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About The Book : The aim of this work of local government in ancient India is an attempt at the systematic examination of an important aspect of Indian cultural history, the origin and development of various local institutions through which the communal life of the country expressed itself. It brings into prominence exuberant vitality and manifold growth of self governing institutions among a people characterized by a genius for social experiments and constructions. This, the prominent author argues, India enjoyed from the earliest dawn of her history. The book is a contribution to the study of Indian political evolution, hence a rare asset for historians as well as political scientist, general readers will find it interesting and highly educative. About The Author : Radhakumud Mookerji (1884 -1963) was an Indian historian and a noted Indian nationalist during the period of British colonial rule. He was the brother of the sociologist Radhakumud Mookerji. Mookerji obtained a doctorate from the University of Calcutta in 1905 and joined the newly established National Council of Education, teaching at the Bengal National College. After 1915, he embarked on a series of tenures at universities in Benares, Mysore, and Lucknow. He published Indian Shipping: A History of Seaborne Trade and Maritime Activity of the Indians from the Earliest Times in 1912. He was an advocate of the notion of Greater India in which Indian merchants and adventurers with huge fleets brought Indians to Southeast Asia and became the foundation of kingdoms in that region. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1957 for his contribution to Public Affairs.