Indian culture has a multifaceted form, such as its religion and philosophy, art and architecture, language and literature, society, economy and so This book on. 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, ecology, 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.

Dr. G. K. Lama, Professor, Department of AIHC & Archaeology, Centre of Advanced Study, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, having specialization in the field of Archaeology, Buddhism and South-East Asian Studies, has sixteen books in his credit namely Tibet Men Buddha Dharma Ka Itihas-2004; Samyak Darshan -2004; Cultural Heritage of South-East Asia-2009; Indus to Ganges-2009; Pakkakot: Some New Archaeological Dimensions of Mid-Ganga Plain-2012; Buddhist Cave Temples of Ancient India-2013; A Buddhist Universe-2016, An Archaeological Journey of Nalanda- 2018; Art Heritage of Nalanda-2018; India: A Journey from Lithic to Iron- 2019; Footprints of the Buddha on the Roof of the World-2020, Glimpses of North-East India-2021, Indian Culture through the Ages-2021, Revealing India's Past-2021, Buddhism on the Silk Route-2022 and The Cult of Adamantine Path-2022. He has presented 67 research papers in various National and International seminars and 103 research papers have been published in various reputed journals, edited books, conference proceedings and felicitation volumes. He has completed a Major Research Project entitled Archaeological Investigation in and around Nalanda, granted by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, which was submitted in 2014. The author has also completed 16 projects regarding archaeological investigations in Sikkim, Eastern and Western UP and Bihar with the kind permission of Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi. He has invited twice to Sri Lanka and once to Thailand to deliver special lectures.

Indian culture has been characterized in terms of the spiritual ideal which is accepted in it as the supreme value. It has a multifaceted form, such as its religion and philosophy, art and architecture, language and literature, society, economy and so on. Further, inspite of geographical barriers and racial obstacles, the intercourse between India and other countries has remained almost uninterrupted since the early ages of history. Such an intercourse did not cease even during the times of armed invasions from across the frontiers; in fact, it increased after each invasion and most of the foreign influence on India has been brought about by these invasions. It is a difficult task to cover all the aspects in a single book. Time to time a number of great scholars attempted to give some new information on Indological studies. The book throws light on ancient Indian economy, social and religious traditions, language and literature, numismatics, various aspects of North-East India etc. Variety in topics is the speciality of this book.

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, ecology, 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. G.K. Lama