This book deals with socio-eco-politico aspects of India and Sri Lanka. Author has studied minutely ‘Gahapati’ and ‘Goigama phenomenon in Indian and Sri Lankan Socio-economic-political way of life. The present day caste strife in India and ethnic strife in Sri Lanka have been seen in an historical perspective. Role of Asoka and role of Dhuttagamini in respect of their respective countries have been analysed. The book covers the period from C.300 B.C. to C.600 A.D. This book will be of great help to the student of Thervada Buddhism".
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.M. Haldhar
S.M. Haldhar B.A. (Hons.) Patna College, Patna University, Bihar. M.A. Delhi University, Ph.D. History, M.D. University, Rohtak. He had taught history at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College in 1997-98 and Saheed Bhagat Singh College (Morning) in 1998-99, University of Delhi. In the year of 2000, he was awarded senior Fellowship from ICHR, New Delhi. Right now he is affiliated to Deptt. of Buddhist Studies, University of Delhi. There he taught Spread of Buddhism outside India. He is member of Indian History congress. A dozen of his research papers have been published by national and international research journal of repute. To collect research materials he has toured Archaeological sites of Peshawar, Taxila, Harappa, Lahore, Islamabad in Pakistan, Mynamati Archaeological sites of Bangaladesh, Anuradhappur, Polonuruva, Kendy, Colombo in Srilanka, Thimpu in Bhutan and Kathmandu, Lumbini in Nepal. His research papers Archaeological evidence from Anuradhapur has been published in the 5th World Archaeological Congress, held at Washington D.C. in June 2003.
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