India in the Vedic Age: A History of Aryan Expansion in India

DETAILS : 

• Author : Purushottam Lal Bhargava
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ D.K. Print World Ltd
  
• Publication Date :20 March 2001
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 476 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8124601712
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9788124601716
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 700 g

ABOUT THE BOOK

"India in the Vedic Age: A History of Aryan Expansion in India" is a historical book that explores the Vedic period in ancient India, focusing on the Aryan expansion and its impact on Indian society. The book likely examines the cultural, social and political developments of the time, providing insights into the Vedic civilization. It's a valuable resource for understanding ancient Indian history and the evolution of its society. The book is likely to appeal to historians, scholars and students of ancient Indian history. By studying this period, readers can gain a deeper understanding of India's rich cultural heritage. The book is a significant contribution to the field of historical studies.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Purushottam Lal Bhargava is a Sanskritist, historian and Indologist of international renown. And a leading authority on religion as well. During the pre-retirement years of his academic career, Professor Bhargava headed the Department of Sanskrit at Rajasthan University, Jaipur, and also sewed a two-year term at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, as Visiting Professor of Religion. His published work includes several well-received books, like Chandragupta Maurya, Retrieval of History from Purainic Myths, and Fundamentals of Hinduism.

Dr. Bhargava, the versatile scholar, is recipient of numerous awards/honours, including the coveted “Distinction in Sanskrit” (in 1995) from the President of Indian Republic. Now 91, this former Professor is not only working on two fresh titles: the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana, but even lectures at international conferences.

FROM THE JACKET 

Vedas aren’t just the scriptural texts, but the earliest record of Indo-Aryan civilisation. On the basis of this corpus of mankind’s oldest literature, together with his indepth analyses of the later-day. Puranic writings, Professor Bhargava offers the first ever systematic, well-knit study of the Aryan expansion on the Indian subcontinent since c. 3100 BC. Retrieving, thus, hard historical facts from the complex Sanskrit verses of ancient seers, Dr. Bhargava’s book opens a fascinating, panorama of life in Vedic India — highlighting, in particular, its powerful dynastic families, its rsis, society, economic conditions, political setup, religion, philosophy and literature. The book also includes a vivid description of the Aryan homeland, its geography, flora, fauna, and a lot else.

Now in its third enlarged, fully revised and updated edition, India in the Vedic Age has, ever since its first appearance in 1956, been acclaimed not only by prestigious journals or discerning readers, but also by many Indologists/Sanskritists/historians of worldwide eminence, including notably, A.L. Basham, K.D. Vajpeyi, Ludwik Sternbach, T.G. Mainkar, and C.’V. Devas. While A.S. Altekar acknowledged it as “a distinct advance over Pargiter’s work”, Dr. Bhargava’s book is certainly, as U.N. Ghoshal observed, “the most original work of our time”.