The book is a sequel to the author’s earlier book A Journey through India’s Past (from Earliest Times to the Last Hindu Emperior) published by the Northern Book Centre, New Delhi in 2005. The format is, however, different. It covers the vast gamut of Great Hindu Kings after Harshavardhana and in the process outlines the political history of the concerned dynasties as well. The author has exhibited great skill in covering kings who had built large empires or had shown extra-ordinary valour and sense of sacrifice, while limiting the size of the book to that set for the target readership.
A notable feature of the book is that it covers the great kings of the South who are not widely known to the general reader in the North. The author presents a critical, concise and authentic appraisal of the kings before the reader. It will, therefore, be of use not only to the general reader, but even to the serious and discerning students of Ancient Indian History.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chandra Mauli Mani
Shri C.M. Mani (b. 8.2.1929 at Basti in U.P., India) retired from Indian Railways as Additional General Manager, having previously held top positions, like Div. Rly. Manager and Chief Mechanical Engineer. The Author is settled in Lucknow, U.P., India. His major works are: Abridged Dictionary of Mech. Engg. Terminology in Hindi under the auspices of Commission for Scientific and Tech. Terminology, Govt. of India. Translation of a Sinclair Award winning novel Rich Like Us in Hndi under the auspices of Sahitya Akademi. Translation of a U.P. Govt. award winning Hindi book on education as Holistic Education. Gems from Shrimad Bhagavata. Fifty well researched articles for the Encyclopaedia of Hinduism and Indic Religions under publication in the U.S.A. Apart from the above, Translation of an award winning Hindi book on sociology as The Evolution of Ideals of Womanhood in Indian Society and a Hindi book on Triebs as Aboriginal Tribes of Northern India are in the pipeline.
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