Download or read book On K rttikeya written by Upendra Thakur and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study on Kārttikeya, Hindu deity, and his cult based on literature, epigraphy, coins, and art.
Download or read book The Language of History written by Audrey Truschke and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over five hundred years, Muslim dynasties ruled parts of northern and central India, starting with the Ghurids in the 1190s through the fracturing of the Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth century. Scholars have long drawn upon works written in Persian and Arabic about this epoch, yet they have neglected the many histories that India’s learned elite wrote about Indo-Muslim rule in Sanskrit. These works span the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire and discuss Muslim-led kingdoms in the Deccan and even as far south as Tamil Nadu. They constitute a major archive for understanding significant cultural and political changes that shaped early modern India and the views of those who lived through this crucial period. Audrey Truschke offers a groundbreaking analysis of these Sanskrit texts that sheds light on both historical Muslim political leaders on the subcontinent and how premodern Sanskrit intellectuals perceived the “Muslim Other.” She analyzes and theorizes how Sanskrit historians used the tools of their literary tradition to document Muslim governance and, later, as Muslims became an integral part of Indian cultural and political worlds, Indo-Muslim rule. Truschke demonstrates how this new archive lends insight into formulations and expressions of premodern political, social, cultural, and religious identities. By elaborating the languages and identities at play in premodern Sanskrit historical works, this book expands our historical and conceptual resources for understanding premodern South Asia, Indian intellectual history, and the impact of Muslim peoples on non-Muslim societies. At a time when exclusionary Hindu nationalism, which often grounds its claims on fabricated visions of India’s premodernity, dominates the Indian public sphere, The Language of History shows the complexity and diversity of the subcontinent’s past.
Download or read book Indian Witchcraft written by R. N. Saletore and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1981-11 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cult of Skanda K rttikeya in Ancient India written by Asim Kumar Chatterjee and published by Calcutta : Punthi Pustak. This book was released on 1970 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life Unknown A Passage Through India written by Kartikeya Ladha and published by Anecdote Publishing House. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Having lived through an age of darkness, humanity is surfacing to witness the light of our existence." .... In Life Unknown - A Passage through India, the author returns to his motherland, India, and sets out to as he continues the adventure begun in his previous bestselling book, Dream Beyond Shadows. His heartfelt desire to find a way to live Beyond The Shadows of Existence takes him to Ladakh, Dharamsala, and remote regions of India's far north, deep within the powerful energy of the Himalayan Mountains. It takes him to the sacred waters of, and ultimately on a 1000 km pilgrimage by foot across South India, following the echoes of a cryptic message. This story speaks directly from the author's heart to an audience considering the idea of leaving everything they know behind to embrace life in its raw and untamed magnitude and search for understanding and meaning.
Download or read book Aspects of Ancient Indian Polity written by Narendra Nath Law and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dream Beyond Shadows written by Kartikeya Ladha and published by White Falcon Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One winter's night the writer renounced his American dream of building a life in New York City to follow an enigmatic inner voice and embrace an unknown path, which goes on to occasion a life-changing journey in Peru, South America. He experiences the remarkable healing properties of shamanic ceremonies in the Amazon Jungle, the sublime energy of the ancient Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu and the Andes Mountains, the openness of Peruvian villagers and their commendable life-styles in harmony with nature, and friendship of many individuals who 'coincidentally' enter his life at the most appropriate moments to help him integrate the vital changes taking place in his being. Part autobiographical, part travelogue, part philosophical musing and part poetry, wrapped up in language both sensitive to the writer's predicament and lyrically appreciative of the natural world, this book addresses the ethos of the world's current dominant civilizations. It also affirms for many seekers in the world, that it is possible to discover their true path in life and create their own reality based on their version of the absolute truth, which ultimately rests in all of us.
Download or read book Proceedings written by Indian History Congress and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 1260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guests at God s Wedding written by Tracy Pintchman and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at women’s rituals honoring the god Krishna.
Download or read book Journal of Ancient Indian History written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hospitality Tourism Management written by Gupta Rajat & Singh Nishant & Kirar Ishita & Bairwa & Mahesh Kumar and published by Vikas Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospitality and tourism is an emerging market in India with immense potential to generate revenue and employment. This book encourages students to take up the interdisciplinary field of hospitality and tourism management as a career. It endeavours to provide the fundamentals and a full overview of the tourism and hospitality industry in India. The book is the result of a long research, collection of relevant data, and a concerted effort towards interpreting and presenting it in a relevant shape for the readers. KEY FEATURES • Origin, functioning and scope of travel agencies and the hospitality industry in India explained • Focus on the relationship between tourism and hospitality industries in the Indian context • Charts, maps and images for easy understanding of concepts
Download or read book Kartikeya written by Anuja Chandramouli and published by Rupa Publications. This book was released on 2017 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unravel the puzzle that is the mysterious and misunderstood son of Mahadeva-KARTIKEYA. Kartikeya was born from the flames of a desperate need, an ardent desire, and an utmost devastation. In him was distilled the terrible powers of Mahadev, at its fiercest and most deadly. Although he fought many wars and slew many tyrants, yet his gifts to humanity have always been those of mercy, compassion and love. What makes this possible? For Kartikeya, there have always been more questions than answers. Did he really walk away from his family over a piece of fruit? What about the women in his life-was he the ravisher he is at times accused of being, or the protector of women? Was he the violent warrior who revelled in bloodlust, or a gentle family man? What was his relationship with his more popular sibling, Ganesha? Anuja Chandramouli weaves together myth, imagination and folklore while looking to answer these questions, and recreates for modern readers the story of one of the most enigmatic gods-Kartikeya.
Download or read book The Rise of Mah sena written by Richard D. Mann and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-12-07 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the early development of Skanda-Kārttikeya’s Hindu cult from its earliest textual and material sources to the end of the Gupta Empire in the north of India. The text argues that Skanda’s early ‘popular’ cult is found in Graha and Mātṛ traditions oriented towards appeasing potentially dangerous spirits. Once propitiated, however, Skanda and his Grahas/ Mātṛs could become fierce protectors of their followers. During the Kuṣāṇa and Gupta empires, this tradition gains the attention of rulers, who transform the deity’s protective cult into one focused on the ruler’s military prowess and right to rule. Once detached from his former popular traditions the deity’s cult begins to falter in the north as it becomes increasingly focused on elite agendas.
Download or read book Hinduism written by Roshen Dalal and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable encyclopedia of Hinduism Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions; an amalgam of diverse beliefs and schools, it originates in the Vedas and is rooted in Indian culture. Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide illuminates complex philosophical concepts through lucid definitions, a historical perspective and incisive analyses. It examines various aspects of Hinduism, covering festivals and rituals, gods and goddesses, philosophers, memorials, aesthetics, and sacred plants and animals. The author also explores pivotal ideas, including moksha, karma, dharma and samsara, and details the diverse commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita and other important texts. Citing extensively from the regional languages, the book describes Hinduism’s innumerable myths and legends, and looks at the many versions of texts including the Ramayana and Mahabharata, placing each entry in its historical context and tracing its evolution to the present. • Outlines all eighteen major Puranas, the 108 Upanishads, and a selection of Vaishnava, Sahiva and Tantric texts • Provides quotations from rare original texts • A product of years of research, with a wide range of entries
Download or read book The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography written by Margaret Stutley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian art, increasingly popular in the west, cannot be fully appreciated without some knowledge of the religious and philosophical background. This book, first published in 1985, covers all aspects of Hindu iconography, and explains that its roots lie far back in the style of prehistoric art. The dictionary demonstrates the rich profusion of cults, divinities, symbols, sects and philosophical views encompassed by the Hindu religious tradition.
Download or read book Devotee Demons Desire for Immortality written by Pratap Mathur and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On various Hindu demons.
Download or read book Jyotish written by Andrew Mason and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative primer to Jyotish, or Vedic Astrology, this book draws on the author's extensive study of the tradition. Andrew Mason explains in detail the practical applications of Jyotish, introduces the planets, signs and houses, as well as the many rich and highly entertaining mythologies of the system with an explanation of how to interpret them. He also covers Vedic Astrology's sister science, Ayurveda, and describes how they interact to provide insight into celestial timing, sustained health and general wellbeing. With sample charts that show the applications throughout, the book provides a complete an accessible resource on Jyotish for students of Indian astrology and Ayurveda practitioners. It will also be of interest to anyone with a passion for astrology.
