This book is a sincere effort towards giving you a concise but a rich source material on ancient India, keeping in mind the depth and varying nature of prelims and mains questions. It has been enriched with pictures, tables, diagrams, flowcharts, maps, to give you better insight on the topics and aid in better retention, while making the reading extremely lucid and interesting. For a quick revision of important facts from every chapter, a table/ factsheet has also been attached at the end of each chapter. The book has been prepared to serve as a ready source material for every exam, ensuring maximum output with minimum efforts.