Aayu Publications

This book, An Intellectual and Cultural History of India (From Pre-History to the 18th Century), contains chapters on the concept of Intellectual History, Philosophy of Indian History and the growth of science and technology in India along with deeper studies in Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism), Buddhism, Hindu Pantheon, the science of Yoga, ancient university education, Islam in India, Bhaktivada, Sufism, Indian sculpture and painting. Explorations have also been made in the domains of the universal impact of the Upanishads and the Geeta. Dr. Sailen Debnath, M.A., Ph.D., of the Department of History, Alipurduar University, West Bengal, has been engrossed in the studies of the history of ideas and intellectual history of India, Asia and Europe for the last twenty-five years. He has authored a number of books namely The Meanings of Hindu Gods, Goddesses and Myths, ISBN 9788129114815, Rupa & Co., New Delhi, 2009; (2) Secularism: Western and Indian, ISBN 9788126913664, Atlantic Publishers, New Delhi, 2010; (3) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: His Philosophy, Political Thought and Contribution, ISBN 9789350740859, Abhijeet Publications, New Delhi, 2013; (4) Human Rights in the Context of Caste, Class and Gender in India, ISBN 9789350740996, Abhijeet Publications, New Delhi, 2013; (5) Kamatapur :An Unexplored History of Eastern India (650-1498), ISBN-9788193019078, Aayu Publications, New Delhi,2015; (6) The Koch-Rajbanshis from Panchanan to Greater Cooch Behar Movement, ISBN 9789385161155, Aayu Publications, New Delhi; (7) Indo-Bhutan Relations in Modern Times: A Study of Bilateral Relations, ISBN 9789385161469, Aayu Publications, New Delhi, 2017; (8) The Unfortunate Indian, ISBN 9789385161551, (A Historical Novel), Aayu Publications, New Delhi, 2017; (9) Essays on Cultural History of North Bengal, ISBN 9788186860427, N.L. Publishers, 2008; (10) West Bengal in Doldrums, ISBN 9788186860342, N.L. Publishers, 2009; (12) The Dooars in Historical Transition, ISBN 9788186860441, N.L. Publishers, 2010; including two edited books: (1) Social and Political Tensions in North Bengal since 1947, ISBN 9788186860441, N.L. Publishers, 2007; (2) 1st Editor, Modern Trends in Social and Basic Sciences, ISBN 9789382623519, Readers Service, Kolkata, 2015.