The book offers a fascinating panorama of the people of India, their faiths, castes and communities, beliefs, traditions and practices – a profusion probably unequalled anywhere in the world. The home of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, India also has a very large population of Muslims. There are, too, different sects, one of the oldest settlements of Jews in the world, Zoroastrians and animists, together forming the rich texture of Indian life and living. Interestingly, the Hindu caste system has influenced the people of other faiths in India. Thus, it is not Hinduism alone which has various sects and subsects. Other religions also have a number of similar groups, which is a unique feature of Indian society.Here, then, is a rich introduction and handy reference to the people of India – – a mosaic of many hues.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P.N. Chopra
Dr. P.N. Chopra is one of India's best known historians. Currently, Chief Editor of the Collected Works of Sardar Patel, he was formerly Chief Editor of the Gazetteers in the Ministry of Education, as well as the Chief Editor of Cultural Forum, a journal brought out by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Government of India. He was also Chief Editor of Towards Freedom project of the Indian Council of Historical Research. In addition, he has written and edited more than forty authoritative works on Indian history and culture. These include History of South India, Quit India Movement of 1942, India - An Encyclopaedic Survey, A Century of Indian National Congress, A Nation Flowed Lessons from Indian History and biographies of Maulana Azad and Sardar Patel. Dr. Chopra has lectured abroad in various universities in Japan and Usa.
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