RELOCATING THE PAST ASPECTS OF INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE, AND ARCHAEOLOGY (In Felicitation of Professor Lakshmi Narayana Raut)
 
Relocating the Past: Aspects of Indian History, Culture, and Archaeology is a sincere endeavor in which meticulous effort has been made to trace out and relocate various aspects of Indian history, culture, and archaeology. The papers compiled in this volume represent several facets of Indian historical tradition, covering a wide spectrum of subjects such as archaeology, urbanization, trade and commerce, maritime activities, art and architecture, cultural ethos, women's issues and gender studies, historical geography, land and land grants, literary traditions, economic aspects, famines and droughts, power dynamics and political under-currents, history and historiography, the cult of Jagannath, socio-religious reform movements, Gandhian studies, freedom movement, tribal studies, folk culture, etc. Though the essays are diverse in nature and content, and cover an assorted range of topics that start from the Harappan Civilization till the independence of India and even depict the post-partition scenario, still they shed ample light on recent developments in the study of Indian history, culture and archaeology. The volume has tried to create harmony among manifold historical theories and narratives to reach a common goal, i.e., the creation of a coherent system of understanding the human experience. The volume will be very helpful to the students, scholars, researchers, and teachers who are pursuing research and are interested in various facets of Indian history, culture, and archaeology.