The History and Culture of the Indian People

Historian Ramesh Chandra Majumdar was the general editor of the series, as well as a major contributor.

The volume discusses the archaeology, geology, flora, fauna and other aspects of this period and includes a chapter on the paleolithic, neolithic and copper ages by H. D. Sankalia.

Other significant contributors to this volume are S. Roy, A. K. Majumdar, P. M. Joshi, N. Venkat Ramanayya, S. K. Chatterjee and S. K. Saraswati.

The most significant contributors to this volume are J. N. Chaudhuri, G. S. Sardesai, A. L. Srivastava, Abdur Rashid and S. Roy.

[1]Marxist historian D. N. Jha however describes the first three volumes thus: ... as informative as they are revivalist and Hindu chauvinist in approach.