Social Thought in Indic Civilization presents an interdisciplinary perspective on the pre-colonial social thought. It draws on the methodologies and research traditions of history, political science and sociology to look at major themes and social processes to provide a comprehensive understanding of the society in the historical setting contextualized in the social and political relations of the time. The arguments, facts, themes and interpretations presented in the book are usually not found in the mainstream academic narratives. This book explores a range of key themes such as non-violence in religious praxis; dharma in Indic social traditions; medicinal concepts and institutions; ideas and praxis of Shastrarth; knowledge traditions and institutions; music traditions; and Stritva in texts and praxis. This study highlights the impact of colonial rule on the ‘construction of knowledge’ from a Western (colonial) perspective and how it ignored the importance of Indian political thought of the pre-colonial period. Contents: Preface Introduction Ruchi Tyagi Dharma in Indic Tradition Kaustubh Gaurh and Abhishek Parashar Stritva in Rgveda Kaustubh Gaurh Music and Musical Thought in Ramayana and Mahabharata Shri Prakash Singh Knowledge Traditions in Ancient India Dinesh Kumar Singh Violence and Non-violence in Indian Religious Traditions Shankar Kumar Medicinal Concepts and Institutions in Precolonial India Sonali Chitalkar Concept of Shaktitva and Women Saints in Medieval Maharashtra Niraj Kumar Jha Knowledge Traditions and Institutions in Precolonial India Siddheshwar Shukla Methodology of Shastrarth Ritika Joshi Indic in Southeast Asian Culture Santoshi Kumari Colonial Institutions and Oriental Knowledge Formation Conclusion Index About the Author: Himanshu Roy is an Associate Professor, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi. He was a Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, during 2013–2014. His publications include State Politics in India (2017), Indian Political Thought (2017), Indian Political System (2018), Secularism and its Colonial Legacy (2009), Salwa Judum (2014) and Peasant in Marxism (2005).