The Splendour that was ʾInd: A Survey of Indian Culture and Civilisation (from the Earliest Times to the Death of Emperor Aurangzeb)D. B. Taraporevala, 1930 - 236 pages |
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... picture of India through the ages - for that in effect is what he here sets out to do -- Professor Shah is embarking upon a task of no ordinary difficulty . The canvas is so vast , the span of time so great , the material under view so ...
... picture of India through the ages - for that in effect is what he here sets out to do -- Professor Shah is embarking upon a task of no ordinary difficulty . The canvas is so vast , the span of time so great , the material under view so ...
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... picture of Ayodhya , the capital of the Raghus : - " And his town like Indra's city , -tower and dome and turret brave- Rose in proud and peerless beauty , on Sarayu's limpid wave , * * # " Altar blazed in every mansion , from each home ...
... picture of Ayodhya , the capital of the Raghus : - " And his town like Indra's city , -tower and dome and turret brave- Rose in proud and peerless beauty , on Sarayu's limpid wave , * * # " Altar blazed in every mansion , from each home ...
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... picture of India . " The Bombay Chronicle : - " Over three hundred pictures indicate the range of Dr. Hurlimann's Photo- graphic Survey . He has given us something which cannot be accomplished by a mechanical manipulation of the ...
... picture of India . " The Bombay Chronicle : - " Over three hundred pictures indicate the range of Dr. Hurlimann's Photo- graphic Survey . He has given us something which cannot be accomplished by a mechanical manipulation of the ...
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