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3 articles on Ancient Indian Agriculture from The Indian Historical Quarterly, published 1930–1934. Each entry has a summary of the article; open it for the full summary, citation and original PDF.

3 articles1930–19341 journal
The Indian Historical Quarterly · 3

Articles on Ancient Indian Agriculture

  1. Agriculture

    By Ananta Kumar Bose · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934

    Drawing on Greek historians, Sanskrit sources and Jain scriptures, this paper reconstructs the state of agriculture in ancient India. Greek writers reported that the god Dionysos yoked oxen to the plough and taught people agriculture. The author notes that…

  2. Cultivation in Ancient India

    By R. Ganguli · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1931

    Drawing on Vedic literature, epics, Purāṇas and agronomic treatises, this article reconstructs the techniques of ancient Indian agriculture. It describes the plough, yoke and accessories and lists other implements such as sickles, hoes, mortars, sieves and…

  3. Cultivation in Ancient India

    By R. Ganguli · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1930