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Rattanlal Hangloo (Ed.) |
New Themes in Indian History: Art, Politics, Gender, Environment and Culture |
$93.99 $70.49 |
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| In keeping with the diverse trends and thematic orientations, this volume has been designed to give space to the faculty and scholars working on new areas and themes where there is an abundance of source material that is only now beginning to be tapped. Migration, popular culture, ethno-medicine, historical geography, craft production, miniature paintings are some of the themes that are part of the contents of this work. Though the volume at a first glance would seem to be disparate in terms of... |
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B Ramesh Chandra Babu |
Palaeography of The Brahmi Script in Andhra |
$100.49 $75.37 |
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| The book traces the evolution of the Brahmi Script in Early Andhradesa and envisages an in depth study of the scriptural forms of early inscriptions.
It embodies a meticulous study on the development of the script of the early Brahmi inscriptions, coins, seals, sealings and pot-sherds.
The first three chapters deal with the topics like historical introduction, the analysis of the records and the Epigraphical formulae. The remaining six chapters highlight the Palaeographic peculiarities of... |
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Population, Poverty and the Future of India |
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| Population, Poverty and the Future of India is a collection of speeches of Dr. Karan Singh when he was the Union Minister for Health and Family Planning.
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R.D. Benerji |
Prehistoric Ancient and Hindu India |
$89.99 $67.49 |
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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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Milan K. Chauley |
Prehistory and Protohistory of Eastern India |
$96.49 $72.37 |
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| The idea of this book was first suggested by Sri J.P. Joshi (Ex. D.G. ASI) and Dr. Agam Prasad of Agam Kala Prakashan way back in 2000. Later while taking classes on Pre and Proto History of Orissa in Utkal university and Utkal University of Culture both in Bhubaneswar, it was seen that the materials on the subject was scarce and scattered. Then the only book available was published long back in the 60's only dealt with the Lower & Middle Palaeolithic and Mesolithic cultures of Orissa and... |
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V.K. Jain |
Prehistory and Protohistory of India (An Appraisal): Palaeolithic -- Non-Harappan Chalcolithic Cultures |
$9.49 $7.12 |
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| Fresh excavations, new dating techniques and ever-growing conceptual frame-works since 1950 have greatly reshaped our perspective on Prehistory and Protohistory of the Indian subcontinent. This monograph, which is primarily aimed to serve as a starter for the undergraduate and postgraduate students, presents, in a concise but comprehensive manner, a syncretic view of the latest information on various aspects such as tools and technologies, settlement and subsistence patterns, ecological... |
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A.K. Sharma (Ed.) |
Puramanthana: Current Advances in Indian Archeology |
$25.49 $19.12 |
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| Contents:
Prehistoric Mansar
Goddess Aditi in Rig Veda
Susaka - An Indian Prince who Rules over Egypt, Palestine and Babylonia
Exploration around Ganeshwar( Rajasthan)
The Indian Copper Hoard Ring: Some fresh Observations
Archaeology of Kuppam Region: Recent Discoveries
Is Orjhar the Celebrated Purvarama Monestery?
Percussion made votive stupas from Satdhara, District Raisen( M.P)
Plundering of Antiquities in Post-Taliban Afghanistan
Newly Discovered Gupta Remains at... |
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K.N. Dikshit |
Puratattva (Vol. 44) |
$125.49 $94.12 |
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| An annual bulletin of the Indian Archaeological Society, has been offering for the last 33 years valuable information, full with rich insights and innovative viewpoints, on the Indian archaeology that includes excavations, inscriptions, temples, mosques, iconic symbols, paintings, etc. This yearly bulletin is highly recommended for archaeologists, epigraphists, historians and research scholars besides the general readers having interest in such fields.For detailed information please see Volume... |
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R.K. Ramakrishnan |
Ravana and Lanka |
$25.99 $19.49 |
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| This title is a critical and historical analysis of Ravana and geographical identification of Lanka. Lanka is popularly believed to be the home of the Raksasas (demon). The Ramayana describes clearly about three clans of the Raksasas: Viradha, Danavas, and Raksasas. Raksasas were inhabitants of Lanka under the rule of Ravana. This work has been classified into seven chapters: the characteristic features of Ravana and his empire Lanka; ethnic history of Ravana's tribes; geographical... |
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P. Chenna Reddy (Ed.) |
Recent Researches in Archaeology, History and Culture |
$352.99 $264.74 |
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| This well-researched set in two volumes in honour of Prof K.V Raman has 80 papers on prehistory, protohistory, historical cultures, art, architecture, iconography, epigraphy and numismatics by several distinguished scholars edited by Prof. P. Chenna Reddy. This excellent publication provides the latest results of research to scholars and students in India and abroad and presents a panoramic view of Indian archaeology, history and culture.
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Prof. G.C. Nayak |
Reflections on Indian Wisdom: Philosophical Perspectives |
$35.49 $26.62 |
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| Reflections on Indian Wisdom is a stimulative survey of different aspects of Indian wisdom and philosophy and it contains seventeen reflective essays by reputed Indological researchers, both from India and abroad. The issues raised in the essays pertain to metaphysics, theology, philosophy of religion, philosophy of language and socio-political philosophy.
The book constitutes the literary tributes from the admirers, colleagues and pupils of Prof. G.C. Nayak, one of the foremost Indologist of... |
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P.K. Mishra (Ed.) |
Researches in Archaeology and Conservation |
$83.33 $62.50 |
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| This book of its kind is being published in India for the first time. Here we have a book for those who are interested in the critical appreciation of the problems relating to conservation and preservation of monuments and antiquities including the entire World Heritage. It encompasses in itself a vast vista of visions visualizing the entire gamut of conservation and preservation required for the safeguard of the World Cultural Heritage including minor antiquities housed in museums and varied... |
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Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty |
River Valley Cultures of India |
$160.49 $120.37 |
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| River Valley has been the sites of the oldest human settlements and consequently the cradles of civilization as well as the repositories of the cultural milestones of the mankind. In India, rivers have played a predominant role in the temporal, cultural and spiritual life of the people through the ages. Several civilizations and associated multi-cultures have evolved around them. Many of them have disappeared leaving trails behind them; others continue in fully and partly transformed... |
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K.K. Chakravarty |
River Valley Cultures of India |
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| River Valleys have been the sites of the oldest human settlements and consequently the cradles of civilization as well as the repositories of the cultural milestones of the mankind. In India, rivers have played a predominant role in the temporal, cultural and spiritual life of the people through the ages. Several civiliza-tions and associated multi-cultures have evolved around them. Many of them have disappeared leaving trails behind them; others continue in fully and partly transformed... |
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K.K. Chakravarty (Ed.) |
Rock Art and Archaeology of India |
$125.49 $94.12 |
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| This volume in memory of Prof. Shankar Prasad Tiwari, a famous pioneer in rock art research, cultural, geography, archaeology and natural history has research papers on rock art, Chalcolithic and Neolithic cultures in central India, numismatics, temple architecture, etc. A selection of published and unpublished articles of Prof. Tiwari himself has also been included for the benefit of students and researchers. The interdisciplinary archaeological exploration on rock-art covered in this... |
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Sadasiba Pradhan |
Rock Art in Orissa |
$59.49 $44.62 |
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| The book Rock Art in Orissa for the first time presents an exhaustive account of the rock art heritage in Orissa documented from 55 rock shelters by the explorer himself. It brings to limelight a distinct regional style in the rock art heritage of India.
One notices a happy blending of engravings (petroglyphy) with paintings (pictographs), both being complementary to each other, drawn in non-thematic and non-figurative pictorial codes - a rare phenomenon not encountered so far from anywhere... |
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Robert G. Bednarik |
Rock Art Science |
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| "This is the first comprehensive academic textbook about the application of scientific principles and methods in the study of prehistoric art. The volume is especially intended for use by researchers, teachers, students, authors, conservators, site managers, and administrators concerned with the study, analysis or protection of rock art. It is an essential source for academics in archaeology and several other disciplines concerned with this cultural resource. A tightly written text covers... |
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Jayanti Dora |
Sakta Monument of Orissa: A Study on Art, Architecture and Iconography |
$256.49 $192.37 |
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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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P. Chenna Reddy (Ed.) |
Saundaryashri: Studies of Indian History, Archaeology, Literature & Philosophy (5 Vol. Set) |
$884.99 $663.74 |
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| The present book unusually runs into five volumes comprising nearly 175 papers dealing with the recent findings and interpretation relating to Literature; Archaeology: Prehistory and Proto-history, Rock Art, Early and Historical Cultures, Marine Archaeology, Science & Conservation; Architecture & Sculpture; Epigraphy & Numismatics; History; Religion & Philosophy. This book will attract the scholars, students and laymen alike.
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Adalbert J. Gail, Gerd J.R. Mevissen and Richard Salomon |
Script and Image |
$40.49 $30.37 |
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| The articles collected in this volume, which were originally presented in the panels on art and epigraphy at the 12th World Sanskrit Conference in Helsinki, Finland, illustrate the depth, diversity and sophistication of recent studies in these subjects by scholars from several countries.
The subjects treated include new archaeological and epigraphic discoveries, the relation between textual and iconographic traditions in both Hindu and Buddhist contexts, the historical and Cultural... |
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Devendra Handa |
Sculptures from Haryana : Iconography and Style |
$179.49 $134.62 |
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| This book is the outcome of sustained interest, occasional surveys and researches in the archaeological and cultural heritage of Haryana by the author during the last four decades.
The very strategic location of Haryana on the route connecting India with the western world made it a rendezvous of the east and west and also a state to bear the brunt of all alien incursions from the early historic to medieval times. The medieval iconoclastic hordes demolished all religious edifices and tried to... |
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Swati Ray |
Scythian Elements in Early Indian Art |
$112.49 $84.37 |
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| The study and research of the history of Indian art and foreign influence on it, being a subject of absorbing interest, started receiving the special attention of scholars and art historians from about the beginning of the nineteenth century. The presence of the Sakas in early India is well known to scholars. It is also known that the sakas were a part of the Scythians.
The term Scythian is generally employed to denote numerous groups of nomadic tribes from the borders of China to the... |
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P.N. Oak |
Some Missing Chapters of World History |
$23.49 $17.62 |
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| A revolutionary work by P N Oak. The book is about those facts which were ignored knowingly or unknowingly by the said great historians. In the light of these facts history seems to be different.This book is intended to awaken and arouse the world from its complacent slumber about its history to the realization that there is much to learn and unlearn.History as it is currently taught, presented and presumed throughout the world, harbours a number of misconceptions, at times so gross as to... |
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P.C. Venkatasubbaiah |
South Indian Neolithic Culture: Pennar Basin, Andhra Pradesh |
$156.49 $117.37 |
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| The book presents a systematic and scientific study of South Indian Neolithic culture in the Kadapa region of Andhra Pradesh carried out through explorations (village-to-village survey) and section-scrapings at secret sites by using ecological and ethnographic analogy as parameters in order to reconstruct the cultural process of human adaptation in the central Pennar Basin during 2nd Millennium B.C.
The present region of research was a desideratum in view of the expansion of Scuthern... |
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Chob Singh Verma |
Splendour of Fatehpur Sikari |
$31.99 $23.99 |
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| Fatehpur Sikri-the red sand stone city built by Akbar is today one of the most important archaeological sites in India and exhibits an important phase of Mughal history. Here a galaxy of talented men lent luster to a brilliant Court. A visit to this historic city evokes this memorable epoch, when the dream of India-“equal respect for all religions” was realized again after centuries of conflict. This treatise - “Splendour of Fatehpur Sikri” traces the history of the town and planning... |
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