The Land of India: From then to now
The Penguin History of Ancient India: From the Origin to AD 1300 is a historical tribute to Indian history and the rich culture and heritage of ancient India.
The book explores India’s past quite vividly, helping readers to visualize the formation of a nation and how it grew and flourished over generations.
A Ride Through the Ages
The historical book starts right from the prehistoric era and enumerates the good and the bad of every era that followed.
The emergence of all the great dynasties have been discussed in detail and it is made clear what the emergence of a particular dynasty meant for India.
It also documents names of revered scholars, rulers and visionaries through the ages and discusses their contributions.
It explains how religious sects took root in the Indian society and what each sect believed, the creation of the epic mythologies, etc.