History of a people is the story of their culture.
Traditions are as relevant to it as any inscribed or excavated testimony.
India's ancient past is seen exclusively in relation to Indo-Gangetic plains and Himalaya is dismissed as an inconsequential borderland. Dr. Kashyap's study shows that it is precisely this great mountain that has been the cradle and the most creative workshop of Indian culture. In them we find history unfold itself and culture evolve over countless years into a great urban civilisation. They bring us face to face with living proof of continuity of Indian culture, help outline its chronology and sort out Vedic-Harappan tangle. The author leads us to an amazing panorama.