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Many of us are not fully aware of the history of India. While most books discuss about India before and after independence, this book concentrates on the historiography, religion and state in medieval India. The book is essential for students who are studying history, and anyone who is interested in the topics that this book talks about. Summary of the Book The book is a work that begins with a theme that attempts to decenter the History of India. It also talks about things in the context of colonization, and how it is important that everybody in the world must write down their own history. It also assesses the impact of Central Asian ideas and institutions on Indian history during the 10th and the 14th centuries. There is also the growing concept of historiography that has been given importance in this book. About Satish Chandra Satish Chandra is an Indian historian. His main areas of knowledge and specialization is in medieval Indian history. He has retired from being a professor at the Centre of Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Here, he was a chairperson for a few years. He was Vice Chairman and Chairman at the University Grants Commission of India, and was the secretary and general president of the Indian History Congress. Being a member of the Indian History Congress, he supports the Marxist historiography of India in that medieval and early modern period. His book was reintroduced in the national curriculum in 2004 after having been removed for six years.