Lecture I Introduction: The cultural heritage of India is not only one of the ancient cultures like Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece, but it is most extensive and varied in its nature. Throughout India’s ancient history there were many peopleand races temporally visited the land, many times they permanently settled down within its boarder and mixed with the indigenous people of its land. In due course their intermixture made possible to evolve a distinct and unique culture. India embraced all cultures and let them strive and grow naturally in its own time and space. Different peoples came to India from pre historic times right down to recent centuries and have co-operated in building up a great culture which doesnot seek to exclude anything, but is all inclusive and doesnot take up an attitude which would deny to any people its right of self expression. As a matter of fact, the culture of India a synthesis- a synthesis of not only blood and race, but, also of speech and of ways of think