Social and Cultural Transformation of India

Contents: Preface. 1. Social and cultural transformation. 2. Social, cultural and economic development in India: ancient to modern. 3. Social, constitution, physical, education transformation in India. 4. Impact of Buddhism. 5. Impact of Jainism. 6. Expansion of Hinduism in India. 7. Islam in India. 8. Christianity in India. 9. Mughal legacy, architecture, culture and painting in India. 10. The renaissance in India. Bibliography. Index.

Indian society, since very immemorial time, has been undergoing a greater social and cultural transformation. The ancient India was a tolerant nation, which welcomed and absorbed the outsiders along with their culture. The work is based on detailed and analyzed collection of information, regarding India\'s cultural transformation from a very remote past till today." (jacket)