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Indian Railways |
Trains at a Glance (Current Edition) |
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| 'Trains at a glance' is an annual publication produced by indian railways, it is about the size of an A4 sheet of paper and has about 230 pages, it contains details of about 1200 trains in all parts of india including fares.
It has all the info you need about indian railways and is well laid out and easy to read, it is essential for independant travel around india.
Table of Contents:
Trains At a Glance
How to Use The Time Table
Route Map With Table Number ... |
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Anna K. Chacko |
A Journey out of India |
$18.49 $12.94 |
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| A Journey out of India is a touching memoir, which describes the author’s life experiencing the joys and vicissitudes of growing up in a world of affluence followed by a period of privation.
The book touches upon many issues relevant in today’s world: childhood, family, identity, sexual awakening, women, culture, and religious differences. Using events, memories, and pain and discovery as multiple colours on her layered palette, the author creates a sensual, impressionistic account of her... |
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Rashmila Shakya, Scott Berry |
From Goddess to Mortal : The True Life Story of a Former Royal Kumari |
$32.49 $22.74 |
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| Reading this book is like traveling into the realms of very loving, genuine and thrilling experience of a living goddess. This book is a bridge that links the world of innocence with the world of experience. It also shows a unique and rare combination of innocence and power as reflected through the narratives of Rashmila Shakya as told to Scott Berry. From Goddess to Mortal is a biography of Rashmila Shakya who was fortunate enough to live two different lives in one lifespan.... |
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Sudeshna banerjee |
Durga Puja |
$24.99 $17.49 |
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| The book is an introduction to Durga Puja, the grandest festival in eastern India, a celebration that provides a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of Bengal. It is also a ready reckoner of all aspects of the Puja-its mythical origins, its socio-cultural evolution, its economic ramifications and its elaborate rituals. Spiced up with anecdotes and trivia collected from journals and newspapers from the 19th century to the present day, It is a compendium of knowledge associated with the... |
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Nilesh D Nathwani |
Kailash-Mansarovar: Diary of a Pilgrim |
$14.49 $10.14 |
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| This is a story of an unforgettable odyssey to the holy Mount Kailash and the sacred Lake Mansarovar describing mysteries connected with the land capturing the intangible air of faith and pilgrimage. For four major religions of the world, i.e. for Tibetan Buddhism, Jainism, Bompo (a religion prior to Buddhism in Tibet) and Hinduism, Mount Kailash is the spot of utmost reverence and importance. For the Buddhists, Kailash is the centre point of the universe. For the Jains, Kailash is the Mount... |
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Swami Vimalananda |
In Indian Culture: Why do we |
$2.49 $1.74 |
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| Indian culture is admired and respected all over the world for its beauty and depth. This book features in simple terms, the various aspects of both beauty and depth in this culture. Almost every Indian custom and tradition has either a scientific, logical, historical, social or spiritual significance.
Understanding this lends meaning to an otherwise mechanical following of the customs which are often misunderstood to be mere superstitions that fade away in time. |
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Tourist Guide to South India |
$7.99 $5.59 |
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| Tourist Guide to South India covers the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. Over 1,500 places of interest are described and categorized according to state. It includes information on temples, mosques, churches, building, museums, historical and ancient sites, parks, botanical gardens, aquariums, handicraft centers, cultural centers (dance and song), ashrams, beaches, zoos, festivals, shopping, art galleries, libraries, caves, waterfalls, wildlife sanctuaries, hill... |
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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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Lakshmi Bandlamudi |
Movements with the Cosmic Dancer |
$16.39 $11.47 |
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| Lakshmi Bandlamudi’s description of her journey to Kailash and Manasarover, representing as they do Purusha and Prakriti, the masculine and the feminine nature of existence, is deeply moving because she connects it to her own inner spiritual quest. Replete with mythical stories regarding Shiva and Parvati, and written with a special emphasis on the feminine, this book is a moving testament of a living faith which has persisted for thousands of years.
Lakshmi Bandlamudi’s script is a sublimely... |
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Maithily Jagannathan |
South Indian Hindu Festivals and Traditions |
$27.00 $18.90 |
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| The book on Hindu customs and traditions puts together
everyday beliefs, practices, observances, and etiquette of living a life
enriched by thousands of years of spiritual consciousness. Legend, history,
philosophy, and folk-lore are intricately linked with customs and traditions.
Hence the origin of festivals, and fasts is given through illustrations from the
epics, Puranas, traditional folk-lore. These help to clarify prayers or fasts to
deities, karmas or rituals associated with... |
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H.Daniel Smith |
Handbook of Hindu Gods, Goddesses and Saints |
$46.99 $32.89 |
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| The thirty-five brief essays in this book provide glimpses of the variety that is most characteristic of Hinduism in urban south India today.
By examination, selected objects widely revered in contemporary Dravidian
country ³ gods, goddesses, historical figures, sacred plants and stones are
discussed.
The expert integration into each essay of K.S. Ramu`s line drawings serves as
vivid illustrations to the text.
About the Author:
H. Daniel Smith is perhaps best known... |
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Charles Bell |
The People of Tibet |
$14.95 $10.47 |
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| The present book is an attempt to speak about the life of the Tibetan
people in their own homes. Shut-off from the outer world by their immense
mountain barriers Tibet still presented a virgin field of enquiry. There has
been little change in the inner life of the people during the last thousand
years.
About the Author:
Sir Charles Bell
was born in calcutta in 1870 and educated in England at Winchester
and Oxford. He joined the Indian Civil Service.... |
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Bob Gibbons |
Erotic Art of the Kathmandu Valley |
$16.49 $11.54 |
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| This book goes a long way to providing an insight into these questions. It gives us glimpses of life depicted as explicityly as it may without hurting the sentiments of more conservative societies. "This 'Naughtiness' of Nepalese art may send blushes to the furthest periphery of your senses. Erotic Art of the Kathmandu Valley', 116 pages, softback, colour photos, discusses the reasons for the erotic art on the temples, and is a cultural guide to this often misunderstood topic.... |
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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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Rudrangshu Mukherjee |
India Then and Now |
$149.00 $104.30 |
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| India lives in many centuries. Discover the majesty and sweep of India's rich cultural and historical heritage, replete with the people, events and places that have contributed the chequered mosaic of India's past. Featured in this exquisite book, India Then and Now gives rare and never-before-seen vintage photographs from some of the finest collections across the world. The vibrant and ever-changing cultural landscape of contemporary India is also featured in a series of... |
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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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Koko Singh |
Driving holidays in the Himalayas Himachal |
$30.99 $21.69 |
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| The breezy style of Driving Holidays in the Himalayas, encompassing potted histories, insights into culture and customs, not to mention suggestions of where to take picnic breaks en route, makes for an enjoyable read.
This book includes:
• Detailed itineraries with costs • Driving maps for all sectors and a large state foldout map • Recommendations for accommodation and food • An expert’s guide to trekking • Discount coupons for meals at leading hotels and restaurants... |
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Aglaja Stirn |
The Seven Sisters of India |
$153.99 $107.79 |
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| This is the first comprehensive publication on India's remote Northeast, the area comprising seven states stretching from Tibet in the north to Myanmar (Burma) in the south, among them Nagaland, Meghalaya and Assam. This area is known as "The Seven Sisters of India" - a region which for many years was closed to foreigners. The Seven Sisters of India provides a detailed and balanced picture on the different aspects of life, religious belief and ritual.
The geography of this region of... |
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John Lall |
Taj Mahal and Mughal Agra |
$22.95 $16.07 |
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| The Taj Mahal, one of the world's acknowledged wonders, represents the culmination of the arts of architecture and decoration which had developed in India during centuries of Mughal rule. In this book, John Lall briefly traces the history of the Mughals in India. The account of the lives of the six great Mughal emperors has been enlivened by a lucidly written text which successfully recreates the spirit of the time and place. The greatness of the Mughals has been vividly captured by 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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John Garrett |
A Classical Dictionary of India |
$28.99 $20.29 |
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| This Dictionary attempts to unfold all that anyone would want to know about Vedic, post-Vedic and classical India: its religions, mythology, pantheonic/legendary personages, schools of philosophy, sacred and secular texts, arts, antiquities, sciences, geography, rituals, customs, and the like. These besides, the dictionary includes English equivalents and definitions of a myriad of Indic (largely Sanskrit) terms.
For authenticity, the late John Garrett had drawn on key eminent Orientalists:... |
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Daniel Wright |
History of Nepal |
$18.49 $12.94 |
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| History of Nepal by Daniel Wright and translated from the Parbatiya by Munshi Shew Shunker Singh and Pandit Shri Gunanand forms part of the indispensable canon of works about the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. Daniel Wright has his own distinctive style of writing about the people, culture, customs and history of Nepal.
In his book he talks about not only the history and geography of Nepal but also gives us an insight into the traditional instruments, songs and original manuscripts of this... |
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Dr. Shantha N. Nair |
The Holy Himalayas: An Abode of Hindu Gods |
$25.99 $18.19 |
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| Himalayas - the abode of snow, Giri Raj - the monarch of all mountains, is the mightiest, youngest, highest, most inspiring, amazing, and incredible fold mountain chain in the world.
This book deals with the location, description, and significance of the places of religious and spiritual importance, like Rishikesh, Haridwar, Panch Prayag, the Char Dhams namely, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, the Hemkund Saheb, the Valley of Flowers, Mata Vaishno Devi Temple, Amarnath,... |
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Mandira Ghosh |
Shiva-Shakti in Indian Mythology |
$95.99 $67.19 |
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| From times immemorial Shiva and Shakti demand reverence of Indians. The author has widely covered all temples of Shiva and Shakti traveling from the Himalayas, the abode of Shiva, in the north, to Kanyakumari in the South. Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh constitute the great triad of Hindu pantheon. Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva (Mahesh) the destroyer of the Universe. Shiva holds the trident, the emblem of his supreme power, representing the three... |
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A. Satish Babu |
Tourism Development in India |
$57.99 $40.59 |
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| Travel and tourism occupies a pivotal position internationally and is considered to be an important sector next to oil industry. Realising the importance of tourism and its foreign exchange earnings most of the countries in the world have been endeavouring to promote this sector. India is not an exception to the on-going changes internationally and has been encouraging privatisation with its liberal economic reforms. Andhra Pradesh is one of the four principal Southern States of India and was... |
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R.B. Whitehead |
Catalogue of Coins |
$8.33 $5.83 |
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| The book describes four hundred and six coins comprising well known types of all important rulers as well as a number of rare specimens. The catalogue is in three parts-first part deals with coins of pre-Muhammad an dynasties, second with those of Pathan kings and the third with the coins of Mughal emperors. |
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D.C. Sircar |
Indian Epigraphical Glossary |
$30.56 $21.39 |
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| The interested world of scholars is sure to receive with gratitude this latest work from the erudite pen of Prof. D.C. Sircar who has opened up for us new vistas in the study of Indian antiquities. Prof. Sircar`s Indian Epigraphical Glossary, characterised by a wide sweep of vision based on a meticulous attention to details, is a contribution of the utmost importance. Here one finds an embarras de richesses in a comprehensive dictionary of technical expressioins found in documents embracing... |
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K.C. Jain |
Malwa Through the Ages (Hardback) |
$50.99 $35.69 |
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| The present book offers an exhaustive treatment of the political, social, economical and cultural history of Malwa from the earliest times to 1305 A.D. Herein for the very first time the author has arranged systematically and discussed and relevant historical material in the form of archaeological antiquities, inscriptions, coins and literature.
About the Author:
The author born on 21st April 1930 at Maroth in Nagaur District of Rajasthan Professor K.C. Jain got a merit scholarship a the... |
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Urmila Verma |
Delhi : A Tale of Seven Cities |
$21.95 $15.37 |
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| The story of the city of Delhi has a Phoenix like characteristic and
phenomenal magnetism. The book narrates the seven cities as Lalkot and Kila Rai
Pithora, the first city of Delhi, moving on to Siri, Tughlakabad, Jahanpanah,
Firozabad, Dinpanah and Shahajanabad. Buffeted by monarchic and dynastic
changes, the city of Delhi still preserves glimpses of the past memories. The
book is an attempt to revive those memories.
About the Author:
Urmila Varma was nominated as a... |
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Samuel Beal |
Buddhist Records of the Western World |
$39.95 $27.97 |
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| Among the various travelogues, Hiuen Tsiang's Si-yu-ki or Records of the
Western World, is regarded to be the most valuable source-book for the study of
ancient Indian history. Si-yu-ki is not merely a travel-diary recording Hiuen
Tsiang's visit to various places in India and the places en route, but is also
an account of the conditions of India during the seventh century. This journey
was undertaken by Hiuen Tsiang primarily with a view to visiting the Buddhist
places of pilgrimage... |
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Kurt Titze |
Jainism - A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence |
$160.49 $112.34 |
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| Jainism is a religion which appeals to the eye at first sight. Visitors to places like Ranakpur or Shravanabelagola will verify this observation. Paradoxically, Jainism is at the same time one of the least known religions of the world. With this opening sentence on page one, Kurt Titze invites the reader, after acquainting him or her with the main tenets of the world's classical religion of non-violence to join him on a fascinating pilgrimage. The past glories of India have been... |
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Melanie Pappadis |
Limbu Folklore |
$14.95 $10.47 |
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| Limbu Folklore by Melanie Pappadis is a first hand study of the traditions and culture of one of the many ethnic groups that constitute the Nepali nation. This survey traces the origins and the gradual development of these people within the framework of the greater Nepalese nation.
Limbu Folklore is a firsthand study of the traditions and culture of one of the many ethnic groups that constitute the Nepali nation. This survey traces the origins and gradual development of these people... |
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Gordon Risley Hearn |
The Seven Cities of Delhi |
$81.00 $56.70 |
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| The present volume contains an excellent account of the history and architecture of Delhi. It will afford readers and visitors not only a clear guide to all that is seen in Delhi but also an intelligent record of the history of the place in all its various phases.
Sir Hearn coined the phrase "Seven Cities of Delhi", popularizing the famous
drawing of the seven cities that accompanied the original text. Both the drawing
and the notion of the seven cities of Delhi have survived to this day.... |
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William Woodville Rockhili |
The Land of the Lamas: Notes of a Journey Through China Mongolia and Tibet |
$15.90 $11.13 |
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| "Rockhill was a remarkable American orientalist who was a diplomat in Beijing. He
was fascinated with Tibet, and worked for four years to study Tibetan (he
was already fluent in Chinese). In 1888 he resigned his position
and set off westward from Beijing on the Silk Road. His intent was
to get to Lhasa disguised as a Chinese. His plan was thwarted but, undaunted, he tried again
a year later; this time he got within 100 miles of his goal. While... |
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Eugene Schuyler |
Turkistan |
$77.77 $54.44 |
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| Eugene Schulyer, former Secretary of the American Legation at St. Petersburgh, travelled extensively in Russian Central Asia and provides in this monumental work, an exceptionally detailed description of the regions through which he travelled. Eugene gives accounts of the economic, political, religious and social conditions of Russian Central Asia, as well as detailed descriptions of places of worship, habits of dress and local languages. "The chief aim of my journey in Central Asia was... |
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John Butler |
Travels and Adventures in the province of Assam, During a Residence of Fourteen Years |
$25.49 $17.84 |
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| Originally published in 1855, this work is a sequel to A Sketch of Assam and describes the habits, customs and manners of the remaining wild tribes of the hills, viz. Angahmee, Nagahs, Kookies, Meekirs, and Rengma Nagahs, with whom a lengthened residence rendered the author intimately acquainted.
The adventures and travels will also illustrate the life of an officer in the employ of Assam. |
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C. J. C. Davdison |
Diary of Travels and Adventures in Upper India (2 Volumes in Hardcover) |
$42.11 $29.48 |
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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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S. Sapru |
Cashmere Kashir That Was |
$12.49 $8.74 |
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| This book describes basically the life and times of the half-a-million people of this community living in peace and harmony with nature. It also delves into the march of the people from medieval times into the modern age and the impact of transport and communication technologies that opened a window for information flow into the valley cocooned for so long due to the high mountains all around.
India is a land of communities, and Kashmiri Pandits are one of them. Though they are the... |
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John Snelling |
The Sacred Mountain |
$55.49 $38.84 |
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| Mount Kailas - the most sacred mountain in the world. Uncannily symmetrical, this remote and remarkable peak located in the forbidden land of Tibet might have been built by superhuman hands. It stands out of a primordial landscape: a horizontally stratified plinth thousands of feet high, crowned with a perfect cone of pure snow.
The new edition of this acclaimed travel book is particularly indispensible for all those wishing to visit Mount Kailas, for it contains a... |
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Christine Devin |
The Descent of the Ganges |
$9.99 $6.99 |
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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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Marilyn Stablein |
Sleeping in Caves |
$11.99 $8.39 |
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| In 1965, Stablein drops out of Berkeley and travels to India and Nepal with
her lover. Their brief getaway turns into a seven year stay.
"There are times when I ask myself," stablein writes," what am I doing here?
My answer: to point, to study a culture; to uncover its secrets; to listen to
the whispering, the sacred oral traditions; to learn by heart the names and
faces of deities so I can capture their images on paper and strive to imbue each
image with the greatness of its... |
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E.B. Havell |
A Handbook to Agra and The Taj |
$9.99 $6.99 |
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| This little book is not intended for a history or archaeological study, but to assist those who visit, or have visited, Agra, to an intelligent understanding of one of the greatest epochs of Indian Art. |
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William P. Harman |
The Sacred Marriage of a Hindu Goddess |
$13.89 $9.72 |
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| For at least the past two hundred years, Hindus in southern India have celebrated the marriage of the goddess Minakshi to the Hindu god Siva. This annual ten-day celebration is among the largest and most famous Hindu festivals, attracting hundreds of thousands of the faithful each year.
William Harman's work examines this important ritual event from a variety of perspectives, including the history of religions, Sanskrit and Tamil textual traditions, and Hindu culture. Moving beyond... |
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Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty |
Indian Rock Art and its Global Context |
$94.44 $66.11 |
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| This is a unique volume in the history of rock art studies, meant at once for the advanced scholar, serious student and the curious but conscientious layman, co-authored by K.K. Chakravarty and R.G. Bednarik, who co-chaired the Rock Art session of the World Archaeological Congress 3 at Delhi in 1994. It is a synoptic but comprehensive survey, illustrated by 221 photographs and sketches, including 172 photographs in colour.
The two scholars have not only described the latest state of research... |
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Alexander Cunningham |
Mahabodhi |
$41.67 $29.17 |
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| Marking the spot of Buddha's enlightenment, Bodhgaya is greatly revered by Buddhists, especially for the bodhi tree beneath which the Master sat in meditation. After the death of Buddha, Bodhgaya flourished as an important religious centre and numerous shrines, stupas and monasteries were erected. The site continued to attract pilgrims and was only abandoned in the 15th century.
The revival of interest in Bodhgaya began in 1802, when the Burmese sent a mission there. It soon attracted the... |
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James Tod |
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan |
$76.99 $53.89 |
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| This work relates to the (erstwhile) Central and Western Rajput States of India. It embodies the results of scholarly investigation into the ethnology of Rajputs, their religious and social practices, their festivals and rites, their legal and political institutions and the merits and demerits of their characters.
Herein we get a real portrait of the different aspects of Rajput life: their loyalty, devotion, gallantry, chivalry as also the instability of their character, their outbreaks of... |
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P.K. Kaul |
Antiquities of the Chenab Valley in Jammu |
$83.33 $58.33 |
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| An attempt is made by the author, in this Monograph, to evaluate the antiquity of the Jammu region, and valuable material in terms of some 150 items of inscriptional record, copper plates, Sanads, Pattas, Grants, official Certificate and Firmans etc. have been treated. All these pertain to the valleys of Chenab and its tributaries in the mountains of Jammu. |
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P.Arundhati |
Annapurna |
$11.11 $7.78 |
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| Annapurna is a bunch of flowers that bloomed in the course of quarter century of research with a fragrance of Indian thought on different branches of knowledge like nourishment, medicine, ecology, psychology, chemistry, petrology and like, spreading the aroma of Indian culture to the length and breadth of the world. The articles reflect the strength, vitality and vigour of Indian culture as known even in the times of hoary antiquity. Annapurna is a valuable contribution to Indological studies.... |
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Justin Meiland |
Mahabharata Book 9, Shalya Vol. 1 |
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| The Book of Shalya recounts in gory detail the final destruction of the Kurava army and the defeat of its leader, Durydhana. The texts reflect the vibrant literary culture of the classical Sanskrit period, taking readers on an adventurous journey through the palaces and gardens of ancient India. |
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J. Krishnamurti |
Krishnamurti's Journal |
$5.49 $3.84 |
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| This book can be regarded as a companion volume to Krishnamurti’s Notebook and Krishnamurti to Himself. In September 1973 Krishnamurti Suddenly started keeping a journal. He made daily entries in a notebook, first while staying at Brockwood Park in Hampshire, England, and then in Rome and California. Nearly every entry starts with a vivid description of some natural scene which serves as the backdrop for his reflections on the human predicament and man’s ancient quest for the transcendental.... |
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Deo Prakash Sharma |
Archaeology of Lower Ganga-Yamuna Doab (2 Vols.) |
$245.00 $171.50 |
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| The book "Archaeology of Lower Ganga-Yamuna Doab" includes field research work. Various controversies of Kausambi excavations done by G.R. Sharma have been discussed in this work. B.B. Lal had raised few points after a gap of 30 years of these excavations.
This region consisting of Fatehppur, Kausambi and Allahabad district and has
many significant discoveries like Reh inscription of Menander (Posthumous) and
inscribed 3rd century A.D. Siva Linga from Mazilgao, Neolithic tools from Khaga... |
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Swami Dayanand |
The Philosophy of Religion in India |
$22.49 $15.74 |
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| The book is a creditable attempt to present within a small compass some of the most important and salient features of Hindu religion. It offers a vivid exposition of all features of the vast and comprehensive Hindu faith.
The coloured paintings are a graphic illustration of much of the symbolism
and metaphor, which are usually misunderstood by students of Hinduism. The
discussion is based on Shastric references, giving weight to the authority of
the book. The language is easy and... |
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Mishi Saran |
Chasing the Monk's Shadow |
$27.95 $19.57 |
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| In the seventh century AD, the Chinese
monk Xuanzang set off on an epic journey to India
to study Buddhist philosophy from the Indian masters. Traveling along the Silk Road,
braving brigands and blizzards, Xuanzang finally reached India, where his spiritual quest took
him to Buddhist holy places and monasteries throughout the subcontinent.
Fourteen hundred years later, Mishi Saran follows in Xuanzang's footsteps to
the fabled oasis cities of China and Central Asia, and the Buddhist... |
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William Barr |
Journal of a March from Delhi to Peshawur and from thence to Cabul |
$19.49 $13.64 |
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| This is a reprint of the 1844 classic.
Originally published in 1844 contains an account of the operations undertaken in 1839 by Colonel Wade`s auxiliary army. Contains useful information of the areas concerned.
Contents:
From Delhi to Kurnal,
Kurnal to Lodianah,
Lodianah to Lahore,
Lahore,
Lahore to Rhotas,
Rhotas to Peshawur,
Camp at Peshawur (2 chapters),
Camp at Koulsir,
The Khyber Pass,
From Dhaka to Cabul,
From Cabul to Ferozepore.
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Samarendra narayan Arya |
History of Pilgrimage in Ancient India |
$30.99 $21.69 |
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| The book outlines the origin and development of the practice of pilgrimage in India between AD 300 and 1200 and draws extensively on epigraphic and literary data particularly the Puranic corpus to delineate the growing popularity of the ritual, spatially and chronologically.
Viewing religion as part of the social process, it seeks to explore linkages between new religious trends and changes taking place in the material conditions of life. Although there are a few references to pilgrimage... |
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Irfan habib |
India-Studies in the History of an Idea |
$27.99 $19.59 |
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| What India means may elicit different answers from people today. The answers that might have been given a thousand, two thousand or three thousand years ago would have been possibly quite different.
This volume explores how notions of India have grown: even as a geographical expression the notion (under whatever name) took time to form. Political factors and cultural diffusion both helped in the formation. Nor is the role of outsiders in looking at India as country with some identifiable... |
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Sarojini Chaturvedi |
A Short History of South India |
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| A Short History of South India covers a vast canvas from the 4th Century A.D. which coincided with the rise of the Sathvahans, South of the Vindhyas and stretching up to the 16th Century A.D., which witnessed the decline of the Vijayanagara Kingdom. The objective of this book is mainly to focus attention on certain hitherto neglected areas of the South Indian history and to explode the myth that the presence of the Vindhyas caused a North-South divide. The North remained mostly isolated from... |
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Harsha V. Dehejia |
Gods Beyond Temples |
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| The sacred in the Indian tradition is more an experience than a concept and goes much beyond the narrow confines of an organized temple or even a shrine. The gods of this tradition, as well as those who hold them sacred, are simple and unpretentious yet dignified and self-assured.
Whether it is a tree that is held sacred or a naturally occurring stone that is revered, a river that is the embodiment of divinity itself, an ancestor that is worshipped, a fabric that is simply draped, a road side... |
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Suphal Kumar |
Delhi City of Yoginis |
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| This book should be an eye opener and a jolt back to reality and the realization that it is time to search for one's roots, not in the by lanes of London or New York, but there in Delhi, the seat of a heritage still unfathomed by those closest to it. |
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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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John Stratton Hawley |
At Play With Krishna |
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| Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to Brindavan, the village where Krishna is said to have lived as a child. There, in one of north India's great spiritual centres, they witness a series of religious dramas called raslilas, whose central roles are performed by children. By translating four plays that collectively span this cycle, John Hawley provides a lively perspective on the mythology of Krishna as Hindus experience it today. |
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Sarat Chandra Das & W.W. Rockhill |
Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet |
$12.49 $8.74 |
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| A Journey to lhasa and Central Tibet is a record of explorer Sarat Chandra Das' travels through Sikim into Tibet during the year 1879-1891. Das is considered as one of the greatest pioneering travellers who ever entered Tibet.
The marvelous primary resource - later edited by W.W. Rockhill - covers Das' journey from Darjeeling to Tashilhunpo, his residence there, on to Dongtse, and his onward journey to Lhasa via Tashilhunpo and Yamdo Samding.
From his time at Lhasa, he... |
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Adam Clapham |
Beware Falling Coconuts: Perspectives of India |
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| A documentary maker can never be off duty in India because there are too many terrific stories waiting to be told. So says the author Adam Clapham, a BBC producer who has worked and played in India all his professional life. Along the way Adam has kept his eye open for the off-beat, the bizarre and the British angle. This book is a kaleidoscope of his experiences, stories from the political hard edge to the downright whimsical.
The 400-croe diamond that cost 400 rupees
Mark Tully, the... |
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Diana Preston |
A Teardrop on the Cheek of Time: The Story of the Taj Mahal |
$43.49 $30.44 |
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| Emperor Shah Jahan married Mumtaz Mahal in 1612 in an unusual love match. Jahan involved his wife on all matters of state, and she followed him on all his military campaigns in spite of being almost constantly pregnant. She bore him 14 children, but her sudden death in childbirth caused Jahan inconsolable grief. His only solace was in creating the perfect memorial to his lost love on the banks of the Jumna River at Agra.
The mausoleum, made from milk-white marble and studded with a fortune in... |
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Kunal Verma |
Ocean to Sky: India from the Air |
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| This book, over eight years in the making, is a dramatic photo exploration of the Indian subcontinent from the air. The breathtaking visuals – many of them taken from over 30,000 feet from the cockpit of MiG fighter planes, and others from AN-32 aircraft and choppers – are a poetic mosaic of the stunning variety of India’s landscape, from ocean to sky.
A visual feast unlike any attempted before, the book extends from the southern tip of the Andaman Islands to the northernmost... |
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Mireille Josephine Guezennec |
Ganga: In Search of the Source |
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| Since the dawn of humanity, Ganges-Ganga-the sacred river of India, born in the higher Himalayan realms, has inspired the imagination of mankind. In this book, the author invites us on an initiatory voyage to the sources of the revered river at Gaumukh, passing through the principal holy cities of Uttaranchal (Haridwar, Rishikesh, Gangotri, Badrinath) and following the prestigious junctions where the powerful affluent mixes with the venerated river. A crowned path in the Garhwal Himalayas,... |
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H.D. Sharma |
Ten Walks of Mumbai |
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| In Ten Walks of Mumbai, the author takes you along many fascinating journeys through a different Mumbai altogether - oft-forgotten sights, sounds and roads. The book offers tourists as well as the city-bred junta a wider canvas to probe further into Mumbai’s invaluable expanse of heritage sites, forgotten roads and public buildings - its magnificent monuments and structures. The book will throw light on many nuances of the city’s priceless and intriguing past. The ten... |
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Narendra Luther |
Raja Deen Dayal: Prince of Photographers |
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| This is the story of Deen Dayal, the greatest photographer of India whose genius was acknowledged worldwide. It is also the history of photography, its arrival in India, the work done by the British and Indian photographers, and its application in the documentation of various aspects of administration.
On the human side, it gives a glimpse of the fabulous life-style of the nabobs of the East India company, and the sahibs of the British Empire. The latter’s fascination for documenting the... |
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Kailash C. Malhotra |
Sacred Groves in India |
$93.99 $65.79 |
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| In India, as elsewhere in many parts of the world, a number of communities practise different forms of nature worship. One such significant tradition is that of providing protection to patches of forests dedicated to deities and/or ancestral spirits. These patches of forests are known as sacred groves. The tradition is very ancient and once was widespread in most parts of the world. The estimated number of sacred groves in India in about two lakhs. Groves are rich heritage of India, and play an... |
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Prem Singh Jina |
Tourism and Buddhist Monasteries of Ladakh Himalaya |
$45.49 $31.84 |
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| Ladakh, isolated for centuries, therefore, preserved unique historical monuments and cultural heritage. Recent post fast development activities and tourism in Ladakh have created alarming situation. Hence, we need to imply sustainable development policy, so that besides others we can be able to preserve our rich heritage.
This book is an attempt to tell the monastic history of the Buddhist Monasteries and the alarming situation of migratory birds. This work will be useful for teachers and... |
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Marti |
Japan Haiku |
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| Japan Haiku is an exquisite journey through a Japanese landscape rich in beauty, irony, simplicity, and humour. Marti, the author, loves nature and is a student of Zen.
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Dr. B. R. Kishore |
India: A Travel Guide |
$25.49 $17.84 |
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| It gives a complete detail on culture, religion, history, art and architecture, wildlife, music, dances and places of interest of our country. With 165 maps, complete lists of state government and union territory offices in India, travel agencies, booking centres, accommodation facilities, notes on the best season to visit a particular place, climate, monsoon, language, population, clothing, traditions, the best shopping centres, transportation, connectivity with other major cities,... |
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Biswajit Roy Chowdhury |
Sunderbans- The Mystic Mangrove |
$83.49 $58.44 |
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| The Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove expanse, are nothing less than a hub for naturalists and scientists-a paradise for nature and wildlife photographers and a wonderland for tourists from all over the world. With a unique eco-system, two high tides and two low tides each day, this terrain is very difficult to negotiate, both for man and animal.
Here the tiger strives hard to catch its prey while the deer is equally vigilant to defend itself from the predator. In such typical natural... |
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Prem Singh Jina |
Tourist Resources of Ladakh |
$19.49 $13.64 |
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| Ladakh, variously known to outsiders, has remained a fascinating land to tourists, scholars and others. Like Tibet (China), bordering to Ladakh region, Buddhism is the main religion professed by majority of the population. There are many prominent monasteries in the region.
This book gives a vivid account of many such Buddhist Monasteries which are rich resource for tourism. This will prove a reliable source of reference to one and all concerned.
Contents:
Preface... |
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Nick Edwards |
The Rough Guide to India |
$51.49 $36.04 |
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| The Rough Guide to India is the essential handbook to this extraordinary country. The 24 page full-colour introduction includes stunning photography of the country''s many highlights. The guide has comprehensive accounts of every attraction, from fast-paced Delhi and the sacred sites of the Ganges plain to the Moghul splendour of Agra and the shell-sand beaches of the south. There is also practical advice on activities as diverse as boating through the Keralan backwaters, hiking through the... |
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T.M. Manoharan (ed.) |
Silent Valley: Whispers of Reason |
$76.99 $53.89 |
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| This anthology of 38 articles on various aspects of Silent Valley is the culmination of the selfless endeavour of many persons who love Silent Valley and cherish the memory of the popular campaign for its conservation. It contains papers on the historical and managerial evolution of Silent Valley National Park as well as on its biodiversity. The decision to bring out such a comprehensive volume on Silent Valley was taken in a jubilant meeting on 25th November 1995, convened to celebrate the... |
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Dr. Giriraj Shah |
Glory of Indian Culture |
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B. K. Chaturvedi |
Pilgrimage Centres of India |
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Manish Kumar Verma |
Fast & Festivals of India |
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| The book enlightens us about the Hindu festivals, fasts, rituals, holy baths and observance of sacred days which are a part and parcel of the great cultural heritage of India. They are religious, social and a great source of spiritual and moral enrichment. It contains a special chapter on the non-Hindu fasts and festivals, in particular of the Christians and Muslims. There are a number of festivals, celebrations, feasts and fasts which may be called non-Hindu festivals for the sake of... |
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S. N. Mathur |
Hindu Fasts & Festivals |
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F.S. Growse |
Mathura & Vrindavan, The Mystical Land of Lord Krishna |
$31.99 $22.39 |
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| Mathura- also known as Brajbhoomi, it is a small town in India. The legendary tales associated with Krishna has always been a matter of awe-inspiring attraction and enigma for both--the natives and foreigners alike.A detailed account of all those places and events, their legendary origin and significance, the evolution of various places of pilgrimage are much more authentically recorded in this book. The author gradually unleashes the mystique of the land, giving first hand information on each... |
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Rana P.B. Singh |
Banaras, The Heritage City of India Geography, History, and Bibliography |
$50.99 $35.69 |
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| "This book describes various facets of geography, history and heritage of Varanasi, the heritage city of India, on/about which a vast historical literature is available. The section on Geography covers the general background of the topography, climate, soils, vegetation, and human landscape. The history section gives a general brief outline of history, from the ancient to the modern, including a chronological chart. The issue of inscribing the heritage scopes, especially of the riverfront... |
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Ven. Gyomyo Nakamura |
Buddhist Tales in Modern Times Stories of the Soul |
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| Stories of the Soul are a collection of stories woven from the many accounts which exist of things the author did and experienced. Most of the stories have been inspired by the author's various trips to Latah, Nepal and many places in India. This book takes us to a fantasy world where there are animals, insects, birds, and trees that talk and behave like human beings. The stories are presented in an unusual but interesting style. As in Buddhists teachings, most of the characters mentioned... |
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Anil Saxena |
Hindu Kingdoms of South |
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| Indian history is glamorous and eventful. India is a great country, which boasts of a rich history, richer than may a nation in the world. Its history is vast and illustrious by all counts. He term 'India' finds its origin in the 'Indus Valley Civilization' that flourished at the banks of the river Indus.
The history of India is one of the most interesting and enlightening ones in the midst of a plethora of world histories. For the purpose of ease, it can broadly be divided into... |
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P. V. L. Narasimha Rao |
Kanchipuram: Land of Legends, Saints & Temples |
$37.99 $26.59 |
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| This is a heritage book which takes readers on a spiritual voyage of legends, mythology, saints, temples and dynasties. It presents vignettes of India's rich cultural background. As one of the seven mokshapuris (centers of salvation) and the nerve-centre of vedic schools, Kanchipuram has always been a role model. Adi Sankaracharya, brought religious renaissance in the country by providing a new meaning to sanatana dharma. He established the Kanchi Kamakotipeetham which continues to be a center... |
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R.D. Benerji |
Prehistoric Ancient and Hindu India |
$89.99 $62.99 |
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| This book is about the prehistoric, ancient and Hindu India, and covers several aspects such as physical features of India, the races of India and their languages, earlier Indo-Aryans and the Dravidian,s Vedic Literature, the Epic Literature of India.
Besides, sixteen kingdoms of the north, the Persian conquest of north-western India, the Maurya empire, Greek invasions, Dravidian dynasties of the South, the culture of northern India, Gupta empire of northern India, southern dynasties of the... |
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Pepita Seth |
Heaven on Earth: The Universe of Kerala’s Guruvayur Temple |
$191.99 $134.39 |
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| Every day of the year, thousands of pilgrims swarm into the sacred precincts of Kerala's Guruvayur Temple. They come to seek the blessings of Lord Krishna, known locally as Guruvayurappan, a deity whose precious idol was, according to myth, originally worshipped by Lord Vishnu. Another belief states that the idol was eventually inherited by Lord Krishna and enshrined in Dwaraka and that, just before his death. He declared that it was to be re-installed in India's most sacred place.
The task... |
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Anita Sharma |
The Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir: Navigating through Nomadism |
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| Sedentary patterns of living are often termed as ‘civilized’, yet, in semi-arid regions, pastoral nomadism remains an efficient subsistence-base. While seven percent of India is nomadic, a majority have little access to development programs. Research across continents reveals that the success of such initiatives among nomads is contingent upon their sensitivity to a mobile lifestyle.
The personal Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir herd goat and sheep and are a subset of the buffalo-herding... |
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J. Soundararajan |
Early Chalukyan Temples: Art, Architecture & Iconography (with special reference to Aihole) |
$125.49 $87.84 |
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| The book deals with the essence of Art and Architecture subtly twain with Iconography and Aesthetics besides legend and tradition for the sake of readers, it has been designed to bring out the marked of location, environ with present administrative support. A horizontal outline based on the epigraphically evidence of the early Chalukya tracing the contemporary political set up of that age shown.
The work gives an emphasis to art form pattern set by the early Chalukyas tracing with veracity of... |
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Jeyapriya Rajarajan |
Terrific Manifestations of Siva: Virabhadra |
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| There are several books on such individual manifestations of Siva such as Nataraja, Ardhanarisvara, Sadasiva and so on. There is no exhaustive study of a fierce form of the Lord Virabhadra. This work fulfils the need. In seven chapters and three appendices the mythology, art and cult of Virabhadra is systematically sketched.
The first chapter deals Prolegomena, second chapter deals exhaustively with most of the Sanskrit Puranas and other liturgical works. The specialty is the summary of Tamil... |
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DN Chaudhuri |
Delhi: Light, Shades, Shadows |
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| Whether it is the narrow lanes of Old Delhi, partition and the dramatic days that followed, the River Yamuna in flood, the Delhi railway station or college life at Delhi University, Delhi: Light, Shades, Shadows captures the spirit of the capital city of India.
Indeed, Dhruva N Chaudhuri has seen Delhi from close quarters. Son of the famous ‘Unknown Indian’, the late Nirad C Chaudhuri, Dhruva presents Delhi’s history in a vivid and natural way.
Delhi: Light, Shades, Shadows holds an... |
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A.K. Bhattacharyya |
Indian Numismatics and its Cultural Aspects |
$128.49 $89.94 |
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| The book presented here in ten chapters and an important Appendix contains not only general surveys of the coin-systems in India but also some studies of important aspects of the coins issued from the 8th or 7th century B.C. down almost to the present times. Some of the interpretative essays apart, compositional excellences of the legends and artistic achievements in the issues have been discussed in extensor.
An additional merit of the book consists in laying before scholars and the lay... |
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Jayanti Dora |
Sakta Monument of Orissa: A Study on Art, Architecture and Iconography |
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| This book is during attempt to present a consolidated record of Sakta Monuments of Orissa which are so widely distributed throughout the length and breadth of the state. Sakti, the eternal source of energy is an indigenous conception of the universal mother goddess. The impact of Saktism shapes the religious and socio-cultural fabric of the mass.
The author deals with the organization and evolution of Saktism in India as well as in Orissa. It reveals the scheme of art and architectural... |
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Felix Otter |
Residential Architecture in Bhoja's Samaranganasutradhara: Introduction, Text, Translation & Notes |
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| The Samaranganasutradhara, composed in the 11th century and commonly attributed to King Bhoja of Dhara, is one of the most remarkable silpasastras of northern India. Consisting of more than seven thousand slokas, it contains not only detailed descriptions of temples, but also a comprehensive exposition of residential architecture. This book is an annotated translation of the central passages on residential architecture accompanied by a study of the Samaranganasutradhara’s sources, the problem... |
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Sanjay Singh |
Yatra 2 Yatra |
$141.49 $99.04 |
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| In Yatra 2 Yatra we have tried to give an insight on the evolutionary history, mythological beliefs, festivals, places of tourist interest along with a travel planner. Yatra 2 Yatra is a comprehensive & colorful collection on Hindu Pilgrimages in India. |
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Nonoru Karashima |
A Concordance of Nayakas |
$29.17 $20.42 |
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| In the history of the Nayakas of the Vijayanagar kingdom, in South India, the period from 1326 to 1675 is particularly important. The Nayaka system was dominant from the fifteenth to the early seventeenth century. The Nayakas were key state administrators, functionaries, and revenue collectors and as such were liable to be transferred. Although they played a very important administrative role, there are no detailed studies on them except those on some big families. This detailed statistical... |
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F.R. Allchin (Ed.) |
A Source-Book of Indian Archaeology (Vol. 1) |
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F.R. Allchin (Ed.) |
A Source-Book of Indian Archaeology (Vol. 2) |
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| Table of Contents:
Preface
Settlements
Introduction
Memoir of a map of Hindoostan/James Rennell
Memoir of a map of Hindoostan/James Rennell
The tenth anniversary discourse, delivered 28 February 1793 on Asiatic history, civil and natural/William Jones
Inquiry concerning the site of ancient Palibothra/William Francklin
Sravasti\A. Cunningham
Kausambi and Sravasti/Vincent A. Smith
The Acheulian succession at Bhimbetka, Central India/V.N. Misra
The Acheulian culture... |
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Devendra Handa |
An Epic Pilrimage |
$77.78 $54.44 |
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| This book is the first comprehensive account of Pehowa, one of the oldest and most sacred place (tirtha), located on the banks of the illustrious Rigvedic river Saraswati, in the Kurukshetra region. It is believed that Yudhisthira performed the obsequies of all those who died in the great war of Mahabharata, here. After giving the geographical and archaeological background and the historical survey of region, the book presents an account of the different places of pilgrimage- tirthas, asramas,... |
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R.Nath |
Antiquities of Chittorgadh |
$8.33 $5.83 |
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