Harappan Civilization and Vedic Culture
Contents: Preface. Introduction. A list of abbreviations. I. English: 1. Indus-Sarasvati Civilization: in search of the truth/Bhu Dev Sharma. 2. Sarasvati in Sapta Singhu Region/S. Kalyanaraman. 3. Indus, Sarasvati and Aryans/S.P. Gupta. 4. The Harappan heritage and the Aryan problem/Michel Danino. 5. A critique on Harappan Civilization/Arun Kumar Upadhyay. 6. The two ancient civilizations/N.C. Beohar. 7. Harappan culture-Vedic influence/K.R. Murty. 8. The Vedic basis of Indus culture/Fateh Singh. 9. Harappan and Vedic culture: with special reference to music/Reena Sahay. 10. Agriculture and irrigation in ancient India during the Harappan and Vedic periods/Pushpendra Kumar. 11. Vedic tradition and democracy in India/Madan L. Goel. 12. Scientific and spiritual examination of values embodied in ancient Indian texts/Bal Ram Singh. 13. Iron in the Vedic age/R.S. Shukla. 14. Vedic physics/Keshav Dev Verma. 15. Musical instruments in Rgveda/Sushma Kulshreshtha. 16. The essence of Vedic culture as depicted in the Sixth Mandala of Rgveda/A.R. Tripathi. 17. Vedic ritualism and its limitations/Neha Srivastava. 18. Tolerance in Vedic culture/Kenneth Liberman. 19. Symbolism of the numbers seven and three in the Grhyasutras/Rekha Rani Sharma. II. Hindi. [17 Articles are in Hindi]. List of contributors.
"A study of ancient Indian literary heritage is extremely relevant not only to appreciate India\'s glorious past, but also for an enriched understanding of the many modern disciplines in right perspective. Scholars and researchers of Vedic and Sanskrit literature recognize that there is a wealth of knowledge available in ancient texts and a deeper research will bring forth valuable information about chronology, civilization, culture, history and many other fields. Such an endeavor will present the constant brilliance of Indian insight.
The present volume comprises thirty-seven selected papers of well-known scholars that primarily work in the field of Vedic and Sanskrit Studies. Papers by Dr. Kalyanaraman, Mr. Bhagwan Singh, Dr. S.P. Gupta, Mr. Michel Danino, Dr Bhu Dev Sharma, Dr. Madan L. Goel, Dr. Bal Ram Singh, Dr. Pushpendra Kumar, Dr Vedagya Arya and Dr. Fateh Singh definitely add increased value to this literary work, All the papers are divided into two sections on the basis of medium of presentation - English or Hindi. Among them, twenty two papers look at various issues associated with the Indus civilization, while the rest, present certain aspects or concepts related to Vedic culture and civilization with a view to bring forth a fresher outlook on ancient Indian civilizations. Most of these papers were presented in the twelfth India Conference of WAVES, held on the theme \'Harappan Civilization and Vedic Culture and focus on our grand traditions.
Researchers and scholars of Veda, Sanskrit and the Ancient Indian History will find invaluable insights and a unique glimpse into the ancient Indian culture and psyche through this publication.”
