Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization
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Author: Namit Arora
9780670090433 | HB | pp.304 | 2021 | Viking India
An original, deeply engaging and extensively researched work, Indians illuminates a range of histories coursing through our veins.
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In his 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 down 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.
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| Author: | Namit Arora |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780670090433 |
| Publisher | Viking India |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Edition: | First |
| Condition: | New |
| Country of Origin: | India |
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