Table of Contents: “…Assimilating features of Indian Culture -- Early Arab contacts and the Advent of Islam in India -- In search of equivalence: interaction between Sufism and Hinduism -- Sufi ideals, Sufi Institutions and the impact of Sufis on indian society and culture -- The bhakti and Sufi movements -- the efforts of muslim rulers for unity and harmony -- The syncretic cults: blending of Hindu-Muslim elements -- Mutual influences on social and relogious life -- Glimpses of composite inidan culture.…”