CONTENTS: Preface, 1. Introduction, 2. The Agnikula Yajna, 3. Political Kaleidoscope after the Fall of the Gupta Empire, 4. Early Paramara Rulers of Malwa, 5. Raja Bhoja – Paramara Power at Its Peak, 6. Bhoja’s Rich Architectural Legacy, 7. Bhoja – Scholar Extraordinary and Patron of Learning, 8. After Raja Bhoja, Appendices, Appendix I: K.K. Lele’s Note on Parijata-Manjari, Appendix II: Note by K.K. Lele on the two Sanskrit Grammatical Inscriptions Found at Bhojshala, Appendix III: Synopsis of Contents of Samaranganasutradhara, Appendix IV: Some Inscriptions of Raja Bhoja, References, Index.