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(a) What was the impact of trans-regional and trans-continental trade in the post Mauryan period on social and cultural life of India? (20 marks)

(b) “Utpannā dravide bhaktih, Karnāte vriddhimāgatā । Sthitā kinchit mahārāshtre gurjare jīrnatām gatā ॥”

— Padmapurāna

Account for the emergence of bhakti in Dravida desa. (15 marks)

(c) Discuss the experimentations with art and architecture during the Gupta-Vakataka period. (15 marks)