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Indian mythology through the art and miniatures

Indian mythology through the art and miniatures

Khanna, Navin

ISBN: 9788181500939, 8181500938

This book attempts to illustrate the various traditions, the art schools and the chronology of historical events though literary work of great poets, paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, dance and music etc, all of which together from the Indian mythology.

Not just cricket: a reporter's journey through modern India

Not just cricket: a reporter's journey through modern India

Magazine, Pradeep

ISBN: 9789354892110, 9354892116

The 1980s and 1990s were a particularly exciting period to be part of the cut and thrust of news. The rise of terrorism in Punjab and its impact on Sikh-Hindu relations, the Mandal Report and how it ruptured inter-caste equations, the Rath Yatra and the demolition of the Babri Masjid are seminal events that changed the social and political discourse of the social and political discourse of the ...

The Indian portrait, 1560-1860, foreword by Sandy Nairne

The Indian portrait, 1560-1860, foreword by Sandy Nairne

Crill, Rosemary et al. (ed.)

ISBN: 9788189995379, 8189995375

The book tells the story of portrait painting by Indian artists from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century fromits beginings under the Mughal ruler Humayun and his successor Akbar, portraiture progressed to the Hindu courts of Rajasthan and Punjab hills, as well as Islam kingdoms of the Deccan further south.;

Nandikeshvara's Abhinayadarpanam: a manual of gesture and posture used in Hindu dance and drama, rev. edn.

Nandikeshvara's Abhinayadarpanam: a manual of gesture and posture used in Hindu dance and drama, rev. edn.

Ghosh, Manomohan

ISBN: 9788182903784, 8182903785

This book deals with the Nataka, typical form of Hindu drama which forms a large section of Sanskrit literature. The need of this book arose as there was not much material besides Bharat Muni's Natyasastra to deal with the art of producing a play developed in India. The study of history of the development of ancient Indian theatrical art is very important in many aspects. This book exclusively ...

Indian temple architecture: analysis of plans, elevations and roof forms, 3 vols.

Indian temple architecture: analysis of plans, elevations and roof forms, 3 vols.

Gandotra, Ananya

ISBN: 9788182901278, 8182901278

The book unravels with effective use of computer technology the uniformity, great proportions and geometry that the Hindu temple architecture is based upon. The book also challenges and readdresses the predominant theories of temple architecture like the Vastu Purush Mandala and the Sri Yantra. It sets forth the theory that there is an evident micro level integration of dimensions and proportio...

Indian temple styles: the personality of Hindu architecture

Indian temple styles: the personality of Hindu architecture

Rajan, Soundara, KV

ISBN: 9788121503914, 8121503914

The Indian temple-mirror of the world-

The Indian temple-mirror of the world-

Dagens, Bruno

ISBN: 9788178224855, 8178224852

Avatars of Brahma: stories of India's greatest yogis

Avatars of Brahma: stories of India's greatest yogis

Arpan, Kaudinya et al.

ISBN: 9780143460350, 0143460358

While the Puranas mention that Lord Brahma becomes an avatar whenever Lord Vishnu comes to Earth to establish dharma, it is in the DasamGranth (one of the holy books of the Sikhs) that the avatars are actually listed. The common point in Hinduism and Sikhism regarding the avatars of Brahma is that they are seen as great thinkers and teachers.

Temples of Bharat: a journey through time, art, architecture & culture

Temples of Bharat: a journey through time, art, architecture & culture

Chakradeo, Ujwala

ISBN: 9789391685768, 9391685765

Embarking on a journey through the wonders of India's temples, one is captivated by the grandeur of the Kailash Temple in Ellora, skillfully carved from a single colossal rock with intricate details gracing its walls and roofs Today's technology falls short in unraveling the mysteries surrounding this architectural mavel---how was it carved meticulously from top to bottom, adorned with detailed...

Indonesia: political history and Hindu and Buddhist cultural influences, 2 vols

Indonesia: political history and Hindu and Buddhist cultural influences, 2 vols

Hazra, Kanai Lal (b.1932)

ISBN: 9788186921371, 8186921370

Contents: (i) Political history of Indonesia. (ii) East Timor. (iii) Religious history of Indonesia: rise and growth of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. (iv) Indonesia's literature: (a) The old-Javanese literature. (b) The middle-Javanese literature. (v) Art, architecture and sculpture of Indonesia.

Indonesia: the origin and evolution of its pluralism from the Hindu-Buddhist era, through the Islamic period to a modern secular state, 3 vols

Indonesia: the origin and evolution of its pluralism from the Hindu-Buddhist era, through the Islamic period to a modern secular state, 3 vols

Fic, Victor M

Vol.1: The tantra, its origin, theories, art and diffusion from India to Nepal, Tibet, China, Mongolia, Japan and Indonesia.;;Vol.2: From Majapahit and Sukuh to Megawati Sukarnoputril continuity and change in Pluralism of religion, culture and politics of Indonesia from the XV to the XXI century.;;Vol.3: Anatomy of the Jakarta coup: October 01, 1965: the collusion with China which destroyed the...

Indra and other Vedic deities: a euhemeristic study, with a foreword by R.N.Dandekar

Indra and other Vedic deities: a euhemeristic study, with a foreword by R.N.Dandekar

Chakravarty, Uma (b.1933)

ISBN: 9788124600801, 8124600805

It is the exclusive study to look into the evolution of euhemeristic deities of the Vedic period and how these mortals-turned gods came to have varying deific positions on the hierarchic scale of the Vedic pantheon.

Indra's net: defending Hinduism's philosophical unity

Indra's net: defending Hinduism's philosophical unity

Malhotra, Rajiv

ISBN: 9789351362449, 9351362442

It is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma traditions lacked any semblance of unity before the British period and that the contours of contemporary Hinduism were bequeathed to us by our colonial masters. Such arguments routinely target Swami Vivekananda, a key interlocutor who shattered many deeply rooted prejudices against Indian civilization. They accuse him of having camoufl...

Indrani: demon's daughter, queen of gods

Indrani: demon's daughter, queen of gods

Maheshwari, Madhurika K.

ISBN: 9788186786390, 8186786392

The book sheds light on the lesser celebrated deity, Indrani, who started her journey from the Rig Veda and travels right up to the present era. She was the daughter of a demon and went on to become the queen of gods makes her more fascinating.

A classical dictionary of India: illustrative of the mythology, philosophy, literature, antiquities, arts, manners, customs &c. of the Hindus.

A classical dictionary of India: illustrative of the mythology, philosophy, literature, antiquities, arts, manners, customs &c. of the Hindus.

John, Garrett

ISBN: 9788124601280, 8124601283

The work, now in a fresh format, is a storehouse of knowledge on Indian Mythology/antiquities - Hindu deities and concepts, Buddhist theological terms, etc. It refers to authentic writings and their vast sources. This dictionary tries to encompass the vast Hindu pantheon, in all its complexity and symbolic/metaphorical representations.

The intelligence of tradition in Rajput court painting

The intelligence of tradition in Rajput court painting

Aitken, Molly Emma

ISBN: 9780300142297, 0300142293

Rajput painting flourished between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries in the kingdoms that ruled what is now the Indian state of Rajasthan (place of rajas). Rajput painting depicted the nobility and court spectacle as well as scenes from Krishna's life, the Hindu epics, and court poetry. Supported by beautiful full-color illustrations of rare and often inaccessible paintings, Aitken's stu...

Introduction to probability and measure, New Delhi, 1977

Introduction to probability and measure, New Delhi, 1977

Parthasarathy, KR

ISBN: 9788185931555, 8185931550

Islamic tombs in India: the iconography and genesis of their design

Islamic tombs in India: the iconography and genesis of their design

Bunce, Fredrick William (b.1935)

ISBN: 9788124602454, 812460245X

This work covers the architecture and iconography of some 36 Islamic tombs in India spanning a period of over 500 years from c. AD 1230 to 1754. Abounding in numerous line drawings of plans and elevations, and figures, it examines the influence of different traditions-- Buddhist and Hindu as well as other Asian and African and Mediterranean traditions on evolution of the form of Islamic tombs.

Jewels of the heart: a commentary on Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Harinama Cintamani, transcribed from lectures given by Sripada Bhaktivedanta Vana Maharaja

Jewels of the heart: a commentary on Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Sri Harinama Cintamani, transcribed from lectures given by Sripada Bhaktivedanta Vana Maharaja


The book is the result of the discussion between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Haridas Thakur in Jagannath Puri on the topic of the holy names of the Lord, especially the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

Jihad: the Islamic doctrine of permanent war

Jihad: the Islamic doctrine of permanent war

Majumdar, Suhas

ISBN: 9788185990194, 8185990190

This book is one of the basic doctrines of Islam, but the average Indian's knowledge of it is both superficial and unsatisfactory. Hindus usually render the term as dharmayuddha, but this rendering is totally misleading. Dharmayuddha means `war fought according to rules laid down in the Dharmashastras' such as not attacking a person who does not have a weapon or has dropped it, not molesting an...

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