Dimensions
165 x 242 x 39mm
The history of early India has a unique grandeur and importance. The allure and excitement of its ancient legends, the sheer longevity of its civilisations, the evocative historical sources and monuments that remain and its overwhelming significance for Eurasian history as a whole make it one of the cornerstones of human experience.
This definitive work brings to life thousands of years of Indian history: its prehistoric beginnings; the great cities of the Indus civilisation; the emergence of mighty dynasties such as the Mauryas, Guptas and Cholas; the teachings of the Buddha; the writing of heroic epics the Mahabharata and the Ramayana; the development of states and regional cultures that are the foundation of India today.
Romila Thapar is among those who have given a new direction to Indian history. The author of the 'Early India' volume in the original 'Penguin History Of India', here she returns to the topic she has made her own.
