Table of Contents:
- The prehistoric people The Indus Civilization or Harappa culture The Aryans The Vedic literature Rigvedic India Later Vedic civilization Age of Sutras The epic age The caste system Jainism Buddhism Condition of Northern India The rise of Magadha India and Persia alexander's invasion of India Chandragupta and Bindusara Asoka Mauryan administration The sungas and Kanvas The Satavahanas or Andhras The Bactrian Greeks, Sakas, and Pahlavas Kushana empire India and the western world The nagas The Gupta empire The Vakatakas Harsha-Vardhana and his times Northern India after Harsha Rashtrakuta empire the Chalukyas The Pallavas The Cholas The tripartite struggle for supremacy The Pandyas Greater India Buddhist Art