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works as were available. Putting together these pieces of 
information, people began to write articles in the Journals of 
learned Societies, throwing light on particular dynasties or 
particular places at particular times. Such articles again 
increased and multiplied till in 1895, when I ventured to give, 
for the first time, a connected history of the Hindu Period in 
one of my educational publications. My efforts were greatly 
improved upon by Dr. Hoernle in his Presidential Address of 
1898. In a few years came out Vincent Smith’s classical 
work on the ancient history of India. He is keeping a strict 
watch over the doings of all Oriental Societies and in every 
edition he gives fuller and fuller information. Some people 
thought that in his third edition issued in 1915 the last word 
on Indian history has been said. But thanks to Mr. Pargiter, 
he has pushed that history back by 1,050 years, and is now 
diving into the Vedas to bring out dynasties even more ancient 
than those of the Kaliyuga. 
Forty years ago people thought that India was never 
united under one ruler. But the AS8oka inscriptions, found 
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heritage of all Indians, performed 133 such horse sacrifices, 
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undoubtedly able in the near future to construct not only a 
synthetical history of India with its varied races, creeds, 
civilization and culture, but also to give a connected history 
