CONTENTS: Preface, Introduction, Chapter 1. AN OVERVIEW OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY: 1. The Meaning and Nature of Indian Philosophy, 2. History of Indian Philosophy, 3. The Schools of Indian Philosophy System, 4. Place of the Vedas in Indian Philosophical System, 5. The Place of Authority and Reasoning in Indian Philosophy, 6. The Common Characters of Indian System, Concluding Remarks, Chapter 2. CARVAKA PHILOSOPHY: Introduction, 1. Carvaka’s Epistemology, 2. Carvaka Metaphysics, 3. Carvaka Ethics, Concluding Remarks, Chapter 3.JAINA PHILOSOPHY; 1. Jaina Theory of Knowledge, 2. Jaina Metaphysics, 3. Jaina Theory of Judgement (Syad-Vada), 4. Jaina Theory of Anekantavada, 5. Bondage of Soul and Liberation, Concluding Remarks, Chapter 4: BAUDHA PHILOSOPHY: 1. Four Noble Truths, 2. Dependent Origination (Pratityasamutpada), 3. Doctrine of Momentariness (ksanikavada), 4. The Doctrine of Not-Soul (Anatta), 5. Karma-Samsara and Nirvana, Concluding Remarks, Chapter 5. NYAYA SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY: 1. Epistemology: The Sources of Knowledge (Pramanas), 2. Nature of Physical World, 3. Individual Self and its Liberation, 4. Arguments for the Existence of God, 5. The Unseen Power (Adrsta), 6. Ethics, Concluding Remarks, Chapter 6: VAISESIKA SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY 1. Categories of Existence (Padartha), 2. Atomism, Concluding Remarks, Chapter 7. SAMKHYA SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY: 1. Theory of Knowledge, 2. Samakhya Metaphysics, Concluding Remarks, Chapter 8. YOGA SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY: 1. The Eight Limbs of Patañjali’s Yoga, 2. The Place of God in Yoga, Concluding Remarks, Chapter 9. MIMAMSA PHILOSOPHY: 1. Theory of Knowledge (Pramana), 2. Authority of the Vedas, 3. Supremacy of Vedas and Vedic Rituals, 4. The Idea of Apurva, Concluding Remarks, Chapter 10. VEDANTA SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY: 1. Vedanta Critique of Mimamsa Philosophy, 2. Major Schools of Vedanta, Concluding Remarks, Chapter 11. TRIBAL WORLDVIEW: 1. Communitarianism among the Tribal or Indigenous People, 2. Divine-Human-Creation Relations in Tribal Worldview, Bibliography.