The brochure touches upon all the principal precepts of Tantra, especially the esoteric practices. An account of the Sakta pithas has also been given in the background of the ethnological divisions of India. New light has been thrown on the origin of bija, mantra and gayatri occurring in Tantric works. The study may be regarded as a new one, since scientific discussion of Tantricism has not yet progressed so far satisfactorily, especially from the point of view of the Tantrics themselves.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya
Dr. Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya is a prominent name among Indian historians. His academic profundity won him Premchand Roychand scholarship from Calcutta University in 1953. In the same year he was appointed as Professor and Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture at the Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan. His published works include Early History of North India, Traditional Values in Indian Life, Evolution of Hindu Sects up to the time of Samkaracarya and Racial Affinities of Early North Indian Tribes.
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