Description
- Edited by Dr. Meenakshi Jain and Sandhya Jain
Set of 4 Volumes
The 4 volumes are a detailed compilation by the authors on foreign accounts from 5 Century BCE to 19th Century CE .
An account of the grandeur of ancient India as perceived by her foreign visitors from hoary times and their wonder at her rich philosophical efflorescence and material abundance. The foreigners Marvel at the deep spiritual convictions that allowed yogis and widows to ascend a burning Pyre without murmur; the social harmony of myriad tribes and castes; and above all, the common culture and love of justice permeating and binding all in seamless unity.
About the Authors :
MEENAKSHI JAIN is former Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Her recent publications include Parallel Pathways. Essays on Hindu-Muslim Relations (1707-1857), (2010); The India They Saw. Foreign Accounts of India from the 8th to mid-19th Century, 3 vols. (2011); Rama and Ayodhya (2013); and Sati: Evangelicals, Baptist Missionaries, and the Changing Colonial Discourse (2016). She was conferred with the Padma Shri in 2020.
SANDHYA JAIN is a contemporary affairs analyst and independent researcher; she writes a fortnightly column for the daily newspaper, The Pioneer and edits the web portal www.vijayvaani.com. A post-graduate from Delhi University, Jain is the author of Adi Deo Arya Devata: A Panoramic View of Tribal-Hindu Cultural Interface and Evangelical Intrusions. Tripura: A Case Study.
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