Download or read book Pancha Kanya written by Pradip Bhattacharya and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study on the depiction of virginity of women mythological characters in Hindu epics.

Download or read book Patterns of Irrigation Organization in Nepal written by Prachanda Pradhan and published by IWMI. This book was released on 1989 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Revisiting the Pancha Kanyas written by Pradip Bhattacharya and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Argument and Design The Unity of the Mah bh rata written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argument and Design features fifteen essays by leading scholars of the Sanskrit epics, the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyaṇa, discussing the Mahābhārata’s upākhyānas, subtales that branch off from the central storyline and provide vantage points for reflecting on it.

Download or read book Kunti The Sati Series II written by Koral Dasgupta and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kunti, a rare matriarch in the Mahabharata and one of the revered Pancha Satis, holds an unforgettable position in the Indian literary imagination. Yet, little is known about the fateful events that shaped her early life. Taking on the intricate task, Koral Dasgupta unravels the lesser-known strands of Kunti’s story: through a childhood of scholarly pursuits to unwanted motherhood at adolescence, a detached marriage and her ambitious love for the king of the devas. After the remarkable success of Ahalya, the first book in the Sati series, Kunti presents a brilliant and tender retelling of a story at the heart of our culture and mythology. * In the Sati series, Koral Dasgupta explores the lives of the Pancha Kanyas from Indian mythology and reinvents them in the modern context with a feminist consciousness.

Download or read book Ahalya written by Koral Dasgupta and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Lyrical and poetic ... enthralling’ BIBEK DEBROY ‘A magical and thought-provoking adventure, Ahalya will intrigue and mesmerize readers’ CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI ‘An enigmatic tale about purity, chastity, seduction and redemption’ NAMITA GOKHALE ‘Brilliant and intriguing’ ANAND NEELAKANTAN It is known that Ahalya was cursed by her husband, Gautam, for indulging in a physical relationship with Indra. But is there another story to Ahalya's truth? Who was Indra anyway? A king? A lover? A philanderer? The first book of the Sati series, Ahalya hinges on these core questions, narrating the course of her life, from innocence to infidelity. In the Sati series, Koral Dasgupta explores the lives of the Pancha Kanyas from Indian mythology, all of whom had partners other than their husbands and yet are revered as the most enlightened women, whose purity of mind precedes over the purity of body. The five books of the Sati series reinvent these women and their men, in the modern context with a feminist consciousness.

Download or read book Maharshis of Ancient India written by Dr. T. V. Satyanarayana, Dr. A. S. Venugopala Rao, Smt. T. N. Saraswati, Prof. N. Nanjunda Sastry, Dr. K. L. Shankaranarayana Jois, Sri Hari, M. N. Lakshminarasimha Bhatta and S. L. Sheshadri and published by Bharatha Samskruthi Prakashana. This book was released on 2019-03-23 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lives of great sages such as the Saptharishis have always been a beacon light, a guiding force for many. This set of books gives us a glimpse into the life of ten of those great souls, that is, the Maharshis of ancient India. One can explore the intrigue that surrounds their lives - the challenges they faced, the incredible solutions they came up with, the conflicts they got into, the uncanny resolution of the same, their arduous journey in the course of finding out the Ultimate Truth, and so on. Our other books here can be searched using #BharathaSamskruthiPrakashana

Download or read book Gautama written by Prof. N. Nanjunda Sastry and published by Bharatha Samskruthi Prakashana. This book was released on 2019-03-02 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gauthama, one of the saptharishis, finds reference both in the Thretha and the Dwapara yugas, in the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha. He had attained a lot of powers through severe tapas However, he lost them when he cursed two people at the same time. These two were Devendra and his own wife, Ahalya; Devendra had impersonated the sage and forced Ahalya (Gowthama’s wife) to go astray. In the Ramayana, we are told how Sri Rama came to Gowthama’s ashram and how Ahalya was freed from her husband’s curse. On getting to know through his divine insight that the Lord was in his ashram, the sage who was doing penance on the Himalayas came to meet Sri Rama. Sage Gowthama was bold and straightforward. He once chided sage Atri for heaping praise on a king as he thought it was misplaced. He along with the other sages advised Drona to stop the cruel killings in the war and give up arms. He travelled all over the world with the sole purpose of helping people. He had a very deep conversation with Lord Yama regarding dharma. Even Bhishma referred to Gawthama’s explanations when confronted by Yudhistira with similar questions. Gawthama held discussions to seek clarity on several issues, asked questions to get convincing answers and did not hesitate to communicate with people younger than him. He admired his son who had desisted from killing his mother (Devendra’s episode) at his own father’s behest. He had achieved the power of controlling his senses. He was kind and compassionate not only to people but also towards animals. He once brought a baby elephant which had lost its mother and tended to it like a mother. He had become so possessive about it that when Devendra disguised as Dhritarashtra tried to take it away, he threatened to get it back from whichever loka he had to. Needless to say that Devendra was struck by the sage’s love for the little animal. Gowthama’s gurukula was very well-known as he himself was one of the greatest scholars of his time. He had mastered the great Savitri manthra and he was the one to whom the great Vyahrthi Manthra ‘Janah’ was revealed. There was plenty in his ashram because of his power of tapas. His ashram dwellers had never experienced famine. Once when the whole country reeled under a severe famine for several years, it was the sage who generously welcomed everyone with open arms and played host to them for as long as it was necessary. Though they were all ashamed to stay on for such a long time, the sage would not hear of their leaving the ashram. Ganesha plotted for all of them to leave and when Gawthama got to know of it, he cursed all the rishis whose minds became blank, bereft of all knowledge. Lord Narayana had to be born again as VedaVyasa in order to restore knowledge to the world. Our other books here can be searched using #BharathaSamskruthiPrakashana

Download or read book Prapanch Kanya written by Ritu Kamal and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Prapanch Kanya the history of the last millennium gets re-written, with segues into Indian Philosophy, network theory, the issue of the Gypsy Diaspora, South East Asian history and genetic research. The various aspects of Indian Philosophy Vyakarana, Mimansa, Nyaya, Dharmashastra, Alankar and the Sciences are brought together holistically. Highlighting the contributions of the Indic civilisation to contemporary science and culture, this book draws parallels between the principles of Indian philosophy and the findings of advanced biology and genetics.

Download or read book Aspects of Buddhist Culture Including Veera Kanya Vahini written by Venkateswarier Subramaniam and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Until the Lions written by Karthika Nair and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling and eloquent reworking of the Mahabharata, one of South Asia's best-loved epics, through nineteen peripheral voices. With daring poetic forms, Karthika Naïr breathes new life into this ancient epic. Karthika Naïr refracts the epic Mahabharata through the voices of nameless soldiers, outcast warriors and handmaidens as well as abducted princesses, tribal queens, and a gender-shifting god. As peripheral figures and silent catalysts take center stage, we get a glimpse of lives and stories buried beneath the dramas of god and nation, heroics and victory - of the lives obscured by myth and history, all too often interchangeable. Until the Lions is a kaleidoscopic, poetic tour de force. It reveals the most intimate threads of desire, greed, and sacrifice in this foundational epic.

Download or read book A Statistical Account of Bengal written by William Wilson Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hindus written by Julius Lipner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julius Lipner’s Hindus is widely recognised as essential reading for everyone wishing to understand one of the world’s great religious traditions. Hinduism comprises the religion and culture of the great majority of the people of India, a country tipped to become a world superpower politically, economically and culturally in the course of the present century. The vast array of diverse beliefs and practices usually described as ‘Hindu’ has been notoriously difficult to corral under a single regulating theme. Julius Lipner provides not only a wide-ranging introduction to Hindu religious and cultural diversity but also suggests a way to characterize Hinduism as a distinct tradition that has survived and adapted to changing circumstances from ancient times to the present day. Lipner is a recognised authority on Hinduism's polycentric emphasis, and his book is based on a lifetime of research and personal experience of his subject. In this thoroughly revised and substantially enlarged second edition, students of Hinduism will find more coverage of the debate about Hindu origins, the nature and practice of Hindu worship, the role of women, the scope of dharma and morality, Hindu philosophical thought and the use of reason, and the way caste functions.

Download or read book Tara written by Koral Dasgupta and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Embedded within the epic saga of the Ramayan, Tara’s nuanced narrative is bathed in grace and empathy.' NAMITA GOKHALE 'A powerful depiction of Tara’s world.' AMISH Tara’s story from the Ramayan has remained veiled in mystery for far too long. Bestselling author Koral Dasgupta illuminates her journey in this meticulously crafted tale. Charting her early days in the harsh wilderness, Tara ascends to become the queen of Kishkindh during an era of unstable alliances and precarious royalty. Her challenges intensify when she is turned into the victor’s spoils following Bali’s demise and his brother’s ascension to the throne. Yet she shines as a stateswoman, applying clever strategies to restore order amidst the chaos reigning in the kingdom. In this captivating conclusion to the Sati series, Dasgupta showcases Tara’s rise from obscurity to royalty, deftly navigating the equilibrium between wisdom and tumult. Her story serves as a testament to resilient strength and an unwavering will to shape one’s destiny in an unyielding world. * In the Sati series, Koral Dasgupta explores the lives of the Pancha Kanyas from the Hindu epics and reinvents them with a feminist consciousness.

Download or read book How To Do Politics With Art written by Violaine Roussel and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major issue in the relation of art to the rest of society is the question of how art penetrates politics. From the perspective of most art scholars, this is a question of aesthetics—whether politics necessarily pollutes and debases the quality of the arts. From the perspective of social science, it has been primarily a question of meaning—how political messages are conveyed through artistic media. Recent work has begun to broaden the study of the arts and politics beyond semiosis and content focus. Several strands of scholarship are converging around the general issue of the social relationships within which art takes political form, that is, how art and artists do politics. This perspective of "doing" moves analysis beyond addressing the meaning of culture, to focus on the ways that art is embedded in—and intervenes in—social relationships, activities, and institutions. This volume brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from France and the United States to investigate these directions and themes by exploring the question of "how to do politics with art" from a comparative standpoint, putting sociological approaches in conversation with other disciplinary prisms. It will be of interest to scholars of social movements and politicization, the sociology of art, art history, and aesthetics.

Download or read book The Mahabharata Patriline written by Simon Pearse Brodbeck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sanskrit Mahabharata (which contains the Bhagavad Gita) is sorely neglected as a classic - perhaps the classic - of world literature, and is of particularly timely human importance in today's globalised and war-torn world. This book is a chronological survey of the Sanskrit Mahabharata's central royal patriline - a family tree that is also a list of kings. Brodbeck explores the importance and implications of patrilineal maintenance within the royal culture depicted by the text, and shows how patrilineal memory comes up against the fact that in every generation a wife must be involved, with the consequent danger that the children might not sustain the memorial tradition of their paternal family. The Mahabharata Patriline bridges a gap in text-critical methodology between the traditional philological approach and more recent trends in gender and literary theory. Studying the Mahabharata as an integral literary unit and as a story stretched over dozens of generations, this book casts particular light on the events of the more recent generations and suggests that the text's internal narrators are members of the family whose story they tell.

Download or read book Knowledge Systems and Natural Resources written by Hemant R. Ojha and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2008 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, knowledge systems have become key areas of concern for researchers, policy-makers and developmental activists. Knowledge Systems and Natural Resources is a unique collection of case studies from Nepal. It provides rich and incisive insights into critical social processes and deliberative governance. It analyses how knowledge is produced, disseminated and applied in various aspects of natural resource governance in Nepal. The book challenges the dichotomy between traditional and scientific knowledge. It proposes to differentiate among systems of knowledge on the basis of political standing of social actors engaged in natural resource governance. It further proposes that change in governance hinges on how the diverse systems of knowledge come into deliberative interface and to what extent the unequal distribution of power and knowledge resources in society constrain the process of deliberation.