Ancient Communities of the Himalaya15 pictures. The work presents a comprehensive study of the ancient communities touching their history in all dimensions including socio-economic, politico-cultural and religious traits and aspects of the ancient people of the area. One of the objectives of the work has been to trace out the roots of the present Himalayan culture and find out the cultural components of ancient inhabitants in the present society. |
Contents
List of Illustrations | 11 |
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 28 |
DISTRIBUTION OF ANCIENT COMMUNITIES | 59 |
SOCIOECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ASPECTS | 122 |
RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL LIFE | 150 |
CONCLUSION | 170 |
Common terms and phrases
2nd century aboriginal Agrawal Alaknanda Allahabad Almora alongwith ancient communities Ancient India archaeological Aryans Atkinson Audumbaras Bhotantiks Bhotiyas Brahmapura Brahminical Buddhist Calcutta Central Himalaya Central Himalayan region century A.D. Chamba culture Cunningham Darads Dasyus Delhi district dynasty ethnic communities evidences gana Gandharvas Ganga Garhwal Garhwal and Kumaon glacier Gram devatas groups Gupta hills hilly regions Himachal Pradesh History Ibid indigenous inhabitants inscription janapadas Kangra Kashmir Katyuris Khanduri Khasas Kimpurusha king kingdom Kinnars Kiratas known Kols Kshatriya Kullu Kulutas Kumaon Kumaon region Kunets Kunindas Kushanas Lakhamandal literature Mahabharata Manu mentioned migrated Mlechchhas Mongoloid mountains Nagas Nautiyal Nepal non-Aryan numismatic origin Pahari Parva period political Punjab Purana race Rahul Sankrityayan Rajis Rajya-Kiratas reptd republics river rulers Sakas Sanskrit Satluj scholars settlements Shimla Shiva Shudras social sources Sulikas Tangans temples Tibet Tibetan tradition trans tribal tribes Trigarta Uttarakhand valley Varanasi Vedic Vidyadharas village worship Yaudheyas Yudhishthira