R C Prasad
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This book "Synergy of Resources and Services in Uttarakhand" has primarily written keeping in view the needs and interest of researcher of Economics, Social Sciences and Environmental Science particularly those working in Himalayan States and more or less similar areas of other hill regions of India. It has broadly divided into nine chapters concerning to the articles published in reputed International Journals, Case Studies and findings of this region. ...
Sri Ramacaritamanasa of Tulasidasa is the single most popular book of the Hindus, which for over four centuries, has greatly appealed equally to the rich and the poor, the educated and the illiterate, the old and the young, and the scholar and the common man. Keeping in mind people’s ever-increasing quest for the epic, this unique edition of the Ramacaritamanasa with verse to verse rendition in Romanized form with English translation along with ...
The importance of the upanayana in the life of an orthodox Hindu is recognized by all institutions of the Hindu Law. Upanayana is one of the sixteen samskaras or purificatory rites in which a boy is invested with the sacred thread and thus endowed with second or spiritual birth and qualified to learn the Veda by heart. It is widely held that a brahmana is initiated in the eighth year. The ceremony as it is performed today is only the shadowy outline of the ...
Of the sixteen samskaras which encompass a Hindu life, the last one is performed for the dead by their sons of grandsons or realatives. Many passages in the puranas and dharmasastras extol the role of the son in the life of a devout Hindu. The samskaras do not leave out any of the seven stages nor any of the turning points in the life of an orthodox Hindu. It is considered meritorious to remember the dead and pay the deceased ancestors due homage and obeisance. ...
A Calisa is essentially a hymn of forty verses; it is a paean to the various incarnations of Visnu and to the deities with tutelary powers, some of whom are goddesses. These Calisas and Aartis are spiritual songs which are now an inseparable part of our folk culture. they have been the strength and stay of god's people in the Hindi speaking world and are sung alike in moments of grief and joy. In this compilation the text, first in Devanagari and then in Roman ...
Shri Ramacharitamanasa of Tulasidasa is the single most popular book of the Hindus, which, for over four centuries, has greatly appealed equally to the rich and the poor, the educated and the illiterate, the old and the young, and the scholar and the common man. Its popularity is by no means limited to India, nor are the Hindus its only readers. The message of the Ramacharitamanasa is all the more relevant today as it reiterates man's faith in the soundness of ...
Focusing on Ambedkar's compulsion to renounce Hinduism and allow his faith to draft towards another religion, this book explores his writings sand speeches in three pivotal areas : Social, religious, and political. Dr. Prasad argues that it is the devastating brutalizing character of the caste system which makes for the compelling force of Ambedkar's writings and is by far the most important explanation of why Ambedkarism has been written. Implicit in Ambedkar's ...
Keeping in mind people's ever-increasing quest for the epic, this unique edition of the Ramacharitamanasa with verse to verse Hindi and English translation along with Tulsidasa's original text has been prepared. The translation rendered by an accomplished scholar maintains the intrinsic richness of the original. Special care has been taken for making it useful to the Indian brethren living abroad to whom the dialect of Tulsidasa's original may be ...