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The Bhagavad Gita (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.19 — 85,116 ratings — published -400
The Upanishads (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,313 ratings — published -500
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,874 ratings — published 1954
The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.08 — 12,873 ratings — published 1957
A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.17 — 866 ratings — published 2006
Ancient India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.09 — 163 ratings — published 1952
A History of India, Vol. 1: From Origins to 1300 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.63 — 2,079 ratings — published 1966
The Rig Veda (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,781 ratings — published -1000
Mahabharata (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.32 — 12,444 ratings — published 1839
India's Ancient Past (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,414 ratings — published 2005
Ancient India as Described by Megasthenes and Arrian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.72 — 39 ratings — published 2000
The Arthashastra (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,413 ratings — published -300
Ramayana (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,443 ratings — published -400
The Lost River: On The Trail of the Sarasvati (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.42 — 982 ratings — published 2010
Ancient India: in Historical Outline (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.85 — 301 ratings — published 1998
Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.34 — 3,501 ratings — published 2018
The Palace of Illusions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.20 — 71,667 ratings — published 2008
The Holy Vedas (Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Atharva Veda)
by (shelved 4 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.12 — 216 ratings — published 1994
Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.80 — 137 ratings — published 2024
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,021 ratings — published 2024
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.45 — 7,061 ratings — published 300
Panchatantra (Illustrated): Classic Tales
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,588 ratings — published -200
Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.21 — 660 ratings — published 2021
The Valmiki Ramayana Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.50 — 428 ratings — published
Political Violence in Ancient India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.21 — 86 ratings — published
A History of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.93 — 216 ratings — published 1955
Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas: With a new afterword, bibliography and index (Oxford India Paperbacks)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.82 — 351 ratings — published 1961
From Lineage to State (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.78 — 50 ratings — published 1985
The Dhammapada (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.27 — 32,219 ratings — published -400
Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.86 — 69 ratings — published 1992
The Loom of Time: A Selection of His Plays and Poems (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.84 — 363 ratings — published 1991
Ancient India: As Described by Ptolemy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.50 — 6 ratings — published 1985
India: The Ancient Past: A History of the Indian Sub-Continent from c. 7000 BC to AD 1200 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.58 — 69 ratings — published 2007
In Search of the Cradle of Civilization (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.92 — 125 ratings — published 1995
Civilisation, Education and School in Ancient and Medieval India, 1500 B.C. - 1757 A.D.: Ancient India, 1500 B.C. - 1192 A.D., Vedic Schools and ... in Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Gerontagogy) (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2001
The Recognition of Śakuntalā (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,169 ratings — published 400
Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,169 ratings — published 2022
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.38 — 13,382 ratings — published 400
Prachin Bharat ka Itihas Tatha Sanskriti (Hindi)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.09 — 58 ratings — published
Buddhist Scriptures (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.85 — 342 ratings — published
The Laws of Manu (Penguin Classics)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.31 — 296 ratings — published -150
Ashoka: The Search for India's Lost Emperor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.00 — 687 ratings — published 2014
The Meghadūta of Kālidāsa (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.24 — 643 ratings — published 400
The Age of Imperial Unity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.69 — 42 ratings — published 1951
Genetics and the Aryan debate: "Early Indians" Tony Joseph's Latest Assault (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.11 — 35 ratings — published 2019
The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.09 — 34 ratings — published 1938
ANCIENT INDIA: CULTURE OF CONTRADICTIONS (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.19 — 59 ratings — published
The Rigvedic People. 'Invaders'?'Immigrants'? or Indigenous (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 4.46 — 61 ratings — published
Where the Gods Dwell: Thirteen Temples and their (hi)stories
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.45 — 64 ratings — published 2021
Indica (Greek Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as ancient-india)
avg rating 3.92 — 25 ratings — published -300
“Even two hundred years ago, when the British finally defeated the divided yet dominant Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War of 1817, India was a very static place. Most Indians could not have just packed their bags and easily relocated from Maratha Pune to Mughal Delhi, or from British Calcutta to Sikh Lahore—much less from a small fort–town in Rajputana to rural Mysore.
Besides logistics, language was a significant barrier and so were social acceptance and job opportunities. The average Indian had almost nothing to fall back on without backing from the biraadri or gotra. The farm and the local market defined most people’s lives, punctuated occasionally by a rare long-distance pilgrimage. Large-scale relocations mostly happened during times of distress. Marrying contrary to parental wishes was unimaginable. Life was ‘nasty, brutish and short’, to borrow the famous Hobbesian description, and solace was found in the Gods.”
― A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State
Besides logistics, language was a significant barrier and so were social acceptance and job opportunities. The average Indian had almost nothing to fall back on without backing from the biraadri or gotra. The farm and the local market defined most people’s lives, punctuated occasionally by a rare long-distance pilgrimage. Large-scale relocations mostly happened during times of distress. Marrying contrary to parental wishes was unimaginable. Life was ‘nasty, brutish and short’, to borrow the famous Hobbesian description, and solace was found in the Gods.”
― A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State
“Get rid of your useless ceremonials and be educated like your ancient ancestors – Aryabhatta, Brahmagupta, Susruta and others. Make education your purpose of life and spread it among the masses.”
― Prescription: Treating India's Soul
― Prescription: Treating India's Soul
