00975nam a22001457a 4500020001800000082000800018100001900026245007300045260004000118300003100158500004000189505004300229520050500272650005200777  a9780143424567  a934  aEraly, Abraham  aGem in the Lotus : The Seeding of Indian CivilisationcAbraham Eraly  aGurgaon, IndiabPenguin Booksc2015  aix,586 Pagesb15x23 cmbPB  aThe Seeding of Indian Civilization.  aInclude Notes, Bibliography and Index.  aThis sweeping account of ancient India begins with the Indus Valley civilization, then moves on to the Vedic Aryan culture, the age of religious and philosophical ferment, the tenets of Jainism, the founding and consolidation of Buddhism, and Alexander the Great’s advance into India. It concludes with the Mauryan Empire, which, in the 3rd century BC, united an enormous area of the Indian subcontinent. As in The Mughal Throne, Abraham Eraly provides a superb portrait of Indian life and culture.  aIndiaaCivilizationaVedic literatureaReligion