Download or read book Grants and Gods in Gujarat written by Dr. Ranjana Bhattacharya and published by Prowess Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-08 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The western state of Gujarat has been a hub of religious and trading activity from the eighth century onwards. The medieval history of Gujarat unlike other states in India is not very well known. The present book analyses the religious changes in early medieval Gujarat and examines the social context especially in reference to the rise of Brahmanism, Jainism and Buddhism and their support from the local kings and chieftains.