Racial Basis of Indian Culture: Including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal
Chakraberty, C.
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Book ID : 1686
ISBN-10 : 81-7305-110-0 / 8173051100
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7305-110-4 / 9788173051104
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
1997
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
With an introduction by M.C. Joshi.
xii, 322p., App., Index, 25 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- 1. Physiography of Bharatavarsha 2. Wanderings of Man 3. Animal of Bharatavarsha 4. Plants of Bharatavarsha 5. Agriculture 6. Metals 7. The Country 8. Peoples 9. Social Life of the Aryans 10. Diseases and Death 11. Myths 12. Racial Components of India 13. Government, Marriage and Religion
DESCRIPTION
Indian subcontinent in a living museum of Races. The present book attempts to discover the integral component of India's racial complex with its historical background. The work discusses the subject matter on scientific lines especially the racial composition of people of Indian subcontinent and their migratory pattern. Various startling myths and social customs prevalent among the aborigines and tribal groups in India and in other countries makes an interesting reading. Quite a number of pages have also been devoted to the so-called superrace 'Aryans' their social life, traditions and customs. Animals, Plants, Agriculture, Metals, their synonyms in other Indo-European languages and their mention in various ancient texts have been vividly recorded. The book serve as a valuable contribution in anthropology and history of Indian subcontinent. Numerous references have been quoted in it from various sources, literary and otherwise. Scholars, researchers and students will benefit from the valuable and useful information incorporated in this well written book.
