Download or read book The Pura a Index From A to written by V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1995 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Puranas are infallible source of information of Indian history of religion, philosophy, culture and civilisation, polity of society, arts and crafts, architecture and inconography besides royal dynasties and period of their rule. It was long felt that a comprehensive Index of the Puranas was a desideratum. We have an Index to Vedic literature by Macdonell and Keith; we have also one to the Mahabharata by Sorensen; then why not a similar Index to all the eighteen major and an equal number of the minor Puranas which constitute an important branch of Indian literature?
Download or read book Lord Mah v ra and His Times written by Kailash Chand Jain and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1991 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian K vya Literature written by Anthony Kennedy Warder and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1972 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Malwa Through The Ages written by Kailash Chand Jain and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1972-12-31 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book offers an exhaustive treatment of the political, social, economical and cultural history of Malwa from the earliest times to 1305 A.D. Herein for the very first time the author has arrenged systematically and discussed and relevant historical material in the form of archaeological antiquities, inscriptions, coins and literature.
Download or read book An Introduction to the Ajant Caves written by Rajesh Kumar Singh and published by Hari Sena Press Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the latest and updated information about the Ajanta caves, their histories, and painted themes. For the first time, a book accommodates-within the space of a single volume-many dimensions and components of the caves. It includes the latest research by the author on the gradual development of the caves. historical framework formulated by Walter M. Spink. identifications of the narrative paintings by Dieter Schlingloff. identifications of the devotional and ornamental paintings by Monika Zin. summaries of nearly all the narrative paintings (84 stories). corpus of photo documentation on the paintings, sculptures, and architecture. attempt on long exposure photography in poorly lit conditions. The language is so crafted as to help the students, travellers, and general readers grasp the beauty and complexities of Ajanta and the times. At the same time the content is so packed, and the issues discussed in such a manner, as to keep the expert readers engaged.
Download or read book The Traditional Chronology of the Jainas written by Shantilal Shah and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Holy Ground Where Art and Text Meet written by Hans T. Bakker and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 31 selected and revised articles in the volume Holy Ground: Where Art and Text Meet, written by Hans Bakker between 1986 and 2016, vary from theoretical subjects to historical essays on the classical culture of India. They combine two mainstreams: the Sanskrit textual tradition, including epigraphy, and the material culture as expressed in works of religious art and iconography. The study of text and art in close combination in the actual field where they meet provides a great potential for understanding. The history of holy places is therefore one of the leitmotivs that binds these studies together. One article, "The Ramtek Inscriptions II", was co-authored by Harunaga Isaacson, two articles, on "Moksadharma 187 and 239–241" and "The Quest for the Pasupata Weapon," by Peter C. Bisschop.
Download or read book The Journal of the Bihar Research Society written by Bihar Research Society and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The V k akas written by Hans T. Bakker and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For now more than half a century, scholars of the history of Western art have become familiar with the idea that art is embedded in a social and cultural context which imbues it with meaning and as such may be viewed as a source which generates knowledge concerning this context; this again may result in a better understanding of the artefact itself. This synthetic method of investigation, known under the name of ‘iconology,’ has proved to be of great value in the research of the history of culture. The present book is an essay in which the ‘classical age’ of India is studied by exploring textual as well as archaeological sources that relate to the kingdom of the Vākāṭakas, the southern neighbours of the Guptas in the fourth and fifth centuries AD. A great number of inscriptions and Hindu sculptures have been discovered and published during the last two decades. Among these inscriptions the one found in the Kevala-Narasiṃha Temple on Ramtek Hill (Rāmagiri) deserves special mention as it throws a flood of light on the political history of the Vākāṭakas and their relationship with the Guptas. This book draws on the new sculptural and epigraphical evidence in presenting a history of the Vākāṭaka kingdom. The (Hindu) sculptures found in the eastern Vākāṭaka realm are brought together for the first time in an illustrated catalogue, their findspots are surveyed, their iconography is studied and their link with Ajanta is pointed out.
Download or read book Chronology of Ancient India written by Sita Nath Pradhan and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of the Bihar and Orissa Research Society written by Bihar and Orissa Research Society and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CHRONICLES OF BHARAT written by Bisaj shelke and published by Pencil. This book was released on 2024-05-26 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles of Bharat: A Historical Odyssey" offers a concise journey through Bharat's history, spanning from the Neolithic to the Iron and Bronze Ages, and covering significant periods such as the Maurya Empire, medieval times, and the modern era. Readers will explore the rise and fall of empires, gaining insights into the social, economic, and cultural developments that shaped Bharat's identity over time. Whether you're interested in ancient civilizations or the dynamics of medieval kingdoms, this book provides a clear and informative overview of Bharat's diverse history.
Download or read book The Visnu Purana written by and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viṣṇu is a central deity in the Hindu pantheon, especially in his manifestation as the seductive cattle-herding youth, Kṛṣṇa. The purāṇas are sacred texts, which, as the Sanskrit name implies, are collections of narratives from ‘long ago’. The Viṣṇu Purāṇa is thus an ancient account of the universe and guide to life, which places Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa at the centre of creation, theology and reality itself. This text, composed about 1,500 years ago, provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the most important themes and narratives that constitute the Hindu imagination: the creation and destruction of the universe, the origin of gods and mortals, the peopling of the world, and the structure and conduct of ideal brahminical society. The Viṣṇu Purāṇa describes the trials of exemplary devotees, the existential struggles between gods and demons, and the exploits of legendary cultural heroes. It also contains many ecstatic songs of praise for the deity. The ever-popular accounts of Kṛṣṇa’s love games with the cattle-herding girls of Vṛṇdāvana, which have proliferated in literature, dance, song and visual arts over the millennia, are found here in authoritative form. This faithful yet fluent blank-verse rendering of this great Hindu classic is the first new English translation in nearly 200 years. It will be welcomed by the scholarly community, while remaining readily accessible to a general readership.
Download or read book Alexander s Campaigns in Sind and Baluchistan and the Siege of the Brahmin Town of Harmatelia written by Pierre Herman Leonard Eggermont and published by Peeters Publishers. This book was released on 1975 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In quest of the identification and geographical location of the Brahmin town of Harmatelia, known for Alexander's siege which became a favourite literary theme throughout the Hellenistic age, the author has studied this minor problem within the much wider context of the historico-geographic conditions of Sind and Baluchistan about 500 B.C. - A.D. 25. Starting from a well-balanced assessment of the data supplied by western classic authors as well as by Indian and other oriental sources, he has compared the views held by General Cunningham's contemporaries with the fresh evidence we have at our disposal nowadays, such as the data collected by Aurel Stein during his archaeological reconnaissances in Baluchistan, the numerous notes which W.W. Tarn has inserted in his papers and books on Alexander the Great, and the recent geomorphological studies by the German geologist H. Wilhelmy on the Indus river basin in general, and the Indus delta in particular. An interesting feature of this book is the new method the author has developed. His interpretation is based on what he calls the Law of the strings of geographical names, viz. the principle according to which the early geographers listed the toponyms of towns, tribes, and mountains.
Download or read book Bhavabh ti his Date Life and Works written by Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1974 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bhavabhuti has been unanimously acclaimed as an eminent Sanskrit poet, second only to Kalidasa. The present work deals with the various problems concerning this great poet of Vidarbha such as the identification of his birthplace, his identity with Umbeka, the location of the god Kalapriyanatha at whose fairs all his plays were first staged, the chronological relation of his Uttra-Rama-charita to the Kundamala of Dhiranga, the influence of his works on later Sanskrit dramatists and so forth. Besides, the present work gives a detailed account of the plots of all his plays with numerous citations from them together with their English rendering, which will enable ordinary readers to appreciate his poetic genius and dramatic talent. it also states in detail the poet`s views on various religious, political and social matters. The present work is thus designed to meet the needs of both the ordinary and the critical readers of Bhavabhuti`s works.
Download or read book Factbook of Indian Culture For UPSC Civil Services Preliminary and Other State PSC Examinations written by Pavneet Singh and published by S. Chand Publishing. This book was released on with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the topic of Indian culture in a succinct and exam-oriented manner. It will not only help students to know the elements that comprise culture, but also helps establish a connect among Indian ancient and medieval history and Indian culture. The book is designed in a very scientific manner and gives the complete history of India and culture of India at one place. The content presentation is in the form of questions and answers which shall enable them to grasp the content in the easiest possible manner.
