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Akhtarul Wasey |
Education Gandhi and Man: Select Writings Khwaja Ghulamus Saiyyadain |
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| The task of education is the task of training good men and women with a quality of goodness. He (Mahatma Gandhi) not only meant all that he said and wrote but for him a thought in the morning was a deed by nightfall, so far it was humanly possible.
Khwaja Ghulamus Saiyyadain was a traditional man but in a more rewarding sense of the term. He inherited all the good values of the social, cultural and religious ethos that the Indo-Islamic civilization offered to a sensitive and intelligent human... |
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S.K. Mitra |
Early Rulers of Khajuraho |
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| Dr. Sisir Kumar Mitra's book, entitled "The Early Rulers of Khajuraho" constitutes a welcome addition to the existing literature on the history of the Candellas of Bundelkhand. He gives a comprehensive and fascinating account of the varied activities of this distinguished family of rulers, based on a minute and detailed study of the material which he collected with great industry and thoroughness from diverse sources, indigenous and foreign, literary and archaeological. Though most of... |
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G.P. Singh |
Early Indian Historical Tradition and Archaeology |
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| Surveying the whole extent of Itihasa-Purana and sifting facts from myths, the book reconstructs millennia of ancient India`s political-cultural history (pre-Bharata war days to about AD 1200), with chronological details of all kingdoms that ruled. |
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M.C. Joshi |
Early Classical Art of South Asia (Set 2 Vols.) |
$320.99 $240.74 |
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| The present volume 'Early Classical Art of South Asia' is edited by Prof. M.C. Joshi and Dr. D.P. Sharma. The period of Gupta dynasty begins around 319 A.R ends up to 578 A.D. The art of Gupta period has often been referred to as the classical art of early South Asia. The art of Gupta period was characterized by a sensitivity modeled body from a severity of expansion and dominant spiritual purpose.
During Gupta Age there was all-round development particularly in fine arts-literature both... |
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Frits Staal |
Discovering the Vedas: Origins, Mantras, Rituals, Insights |
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| This is a remarkable book. It untangles the many complexities of the Vedas and combines Staal’s scholarly respect for the texts, with explanations that are lucid and occasionally witty. His insights are thoughtful and perceptive. Romila Thapar In this unprecedented guide to the Vedas, Frits Staal, and the celebrated author of Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar and Universals: Studies in Indian Logic and Linguistics examines almost every aspect of these ancient sources of Indic... |
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Asko Parpola |
Deciphering the Indus Script |
$62.49 $46.87 |
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| Of the writing systems of the ancient world which still await deciphering, the Indus Script is the most important. It developed in the Indus or Harappan Civilization, which flourished c. 2500 -1900 bc. in and around modern Pakistan. Prof. Parpola outlines what is known about the Harappan culture and its script, presents a decipherment of a small number of interlocking Indus signs, and proposes a method which will permit further progress in decipherment. His fascinating study confirms that the... |
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Kamal K. Jain (Ed.) |
Conservation of Cultural Heritage |
$125.49 $94.12 |
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| Archaeologists and conservators have contributed their latest research papers to felicitate Sri A.S. Bisht who retired as Head of the conservation laboratory of the National Museum, New Delhi, and is one of the senior most archaeological chemists in the country. The methods of preservation explained would be very useful to professional archaeological chemists.
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Editor's Note
Man of Science and Spirituality (A Biographical Sketch of Shri A.S. Bisht/Amar Nath Khanna)
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Kedar Nath Tiwari |
Classical Indian Ethical Thought |
$12.99 $9.74 |
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| The book is a philosophical treatise on the Hindu, Bauddha and Jaina morals meant for the University students of Indian Ethics as well as for the general readers interested in the subject. Books on the subject are generally written in a historical perspective. On the contrary, the present work is philosophical and critical which takes full cognisance of the recent developments in Western ethical thought and its likely impact on the understanding of the traditional Indian ethics. Attempt has... |
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Brija Kishor Paddhi |
Chroonological Idenitity in Indian Art |
$189.49 $142.12 |
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| The book deals with the various religious places of Jainism, Buddhism, Hindu temples of Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, etc., and Kabyas of Upendra Bhanja relating to the religion, culture, art and architecture. The book will be useful to these interesting subjects ancient history, geography, religion, Jainism, Buddhism, Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, Archaeology, architecture, Epigraphy, linguistics, literature, Philosophy, history, etc. for the benefit of Scholars, students and general... |
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Purushottam Lal Bhargava |
Chandragupta Maurya: A Gem of Indian History |
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| A Ksatriya hero of little-known antecedents, Chandragupta Maurya was unmistakably a born leader of men, who within twenty-four years of his reign: 317 bc-293 bc, established a gigantic empire by not only unifying the countless fragments of a distracted India, but annexing some of the erstwhile Persian dominions as well. Professor Bhargava here profiles this “first historical emperor of India”, in all essential detail. Based on diverse original sources, notably, Brahmanical,... |
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Devendara Handa |
Buddhist Remains from Haryana |
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| Buddhist Remains from Haryana is based on the first-hand study of the Buddhist remains, mostly lying unnoticed at various places and in museums and private collections. It has taken years of study and fieldwork to dig up the literary and archaeological data to prepare this monograph which brings to light many stupas, pillars, sculptures, terracottas and other antiquities from the region of Haryana showing clearly that Buddhism continued to live here even after it was wiped off from the... |
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Bimal Bandyopadhyay |
Buddhist Centres of Orissa |
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| Orissa has been the Cinderella of Indian archaeological exploration. For historical reasons the decision makers deterred the spade of the archaeologists. Nonetheless, the occasional foray into the field threw a flood of light on the hitherto hidden historical, religious and artistic traditions of the state. The excavation conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India from 1997 to 2000 at Udayagiri was epoch-making. It unearthed a grand monastery with magnificent shrines and unique... |
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Vinay Kumar Gupta |
Buddhism in Mathura: A Detailed Study of Buddhist Tradition, Archaeology and Art |
$96.49 $72.37 |
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| The book is an attempt by the author to present the holistic view of Buddhist Mathura. This book explores all the literary references available about Mathura and nearby region in the ancient Buddhist literature. An attempt has been made by the author to identify those sites mentioned in the literature with the archaeological sited found during explorations. The author has also delved in the account of Chinese pilgrims Fa-hian and Hiuen-Tsang related with Mathura and has tried to verify those... |
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Agrawal |
Bronze and Iron Ages in South Asia |
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| Recent years have witnessed a flurry of archaeological activity in India, Pakistan and other parts of South Asia, producing an enormous wealth of data and consequently making most of the general books on South Asian archaeology out of date. This encouraged the authors to attempt a balanced and holistic synthesis of the new evidences and research material. To do justice to the vast data, the project (Archaeology of South Asia) was planned in two volumes.
The story of humans from the beginning... |
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Utpal Chakraborty |
Bibliography on Indian Buddhist Art and Archaeology |
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| The book gives a representative overview of what has been researched and accomplished in the field of Indian Buddhist Art and Archaeology since Wilkins’s article on Bodh-Gaya in 1788 or Thomas Daniel’s first illustration on the Kanheri caves in 1798.
The bibliography includes 4081 entries, covering published materials in English and French languages over the last two centuries. It is divided into two parts. The first part contains 2410 entries and archaeology and Indian art in... |
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Prem Prakash Pandey |
Bhojpuri Panktipavan Arts |
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| Folk art is the visual representation of folk culture and folk customs. As literature is the mirror of society, so is art the manifestation of its culture, Religious beliefs, myths, symbols and traditions, when reflected in the art of a society.
The documentation of such art is not only significant for preservation of our heritage, but also important from anthropological point of view for understanding of human values.This introductory monograph examines the folk arts of Bhojpuri Saryupareen... |
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Hananya Goodman |
Between Jerusalem and Benares: Comparative Studies in Judaism and Hinduism |
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| This book represents the first serious attempt by a group of eminent scholars of Judaic and Indian studies to take seriously the cross-cultural resonances among the Judaic and Hindu traditions. |
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Dr. Vijay Kumar Mathur |
Art and Culture Under the Sungas |
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| The Sunga rule marks an important epoch in the political, religious, social, economic and literary field in ancient India.
The author has presented in elaborate form a picture of the developments of the arts of sculpture, architecture and terracotta of this period. A detailed survey of the sources of the material, an exhaustive bibliography, an index and the plates make this book a rich contribution to the study of the art.
About the Author:Dr. Vijay Kumar Mathur is M.A., Ph.D. in... |
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Sadanandam |
Art And Culture Of Marginalised Nomadic Tribes In Andhra Pradesh |
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| India is rich in its oral tradition. Its antiquity defies historical inquiry. Indian folklore offers diversity in the forms of expression while retaining the unity of theme, i.e. Dharma. The forms may be changing periodically to suit the times. The purpose of these popular art forms has been the same in a way as the classical arts. They provide education through entertainment. Andhra Desa, comprising roughly the present state of Andhra Pradesh, is the very significant in its folk tradition in... |
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K.S. Gulia |
Art and Culture of Himalayas |
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| A number of factors are responsible for disappearance of different art forms from the Himalayan region. The main among them are social, economical and ecological ones. The cultural invasion from outside is also one of them. During Mughal, Sikh and Rajput periods, the Himalayan art and culture was at its zenith. But during the British period, it took a nosedive. The British were rather pragmatic and matter of factly. They wasted no efforts on vain and inane aesthetics even in the building... |
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Sadasiba Pradhan |
Art and Archeaology of Orissa |
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| The present volume is a pioneering effort to unravel the rich archaeological potential of the middle Mahandi Valley in Orissa that was traditionally considered terra incognita or an area of isolation. The area roughly extends from the Hirakud dam in Sambalpur district up to the Satkosia in Angul district. The present volume entitled ‘Art and Archaeology of Orissa’-Recent Perspectives with a collection of three important research scholars based on their field works negate this long-standing... |
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B. S. Harishankar |
Art and Arcchaeology of India |
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| Table of Contents:
Preface/S.P. Gupta
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Introduction
The early fossil hominds and related apes of siwalik foothills of the Himalayas (stages of pre-human evolution)/A.P. Khatri
Hominid fossils (stages of human evolution)/V.N. Misra
The pleistocene mammalian fossils of the Narmada River Valley and their horizons/A.P. Khatri
Looking at Indian art history/A.Model and S.P Gupta
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Palaeolithic period or old stone age
Neolithic period or new stone age
The Indus-Saraswati... |
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Gaur, A.S. |
Archeaology of Bet Dwarka Island |
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| The book incorporates archaeological findings, both from land and under-water explorations, carried out at Bet Dwarka by the Marine Archaeology Centre of the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. Bet Dwarka is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Okhamandal region of Gujarat as it has preserved the longest cultural sequence, commencing from protohistoric period to modern times. The time bracket of archaeological remains have been well supported by the scientific dates such as... |
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Vibha Tripathi |
Archaeometallurgy in India |
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| Ancient metals and their manufacturing make a fascinating, as well as challenging subject of academic investigation. The overgrowing application of scientific knowledge and sophisticated analytical techniques in archaeological studies have opened newer perspectives on the understanding of ancient metals and metallurgy. The resultant inter-disciplinary subject of Archaeo-metallurgy adds new dimensions to archaeological research. It bridges the gap of Arts and Sciences. It is only through such an... |
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Prabodh Kumar Mishra |
Archaeology of Mayurbhanj |
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| This book delves into the rich antiquity of Mayurbhanj as evident in its archaeological discoveries. It discusses how the patronage of enlightened rulers helped archaeologist-scholars like K.P. Bose to unravel Mayurbhanj's ancient wealth.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Historical background
Archaeology of Haripur
Archaeology of Khicing
Epilogue
Postscript
Visuals
Appendix
Bibliography
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