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GLIMPSES OF INDIA: Some 5000 Years Ago?A Story of Our Rich Cultural Heritage

By :- Rajesh Lal

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Type: English

Pages: xx+166

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-566-9

Place: New Delhi

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 17cm x 25cm

Product Year: 2017

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This book is about the history and culture of India 5000 years ago. It aims at reaching out to the common man, from young students to grown-ups, who are not aware of the various discoveries brought forth through excavations since Independence. To illustrate the point, students from 1950s onwards have not been taught about the discoveries in the field of archaeology and associated sciences, which have disproved the theory of Aryan Invasion. Therefore, they still say that the Aryans invaded India. As a corollary, they are learning that the Aryans threw out the Dravidians who, according to the Britishers, inhabited the Indus valley till the Aryans came. They still talk about it being the ?Indus Valley Civilization? despite the fact the ?centre of gravity? of this civilization was the Sarasvati valley. The fault lies in our teaching system; reluctance to update the school books and books at university level which continue to ?parrot? the thinking of 1950s. The authorities that be need to accept the mass of professional papers, books and evidences of archaeology, anthropology, geology, archaeo-botany, etc. to set right our history which has been much maligned by the colonial rulers and their proteges that have ruled the Indian teaching systems. Section I of the book deals extensively with the richness of the Indus-Sarasvati Civilization: its origin, growth and maturity, its town-planning, trade and commerce, artistic creations, etc. Section II exposes the mind-set of the colonial rulers and their agenda to demean Indian civilization. Each one of their theories has been struck down, not in the least by Indian archaeologists but also by professionals all over the world. This Section demonstrates in clear terms that the Vedic people were neither ?invaders? nor ?immigrants? but indigenous and they themselves were the authors of the Indus-Sarasvati Civilization.

Preface Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Section 1 OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE 1. Introduction 2. Archaeology: A Tool to Know Our Past 3. ?Ages? Used in Archaeology Three-Age System The Stone Age Palaeolithic Stage Mesolithic Stage Neolithic Stage Bronze Age Iron Age 4. Explanatory Notes on Some Terms 5. The Harappan Civilisation Early Harappan Period Mature Harappan Period Late Harappan Period 6. The Evolution of the Harappan Civilisation along the Sarasvati River 7. Salient Features of the Harappan Civilisation Town Planning Agriculture Animal Husbandry Transport Use of Metals Use of Stone Use of Clay Potteries Seals Ivory, Shells and Beads Trade Weights and Measures Religion The Indus Script Burial Practices 8. Famous Towns of the Period Town: Harappa Town: Mohenjo-daro Town: Kalibangan Town: Banawali Town: Rakhigarhi Town: Lothal Town: Dholavira 9. Cultural and Other Continuities Agriculture: Fields and Crops Agriculture: Plough Agriculture: Wells/Reservoirs Tradition: Sind?ura Tradition: Yoga Tradition: Svastika Tradition: Namaste Ladies? Make-up: Bangles Ladies? Make-up: Conical Ornament on the Head Ladies? Make-up: Ivory Comb Ladies? Make-up: Three-in-one Ladies? Make-up: Beads Ladies? Make-up: Necklaces Religion: ?iva-li?ga-cum-yoni Religion: Animal Sacrifice Religion: Kama?n?dalu At Home: Tand?urs/Chulh?/Chakl?/Belan At Home: Feeding Cups At Home: Takht? Games: Chess Games: Dice Games: Pi?t?tu Pets: Collared Dog Pets: Bird in a Cage Fables: Thirsty crow Fables: Cunning Fox Section 2 ALLIED DEBATES AND DISCUSSIONS 10. The Decline of Harappan Civilisation and Invalidity of ?Aryan Invasion? Theory 11. Who Were the Inhabitants of the Harappan Civilisation? What the Text Books Told Us The ?Rigveda Describes Its People Time Lines Spread of the ?Rigvedic People 12. Genesis of the Aryan Invasion Theory: A Piece of ?Jigsaw? Push Fitted into the Mosaic of British Rule in India How India was Perceived in the 17th-19th Centuries World Perception after the British had Colonised India 13. Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) versus Out of India (OIT) Theory 14. In Conclusion Notes Further Reading Index

Air Vice Marshal Rajesh Lal (Retd.), born 1948, was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in 1968 as a fighter pilot. He fought actively in the 1971 war with Pakistan and headed an operational base during the Kargil war. A qualified Flying Instructor, Production Test Pilot and a graduate of National Defence College, India, he commanded a front-line fighter squadron and two fighter bases. He held staff appointments at Command level, Air Headquarters level and at the Ministry of Defence. After retirement in 2006, he completed his Commercial Pilot?s Licence and was the Chief Pilot at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademi. He retired from active flying at the age of 65 with about 8000 hours of flying experience. His interest in archaeology developed when he started assisting his father, Professor B.B. Lal, Padma Bhushan and former Director General of Archaeological Survey of India, in proof-reading his books. With this new love, he hopes to publish a couple of more books on the richness of Indian culture.

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