The History and Culture of the Indian People (11 Volumes) : Full Set

The History and Culture of the Indian People (11 Volumes) : Full Set
 
The History and Culture of the Indian People is a series of eleven volumes on the history of India, from prehistoric times to the establishment of the modern state in 1947. Historian Ramesh Chandra Majumdar was the general editor of the series, as well as a significant contributor. The entire work took 26 years to complete. The set was published in India by the Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Mumbai.
The first volume (1951) is about the Vedic period. It has 27 chapters by 11 contributors. R. C. Majumdar wrote three chapters and part of a fourth. Other contributors to the first volume are V. M. Apte, A. D. Pusalker, and B. K. Gosh. The book discusses the archaeology, geology, flora, fauna, and other aspects of this period and includes a chapter on the Paleolithic, neolithic, and Copper ages by H. D. Sankalia. This volume was first published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd in London though it was prepared under the auspices of Bharatiya Itihasa Samiti, a part of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Its subsequent editions and other volumes were published in India by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
The sixth volume (1960) is on the sultanate period of medieval India. This volume consists of 19 chapters by 19 contributors. R. C. Majumdar wrote six chapters and parts of four other chapters. Other significant contributors to this volume are S. Roy, A. K. Majumdar, P. M. Joshi, N. Venkataramanya, S. K. Chatterjee, and S. K. Saraswati.
The seventh volume (1974) is on the Mughal era. This volume has 24 chapters by 28 contributors. Only parts of the two chapters were written by R. C. Majumdar. The most significant contributors to this volume are J. N. Chaudhuri, G. S. Sardesai, A.L. Srivastava, Abdur Rashid and S. Roy.