Prehistoric Ancient and Hindu India

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Physical features of India. 2. The races of India and their languages. 3. The earlier Indo-Aryans and the maritime Empire of the Dravidians. 4. The spread of Indo-Aryan civilization and the conversion of the Dravidian people to Hinduism. 5. Vedic literature. 6. The epic literature of India. 7. Jainism : its origin and development. 8. Buddhism : earlier phase of its development and the life of Gautama Buddha. 9. The sixteen kingdoms of the north. 10. The Persian conquest of North-Western India and the invasion of Alexander the Great. 11. The Maurya Empire. 12. The decline of the power of Magadha, and the Greek invasions. 13. The Dravidian dynasties of the South. 14. The irruption of the Barbarians into Northern India. 15. General culture of Northern India (235 B.C. - A.D. 280). 16. The Dravidian and Scythian Kingdoms of Southern and Western India. 17. The civilization of Southern India up to the end of the sixth century. 18. The Gupta Empire of Northern India. 19. The first Indian renaissance and the culture of the Gupta age. 20. The Northern dynasties of the early medieval period. 21. Northern India in the beginning of the seventh century. 22. The southern dynasties of the early medieval period. 23. The early medieval culture of Southern India. 24. India of the seventh century, as described by Yuan Chwang (Hiuen-Tsang). 25. The origin of the Rajputs and the rise of the Gurjara Empire. 26. The early medieval kingdoms of North-Eastern India. 27. The late medieval dynasties of the south. 28. The medieval history of Kasmira. 29. The Muhammadan conquest of Northern India. Index.

"This book is about the prehistoric, ancient and Hindu India, and covers several aspects such as physical features of India, the races of India and their languages, earlier Indo-Aryans and the Dravidians, Vedic literature, the epic literature of India.

The book also talks about Jainism, Buddhism. Besides, sixteen kingdoms of the North, the Persian conquest of North-Western India, the Maurya Empire, Greek invasions, Dravidian dynasties of the South, the culture of Northern India, Gupta Empire of Northern India, Southern dynasties of the early medieval period, early medieval culture of Southern India, the origin of the Rajputs and the rise of the Gurjara Empire, the early medieval kingdoms of North-Eastern India, the late medieval dynasties of the south, the medieval history of Kasmira, and the Muhammadan conquest of Northern India are some of the topics of the book." (jacket)