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Dr. Chatterjee |
Purana Purusha Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiree |
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| This book is a remarkable blend of literature and philosophy based on the life of Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiree Mahasaya, Fountain-Head of Kriya yoga.The book is a biography based on the ideals of Yogiraj and tenets of Kriya yoga. The authenticity of this biography lies in the preface where Satyacharan Lahiri Mahasaya grandson of Yogiraj Shama Churn Lahiree Mahasaya, commands his disciples the author, Dr. Ashoke Kumar Chatterjee who was then an elevated Kriyaban having meticulously and... |
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Ram Alexander |
Death Must Die |
$38.49 $26.94 |
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| Death Must Die gives an intimate first-hand account of a courageous woman's spiritual quest in close association with several of India's greatest modern saints. Ram Alexander, who was a close friend of Atmananda's and a fellow disciple of Anandamayi Ma, writes with insight about the guru-disciple relationship.Although written in a diary format, her story reads almost like a novel, beginning with her youthful involvement with Theosophy in the Vienna of the 1920s. In the 1940s she goes to Benares... |
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Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |
Vaastu Purusha Mandalam |
$6.49 $4.54 |
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| Sri.Ganapati has authored an authentic work on Iconometry titled 'Sirpa -Ch-Chennool', profusely illustrated, which was published by the Government of Tamil Nadu, way back in 1977. This book was one of its kind, most exceptional and revealing, dealing with the science of proportions and principles involved in image making. This work received commendation from the scholarly world and Sri.Ganapati was honoured by the Lalit Kala Academy for authoring such a prestigious work. This science, untold... |
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Swami Rama |
Living With the Himalayan Masters |
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| In this inspirational collection of stories Swami Rama relates his experiences with the great teachers who guided his life, including Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Sri Aurobindo, and Ramana Maharshi. Living with the Himalayan Masters documents Swami Rama's spiritual quest, which showed him that direct experience is the source of real knowledge.
"I will tell you how I grew up and how I was trained, abouat the great sages with whom I lived and what they taught me, not through lectures and books but... |
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Robert E. Svoboda |
The Greatness of Saturn |
$12.49 $8.74 |
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| The Greatness of Saturn allows you to experience directly the healing power of one of the world's greatest myths. The telling of mythic stories has always been a powerful form of therapy, bring healing to people facing adversity. The Greatness of Saturn is such a therapeutic myth, told and retold through many centuries. Taken from the Vedic tradition, it honors the planet Saturn, who personifies time, limitation, loss, and all forms of adversity. No person goes through life without sometime... |
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Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |
Temples of Space Science |
$9.99 $6.99 |
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| Another excellent and in depth introduction to the timeless principles underlying the ancient Vaastu technologies. This book focuses much on the Indian culture and appeals for unity among the various religious differences. About the Author: Born in the year 1927, at Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati comes from an illustrious family of temple architects and sculptors. His family lineage stretches back over one hundred decades... |
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Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |
Contribution of Viswakarmas to the Science, Technology & Culture of Indian Origin |
$9.49 $6.64 |
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| A very excellent book which reveals many deep secrets from the ancient spiritual science of Vastu. Recommended for the beginner and the professional.
About the Author:
Born in the year 1927, at Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati comes from an illustrious family of temple architects and sculptors. His family lineage stretches back over one hundred decades including the sthapatis who created the great Brihadeeswara Temple of Tanjore,... |
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Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |
Sthapati's visit to Mayan Land (of Central America) |
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| A first hand account of Dr. V. G. Sthapati's professional visit to the Mayan ruins of South and Central America. He expertly outlines the remarkable similarities between the Indian Mayan and the American Mayan. Well worth the reading.
About the Author:
Born in the year 1927, at Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati comes from an illustrious family of temple architects and sculptors. His family lineage stretches back over one hundred... |
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Donald A. Mackenzie |
Indian Fairy Stories |
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| These stories will enlighten and entertain readers who wish to go back and remember things as they were. These are stories of speaking animals, fairies and beasts, of princes and princesses, of love, happiness and sometimes extreme sorrow. They teach us to have a moral code acceptable not only to man but also to nature.
This book is an anthology of some of the best stories ever produced on the Indian subcontinent.
The stories here are presented in a style that all ages can... |
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Dr.V.Ganapati Sthapati |
What is a Temple? What is its Significance? |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| About the Author: Born in the year 1927, at Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati comes from an illustrious family of temple architects and sculptors. His family lineage stretches back over one hundred decades including the sthapatis who created the great Brihadeeswara Temple of Tanjore, the treasure house of Indian art and architecture. Son of Sri Vaidyanatha Sthapati, a renowned sculptor and Sanskrit scholar, he has made remarkable... |
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Paramahansa Yogananda |
Wine of the Mystic |
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| This award-winning work brings to light the deeper truth and beauty of a well-loved but long-misunderstood masterpiece—the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. With an in-depth commentary on every quatrain, Paramahansa Yogananda reveals the profound kinship between the Rubaiyat's hidden metaphysical philosophy and India's ancient science of Yoga. He presents as well a fascinating exploration of the mystical experience and such subjects as: the mystery of destiny and free will, the intricacies of... |
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Sir John Woodroffe |
Sakti and Sakta - Essays and Addresses |
$22.49 $15.74 |
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| These lectures and other collected papers traverse new ground in the Literature of Indian Religion, for they are the first attempt to give an authenticated and understanding general account of the chief features of the Doctrine and Practice of Indian worshippers who are called Saktas, and who adore the Divine Power as Mahadevi, the Great Mother of the universe.
The Sakta Tantra is a Sadhana Sastra of Monistic Vedanta. It is a profound and powerful system, and its doctrine of Sakti or Divine... |
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Swami Tapasyananda |
Sri Lalita Sahasranama |
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| Sri Lalita Sahasranama: With Sanskrit Text, Transliteration and English Translation The Introduction to this edition of Lalitasahasranama is taken from the now out-of-print translation of it by Prof. D. S. Sarma. In place of writing a new Introduction, we have adopted this, because it is a composition that cannot be excelled. It is an excellent, appreciative, but also critical, study of the Sahasranama as a piece of Stotra literature and as an exposition of the philosophy of the Mother cult.... |
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Stephen Knapp |
Search For Destiny : A Spiritual Adventure in the Himalayas |
$25.49 $17.84 |
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| This is a highly mystical and spiritual adventure for
those who prefer their metaphysical insights, realizations, and learning to come
through light reading, stories, and descriptions of experiences. This story
relates a man's quest for Truth and shows his journey from a state of confusion
to one of the highest levels of enlightenment and self-empowerment. It is a book
that will take you to other worlds and unlimited realms.
Deep within the mystical and spiritual practices of
India... |
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Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami |
Readings in Vedic Literature, The Tradition Speaks for Itself |
$6.49 $4.54 |
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| Discover the Vedic tradition for yourself in this essential handbook on Vedic literature. Here's an excellent companion for any student interested in the Vedas.
Readings in Vedic Literature is often used as a college textbook because of its clarity and concise presentation of Indian philosophy.
It easily unravels the mystery of the broad base of Indian knowledge and philosophy.
You'll get the essential ideas of the Vedic tradition, as well as a sample of Vedic writings and a look at the... |
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Arthur A. Macdonell |
A History of Sanskrit Literature |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| Among all the ancient literatures, that of India is... undoubtedly in intrinsic value and aesthetic merit second only to that of Greece. The work presents a complete history of Sanskrit literature in a condensed and succinct form. It embodies a general study of the Vedic, Epic, Puranic, Classical and Philosophical Literature. It sheds light on the life and thought of Ancient and Medieval India as reflected in the literary productions of those periods.
Sanskrit was considered the... |
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Shila Purkayastha |
Radha the Eternal Beauty of Indian Literature |
$30.90 $21.63 |
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| The present book entitled "Radha the Eternal Beauty of Indian Literature" is a detailed study of the Radha-legend and Radha-cult which remain extensively scattered over written and oral literature of India covering both Sanskrit, Prakrta and regional languages of the country. It deals with the colourful character of the most popular and famous lady of Indian tradition. The present work is presented in eleven chapters in which the Radha-legend with a special emphasis on the character of the... |
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Andrew Harvey |
Perfume of the Desert |
$11.95 $8.37 |
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| In this text, poet and mystic Andrew Harvey teams with photographer Eryk Hanut to bring the esoteric world of Sufism to life. Harvey's translations of Rumi, Kabir, and Rabia are paired with a compilation of Sufi stories, sayings, folk tales and jests.
"Here is a book on Sufism that conveys the love and passion that belongs to this path. Andrew Harvey speaks with the language of lovers, and his book carries the invisible perfume for which the soul longs".
Renowned for his inspiring... |
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Meera Uberoi |
The Mahabharata |
$25.49 $17.84 |
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| A modern retelling of an ancient tale of power, love, duty and revenge.To Indians, the Mahabharata is not merely a story of the power struggle between princes divided on the issue of inheritance. It is representative of human nature and of life itself, for woven into the elaborate narrative of a heroic tale are writings on ethics, law, philosophy, history, geography, statecraft and religion. Meera Uberoi has retold this epic tale of love and hatred, joy and sorrow, pride and endurance, with... |
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Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |
Brahma Sutra Vaastu Bhashiam (III edition) |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| About the Author:
Born in the year 1927, at Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati comes from an illustrious family of temple architects and sculptors. His family lineage stretches back over one hundred decades including the sthapatis who created the great Brihadeeswara Temple of Tanjore, the treasure house of Indian art and architecture. Son of Sri Vaidyanatha Sthapati, a renowned sculptor and Sanskrit scholar, he has made remarkable... |
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Pt. S.M. Natesa Sastri |
Hindu Feasts Fasts and Ceremonies |
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| The folklore of a country is never so well known even by the folk of the country itself. Moreover there is always a young generation growing up which is waiting to be instructed in it by the easiest and widest possible means. This book is a most excellent work in its collecting, arranging and recording, in a concise and easily assimilable form, some of the more noteable tales, traditions, customs, beliefs, and ceremonies of the Hindu culture. For a general work-a-day knowledge of the Hindus... |
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W.J. Wilkins |
Hindu Mythology |
$16.49 $11.54 |
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| Hindu mythology is a fascinating world of legends and stories centred around a sophisticated structure and hierarchy of deities and their worship. The many gods and goddesses, depicted in myriad forms in art and literature, constitute a sacred and complex subject of interesting study. The book, 'Hindu Mythology' attempts to offer a systematic and complete account of the names and character of the deities of Hinduism and their relationship with one another. The book, typed afresh, studies the... |
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Sir Edwin Arnold |
The Song Celetial or Bhagavat-Gita |
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| The Bhagavad Gita is one of the many episodes from the great Hindu
epic, the Mahabharata written by Vyasa.
The Bhagavad Gita forms one of the most important written doctrines of the
Hindu religion. Whatever the origins of this story, all will agree that it
remains a classic work.
The story unfolds as the armies of the Kauravas and Pandavas are poised for
battle. The two armies are formed from the same warring family locked in a
battle of good over evil, but... |
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Captan W. Hollings |
The Baital pachisi |
$5.49 $3.84 |
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| These immortal tales of chivalry and skullduggery, wisdom and foolishness, honesty and deceit, are about Baital, a mythical wraith like figure accrediated with supernatural powers, and King Vikramaditya whose wisdom is matched only by King Solomon of the Biblical fame. |
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M.N.Dutt |
Mahabharata (9 Vols.) |
$582.00 $407.40 |
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| The Mahabharata is a curious mixture of history and mythology, though the former aspect is the subject of grave doubts in the minds of the professional historians. This is called the fifth Veda and it is universally acknowledged to be of pre-eminent importance. It extols its greatness itself in the following words: Yad ihasti tad anyatra yan nehasti na tat kvacit (Whatever is here is also elsewhere; whatever is not here is extant nowhere). It contains not only the celebrated Gita but also a... |
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Dom Moraes |
The Open Eyes |
$38.99 $27.29 |
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| In this entertaining and witty mix of history, diary and the ramifications of the modern age the story of the land of Karnataka is told through the eyes of many people. Following the paths gazed by these eyes, Mores's personal experiences bring out the feel and smell of the place, but more, the hope.
Dom begins in the dense woods roamed by wild tigers and panthers. He begins with a little native boy whose large eyes open and see his changing country with mild curiosity and at times... |
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Kireet Joshi |
Parvati's Tapasya |
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| The fifth canto of the famous Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa. It recounts the heroic efforts of Parvati in order to seduce Shiva, the god “whom beauty cannot conquer”. Introduction, text and notes. |
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Hermann Hesse |
Siddhartha |
$12.49 $8.74 |
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| Siddhartha is the iconic novel of the sixties beat author Herman Hesse. An absolute must read for both spiritual seekers and non-seekers.Siddhartha's life takes him on a journey toward enlightenment. A fire with youthful idealism, the Brahmin joins a group of ascetics, fasting and living without possessions. Meeting Gotama the Buddha, he comes to feel this is not the right path, though he also declines joining the Buddha's followers. He reenters the world, hoping to learn of his own nature, but... |
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Neela Subramaniam |
Birbal Stories |
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| Features the popular stories of clever Birbal. |
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Christine Devin |
Parvati or Extreme Love |
$13.49 $9.44 |
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| Adaptation of the famous poem in sanskrit by Kalidasa.
It describes the union of the god Shiva and his consort Parvati. How the beauty of the goddess could not seduce the ascetic god, by which means she finally succeeded in conquering him, what was the ecstasy of the lovers, such is the subject of this story in which the extreme of asceticism blends with the extreme of sensuality. |
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Paul Bauer |
Himalayan Campaign |
$10.99 $7.69 |
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| The exciting tale of the first two German expeditions to Kangchenjunga brings vividly to life the conditions of life in the subcontinent at the time.
At this time, India was part of the British Empire, but this was not an obstacle for the German team. "Our personal relationship with the English presented no problems.. We felt at home... with the British.. made a strict rule never to discuss religion or politics.. one can understand whey I smiled to myself when the British Consul-General... |
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Michael Miovic |
Initiation: Spiritual Insights on Life, Art, and Psychology |
$15.99 $11.19 |
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| Initiation: Spiritual Insights into Life, Art, and Psychology is a compilation of essays, travelogues, short stories, art criticism, and poems that revolve around the theme of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother's vision.
The author gives personal reflections on his spiritual quest, impressions of travels in India and Greece, and critical reviews of the emerging field of spiritual/transpersonal psychology and consciousness studies. He also applies Sri Aurobindo's model of social evolution to... |
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Dr Manoj Kumar Mishra |
Young Aurobindo's Vision: The Viziers of Bassora |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| According to the author, though The Viziers of Bassora was Sri Aurobindo's first play, written when he was in his twenties, it reflected in a nascent form the concept of evolution of man discussed years later in The Life Divine.
The author argues that it should not be read in isolation as a simple play. This book shows how the play anticipates The Life Divine, and thus helps trace the evolution of Sri Aurobindo's thought and... |
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Bharati Sukhatankar |
The Balvihar Book of Picture Parables |
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| These Picture Parables are not original stories. They have been taken from traditional sources and from folk tales the world over. The stories are straight and simple and our attempt has been to "tell" not "teach", as Gurudev used to say.
Many of the parables have been sent to us by one of Gurudev's oldest devotees, Urmila, from Germany. All the stories have been adapted to the Indian mileu and have appeared in the Bal Vihar issues from 1999-2001. |
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F. Max Muller |
Ancient Sanskrit Literature |
$40.99 $28.69 |
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| This book is like an ocean on Sanskrit literature. It starts from origin and progress of Sanskrit Philosophy and includes object of Sanskrit Philosophy, Veda as the basis of Sanskrit Literature, Veda representing the Vedic Age, antiquity of the Veda.
The book also touches the subject of Aryans, comparison between early history of India and Greece. The meaning of Atman is elucidated, dialogue between Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi also given.
The division of Vedic Age and... |
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B Devkinandan Khatri |
Chandrakanta: Translation of a Hindi Classic by Pankaj Bhan |
$4.99 $3.49 |
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| A masterpiece entertainer, it created history when it first appeared in Hindi in 1888. Has gone into over fifty edition ever since. |
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K.N. Dave |
Birds in Sanskrit Literature |
$49.95 $34.97 |
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| The ancient sages of India were great lovers of nature, with keen powers of observation and an extraordinary sensitivity about animal behaviour.In his monumental research in ancient Sanskrit literature, the author has restored gaps in lexicons, and removed doubts in the later Sanskrit works about the identity of a very large number of birds of the Indian sub-continent. |
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Peter Matthiessen |
The Snow Leopard |
$28.00 $19.60 |
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| When Matthiessen went to Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and, possibly, to glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard, he undertook his five-week trek as winter snows were sweeping into the high passes. This is a radiant and deeply moving account of a "true pilgrimage, a journey of the heart."
In the autumn of 1973, the writer Peter Matthiessen set out in the company of zoologist George Schaller on a hike that would take them 250 miles into the heart of the Himalayan region of Dolpo,... |
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V.V. Mirashi |
Literary and Historical Studies in Indology |
$31.99 $22.39 |
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| Literary and Historical Studies in Indology contains twenty-seven articles grouped under four sections. The first section has nine articles on various topics dealing with Indian literature and history.
This is the fifth collection of the research articles of Dr. Mirashi, dealing with various problems of Sanskrit literature, ancient Indian history, art and architecture. |
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A.N.D. Haksar |
Madhav and Kama- A Love Story from Ancient India |
$10.94 $7.66 |
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| Madhav and Kama- A Love Story from Ancient India is the story of Mádhavánala and Kamákandalá. Madhav, a handsome and accomplished young man, is asked to leave his city of Pushpávati: his looks and singing so distract women that they neglect their work, and cityfolk are in uproar about it. Exiled, Madhav reaches the court of King Kama Sena, the ruler of Kámávati, where he meets the bewitching courtesan Kama. The two fall in love, but royal ire ensures that the lovers must part. A heartbroken... |
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Godfrey T. Vigne |
A Personal Narrative of a Visit to Ghuzni, Kabul, and Afghanistan |
$23.86 $16.70 |
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| In 1836 the author set out from India and crossed into Afghanistan, south of the Khyber Pass, and made his way to Ghunzi and thence to Kabul before returning to Peshawar. He describes in detail the places he visited, the inhabitants and their customs etc. Includes interviews with the amir Doost Mohammed and the Sikh ruler Runjit Singh. With hand coloured frontispiece, one folding map, 6 tinted lithographed plates and many illustrations in the text. Original embossed cloth, rubbed. The first was... |
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Robin Sharma |
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari |
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| The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is the story of Julian Mantle, a superstar lawyer whose out-of-balance lifestyle leads him to an almost fatal heart attack in a packed courtroom. His physical collapse brings on a spiritual crisis that forces him to confront the condition of his life and seek answers to life’s most important questions. Hoping to find happiness and fulfilment, he embarks upon an extraordinary odyssey to an ancient culture, where he discovers a powerful system to release the... |
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M.J. Akbar |
Blood Brothers |
$21.99 $15.39 |
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| Blood Brothers is M.J. Akbar’s amazing story of three generations of a Muslim family – based on his own – and how they deal with the fluctuating contours of Hindu-Muslim relations. Blood Brothers is a chronicle of its age, its canvas as enchanting as its narrative, a personal journey through change as tensions build, stretching the bonds of a lifetime to breaking point and demanding, in the end, the greatest sacrifice. Its last chapters, written in a bare-bones, unemotional style, are the... |
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Stephen Alter |
Sacred Waters |
$28.99 $20.29 |
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| Garhwal, boasting the four sources of the Ganges River in northern India, must qualify as one of the most sacred stretches of land in the world, and novelist Stephen Alter transports us there in his travelogue Sacred Waters.
Countless pilgrims make the same trip every year, but whereas they now travel by bus, Alter does it the old-fashioned way, trekking to each of the headwaters on foot. Since this is also Alter's birthplace and childhood stomping grounds, we couldn't ask for a better guide.... |
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V.N. Sekhri |
A Lament |
$21.99 $15.39 |
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| All of us have heard stories of partition and have also read about it in history books. Here is a real life story of a man who had gone throught all those circumstances.
The book is an explict picture of all those who had to leave their hearth and home and adjust to the multifarious demands of the new land and situations. |
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Anand Mulloo |
Voices of the Indian Diaspora |
$21.99 $15.39 |
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| Written in an easy readable style and shorn of academic jargon, Voices of the Indian Diaspora is a contemporary effort at understanding overseas Indians. It is honest, compelling, thought provoking and substantial. |
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Greta Rana |
A Place Beneath the Pipal Tree |
$18.49 $12.94 |
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| This novel was first published in German by Ehrenwirth verlag, Munich, and is distributed through Luebbe Books as 'Im Schatten des heiligen Baumes'.
It describes three generations of Sherpa women, the men in their lives, the times they lived in, and the dilemmas they faced.
While not over romanticising the past, when it was originally written it could almost have been prophetic in its misgivings about the future in an environment governed by status and taboo, in which women have to... |
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B.N.K. Sharma |
History of the Dvaita School of Vedanta and its Literature |
$49.72 $34.81 |
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| This study offers a panoramic view of the creative, expository, interpretive, dialectic, polemical, didactic and devotional phases of Dvaita philosophy, and its literature with a clear chronological setting of literary, historical and epigraphic materials.
Written in lucid style it presents a vigorous and sparkling historical exposition of the mighty currents of Realistic Theism, originating in the Vedic and post-Vedic sources of Madhva philosophy finding their culmination in the Dvaita... |
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Benjamin Preciado Solis |
The Krsna Cycle in the Puranas |
$13.89 $9.72 |
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| Krsna is one of the best loved figures in Indian religion and literature. The stories of his life and deeds occupy a central place in Indian literary traditions down to our day.
The present work deals with the main themes and motifs found in the Krsna legend up to the 10th century.In the first chapter the Vedic antecedents to the Krsna figure are examined, as well as some of the views that claim that Krsna is found in the Vedic hymns.
The second chapter deals with the first historical... |
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Themis |
Demeter and Persephone: A Mystery Play |
$5.99 $4.19 |
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| A play in dramatic blank verse based on the ancient Greek myth of the same name connected to the well-known Mysteries of Eleusis.
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S. S. Kulkarni |
The Plays of Sri Aurobindo: A Study |
$5.99 $4.19 |
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| This study of Sri Aurobindo's plays is an abridged version of the author's doctoral thesis.
The author undertook this academic endeavour in order to establish each of Sri Aurobindo's works as a "literary classic".
Contents:
The Story and the Sources
Plot and its Elements
Characters
Dialogue
Devices
Dramatic Model
Meaning; etc.
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Goutam Ghosal |
The Renaissance: Notes and Papers - With Commentaries on Sri Aurobindo's Criticism |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| In Sri Aurobindo's words the Renaissance in Europe meant "above all everywhere, the discovery of beauty and joy in every energy of life". He also referred to it as "Hellenism returning with its strong sense of humanity and things human".
From the Preface, "This study seeks to interpret the views of Sri Aurobindo on the renaissance, on Shakespeare and Marlowe in particular. My own thoughts on them have grown out of the clues offered by the Master."
The chapter headings convey the themes... |
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Dr Sampadananda Mishra |
Sri Aurobindo and Sanskrit |
$4.99 $3.49 |
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| The foreword states, very little is known about Sri Aurobindo's knowledge of Sanskrit language and literature, the new insights he has given into its origins, and about his original contributions to it. Though these may not be very large, in comparison to his other writings, they are sufficiently extensive and reveal his great mastery of the Sanskrit language.
This book is an attempt to provide a first introduction to this significant but not sufficiently explored topic.
An overview of Sri... |
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R. Y. Deshpande |
Vyasa's Savitri: A Verse-by-Verse Rendering and Some Perspectives |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| A verse-by-verse rendering of the original Sanskrit text and some perspectives of the tale of Savitri.
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Dr.Jessie Mercay |
Fabric of the Universe - The origins, Implications and Application of Vastu Science |
$15.99 $11.19 |
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Selina Sen |
A Mirror Greens in Spring |
$18.49 $12.94 |
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| It is 1984, a year which marks the end of an era in New Delhi, a city simmering with ethnic strife during the anti-Sikh riots consequent to prime minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination.
This cataclysmic event as the backdrop to the story serves to emphasize a climate of change and depicts the difference between two very diverse refugee cultures in Delhi, created upon the partition of India when the largest migration in history took place. In fact, issues of identity and displacement are... |
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Farley P. Richmond |
Indian Theatre: Traditions of Performance |
$41.99 $29.39 |
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| Indian Theatre expands the boundaries of what is usually regarded as theatre in order to explore the multiple dimensions of theatrical performance in India. From rural festivals to contemporary urban theatre, from dramatic rituals and devotional performances to dance-dramas and classical Sanskrit plays, this volume is a vivid introduction to the colourful and often surprising world of Indian performance. Besides mapping the vast range of performance traditions, the volume provides in-depth... |
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Melpathur Narayana Bhattatiri |
Shriman Narayaneeyam |
$10.49 $7.34 |
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| Masterly condensation of Bhagawat Purana - Intense devotional fervour - Superiority of the path of devotion indicated - Bhakti is nothing but love for God complete, spontaneous and effortless - Relation between individual, world and God explained - Text of extraordinary literary merit.
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V.N. Datta |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Sarmad : Maulana Azad memorial lecture, 2006 |
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| Maulana Azad wrote his essay on Sarmad when he was twenty-three. His essay was hailed as a masterpiece. Some scholars have traced in this essay the genesis and growth of Azad’s religious thought and political life. With his wide learning and penetrating insights, V.N. Datta gives altogether a different perspective by arguing that Azad saw in his essay on Sarmad a lucid mirror of his own life and experiences. He seeks to answer why Azad wrote his essay; what gave impulse to his thoughts, and... |
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Hans Raj Agarwal |
A Short History of Sanskrit Literature |
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A.K. Warder, Ed. |
Indian Kavya Literature: Literary Criticism (Vol. 1) |
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| Indian Kavya Literature is planned in eight volumes as a comprehensive study of literature (kavya) in the literary criticism of that same tradition. Surprising as it may seem, Indian literature has not till now been presented from this obvious, natural and necessary point of view in any modern language, except in a limited and primarily bibliographical manner by Krishnamachariar in his history of Classical Sanskrit Literature (1937). Instead, Indian literature has been misrepresented and... |
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Vaman Shivram Apte |
The Student's Sanskrit-English Dictionary |
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| The present Dictionary is designed to meet the long-felt need of the English knowing reader, who is interested in the study of classical as well as modern Sanskrit. It covers a very large field - Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata, Puranas and Upapuranas, Smrti and Niti literature, Darsanas or Systems of Philosophy, such as Nyaya, Vedanta, Mimamsa, Sankhya and Yoga, Grammar, Rhetoric, Poetry in all its branches, Dramatic and Narrative literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Botany,... |
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E. Washburn Hopkins |
The Great Epic of India |
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| Long age when this book first appeared in the opening year of the century the great Epic, Mahabharata had not been thoroughly examined to see what literature it reflected had not received a careful investigation from the metrical side its philosophy had been reviewed only in a most haphazard fashion and its relation to other epic poetry had been almost judgment on the question of the date and origin of the poem of which scholars knew as yet this poem of which scholars knew as yet scarcely more... |
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Sunita Pant Bansal |
Myths and Legends of the World |
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| Myths are stories of the gods and of god-like heroes. They tell of
beginning and ends, creation and destruction, life and death. They explain the
how the why of life. Heroes are heroines, monsters and villains, all come
together in these tale of courage, daring and romance from all over the world.
Readers will meet popular heroes like Roland and Perseus, as well as the
lesser-known characters ssuch as Danko and Hine-Moa, in stories from countries
as far apart as New Zealand and... |
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Susunaga Weeraperuma |
Servant of God: Sayings of Ramdas |
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| Ramdas was not only an extraordinary spiritual teacher
but also a master of the English language. His books are among the leading
classics of scared literature because of their great inspirational value.
Profound philosophical insights blend in well with moving devotional passage.
Like a beautiful multicoloured garland of fragrant flowers, Servant of God is a
collection of extracts from the writings of Ramdas that are arranged under 101
chapter headings. |
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Ferd Mahler |
Under the Painted Eyes: A Story of Nepal |
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| The three novels of "Under The Painted Eyes" are set in the shadow of the
great Himalayan Mountains and against the background tapestry of Nepal's
fascinating history and rich culture. Fictional and historical characters live,
love, fight and worship under the watching eyes of the Adi Buddha, which are
painted on the torans of the Swayambhunath and the Bodnath and other ancient
temples. The novels tell of romance and love over the centuries and the
happiness and tragedy they bring.... |
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Joseph Jacobs |
Indian Fairy Tales |
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| Especially selected and retold to offer the best of India, these stories speak of snow-capped mountains, meandering rivers, the oceans, the blue heavens, the exquisite flora and fauna, and characters from paupers to princes. The tales of courage and sacrifice, love and adventure, magic and death offer both spellbinding entertainment as well as answers to fundamental questions of life.
The majority of tales in this volume have been known in the West in some form or another, and the... |
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C.N. Burchett |
Ancient Indian Tales |
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| Readers will find selections from the Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas,
Subandhu's Vasavadatta, bana's kadambari and Harshacharita, not to mention
Dandin's Tales of Ten Princes (Dasakumaracharita), and finally the work of the
eleventh century Kashmiri poet, Soma Deva's- The Ocean of Streams of Story
(Katha Sarit Sagar). |
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Duff Hart-Davis |
Honorary Tiger |
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| An affectionate biography of India's renowned 'tiger-man'.
Having devoted fifty years of his life to animal conservation and now popularly known as India's latter-day Jim Corbett and 'tiger-man', eighty-seven-year-old Billy Arjan Singh is by any standards an extraordinary man.
Hart-Davies' biography traces Billy's path to conservation from his game shooting as a boy on the family estate, to his life as a farmer in North Kheri, where he witnessed first-hand the devastation of wildlife at the... |
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Acharya Ratnananda |
Tales for the Young and the Old |
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| All along the ramparts of time, our sages and seers have evolved noble guidelines in human relationships through tales and parables.
Stories have always attracted the young and the old and the reservoir of ancient Indian wisdom contains thousands of stories which offer solutions to most of the modern day problems.
From the Book:
Long, long ago and far away, there lived a great sage called Maharishi Chandilya. He had a large number of disciples. Every one of them was keen on... |
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Christine Devin |
Hanuman or The Way of the Wind |
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| This marvellous story of the great leap of the monkey-god over the sea to Lanka is recounted by Valmiki, the famous author of the original Ramayana. This is followed by several episodes from the epic in which Hanuman plays a crucial role.
An extract from the Tulsidas’s Ramayana has also been added as well as notes on this poet. The introduction explores the symbolic meaning of Hanuman, a deity much alive in Indian minds even today. Notes are provided. |
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Compiled by Mahendra & P. Mittal |
Buddhist Literature and Art |
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| The basic Buddhist literature grew up on Indian siol in Pali nad Sanskrit languages and has shaped the Intellectual climate of India in ancient times. Soon it spread out to other Asian countries and reformed their psyche. It will be a gigentic work to be undertaken by a team of scholars. The Buddhist art occupies a very significant position in the totality of Indian art traditions. The Buddhist art went outside India alongwith the spread of Buddhism and it assumed newer forms in the countries... |
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Mohammad Babib |
Hazrat Amir Khusrau of Delhi |
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| There were poets in the reign of Sultan Alauddin Khilji such as had never existed before and have never appeared since. The incomparable Amir Khusrau stands unequalled for the volume of his writings and the originality of his ideals; for while other great masters of prose and verse have excelled in one or two branches, Amir Khusrau was conspicuous in every department of letters.
A man with such mastery over all forms of poetry has never existed in the past. And in addition to his wit,... |
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Subodh Kapoor |
An Introduction to Epic Philosophy |
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| The Epic Age of India was an age of Light and Darkness, Peace and Unrest, Progress and Decline, Prosperity and Adversity- an age of proud self-assertion and fiery valour. It was an age of excellent learning, culture, religion, philosophy. moral and manners, solemn rites and pompous ceremonies. It was an age where the learned Rishis became the pioneers of civilization. They traveled all over India, selected suitable sites for their hermitages on hill-tops, by tidal rivers or in some lovely and... |
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C.R. Devadhar |
Vikramorvasiyam of Kalidasa |
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| The Vikramorvasiya is the second of the three dramas attributed to Kalidasa. It is a love drama. The language employed in it displays all the elegance and the beauties of Kalidasa's style.
The text of this edition of the Vikramorvashiya is for the most part the same as that of Mr. S.P. Pandit's but with a few variations of readings, needed corrections and a corrected orthographic representation of Prakrit words. |
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R.P. Singh |
Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur Life and Legend |
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| "Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur: Life and Legend" is the story of how fate catapulted Kanwar Mor Mukut Singh of Isarda to the throne of Jaipur, a state that he ruled as Sawai Man Singh II for 27 years before its merger with independent India. From being a ruler to serving as India's ambassador in Spain, he lived through a period of Indian history marked with glory and upheavals. Flamboyant, debonair and elegant, he had two overriding passions-polo and his third wife, Maharani Gayatri Devi. His... |
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M.M. Higgins |
Jatakamala or A Garland of Birth Stories |
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| A selection of Jataka Stories arranged for the young and enjoyed by the older alike.
Jataka means 'previous births' and mala 'garland'. This is the literally the stringing together of the stories of the previous lives of the Bodhisattva (afterwards the Buddha). The object of composing the Birth stories into verses is to teach the doctrine of Universal... |
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Dwijendra Nath Neogi |
Sacred Tales of India |
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| Contents of the Book:
The Divine Brothers
Snatched from Death
By Itu's Favourite. The Bride of Yamav. The Godess who Devoured Elephants.
The Slayer of Kangsa.
Chand, the unbeliever.
The Gift of the Ascetic.
The Sun's Twin Sons.
The Consequences of Generosity.
A Brahman's Ban.
The Pir's Power.
The Gander-eater.
The Fatal Oath.
Sactificed to Varuna.
Joyabati- the Gift of Joya.
Saved from the Cat.
The Wire Who Used to Eat the First Morsel.
The Wife Who... |
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Dr. Hebbale K. Nagesh |
Glimpses of Karnataka Folklore |
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| The great epics like Ramayana and Mahabaratha are known by each and every scholar and reader, even illiterate people and village folk know of these two epics- more often than not, they know the stories very well. But in India, regional folk epics remain largely unexplored. In South India, especially in Karnataka, numerous epics exist and yet not one can be placed within the same realm of familiarity as the Ramayana and Mahabaratha. Karnataka is not short in variety of cultural complexities,... |
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Harold Coward |
Rabindranath Tagore - The Builders of Indian Philosophy Series |
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| A renaissance figure and marvel that Rabindranath Tagore has been, an analytical predilection of philosophy is hardly enough for comprehending his phenomenal creativity and expression of the highest values of will and feeling.
Often the question whether Tagore is a philosopher is quite idle, as idle as whether Nietzsche is a philosopher, or the author of Philosophical Investigations is a philosopher. It is easier to deride the high and naked peaks of synoptic insight and opt for the worship... |
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C. J. C. Davdison |
Diary of Travels and Adventures in Upper India (2 Volumes in Hardcover) |
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| Diary of Travels and Adventures in Upper India in two volumes chronicles the travels and adventures of the Late Bengal Lt.Colonel of Engineers, C.J.C. Davidson.
The book takes us on his adventure from Bareilly (in Rohilcund) to Hardwar and Nahun in the Himalayan Mountains. We join the adventurer on a tour in Bundelcund, a sporting excursion in the Kingdom of Oude, and a voyage down the Ganges. |
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Translated by Rajendra Tandon |
Kalidasa The Meghadootam |
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| Kalidasa - Who some scholars believe wrote somewhere in the first century AD-wrote poems of epic proportions and is regarded as one of the most outstanding writers of classical Sanskrit.
Known to be an ardent worshipper of Lord Shiva, Kalidasa wrote his plays and poems largely based around Hindu mythology and philosophy. The Meghadootam (The Cloud Messenger) - in many ways the finest of all of Kalidasa's works and certainly one of the masterpieces of world literature - is, however, an... |
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William S. Haney II |
Culture and consciousness |
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| Culture and Consciousness argues that the vast interdisciplinary boom in consciousness research has enormous implications for literary and cultural studies, and that the potential benefits of this research in the twenty-first century are momentous. Its objective is to show how consciousness studies can help us reassess our approach to key issues and the fundamental assumptions of contemporary theory and criticism. In eight chapters, the first three theoretical and the others largely applied,... |
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Christine Devin |
The Descent of the Ganges |
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| Recounted by Valmiki, this is the wonderful story of how Ganga, Daughter of the Snows, descended on earth to purify mankind. The symbolism of the ancient myth is as powerful today as ever.
The book is illustrated with photos of famous rock carvings of Mahabalipuram. Notes on Valmiki are provided. |
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Christine Devin |
Shakuntala or The Ring of Remembrance |
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| This adaptation of the masterpiece by Kalidasa is told in simple language. It is a moving and poetic love story seen from the inner perspective of the protagonists themselves.
Notes on Kalidasa are provided, as well as a comparison with the Shakuntala of the Mahabharata. Important comments by Sri Aurobindo on Kalidasa have been reproduced. |
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kireet Joshi |
Nala and Damayanti |
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| This ancient story by the poet-Rishi Vyasa in the Mahabharata recounts how heroism guided by wisdom enabled two human beings, crushed by adverse circumstances, to emerge victorious from a terrible ordeal.
Introduction, text and notes. |
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Alice Elizabeth Dracott |
Simla Village Tales |
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| One cannot sojourn for long in the East without hearing strange stories, all
of which are vouched for by the natives. Most would make one's blood run
cold, but they are irresistibly fascinating. Filled with pathos but almost
always showing that every cloud has its silver lining, these tales carry the
reader into the mythical past that was India.
The majority of these tales have the raw transparency of folk art, whilst
others are fashinoned with uncommon... |
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Siofra O'Donovan |
Pema and the Yak |
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| Pema and the Yak is the fascinating story of a journey through the
Himalaya along the Indo-Tibetan border into the heart of Tibet in Exile.
Encounters with oracels, lamas, ex-political prisoners, Tibetan doctors, DJs,
nomads, guerilla fighters, painters, poets, missionaries and Himalayan
royalty paint a vibrant picture of Tibetans living in exile today.
About the Author:
Siofra O'Donovan was born in Dublin and educated at University College... |
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Ferdinand Ossendowski |
Beasts, Men and Gods |
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| A gripping tale of adventure, this tells the story of Dr Ossendowski's escape from the Bolsheviks in Russia to yet more troubles as he tries to pass through Tibet to India and the safety of the British Empire. But the Tibetan bandits were not about to let him cross their land, and it was only cunning and subterfuge that saved him from certain death at their hands., Forced to return to Mongolia, even then more travails awaited him, and his story continues through this wild country, where... |
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Capt. W F O'Connor |
Folk Tales from Tibet |
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| Folk Tales from Tibet is a collection of some of the most exquisite stories from Tibet recorded by Captan W F O'Connor.
These tales were collected during his tenure as secretary and interpreter with the Lhasa Mission of 1904. They were compiled at a time when the western world knew little or nothing about this mystical and exotic country. |
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I.S. Madugula |
The Acarya |
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| This latest addition to Sankara literature is totally different in concept. It`s based solidly in tradition, and it is at the same time just the kind of presentation that makes the postmodern reader sit up and take notice. It is philosophical, yet never forbiddingly so. It reads more like a story. The prose is simple, smooth, and meditative. Padmapada, Sankara`s senior disciple, narrates the story in very human terms. His intent is not to glorify his master`s life and work--for that is hardly... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
The Renaissance in India and Other Essays on Indian Culture |
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| Formerly The Foundations of Indian Culture
A defence of Indian civilisation and culture, with essays on Indian spirituality, religion, art, literature, and polity.
Sri Aurobindo began the 'Foundations' series as an appreciative review of Sir John Woodroffe's book, 'Is India Civilised?', continued it with a rebuttal of the hostile criticisms of William Archer in 'India and Its Future', and concluded it with his own estimation of India's civilisation and culture.
In Sri... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
The Renaissance in India and Other Essays on Indian Culture (Hard Cover) |
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| Formerly The Foundations of Indian Culture
A defence of Indian civilisation and culture, with essays on Indian spirituality, religion, art, literature, and polity.
Sri Aurobindo began the 'Foundations' series as an appreciative review of Sir John Woodroffe's book, 'Is India Civilised?', continued it with a rebuttal of the hostile criticisms of William Archer in 'India and Its Future', and concluded it with his own estimation of India's civilisation and culture.
In Sri... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
Letters on Poetry, Literature and Art |
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| A collection of several hundred letters on the form and substance of poetry, sources of poetic inspiration, poetic rhythm and technique, and appreciation of art.
About the Author:
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian/Hindu nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. After a short political career in which he became one of leaders of the early movement for the... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
Collected Plays and Short Stories - 2 Volumes |
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| Two volumes of dramas on heroism and romance set in India, Persia, Norway, and other places. Releasing his poetic imagination, Sri Aurobindo has created timeless tales of courage, beauty and love.
Contents:
Five full-length plays
Perseus the Deliverer, Vasavadutta, Rodogune, Eric, the Viziers of Bassora
Five incomplete plays, four short stories.
About the Author:
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Sri Aurobindo |
Kalidasa - Essays and Translations |
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| "Kalidasa", writes Sri Aurobindo, "is the great, the supreme poet of the senses, of aesthetic beauty, of sensuous emotion. His main achievement is to have taken every poetic element, all great poetical forms, and subdued them to a harmony of artistic perfection set in the key of sensuous beauty. In continuous gift of seizing an object and creating it to the eye he has no rival in literature."
During the first decade of the twentieth century, Sri Aurobindo wrote a number of essays... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
Bankim - Tilak - Dayananda |
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| Essays on three great Indian personalities:
Literary
Political
Religious.
About the Author:
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian/Hindu nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. After a short political career in which he became one of leaders of the early movement for the freedom of India from British rule, Sri Aurobindo turned to the... |
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Sachidananda Mohanty |
K. D. Sethna (Amal Kiran): A Centenary Tribute |
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| Born in 1904 K. D. Sethna (Amal Kiran) first came to Pondicherry in 1927 and stayed at the Ashram for several years. He permanently settled in Pondicherry in 1954 and has lived there ever since.
He is a distinguished writer, his works covering:
Poetry
Literary criticism
History
Christianity
Philosophy
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
He is also the editor of the monthly journal Mother India.
This volume, brought out to commemorate K. D. Sethna's centenary on 25... |
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Shonar |
Of Past Dawns and Future Noons |
$37.49 $26.24 |
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| Ancient India achieved and contributed in almost every field of human endeavour in ways that were bewildering for her time. Although much has been written on Indian culture and history, an attempt has been made here at a fresh approach.
Practically all areas of human interest – architecture, sculpture, painting, handicrafts, dance, theatre, music, education, literature, politics, war, science, agriculture, medicine, religion – have been studied and presented.
Historical, yet not burdened... |
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V. Madhusudan Reddy |
Towards a Global Future: Agenda of the Third Millennium --- A New Curriculum for the Next Future |
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| Presents a vision of the future, and shows how the pillars of human civilisation - philosophy, spirituality, education, literature, the fine arts, politics, economics, law and science - can evolve in the process of realising that vision.
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