Parasurama happens to be the sixth incarnation of Visnu, whose main job had been destroy the Ksatriyas besides the severing of the arms of Sahararjuna or other such events. But his importance is reduced to not, after his encounter with Rama. The book, besides glimpses of the other events of his life, quite briefly.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shanti Lal Nagar
Shantilal Nagar, a graduate of the Punjab University, served in the curatorial capacity in the Central Asian Antiquities Museum, New Delhi, the Archaeological Museum Nalanda, and Archaeological Section of the Indian Museum, Calcutta for a number of years. He has to his credit the scientific documentation of over fifty thousand antiquities, in these museums, representing the rich cultural heritage of the country and comprising of sculptures, bronzes, terracottas, beads, seals and sealing, ancient Indian numismatics, wood work, miniatures and paintings, textiles and Pearce collection of gems, ranging from the earliest times to the late medieval period. He was awarded, in 1987, a fellowship, for his monograph on the Temples of Himachal Pradesh, by the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. He has authored more than 38 books.
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