Synopsis Dr radhakamal Mukerjee, one of the foremost thinkers of our age, has interpreted the history of Indian Civilization from the point of view of a sociologist. He looks upon myths, legends, scripture, rituals, values and motifs as true sources of Indian history and culture. In addition to a learned introduction titled "The Indian Philosophy of History" the present book is divided into nineteen chapters and five parts: (i) The Pattern of Indian Civilization; (ii) The Rise of Indian Civilization; (iii) The Interactions; (iv) The Flowering of Indian Civilization; Flowering of Indian Civilization; and finally, (V) The Cultural Empire of India. The author has focused on five major epochs of India Civilization: The Indus Valley Civilization, the Vedic Age, the Rise of Buddhism, the maurya Period, the Epic Age, the Gupta renaissance and the Cultural Expansion of India. The author has adopted the gestalt approach to history. According to him human history is human facts and myths and traditions are interwoven in the web of time.