Hindu Civilisational Self-Discovery through Political, Administrative and Legal Institutions

“At the very least, the topic of this essay series is akin to one more step in our journey of Hindu civilizational self-discovery. It is the understanding of the Sanatana civilisation through a study of the institutions it germinated, evolved, nurtured and managed in an unbroken fashion all the way up to the British colonisation of India.

Taking the Vedic civilisation as our starting point, we’re looking at a period of a minimum of 7000 years spread over the nooks and corners of Bharatavarsha. This duration is more than all the ancient Western civilisations combined and then some more.

I have given it the generic title, Hindu Civilisational Self-Discovery through Political, Administrative and Legal Institutions to make it as comprehensive as possible. In truth, this attempt is just a high-level survey of a subject that deserves a multi-volume exposition. Several past masters have indeed authored such exhaustive volumes and my attempt here is only a distillation of the essence of their legacy………”