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Author : Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : India
ISBN : 8131719588
Contributed seminar papers.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : India
ISBN : 812500808X
A collection of papers that interprets afresh, known facts about the early period of Indian history up to the end of the first millennium AD. The papers discuss several associated themes such as society and religion, social classification and mobility and the study of regional history. A useful reference book for postgraduate students of History.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0520242254
This new book represents a complete rewriting by the author of her A History of India, vol. 1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 542-544) and index.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : India
ISBN : 0143029894
A Largely Rewritten Version Of A Classic History Of Early India Concerned Not Only With The Past But Also With The Interaction Of The Past And The Present. Romila Thapar S Penguin History Of Early India Brings To Life Many Centuries Of The Indian Past. Dynastic History Provides A Chronological Frame But The Essential Thrust Of The Book Is The Explanation Of The Changes In Society And Economy. The Mutation Of Religious Beliefs And Practices, The Exploration Of Areas Of Knowledge In Which India Excelled, Its Creative Literature, Are All Woven Into A Historical Context. In This Version, The Opening Chapters Explain How The Interpretations Of Early Indian History Have Changed. Further, Although The Diversity Of Sources And Their Readings Are Well Known, Nevertheless, This Narrative Provides Fresh Readings And Raises New Questions. Romila Thapar Gives A Vivid And Nuanced Picture Of The Rich Mosaic Of Varied Landscapes, Languages, Kingdoms And Beliefs, And The Interaction Between These That Went Into The Making Of A Remarkable Civilization.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1990-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141949765
A history of India upto 1300 AD introducing the beginnings of India's cultural dynamics
Author : Dwijendra Narayan Jha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015062044501
The Book Presents A Lucid Survey Of Major Developments In The Ancient And Early Medieval Periods Of Indain History. It Discusses Issues Like The Antiquity And Authorship Of The Harappan Civilization, The Original Home Of The Aryans And The Salient Features Of Their Life, The Emergence Of Caste System And The Process Of State Formation Culminating In The Establishment Of The Maurya Empire. Challenging The Stereotype Of An `Unchanging` India And The Myth Of The `Golden Age`, The Book Not Only Underlines The Changes In Its Cocial Structure Over Centuries But Also Devotes Much Space To India`S Contact With The Outside World Leading To The Enrichment Of Its Culture. Moreover, It Pays Adequate Attention To The Transformation Of India From Pre-Feudal To Feudal Society And To The Discussion Of The Contours Of Feudal Culture.
Author : Ram Sharan Sharma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015037831271
Author : Om Prakash
Publisher : New Age International
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : India
ISBN : 8122415873
Cultural History Of India Has Been Divided Into Three Parts To Discuss Various Aspects Of Development Of Indian Culture. It Talks About How Religions Such As The Vedic Religion, Buddhism, Jainism, Saivism And Vaisnavism Aimed At Securing Social Harmony, Moral Upliftment, And Inculcated A Sense Of Duty In The Individual. The Development Of Indian Art And Architecture Was A Creative Effort To Project Symbols Of Divine Reality As Conceived And Understood By The Collective Consciousness Of The People As A Whole. The Book Also Focuses On Social Intuitions, Educational Systems And Economic Organisation In Ancient India. Finally, The Book Discusses The Dietary System Of Indians From Pre-Historic Times To C. 1200 A.D. The Basis For Inclusion Of Food And Drinks In The Book On Indian Culture Is That Ancient Indians Believed That Food Not Only Kept An Individual Healthy, But Was Also Responsible For His Mental Make Up.According To The Author, It Is Of Utmost Importance That The Present Generation Imbibe Those Elements Of Indian Culture Which Have Kept India Vital And Going Through Its Long And Continuous History .Cultural History Of India Is An Extremely Useful Journal On Indian History And Culture For All Readers, Both In India And Abroad. It Is Therefore A Must-Read For All Interested In Indias Proud Past, Which Forms The Eternal Bed-Rock Of Its Fateful Present And Glorious Future. It Is An Academic Book Very Useful For Student Of History Aspiring For I.A.S.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032882816
The essays in this volume are centrally about the ways in which early Indian history has been interpreted. More generally, they focus on issues in social history.
Author : Ranabir Chakravarti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : India
ISBN : 9384082678
This third edition of Exploring Early India up to c. AD 1300 offers a broad overview and connected narrative of early Indian history, taking into consideration major historical developments from the earliest times to c. AD 1300. Salient features of political, socio-economic and cultural history have been discussed elaborately, and regional diversities in early Indian history have been commented upon, keeping in sight the commonalties at the subcontinental level. Rich in empirical details and containing relevant illustrations and maps, the book delves into the historiographical thrusts and shifts in the study of early India and is marked by attempts to demonstrate elements of change in early Indian history beyond dynastic shifts. It also offers critical readings of diverse primary sources from the fields of archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics and art-history, and the various congruent, and contesting, images of the past which they generate. This book also includes two new appendices respectively on the Kushana political history and the seafaring to the island of Socotra in the light of recently discovered epigraphic data.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Popular Prakashan
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 8171545564
Contributed articles.
Author : Mahesh Vikram Singh,Brij Bhushan Shrivastava
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : India
ISBN : 9380836651
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 778 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674726512
The claim that India--uniquely among civilizations--lacks historical writing distracts us from a more pertinent question: how to recognize the historical sense of societies whose past is recorded in ways very different from European conventions. Romila Thapar, a distinguished scholar of ancient India, guides us through a panoramic survey of the historical traditions of North India, revealing a deep and sophisticated consciousness of history embedded in the diverse body of classical Indian literature. The history recorded in such texts as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata is less concerned with authenticating persons and events than with presenting a picture of traditions striving to retain legitimacy amid social change. Spanning an epoch from 1000 BCE to 1400 CE, Thapar delineates three strains of historical writing: an Itihasa-Purana tradition of Brahman authors; a tradition composed mainly by Buddhist and Jaina monks and scholars; and a popular bardic tradition. The Vedic corpus, the epics, the Buddhist canon and monastic chronicles, inscriptional evidence, regional accounts, and literary forms such as royal biographies and drama are all scrutinized afresh--not as sources to be mined for factual data but as genres that disclose how Indians of ancient times represented their own past to themselves.
Author : Dineschandra Sircar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : India
ISBN : UCAL:B3792974
Author : Upinder Singh
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 8131716775
A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India is the most comprehensive textbook yet for undergraduate and postgraduate students. It introduces students to original sources such as ancient texts, artefacts, inscriptions and coins, illustrating how historians construct history on their basis. Its clear and balanced explanation of concepts and historical debates enables students to independently evaluate evidence, arguments and theories. This remarkable textbook allows the reader to visualize and understand the rich and varied remains of India s ancient past, transforming the process of discovering that past into an exciting experience.