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This work is intended to fill up a gap in the literature on the history of Eduation, which has not taken adequate account of the unique contributions made by Hindu thought to both educational theory and practice.
The work is divided into Two Parts. Part I (Chs.1-12) deals with the concepts and practices of Brahmanical Education on the authority of Veda, Astadhyayi, Arthasastra of Kautilya, Sutra literature and Epics. It discuses the problems of Legal, Industrial ...
There is no other work as influential as this study of the idea of India`s Unity imbedded in the classical Hindu texts and scriptures. As opposed to the colonial notion that British rule had United Indai, this book argues that there was an inherent unity in Indain civilization as it took shape in ancient India.
Written by one of the eminent historians this book brings out substantially the chief features of King Asoka's glorious rule. It represents Asoka as a great humanitarian, wise stateman, good administrator, social reformer and upholder of truth, law and order. Nowhere else can we get such an immense wealth of information on the social and cultural milieu in the reign of this monarch. The book is divided into eight chapters. Of these the first six deal with the ...