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(a) Evaluate the contribution of the Puranas in disseminating secular knowledge among the masses in ancient India. (15 marks)

(b) Evaluate the ownership of land in ancient India on the basis of literary and epigraphic sources. (15 marks)

(c) Explain as to how the early Buddhist Stupa art, while using folk motifs and narratives and common cultural symbols, succeeded in transforming these themes for expounding the Buddhist ideals. (20 marks)