Society, Nobility and Institutions in Ancient India

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This volume depicts in a comprehensive way about the society, nobility and institutions in ancient India. Its academic coverage is fairly large clarifying several significant points on the functioning of bureaucracy and caste system at various levels. The Himalayan kingdoms and the fall of Rajput kingdoms which flourished well in their glory for some time, have been explained in a comprehensive way. On Ajmer and Kanauj new facts have been given in this volume. This volume deals with the society, nobility and institutions in ancient India. It contains twenty chapters having deep bearing on life of nobility, political environments, the state and the ruler, bureaucracy and the people, caste system among Hindus and Muslims, religions beliefs and rituals, the domestic life, land revenue system, festivals, industries and handicrafts, language and literary activities, the Himalayan kingdoms, the last Hindu-Emperor, fall of Ajmer and Kanauj, the fall of Rajput kingdoms, the Ajanta Caves, the Gupta Empire and North India in sixth and seventh centuries.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR B.R. Verma

B.R. Verma a well read, widely travelled and strong believer of Marxist ideology was born in 1943 in "Jhang District" nowin Pakistan. He spent his youth living among contemporary marxist intellectuals. He choose publishing trade as profession that matched his state of mind. During course of time he established himself as publisher. Nationalist to the core of heart he had affection for freedom fighters. Memories of aftermath of partition of fascination of sacrifices of freedom movement have been stimulating him throughout his life. His untold intellect has been inspiring him to do some thing for the cause, this all came out in shape of present work. He has still more to tell if health permits him.

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.