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Sanjay Singh |
Yatra 2 Yatra |
$141.49 $106.12 |
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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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Dileep Prakash |
Whistling Steam: Romance of Indian Rails |
$9.99 $7.49 |
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| Ever since the first steam locomotive came to India, we have had an enduring romance with the railway. The iron devil, as the locomotive is called, conjures up visions of a black engine chugging through green fields with smoke billowing from its chimney, trailed by a string of red carriages. |
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Indian Railways |
Trains at a Glance (Current Edition) |
$7.49 $5.62 |
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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 Station Index ... |
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G.K. Pradhan |
Towards the Silver Crests of the Himalayas |
$21.99 $16.49 |
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| The book begins with the author climbing the Himalayas which are the abode of saints and sages who are seekers of truth. He meets a sanyasi in saffron coloured robes who becomes his guide and leads him to several solutions to his problems. He falls with a thud and realises that this is a dream but which makes him aware that there is a Guide and a Guru waiting to help him. The book is narrative and contains explanations of various problems by the Gurudeo. About The Author: Born in the... |
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Tourist Guide to South India |
$7.99 $5.99 |
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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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A. Satish Babu |
Tourism Development in India |
$57.99 $43.49 |
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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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Prem Singh Jina |
Tourism and Buddhist Monasteries of Ladakh Himalaya |
$45.49 $34.12 |
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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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Gordon Risley Hearn |
The Seven Cities of Delhi |
$81.00 $60.75 |
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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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B. B. Lal |
The Saraswati Flows On: The Continuity of Indian Culture |
$80.49 $60.37 |
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| This book deals with two major controversies relating to India's past. First, It has been asserted by many scholars, both Indian and foreign, that the Sarasvati mentioned in the Rigveda is the Helmand of Afghanistan. The author examines the entire Rigvedic evidence and demonstrates that it goes counter to aforesaid assumption.
On the other hand, there are compelling geographical data in the Rigveda itself which unambiguously show that the Rigvedic Sarasvati is none other than the present-day... |
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O.B.L. Kapoor |
The Saints of Bengal |
$75.49 $56.62 |
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| In Bengal, India, five centuries ago, Lord Chaitanya taught Krishna consciousness and Bhakti yoga. Since then, many great devotees have lived and taught Krishna consciousness in Bengal, continuing Lord Chaitanya's mission.This book chronicles the lives of twenty-five Vaishnavas who lived in Bengal over the last two hundred years. These devotees spent their lives in service to Krishna and His devotees. Some of the devotees are well known, such as Sri Jagannatha Dasa Bhabaji, Sri Gaurakishora... |
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Nick Edwards |
The Rough Guide to India |
$51.49 $38.62 |
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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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Swami Dayanand |
The Philosophy of Religion in India |
$22.49 $16.87 |
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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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K Narayana Iyer |
The Permanent History Of Bharat Varsha (2 Vols.) |
$96.49 $72.37 |
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| "CURIOUS and paradoxical as the title may appear at the very outset, it is earnest wish and prayer that all Hindus interested in their ancient country, literature and religion, as well as those desirous of knowing Indian affairs better, will kindly condescend to pursue, at least as a pass-time, this little essay, which with all its unavoidably serious defects may be assured to be the humblest product of several years' continued and anxious efforts. It is not possible or perhaps desirable... |
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Kapila Vatsyayan |
The Metaphors of Indian Arts and Other Essays |
$121.99 $91.49 |
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| This anthology is a selection of writings of Dr Kapila Vatsyayan’s nearly four-decade long journey as an art critic and art historian. It reveals the distinct nature of Indian arts from the angle of the world-view in which they emerge. At the same time, it amply shows the theory of art and aesthetics which may enable us to “to see the other traditions of art from our own window”. |
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Professor E.B.Cowell |
The Jataka or Stories of the Buddha Former Births (3 vols in 6 Parts) |
$163.99 $122.99 |
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| ABOUT THE BOOK : In India recollection of previous lives is a common feature in the histories of the saints and heroes of sacred tradition. The doctrine of transmigration, since the later Vedic period, has played such an important part in the history of the national character and religious ideas that even buddhist literature has included the ages of the past as an authentic background to the founder's historical life as Gautama. Jataka stories or birth legends were widely known in the third... |
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Karine Schomer |
The Idea of Rajasthan (2 Vols.) |
$41.67 $31.25 |
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| To explore a regional identity is to explore an idea. All human collectivities have a sense of place, a subjective connection to their environment. Through custom, culture and myth, the area of northwestern India known as Rajasthan has developed a distinctive identity which can be defined and iluminated. The essays in this pioneering two-volume work explore some of the many facets of this changing yet enduring identity. Regions are grounded in objective realities, but they are also subjective... |
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Dr. Shantha N. Nair |
The Holy Himalayas: An Abode of Hindu Gods |
$25.99 $19.49 |
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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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Ogyen Trinley Dorje |
The Heart is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out |
$20.49 $15.37 |
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| If you are inspired to take up his challenge, the Karmapa offers a path for participating in a global community that is based on compassion. In these chapters, he shares his vision for bringing social action into daily life, on a scale we can realistically manage through the choices we make every day what to buy, what to eat, and how to relate honestly and bravely with our friends and family and coworkers. His fresh and encouraging perspective shows us that we have the strength to live with... |
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Sivaji Rao Vallurupalli |
The Global India |
$189.49 $142.12 |
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| The Indian sub-continent commands a unique place in the global context with its rich cultural heritage, varied faiths and traditions, complex society and manifestations and celestial beings. The impact of India's unparalleled and unrivalled history and culture on other civilizations has been brought out by the learned author. This book will be very useful to archaeologists, art historians and students dealing will India's ten-millennia old civilization.
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R.K. Shukla |
The Geography Of The Ramayana |
$50.00 $37.50 |
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| Historical Geography of India is a major challenge to Indian geographers. It is still in embryonic stage. It is desirable to make Indian geography more Indian in its spirit and context, the research work, in ancient Indian literature from the view point of geography is imperative. This incentive and inspiration propelled the author to undertake this work.This volume is one among a very few books dealing with the geographical ideas of ancient Indian people during the Ramayanic age. This may... |
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M. Lakshmanan (Ed.) |
The Flag |
$32.49 $24.37 |
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| 'The Flag' records the astonishing - and everyday - moments of the Indian tricoloured flag. The book is a part of Tara’s India Visual series, which contains collections of photography by remarkable yet largely unknown photographers from villages, towns and cities across India.Ranging from its use as a bodily ornament to an item of trade by the poor, the flag has a host of meanings, each with a distinctive claim on the Indian nation. Bearing witness to these claims, this book is a powerful yet... |
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Zhu Xintian |
The Fantastic Beings of Ancient India: From 2500 B.C. to the VIth Centery A.D. (Vol. 1) |
$437.99 $328.49 |
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| The origin and evolution of fantastic beings and animals, the vyala, have not been deeply studied by scholars so far. The meaning and purpose of these fantastic figures has been lost in a far distant past.Scholars have still different interpretations for the composite animals seen on the Indus Valley seals and the sculptures and statuettes of the early period in India. Yet it is proved in this work, that there is a resemblance between composite animals of the Indus Valley and those discovered... |
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Minakshie Das Gupta |
The Calcutta Cook Book: A Treasury of Recipes From Pavement to Place |
$31.49 $23.62 |
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| The Calcutta Cookbook is more than a cookbook. It is a culinary chronicle of travelers and traders, many of whom whilst the city of Calcutta and its distinctive cuisines. For the first time, recipes from the Bay of Biscay to the China Sea and from Central Asia and Tibet to Sri Lanka have been tasted, tried and collected in a golden treasury for the cook and the collector. Table of Contents: Acknowledgements Unlidding the Pot Dos And Don'ts A History and Philosophy of Food Bangla Ranna... |
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Sutapas Bhattacharya |
The Brainstem Brainwaves of Atman-Brahman |
$102.99 $77.24 |
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| The Divine Light (Pure Consciousness) is central to Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam/Sufism, Platonism/Neoplatonism, Gnosticism and Hermeticism. It is the Universal Spirit within us. With masses of evidence drawn from scholarly sources, this book demonstrates how the archetypal spiritual experiences underlying religious myths are explained scientifically based on the true scientific explanation of The Light and of enlightenment. This overwhelming evidence provides the 'Authority of... |
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Anita Sharma |
The Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir: Navigating through Nomadism |
$80.49 $60.37 |
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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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