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India's indigenous coinage is rich and varied, distinguished by regional, cultural and linguistic features and representing imperial and political associations. The class of coins that finds frequent mention in ancient Indian epigraphs and literary sources is the karsapana. Karsapana, also known as Purana or Dharana, are the punch-marked coins which were in circulation throughout ancient India. Many hoards of silver punch-marked coins have been located in sites ...
This book is the result of detailed research on the theoretical and empirical aspects of the various facets of poverty in India. It contains certain hitherto unexplored areas in the measurement of poverty and presents solid facts about poverty and deprivation, which can add real substance to the ongoing poverty debate. It traces the inter-temporal movement of poverty indices during the fifty years of planned development and breaks several grounds such as poverty ...
Art and Religion are two characteristic manifestations of any civilization and a study of these aspects is in fact a real peep in the life of the people and society, both in time and space. Symbols have always represented an important and revealing expression of Art and Beliefs. These continue to do so even now. In the Indian context, the symbols are usually assigned specific sectarian affiliations but the present study shows that it is not always so as the ...
HIV/AIDS is no longer striking primarily men. Today, more than 20 years into the epidemic, women account for nearly half of the 40 million people living with HIV worldwide. The call to empower women has never been more urgent. We must act now to strengthen their capacity, resilience and leadership. This book is an urgent call to action to address the triple threat of gender inequality, poverty and HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS and You is written expressly for people with ...
Indian Nunismatics, History Art and Culture is a felicitation volume in honour of Dr. Parmeshwari Lal gupta. the wide areans of Numismatics, History, Art and Culture. the contributors have put efforts to cover the maximum areas of Numismatics, History, Art and Culture in this volume by contributing 37 scholoary written papers. It will certainly make a wider impact on the minds of the readers.