PUBLISHERS' NOTE

The Foundations of Indian Culture comprises, under a single connecting title, the series of articles that appeared in the ARYA, from 15th December, 1918 to i5th January, 1921, in the following sequence: "Is India Civilised?" (Vol. V. No. 5 —Vol. V. No. 7), "A Rationalistic Critic on Indian Culture" (Vol. V. No. 7—Vol. V. No. 12) and "A Defence of Indian Culture" (Vol. VI. No. I-Vol. VII. No. 6). The essays have since undergone revision by the author.

The essay "Indian Culture and External Influence" which originally appeared in the ARYA Vol. V. No. 8, has been appended to this volume as it bears on the same subject.