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Maharaja agrasen and his desendants/ Bansal, Ashish - New Delhi: Samvad Media, 2016. - 266 p.

CHAPTER 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

ISBN: 9781402894626

Dewey Class. No.: 294.029 / BAN/M