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100			_aNamit Arora _9234047
245			_aIndians _b: A brief History of a Civilization
260			_aIndia _bVIKING _c2021
300			_a296 p. _bHB _c22x14 cm.
365			_aBLCR-000079 _b₹480.00 _c₹ _d₹599.00 _e20% _f11-01-2024
520			_a‘Deepens our sense of the wonder that was India’ ~ Pankaj Mishra Indian civilization is an idea, a reality, an enigma. In this riveting book, Namit Arora takes us on an unforgettable journey through 5000 years of history, reimagining in rich detail the social and cultural moorings of Indians through the ages. Drawing on credible sources, he discovers what inspired and shaped them: their political upheavals and rivalries, customs and vocations, and a variety of unusual festivals. Arora makes a stop at six iconic places — the Harappan city of Dholavira, the Ikshvaku capital at Nagarjunakonda, the Buddhist centre of learning at Nalanda, enigmatic Khajuraho, Vijayanagar at Hampi, and historic Varanasi — enlivening the narrative with vivid descriptions, local stories and evocative photographs. Punctuating this are chronicles of famous travellers who visited India — including Megasthenes, Xuanzang, Alberuni and Marco Polo — whose dramatic and idiosyncratic tales conceal surprising insights about our land. In lucid, elegant prose, Arora explores the exciting churn of ideas, beliefs and values of our ancestors through millennia — some continue to shape modern India, while others have been lost forever. An original, deeply engaging and extensively researched work, Indians illuminates a range of histories coursing through our veins.
650			_aIndia--Civilization--To 1200--Sources _9148016
650			_aForeign--India--Sources _9148017
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