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Synopsis The peculiar geographical conditions and physical features of India has greatly influenced the course of its history and inhabitants since the pre-historic days. The diversity of the country and society has been the outcome of its vastness and variety in ethnological temperatment of people of different regions. Coming through ancient and medieval periods to modern time it has assimilated divergent cultures and traditions and has emerged as one-in-many political union. The cultural unity has bound the different races inhabiting in India into a unique Indian society depicting unity in diversity. The book “Indian Society” brings to the fore various factors, conditions, cultures, traditions, civilisations, races and their habits and socio-cultural environment that Indian society has gone through since pre-historic days to the present time. How these have impacted upon social structure; position of women; races and people and their vocations, arts, architecture and entertainment; caste system and belief; Sanskrit, scientific, legal discussed in the book. The book also presents growth of communalism, racial movements and status of minority and depressed classes in Indian society. Readership: Students, scholars, teachers, historians, sociologists, religious preachers and general readers who want to know about various aspects of Indian society aspects of Indian society.