History of Indian Civilization - Indian Civilization [Lec 16]

History of Indian Civilization, [Lec 16]; UCLA, Lecture of 15 February 2012. Some concluding remarks on the disappearance of Buddhism - competing narratives about this phenomenon; and some concluding remarks on Shankaracharya. His establishment of maths, and his attempt to consolidate Hinduism. Brief comments on the contours of the political history of India--emergence of the Rajputs; the Pratiharas; the Chalukyas; the Rashtrakutas; and the Palas in Bengal: story of the political fragmentation of India. Brief comments on the history of South India; the relationship of Tamil and Sanskrit; loan words from Sanskrit. Indian Ocean trading network--some of its characteristics. The coming of Islam to India; elementary aspects of Islam. Early Islamic invasions in Sind; theory of communalism and problems in the communalist interpretations of Indian history. Mahmud of Ghazni; Hegel on the riches of India; attack on Somnath. What do we mean by the politics of conquest? See the full playlist for “History of Indian Civilization”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy3KRgc0HE8B4neta_B8LPM0G9UWy-Cqe Subscribe for more lectures on Indian Civilization, World History, Bollywood, Gandhi, and much else... Blog: https://vinaylal.wordpress.com/ MANAS (a pedagogical website on Indian history, culture, religions, politics, and so on): http://southasia.ucla.edu/ UCLA Faculty Page: https://history.ucla.edu/faculty/vinay-lal Books: https://vinaylal.wordpress.com/books-by-vinay-lal/