Ancient India / by Vidya Dhar Mahajan

Includes appendix and index.

Introductory -- Sources -- The prehistoric people -- Prehistoric races and cultures in India -- The Indus Valley civilization -- The Aryans -- The Vedic literature -- Rigvedic India -- Later Vedic civilization -- Age of the Sutras -- The Epic age -- The age of Dharmasastras -- The caste system -- Jainism -- Buddhism -- Ancient Indian polity -- Condition of Northern India from 6th to 4th century B.C. -- The rise of Magadha -- India and Persia -- Alexander's invasion of India -- Chandragupta and Bindusara -- Asoka (1273 B.C. - 236 B.C.) -- Mauryan administration and art -- The Sungas and Kanvas -- The Satavahana or Andhras -- The bactrian Greeks in India -- The Sakas and Pahlavas -- Rise and fall of the Kushana Empire -- India and the Western world -- The Nagas -- The Gupta Empire -- India during the Gupta age -- Ajanta, Ellora, Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda -- The Vakatakas -- The Maitrakas and the Maukharis -- Harsha-Vardhana and his times -- Northern India after Harsha -- The Rashtrakutas -- The Chalukyas -- The Pallavas -- The Cholas -- The tripartite struggle for supremacy -- The Pandyas -- Greater India -- Buddhist art