The book is lucidly written and arranged very well in essays on different topics ranging from Indus valley civilization, Aryans, Hinduism, Philosophy, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, Indian National Freedom, India and the world. The book throws light on many aspects of Indian cultural past. The essays are written by eminent personalities and erudite intellectuals. In one swoop the book takes the readers to various aspects of our surrounding and how it came into being. The temples and their architec...

Lucid description and elaborate narration. Worth reading through if you are interested in cultural history and preparing for UPSC

Good book

A very comprehensive and detail knowledge about the indian culture can be obtained from this book...

This is not at all recommended for UPSC aspirants. Go for, Nitin Singhania's culture notes / ausaf sayeed / spectrum, as these are written from exam point of view, not from academic point of view. High level of english language, boring style of representation, no pictures, no points.

I had purchased it for studying the Indian arts part of the paper 1. Instead of relieving me from the stress, it added to my misery. High level of language coupled up with research based orientation has made me suggest that it need not be used for UPSC. Use Indian Arts by Spectrum books.

this book is a collection of essays written by some renowed personalities such as s.radhakrishnan our former president.no doubt it is good read .it feels good to know so much about our country which we are unaware of....

An authoritative account by the tallest historians on the evolution of our synthetic culture- comprising of Art, Architecture, Languages, Literature, Music, Science, Religion.