The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c6: Contents

The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c6

Language: English

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ii Footnote to the Second Edition. .. viii iii Preface to the Second Edition. .. ix iv Preface to the First Edition. .. xi v Contents. .. xiii vi List of illustrations. .. xv vii List of plates. .. xvi

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I Introduction .. 1 The scope and the title 1, Problem and the approach 2, General definition of culture as used in archaeology 3, Unity in diversity 4, Zones and strata concept 4.

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II Regions and Regionalism .. 8 Geographic Approach 8, Its value 9, Geographic factors 9, India and Eurasia 11, Indo-Pakistan Sub-continent 12, Physical and cultural regions 14, Centripetal and Centrifugal forces in Indian history 18, Genesis of linguistic regions in India 20, a few examples 21, Historical aspects of regionalism 22, Development of Indian languages 27, Ethnology 32, Social and Religious aspects 33, Conclusion 34.

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III Terminology .. 37 Introduction 37, Generic and Specific Terminology 38.

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IV Chronology .. 42 Prehistory 42, Culture Cycles 44, Pre-Harappan 44, Harappan and Post-Harappan 45, Northern Black Polished Ware 45, Red Polished Ware 46, Brahmagiri 47.

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V Prehistory .. 50 (A) Early Stone Age Sohan Industry 51, The Peninsular Handaxe Industry 53, Climatic Cycles 54, Madras Area 55, East Coast 56, Narbada 57, Orissa 59, Karnatak 60, Godavari Valley 60, Bombay Area 60, Gujarat 61, Singrauli 61, Mysore 61, General Survey 61. (B) Middle Stone Age Bombay Area 64, Nevasa 64, Narbada 66, Adilabad 67, East Coast 67.

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(D) *Neolithic Period* Bellary 79, Raichur 79, Baluchistan 83, Kashmir 83, General Survey 83.

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VI Proto-Historic Era—Areas of Attraction .. 85 General Considerations 85, Indus basin and the Indo-Iranian Border lands 87, Pre-Harappan 89, Harappan 94, Post-Harappan 96, Gangetic Basin 101, Bengal 105, Malwa Plateau 106, Maharashtra 114, Lower Krishna Basin (Andhra-Karnatak Area) 117, Tamilnad 123.

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VII Areas of Relative Isolation .. 126 Definitions 126, Lower Sind and Rajaputana 126, Gujarat 128, Assam 138, Orissa 138, Kerala 140.

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VIII Areas of Isolation .. 141 Definition 141, Culture Strata among the Indian Tribes 142, Relations between Plain and Upland Cultures 143.

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IX Conclusion .. 145 Problem 145, Evolution of Indian culture 145, Prehistory 147, Proto-history 150, The problem of the "Dark Period 153, Shifting foci Indian Culture 155, Maritime contacts 157, Retrospect and Prospects 159.

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Appendix ‘I’ Archaeology and Tradition .. 161 An approach to the problem of methods 161, Religion and Tradition 162, Regionalism in Tradition 162, Tradition and social mobility 163, Textual problems 163, Chronology of the texts 163, General Chronology 164, The problem of the genealogies 165, Geographic horizon 167, Pargiter's correlation of Tradition 168, Ethnography and Linguistics 168, Tradition in the light of Indian Archaeology 168.

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Appendix ‘II’ The Problem 173, Protohistoric Wares 174, Early Historic Wares 175, Fabrics, forms and Decoration 175, Distribution and Chronology 176, Conclusion 179.

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