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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... feet , a battered buttress was added here , its slope being thereafter continued upwards as the construction proceeded . The front face of the superstructure conformed , producing a mud - brick wall 39 % feet wide on the level of its ...
... feet , a battered buttress was added here , its slope being thereafter continued upwards as the construction proceeded . The front face of the superstructure conformed , producing a mud - brick wall 39 % feet wide on the level of its ...
Page 210
... feet to 31 feet and is thus larger than that of the cist - circles . Sometimes the circle is formed by a single line of untrimmed granite blocks . In other cases , it consists of two concentric circles of these blocks which , with a ...
... feet to 31 feet and is thus larger than that of the cist - circles . Sometimes the circle is formed by a single line of untrimmed granite blocks . In other cases , it consists of two concentric circles of these blocks which , with a ...
Page 275
... feet apart , at distances of fifteen feet within the rows , the alignment being east and west . The resulting ground plan thus exhibits a pronounced similarity in essential features with the famous hall of a hundred columns at ...
... feet apart , at distances of fifteen feet within the rows , the alignment being east and west . The resulting ground plan thus exhibits a pronounced similarity in essential features with the famous hall of a hundred columns at ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
Copyright | |
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