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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... structure are apparent in the texts that followed the Rgveda . The basis of this change was a gradual shift toward a different kind of economy with its accent on settled , plough agriculture . This is again linked up with such factors ...
... structure are apparent in the texts that followed the Rgveda . The basis of this change was a gradual shift toward a different kind of economy with its accent on settled , plough agriculture . This is again linked up with such factors ...
Page 312
... structure . Both treads and risers of the staircases were smaller than those of the steps that ran around the stadium , indicating that while the former served as passages the latter were evidently meant for sitting . The pavilion , at ...
... structure . Both treads and risers of the staircases were smaller than those of the steps that ran around the stadium , indicating that while the former served as passages the latter were evidently meant for sitting . The pavilion , at ...
Page 575
... structure could have been a granary for there was very little or no living space inside . The structure can therefore be identified as the public granary . It may also have been a temple for fire worship . If it was so , the existence ...
... structure could have been a granary for there was very little or no living space inside . The structure can therefore be identified as the public granary . It may also have been a temple for fire worship . If it was so , the existence ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
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