Synopsis The volume is felicitate Prof. Ravula Soma Reddy, by two of his Ekalavya students of Prof. Ravula. Soma Reddy. During his career in the Dept. of History, Ormania University, Hyderabad, he has rendered yeomen service both as an academician, researcher, teacher as well as an administrator. The papers in this Volume written by distinguished scholars highlight the warmth of affection they hold towards Prof. Ravula Soma Reddy. A long cherished wish of the Editors was to present a volume of essays written to felicitate him. The articles 47 in number are arranged in six sections thematically and chronologically. Section I - Society and Culture-contains 5 papers dealing with medieval and modern periods. Section II - Religion and Philosophy carries six papers which dealt with various facets of religion-Hindu, Buddhist and Christian. Section III - Economy-contains 11 papers dealing with the nature of economic changes during medieval and modern periods. Section IV - Administration and Polity-Consists of 8 papers. They dealt with various aspects of polity and administration during modern period-Princely states, freedom struggle, state policy during British period, press and its role in vernacular literature, Ambedkar's philosophy etc., Section V- Archaeology, Art and Architecture contains 10 papers, dealing with the multifaceted aspects of Art, Architecture, Prehistory, Buddhist Art and Iconography etc. Section VI- Historiography-contains 5 papers, which deal with folklore in the local histories of Temples, private ownership of land and disputes in medieval period, Mughal and Persian documents and their significance etc in this volume. This Volume will prove indispensable to scholars and students of Indian History, and book will be useful addition to all libraries interested in the political history, administration, social, economic, anthropological and sociological studies in India and also to a general reader.