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Romila Thapar |
Cultural Transaction and Early India Tradition and Patronage |
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| The Two lectures within this volume discuss first the way in which a tradition is created and second the meaning of patronage. Professor Thapar argues that traditions which revolve around ideas are not handed down unchanged from generation to generation but are often evolved in recent times drawing on the perceived requirements of such times.Patronage is seen as a form of exchange between patron and creator in the course of which the object or institution thus created takes on an entity of its... |
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Romila Thapar |
Interpreting Early India |
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| The essays in this volume are centrally about the ways in which early Indian history has been interpreted. More generally they focus on issues in social history.Professor Thapar argues the important of understanding and positioning various well established perspectives on the Indian past in order to arrive at an informed understanding of contemporary situations such as disputes between Hindus and other Indian communities.About the Author:-Romila Thapar has taught Ancient Indian History at... |
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Romila Thapar |
The Penguin History of Early India From The Origins to AB1300 |
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| Dynastic history provides a chronoligical frame but the essential thrust of this book is the explanation of the changes in society and economy. Its opening chapters explain how the interpretations of early Indian history have changed. Further, although the diversity of sources and their readings are well known, nevertheless, this narrative provides fresh readings and raises new questions.
Romila thapar is the most eminent Indian historian. This superb book is not only the basic history of... |
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Romila Thapar |
Questioning Ramayanas |
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| This volume help us for better understanding of Ramkatha by focusing upon tellings that question aspects of such dominant texts. This rich, complex weave of essays on the Ramayana demonstrates how questioning safeguards the diversity and capaciousness of the Ramayana tradition.About the Author:
PAULA RICHMAN, Irvin E. Houck Professor in the Humanities at Oberlin College in the USA, has published two monographs. In the field of Ramayana studies, she edited and contributed to many Ramayanas: The... |
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Romila Thapar |
Ancient Indian Social History |
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| A collection of papers that interprets afresh, known facts about the early period of Indian history up to the end of the first millennium AD. The papers discuss several associated themes such as society and religion, social classification and mobility and the study of regional history. A useful reference book for postgraduate students of History.About the Author:
ROMILA THAPAR is a Professor of Ancient Indian History, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. |
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Romila Thapar |
Cultural Pasts |
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| Cultural Pasts is a collection of papers and lectures on a range of subjects pertaining to early Indian history, written over the last thirty years and published in various journals. Their collective publication makes them now more accessible. The focus of much of the contents is on historiography and on the changing dimensions of social and cultural history. The essays have been grouped thematically so as to give direction to the focus.About the Author:
ROMILA THAPAR taught Ancient Indian... |
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Romila Thapar |
A History of India (Vol. I) |
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| In the present volume, Romila Thapar traces the evolution of India before contact with modern Europe was established in the sixteenth century. Her account of the development of India's social and economic structure is arranged within a frame-work of the principal political and dynastic events. This absorbing narrative covers some 2,500 eventful years of history, from the establishment of Aryan culture in about 1000 B.C. to the coming of the Mughals in A.D. 1526 and the first arrival of European... |
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Romila Thapar |
History And Beyond |
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Frits Staal |
Discovering the Vedas: Origins, Mantras, Rituals, Insights |
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| This is a remarkable book. It untangles the many complexities of the Vedas and combines Staal’s scholarly respect for the texts, with explanations that are lucid and occasionally witty. His insights are thoughtful and perceptive. Romila Thapar In this unprecedented guide to the Vedas, Frits Staal, and the celebrated author of Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar and Universals: Studies in Indian Logic and Linguistics examines almost every aspect of these ancient sources of Indic... |
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