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In the Ancient Hindu society the system of ashramas had great significance. The Hindu Philosophers regarded the worldly as well as transcendental life of man as of equal importance but always preferred the latter. According to the perception of the thinkers the true aim of life is no indulge in sensuousness ad worldly enjoyment but to seek salvation by following the spiritual truth and living a pure chaste and sinless life.
The human life has multifarious facets ...
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The art of fortification had reached a high state of development even at the dawn of Indus Civilization in India. Powerful military works have been noticed in the excavation conducted at various sites of the civilization. The system continued uninterruptedly in the following period. There were naturally variation of form in several centuries consequent on difference of concept. As a result of pressing circumstances and religious injunctions every ruler regarded ...
The book deals exhaustively with Military Architecture of Rajasthan in the shape of forts and their fortifications. Modern researches have brought to light the fact that the art of fortification had reached a high state of development even at the dawn of history. With the rise of the Aryans the development received a fresh impetus and in the process of extending and consolidating their gains. The Aryans built fortifications in different parts of the country. ...
The history of Muslim sovereignty in India begins properly speaking with iltutmish, He was the first free Sultan of India. It was he who raised the first Muslim tomb in India at Sultangadhi on the mortal remains of his son. All the dynasties which ruled over India such as the Slaves, Khaljes, Tughluqs, Sayyids and Lodis and later the Mughals had their tomb making propensity It was a great architectural peculiarity of the Tatar or Mongolian races. In India the ...
The present book is a study of those cities of ancient India which were fortified. Many cities emerged in the past in Gangetic valley and Ottver parts of the country as the Aryans passed through various stages of development. These cities emerged against rural setting and all were not fortified at the beginning. But as threats to their existence began, they were fortified and equipped with one or two ramparts, ditch and citadel. In remotest time the threat was ...