The Golden Age of the Guptas is equally characterised by a remarkable economic development of the country. This was the period of the expansion of India and of much colonizing activity towards the Farther East from Bengal, Kalinga and the Coromandal Coast. Parts of Burma and Malacca were colonised, chiefly from Kalinga and Bengal as shown in Sir A.P. Phayre's [...]
Combined with the widespread corporate regulation of industrial life there was a very general but by no means cast iron custom for the son to follow the calling of the father. Thus it is laid down by Vishnu (III. 2) and Yaynabalkya (I. 360)that the King should enforce the observance of the respective duties of the castes, Sukra says every [...]
In the arts and crafts there was a unique development. After going through the enumeration of 64 Kalas given by Sukracharya, Chop. VI Sec. III. One can hardly believe that the Hindus were a race of abstract metaphysicians who were negligent of the actual needs of society and cultivated the art of preparing for the next life only. He would [...]