num_pages: 400
description: Based on the extremely popular school text on Ancient India by Professor Sharma prepared by him years ago and subsequently revised this volume also addresses a number of issues which have become current in discussion on Ancient India today such as the Identity of the Aryan Culture andHistorical Construction. This is a volume meant for all those who want a masterly lucid yet eminently readable introduction to and overview of India's early history by one of the master-scholars of Indian history---be it students tourists or the interested lay reader.
language: English
title: India's Ancient Past
publisher: Oxford University Press