Life in Ancient Varanasi

Author: Birendra Pratap Singh
Publisher: Indica Books
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 362
ISBN/UPC (if available): N/A

Description

Several historical works on Varanasi and Kashi have been published in the past. However, except Motichandra, none has attempted to present a detailed cultural study of ancient Varanasi. And all these learned studies are almost entirely based upon literary sources. As against this the primary source of this cultural study remains to be the excavated material from Rajghat, the site of ancient Varanasi.

As far as we know, a cultural study, based on the excavated finds of any particular ancient city-site, which also figures prominently in literature, has never been attempted earlier. With a view to give a comprehensive picture, help has also been sought from the various literary references, as corroborating and supplementing evidence to the information gathered from the archaeological sources.