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03011aam a2200433 i 4500 001 449083180CD411EEAAE9666853ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230617010022 008 210319s2021 ii abf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020331146 020 $a 0670090433 020 $a 9780670090433 035 $a (OCoLC)1235947581 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCL $d JTB $d OCL $d OCLCO $d S1C $d GZM $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc $a pcc 043 $a a-ii--- 050 00 $a DS451 $b .A752 2021 082 04 $a 934 $2 23 100 1 $a Arora, Namit, $e author. 245 10 $a Indians : $b a brief history of a civilization / $c Namit Arora. 264 1 $a Gurgaon : $b Penguin/Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, $c 2021. 300 $a 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (black and white, and color), maps (black and white) ; $c 23 cm 530 $a Also available as an ebook. 520 $a "Indian civilization is an idea, a reality, an enigma. In this riveting book, Namit Arora takes us on an unforgettable journey through 5000 years of history, reimagining in rich detail the social and cultural moorings of Indians through the ages. Drawing on credible sources, he discovers what inspired and shaped them: their political upheavals and rivalries, customs and vocations, and a variety of unusual festivals. Arora makes a stop at six iconic places--the Harappan city of Dholavira, the Ikshvaku capital at Nagarjunakonda, the Buddhist centre of learning at Nalanda, enigmatic Khajuraho, Vijayanagar at Hampi, and historic Varanasi--enlivening the narrative with vivid descriptions, local stories and evocative photographs. Punctuating this are chronicles of famous travellers who visited India--including Megasthenes, Xuanzang, Alberuni and Marco Polo--whose dramatic and idiosyncratic tales conceal surprising insights about our land. In lucid, elegant prose, Arora explores the exciting churn of ideas, beliefs and values of our ancestors through millennia--some continue to shape modern India, while others have been lost forever. An original, deeply engaging and extensively researched work, Indians illuminates a range of histories coursing through our veins."--Amazon.com viewed Nov. 17, 2022. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-284) and index. 648 7 $a To 1200 $2 fast 650 0 $a Civilization, Ancient $v Sources. 650 0 $a Visitors, Foreign $z India $v Sources. 650 7 $a Civilization. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862898 650 7 $a Visitors, Foreign. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01167960 650 7 $a Civilization, Ancient. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862946 651 0 $a India $x History $y 324 B.C.-1000 A.D. $v Sources. 651 0 $a India $x Civilization $y To 1200 $v Sources. 651 7 $a India. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210276 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Sources. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423900 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117023155.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=449083180CD411EEAAE9666853ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search