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020			_a9781402894626
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082			_a294.029 _bBAN/M
245		0	_aMaharaja agrasen and his desendants/ _cBansal, Ashish
260			_aNew Delhi: _bSamvad Media, _c2016.
300			_a266 p.
505			_aCHAPTER I CONTEMPORARY OUTLOOK 1. Myths, Archaeology and Historiography 2. Oral Traditions 3. Supernatural Elements and History 4. The Institution of JATI and Varna CHAPTER II MAHARAJA AGRASEN: THE SOCIAL ENGINEER 1. The story of Maharaja Agrasen 2. Authenticity of Sources 3. The age of Maharaja Agrasen 4. Transformation from Kshatriya to Vaishya 5. Building a New Capital 6. One Brick, One Coin 7. Interpretation of Supernatural Events 8. Evidence from the Puranas and Numismatics CHAPTER III AGROHA: THE LEGENDARY KINGDOM 1. Agroha : Long Existence in History 2. Agroha and Saraswati Indus Civilization 3. Agroha in Classical Texts 4. Clash with the Greeks 5. Clash with the Muslims 6. The Excavations at Agroha CHAPTER IV AGRAWALS : A GLORIOUS TRADITION 1. From Agroha to all over India 2. Classification of the Agrawals 3. Religious Classification 4. Cultural and Behavioural Classification 5. Geographical Classification 6. Gotras of the Agrawals 7. Culture of the Agrawals 8. Customs of the Agrawals 9. Contributions of the Agrawals 10. Future Role and Challenges CHAPTER V RESOURCES 1. Urucharitam 2. Agrawalon ki Utpatti 3. Oral Traditions
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