Concise Encyclopedia of Indian History

India is the worlds largest democracy and its seventh biggest country with one-sixth of the global population, comprising an unparallelled diversity of ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups. India is also the worlds fourth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity and even as it gains recognition as an emerging modern power, Indias rich civilization goes back many thousands of years.

Thescope of this concise encyclopedia encompasses important people, places, andevents in Indias past and present (till 2004), as well as entries on the countrysdifferent schools of philosophy, culture, religious leaders, important branchesof government, and the economy. The authors masterly introduction provides arich overview with many an insight and is supplemented by a chronology, maps,and an extensive bibliography.

With more than two hundred new entries most pertaining to the recent years the second edition captures the rapidly evolving situation without neglecting the countrys ancient past.