Sharada Prakashan
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Three ancient works, viz. the Carakasamhita, the Susrutasamhita and the Astangahrdaya are considered to be the three basic and authoritative works of the Ayurvedic tradition. Their respective authors, Caraka, Susruta and Vagbhata are, therefore, haloed names in the field of Indic medicine. They flourished n hoary past, a few centuries prior to the Christian era and their works have since been reorganized, edited and redacted, several times, by their successors in ...
The work chiefly comprises the accounts of two journeys taken up through parts of China and Tibet, by Leut. John Weston Brooke (1880-1908). During these expeditions between 1906 and 1908, he traveled from Sanghai though China to Tibet, in particular western Sachuan and eastern Tibet. The present work grew out from the Lieutenant’s diary, observations of his companion Mr. Meares and the author of the country and the people, never visited by the white people ...
Under the general title ‘The World of the Vedic Life & Culture’ introduces the reader to the wonderful socio-religious conspectus of a civilization that flourished in India over 4000 years ago. It is no wooden translation of Sanskrit verses, but is a sparkling compilation of the Vedic hymns transcreated into modern English, and that, too in English verse-patern-free verse and rhymed-a feat so far hardly attempted on such a wide scale. The metres of ...
Drug addition, compulsive craving for drugs is an oldest phenomena because the societies, in all parts of the World, have been using phychoactive drugs drawn from more than 4000 plants, to cure various ailments, to enjoy pleasurable sensation and to alter mood when used otherwise. Hence these drugs have always been misused to create euphoria and never have posed a serious threat to the society. But developments, in the last quarter of the twentieth century have ...
In this book Professor H.L. Shukla studies what is one of the oldest of all forms of Oral poerty, the rebel song which tells of the great exploits of Gunda Dhur. The author elaborates in detail the primitive rebel consciousness as found in the Bhumkal-git of Bastar. He succeeds in providing sparkling insights and useful discussion of the elements of tribal protest. It will interest historians, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists and folklorists.
Early history of Eastern India is less known than the history of other parts of northern India, primarily due to paucity of material. Whatever material is available was not critically studied by a good number of competent scholars. As a matter of fact, ancient Bengal and adjacent regions never received the attention it deserved from scholars from outside Bengal, though Bengal of early days comprised modern West Bengal, Bangladesh, part of Bihar and eastern Assam. ...
The valleys of Betwa and Bes, in Madhya Pradesh the central state in India, have cradled, since time immemorial, great centers of culture and civilization. Gyaraspur, which is now just an obscure village in a gorge of low steep hills, in one of the valleys, had been such a center. The place abounds in relics and ruined temples belonging to Saivism, Vaisnavism, Buddhism and Jainsm. Ancient relics and monuments such as Maladevi Temple, Hindola Toran, Bajramath, ...
The world order of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) has always been a subject of considerable scholarly and global interest, and yet these are not too many books where the said subject has been extensively dealt with. Shri Attar Chand’s book is such a one which is based on sufficient study and research and covers all the important phases and facets 0f Nehru, highlighting the period 1920-1988 to present a study of Nehru’s ideas and impact. The essays ...
The cults of Ganesa and Karttikeya have been dealt with by competent scholars ever since serious studies on Indian religion, art and iconography began but still the need for a proper systematization of existing knowledge on the subject has been acutely felt in recent years. This is largely because of the regional and chronological aspects of the studies made. This book is a modest attempt at fulfilling this need. This seeks to summarise the existing state of our ...