The Light of The Upanisads

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Swami Vivekananda said “The Upanisads are the religious treatises of the highest importance and their place may be compared with that of the New Testament in the Christian world… and the Veda could be said to be the oldest Indo-European literary monument. Because of its antiquity the Veda stands at the head of Indian literature and hence no one who was not gained an insight into the Vedic Literature can understand the spiritual value and culture of the Vedic people. The present book is an attempt to present a brief outline of twelve Upanisads which contain many hidden treasures, so long transmitted from the Rsis to Gurus and from gurus to their disciples, and is sure to be a comprehensive reference tool for the scholars in Upanisadic and Vedic studies. The author has also tried to trace the history of Vedic literature – Samhitas, Brahmnanas and Upanisads in the introduction of the book.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Haripada Chakraborti

Dr. H.P. Chakraborti is the retired Adhyapaka and Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, Visvabharati University, Santiniketan. Earlier he worked as a senior lecturer of the subject in a number of colleges and for some time became the Principal of the B.C. College, Rishra, West Bengal. He contributed a large number of research papers and articles in various journals. Among his published monographs mention may be made of: Trade and Commerce of Ancient India (200 B.C. to 650 A.D.); A Critical Study of Asceticism in ancient India; India as reflected in the Inscriptions of the Gupta period; Political and Legal Institutions in Vedic Literature; Socio-Economic Life of India in the Vedic Period; Criminal Justice in Ancient India and Hindu Inter-caste Marriages in India (Ancient and Modern).

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Title
The Light of The Upanisads
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8185616930
Length
x+278p., Appendix; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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