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This book of the author's reminiscences of his life and times in Kolkata in the late 1940's and early 1950's is in effect a political an socio-cultural history of post-World War II and post-partition India with special references to Kolkata and West Bengal. This is a scholarly tome liberally laced with quotations from the epics, ancient religious texts and the scriptures. It bids fair to stimulate the reader's interest by virtue of its deep studies and gripping ...
This book focuses on the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of Haryana, besides tracing its existence to prehistoric times and its role in the subsequent stages of the Siswal civilisation, Indus Valley Civilisation and the Vedic Civilisation of the Aryans that flourished around Haryana's sacred Saraswati River. Haryana is projected as the place where the Mahabharata, several Puranas and the Smritis were composed, the battle of Kurukshetra was fought and the ...