A Sourcebook of Indian CivilizationNiharranjan Ray, Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya A Sourcebook of Indian Civilization aims at familiarising its readers with the various aspects that go into the making of the history of Indian civilisation. The arrangement of the material in the chapters and selections conform to a rationally conceived and planned scheme of history. The contents of the book presents an extensive view of Indian life and thought. |
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Page 44
... called Antyaja , who render various kinds of services , who are not reckoned amongst any caste , but only as members of a certain craft or profession . There are eight classes of them , who freely intermarry with each other , except the ...
... called Antyaja , who render various kinds of services , who are not reckoned amongst any caste , but only as members of a certain craft or profession . There are eight classes of them , who freely intermarry with each other , except the ...
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... called Paralia . The first place is called Balita1 ; it has a fine harbour and a village by the shore . Beyond this there is another place called Comari , at which are the Cape of Comari and a harbour ; hither come those men who wish to ...
... called Paralia . The first place is called Balita1 ; it has a fine harbour and a village by the shore . Beyond this there is another place called Comari , at which are the Cape of Comari and a harbour ; hither come those men who wish to ...
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... called sangara ; but those which make the voyage to Chryse and to the Ganges are called colandia and are very large . There are imported in to these places everything made in Damirica , and the greatest part of what is brought at any ...
... called sangara ; but those which make the voyage to Chryse and to the Ganges are called colandia and are very large . There are imported in to these places everything made in Damirica , and the greatest part of what is brought at any ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
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