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This colourful book, a unique collection of essays by distinguished scholars from the U.S.A., Germany and India is a clear, accurate and penetrating survey of the religious history of Orissa. Tracing the evolution of religions beginning with Jainism up to the Mahimadharma, the work also covers the modern religious movements as late as the present century. It is a thorough exposition of the profound impact of religion on art, architecture, language, literature and ...
This book is a unique compilation of scholarly articles which reveals thrilling history and scintillating culture of the tribal people of India as well as of Orissa, which have remained hitherto obscure and unnoticed. It is hoped that this book will certainly elicit great interest among the scholars not only of history, anthropology and sociology but also among common readers who are interested in the study of complex and mysterious life-styles and fascinating ...
This book, a unique collection of researched and well-documented papers is the first systematic study on the sources of history and culture of Orissa. The essays reflect the variety of historical sources both conventional and unconventional. More importantly, the book explores some new historical sources which can help to reconstruct the history of Orissa. Thus, it opens up new interpretations and new theories in the area of Orissan history. This pioneering work ...
In this delightful book efforts have been made to depict the resistance movements of the valiant tribals of India against the aliens during the colonial rule. The tribal people who were victims of excessive exploitation, social degradation and political oppression of the British Government rose and fought under some celebrated leaders against adverse circumstances. This work reveals the thrilling history of those scintillating mass uprisings which have remained ...