Indian culture multifaceted form, such religion and philosophy, art and architecture, language and literature, society, economy and so on. This book contains various aspects of Indian culture such as ancient Indian trade route, trade and commerce, human rights and women's status in the society, ancient Indian agriculture, social and religious traditions, language and literature, numismatics, various aspects of North-East India etc. The book is supported by literary as well as archaeological evidences along with maps and illustrations. Hope the book will be beneficial for the students of Indology.

Art and Architecture is an interesting subject and at the same times a difficult subject too. It requires not only a deep knowledge of art and architecture, but of widely dispersed literatures both secular and religious. Images are mute spectators of the past ages. Their fine craftsmanship, beauty and polish convey much more than their values. To identify architectural remains is also a difficult task. India is very rich in both the fields. Art historians have tried their best to identify all the excavated and explored remains of not only our country but findings of other Asian countries too. Apart from Gandhara, Mathura, Sarnath, Amaravati and Magadha Schools of art some new centres of art like Kausambi, Kurkihara, Nalanda, Sirpur, Akota etc. have also made attention of the art historians. Indian art has not only covered the territory of India but its influence is also noticed on other Asian countries like Nepal, Tibet, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka etc. Art historians like A.K.Coomaraswamy, Debjani Pal, Pratapaditya Pal, K, Krishnamurti, N. J. Krom, Stella Kramrisch, A.J.B. Kempers, Debala Mitra, S.L Huntington, F.B. Havel, M. Hallade, A. Grunwedel, A. K.Gordon, A. Getty, C.P.Fitzerald, G.C. Chauley, Lokesh Chandra, Percy Brown, N.K.Bhattasali, and many more have done a great job in this field and their works are path-finder for the new generation.