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...not because they are the most ancient, not because they are held to be most sacred by Indians and not because they speak about all familiar things of the world and its inhabitants, Vedas are important because in spite of an incessant search and explorations, much more is still necessary to be known about them. It is mainly because Vedas, though talked and spoken about quite frequently in India and else where, are either not read or not understood in the right ...
Panchatantra is a collection of classic stories originally written in Sanskrit in ancient times in India by Pandit Vishnu Sharma. It is the world’s most ancient collections stories mainly with animal characters. ‘Panch’ means five and ‘tantra’ means methods. They are insightful and thought provoking. The stories of Panchatantra are re-told by Esther Mary Lyons in English an English Teacher with many years of teaching experience in India now teaching ...
This cook Book is a cookery book with a motive-of practical cooking. Here the author offers recipes that in a way combine good health with good taste. With the world knitting into one-e-mailed, intranet-joined family, & most of us returning towards traditionally cooked food, with a tinge of practical easy cooking, this book proves to be a boon. Also with the world turning vegetarian, the non-vegetarian-compromise on lesser variety & blend food. These ...
The First Part of the book contains about fifty episodes which depict on aspect of Haryanvi Culture or the other; this being explained by a small introduction or opening followed by one or two relevant jokes. The jokes are purely original and not much of craft has gone in, so far as their narration is concerned. Everything has been said in lighter-vein and with no malice to any individual or class. All the episodes naturally grow and emanate from the soil, and ...
In the first chapter of this book, a brief note on the research activities of the Institute are given. Description of this research is given in the books published by the Institute. Hence, a brief description is being provided about them for the benefit of those curious readers, who have not read these book and who wish to learn the basis for the predictions made by the Institute. In the second chapter, handprints and remedies of 38 persons caught in different ...
About a week before the Durga Puja holidays ensued I requested the author to write a paper on this chief national festival of the Hindus of Bengal, giving an account of the rites and ceremonies connected with it. He readily complied with my request, and although written at the spur of the moment and necessarily in great hurry, the paper has proved so interesting and has been so favorably received by the public that I have thought it proper to reprint it in the ...
In this book, the author has presented the rationale of the rituals and stories relating to Lord Ganesha. These time tested stories represent certain human ethos, instincts and behavior. Apart from the introductory notes on Lord Ganesha, the book contains general stories related to Lord Ganesha, and other stories connected with lunar calendar months from Chaitra and ending with Purushottama month.
A lucid and easy-to-read beginner's introduction to the Upanishads for those interested in knowing more about Hinduism. Vedic literature is divided into two broad groups. The first is known as 'Karma Kanda', the section that deals with rituals and rites. The second section is 'Janna Kanda', the part that deals with knowledge. This segment is the spiritual and philosophical part and consists of the 'aranyakas' and the 'Upanishads'. The Word Upanishad is derived ...