Part 2 examines arguments for and against the existence of God, argu­ments about rebirth and the ...

Whether you are a history enthusiast or simply curious about the past, Ancient India offers a cri...

The final epoch (1858-1945) chronicles the intensification of imperial dominance, accompanied by ...

On the basis of primary fieldwork-derived data from a diverse range of Himalayan Indigenous langu...

The Tamba serves as the Tamang's storyteller and is considered a treasure trove of the tribe's ge...

Asoka remains a foun­dational text in the field of Indian history. Its clarity, depth, and attent...

This volume reproduces in full Mountbatten's own account of the last five months of British ...

The cultural psyche of Lucknow is heavily informed by a deeply sentimental nostalgia for past glo...

History and literature both endeavour to reflect the truth in different ways and assist in a bett...

A few hundred at most, found themselves among quite unwarlike tribes the Todas, Kotas and Kurumba...

Dynamics of a Caste Movement deals with the attempts of the Rajbansi community to establish thems...

This book attempts to reintegrate women into the socio-political milieu of early medieval Orissa....

The colonial period saw important social movements in India. Among the strongest of these was non...

Bhimrao Ambedkar, born in a Mahar (untouchable caste) family converted to Buddhism at Nagpur in M...

This book helps to understand the Old Testament and New Testament histories, and the ancient civi...

This French travelogue became a source for western theorists to understand the feudal model. Late...

Disagreements over fortification design hampered these improvement efforts: there proved not to b...

It also covers the travelogue writers and other accounts written during the reign of Vijayanagar,...

These military engagements with the Indian rulers and the Mongols led to assimilation, incorporat...

In this context, the book provides compelling studies on Indic terminologies and frames of refere...

Besides, Coomaraswamy offers his commentary based on the philological aspect, as the writers of t...

This extensive reopening of all firmly held views turned the debate into a most satisfying experi...

A classic in Hyderabad history, this new Indian reprint edition now makes this chap-ter of Hydera...

Born of experience and maturity, this book is far more than the often rehearsed story. It is an e...

This study highlights the impact of colonial rule on the 'construction of knowledge' from a Weste...

This book deals with the relations between different ethnic groups in these societies and the cha...

The chief value of the book is the picture of missionary labour it presents - its trials and diff...

Candayan is a fascinating study of the blending of the features of the Persian masnavi with the f...

It is one of those collections where studies of all three practices of Black Magic, Witchcraft an...

The present work sets out, with the aid of a number of contemporary texts, to elucidate conceptua...

Interestingly, however, despite all the reformations consciously heralded the idea of primordiali...

Their meth-odology, and inadequate sources, he believes, have tended to perpetuate many inaccurat...

The Sentinel Islanders, also called the Sentinelese, are one of the five Particularly Vulnerable ...

The book should be valuable to libraries and to all those interested in exploring the dynamics of...

The final part of the work covers army structure, rural society, and local administration as pre­...

It also attempts to clear many of the misconceptions about this period and covers broadly what ha...

Interesting facets of his life in India are revealed through these letters, which also bring out ...

By placing emphasis on the religious praxis and behaviour of the non-elite segment of population,...

Apart from his investigation into Notovich's claims, Shah makes observations on the Tibetan cultu...

The ancient city of Magam, its ruins, temples, and botanical gardens, the arrival of the Portugue...

A description of Manar pearl fishing, festivals celebrated in Kandy, and a journey to Matale.

It touches upon not only Akbar as an Emperor but also throws light upon the social customs and tr...

Social relations in rural south India have often been studied from either a perspec- tive of labo...

Unlike most official chronicles, which record the achievements of any particular ruler with pompo...

He specializes in the Vedas and their Indo-European roots, and in Kashmir Shaivism, particularly ...

The present position of this group is mainly due to the leadership of Kasturbhai Lalbhai (1894-19...

The final part deals with the war of succession by Shah Jahan's sons, warfare under the Nizams of...

Together with a comprehensive bibliography-cum-list for further readings this volume is aimed to ...