One wonders with such an in-depth study of political and constitutional evolution and many more such works as traced in bibliography of this book, that the Hindu Polity was almost modern in character, having an uninterrupted course of existence for thousand of years, Independent India adopted an alien constitution and polity. In conclusion the author refers to Hindu Polity of Jayaswal; that the constitutional progress made by the Hindu has probably not been equal-led, much less surpassed by any polity of antiquity. It is all the more surprising that after so many years of Independence such classical studies are gathering dust in the library. If a study of the past makes our present better and future brighter, then this book is crying for urgent attention.

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