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Within India’s weapon culture, arms have never been regarded merely as ‘instruments of war. An exploration of the cultural history of weapons is not—in the conventional sense—an inquiry solely into the physical ‘weapon’ itself, but rather an investigation into the evolving human perceptions and attitudes surrounding it. Through the book Shastra te Shaastra written by Girija Dudhat, an endeavor has been made to unravel these diverse ceremonial, social, cultural, and religious facets of traditional Indian weaponry.