Evolution Of Indian Culture -(TEXT BOOK)- By B.N. Luniya

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Evolution Of Indian Culture – , By – B.N. Luniya, ISBN Code – 978-93-87601-21-5

From the Earliest Times to the Present Day.

We hope that in the twenty first revised and enlarged edition of the present book the thorough revision of the Chapter 16 on Modernization’ will enhance the usefulness of the book. The main theme of the book is the history of the Indian culture which reveals outstanding unity of spirit and remarkable continuity of effort to achieve a rich and complex civilization of unrivalled values. A power of assimilation and synthesis has through the ages characterized the Indian culture. It has worked not only in the religious thought and social institutions of ancient India but also manifested in the persistent efforts at the conciliation of conflicting tendencies during the medieval period and it continues even today when Now, let the Indian culture, which has been urging humanity to move forward in its march carry the present warring world to greater summits of achievements.

CONTENTS :

Chapter

1. The Physical Features of India and The Underlying Unity

Various Names of the Country—Splendid Isolation of India-—Main Geographical Division of India-lnfluence of Geography upon Indian History-General Features of Indian History—Underlying Fundamental Unity in Diversity— The Ideal of Unity is very Ancient in India—Agencies for Fostering the Fundamental Unity and Uniform Culture.

2. The Pre-Historic Period

The Palaeolithic Age or the Old Stone Age – Neolithic Age or New Stone Age —The Age of Metals — Races —Contribution of the Races to the Indian Culture—The Indus Valley Civilization — The City – The People —The Age of the Indus Valley Civilization — Race of the Indus Valley People— Harappa— Destruction of the Indus Valley Civilization.

3. The Vedic Age

The Aryans—The Vedic Literature—The Age of the Vedic Literature – The Early Vedic Age – Political Organization—Social Life—Economic Life—Significant Aspects of the Rigvedic. Mythology – Philosophy of the Rigvedic Age—General Conclusions.

4. Later Vedic Age and Epic Periods

Elaboration of the Administrative Machinery—Society—Economic Conditions-Religious Development-The Age of the Sutras—Culture in the Sutra Age—The Epics—Gleanings from the Smritis or the’ Dharma-Sastras — The Caste System—General

5. Jainism and Buddhism

Original Jainism and Buddhism were only a new reformed forms of Brahmanism or Hinduism—

Jainism – Contributions of Jainism to Indian Culture -Buddhism—The Buddhist Sangha or Church —Jainism and Buddhism—The Decline of Buddhism—Other Sects.

6. The Pre-Mauryan Age (560-321 B.C.)

SociaL Life—Economic Condition—Religion

7. Period of Empires

Chandragupta Maurya (322-298 B.C.)—Bindusara (298-273 B.C.) —Asoka (273-233 B.C.)—The Sunga Empire (187-75 B.C.) and – its Importance-Pushyamitra Sunga—The Kanva Dynasty (75-30 B.C.)—The Empire of the Satyahanas or the Andhras—Indo-Greek Rule ( 190-50 B,C.)—Culture and Civilization in Mauryan Age : Mauryan Administration—Social Conditions—Economic Conditions—The Mauryan Art— Life in the Sunga-Satvahana-Saka Age—Characteristics of the Sunga—Satvahana-Saka Age— Political Conditions—Social Conditions—Economic Conditions—Religious Conditions—Art—Description of the Monuments of the Period—Life and Culture during the Kushan Period.

8. The Gupta Empire and the Hindu Cultural Revival

Salient Features of the Gupta Age—Civilization and Culture under the Imperial Guptas—The Administrative Organization — Monarchical Governments Religious Conditions—Literary Activity—The Sciences— Education—The Arts..

9      India and the Western World

Persian and Greek Period and their Influences.

10. Hindu Cultural Expansion

Colonial and Cultural Expansion — China, Korea and Japan—Colonization of Further India— Indo-China—Kambuja or Funan—Malaya Archipelago—Arts.

11. Contribution of South India to Indian Culture

South or Deccan—Tamil Culture—Pallava Contribution to Indian Culture—The Mysore Plateau — South India and Islam.

12. The Age of Segregation, Disruption and Disintegration (600-1200 A.D.)

The Age of Harsha— Culture in Rajput Period—Rajputs, a Proud Aristocracy— Art.

13. India and Islam

Establishment of Delhi Kingdom—Expansion and Consolidation of Delhi Kingdom— Collapse of the Delhi Sultanate (1412-1526 A.D.) -The Muslim State and its Government — Economic Conditions — Effects of the Impact of Indian and Islamic Civilization—Religion—Reformer—saints—Sufi Orders—Literature—Education—Fine Arts—Architecture—Provincial Architecture— Hindu Architecture.

14. Indian Culture and the Mughals

Establishment of the Mughal’ Rule-Life under the Mughals—Social Conditions—Economic Conditions—Education—Literature—Architecture—Mughal Gardens—Painting —Calligraphy—Music — Other Arts—The Legacies of the Muslim Age and the Mughal Rule.

15. Christian Sea-powers in India and the Great Recovery

Legacies of the British Rule—Renaissance—Condition before Renaissance—Causes of the Renaissance—General Features of the Indian Renaissance-Effects of the Renaissance—India and the Western Countries and Impact of their Culture.

16. Modernization

The Industrial and Economic Policy of the British in India— Causes of the Decay and Ruin of Industry and Trade —Indian Industries and Trade (1858-1905) —Indian Trade and Industry (1905-1947) –Industrial Labour — Agriculture – Village Uplift — Means of Transport and Communications—Money-lending and Banking-—Social and Religious Reform Movements— Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the Brahmo Samaj, The Arya Samaj, The Ramakrishna Mission, The Theosophical Society, The Radhasoami Satsang Movement, Deva Samaj-Religious and Social Awakening Among the Muslims-Hindu Society-Social Reforn1s-Education—Education during the British, Period, Secondary Education Commission, 1952, All-India Council of Secondary Education, New Pattern of Secondary Education, Social Education, Primary Education, All-India Council for Elementary Education, Vocational Education : Technical, Commercial and Art, Education of the-Handicapped, Physical Education, Adult Education, Female Education- Literature — Salient Features of Literary Development-Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Indian English (Indo-Anglican Literature), Other Indian Languages—Fine Arts— Architecture — Painting- Music-Dance-Sahitya Akadami-Sangit Natak Akadami—Lalit Kala Akadami— Development of Science.

Some Ideal Questions

Objective Questions and Their Answers

Some Important Dates

Bibliography