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Indira Chatterjee |
A Thematic Study of Tagore's Novels |
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| This book is confined strictly to an understanding of Tagore as a novel writer. A book on Tagore needs no publicity. Tagore, the First Nobel Laureate of India is undoubtedly a genius of our times, a veritable Encyclopaedia and the best representative of Indian creativity. There is no aspect of Indian life which does not find expressions in his writings. Tagore was man to whom nothing that was human could be alien. To us he was, indeed, the high priest of life and humanity. He saw life whole and... |
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Carl Engel |
Musical Instruments of the World |
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| Contents:
Origin of musical instruments
Pre-historic and Egyptian musical instruments
Musical instruments of ancient Assyrians and Hebrews
Musical instruments of Greeks and Romans
Musical instruments of China
Musical instruments of Persia and Arabia
Musical instruments of American Indians
Musical instruments of mediaeval Europe
Development of musical instruments
Orchestras and musical bands
Post medieval musical instruments
Musical instruments of India.
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Radha Mohan Singh |
A Slice of Life: An Anthology of Short Stories |
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| The present anthology of stories has been prepared for students at the tertiary and undergraduate levels. The anthology introduces to the reader some of the best short stories written by famous authors of recent times. These stories are representative of the fine art of story writing and the different techniques adopted by the masters of story-telling. They bring out the morals and values that are held in high esteem by all.
The stories have been especially designed to suit the needs of... |
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M. P. Pandit |
A Summary of Savitri |
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| Sri Aurobindo's Savitri is the longest epic-poem in English literature. With his alchemic touch, the simple story of Savitri and Satyavan in the Mahabharata turns into a prophetic vision of the conquest of Death for man by the Divine Grace. Sri M.P. Pandit has written an elaborate commentary on the epic in his ten outstanding volumes of Readings in Savitri. This book summarizes the commentary in a narration that flows canto by canto, book by book. The story... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
Ahana |
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| An early narrative poem.
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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 development and practice of a new spiritual path which he called the "integral yoga," the aim of which was to further the evolution of life on earth by establishing a high level of... |
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Nishikanta |
Alakananda |
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| Nolini Kanta Gupta wrote of the mystical Bengali Poet Nishikanta, "[His] poetry is the embodiment of the Mother, Her living image created through words." Here is the English rendering of Nishikanta's book of Bengali poems Alakananda. |
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R. Y. Deshpande |
All is Dream-Blaze |
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| Poems. Could be broadly considered as belonging to the "surrealistic-lyrical genre".
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Supriyo Bhattacharya |
An interview with K. D. Sethna |
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| In this interview of May 2003 K. D. Sethna talks about philosophy, poetry and his personal experiences. An article by Sethna, "Poetry and the Poet: A Self-Searching Introduction" is also included.
This booklet aims to "quench the intellectual thirst" of those eager to know Sri Aurobindo and the Mother from the perception of one who was in intimate contact with them.
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Sri Aurobindo |
Baji Prabhou |
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| An illustrated edition of Sri Aurobindo's poem founded on the historical incident of the heroic self-sacrifice of the Maratha warrior Baji Prabhou Deshpande.
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 development and practice of a new spiritual path... |
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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 development and practice of a new spiritual path which he called the "integral yoga," the aim of which was to further the... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
Bhavani Bharati |
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| Bhavani Bharati is Sri Aurobindo's only poem in Sanskrit, written between 1904 and 1908. It has 99 verses in the "Upajati" metre which is an apt choice for emoting heroism, power, anger, war. Confiscated by the Calcutta Police, this piece was rediscovered in 1985. The poem depicts: The victory of the ShaktiThe Mother of the nationOver Ignorance and Evil.This edition contains the original in Sanskrit along with English and Hindi translations.About the Author:Sri Aurobindo was an... |
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Neela Subramaniam |
Birbal Stories |
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| Features the popular stories of clever Birbal. |
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K. D. Sethna |
Blake's Tyger: A Christological Interpretation |
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| The "Tyger", Blake's most admired poem, has been variously interpreted.
The author - known for his scholarly works on English literature - sees in it a parable in which the Tyger is the embodiment of Christ's wrath and renders a convincing Christological interpretation of the poem.
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Nishikanta |
Bonne Fête (Janmadin) |
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| An English translation of the long poem of Nishikanto in Bengali, Janmadin, written in the 1930s.
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Amal Kiran (K. D. Sethna) |
Classical and Romantic: Approach Through Sri Aurobindo |
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| "What exactly does the epithet 'romantic' mean? And how does it reflect the mind of the movement in English and Continental literature called Romanticism as distinguished from the other called Classicism?"
This book is "an attempt made to put together, develop and apply the leading insights of Sri Aurobindo" to these questions.
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Contemporary Essays |
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| Contemporary Essays is a collection of essays and speeches.
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Nolini Kanta Gupta |
Conversations of the Dead (Mriter Kathopakathan) |
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| Sri Aurobindo wrote five "Conversations of the Dead" in 1909-10. Nolini Kanta Gupta translated these into Bengali, and himself wrote thirteen similar conversations in Bengali.
All these were published as part of a book Mriter Kathopakathan. This booklet contains English translations of the thirteen Bengali "Conversations" by Nolini-da.
The conversations are presented as between famous historical figures such as:
Akbar and Aurangzeb
Chandragupta and Asoka
Buddha and... |
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Ramgovind Shukla |
Dhavanyalokadarsha |
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| This language is available in Hindi/Sanskrit language. |
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Gurudev Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj |
Essence of Gita In Poems |
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Sri Swami Sivananda , born on the 8th September, 1887, in the illustrious family of Sage Appayya Dikshita and several other renowned saints and savants, Sri swami Sivananda had a natural flair for a life devoted to the study and practice of Vedanta.
He was an inborn eagerness to serve all and an innate feeling of unity with all mankind. He is the author of over 300 volumes and has disciples all over the world, belonging to all nationalities, religions and creeds. To read... |
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The Mother's International School, New Delhi |
From Dawn to Greater Dawn: A Play on the Life of Sri Aurobindo |
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| This play is based on "Sri Aurobindo's own recounting of the events of his life and on his writings."
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M. P. Pandit |
Introducing Savitri |
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| Five lectures introducing in simple language the epic poem of Sri Aurobindo.
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Sri M. P. Pandit served as the personal secretary to the Mother at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, and the Mother became the entire focus of his life. He studied the classical scriptures and living spiritual traditions of India, following in the footsteps of Sri Aurobindo and Sri T.V. Kapaly Sastry. His writing career spanned six decades, publishing over 150 books and many articles on subjects as diverse... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
Invitation and other Poems |
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| A selection of Sri Aurobindo's poems for readers aged below 18.
In Sri Aurobindo's view poetry is primarily a medium of illumination, beauty and delight. "Its function", he wrote, "is not to teach truth of any particular kind... but to embody beauty in word and give delight".
Poetry was Sri Aurobindo's own chosen field of artistic expression:
as a youth in England he penned lyrics and sonnets
as a teacher in Baroda he wrote longer narrative poems
as a seer and yogi in Pondicherry... |
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A.N.Upadhya |
Kamsavaho Of Rama Panivada |
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| Rama Panivada has composed the Kamsavaho to celebrate the incident of the slaying of Kamsa by Krsna. The author has given the biography of Krsna up to his slaying of Kamsa.The Inclusion of the Chaya and the addition of the English translation and the critical and explanatory notes would go a long way to facilitate the understanding of the text. |
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Nemichandra Shastri |
Kumarsambhava Mahakavyam: Pancham Sarga |
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| This title is available in Sanskrit/Hindi language. |
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Sri Aurobindo |
Letters on Savitri |
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| Written during the 1930s and 1940s, almost all addressed to K. D. Sethna.
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 development and practice of a new spiritual path which he called the "integral yoga," the aim of which was to further the evolution of... |
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