Indian Culture

The author, a historian of repute, confronts important issues of Indian history in this classic work. He raises such questions as ìWas there an Aryan Invasion of India in the past?î, ìIs the caste system a bane or a boon?î, ìDid Indian women enjoy equal rights in ancient times?î, ìWas Democracy an alien concept to Vedic Indians?î, ìWhy Buddhism became extinct in the country of its origin?î, ìWhat is Indiaís lasting contribution to the field of Science, Mathematics, Astronomy, Medicine, Chemistry, Metallurgy, etc.?î, ìWas Indian Culture greatly impacted by foreign religions?î, ìHow did India influence its neighbouring Eastern and Western countries?î, ìIs Sanskrit only an off-shoot of the Indo-European Languages Group?î, ìWhat was the scale of the social, economic and political implosion detonated by two centuries of British Colonial Rule?î.


The author has answered the above vexing questions based on an intensive study of Archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics, original records in different languages and the travelogues of foreign visitors. (Translatorís Note).