Download India’s Ancient Past By R.S. Sharma – First published in 2005 by Oxford University Press, India’s Ancient Past is a comprehensive work that captures the historical strides from neolithic and chalcolithic times to Harappan civilization, Vedic times, rise of Mauryas, Gupta’s. Satvahanas right up to the times of Harshavardhana.

Rise and fall of empires and reign of kings has been placed in the context of the ancient social milieu, the existing varna system, developments in science and technology, commerce and trade and the cultural legacy that shaped society.

The book takes the readers on a journey through time. Like his other books, this book too is very informative and the narrative is a compelling read. Students and those interested in knowing about India’s past do get to learn learn about empires, dynasties and the varied cultures that evolved in different geographical backgrounds over the millennia.

There are separate sections that detail about Harappan and Vedic civilization, the age of Mauryas and the rise of Buddhism and Jainism.

At the end of the book you will find a note from the author on the transition from Ancient India to Medieval India. The main reason for its popularity is the fact that it is easy to read and the facts have been detailed in an easy to understand manner.

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Book Contents

1 The Significance of Ancient Indian History
2 Modern Historians of Ancient India
3 Nature of Sources and Historical Construction
4 Geographical Setting
5 Ecology and Environment
6 The Linguistic Background
7 Human Evolution: The Old Stone Age
8 The Neolithic Age: First Food Producers and Animal Keepers
9 Chalcolithic Cultures
10 Harappan Culture: Bronze Age Urbanization in the Indus Valley
11 Identity of Aryan Culture
12 The Age of the Rig Veda
13 The Later Vedic Phase: Transition to State and Social Orders
14 Jainism and Buddhism
15 Territorial States and the Rise of Magadha
16 Iranian and Macedonian Invasions
17 State Structure and the Varna System in the Age of the Buddha
18 The Maurya Age
19 The Significance of Maurya Rule
20 Central Asian Contact and Mutual Impact
21 The Satavahana Phase
22 The Dawn of History in the Deep South
23 Crafts, Commerce, and Urban Growth (200 BC–AD 250)
24 Rise and Growth of the Gupta Empire
25 Life in the Gupta Age
26 Spread of Civilization in Eastern India
27 Harsha and His Times
28 Brahmanization, Rural Expansion, and Peasant Protest in the Peninsula
29 Developments in Philosophy
30 Cultural Interaction with Asian Countries
31 From Ancient to Medieval
32 Sequence of Social Changes
33 Legacy in Science and Civilization

About Author

R.S Sharma was a well-known historian, who authored several books on ancient and medieval India. name in the field of history. He was born in Bihar in 1919, he taught at Patna and Delhi University, was a fellow at School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London. Sharma was also the President of Indian History Congress in 1975. Besides India’s Ancient Past, he has also authored Aspects of Political Ideas, Indian Feudalism, Early Medieval Indian Society, Urban Decay in India and other books also. Sharma died in August, 2011.

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Book Name	India’s Ancient Past
Author Name	R.S. Sharma
Language	English
ISBN-10	9780195687859
ISBN-13	978-0195687859

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