A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism (3-Volume Set)

Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 daysAuthor: Swami HarshanandaPublisher: Ramakrishna MathYear: 2008Language: EnglishPages: 2050ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788179070574 DescriptionIn the mid-19th century, two British engineers who were in charge of constructing a railway line, got the mounds at Harappa (now in Pakistan) dug for burnt bricks, to be used as ballast. Little did they know that they were digging up a past and an unknown facet of the history of India. Suspecting the existence of the remnants of an ancient civilisation, systematic evacuations were undertaken by the Archeological Department of India. These evacuations led to detection of the proto-historic city Harappa. This information is an excerpt from the 3-vol. work 'A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism', authored by Swami Harshananda, Head of Ramakrishna Math at Basavanagudi, Bangalore. This monumental work, for the first time at one place, covers various subjects such as scriptures, philos