About the Book : Initially the Economic History of India begins with the Indus Valley Civilization (3300 – 1300 B.C.), whose economy appears to have depended significantly on trade and commerce — inland and overseas. This book is devised as an introductory text for post-graduate students of various Indian universities. Written in simple language and supported by facts and figures, the entire information is gathered under the following chapters in elaborate manner: Introduction, Agrarian Relations, Agriculture, Gardening and Cattle-farming, Arts and Crafts, Trade and Commerce, Guilds and Partnerships, Labour, Currency and Credit, and Revenue and Expenditure. Certainly, like other books of the author, this will also prove useful and informative to all those for whom this is meant About Author : M.L. Bose taught in the Dibrugarh University for nearly thirty years and had contributed more than thirty papers in Regional and National Seminars and Journals of repute. An Aurobindite Prof. Bose guided many research scholars for their Ph.D. research. His earlier published works, namely: Historical and Constitutional Documents of North-East India, British Policy in the North-East Frontier Agency, Development of Administration in Assam, Social History of Assam, Social and Cultural History of Arunachal Pradesh, Social and Cultural History of Ancient India (2nd edn.), were very well received in the academic world.