Social Life in Ancient India

Book Details:

• ISBN: 9788170201304
• Author: H. C. Chakkaladar
• Pages: 212 pp
• Year of Publishing: 1984
• Binding: Hardbound
• Publisher: Cosmo Publications

This book provides an accurate determination of the social life in Ancient India, which has not received the same attention as other aspects of ancient Indian history and culture. The author has undertaken an intense study of the synthetic history covering the long period through which Indian society has grown and developed. This study is based on a comprehensive analysis of Vatsyayana’s Kamasutra, which presents a vivid and beautiful picture of Indian society in the early centuries.

The book seeks to offer as complete an account as possible of the social life of India, as depicted by Vatsyayana, complementing accounts from sacred literatures, including Brahmanical, Buddhistic, and Jain texts. The author also draws upon various other sacred texts and sources to provide an accurate representation of the state of Indian society in the ancient period of Indian civilization.

The present volume is a comprehensive study of this life as reflected in one of the most fascinating secular documents to have come down to us from the ancient world. It is a truly fascinating work for students of Indian history, culture, and the life of its people.