The Penguin History of Early India: From the

Origins to Ad 1300: Volume 1 by Romila Thapar

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Original Title: The Penguin History of Early India

ISBN: 0140138358
ISBN13: 9780140138351
Autor: Romila Thapar
Rating: 4.9 of 5 stars (2125) counts
Original Format: Paperback, 384 pages
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Published: September 1st 1990 / by Penguin Books
Language: English
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Cultural >India- 60 users
Nonfiction- 8 users
Asian Literature >Indian Literature- 7 users
History- 6 users
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Description:

A full account of Indian history from the establishment of Aryan culture to the coming of the
Mughals in 1526 A.D. This work brings to life thousands of years of history, tracing India's
evolution before contact with modern Europe was established: its prehistoric beginnings; the great
cities of the Indus civilization; the emergence of mighty dynasties such as the Mauryas, Guptas,
and Cholas; the teachings of the Buddha; the creation of heroic epics such as the Mahabharata
and the Ramayana; and the creation of regional cultures. Thapar introduces figures from the
remarkable visionary ruler Ashoka to other less exemplary figures. In exploring subjects as diverse
as marriage, class, art, erotica, and astronomy, Thapar provides an incomparably vivid and
nuanced picture of India. Above all, she shows the rich mosaic of diverse kingdoms, landscapes,
languages, and beliefs.
About Author:
Romila Thapar is an Indian historian and Professor Emeritus at the Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi.
A graduate from Panjab University, Dr. Thapar completed her PhD in the School of Oriental and
African Studies at the University of London.
Her historical work portrays the origins of Hinduism as an evolving interplay between social forces.
Her recent work on Somnath examines the evolution of the historiographies about the legendary
Gujarat temple.
Thapar has been a visiting professor at Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the
College de France in Paris. She was elected General President of the Indian History Congress in
1983 and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 1999.

Other Editions:

- Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 (Paperback)

- Early India: From the Origins to Ad 1300 (ebook)

- History of Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 (Paperback)

- The Penguin History of Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 (Kindle Edition)
- The Penguin History of Early India: From the Origins to Ad 1300 (Paperback)

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- A History of India: Volume 2: From the 16th Century to the 20th Century

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Sep 10, 2016

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Rated it: it was amazing
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To describe Romila Thapar, I would like to employ (with slight variation) an unknown quote by a
famous journalist for Indira Gandhi, "She is the only MAN among the Indian intellectuals"
Early India is one of the best books I have read this year. Romila Thapar is among handful of
Indian intellectuals who have the courage to stand up against the cultural rape of our history. She
is not famous among Hindutava circle because her work stands between their ambition to distort
the past and depress the
To describe Romila Thapar, I would like to employ (with slight variation) an unknown quote by a
famous journalist for Indira Gandhi, "She is the only MAN among the Indian intellectuals"
Early India is one of the best books I have read this year. Romila Thapar is among handful of
Indian intellectuals who have the courage to stand up against the cultural rape of our history. She
is not famous among Hindutava circle because her work stands between their ambition to distort
the past and depress the present with religious flavor.
In future, when there will be a debate with misogynistic men about the self-evident fact that female
writers can not only produce first-rate fictional and emotional writings but also illuminate serious
historical writings by their multidisciplinary approach. Great and brave work produced by Hannah
Arendt, Rosa Luxemburg, Arundhati Roy and Romila Thapar will effortlessly champion the cause.
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