India: Brief History of a Civilization

Illustrations About the book Chapter 1: Introduction India, Indians, Indian Civilization The history of Indian Civilization The landscape of Indian Civilization Chapter 2: The beginnings of Indian Civilization Mohenjo-daro and Harappa Economy, technology, writing Religion Origin and destiny of the Indus Civilization Chapter 3: The Vedic age The Rig Veda Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan The later Veda Chapter 4: New religions, new empires Religions of renunciation The rise of Magadha The Mauryas Chapter 5: Classical India The formation of classical Indian Civilization The classical age Late classical Indian Civilization Chapter 6: Family, society, polity The family Society Polity Chapter 7: Mentalities Religion Law Science Classical arts and letters Chapter 8: The world that India made Central Asia East Asia Southeast Asia The Middle East and Europe Chapter 9: Turks and Mughals Islam and India Turks Mughals Chapter 10: Europeans European merchants British rule India and European civilization Chapter 11: The nation-state The emergence of Indian nationalism Gandhi and Jinnah Partition and Independence Chapter 12: New nations The Republic of India Pakistan and Bangladesh Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Indian Civilization and the future Further reading Notes Bibliography Index