Madhya Pradesh Through The Ages- From The Earliest Times to 1305 A.D (A Study of Culture and Civilization)

This book describes the history and culture of Madhya Pradesh from the earliest times to 1305 A.D. This region is known as the heart of India on account of its central position. Its regional variations led to cultural diversities. This book deals with stone tools, fossils, rock shelters, pottery, coins, inscriptions, monuments and sculptures which help in reconstructing the history. An attempt has also been made to correlate the culture and traditions of literary works with the archaeological evidence.

The contributions of Madhya Pradesh to Indian Culture remained profound. Polity, religion, art, education, literature, sciences, economy and society of Madhya Pradesh have been discussed. The importance of this region during the Pradyota-Maurya Period was next only to Magadha. The Sunga-Satavahana-Saka period was of great prosperity as known from the discovery of numerous coins. Buddhism became very popular.

Born on 21st April, 1930 at Maroth in Nagor District of Rajasthan, Dr. K.C. Jain got his Ph.D. and D. Litt. in 1956 and 1963 respectively from the Rajasthan University. He joined the Vikram University in 1964, and served as Professor and Head, School of Studies in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Vikram University, Ujjain and was appointed as Senior Fellow by the Indian Council of Historical Society for a period of three years (1990-1993).

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