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D.C. Sharma |
Post-War Developments: Pathway to Swaraj (2 vols. set) |
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| The volume I and II have been weaved into eighteen chapters having bearing on Indian nationalism. They deal with various phases of Gandhian philosophy and political thought. The repressive Acts being promulgated in South Africa greatly hurt the socio-economic dignity of Indian migrants. They were indeed hard-working people in various regions. But they were not permitted to act in a way they wanted. Their demands, as mentioned earlier, were socio-economic in contents.
The Mahatma felt unhappy... |
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Benoytosh Bhattacharyya |
The Indian buddhist Iconnography |
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| This volume is an attempt to present a comprehensive work on Buddhist iconography of India, and is mainly based on Sanskrit text prepared from seven recensions of the Sadhanamala alias Sadhanasamuccaya. The text has been illustrated by pictures representing images in several museums in India and elsewhere in the collection of numerous Nepalese monasteries. In the present work endeavour has been made to indentify the images of Buddhist deities by means of Dliyanas given in the Sadhanamala.... |
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Sanjay Singh |
Yatra 2 Yatra |
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| With these points in mind, this collection of pilgrimages, Yatra2Yatra has been compiled. It includes the chronological history of the pilgrimage site, the various mythological beliefs involved, important tourist spot, major festivals and all other vital information like, location, weather, suggested time of travel, travel guide etc. |
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Critically edited and translated by H.G. Ranade |
Latyayana Srauta Sutra - 3 Volumes |
$137.99 $103.49 |
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| The Srauta Sutras form a very important unit of the Sutra literature which lays down in brief the quintessence of the Vedic texts i.e. the Samhitas and the Brahmanas strengthening further the sacrificial tradition in India. As it is known worldwide, the sacrificial tradition in India is based mainly on the oldest book of the human beings namely the Rigveda (RV) as also on the Yajurveda (YV) and the Samaveda (SV) which have developed a variety of recensions with difference of utterance and... |
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S.P. Verma |
Aspects of Mughal Painting: Expressions and Impressions (Vol.I) |
$134.99 $101.24 |
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| Present collection of essays researched and analyzed by S.P. Verma, since 1973, provides the readers an introduction to the Mughal painting. The sixteen studies in this volume offer a fresh interpretation of the Mughal miniatures. These relate to the aesthetic values, art-forms, signs and symbols, and the social and cultural history. Most importantly, Akbar's attempt to liberate painting from the straitjacket of sectarian ideology is the theme of Chapter 1.2. The 'artists signatures' (Chapter... |
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Sangitanarayana (2 vols.) |
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| Sangitanarayana is a Sanskrit text on music and dance written in the 17th century by Purusottama Misra, a minister at the court of King Gajapati Narayanadeva of Parlakimidi in Orissa and his instructor in musicology, with the assistance of the king. While the precise date of the Sangitanarayana is not known, its relationship to Purusottama Misra and Gajapati Narayanadeva prompts us to place it in the first half of the 17th century.
One of the most valuable and extensive texts on music and... |
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John Malcolm |
A Memoir of Central India (2 Vols.) |
$133.33 $100.00 |
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| The present work (in two volumes) is an absorbing and informative account of Central India. The book contains the collection of facts illustrative of the genuine history and character of the natives of Central India and is a clear and complete exposition of the times the author had set himself to chronicle.
The book offers a balanced history of the region and also provides a fascinating account of British imperial relations with the princely states. It is thus a work of great historical... |
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A.K. Bhattacharyya |
Indian Numismatics and its Cultural Aspects |
$128.49 $96.37 |
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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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Arvind Kumar |
Pollution and Biodiversity: Biosocial Aspects |
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| Environmental regulatory agencies in certain states are authorized to ban the production, sale, use of certain chemicals disposal of certain wastes, or the use of certain production processes or waste management practices. Similarly mandatory banning or reduction of toxic substances has been proposed for implementation in some states.
Policymakers could also lower concentration thresholds for allowable emissions and effluents of specific pollutants. Lowering concentration thresholds might... |
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Pride of India: A Glimpse into India`s Scientific Heritage |
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| Ancient Indian have always been acclaimed for their contributions to art, literature, philosophy, and allied branches of knowledge. But the significant strides they had made in the fields of science and technology have remained relatively unknown. Today, the scientific literature in Samskrit available to us is vast and varied, covering subjects as diverse as alchemy and astronomy, mathematics and metallurgy, gemology and zoology, and many more. Even so, several questions have been raised as to... |
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Dr. K.M. Suresh |
Ramayana Sculptures from Hampi - Vijayanagara |
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| The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and its influence on the life of Indian people has been great and immeasurable. The ideals of the Ramayana have gone deep into the core of Indian life and have largely molded its social, political and cultural fabric and eternal history of India. Rama is an ideal hero and the Ramayana describes his character unparalleled in human history.
During Vijayanagara period many poets and scholars translated the Ramayana in Kannada language. The most... |
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Tarapada Bhattacharyya |
Vastuvidya Systems of Indian Architecture |
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| The Indian Vastusastra or the canons of Indian Architecture is a field of study in which very few scholars have worked in the last few years in India. The Indfian Vastusastra includes 'Brihat Samhita' Samarangaon Sutradhara' and the 'Isana-SivaGurudeva Paddhati'. We know from the South Indian inscription that Isana-Siva-Gurudeva was the preceptor of King Rajendra Choladeva of the Chola dynasty who has helped us a lot to form a chronology of the history of the Vastusastra.
The origin of Indian... |
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Ranbir Singh |
Jaisalmer: Art, Architecture & Tourism |
$126.99 $95.24 |
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| The cultural life of the people of Jaisalmer is fascinating. This book is based largely on the personal experiences, narratives of the local people gathered during several visits in addition to references drawn from historical records about Jaisalmer. I owe gratitude to Mr. Anupam Mishra of Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi and Shri Bhagwan Das Maheshwari, the great old man of Jaisalmer who have been not only instrumental in attracting my attention to Jaisalmer but also helping me in gathering... |
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A.K. Sharma |
Buddhist Bronzes from Sirpur |
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| The book, Buddhist Bronzes from Sirpur is a detailed, well researched account of a hoard of bronze sculptures recovered during Sirpur excavation in 2005-2008. The recovery of this hoard along with raw material, crucibles and crucible stands from of Buddha Vihar located in Industrial area in the Capital of Dakshin-Kosala at Sirpur, on the bank of Mahanadi dispels the earlier held view that bronze were imported from Gujarat and Bihar. It is now established that in 7th-8th cent. A.D., during the... |
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Kamal K. Jain (Ed.) |
Conservation of Cultural Heritage |
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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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R. Balasubramanian |
History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization (Volume II part 3) |
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| The volumes of the project on the History of science, philosophy and culture in indian civilization aim at discovering the main aspects of India's heritage and present them in an interrelated way. these volumes, in spite of their unitary look, recognise the difference between the areas of material civilization and those of ideational culture. The Project is not being executed by a single group of thinkers and writers who are methodologically uniform or ideologically identical in their... |
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Sunil Gupta |
Journal of Indian Ocean Archaeology No. 9 |
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| Journal of Indian Ocean Archaeology was launched in 2003 by one of India’s leading academic institutions, the Centre for Research & Training in History, Archaeology and Palaeo-environment, New Delhi. The second issue is in the Press. The Journal is an outcome of the realization on the part of the international community of archaeologists and historians that India has no journal devoted exclusively to the archaeology of the Indian Ocean Rim countries, starting from the Red Sea through... |
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R.D. Choudhury |
Kala |
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| Kala - the book publishes recent researches in the field of Indian Art History. This volume contains research articles on Indian art and architecture covering a vast area from Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar in the east to Gujarat in the west and down south to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Equally diverse are the subjects dealt by eminent art historians, such as sculptural art, paintings, temple architecture, Jaina, Buddhist, Surya, Sakta, Saiva and Vaisnava iconography from proto-historic... |
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Bettina Baumer |
Kalatattvakosa (Vol. 3): Primal Elements Mahabhuta |
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| Kalatattvakosa series of the IGNCA has endeavoured to evolve an important modern device to grasp the essential thought and knowledge system of the Indian tradition. Through an indepth investigation into the primary sources of various disciplines the series aims at facilitating the reader to comprehend the interlocking of different disciplines. Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan former Academic Director of IGNCA Has provided the conceptual framwork to the whole project. Prof. Ramesh Chandra Sharma a... |
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Harbilas Sarda |
Maharana Kumbha |
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| This book, first published in 1917, recounts the life and times of the ruler of Mewar and some of his immediate predecessors. Based on old inscriptions, coins and records, it is an authoritative commentary on the multifaceted Maharana Kumbha. Rajputana is celebrated as the land of outstanding warriors - of remarkable men who changed the destiny of their land by virtue of their bravery, strength of character and achievements. One such distinguished hero is Maharana Kumbhakaran, better known as... |
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Ajay Singh |
Plants in Ancient Indian Civilizations |
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| This book was thus never planned but gradually developed as ideas after ideas entered my mind. In this connection an Urdu couplet comes to my mind, that goes as, "Mein akela hi chala tha janbe manzil magar, log milte gai aur karvan banta gaya", I alone started the journey to my destination, but people went on joining me and the carvan was mad). Soon nevertheless, it dawned upon me that the field that I had taken plunge into was seemingly like a bottomless pit. At this late... |
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K.N. Dikshit |
Puratattva (Vol. 44) |
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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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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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Braja Kishor Padhi |
Religious Art & Architecture of North East India |
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| Religious Art & Architecture of North East India by The book deals with the religion, art, architecture of various religious places belonging to Jainism, Buddhism, Hindu temples of Vaishnavism, Saivism, Shaktism, etc., Churches, Mosques. It contains seven chapters. The Chapter first analysises a short note on the southern zone interlinked with history of art and architecture of Orissa. The Chapter II is devoted to religious places of Jainism, Jain heritages, Jain sculptures and monuments... |
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K.K. Chakravarty (Ed.) |
Rock Art and Archaeology of India |
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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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