Glimpses of Indian Culture (History, Religion and Culture)

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Significance of culture. I. Foundations of Indian culture: 2. Ancient culture. 3. The Indus civilisation. 4. The Vedic culture. 5. Post Vedic and epic culture. 6. Jainism and Buddhism. 7. The Smritis, the Puranas and the Gita. II. Consolidation of Indian culture: 8. The classical age. 9. Indian culture abroad. 10. South and the north. III. Assimilation by Indian culture: 11. Introduction to medieval age. 12. Age of the Rajputs. 13. Culture during the Muslim rule. 14. An attempt at Hindu-Muslim synthesis. IV. Modern age: 15. Modern culture. 16. The west and India. 17. The Indian renaissance. 18. Conclusion. Appendices: 1. Prophets of Indian nationalism. 2. Tribal and folk culture. 3. Matri-Shakti (the mother as power). Bibliography. Index.

"India’s culture is one of the oldest of cultures on earth and significantly the only one of its antiquity to be yet alive, not merely alive, but self-rejuvenating, growing and vigorous. Prof. Vidyarthi has narrated its story of more than five millenniums from the early dawning of prehistoric ages to the present day comprehensively in the present book." (jacket)