INDEXGandhara 49–50, 53, 70, 72, 81, 91, 97
art 71, 76
Gandharan Grave Culture 33
Gandhi, Indira
first period in power 302–5; foreign
relations 325–8; national emergency
and economic plans 304–5
second period in power 306–9
Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand
(Mahatma) 52
constitutional action 269–71
fasts 275, 281, 293
non-cooperation 265–7
pact with Ambedkar 276
pact with Irwin 271–5
Pakistan and 286, 293
radical action 267–9
and Round Table conference 274–6
Gandhi, Rajiv 309–14, 331–2
Gandhi, Sanjay 304–5, 309
Ganesha 149
Ganga 2, 45, 57
Ganga-Yamuna Doab see Ganges area
Gangaikondacholapuram 115–16, 149
Gangas (dynasty) 107, 125, 172, 174–5
Ganges see Ganga
Ganges area 3, 9, 18, 116, 121, 128, 335
in ancient empires 47–67, 76, 81–3, 89–91;
Arthashastra, political system of 60–2;
Ashoka 62–7; Buddhism, rise of 51–3;
origins of early state 54–7; penetration
of east 48–50; urbanisation 50–1; see
also Guptas; Kushanas; Maurya empire
in early civilisations 27–8, 33, 37 in early
middle ages 104–13, 115–16, 121,
128
see also North India
Ganapati (god) 261
Ganweriwala 2, 26–7
Garuda (Vishnu’s eagle) 69, 83, 85
‘Gateway to India’ see Bombay
Gautamiputra (king of Shatavahanas) 96
Gaya 138
geopolitics of South India in time of ancient
empires 92–3
George III (king of England) 229
Germany 281
Ghaggar (river) 2–3, 23–4, 27–8
Ghatotkacha 81
Ghaznavids (dynasty) 154, 156
Ghazni 154, 156
Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq (sultan of Delhi)
164
Ghur see Muhammad of Ghur
Ghurids (dynasty) 156–7
Giri, V.V. 303
Girnar 66
Gitagovinda (text) 139
Gladstone, W.E. 239, 260
Goa
in late middle ages 171, 179
Portuguese and 179, 198, 323
Göbl, R. 77
gods and samantas 136–8; see also names of
individual gods; religions
Godse, Nathuram 293
Gokhale, Gopal Krishna 261–5, 282, 334
Golconda 171, 174, 191, 194, 203
gold 40
Golden Ages see Guptas
Gondopharnes (king of Indo-Parthians) 74
Gonds (people) 127
Gopala (elected king of Palas) 107, 111
Goparaja (general) 90
Goths (people) 90
Government College, Lahore 249
Government of India Act (1935) 276, 283,
292, 295–6; federalism and 255–7
governor generals 225–6; see also individual
names
Govinda III (king of Rashtrakutas) 108
Gowda, H.D.Deve 317–18
grain trade and storage 162–3, 199, 272, 303,
306
gramin/gramani 40, 42
grammar 52, 98, 147
Great Mughals see under Mughal empire
Greater India Society 143
Greece 147
Greek, Greeks 68, 74, 77, 95, 97, 99, 103
Alexander’s campaign 56–9, 69–70, 78,
103
coins 71–3
deification of rulers 80
mentioned on Ashokan rock edict 66
rulers of Northwest 69–72
‘Green Revolution’ 303–4, 306
Grotius, Hugo 202
Guhilas (dynasty) 157
guilds 86, 89, 118, 144
Gujarat 9, 14, 190, 198–200, 207
in ancient empires 76, 78
in early civilisations 18, 24, 29
in early middle ages 149, 151
freedom movement and 263, 265, 272
in late middle ages 153, 157, 160, 166–7,
170, 172
Portuguese and 198–201
in republic 295, 301
under British 207, 247
Gujarati language 247
Gujars (people) 237
Gujral, Inder Kumar 317–18, 332
Gulbarga 106, 170–1, 180
Gunduphar (king) 74
Gupta empire 7, 74, 126