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English Books, Garuda Prakashan, इतिहास
Eternal Bharat: Truth, Meaning & Beauty
“Eternal Bharat” delves into India’s rich civilization, showcasing its profound insights into reality through art and culture. Authored by Subhash Kak, a renowned professor, the book explores the essence of Indian wisdom, mapping cosmic processes through the lens of timeless texts like the Vedas and Upanishads. Praised by scholars and thinkers, it serves as a gateway to understanding India’s profound knowledge and civilizational past, offering a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern understanding.
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English Books, Prabhat Prakashan, इतिहास
Evolution of Indian Judiciary
Judicial institutions evolved in India in the context of India’s social, economic and political conditions and because of the reception of legal concepts and institutions known to English and Scottish judges, lawyers and administrators. Modern Indian judiciary bears the hallmarks of its genesis and evolution during the British rule but it has progressively gone for beyond the colonial confines after the republican Constitution came into force. The theme of fundamental Rights and the role of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as vigilant custodians of fundamental rights are at the heart of India’s constitutional democracy. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to our apex judicature, the higher judiciary and the country’s bar in the evolution of the common law of the Constitution. It constitutes by common consent a remarkable chapter in our national life.
The Constitution of India is not the last word in human wisdom, but it was certainly a glorious achievement of national consensus and national commitment. The higher Indian judiciary can be said to have broadly fulfilled its constitutional ethos. There have been aberrations, notably during the Emergency and in some cases, of overstating and unduly enlarging the scope of judicial power. More seriously, there are grave and growing problems of inefficient case management, arrears, delays, corruption and incompetence. Those issues have to be addressed urgently, effectively and comprehensively if the Indian judiciary is to emerge as a fit instrument for Rule of Law for the teeming millions in the largest democracy in the world and if the Indian judiciary is to flourish in the twenty-first century holding its head high as an institution of freedom, liberty and balance, with a commitment to the constitutional goals and aspirations of We the People of India.SKU: n/a -
English Books, Prabhat Prakashan, इतिहास, जीवनी/आत्मकथा/संस्मरण
First Lady Spy of INA: Neera Arya
-10%English Books, Prabhat Prakashan, इतिहास, जीवनी/आत्मकथा/संस्मरणFirst Lady Spy of INA: Neera Arya
“Neera Arya was a soldier of the Rani Jhansi Regiment in the Azad Hind Fauj and was accused of being a spy by the British government, She was born on March 5, 1902, in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. From a young age, Neera was interested in the causeof the national freedom struggle. She was a great patriot, strong and a courageous woman.During her imprisonment in Kala Pani, she was subjected to mental and physical torture til independence but she was unmoved. She remained faithful to the nation in spite of all odds and became the first woman asset of the Azad Hind Fau), a title and responsibility that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose himself bestowed upon her.Through meticulously researched accounts and intimate interviews, this biography paints a vivid portrait of Neera Arya’s life, revealing the astonishing woman behind the formidable intellect. Her story serves as an inspiration to all, reminding us that a woman is a symbol of power, courage, determination, integrity and perseverance.SKU: n/a -
Aryan Books International, English Books, Suggested Books, अध्यात्म की अन्य पुस्तकें, इतिहास
Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples – Episodes from Indian History
-10%Aryan Books International, English Books, Suggested Books, अध्यात्म की अन्य पुस्तकें, इतिहासFlight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples – Episodes from Indian History
This work examines the medieval response to temple destruction and image desecration. While temples were destroyed on a considerable scale, also noteworthy were the repeated endeavours to reconstruct them. In each instance of rebirth, the temple retained its original name, even though there was a visible downsizing in its scale and grandeur. The Keshava temple at Mathura, the Vishwanath temple at Kashi, the Somnath temple in Saurashtra, the Rama mandir at Ayodhya were among the shrines continually restored, well after Hindus had lost all semblance of political power. The Bindu Madhava, the most important Vishnu temple in Varanasi, was demolished in 1669 and a mosque constructed in its place. The temple now bearing the name Bindu Madhava is a modest structure in the shadow of the mosque, but continues the traditions associated with the site. Intriguingly, mosques built on temple sites often retained the sacred names – Bijamandal mosque, Lat masjid, Atala masjid, Gyanvapi mosque, and not to forget, masjid-i- janamsthan.
Equally worthy of study was the fate of images enshrined in temples. Many were swiftly removed by anxious devotees, many more were hurriedly buried; some remained on the move for decades, till such time they could be escorted back to their abodes. In several cases, images were damaged in flight. Countless images were lost, as their places of burial were forgotten over time. That necessitated the consecration of new images in more peaceable circumstances. So there were temples of the tenth-eleventh centuries, which housed images instated in the sixteenth. In situations where neither temple nor image could be safeguarded, the memory endured, and a shrine was recreated after an interval of several centuries.
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Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, English Books, इतिहास, धार्मिक पात्र एवं उपन्यास
Foundations of Indian Culture
Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, English Books, इतिहास, धार्मिक पात्र एवं उपन्यासFoundations of Indian Culture
K.M. Munshi is one of Gujarat’s most well-known literary writers. His historical novels have contributed profoundly to the sense of past that Gujarat lives with. A multi-faceted personality, he was a prominent lawyer, freedom fighter and politician. He was also the founder of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
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English Books, Vitasta Publishing, इतिहास
FROM EAST PAKISTAN TO BANGLADESH: RECOLLECTIONS OF 1971 LIBERATION WAR
-10%English Books, Vitasta Publishing, इतिहासFROM EAST PAKISTAN TO BANGLADESH: RECOLLECTIONS OF 1971 LIBERATION WAR
Whereas India and West Pakistan won their freedom from the British in 1947, East Pakistan got new colonial masters. So the story has to begin, as has been done in this book for the first time, from the personalities who created Pakistan, the military coups and assassinations that led to political instability, the ruling cliques that jostled for power and pelf, and the misdeeds which created fault-lines between the two wings of Pakistan. This was the backdrop to the genocide carried out by Pakistan’s army, which initially led to the resistance of East Pakistani troops and eventually necessitated India’s training and equipping of Mukti Bahini and joint operations with India’s armed forces. At the same time, dramatic events were also taking place on the world stage, in New York at the UN, in Washington, Dhaka and Islamabad which make for riveting reading. These developments had repercussions on international relations that were felt for decades, such as the unnatural axis between Washington, Beijing and Islamabad and the enduring ties between India and Bangladesh. Brig R P Singh, who was then a Captain in the Indian Army, was associated with the Bangladesh liberation struggle from start to the end. The book is a valuable addition to the literature on geopolitics as well as the subcontinent’s military history. The author provides an insightful, first-hand account of the challenges faced by the war-torn newly independent nation.
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English Books, Rajasthani Granthagar, इतिहास
From Purdah To The People – Memoirs Of Padma Shri Rani Laxmi Kumari Chundawat
-11%English Books, Rajasthani Granthagar, इतिहासFrom Purdah To The People – Memoirs Of Padma Shri Rani Laxmi Kumari Chundawat
From Purdah To The People – Memoirs Of Padma Shri Rani Laxmi Kumari Chundawat : “A Woman! A Rajput Rani! A Congress Ticket!” The startling news that Rani Laxmi Kumari Chundawat would contest for a seat in Rajasthan’s Legislative Assembly spread throughout the state. It was shocking that a Rajput rani was giving up purdah to the campaign, and even more astonishing that she was allied with the Congress, the party that had seized their lands and taken away their way of life. In this book, a remarkable woman who is also a gifted storyteller recounts the reminiscences of her adventurous life. Born in the feudal era, she never went to school, was married at seventeen, went to live with her husband in the Rajasthan desert, and had six children. She gives a vivid portrait of the now-vanished feudal world of her childhood and its transformation after independence.
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English Books, Rajasthani Granthagar, इतिहास
Gandhian Values (Post Independence)
Reviewed In Post – Independence India Through Indian Novel (English and Hindi) (1947-2000) Gandhian Values Post Independence
Gandhi rewrote the destiny of India through his speeches and writings. His values and ideology left an indelible mark not only on the laity but also on the literati of India. The objective of the book is to study the essence and anatomy of Gandhian values existing in post-independence India (1947-2000) with special reference to Indian novel, both English and Hindi. Since the axis of the research is Gandhian values, the work does not limit itself to any particular author of English or Hindi but focuses on selected novels on the basis of their proximity with Gandhian ideals spread across the period of study.
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Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, English Books, इतिहास, ऐतिहासिक नगर, सभ्यता और संस्कृति
Glimpses of Indian History & Culture
Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, English Books, इतिहास, ऐतिहासिक नगर, सभ्यता और संस्कृतिGlimpses of Indian History & Culture
The book gives readers a glimpse of Indian history and culture in brief. Various episodes, writeups of well known Indians , heroes, epic characters and prehistoric ones are included in the book
As the author has said, this book is for the lay person
who does not want to be cluttered with dates and names of kings and the like. Bhim, Sindhuputra, Rama Krishna, Buddha, Ashoka, Shankaracharya, Akbar are all included in the book.
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English Books, Prabhat Prakashan, इतिहास
Gokarn Across Bharat
Gokarn as an aspect of Lord Shiva finds mention in ancient Sanskrit texts of Ramayana, Mahabharat, Shrimad Bhagwat, and several Puranas including Skand Purana’s Sahyadri Khand, Gokarn Purana, Shiv Purana, Linga Purana, etc. As a form of the Atmalingam of Lord Shiva in Mount Kailash, Gokarn finds mention in similar forms across the sacred geography of ancient Bharatvarsha. This book is a search for ‘Gokarn’ and the ancient historical, cultural, spiritual and religious linkages that span several millennia and is an attempt to discover and collate this expanse of literature across Bharat in a single book. Great persons such as Lord Rama, Parshurama, Kadambas, Cholas, Adi Shankaracharya, Chalukyas, Krishnadeva Raya, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Rani Ahilyabai Holkar and several Rishis and sages across millennia have influenced Gokarn. Several foreign travellers have visited Gokarn and coastal Kanara and left accounts of their times which this book features and brings out the profound cultural, spiritual, political and historical landscape of our heritage.
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English Books, Garuda Prakashan, ऐतिहासिक उपन्यास, जीवनी/आत्मकथा/संस्मरण
Gomantak ( English )
Gomantak is translated in English by Manjula Tekal. This book is a story written in verse by Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The story is about an idyllic village on Maharashtra’s Konkan coast, which graphically describes the Portuguese misrule, during which they forcibly converted Hindus to Christianity en masse and held bloodcurdling Inquisitions terrorizing Hindus, destroying their places of worship, etc.
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Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, English Books, अध्यात्म की अन्य पुस्तकें, इतिहास
Great Immortals
The book is a sequel to the author’s earlier book ‘Vedic Philosophy and Religion’. This volume contains the life story of personalities who were themselves divine, and were born with a mission in life, which they successfully completed.
The author has tried to make a beautiful garland of the life of the Immortals. Some of them belong to religions other than Hinduism, but have contributed to the culture and civilization of the sub-continent. The spiritual history has been woven through the chronology of persons and events and presented in a graphic manner.SKU: n/a -
English Books, Voice of India, इतिहास
Growth of scheduled tribes and castes in medieval India
Opening a new vista, what this work is about is contrary to modern-day make-believe, there is no evidence to show that the lower classes suffered from the tyranny of the Hindu upper classes in the medieval period. The case being exactly opposite, throughout the medieval period, the lower castes fought shoulder to shoulder with the upper castes against the foreign invaders and tyrannical rulers. Present study is only a beginning in this direction, based for the most part on medieval Muslim chronicles.
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Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, English Books, इतिहास, सनातन हिंदू जीवन और दर्शन
Hindu Dharma- The Universal Way of Life
Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, English Books, इतिहास, सनातन हिंदू जीवन और दर्शनHindu Dharma- The Universal Way of Life
The book gives an illuminating account of Hindu Dharma in all its aspects. The Paramaguru discusses the basic texts of Veda Dharma- the four Vedas, the six Vedangas, Mimamsa, Nyaya, the Puranas and Dharmashastra. These encompass various systems of thought and various points of view and the Great Master tries to make them part of one unified vision that is Hinduism.
In this book, the great acharya recounts all that we need to know about dharma and presents in an integrated form the various systems of thought that have flourished in our country. The discourses that make up this book are remarkable for their simple and enchanting style. The most complex of ideas are explained with such lucidity as to make them comprehensible to the ordinary reader. He combines ancient wisdom with modern knowledge and it is thus that he finds common points between the metaphysics and physics of sound in the chapters in which he expounds the Vedas and tells us why their sound must be preserved.SKU: n/a -
English Books, Suggested Books, Voice of India, इतिहास, सही आख्यान (True narrative)
Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them (Vol. 2)
English Books, Suggested Books, Voice of India, इतिहास, सही आख्यान (True narrative)Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them (Vol. 2)
The book restricts itself mainly to the study of Hindu temples destroyed and desecrated and converted into mosques and khanqahs without overlooking Muslim’s ideology of iconoclasm; here and there, it also mentions other theological props and concomitants of the iconoclastic ideology. In the book, Ayodhya retains its importance, but it does not occupy the center of discussion. In dealing with its subject, it exercises complete fidelity to truth; unlike secularist and Marxist writers, it does not believe in re-writing and fabricating history.
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English Books, Suggested Books, Voice of India, इतिहास, प्रेरणादायी पुस्तकें (Motivational books)
Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them Vol. 1 (A Preliminary Survey)
English Books, Suggested Books, Voice of India, इतिहास, प्रेरणादायी पुस्तकें (Motivational books)Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them Vol. 1 (A Preliminary Survey)
The present volume makes no pretense of presenting such a study, but by choice restricts itself mainly to the study of Hindu temples destroyed and desecrated and converted into mosque and khanqabs without overlooking Muslim’s ideology of iconoclasm; here and there, it also mentions other theological props and concomitants of the iconoclastic ideology.
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English Books, Occam (An Imprint of BluOne Ink), Suggested Books, सही आख्यान (True narrative)
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)
-13%English Books, Occam (An Imprint of BluOne Ink), Suggested Books, सही आख्यान (True narrative)Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)
To those who claim we are now living in a totalitarian, fascist, Hindu Rashtra, one
must ask: What kind of a Hindu Rashtra is this where a billion-strong Hindus have
been, through our parliament, through our courts, our education system, and our
constitution, reduced to not just second-class but, rather, eighth-class citizens?
What kind of Hindu Rashtra is this where Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Durga
pooja processions, and even Garba celebrations, are attacked and stoned with
impunity? What kind of Hindu Rashtra is this where a sitting Prime minister says
minorities have the first right to resources? What kind of Hindu Rashtra is this
where Hindus are forced to be refugees in their own land, where one can settle
40,000 Rohingya Muslims but not 700,000 Kashmiri Hindus, the land’s original
inhabitants; where the judiciary says it is too late to prosecute those who raped,
murdered, and ethnically cleansed lacs of Hindus? What kind of Hindu Rashtra is
this where Hindu temples are exclusively controlled by the State, where Hindus
must beg for Waqf land to celebrate their festival while the government usurps
hundreds of thousands of acres of temple land and is responsible for more than
100,000 temples losing lacs of crores in rental income? What kind of Hindu Rashtra
is this where Right to Education Act discriminates only against Hindus and their
schools, forcing tens of thousands of them to shut down? What kind of Hindu
Rashtra is this where monsters like Aurangzeb and Tipu who perpetrated large-scale
Hindu genocides are eulogised through State sponsored publications, naming of
roads and cities, and organising of festivals? What kind of Hindu Rashtra is this
where a law was about to be enacted through with only the Hindus would have been
held guilty in a communal riot even if they were in a minority for example in
Kashmir? What kind of Hindu Rashtra is this where court judgments like the
Sabarimala and legislative enactments like the Hindu Code Bill purport to reform
only Hindu religious practices but dare not touch practices of other religions, and if
they do, the decisions are promptly reversed like in the Shah Bano case? What kind
of Hindu Rashtra is this where The Places of Worship Act continues to deny the
Hindus their legitimate right to correct historical injustices and reclaim thousands
of demolished temples? What kind of Hindu Rashtra is this where the Waqf Act
gives overarching powers to Muslims to declare a 1500-year-old Hindu temple to be
on Islamic land when Islam is only 1300 years old? If this is how a Hindu is rewarded
in a Hindu Rashtra, he’d much rather be in a Muslim Rashtra because then at least
there’d be no pretence of equality – a Kafir will get what he deserves. In this searing
commentary penned with clinical precision, the author shreds to smithereens once
and for all the guilt-tripping, self-loathing fake narrative that Hindus have been
duped with since Independence. There is no pretence, no political correctness, only
unvarnished truth – that the Hindus are living under State-sanctioned Apartheid.SKU: n/a -
English Books, Occam (An Imprint of BluOne Ink), Suggested Books, सही आख्यान (True narrative)
Hindus In Hindu Rashtra (Hindi)
-15%English Books, Occam (An Imprint of BluOne Ink), Suggested Books, सही आख्यान (True narrative)Hindus In Hindu Rashtra (Hindi)
जो यह दावा करते हैं कि हम एक अधिनायकवादी हिंदू राष्ट्र में रह रहे हैं उनसे यह पूछा जाना चाहिए कि यह किस प्रकार का हिंदू राष्ट्र है जहां एक अरब शक्तिशाली हिंदू यहाँ की संसद, अदालतों, शिक्षा व्यवस्था और हमारे संविधान द्वारा न सिर्फ दोयम दर्जे के नागरिक करार दिए गए हैं बल्कि उससे भी नीचे धकेल दिए गए?
यह कैसा हिंदू राष्ट्र है जिसमें दुर्गा पूजा और गरबा के आयोजनों पर बेरोकटोक पत्थरबाजी की जाती है और प्रधानमंत्री की कुर्सी पर बैठा एक शख्स कहता है कि इस देश के संसाधनों पर पहला हक अल्पसंख्यकों का है?
यह कैसा हिंदू राष्ट्र है जहाँ हिंदुओं को अपनी ही धरती पर शरणार्थियों की तरह रहना पड़ता है और जहाँ कोई 40 हजार रोहिंग्या मुसलमानों को तो बसा सकता है लेकिन इसी देश के धरतीपुत्र 7 लाख कश्मीरी पंडितों को नहीं और जहाँ अदालतों का कहना हैं कि हिंदुओं की हत्या, बलात्कार और जातीय संहार करने वालों पर मुकदमा चलाने के लिए अब बहुत देर हो चुकी है?
यह किस तरह का हिंदू राष्ट्र है जहाँ हिंदुओं के मंदिर सरकारों के कब्जे में हैं और अपने त्यौहार मनाने के लिए हिंदुओं को वक्फ बोर्ड के सामने जमीन के लिए हाथ फैलाने पड़ते हैं?
यह किस तरह का हिंदू राष्ट्र है जहाँ शिक्षा का अधिकार अधिनियम में केवल हिंदुओं के स्कूलों के साथ भेदभाव किया जाता है और उन्हें ताला लगाने को मजबूर कर दिया जाता है?
यह किस तरह का हिंदू राष्ट्र है जहां औरंगज़ेब और टीपू जैसे बर्बर शासकों को लेकर सरकारी खर्चे पर प्रकाशन किए जाते हैं, सड़कों के नाम रखे जाते हैं और त्योहारों का आयोजन होता है?
यह किस तरह का हिंदू राष्ट्र है जहाँ एक ऐसा कानून बिल्कुल बन ही जाने ही वाला था जिसमें केवल हिंदुओं को, जबकि वे अल्पसंख्यक थे, सांप्रदायिक दंगों के लिए दोषी ठहराया जाता जैसा कि कश्मीर में देखा गया?
यह किस तरह का हिंदू राष्ट्र है जहाँ सबरीमाला प्रकरण में अदालतों के फैसले और विधायी कानून केवल हिंदुओं के धर्माचारों में सुधार के लिए किए जाएँ लेकिन दूसरे धर्म को छुआ तक न जाए और अगर ऐसा कोई करे भी, तो वहाँ शाहबानो के मामले की तरह फैसले को पलट दिया जाए?
यह किस तरह का हिंदू राष्ट्र है जहाँ हिंदू पूजा स्थल अधिनियम आज भी हिंदुओं को उनके प्रति हुए ऐतिहासिक अन्यायों को दुरुस्त करने के उनके विधिसम्मत अधिकार पर रोक लगता है जबकि वक्फ एक्ट मुसलमानों को एक 1500 वर्ष पुराने हिंदू मंदिर को इस्लामी संपदा घोषित करने की अनियंत्रित शक्ति दे देता है, जबकि इस्लाम अपने आप में महज 1300 वर्ष पुराना है?
अपनी इस कड़वे बयान में आनंद रंगनाथन आजादी के बाद से हिंदुओं के साथ धोखेबाज़ी करने वाली ग्लानि भरी झूठी कहानी और आत्मदोषानुभूति पर एक निर्णायक प्रहार करते हुए उसे चकनाचूर कर देते हैं। यहाँ कोई स्वांग या राजनीतिक शुचिता नहीं है, अगर है तो केवल राज्य प्रायोजित नस्ल भेद की वह ठोस सच्चाई जिसके साथ हिंदू जी रहे हैं।
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English Books, Rajasthani Granthagar, इतिहास
Historical Documents & History
In recent times Rajasthan has emerged as a major and very rich repository of historical documents for pre-colonial as well as subsequent eras. This book captures the diversity of historical documents primarily available in Rajasthan about the State and other regions. The collection of articles has been divided into four sections. The first section showcases researches based on Pre Colonial documentation like Bahis, archival documents, thikana records, literary documents etc. Papers in section two explore documents available for the Colonial period like administrative reports, official reports, files and print media. It offers fresh insight into British policy as regards the Princely States and British India. The Contemporary section gives readers an insight into the identity politics and dilemmas of development. Fourth and the last section highlights the historical importance of oral testimonies, often known as living memory.
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Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, English Books, Suggested Books, इतिहास, सही आख्यान (True narrative)
History and Culture of the Indian People (Complete Set) By R C Majumdar
Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, English Books, Suggested Books, इतिहास, सही आख्यान (True narrative)History and Culture of the Indian People (Complete Set) By R C Majumdar
This is the first history of India written exclusively by her own people which brings to bear on the problems a detached and critical appreciation.
A team of over sixty scholars of repute present herein a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the political, socio-economic and cultural history of the Indian people. It vividly evokes, as never before, the authentic spirit and pageant of Indian history, culture and civilization. All extent source material and researches are availed of by the authors in meticulously reconstructing the annals of the various periods. Each volume in this series is fully documented and carries numerous plates, maps and plans. It is a living record, as it were, of the whole gamut of our national life-our aspirations, striving and attainments of every sphere of human endeavour-in the course of over 5000 years to this day. This monumental project under the General Editorship of the noted historian, Dr. R.C. Majumdar, captaining a team of 80 distinguished scholars-each a specialist in his chosen field-took 32 long years for completion.SKU: n/a