"India Through the Ages: A Popular and Picturesque History of Hindustan" by Flora Annie Webster Steel is a journey across India's captivating past, starting with the perplexing era before the seventh century B.C. Steel explores how historians piece together the puzzles of India’s ancient civilization, largely from the hymns of the Rig-Veda. The narrative emphasizes the blending of the Aryan settlers with the existing population, revealing the complex interplay of cultures and the beginnings of the nation’s vibrant story as it progresses through dynasties, religious changes, and important philosophical shifts.
India Through the Ages: A Popular and Picturesque History of Hindustan
By Flora Annie Webster Steel
Explore the mysteries of ancient India as Aryan settlers meet existing cultures, setting the stage for dynasties and philosophical movements.
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About the AuthorFlora Annie Steel was a writer who lived in British India for 22 years. She was noted especially for books set in the Indian subcontinent or connected with it. Her novel On the Face of the Waters (1896) describes incidents in the Indian Mutiny.
Flora Annie Steel was a writer who lived in British India for 22 years. She was noted especially for books set in the Indian subcontinent or connected with it. Her novel On the Face of the Waters (1896) describes incidents in the Indian Mutiny.
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