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Contents: Book I. Non-Political: I. Relativity of the Nitisastras: 1. Hindu Culture and Sociology in Sukranîti. 2. Landmarks in the History of Hindu Political Development. 3 .Milestones in the History of Hindu Political Speculation. 4. Unity and Diversity in Indian national life. 5. Preliminary spade-work. II. The Data of Ancient Indian Geography: 1 .Sukranîti as a source of Geographical Information. 2 . General Geographical Facts. 3. General Aspect of the country. 4 . Climate and Soils. 5 . Flora and Fauna. III . The Data of Ancient Indian Ethnology: 1. Sukranîti as a source of Ethnological Information. 2. The Races. 3. Identification. IV. The Data of Ancient Indian Mineralogy: 1. Sukranîti as the “Architectonic” Science. 3. The Place of Mineralogy in Sukranîti. 4. History of Hindu Mineralogy. 5. History of Hindu Mineralogy (contd.).7. The Doctrine of Seven Metals. 8. The Economic Mineralogy of Sukrâchâryya’s India. 9. General remarks on Gems in Sukranîti. 10. The Doctrine of Nine Gems. 11. The Economic Mineralogy of Sukrâchâryya’s India. 12. Miscellaneous. V. The Data of Ancient Indian Botany: 1. Sukranîti as a source of Botanical Information. 2. Identification of the Sukra Flora. 3. The Locale of Sukranîti. 4. Forestry. 5. Horti-Flori-Arbori-culture. 6. Agriculture. 7. Botany as Science. 8. Preliminary Survey of Hindu Botany. VI. The Data of Ancient Indian Zoology: 1. The Secular Sciences of the Hindus. 2. The Alleged Decline of Hindu Intellect. 3. The Zoological Lore of the Hindus. 4. The Sukra Fauna. 5. Mammals in Sukranîti. 6. Aves in Sukranîti. 7. Reptiles in Sukranîti. 8. Pisces in Sukranîti. 12. The Animal-Corps in Sukranîti. 14. Elephants. 15. Camels and Bulls. 16. The Anatomy of the Vertebrates. 17. Organisation of Veterinary Department in the Sukra Polity. Appendices. Book II. Political: I. A Preface to Hindu Politics: 1. Sukranîti in the Grammar of Social Science. 2. The Methodology of Comparative Politics. 3. Fundamentals of Nîti. 4. Hindu Achievements in Democracy. 5. The Date and Locale of Sukranîti. II. The Economic Foundations of the State: 1. Materialistic Interpretation in Asian Philosophy. 2. The Territory. 3. Wealth and Property. 5. The Human Factor. 6. The Organization of Industry and Commerce. 7. The Problem of Labor. 8. Prices and Profits. 9. The Consumption of Wealth. 10. State House-keeping. III. The Philosophical Affiliations of Sukra’s Materialism: 1. Sukra’s Economics in Hindu Science. 2. The Problem of ‘Modernism’ in Sukranîti. 3. Alleged Hindu Anticipations of Modern Philosophy. IV. The Categories of International Law: 1. The Saptanga is International Person. 2. International Relations and International Law in Ancient Europe. 3. International Relations and International Law in Hindu India. 4. International Jurists of the Sukra Cycle. Appendices. The work is mainly an analytical study of Sukracharya’s code so that the data of Hindu Sociology collected here reflect generally those phases of Indian cultural evolution which have influenced the authors of the Sukra cycle. This Hindu Sociology therefore is more or less a statical picture and represents chiefly such landmarks in the culture history of the Hindus as are embodied in the single document Sukraniti. The present volume is divided into two books: (1) Non-Political and, (2) Political. Book I (Non-Political) comprise: • Relativity of the Nitisastras • The Data of Ancient Indian Geography • The Data of Ancient Indian Ethnology • The Data of Ancient Indian Mineralogy • The Data of Ancient Indian Botany • The Data of Ancient Indian Zoology • Appendices by Dr. Seal Book II (Political) comprise: • A Preface to Hindu Politics • The Economic Foundations of the State • The Philosophical Affiliations of Sukra’s Materialism • The Categories of International Law.