It also discusses their role as protectors and propagators of Vedic thought by citing how A.L. Basham has talked of the 'living' Vedic culture; how they had to face the heaviest odds against the Sultans of Delhi- Agra and the Mughal rulers; and, because of the defenders of their ancient faith took the British rule, too, head-on, as for various reasons mentioned herein, it became imperative for them to defend their 'faith' !
The work underlines the fact of their rising every time when the 'faith' was challenged from within and without is a big pointer of their being the earliest proponents of that 'faith'! And, despite the passage of time and through the ages they have maintained their distinct food-habits, customs, rituals, traditions and even salutation! The most important being dowry-less marriages still adhered too!
The book analyzes the impact of Indian Renaissance, the growth of Western education, women uplift, social reforms and the how this community of the "Chaturvedis" started gaining the academic attention of the Western scholars like F.S. Growse, A.W. Entwistle, Owen M. Lynch and C.A. Bayly, etc.
He started teaching at the History Department, University of Allahabad, since January 1980 where, presently, he occupies the position of the Head of the Department.
He has published more than 50 Research Papers; 20 chapters in books; and more than 100 articles in magazines etc., journals and newspapers apart from 12 books.
Two of these books, Madhykaaleen Itihas ke Strot and Madhykaaleen Bharat mein Rajya aur Rajneeti, received the Acharaya Narendra Dev Award of the Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow, for the years 2003 and 2005 respectively.
Daastaan, Mughal Mahilaon ki was included by the B.B.C., London, in its list of Best Hindi Books published in 2013
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