Chapter 1:
Social and Economic Aspects of the Bhagawad Gita

Chapter 2
Urvasi and Pururavas

Chapter 3
At the Crossroads: A Study of Mother- Goddess Cult Sites

Chapter 4
Pilgrim's Progress: A Contribution to the Pre- history of the Western Deccan Plateau

Chapter 5
The Village Community in the 'Old Conquests' of Goa

Fresh data and logical interpretation cast fresh and novel light on the origins and development of Indian culture. Prof. Kosambi has raised and solved questions of vital importance to all those interested in the study of lndology: The data of Karle Caves; the background of Kalidasa's plays; the significance of the great Pandharpur pilgrimage; the economic, cultural and historical basis of the Goan struggle for reunion with India- these are a few of the many fascinating problems analysed by the author.

The work is most refreshing in its range of new material presented here for the first time: Original discoveries of megaliths, microliths, rustic superstition and peasant customs. Prof. Kosambi makes an impressive use of scientific methods in many fields : archaeology, ethnography, philology. His masterly analysis is logically consistent and profoundly stimulating. The conclusions are often startling, but always convincing and undeniably important as a landmark in the study of Indian tradition.

Prof. Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi (b. 31.07.1907- d. 20.06.1966) is the author of a huge corpus of thought-provoking writing in the field of Indian historiography. His works mark a significant stage in the study of Indian history and culture. His major works are: Introduction to the Study of Indian History, Myth and Reality, The Culture and Civilization of Ancient India and Exasperating Essays. The bibliography of his writings lists over a hundred entries comprising several books and a number of original papers.