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The National Atlas of Bangladesh is a comprehensive collection of maps prepared to portray the spatial dimensions of the country's historical, politico-administrative, physical, environmental, infrastructural, demographic, economic, social, cultural and regional/local features. The large volume of maps, 425 in number, visually illustrate the impressive records of development in independent Bangladesh. The maps are accompanied by short texts, tables and figures. ...
Standard Guide to Paper Money of Republic India 1947-2017 is a 240 page hard-cover book by Mr. Jayesh Gala. The book was released in 2017 and is a hidden gem of knowledge which shaped India's currency after its independence. Its illustrative images with factual information capture the true essence of Indian paper money.
Yoga Guidebook is for the learners of yoga who would like to embark on a personal journey of liberation and transformation. From familiar to lesser-known facts, this guidebook helps the learners to give complete information of Yogic tradition. This book contains series of discussions with various key concepts used in Yoga Sutra by Patanjali which describes the human existence enigma. This guidebook does not only confine to the physical aspects of yoga itself but ...
Claiming the Difference: Identity in Literatures and Cultures is an attempt to unfold representations of identity by a body of selected papers which critically engage the postcolonial world and its attendant issues. The authors appreciate and also evaluate the sense of difference as a key to understanding identities emerging through different literary traditions and cultural systems. Since identity in our times is increasingly believed to be a socio-psychological ...
Vol:1 ISBN: 9789381620311; Vol:2 ISBN: 9789381620328; Vol:3 ISBN: 9789381620335; Vol:4 ISBN: 9789381620441; Vol:5 ISBN: 9789381620458; Vol:6 ISBN: 9789381620465; Vol:7 ISBN: 9789381620762.
Conversations on the Science of Yoga is an encyclopedic series presenting the vast, timeless culture of yoga topic by topic through the voice of three generations of masters - Swami Sivananda Saraswati, Swami Satyananda Saraswati and Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati. The ...
This book consists of twenty three research papers; afford a welcome enlargement of the scope of the religious, social and architectural discourse, which dealt with the some of the important issues like order of hierarchy in the realm of religions, religious patronage and reciprocity, temple-society interface, facets of temple culture and Buddhism and its cultural phase and other issues of the early medieval India.
The importance of the publication of this book ...
The present book reveals the presence of important medicinal plants with their traditional and genomic based importance in Uttarakhand. The medicinal plants are placed in the alphabetical order for ease to the reader. The numerous snaps will make the visual identification much easier. The purpose of the book is to broadly indicate the traditional and genomic information including botanical name, common name, taxonomy, genomic taxonomical ID, habit, habitat, ...
This volume speaks about the quest for the idea and image of a Universal Being which can be all things to all beings. It moves afar, looking for parallels, precedents and progenies, in Asia and the world, of the unique, hydra-limbed, massive 5th century ad Rudra Siva image found at Tala in Chattisgarh in India in 1987. It explores the immense vitality of its presence, simultaneity, ambiguity and profundity of its denotative and connotative meaning. Based on ...
Birds of Nepal covers over 750 species and distinct sub-species of birds found in Nepal. It contains over 2,000 colour photographs including depictions of flight, plumage, hunting style and much more. Many of the photographs in this comprehensive field guide appear for the first time, and have been carefully selected to showcase the most important features of the species.The text provides vital and new information on voice and habits of each species.The ...
Present work entitled, Mughal imperial costumes and designs during 16th and 17th century. This work is meant primary for the researcher who want to come in the field of Mughal imperial costumes and designs. It will also prove beneficial for the student of Medieval Indian History.
Unfortunately the primary and secondary sources of Mughal period have not discussed much about Mughal costumes. No separate work exists on this theme. Through several writers have ...
Gentle in disposition, fierce in battle and beloved in festivals, across time, India's elephants have been synonymous with the ceremonial pomp of royalty as well as symbols of strength, production and majesty. Elephants have inspired idioms and games and have captured our fancy as evident in ancient temple architecture as well as Mughal miniatures. in India's Elephants: A Cultural Legacy, Tripti Pandey explores our fascination with this impressive creature, ...
Over four lakh Rohingyas have fled Myanmar and thousands have been killed since the military crackdown and sectarian violence that began in August 2017. The world has finally begun to take notice of the worst case of ethnic cleansing in recent history, but the Rohingya tragedy has been unfolding for decades, going back to 1948, when Myanmar became an independent nation. Azeem Ibrahim’s thoroughly researched book traces the history of the Rohingya people to ...
The Pallava temples in the Pennar and Palar regions, the Cholas temples in Kaveri basin are well known to the scholarly world and a number of researches have been done in these areas. The temples in the Vaigai and Tamiraparani region belonging to the Pandya territories and their artistic significance are not studied adequately by scholars. Villages in the Pandya country (Vaigai, Tamiraparani regions) are also accommodated very beautiful and artistically ...
This book presents a geographical, chronological and cultural narrative of the famous Qutb complex in Delhi and its surrounding area, Mehrauli. It examines the initial growth of this area from its founding about 1060 by the Rajput Tomars near the temple of Yogmaya, its likely takeover by the Chauhans and then its establishment as a Muslim headquarters under the Ghurids of Afghanistan and their successors, the independent sultans of Delhi. Besides the celebrated ...
The present state of Kerala was formed in 1956 incorporating the territories of erstwhile states of Travancore, Cochin and parts of British Malabar. Some territories of south Kanara or Tulunadu are today part of north Kerala and some territories of Travancore state in far south are today parts of Tamil Nadu state. There were numerous forts and fortifications along the land stretch of Kerala. The World'kotta' found associated as prefix or suffix to place names ...
Some years ago the study of arms and armour of the subcontinent reached a plateau where enough was known to allow curators and collectors a veneer of authority when writing and speaking about the topic. This book shows how very thin that veneer was. For political and more recently commercial reasons the cultural history of the subcontinent has been largely expressed through the Mughal experience of India. Whilst it is true that the Muslim Mughals dominated India ...
This book is an attempt to bring back to memory and reconnect with the amazing diversity of pulses and other legumes Mother Earth has so generously provided for us. The book connects the seed to the table, focusing on processing, cooking and ecological usages they have given rise to.
On 17 June 2013, a normally calm Mandakini came crashing down from the hills in Uttarakhand and destroyed everything in its path: houses, bridges, dams and the town of Kedarnath. Thousands of people perished and lakhs lost their livelihood. Three years after the disaster, stories from the valley-of pain and sorrow, the state government s indifference and the corporate goof-ups, and the courage and heroism shown by the locals in the face of an absolute ...
This book is the 4th edition of the inspiring life of Shri Vishnudas Udasi popularly known as Sreeman Tapaswiji Maharaj who lived for 185 years from 1770 to 1955, written by his disciple T.S Anantha Murthy. Born as Krishna Singh and being the prince of Patiala state, he performed decades of austere penance and earned the name of Tapaswiji Maharaj. He learnt the kaya-kalpa treatment from a Himalayan master and went through the process of kaya-kalpa three times to ...