Centuries ago, it was proclaimed of the Mahabharata: "What is not in it, is nowhere." But even now, we can use the same words about it. He who knows it not, knows not the heights and depths of the soul; he misses the trials and tragedy and the beauty and grandeur of life. The Mahabharata is not a mere epic; it is a romance telling the tale of heroic men and women, and of some who were divine. It is a whole literature in itself, containing a code of life, a philosophy of social and ethical relations, and speculative thought on human problems that is hard to rival.

    But that is not all! This time, Suppandi also takes you with him on an adventurous Mexican holiday, a thrilling encounter with a witch, a disastrous visit to his grandmother, and more! Plus, revisit several (mis)adventures from his childhood, including one where he and Maddy meet for the very first time. Joining Suppandi in this Collection are guest appearances from the awesome foursome sisters Ina Mina Mynah Mo, and everyone’s favourite fangless vampire Billy Drain. So brace yourself because this Collection of stories is about to make your tummy hurt... with laughter! Suppandi is back and he is funnier than ever! Tinkle’s most beloved Toon has once again been rolling through all sorts of odd jobs in libraries and cafes to police stations and senior citizen centers. But that is not all! This time, Suppandi also takes you with him on an adventurous Mexican holiday, a thrilling encounter with a witch, a disastrous visit to his grandmother, and more! Plus, revisit several (mis)adventures from his childhood, including one where he and Maddy meet for the very first time. Joining Suppandi in this Collection are guest appearances from the awesome foursome sisters Ina Mina Mynah Mo, and everyone’s favourite fangless vampire Billy Drain. So brace yourself because this Collection of stories is about to make your tummy hurt... with laughter! Suppandi is back and he is funnier than ever! Tinkle’s most beloved Toon has once again been rolling through all sorts of odd jobs in libraries and cafes to police stations and senior citizen centers. But that is not all! This time, Suppandi also takes you with him on an adventurous Mexican holiday, a thrilling encounter with a witch, a disastrous visit to his grandmother, and more! Plus, revisit several (mis)adventures from his childhood, including one where he and Maddy meet for the very first time. Joining Suppandi in this Collection are guest appearances from the awesome foursome sisters Ina Mina Mynah Mo, and everyone’s favourite fangless vampire Billy Drain. So brace yourself because this Collection of stories is about to make your tummy hurt... with laughter!

    He’s now going deep sea diving, fouling robbery attempts and even working as a night watchman. With appearances from Little Suppandi and Super Suppandi too, this is one collection you don’t want to miss out on.

    It is written around 200BC by the great Hindu Scholar Pandit Vishnu Sharma. Panchatantra means "the five books". It is a "Nitishastra" which means book of wise conduct in life. The book is written in the form of simple stories and each story has a moral and philosophical theme which has stood the test of time in modern age of atomic fear and madness. It guides us to attain success in life by understanding human nature. Panchatantra is commonly available in an abridged form written for children. Here is the complete translation of the book as written by Vishnu Sharma.

    It identifies its author by the names 'Kauṭilya' and 'Vishnugupta', both names that are traditionally identified with Chanakya (c. 350–283 BC), who was a scholar at Takshashila and the teacher and guardian of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan Empire. The text was influential until the 12th century, when it disappeared. It was rediscovered in 1904 by R. Shamasastry, who published it in 1909. The first English translation was published in 1915.Roger Boesche describes the Arthaśāstra as "a book of political realism, a book analysing how the political world does work and not very often stating how it ought to work, a book that frequently discloses to a king what calculating and sometimes brutal measures he must carry out to preserve the state and the common good."Centrally, Arthaśāstra argues how in an autocracy an efficient and solid economy can be managed. It discusses the ethics of economics and the duties and obligations of a king. The scope of Arthaśāstra is, however, far wider than statecraft, and it offers an outline of the entire legal and bureaucratic framework for administering a kingdom, with a wealth of descriptive cultural detail on topics such as mineralogy, mining and metals, agriculture, animal husbandry, medicine and the use of wildlife. The Arthaśāstra also focuses on issues of welfare (for instance, redistribution of wealth during a famine) and the collective ethics that hold a society together.

    The work is divided into two parts, Purva-megha and Uttara-megha. It recounts how a yakṣa, a subject of King Kubera (the god of wealth), after being exiled for a year to Central India for neglecting his duties, convinces a passing cloud to take a message to his wife at Alaka on Mount Kailāsa in the Himālaya mountains. The yakṣa accomplishes this by describing the many beautiful sights the cloud will see on its northward course to the city of Alakā, where his wife awaits his return.

    In this dazzling novel, based on true-life events, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni presents the unforgettable story of Jindan, who transformed herself from daughter of the royal kennel keeper to powerful monarch. Sharp-eyed, stubborn, and passionate, Jindan was known for her beauty. When she caught the eye of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, she was elevated to royalty, becoming his youngest and last queen--and his favorite. And when her son, barely six years old, unexpectedly inherited the throne, Jindan assumed the regency. She transformed herself from pampered wife to warrior ruler, determined to protect her people and her son's birthright from the encroaching British Empire.Defying tradition, she stepped out of the zenana, cast aside the veil, and conducted state business in public, inspiring her subjects in two wars. Her power and influence were so formidable that the British, fearing an uprising, robbed the rebel queen of everything she had, but nothing crushed her indomitable will.An exquisite love story of a king and a commoner, a cautionary tale about loyalty and betrayal, a powerful parable of the indestructible bond between mother and child, and an inspiration for our times, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novel brings alive one of the most fearless women of the nineteenth century, one whose story cries out to be told.

    Apart from this, many a times each state of each nation has role models from the past but not forgotten history. Maharashtra has its own idols. The greatest and most loved of them all is shivaji maharaj.

    Fourteen-year-old Alma is soon to be married despite her parents' fear that she is far too young. But times are perilous in India, where the country's long-awaited independence from the British empire heralds a new era of hope--and danger. In its wake, political unrest ripples across the subcontinent, marked by violent confrontations between Hindus and Muslims. The conflict threatens to unravel the rich tapestry of Delhi--a city where different cultures, religions, and traditions have co-existed for centuries. The solution is partition, which will create a new, wholly Muslim, sovereign nation--Pakistan--carved from India's northwestern shoulder. Given the uncertain times, Alma's parents, intellectuals who teach at the local university, pray that marriage will provide Alma with stability and safety.Precocious and headstrong, Alma's excitement over the wedding rivals only her joy in spinning wild stories about evil spirits for her younger sister Roop. But when Alma's grandmother--a woman determined to protect the family's honor no matter the cost--interferes with the engagement, her meddling sets off a chain of events that will wrench the family apart, forcing its members to find new and increasingly desperate ways to survive in the wake of partition.Set during the most tumultuous years in modern Indian history, Melody Razak recreates the painful turmoil of a rupturing nation and its reverberations across the fates of a single family. Powerfully evocative and atmospheric, Moth is a testament to survival and a celebration of the beauty and resiliency of the human spirit.

    

    One day he came upon a hidden treasure from a long-dead king. With it was a letter addressed to him. How had the letter come to be there? And what did it mean? To solve the mystery, Dabschelim summoned the wisest man in his kingdom, Dr Bidpai, to his side. And so began the tales of Kalila and Dimna... In all the storytelling collections from India, it is the secular animal fables found in the The Pancatantra and its Buddhist inspiration, The Jataka Tales, that have travelled the furthest and influenced world literature the most. These stories spawned equally famous classics in both Arabic and Persian - indeed the oldest surviving manuscript of The Pancatantra stories is Kalila and Dimna, an Arabic derivative of the lost Sanskrit original. From the Persian and Arab world, these fables migrated to Europe and by the 16th century existed in Spanish, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Italian, French and English versions. Even Aesop includes a few in his famous collection. Ramsay Wood’s delightful retelling of The Pancatantra not only modernises the ancient fables but uses all the main versions from the Sanskrit to the Persian and Arabic and even the early English. Written with great colour, style and panache, and beautifully illustrated, it makes the perfect introduction to a global Indian classic.

    

    The name indicates that this is a set of stories having it's own fragrance.

    What Congress And Gandhi Have Done To Untouchables

    A Brahman Congress leader suggests that a Dalit chief minister be raped and paid compensation. In his 1916 paper Castes in India , the 25-year-old Ambedkar offered the insight that the caste system thrives by its control of women, and that caste is a product of sustained endogamy. Since then, till the time he piloted the Hindu Code Bill, seeking to radicalise women s rights in the 1950s, Ambedkar deployed a range of arguments to make his case against Brahmanism and its twin, patriarchy. While Ambedkar s original insights have been neglected by sociologists, political theorists and even feminists, they have been kept alive, celebrated and memorialised by Dalit musical troupes and booklets in Maharashtra. Sharmila Rege, in this compelling selection of Ambedkar s writings on the theme of Brahmanical patriarchy, illuminates for us his unprecedented sociological observations. Rege demonstrates how and why Ambedkar laid the base for what was, properly speaking, a feminist take on caste.

    The subject is unquestionably a daring one: the events which bring about the marriage of Lord Siva to Uma and the birth of Skanda. The prose order of each sloka has been given in the commentary by using bold type, the words not actually repeated by Mallinatha being enclosed within rectangular brackets. The notes explain allusions, grammatical peculiarities not noticed by Mallinatha, copious extracts from other commentaries being given for this purpose. The book includes text, the commentary of Mallinatha, a literal English translation, notes and introduction.

    Babu of Bhokarwadi dons the mantle of magician (‘Jadugaar’) to prove this point! Bajaba makes a complaint about a robbery in the hotel; but then also gives a written submission that the theft never took place (‘Chori zalich nahi’)! Fed up with the local politics (‘Gavgundi’), the newlyappointed lady teacher decides to quit her job and leave the village! Babu and Chengtya too face the same travails (‘Vanvaas’) as Rama had to. The Government issued an Ordinance legalizing corruption (‘Bhrashtaachar’); but this only serves to double Balu’s workload since he is a government servant! Bapu Patil did complete the adoption formalities (‘Dattakvidhi’) for his son, but Babu and Chengta manage to mess things up! Dagadu Gawali one conducts the class (‘Taas’) otherwise taken by the Std. IV Maths teacher who took pleasure in caning the boys! Siva Jamdade, Rama Kharat, Gana Mastar, Nana Chengat, and Babu Pailwan go for a picnic (‘Company’)! Fun…Irony…Advice…Sharp criticism…and tragedy too…such is the nature of this collection of stories.

    A literary speculation about some ambiguous aspects of the epic and sociological speculation about the Hindu Heroic age .

    The authoritative physical and political maps, as well as the maps covering climatic variations, geology, structure, soil types, vegetation and areas of human endeavour, such as agriculture, industry, communication and tourism, helps students understand the relationship between geographical features and human activities. Key features:

    He put his stay to good use by travelling widely and minutely documenting one of the most prosperous and enlightened periods of Indian history. Be it the customs and traditions of the people or the administrative skills of the king – Megasthenes wrote it all down in his four-volume travelogue, Indica.

    They are a treasure-house of wisdom, understanding, and entertainment. For this reason, every Indian interested in his own culture seeks to go back to them. The present series is an attempt to fulfil this need. Starting with the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata and moving on the works of Mahakavi Kalidas and other writers of note, this series strives to present Sanskrit and Hindi classic in simple, readable English. The series depicts well known Indian classics in a condensed form and simple English. Explanatory notes and exercises are given at the end of each book. The series is most suitable to serve as supplementary readers for middle and higher classes.

    These stories were published in standard magazines like Mauj, Satyakatha, Kirloskar, Abhiruchi, Janwani etc. Ranjit Desai reveals his secret about these short stories, Whatever comes to my mind takes from of story. Whatever I write is written with almost honesty. There might be many drawbacks, many faults, many a times I might have given more weightage to rural life than that compared to urban life, but no where I have been deceitful. I have only one request to the readers, If ever you decide to check the trueness of my stories, remember my honest and frankness.

    

    Her father wants something else.Life is unyielding for the tenants of the rundown Obrigado Mansion in Orlem, a Roman Catholic parish in suburban Bombay. They grapple with love, loss and sin, surrounded by abused wives and repressed widows, alcoholic husbands and dubious evangelists, angry teenagers and ambivalent priests, all struggling to make sense of circumstances they have no control over.Gods and Ends takes up multiple threads of individual stories to create a larger picture of darkness beneatha seemingly placid surface. It is about intersecting lives struggling to accept change as homes turn into prisons. This is a book about invisible people in a city of millions, and the claustrophobia they rarely manage to escape from.

    In the newly independent India - food production is at an all time low, Zamindars control the farms, Nehru is dead, the coalation bengal government is headed for the wall and a tiny village in West Bengal plays host to an uprising. From the tiny village of Naxalbari the story travels back and forth in time, as it takes you to pre-independence Hyderabad, post independence Andhra Pradesh and finally to the jungles of Dandkaranya (Bastar and surrounding regions) where the sparks of Naxalbari finally grew into the fire that today impacts India and its people.

    Deeply dissatisfied with her life, Harjeet enters into a passionate affair with Haider, a Muslim. The book explores their relationship against the backdrop of the growing Hindu-Muslim divide, and the politically turbulent times they are living in.The other protagonist, Amiya, born out of wedlock to a British army officer and a Brahmin girl, is married at nineteen to Ishwar Chand, a clerk at the postal department in Lahore. The narrative follows her troubled marriage, and struggle to become financially independent, her coming of age as a writer, and the unlikely friendship she develops with Gautam. It chronicles the choices she must make, and the secret she must live with.Author Anuradha Jain offers a powerful account of desire, love, society and politics, and takes a probing look at the struggles and aspirations of a nation and its people.

    Althuogh dealing with the Vedic age, it gives the ncessary geological, geographical and bilogical background before proceeding to the first stage of human activity in India. The third section is devoted to a general consideration of the Indo-Aryans; the fourth deals with the political history of the period and the remaining sections, with language and literature, political and legal institutions, social and economic conditions, and religion and philosophy. In short, this volume covers what may be regarded as, the dawn of Hindu Civilization. The contributors to this volumes are: R. C. Majumdar, K. N. Dikshit, D. N. Wadia, G. P. Majumdar, B. K. Chatterjee, H. D. Sankalia, S. K. Chatterjee, A. D. Pusalkar, B. K. Ghosh, V. M. Apte, M. A. Mahendale

    R Balasubramaniam (Balu) started writing about his experiences in the development sector. It is an experience where the author has donned the hat of a development activist, leadership trainer, policy advocate, civil society campaigner, anti-corruption investigator, academician and a researcher at various points in time. This volume strings together the author's experiences and perspectives over a period of three decades and has at its core, his first-hand engagement with people at the grassroots, especially forest-based indigenous people from South India's rural hinterland, among many others. Starting with an attempt to understand development and its various aspects, the book takes the reader through interpretations of development initiatives at the grassroots and what good governance means to ordinary people. The book unravels the power of citizen engagement through the author's experiences of leading civil society campaigns against corruption and towards strengthening democratic participation of people. The author also deals with the philosophical underpinnings of public policies, drawing from his on-the-ground experience as well as engagement with those in the higher echelons of policy making and implementation. Throughout the book, the author throws questions at the reader, rather than providing solutions or answers, with obvious intention of fostering the discourse on perspectives of development and citizen engagement.

    This collection of quotes, simple one-liners on investing,have a deep and profound meaning that will not only serve as aguide but also impact any trader or investor. To sum it up, the book contains a mix of insightful yethumorous and entertaining quotes supported by caricatures to makeit a good read. About the Author Raamdeo Agrawal is the man behind the strong researchcapabilities at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. He is an Associate of the institute of Chartered Accountantsof India and a member of the National Committee on Capital Marketsof the Confederation of Indian Industry. Agrawal specializes in equity research. He has beenauthoring the Annual Motilal Oswal Wealth Creation Study since itsinception in 1996. In 1986, he wrote the book Corporate NumbersGame, with co-author, Ram K Piparia. He has also featured on'Wizards of Dalal Street' on CNBC TV 18. Agrawal received the "Rashtriya Samman Patra", awarded bythe Government of India, for being among the highest income taxpayers in India for five years from FY95-FY99.

    

    I still think so… From within we are one and the same. Sometimes he wores the mask with my name while at others I do so to fool people.’ A jeep passed by speedily and very closely. It would have brushed up. ‘They are out to kill us!’ the terror in Shreenath’s voice was unmistakable. ‘They are out to kill us! Is this some kind of game that destiny is playing with us? It wants to kill us together; both the original and the duplicate, along with their fiancées.’ Once again the jeep passed by. It symbolized a kite swooping down from high skies upon its prey. As it misses the prey it goes back to get into action. What is going to happen now? We three are set upon the journey. Where? No one knows. How long? No one knows. We are mere puppets in the hands of destiny. Ten breathtaking stories! Each one creating doubt beyond imagination while piling up the tension. Ten stories that would really create doubt! Shaded with games played by human minds these stories take us to immeasurable height and fathomless depth at the same time. Matkari has once again proved that his stories are not just entertaining or pleasing. They take us beyond that where it is impossible to comprehend. They are terribly frightful. They are mysterious. These ten stories once again prove his command over words and themes and excellent manifestation of novel ideas. They underline his authority in writing such dubious stories.

    

    Sikhism is a unique faith which has aspects of Islam: monotheism and iconoclasm, and Hinduism: reincarnation, karma and nirvana. However Sikhism is distinct from Hinduism and Islam. The Sikh Gurus (teachers), contemporaries of Luther and Calvin, were reformers who rejected the caste system and much of the apparatus of Hindu ritual and legalism. They promoted religious tolerance and the equality of women. The founding Guru, Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, (1469-1538), is noted for the saying "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim."The Granth, compiled by Guru Gobind Singh, contains compositions of six Gurus, namely Guru Nanak, Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, and Guru Teg Bahadur. The hymns are arranged by the thirty one ragas (musical forms) in which they were composed. The hymns that comprise the Granth were originally written in several different languages: Persian, mediaeval Prakrit, Hindi, Marathi, old Panjabi, Multani, and several local dialects. In addition, there are Sanskrit and Arabic portions. This makes it extrordinarily difficult to translate. The translation presented here is the Khalsa Consensus Translation, which is highly regarded by scholars.The Granth is considered the living embodiment of the Gurus, the "eleventh guru". Printed copies of the Granth are treated with the greatest respect. This is the reason for the honorific titles that make up the full name of the book. There are protocols to be observed in while reading of the Granth. A Sikh reader suggests the following: "Out of respect, it is advised that before you do read the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, that you cover your hair." This is normally with a turban or a piece of cloth provided by the gurdwara." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)Table of Contents

    She saw a burning pyre far away. The dim light of the pyre was circulated all around the graveyard. It was flickering, as if grasping breath............

    The book documents the contributions to the betterment of human life by castes and communities despised as ‘lowly’ and ‘backward’.Recently, students opposed to reservation in educational institutions expressed protest by polishing shoes, sweeping the roads and selling vegetables. Why such resentment against labour? Could these students make shoes or till the land? Could they make a pot? This book—with stunning illustrations by Durgabai Vyam—is the first ever attempt to inculcate a sense of dignity of labour among India’s children.

    Abhimanyu: The Tale of a Warrior Prince is the retelling of the life of a great warrior whose treacherous and tragic death changed the course of the Kurukshetra war.

    The Dreamsnatcher is waiting. He has already taken her dreams and now he wants her life., The Shadow Keeper: Moll Pecksniff and her friends are living as outlaws in a secret cave by the sea, desperate to stay hidden from the Shadowmasks. But further along the coast lies the Amulet of Truth, the only thing powerful enough to force the Shadowmasks back and contain their dark magic., The Night Spinner: Deep within Tanglefern Forest, Moll Pecksniff and her wildcat, Gryff, are waiting for a sign from the Old Magic before they continue their quest to find the last Amulet of Truth and free their world from the Shadowmasks’ terrible magic.Still missing fellow Tribe member, Alfie, and armed only with a mysterious set of clues, Moll sets out on an adventure across the northern wilderness with Gryff and her friend Siddy at her side.

    He has drawn the conclusion that "Hindu fascism" like "Loch Ness monster" is merely a combination of words which may produce some sound and fury but which signify no observed reality.

    She has authored several books on the history and culture of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). She is also on the panel on the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee. Among her most famous works is Bombay, the Cities Within (1995). Dwivedi completed her schooling at Queen Mary's in Mumbai and then graduated from the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics from the University of Mumbai. She then followed it up with a degree in Library Science from Mumbai University and training in reference work in Paris.

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    Prime Minister Kak describes the role played by the Indian National Congress in the affairs of Jammu and Kashmir from 1938 onwards and explains why the Kingdom could not accede to India in 1946 when the offer to accede was first made and again in 1947 when the Prime Minister came under pressure from several quarters to accede to Pakistan and to India. While V.P Menon's book for reasons unknown does not touch upon the critically important details which culminated in the tragedy of absolute power and total control over the entire kingdom being transferred to Sheikh Abdullah, it nevertheless provides critical insights and information which supplement Prime Minister Kak's narrative; and read together, they provide all missing links in the official history of the tragedy. Pandit Kak's document is not available in India and while the original is with a family member, a copy of the original is housed in the India Office Library and Records, London. Voice of India Publications through Radha Rajan's book places this document for the first time since independence in the public domain in India.

    Sikhism is a unique faith which has aspects of Islam: monotheism, iconoclasm & Hinduism: reincarnation, karma & nirvana. However Sikhism is distinct from Hinduism & Islam. The Sikh Gurus, contemporaries of Luther & Calvin, were reformers who rejected the caste system & much of the apparatus of Hindu ritual & legalism. They promoted religious tolerance & the equality of women. The founding Guru, Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, (1469-1538), is noted for the saying "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim." The Granth, compiled by Guru Gobind Singh, contains compositions of six Gurus, namely Guru Nanak, Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, and Guru Teg Bahadur. The hymns are arranged by the thirty one ragas (musical forms) in which they were composed. The hymns that comprise the Granth were originally written in several different languages: Persian, mediaeval Prakrit, Hindi, Marathi, old Panjabi, Multani, and several local dialects. In addition, there are Sanskrit and Arabic portions. This makes it extrordinarily difficult to translate. The translation presented here is the Khalsa Consensus Translation, which is highly regarded by scholars.The Granth is considered the living embodiment of the Gurus, the "eleventh guru". Printed copies of the Granth are treated with the greatest respect. This is the reason for the honorific titles that make up the full name of the book. There are protocols to be observed in while reading of the Granth. A Sikh reader suggests the following: "Out of respect, it is advised that before you do read the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, that you cover your hair." This is normally with a turban or a piece of cloth provided by the gurdwara." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

    The jubilant Kauravas insult the Pandavas in their helpless state and even try to disrobe Draupadi in front of the entire court, but her honour is saved by Krishna who miraculously creates lengths of cloth to replace the ones being removed.

    

    Prof. Abdur Rasheed and Sumaira Nawaz have used clear instructions and handpicked examples for quick learning of the written language. It also lays a firm base for spoken Urdu with enriching glossaries. This book is written in simplest possible way to ease the process of learning the script.

    

    Ruskin Bond’s abiding love and reverence for the mighty mountains shines forth in this collection of mountain stories, thoughts and poems.

    What is life? It is a combination of human beings common as well as uncommon 99% are common, only one percent of them are uncommon. Till today we heard only from these one percent people, they were kings, saints, philosophers, poets, scientist, heroes... They presented their sugarcoated talks and cheated the common men. They killed the initiatives of every common man. Still, the common man was striving with all his strength to safe guard the cultural values, the only support for humanity. The hero of this novel is a common man. He does not have any exclusive qualities, he does not succeed in doing something exclusively good but he hesitates to do anything bad. This is an outstanding novel by Khandekar expressing the pains in the life of a common man.

    Find it herehttp://m.poemhunter.com/poem/the-frog...

    OM is one of the shortest Sanskrit words, and yet is considered the most powerful word and a mystic mantra in Hinduism. The OM Mala gives eighty-four names of OM as per classical, epic, and medieval Sanskrit texts and explains their various meanings in 109 sections or beads, corresponding to 109 beads in a mala (108 chanting beads and one ‘sumeru bead’). Each bead of this book presents simple meaning of one name (or more than one related names) of OM and offers an explanation along with listing the relevant traditions, explaining the etymology, and quotations. The book includes rare names of OM like ‘shrutipada’ and ‘rasa’ as well as its common names like ‘om’, ‘udgitha’, and ‘pranava’. Both popular meanings of OM (like the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva) and its rare meanings (like inhalation, holding the breath, and exhalation) are included.

    It will be useful also for those who want to carry a great scripture even to their work place in order to seek holy company in the midst of work.

    

    Who is to blame? Political compulsions of Nehru? Or the dynastic parties of the valley? Is it the local people who are unwilling to stay? Or is it the much infamous Article 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution? This book will take you on a roller coaster ride about Kashmir; Kashmiris and Kashmiriyat. From the history of the State; to the current political scenario; from the constituent assembly debates; to the current division of ideologies; this book revolves around the political and legal problem of the State of J&K. We also provide solutions to each of the problems. We aim to clear your concepts about the state and break many myths and beliefs that have been a part of discussion since ages.In the service of the country.Jai Hind!

    Sikhism is a unique faith which has aspects of Islam: monotheism and iconoclasm, and Hinduism: reincarnation, karma and nirvana. However Sikhism is distinct from Hinduism and Islam. The Sikh Gurus (teachers), contemporaries of Luther and Calvin, were reformers who rejected the caste system and much of the apparatus of Hindu ritual and legalism. They promoted religious tolerance and the equality of women. The founding Guru, Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, (1469-1538), is noted for the saying "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim."The Granth, compiled by Guru Gobind Singh, contains compositions of six Gurus, namely Guru Nanak, Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, and Guru Teg Bahadur. The hymns are arranged by the thirty one ragas (musical forms) in which they were composed. The hymns that comprise the Granth were originally written in several different languages: Persian, mediaeval Prakrit, Hindi, Marathi, old Panjabi, Multani, and several local dialects. In addition, there are Sanskrit and Arabic portions. This makes it extrordinarily difficult to translate. The translation presented here is the Khalsa Consensus Translation, which is highly regarded by scholars.The Granth is considered the living embodiment of the Gurus, the "eleventh guru". Printed copies of the Granth are treated with the greatest respect. This is the reason for the honorific titles that make up the full name of the book. There are protocols to be observed in while reading of the Granth. A Sikh reader suggests the following: "Out of respect, it is advised that before you do read the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, that you cover your hair." This is normally with a turban or a piece of cloth provided by the gurdwara." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)Table of Contents

    A team of over sixty scholars of repute present herein a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the political, socio-economic and cultural history of the Indian people.Roughly covering the period from A.D. 1000 to 1300, this volume the fifth in the series, deals with the transition period that marks the end of independent Hindu rule and the beginning of the dominance of Turkish tribes over a large part of India. The unsuccessful efforts of the Turkish invaders in North India, of the Chalukyas in the Deccan, and of the Cholas in South India, as well as of individual rulers, both in the north and in the south, which characterise this period, account for the title The Struggle for Empire of this volume. Altogether this volume gathers for the first time the history of not less than fifty dynasties and their success in the fields of art and architecture, literature, law and administration. There is an elaborate treatment of Sanskrit and a Sanskritic and Dravidian literature in the chapter on "Language and Literature", in which Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi and Telugu make their first appearance. The volume is profusely illustrated with fifty seven text-figures, fifty seven plates and two maps. At the end appears an exhaustive bibliography, chronology, genealogy and a comprehensive index.The contributors to this volume are:Dr. D.C.Ganguly, Sri. Nihar Ranjan Ray, Dr. Paramatma Saran, Dr. R.C.Majumdar, Dr. D.C.Sarkar, Dr.A.B.M. Habibullah Dewan Bhadur, Prof. R.Sathianathaier, Dr.U.N.Ghoshal, Dr. A.D.Puslakar, Dr. R.G.Harshe, Dr. K.R.Srinivasa Iyengar, Prof. N.N.Das Gupta, Dr. T.M.P.Mahadevan, Sri M.W.Mirza, Sri. S.K.Saraswati, Dr.S.Krishnaswami Aiyanagar, Dr.M.A.Mehendale,Prof.H.D.Velankar, Dr.S.K.Chatterji, Dr.H.C.Bhayani, Dr.H.L.Jain, Prof.U.C.Bhattacharjee.

    A call from the final adobe, 'Nijdham'; all these short mystic stories have created a new way in the history of Marathi literature.

     He travels through the heart of India in search of himself, meeting new people, learning lessons and giving himself up to serendipity. Balraj is thought-provoking, troubling and even uplifting at times. Manoj Jain weaves a simple tale that explores the evolution of a soul-searcher through the travels of a man on a quest to find the answers he set out for.

    

    A learned man visited the kingdom and offered to teach the boys the true qualities of kings—kindness, bravery and a sense of justice. He narrated them one story a day, and these became known as the well-loved Panchatantra tales. Gulzar turns these stories into story-poems, to be read aloud or enjoyed alone. He describes how a rabbit outwits a hungry lion, and tells us why a girl married a mouse. There is a story about a mosquito who was an unwelcome guest, and one about the foolish donkey who could not stop singing. Hilarious and wise, naughty and clever, this retelling of the Panchatantra by one of India’s most loved writers will be treasured by readers of all ages.

    How will he survive a hot summer without cold water? Ammi is fed up. ÒThink of a way out yourself,Ó she says. Will Fakru find a simple solution or will he remain Frantic Fakru? A light-hearted story with cheerful watercolour illustrations which bring alive the ambience of FakruÕs neighbourhood in Bhopal. About the Author and Illustrator: With a background in Elementary Education Meenu Thomas is a language teacher educatore who currently works with Mumbai based NGO Muktangan. She thrives on picture books and her head is always abuzz with stories of Children. Based on Mumbai Tanvi Bhat is a freelancer illustrator who enjoys working on Children's Books. She works with watercolor and draws inspiration from all the things she see while out exploring vibrant streets wherever she goes

    

    

    These quotes have been carefully collected, selected, compiled, verified for accuracy, and then wonderfully presented in Kindle format.This is not a rip off of some public domain collection but rather a highly unique and completely fresh collection of quotes for the marketplace! You will not be disappointed by this Kindle book which is very probably the largest collection of quotes on this subject available in any digital or paper book format."Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality." - Baldwin, James

    Raa. Sundaresan (born June 1, 1932). He was born in Jalakandapuram, Salem district. His pen name is a combination of his mother's name (Bakkiyam) and his father's (Ramasamy). His first breakthrough was the publication of the story Appusami and the African Beauty in Kumudam in 1963. Since then he has published a number of serialized novels, stage plays and short stories featuring the same set of characters. Some of the stories were published under various pen names including Yogesh, Vanamali, Selvamani, Mrinalini, Sivathanal, and Jwalamalini. He also worked as a journalist in Kumudam, eventually retiring in 1990 as its joint editor.

    Sikhism is a unique faith which has aspects of Islam: monotheism and iconoclasm, and Hinduism: reincarnation, karma and nirvana. However Sikhism is distinct from Hinduism and Islam. The Sikh Gurus (teachers), contemporaries of Luther and Calvin, were reformers who rejected the caste system and much of the apparatus of Hindu ritual and legalism. They promoted religious tolerance and the equality of women. The founding Guru, Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, (1469-1538), is noted for the saying "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim."The Granth, compiled by Guru Gobind Singh, contains compositions of six Gurus, namely Guru Nanak, Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, and Guru Teg Bahadur. The hymns are arranged by the thirty one ragas (musical forms) in which they were composed. The hymns that comprise the Granth were originally written in several different languages: Persian, mediaeval Prakrit, Hindi, Marathi, old Panjabi, Multani, and several local dialects. In addition, there are Sanskrit and Arabic portions. This makes it extrordinarily difficult to translate. The translation presented here is the Khalsa Consensus Translation, which is highly regarded by scholars.The Granth is considered the living embodiment of the Gurus, the "eleventh guru". Printed copies of the Granth are treated with the greatest respect. This is the reason for the honorific titles that make up the full name of the book. There are protocols to be observed in while reading of the Granth. A Sikh reader suggests the following: "Out of respect, it is advised that before you do read the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, that you cover your hair." This is normally with a turban or a piece of cloth provided by the gurdwara." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

    In this collection, Betaal narrates 25 stories to Vikramaditya. In the end of each story he poses a ticklish question for which the king has to answer. The moment Vikramaditya coming up with the answer, according to the condition set before, Betaal again flies back to hang himself on his favourite tree.This story collection reveals not only the dialogue between Vikram and Betaal but also helps the reader to have a clear vision about the justice in the modern society.

    The stories assembled in this book were published earlier under another title. In the later years, however, they were not available for the readers. So a few of the stories based wholly on rural life were assembled again under the title "Sanket` and published by Mehta firstly in 1991 and secondly in 2006. In all, there are 12 stories in this book. Each story highlights a peculiar feature of the ruralites. One might think that these ruralites are very innocent, they are very cunning, very selfish, very helping, very... They are not just one quality or other. They are a mixture of qualities. As and when required the hidden emotions, hidden qualities come to the surface revealing the true nature of the bearer. Sometimes, their innocence is tested and sometimes their cunningness. But still the will to live is the basic nature behind every living thing and that reflects well in the lives of all these farmers and peasants. The author has charactrised animals as well which have a very noble place in all the ruralities minds. He describes this noble relationship between animals and human being very well.

    

    Once her fledglings develop wings, the female eagle pushes them out over the edge of the nest. Only the ones with strong wings soar and return they are true eagles. If the king is indeed an eagle he will return to the nest. Otherwise, one will have to sadly conclude that this house never gave birth to an eagle. - The hunter who would catch this eagle in his net is yet to be born!

    This book would be highly useful for aspirants of civil services and other competitive examination and especially for those who do not have a background in geography. The lucid text is supported by plenty of maps, diagrams, charts and updated data. Salient Features • Divided into two PARTS • PART 1: Physical Geography • PART 2: Human and Economic Geography • Maps, diagrams and charts to support the text Chapters at a Glance • The Universe, the Solar System and the Earth • Lithosphere • The Atmosphere • Hydrosphere • Population • Settlements • Migrations • Natural Resources • Economic Activities • Minerals and Energy Resources • Manufacturing Industries • Transport and Communications About the author: D R Khullar is Principal ( Retired), Government Post Graduate College, Kalka. Heis a well known expert on geography and has authored several books on the subject and has taught geography for over four decades.

    Thereafter, the continuous progress of science and technology has helped the police force with extremely innovative ways to reach to the core of any crime. With this growing knowledge the police became smarter. But how could the culprits not learn all the new ways? They also have learned to keep themselves updated with the latest in science and technology. In a way, this can be considered as a race between the police task and the culprits. While the police force tries to make use of the latest technology to explore the tracks led behind by the culprits if they get guidance from a scientist then the exploration is more fruitful and quick. Amrutrao Mohite and Dr. Kaushik come together for an investigation and make the journey thrilling revealing the challenges.

    With reference to the Indian scene.

    It has 700 illustrations showing step-by-step how to produce these costumes from the flat piece of cloth. Many of these styles are about to be forgotten and this book will soon be the only way to learn some traditional sari wrapping techniques. The book also has an introduction to basic draping techniques and a chapter on the history and evolution of Indian unstitched clothes, as well as some explanations about the social implications of clothing in India.

    

    The History and Culture of the Indian People: Volume 6: The Delhi Sultanate Hardcover - 2017 by R.C.Majumdar (Editor)

    A few days later, when he wrote her a first letter, it marked the beginning of a correspondence that spanned a 13-year-long relationship—from their courtship and turbulent marriage to the troubled years that ultimately led to Guru Dutt’s tragic suicide in 1964. Yours Guru Dutt: Intimate Letters of a Great Indian Filmmaker presents thirty-seven letters, never previously published, of which the vast majority was addressed to Geeta Dutt, and includes postcards sent to his sons, Tarun and Arun. Guru Dutt’s correspondence paints an intimate portrait of the passions and obsessions of a tormented cinema genius. There is often a divide between an artist and his creations but it is evident that Guru Dutt’s films closely echo the inner turmoil that permeates these heartfelt outpourings.

    Swamiji also referred to the stature and glory of Indian women on a number of other occasions that are presented in this book.The ideas contained in this book are highly relevant to us today that will enable India to successfully lead the comity of nation once again.

    I know Jasmine has swum against the tide of publishers wanting her to fit her book into their agenda, and her refusal to do so testifies to her faith in her book. This is a book that should be used like a pathfinder for other books on oral narratives. Literature from the Northeast has been suppressed too long by mainstream publishing that requires writers from the region to write within a prescribed box and format. Here is a writer daring to write oral literature her way, retaining the flavor of oral storytelling, including Lotha words that are culturally untranslatable in their original forms, unashamedly using the logic of the oral narrator and taking us back to an age when 'all animals and insects could talk, and streams could babble, and all creation had the gift of language'. Easterine Kire

    The second part is an instructional manual on how to play the game - in extreme detail. Both were serialised in Sport and Pastime between 1948 and 1951. Along with this, there are two sets of photographs from his playing days, including many that were printed in Sport and Pastime along with the memoirs and manual. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has written a new foreword for the book, and Dhyan Chand's son, Ashok Kumar, has written about his father. Also included is a set of statistics covering Dhyan Chand's playing career.

    

    

    

    Jatinder Nath Sanayal is one of the Shahid Bhagat Singh's comrades who were tried in the Lahore Conspiracy Case(1930 ) along with Shahid Bhagat Singh and others. So he had the intimate understanding of Shahid. As police could not produce proofs against him he was released on 7th Oct, 1930. He took upon himself to write a biography of Bhagat Singh which was the first one to be published in May, 1931. It was confiscated and even trial was held for publishing this book. The importance of this book is that it is product of a very close contact with Bhagat Singh. The intimate personal matters are of immense interest. It is being presented to the readers as a historical book. Chapter 14 REMINISCENCES AND REFLECTION is of great value

    

    

    “The practice of hatha yoga is incomplete unless some of these subtler forces and essences such as mind and prana are understood” - From Preface

    This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries CE in old Tamil--the literary language of ancient Tamilnadu--was composed before Aryan influence had penetrated the south. It is thus a unique testament to pre-Aryan India.Beyond its importance for understanding the development of South Asia's history, culture, religion, and linguistics, the Purananuru is a great work of literature, reflecting accurately and profoundly the life of southern India 2,000 years ago. One of the few works of classical India that confronts life without the insulation of a philosophical facade and that makes no basic assumptions about karma and the afterlife, the Purananuru has universal appeal. It faces the world as a great and unsolved mystery, delving into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence.To this hidden gem of world literature George L. Hart and Hank Heifetz add a helpful appendix, an annotated bibliography, and an excellent introduction describing the work and placing it in its social and historical context.

    This occurred under the watch of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who led the state until he went on to be elected as Prime Minister a dozen years later. Mander tells the story of the years that passed between the carnage and Modi's elevation as Prime Minister, examining difficult questions of whether he carries guilt for the crimes, and whether acknowledgment, remorse, reparation and justice were accomplished in the years which followed. The book emerges as a powerfully reasoned indictment of Modi’s record in these years, for not just why the survivors of the carnage were denied both reconciliation and justice; but also for the rise of a series of spectacular extra-judicial killings, including of Ishrat Jahan and Sohrabuddin Sheikh. In the last section, Mander writes stories of courageous resistance to the injustice of these years, by persons within and outside government.

    From Vaishali, trying to rebuild her life after her husband’s suicide, to Yashwant, a dhaba owner driven to activism by his mother’s murder, Agnihotri’s indictment of Indian society is grounded in individual lives.

    It describes the nature of British rule in India for nearly a century afgter the British had become dominant political power. It is not a mere chronicle of events nor a kind of Gazetteer giving meticulous details of administration. It is a broad review of the British rule, bringing out its two main characteristics, namely the establishment of paramount authority all over India and the creation of a framework of all-India administration such as India probably never knew before. It also seeks to draw in true colour the colonial imperialism and the economic exploitation which formed the real background of British rule in India in the nineteenth century. IN these respects this volume breaks an altogether new ground, as will be evident from a comparison with V.A. Smith's Oxford History of India or the Cambridge History of India, volumes V and VI, which are now regarded as standard authorities on the subject. These two books were written mainly with a view to defend British Imperialim in India and look at India purely from the standpoint of British officials and statemen. The comprehensive Cambridge History of India is the last great historical work on India written by Englishmen. Difference in spirit even from the old English historians of British India, it has put forth only the official or imperial view of British transactions in India, without any attempt to discuss the dissentient views. It suppresses truth in many cases where the preservation of good name for the British rulers requires it; worse still, it repeats theofficial calumny against Indian rulers concocted by the British Government of the day in order to justify their unjust action against them, though a little inquiry would have sufficed, to demonstrate the totally unreliable character of the evidence on which the statements of the Government of India were based.

    guide to Indian birds, conservation issues, migration, ornithology through Indian history, economic issues. a major overview of birds, environment in India

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    It goes into specific issues such as riots and contribution to communalism. By an Indian Express journalist.

    These places came under the influence of Indian civilization, in remote past and gradually flourished into powerful empires, rich both in material attainments and cultural refinements. Apart from the importance of these regions in themselves, the study of Indian civilization must be regarded imperfect as long as the achievements of Indians and local people who imbibed Indian culture in the Far East, are not taken into account. The author has used all the available material brought to light by the Dutch savants and all native and foreign sources, viz. accounts of Chinese travellers and Arab historians and geographers. He deals with the Sailendra Empire and later Indo-Javanese empires with fullness and care. The first volume is devoted to the study of the political history upto the downfall of the Hindu kingdoms in Suvarnadvipa, while the second volume deals with the cultural history. The value of the work has been enhanced by seventy-five plates of illustrations. About The Author: Dr. R.C. Majumdar, scholar and genius, served as Vice - Chancellor of the University of Dhaka.

    Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) introduced The Modified Scheme of Elementary Education in rural schools in Madras State. Based on the Gandhian model of Basic Education, it proposed schooling for rural children with half a day devoted to training in the parents’ traditional craft. Dubbed as the ‘Kula Kalvi Thittam’ (‘casteist education scheme’) by its detractors, Periyar’s Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) and C.N. Annadurai’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and even elements within the ruling Congress party, the scheme ignited a political storm. While eminent experts from across the country were roped in to assess the scheme, there were massive protests in Tamil Nadu against it.Within a year the Rajaji government fell and his tenure in the seat of political power ended. The controversy led to a process of de-Brahminization of the Congress party in Tamil Nadu culminating in the rise of K. Kamaraj who transitioned from a provincial to national ‘kingmaker’.In this short book based on a rich variety of sources, D. Veeraraghavan provides a perspicacious narrative combined with an astute analysis of the social and political processes underlying the controversy. Of interest to students of education, caste, and nationalism, it is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the political history of modern Tamil Nadu.

    This beautiful book tells the story of the film legend and is supplemented with numerous photographs and illustrations.

    The lunar mansions lie at the very origins of Hindu astrology, and they are rich in the myth, legend and lore of ancient India. Kenneth Johnson, mythologist and astrologer, provides us with a colorful introduction to these "mansions of the moon." The lunar mansions are introduced and explained as an entire system or astrological paradigm, and each mansion is vividly described so that the reader, even one with the only most basic knowledge of astrology, can come to understand their own birth mansions. The second part of the book explores the mysteries of the lunar mansions and leads the reader upon a journey through ancient myths and stories to reveal how the mansions embody the life cycle of an archaic Goddess, and the Alchemical Wedding. Beyond that, they constitute an authentic "calendar of the stars" which is not only in the sky but within each and every one of us.

    A team of over sixty scholars of repute present herein a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the political, socio-economic and cultural history of the Indian people.It deals with the period from the death of Aurangzib (1707) to the third Anglo-Maratha (1818). It was an eventful period that witnessed the end of Muslim rule, the rise and fall of the Maratha empire and the foundation of British empire in India. With the death of emperor Aurangzib vanished the glory and prestige of the Mughal empire. The governors of distant provinces assumed indigence for all practical purposes. The Rajputs, the Sikhs, the Jats, the Bundelas and the Marathas all started thinking in terms of independence and challenged the might of the empire. The Marathas proved the most successful of the lot, liberated their homeland and carried the war into the enemy's country. Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath set on the bold adventure of participating in the imperial affairs by the treaty of 1718. Under his son and grandson, Peshwa Baji Rao and Balaji Rao, participation made way for direction and control. All this while, the British were pushing forward their conquests from the East and the South, and it was clear they would one day clash with the Marathas for supremacy. British diplomacy created disarray among Maratha chiefs and fought them separately. A sleepy, inert, feudal society was overpowered by an aggressive imperialism. The self-sufficient economy based on domestic consumption was shattered first by the extraordinary privileges the British conquerors claimed for themselves, and later by the unequal competition of the Industrial Revolution of the West.The contributors to this volume are:Dr.R.C.Majumdar, Dr.B.P.Sakshena,Dr.V.G.Dighe, Dr.K.K.Datta, Dr.H.R.Gupta, Sri.Raghubir Singh, Dr.J.N.Chaudhuri, Dr.S.V.Puntambekar, Dr.A.C.Banerjee, Prof. Rao Sahib C.S.Srinivasachari, Sri.A.P.Das Gupta, Dr.S.N.Sen, Dr.N.K.Sinha, Dr.S.N.Qanungo, Dr.D.N.Banerjee, Dr.Ramanlal C.Shah, Dr. R.V.Herwadkar, Prof. K.R.Srinivasava Iyengar, Dr.S.V.Joga Rao, Prof. S.Srikantha Sastri, Prof.S.K.Nayar, Prof. A.N.Jafree, Sri Ram Panjwani, Sri Abdus Subhan, Sri S.A.Upadhyaya, Prof. Radha Kamal Mukherjee.

    But she and the other friendly Irrawaddy dolphins must be mindful of the hidden dangers that lurk all around. Brilliant photographs bring Ira close to the reader, while the brief text reminds us that her future is in our hands.

    Perfect for fans of Alexander McCall Smith’s The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.When clever, headstrong Kaveri moves to Bangalore to marry handsome young doctor Ramu, she's resigned herself to a quiet life. But that all changes the night of the party at the Century Club, where she escapes to the garden for some peace and quiet—and instead spots an uninvited guest in the shadows. Half an hour later, the party turns into a murder scene. When a vulnerable woman is connected to the crime, Kaveri becomes determined to save her and launches a private investigation to find the killer, tracing his steps from an illustrious brothel to an Englishman's mansion. She soon finds that sleuthing in a sari isn't as hard as it seems when you have a talent for mathematics, a head for logic, and a doctor for a husband . . . And she's going to need them all as the case leads her deeper into a hotbed of danger, sedition, and intrigue in Bangalore's darkest alleyways.