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How Deep are the Roots of Indian Civilization? Archaeology Answers
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Author : B. B. Lal
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Since 1997 Professor Lal has published four books dealing with various aspects of the archaeology of ancient India and the Vedic literature. But all these were research-oriented. He thus felt that there was a need to address the common reader. Hence the present book. Professor Lal tells the reader, with ample photographic illustrations, that almost every aspect of Indian culture is deeply rooted in the past, which is at least 5,000 years old. He then gives an integrated picture of the civilization of those days ? variously called the Harappan, Indus or Indus-Sarasvati Civilization. Thereafter he deals with the ethnicity of the authors of this great civilization. With solid arguments, he refutes the theories that there was an ?Aryan Invasion? of India, which destroyed the Harappan Civilization or that there was an immigration of the (BMAC) people from Central Asia. He demonstrates that in all likelihood the Harappans themselves were the Vedic people and were indigenous. Further, archaeological and literary evidences combine to suggest that some time in the second millennium BCE a section of the Vedic people themselves emigrated westwards to Iran and even up to Turkey, contributing their mite to the local culture. It is hoped that the reader will enjoy going through this book.
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| Weight | 950 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 25 × 19 × 2.5 cm |
| Type | Hardbound |
| Language | English |
| Country of Origin | India |
| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Publisher | Aryan Books International |
| Delivery Time | 3-4 days |
| About the author | A world-renowned archaeologist, Prof. B.B. Lal was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1968 to 1972. In the latter year, when he was only 51, he took voluntary retirement to pursue his research programmes independently. First he joined Jiwaji University, Gwalior, as a Professor and later the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, of which he was also the Director. Professor Lal?s excavations cover a very wide range ? from palaeolithic times to early historical. At Kalibangan, Rajasthan, he unearthed a prosperous city of the Indus Civilization. The excavations at Hastinapura, Indraprastha, etc. have established that there was a kernel of truth in the Mahabharata, even though the epic is full of interpolations. Likewise, his excavations at Ayodhya, Sringaverapura, etc. have indicated that the Ramayana too has a basis in history. In 1961 he conducted excavations in Egypt also, which threw valuable light on Egyptian prehistory. His publications include over 150 seminal research papers, published in scientific journals, both in India and abroad: USA, UK, France, Italy, Russia, Egypt, Afghanistan, Japan, etc. Amongst his latest books are: The Earliest Civilization of South Asia (1997); India?1947-97: New Light on the Indus Civilization (1998); The Sarasvati Flows On: The Continuity of Indian Culture (2002); The Homeland of the Aryans: Evidence of Rigvedic Flora and Fauna and Archaeology (2005); Rama: His Historicity, Mandir and Setu (2008). In 1994, Professor Lal was awarded D. Litt. (Honoris causa) by Institute of Archaeology, St. Petersburg, Russia. The same year he was elected President of World Archaeological Congress. He has been Chairman and member of several committees of UNESCO. At home, in 1982 Mithila Visvavidyalaya honoured him with the title of Mahamahopadhyaya. In 1991 three distinctions were conferred on him, respectively by the Indian Science Congress, Indian Archaeological Society and Asiatic Society, Bombay. |
| Content | Preface Acknowledgements List of Illustrations I. Introductory II. From the Present back into the Past (i) Introductory (ii) Make-up, Ornaments and Toiletry (iii) Some Crafts (iv) Agriculture (v) Cooking (vi) Pots and Pans (vii) Pets and Pinjaras (Cages) (viii) Some Games that Adults and Children Play (ix) Writing and Writing Material (x) Bedtime Tales too (xi) Yoga (xii) Religion and Rituals (xiii) Town-planning and Architecture (xiv) Transport, on Land and Water III. The Glory that was India ? Five Thousand Years Ago A. Introductory B. Some Major Settlements of the Harappan Civilization (i) Kalibangan (ii) Banawali (iii) Rakhigarhi (iv) Harappa (v) Mohenjo-daro (vi) Surkotada (vii) Dholavira (viii) Lothal C. The Harappan Economy (i) Agriculture (ii) Animal Husbandry (iii) Marine, Mineral and Forest Resources (iv) Certain Industries too (v) Trade and Commerce D. The Harappan Art (i) In Clay (ii) In Metal and Stone (iii) The Glyptic Art E. Some Other Aspects of the Harappan Civilization (i) The Disposal of the Dead (ii) Religion (iii) The Script and Language (iv) Social Stratification (v) Political Set-up (vi) The Chronological Horizon IV. Who were these Harappans ? An Enquiry into their Ethnicity A. Introductory B. Where Lie the Seeds of Confusion? C. Were the Dravidian-speaking People the Authors of the Harappan Civilization? D. Was there really an ?Aryan Invasion?? E. An Attempt at Backdoor Entry F. If there was no ?Aryan Invasion?, was there an ?Aryan Immigration?? (i) Claims of Romila Thapar and R.S. Sharma (ii) Some Characteristic Features of the BMAC (a) Town-Planning and Monumental Architecture (b) Metal Axes (c) Some Cult Objects (d) Sculptural Art (e) Amulets and Seals (iii) Sarianidi?s Claim (a) Fire Worship (b) The Soma/Haoma (c) The Asvamedha (d) Motifs on BMAC Glyptics G. Evidence of Human Biology and DNA H. The Chronological Horizon of the Rigveda I. Were then the Harappans themselves the Rigvedic People? (i) Introductory (ii) Were the Vedic People Nomads? (iii) Was the Horse unknown to the Harappans? (iv) Was the Spoked Wheel unknown to the Harappans? (v) The Conclusion 5. Were the Harappans=Vedic People Indigenous ? 6. Did Some Vedic People Emigrate Westwards, out of India ? 7. The Emergent Picture Bibliography Index |
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