The History and Culture of the Indian People The History and Culture of the Indian People The History and Culture of the Indian People is a series of eleven volumes on the history of India, from prehistoric times to the establishment of the modern state in 1947. Historian Ramesh Chandra Majumdar was the general editor of the series, as well as a major contributor. The entire work took 26 years to complete. The set was published in India by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai. The volume titles are as follows:12000 The first volume (1951) is about the Vedic period. It has 27 chapters by 11 contributors. Three chapters
Worcester City Hall and Common Worcester City Hall and Common The Worcester City Hall and Common, the civic heart of the city, are a historic city hall and town common at 455 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Common, established in 1669, originally encompassed about , compared to its present size of . A meeting house used for both town meetings and religious functions was constructed on the Common in 1719, on the same site as the current City Hall. In 1763, the first meeting house was demolished and what became known as The Old South Meeting House was constructed on the site. It was