• ISBN13: 9788126930678
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: History
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: April 6, 2020
• Pages: 154
• Original Price: INR 795.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 400 grams

The Ancient History of India (Vedic Period): A New Interpretation is a unique study that attempts to build a history of pre-Buddhistic India based on the Vedas and the allied texts. Scattered in the Vedic texts are allusions to a large number of places, personalities, and incidents. This book gives them a historical shape and significance in a most systematic manner. The outcome is a fascinating account of India’s remote past. It has, however, been made possible as a result of the valuable insights gained over a long period of deep, intensive, and profound study of the most ancient texts. An attempt has been made in this book to do away with all the imperialistic theories and view ancient India from the standpoint of Indian literary tradition. The readers of Indian history will find the book very informative and refreshing.

Dr. K.C. Singhal, M.A. (Hindi and Sanskrit), Ph.D. (Linguistics), Master of Oriental Language (M.O.L.) in Sanskrit, has been an eminent teacher of post-graduate classes at Government College, Ludhiana, and retired as a Principal of the same college. He is a very keen and perceptive scholar of Hindi, Sanskrit, and Indian history. Dr. (Mrs.) Roshan Gupta, a Ph.D. in ancient Indian history, has collaborated with Dr. K.C. Singhal in the writing of this book.

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Land and its Name
• 3. The People of BhÈratavar†a in the Vedic Age
• 4. Apsu Gandharva or PuruÅThe First King of BhÈratavar†a and the Founder of Puru Dynasty
• 5. Emperor Indra
• 6. King Varu‡aÅDescendants and the Bh‚gus
• 7. Vaivasvat ManuÅPredecessors and Successors
• 8. IÓÈ and Vishpati Ayu
• 9. Pururavas or Dŭanta
• 10. Emperor Bharata
• 11. The Descendants of Bharata and the PÈncÈlas
• 12. The Kurus
• 13. The Ik†vÈkus
• 14. The Jahnus
• 15. V‚tra and the V‚tras
• 16. The Socio-religious Conditions in the Vedic Age
• 17. The Economic and Political Set-up
• 18. The Political Map of BhÈratavar†a