The Encyclopaedic study of five volumes on Rajasthan Through The Ages is an academic exercise which have deep links of various phases of the subject. It covers the rich heritage and culture of various rulers along with their dynasties, their impact on early administration, religion along with Tod’s Survey of Rajasthan. It covers a huge area of Jaipur, Mewar, Marwar, Chittor and other regions. Besides it has deep links with chivalry and administrative capability of several rulers of the region. It has emphasis on bureaucracy, nobility, caste system among Hindus and Muslims, rituals and festivals, language and literary activities. It has coverage of Mughal rule, Marathas, Mahadji Sindhia, Malwa, Gujarat and British relation with the princely states. Indeed all the historic details have been covered in a comprehensive method. The volumes would be useful for teachers, scholars, students and social scientists in India and abroad.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR R.K. Gupta
Shri R.K. Gupta, is a disciple of one of the greatest saints of the Naqshbandi Order Thakur Ram Singh Ji, an officer in the Police Department of the erstwhile Jaipur State, who earned his livelihood by the sweat of his brow and reared his family. During his lifetime itself he had become a legendary figures because of his honesty and sincerity, and devotion to his Master Mahatma Ram Chandra ji Maharaj of Fatehgarh, UP. Born in 1950, the author had the fortune to visit his Master at the young age of 15 years, when his father, Dr. Chandra Gupta, took him to the pious feet of Thakur Ram Singh Ji. A man of few words, Thakur Ram singh ji left a deep impression and sowed the seed of Love in the heart of the author, in the first sight itself. The author spend his formative years from 1966 to 1970 under the gracious auspices of Thakur Ram Singh Ji and thereafter under Dr. Chandra Gupta, his father, who also was a great Sufi Master.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S R Bakshi
Dr. S.R. Bakshi is an eminent scholar of History and is the author of several works on Indian nationalism and freedom movement. A renowned scholar of history, Dr. Bakshi was working with ICHR, New Delhi till recently.
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