The waves of Hindu conquests rolled onwards, and the aborigines submitted themselves to a higher civilization and a nobler creed. Rivers were crossed, forests were cleared, lands were reclaimed, wide wastes were people, and new countries hitherto aboriginal witnessed the rise of Hindu power and of Hindu religion. Where a few scanty settlers had penetrated at first, powerful colonies grew; where religious teachers had retired in seclusion, quiet villages and towns arose. Where a handful of merchants has made their way by some unknown river, boats plied up and down with valuable cargoes for a civilized population. from Chapter XVIII: Expansion of the Hindus First published in 1906, this classic nine-volume history of the nation of India places it among the storied lands of antiquity, alongside Egypt, China, and Mesopotamia. Edited by American academic ABRAHAM VALENTINE WILLIAMS JACKSON (18621937), professor of Indo-Iranian languages at Columbia University, it offers a highly readable narrative of the Indian people and culture through to the time of its publication, when the nation was still part of the British Empire. Volume I, From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century B.C., by Bengali historian ROMESH CHUNDER DUTT (18481909), features entertaining and enlightening treatments of: ancient India and the Rig-Veda the Indo-Aryans and their literature food and art in the Vedic age the Brahmanic period and literature the Mahabharata the Ramayana law, astronomy, and learning the religious doctrines of the Upanishads caste in the age of laws and philosophy Buddhist sacred literature life of Gautama Buddha and much more. This beautiful replica of the 1906 first editionincludes all the original illustrations.

And my evil fates are vanquished and my race is sanctified, With the warlike race of Raghu thus in loving bonds allied, Sacrifice and rites auspicious we ordain with rising sun, Ere the evening's darkness closes, happy nuptials shall be done "

In this timeless epic of ancient India, Lord Rama, the heroic fighter and incarnation of the god Vishnu, fights to rescue his great love SITA from the clutches of the evil King Ravenna. Enlisting in his aid the monkey-faced god HANUMAN, the resulting tale unfolds like the greatest sagas of the ancient world, full of pitched battles, magic, mysticism, mystery and wonder. A timeless tale, condensed from the sacred writings of the Hindu faith, retold here in poetic English verse by Romesh C. Dutt. A deathless classic for all time to come.

And my evil fates are vanquished and my race is sanctified, With the warlike race of Raghu thus in loving bonds allied, Sacrifice and rites auspicious we ordain with rising sun, Ere the evening's darkness closes, happy nuptials shall be done "

And my evil fates are vanquished and my race is sanctified, With the warlike race of Raghu thus in loving bonds allied, Sacrifice and rites auspicious we ordain with rising sun, Ere the evening's darkness closes, happy nuptials shall be done "

First published in 1906, this classic nine-volume history of the nation of India places it among the storied lands of antiquity, alongside Egypt, China, and Mesopotamia. Edited by American academic ABRAHAM VALENTINE WILLIAMS JACKSON (18621937), professor of Indo-Iranian languages at Columbia University, it offers a highly readable narrative of the Indian people and culture through to the time of its publication, when the nation was still part of the British Empire. Volume I, From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century B.C., by Bengali historian ROMESH CHUNDER DUTT (18481909), features entertaining and enlightening treatments of: ancient India and the Rig-Veda the Indo-Aryans and their literature food and art in the Vedic age the Brahmanic period and literature the Mahabharata the Ramayana law, astronomy, and learning the religious doctrines of the Upanishads caste in the age of laws and philosophy Buddhist sacred literature life of Gautama Buddha and much more. This beautiful replica of the 1906 first edition includes all the original illustrations.

And my evil fates are vanquished and my race is sanctified, With the warlike race of Raghu thus in loving bonds allied, Sacrifice and rites auspicious we ordain with rising sun, Ere the evening's darkness closes, happy nuptials shall be done "

Originally published in 1897. This is an informative and comprehensive look at early Indian and British history at the time when India was under British Rule. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.