Understanding Ancient India
By Sharma S.D.
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Students of ancient Indian history usually crave for a book, which can give a synoptic version of ancient Indian history, and the aim of the present work to fill this void. Even though standard books on this topic are available in the market, they are not sufficient to provide simple understanding of history of ancient India. The e-book aims to give simple understanding of history of ancient India from the earliest times to ACE 300 till the end of the Mauryan Empire. Basic facts are provided in the book. An interesting aspect of the work is that it has covered various debates concerning the nature of Harappan civilization, state formation, social formation, urbanization, heterodox faiths in the form of Buddhism and Jainism, etc. In addition, the work also comprises summary of each topic. For example, how historians have interpreted facts in different way are presented in an understandable way. The book addresses students of ancient India history, and scholars who are interested to know regarding recent debates in the subject. There is no work, which boasts of providing so many details at a single place.
Sharma S.D.
An eminent scholar of history of ancient India, having vast years of teaching and research experience in the subject. Books: Published several articles and book reviews published in Seventeenth Century News, Enterprise and Society, Contemporary South Asia, Portuguese Studies Review, and Canadian Journal of History.
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Understanding Ancient India - Sharma S.D.
Table of Contents
Understanding ancient India (from earliest times to ACE 300)
Preface
INTRODUCTION
Historiography – understanding or misunderstanding?
Orientalist understanding
Imperialism
Nationalist historians
Marxist School
Pre Historic India
Chalcolithic cultures
Nature of state and society
Summary
The Indo-Aryan debate
State formation
Social formation
Economy
Religion
Summary
Conclusion
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Understanding ancient India (from earliest times to ACE 300)
S.D. Sharma Published in 2014 at Smashwords
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Preface
1. After teaching history of ancient India, the teacher needs to express his understanding of the subject so that large numbers of people will benefit from this understanding. However, the attempt is not to write a comprehensive work, and such details are already available in the form of writings by stalwarts of ancient Indian history including scholars such as R.C. Majumdar, D.D. Kosambi, Romila Thapar, R.S. Sharma, Burton Stein, M.G.S. Narayanan, Rajan Gurukkal, Kesavan Veluthat, and others.
2. The attempt of this work is to give information regarding debates that have emerged in the context of history of north and south India. The book shows that over a period, considerable differences emerged between the North and the South. At the same time, there was interaction between the two zones. Students of ancient India need to be aware of the major developments, at the historigraphical plane, with reference to this study area.
3. I thank the medium of Smashword, the e-book publication agency that has inspired me to write this work so that I, like other authors, can participate in the e-book revolution. I have attempted to share information and knowledge with other students of ancient Indian history. I do