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Invaders And Infidels (HC)
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Sandeep Balakrishna
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The Islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. It is a discouraging tale, for its evident moral is that civilisation is a precious good, whose delicate complex of order and freedom, culture and peace can at any moment be overthrown by barbarians invading from without or multiplying within.
~Will Durant, American historian
Invaders and Infidels: From Sindh to Delhi: The 500-Year Journey of Islamic Invasions is a work of gripping history, which tells the story of the origins and trajectory of Islamic invasions into India. It begins with the first Muslim conquest and ends with Babur’s invasion of Hindustan, spanning the period of the Delhi Sultanate which was in power for almost 320 years. This epochal story encompasses a vast sweep of events, which changed the history of India forever, and introduced it to an alien faith and a religious despotism such as the country had never experienced before. It comprises major and minor sagas of great heroism, untold savagery, stout resistance, brutal intrigues and epic tragedies.
Embedded in this narrative are two major themes, largely overlooked in the inherited Indian historical and cultural memory. For more than three hundred years, alien Muslim invasions into India were largely fleeting, transitory and unstable. However, the lasting legacy of these Muslim invasions is the permanent destruction and disappearance of Classical India. Invaders and Infidels will fascinate anyone interested in the story of pre-Medieval India, a gateway era in the history of this ancient culture and civilisation.
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The Islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. It is a discouraging tale, for its evident moral is that civilisation is a precious good, whose delicate complex of order and freedom, culture and peace can at any moment be overthrown by barbarians invading from without or multiplying within.
~Will Durant, American historian
Invaders and Infidels: From Sindh to Delhi: The 500-Year Journey of Islamic Invasions is a work of gripping history, which tells the story of the origins and trajectory of Islamic invasions into India. It begins with the first Muslim conquest and ends with Babur’s invasion of Hindustan, spanning the period of the Delhi Sultanate which was in power for almost 320 years. This epochal story encompasses a vast sweep of events, which changed the history of India forever, and introduced it to an alien faith and a religious despotism such as the country had never experienced before. It comprises major and minor sagas of great heroism, untold savagery, stout resistance, brutal intrigues and epic tragedies.
Embedded in this narrative are two major themes, largely overlooked in the inherited Indian historical and cultural memory. For more than three hundred years, alien Muslim invasions into India were largely fleeting, transitory and unstable. However, the lasting legacy of these Muslim invasions is the permanent destruction and disappearance of Classical India. Invaders and Infidels will fascinate anyone interested in the story of pre-Medieval India, a gateway era in the history of this ancient culture and civilisation.
About Author
Sandeep
Balakrishna is a veteran writer, author, editor, speaker and independent
researcher with about 2 years of writing on Indian history, culture,
literature and temples. During this period, he has authored over 9 articles,
essays, critiques, academic papers and delivered lectures on numerous topics
related to these themes at institutions like the Indian Council of
Philosophical Research, IIM Bangalore, Sri Aurobindo Society, Shree Somanath
Sanskrit University, Bangalore University and Amrita University, to name a
few. He writes in both English and Kannada. His articles, columns and
research papers have appeared in prestigious journals, newspapers and
magazines in both print and digital format.
Sandeep is the author of the bestselling books Tipu Sultan: The Tyrant of
Mysore, which has been widely referenced and quoted in mainstream
publications and television programmes, and Madurai Sultanate: A Concise
History. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed work, 7 Years of
Secularism: Unpopular Essays on the Unofficial Political Religion of India.
He has also translated the legendary Kannada novelist Dr S.L. Bhyrappa's
critically acclaimed work Aavarana into English, as Aavarana: The Veil,
whichis now in its twelfth reprint.
Sandeep is the founder and editor of The Dharma Dispatch, an online journal
dedicated to Indian civilisation, culture and history, and a contributing
editor at Prekshaa Journal.
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