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The Age of Kali is a series of mythic fantasy novels by international bestselling novelist Falguni Kothari. The first book of the series, Soul Warrior, introduces readers to a fictional law-governed Cosmos made up of heavenly, demonic and human realms and its protagonist, Lord Karna, the legendary guardian of the Human Realm, who is coerced into training six godlings into demon hunters against a rising demon army.The series arc interlocks into a war of domination ...
The Bamadeva Samhita, Historical geography of Utkala during the time of the Bamadeva Samhita, identification of the deities in the inner and outer compound of Jagannatha Temple of Puri, workers of Srimandira and their duties, mode of worship as depicted in the Bamadeva Samhita festivals and their significances religion in the Bamadeva Samhita, philosophy in the Bamadeva Samhita and society and culture figured in the Bamadeva Samhita.
This Sthala Purana Bamadeva ...
The Northeast India has become a renewed concern for the contemporary social scientists working on this region. This book is one that shows similar concerns. It revisits the trends of changes in Northeast India from the premodern, colonial, post-colonial to the postmodern times and critiques the very direction of change that happened in the region. In the post-liberal regime the Northeast India has come to face stiffer challenges that has led the region towards a ...
The book is the outcome of an intensive research undertaken in three village of Bhojpur Block of Sub Division Modi Nagar of District Ghaziabad in Western Uttar Pradesh under the 'Research Award Scheme' of University Grants Commission to understand the complex and inextricably woven interactions and inter-linkages between the essential proxies or elements of women empowerment and the prevailing formal and informal social and cultural institutions. This ...
The book entitled "Location Specific Farm Modules for Bihar (A Field Experience)", author brought out our field experienced in the project of technology assessment and refinement through Institution Village Linkage Programme. The work was carried out in Sone Canal command and covered 1070 farm families in Patna District of Bihar.In this endeavour, the book presents 27 different technologies related to rural leadership, income and employment generation ...
The book entitled "Decision-Making of Dairy Beneficiaries" (Role of Aspiration, Motivation and Knowledge in Decision-making and Adoption of Dairy Practices) is an outcome of research carried out by Dr. U.S. Gautam at NDRI Karnal (Haryana). This book has six chapters like introduction, review of literature, theoretical orientation, research methodology, result and discussion and summary. The book is significant endeavor to attain and inspiring into ...
To resolve the agrarian question a complex experimentation of tremendous historical significance is being carried out in the Indian rural society. From the view point of mass politics of rural India the land question continues to assume increasing significance. This can be clearly seen, even now in the peasant unrest looming large in different parts of rural India. In this context it is necessary to reopen the debate on why land reforms should still be considered ...
The contribution of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in several fields was unique in the annals of our history. Born in a well-to-do family of Uttar Pradesh, he took much interest in the development of education, by supporting the cause of a college which later on developed into the Aligarh Muslim University. A nationalist leader as he was he did much for the welfare of Muslims and undertook measures for their socio-economic progress. The theme deals in brief about Syed Ahmad ...
Undoubtedly our culture developed after the most tedious and difficult struggle for several ages. Its norms, if assessed during the days of yore, were not of the standard which, later on, became a glaring phenomenon in the annals of ancient history. Naturally, it was the rich contribution by several saints and learned persons who laid the foundation of our heritage. One could say that this rich culture not only enlightened us in several ways, but it also greatly ...
This small treatise is an anthology of 10 articles on Vedic studies most of which adhere to new insights on Vedic interpretations. These articles uncover some of the new concepts underneath the great hymns of the Veda. The insights, experiences, observations and speculations of the Vedic bards are far reaching and uncommon. So, the Vedas and the Vedic texts embrace all sorts of knowledge, i.e., "a knowledge par excellence" which is diversified in its ...
In the long-drawn process of civilization in our sub-continent the trio-phenomenon of Culture, Religion and Traditions had complex innings which had deep bearing on numerous castes, races and creeds. In fact the societal existence depended upon a routine-like following on varied rituals of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Brahmanism and Islam. For several centuries these have been practised in one form or the other in the regions of India. Other factors which ...
Rabindra Nath Tagore achieved international fame on account of his superb academic qualities of a poet. In his writings, speeches and correspondence with learned persons, he showed his remarkable scholarly worth while dealing with socio-economic, cultural, educational and political problems. He wrote about the common man and his theme were simple in language to be easily understood by one and all. The foundation of Santiniketan in the rural surroundings and its ...
Both India and China are the two great civilizations of the world and the contributors to this volume have attempted to understand the cultural roots of Chinese Buddhism. The roots of Chinese Buddhism lie in the spiritual traditions of Hinduism especially the Vedanta and its most subtle and sophisticated development in the Advaita Vedanta of Sankara. India is the homeland of Buddhism but China is the greatest store house of Buddhist literature. Through ...
Among the various modes of worship of God, Madhura Bhava Bhakti i.e., worship through amorous sentiment – treating God as one’s lover or real husband – is considered to be the highest kind of worship. This compilation is focused on the unique tradition of Madhura Bhava Bhakti in India. Lord Sri Krishna was the Avatar of love. Sri Radha, Sri Krishna’s Hladini Shakti (Bliss enrupturing power), worshipped him as her divine lover in the supreme Madhura Bhava ...
The history of Indian culture has its epicentre in the north of the country. It is here, in the Ganges plain and neighbouring areas, that the great spiritual movements that gave life to the complex Hindu universe and alternative beliefs of Buddhism and Jainism were developed. It was in northern India that the first sultanates and the great Moslem empire of the Moguls arose and here that the Sikh congregation was created. History has left its mark everywhere in ...
In the long drawn political struggle for the attainment of Swaraj, D.P. Mishra played a dominant role along with Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla, a dedicated Congress stalwart in Madhya Pradesh. As his cabinet colleague and, later on, as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mishra’s achievements were unique. He was a fine administrator and did much for the upliftment of his province. He was an author, an orator, a parliamentarian and an educationist. He was also the ...
This book deals with socio-eco-politico aspects of India and Sri Lanka. Author has studied minutely ‘Gahapati’ and ‘Goigama phenomenon in Indian and Sri Lankan Socio-economic-political way of life. The present day caste strife in India and ethnic strife in Sri Lanka have been seen in an historical perspective. Role of Asoka and role of Dhuttagamini in respect of their respective countries have been analysed. The book covers the period from C.300 B.C. to ...