Metaphysical Polity In Ancient India Is An Attempt To Highlight The Metaphysical Foundation Of Some Dominant Aspects Of Hindu Political Philosophy From Rigveda To Manusmriti. Very Few Of The Studies Have Highlighted Metaphysical Aspect Of Hindu Political System.This Study Has Been Divided Into Eight Chapters. First Chapter Throws Light On Introductory Outline Of This Book. Theology And Institution Has Been Discussed In Second Chapter. Third Chapter Deals With The Conceptualisation Of Metaphysical Polity. Evolution Of State Is Described In Fourth Chapter. Chapter Fifth Gives An Analytical Study Of The Monarchinal Form Of Government. Representative Institution Has Been Described In Sixth Chapter. Justice And Metaphysics Has Been Dealt In Seventh Chapter And Concluding Remarks Has Been Given In The Last Chapter Of This Book. This Book Will Prove Of Utmost Use To Academics And General Readers Alike.

The ancient Indian wisdom was the product of natural development of human instinct. Names of God did not matter, variations in spiritual practices did not count, social differences are of no avail, and the methods of worship followed might be different, only the common religious ideal remained. These made the people of ancient India, accept toleration and absorption as fundamental to their wisdom. The ideal is all embracing and non-antagonistic. This led to free religious thought and the foundations of different philosophic system. In addition to the basic eternal religion of the country, the birth of several indigenous religions, like Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism etc., and the respectful place offered to foreign religion like Christianity, Islam etc., in this country and the value they attached to different religions are by itself the proof for tolerance of the Vedic people. Vedic religion is the mother of all religions, which had taught and continued to teach, the world, tolerance and universal acceptance.

How can the complexities of ancient India be comprehended? This book draws on a vast array of texts, inscriptions, archaeology, archival sources and art to delve into themes such as the history of regions and religions, archaeologists and the modern histories of ancient sites, the interface between political ideas and practice, violence and resistance, and the interactions between the Indian subcontinent and the wider world. It highlights recent approaches and challenges in reconstructing South Asia's early history, and in doing so, brings out the exciting complexities of ancient India. Authoritative and incisive, this revised Penguin edition-with two new chapters-is essential reading for students and scholars of ancient Indian history and for all those interested in India's past.