima

ISBN: 9788195669479, 8195669476

Indus civilization, also called Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization is the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500-1700 BCE, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium BCE.

Ancient Indian epigraphy

Chandrachud, Bhaskar

ISBN: 9789395626460, 9395626461

Among the written archaeological sources, epigraphic documents have generally been considered the most reliable as they are often contemporary to the period they talk about and, unlike textual sources, they have not been subjected to revisions and interpolations. The huge corpus of epigraphic literature found from different parts of the Indian subcontinent forms a major source for understanding...

Historical evidence and its interpretation

Thaplyal, Kiran Kumar

ISBN: 9789392556449, 9392556446

The evidences discussed in 16 chapters and four appendices relate variously to determining the date and chronology, political history, polity and administration, religion and iconography, and social and economic life. An evidence when corroborated becomes strong, and when contradicted, turns weak, and the stronger the evidence, the more definite the conclusion. Some evidences are clear-cut, whi...

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.XII: Tourism Studies,

ISBN: 9789357411165, 935741116X

This volume contains 34 articles include forms of tourism, like agri, film, cultural, eco, health pilgrimage, rural, tribal, wildlife tourism, tourism development, tourist destinations. Tourism as an Industry, tourism and hospitality, and tourism and handicrafts.

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.XI: Contemporary History and Diaspora Studies,

ISBN: 9789357411097, 9357411097

This volume contains 37 articles reflecting various aspects of contemporary India and diaspora social history contributed by scholars in different fields.

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.X: Tribalore and Folklore Studies,

ISBN: 9789357411240, 9357411240

This volume contains 36 articles contributed by scholars of eminence in the field. The topics covered in the volume include Folk and Tribalore, economic life of Koya tribe, traditional knowledge of Santal community, impact of Christianity on Indian Tribes, Chenchus of Nallamalais, Kotha tribe of Odisha, Tribal revolt, Folk dances, Folk Theatre, Folk songs and singers, folk literature, narrative...

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.IX: Literature,

ISBN: 9789357411233, 9357411232

This volume contains 20 articles on Charaka and Susrutha Samhita, Ramayana, Puranas, literature of the Mughal period like Babur-nama, Annamayya Samkirtanas, women's literature and poets.

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.VIII: Economy, Trade and Commerce,

ISBN: 9789357411066, 9357411062

The volume contains 31 articles include, process of urbanization, Buddhism and trade routes, marine trade, epigraphical references to trade, mercantile activities, commercial contacts with South Asian countries, trade and craft guilds, trade on Indian Ocean, role of ports in promoting trade and commerce, and migrant trading communities.

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.VII: Religion and Philosophy,

ISBN: 9789357411196, 9357411194

The study contains 35 articles and topics covered include Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist Literature, revival of Buddhism, Development of Jainism in South India, Advaita Vedanta, Saivism in medieval India, Saiva sects like Kalamukha, Bhakti Movement, Teachings of Narayana Guru and Muslim religious aspects of Kashmir.

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.VI: Architectural Studies,

ISBN: 9789357411080, 9357411089

The volume contains 34 articles by established scholars on architecture and architectonics who dealt in various historical contexts. The topics covered in the volume include on Buddhist temples in China, cultural resource in architecture, Jain temples, cave temples, religious ideologies and temple constructions, Chola temples, Kakatiya temples and Islamic architecture.

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.V: Art,

ISBN: 9789357411110, 9357411119

This volume contains 47 articles, which covers the topics like the Buddhist narrative art and Buddha's iconography with reference to Amaravati School of Art, Jaina art, terracotta art, iconography of Siva, Vishnu, Surya, Mahishasuramardhini, Ganesa, Kartikeya, Dikpalas and Navagrahas and a few articles on Kuchipudi dance and folk art forms.

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.III: Modern Indian History,

ISBN: 9789357411141, 9357411143

The volume contains 59 articles covering a wide range of topics including historiography, Christian missionaries, women education in pre-Independence period, social forestry, Mir Osman Alikhan, Ramji Gond, Quit India movement, Madras Presidency, social reformers, rural transformation, peasant struggle, freedom struggle, Mahatma Gandhi's tours in Telugu, speaking areas, etc.

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.II: Early and Medieval Indian History,

ISBN: 9789357411127, 9357411127

The volume contains 28 articles covering studies on Vedic studies, Gupta history, hereditary grants, warfare in Vijayanagara period irrigation during medieval period, etc.

Kalyana Mitra: a treasure house of history, culture and archaeological studies, festschrift to P. Chenna Reddy, Vol.I: Archaeology,

ISBN: 9789357411103, 9357411100

This volume covers 53 articles contributed by reputed archaeologists and covers topics on prehistory, rock-art, Indus Valley, Iron age, early history, early medieval history, ethno- archaeology, palaeo-botonical studies and museology in India and Southeast Asia.