Download or read book Devyani written by T.K.B. Sinha and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional view of a mythological character is that it is staid, flat, and uninteresting, belonging to an unreal world of the days gone by. But contrary to this, Devyani, the daughter of a sage, is surprisingly different. She is not only vivacious and enticing but also a tempestuous lover, free-willed, and unyielding. Being a spoilt child, she is in the habit of getting things done at any cost. She makes her father revive her lover Kutch (killed twice by the demons) to life because she says she cant live without him. Unlike most of the present-day girls, she offers herself to the young man to marry her, but at his refusal (for personal reasons), she curses him. When she is rescued by Yayati (a Kshatriya king) from the blind well, into which she had fallen, she asks him to marry her because he had held her by the hand. Yayati is reluctant as they belong to different social strata, where the customs do not allow such wedlock, but she is determined to have her way. She pressures her unwilling father to perform her marriage, which the poor man does despite the unfavorable customs. He cant displease his daughter. She has no qualms about blackmailing the king (in whose court her father was an advisor) to give away his daughter, Sharmistha, as her permanent slave when she goes to her husbands house. The fact that both the girls were bosom friends did not deter her from her meanness. It is surprising to note that such a liberated and strong female character was created in an epic thousands of years ago.

Download or read book History Of Ancient India a New Version From 7300 Bb To 4250 Bc written by J.P. Mittal and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2006 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Present Book, New History Of Ancient India, Is An Attempt To Present The Indian History In The Light Of Recent Discoveries And Excavations Made In This Field. The History Of India Before The Invasion Of Alexander The Great In 328 B.C. Has Been Generally Considered A Myth. Accordingly, Brahma, Vishnu And Mahesh, Manu And Mandhata, Harishchandra And Bhagirath, Shri Rama And Shri Krishna, All Have Been Treated Non-Historical, Mythical Personages. But The Recent Discoveries Like Those Of Dwarika Of Shri Krishna In The Sea And Lanka Of Ravana In Orissa As Well As The Authentic Determining Of The Date Of Floods, That Find Mention In The Purana, Have Outrightly Refuted The Past Presumptions. With New Things Coming To Light, It Is Desirable That History Be Rewritten. It Is With This View That The Present Book Has Been Written. It Aims At Presenting The Information In An Analytic Manner And Also In Chronological Order. Beginning From The Vedic Yuga, The Book Presents An In-Depth Study Of Devasura Yuga, Satya Yuga, Dwapar Yuga And Kaliyuga. All The Information, Both Conventional And Recent, Provided In The Book Are Authentic As They Are Taken From The Authoritative Sources. The Book Is Unique In Its Presentation As It Richly Provides Maps Of Ancient States, Photographs And Figures, Which Not Only Give A Glimpse Of The Related Age Or Yuga But Also Facilitate Easy Understanding Of Information. Since Miracles, Exaggerations, Mysteries And Supernatural Powers Find No Reference Here, The Book Can Be Held A Complete, Authoritative Text On Ancient Indian History.It Is Hoped That The Students, Research Scholars And Even Teachers Of Indian History Will Find This Book Highly Useful And Indispensable For Having A Thorough And Updated Knowledge Of Ancient India. Even The General Readers Will Find This Book Extremely Interesting And Informative.

Download or read book Shambhala the Caregiving Heart of the World written by Verity Jenkins and published by Mark Jenkins. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandsy’s eyes light up for just a few moments and then the sparkle dies out. “I’m too tired to go out for food,” she said. “No big deal,” Ray replies. But it is a big deal! Grandsy is in some kind of funk! Something IS really wrong, although no one is being direct about it. Later, Ray discovers that Grandsy has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Dementia. How can Ray battle this insidious disease and bring her beloved Grandsy back to life? Ray has learned the power of the sacred Quest, and if there ever was a need for one, it is now. Fa had told Ray stories of the Elixir of Immortality residing in Shambhala, a hidden kingdom accessible only through the sacred Quest. Using clues Fa left in a storage locker, Ray plays on her Mum’s own desire to find Fa. In the darkest and most exciting Ray Adventure yet, Ray reaches new heights of deception and misdirection that launch them on a journey into an ancient dystopian world hidden beneath Nepal. Little do they know it, but Ray and her Mother have arrived at the most turbulent moment in the political history of Nepal. Ray’s Mum is invited on a double date with a member of Nepal’s royal family. Flattered and fed up with Ray’s double-dealing, her Mum goes on her own adventure. That very night the royal family is massacred and Ray’s Mum is taken hostage. Ray enlists the help of Devi - a trained protector of Shambhala, and a Gurkha pilot who has a surprising knack of blacking out to avoid going against a direct order. Ray lands the float plane in a narrow canyon on the Kali Gandaki river. Together they succeed in rescuing her Mother from the well guarded Ranighat palace. Returning to her Quest for Shambhala, Ray parachutes into the Yalbang Monastery, literally running into the Buddha in the courtyard. There she meets the caregiver for Alexandra David-Neel, the greatest adventurer of the inner and outer realms, who shares with Ray the long-kept secret location to the entrance of Shambhala. The action ratchets up a notch at a Bon-Po ceremony attended by scores of wrathful deities. Ray and Devi enter a tum-mo competition that reveals to them the hidden powers of the breath and mind. Ray learns she can melt ice on a frozen lake through her body heat alone!.. Following the ceremony, an enigmatic Bon-Po shaman leads Ray to the entrance of Shambhala. Once inside, she discovers it’s a false Shambhala that traps people for many lifetimes, addicting them to hallucinatory local honey. Are the Elixir of Immortality & Shambhala false hopes? Could it be that she had the answer to her Quest all along?

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Download or read book Data Mining Cookbook written by Olivia Parr Rud and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increase profits and reduce costs by utilizing this collection of models of the most commonly asked data mining questions In order to find new ways to improve customer sales and support, and as well as manage risk, business managers must be able to mine company databases. This book provides a step-by-step guide to creating and implementing models of the most commonly asked data mining questions. Readers will learn how to prepare data to mine, and develop accurate data mining questions. The author, who has over ten years of data mining experience, also provides actual tested models of specific data mining questions for marketing, sales, customer service and retention, and risk management. A CD-ROM, sold separately, provides these models for reader use.

Download or read book THE INDIAN LISTENER written by All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi and published by All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi . This book was released on 1951-07-29 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service,Bombay ,started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in english, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it was published by All India Radio,New Delhi.From July 3 ,1949,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later,The Indian listener became "Akashvani" in January 5, 1958. It was made a fortnightly again on July 1,1983. It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes,who writes them,take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: The Indian Listener LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE,MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 29-07-1951 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 48 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XVI. No. 31. BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED(PAGE NOS): 16-43 ARTICLE: 1. Random Thoughts On Law And Justice 2. Shortwave Transmissions: Listening Conditions in August 3. Impressions of Indian Art 4. A Visit to the Kaziranga Game Sanctuary AUTHOR: 1. Hon'ble Eric Weston 2. R.B.L. Srivastava 3. Jim Spencer 4. H. F. Clark KEYWORDS: 1. High Court, judges, Bombay Bar 2. August, atmospheric disturbances, Bombay 3. Taj Mahal, material expression, artists 4. Kaziranga, Akbar, rhinoceros Document ID: INL-1951 (J-D) Vol-II (05)

Download or read book House of Snow written by Ellen Parnavelas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground-breaking collection of stories, poems and articles about Nepal covering the length and breadth of this enchanting nation and its people. 'If you want a book in English that tells you about Nepalese thinking, and gives a taste of the country's contemporary literature, you could hardly do better than House of Snow' Daily Telegraph 'One of the finest books I have read this year' Nudge Books 'A well-curated sliver of works that highlight the richness and variety of Nepal's literary contribution' Kathmandu Post In 2015, Sagarmatha frowned. Tectonic plates moved. A deadly earthquake devastated Nepal. In the wake of disaster, House of Snow brings together over 50 excerpts of fiction and non-fiction celebrating the breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural heritage of this fascinating country. Here are explorers and mountaineers, poets and political journalists, national treasures and international celebrities. Featuring a diverse cast of writers such as Michael Palin and Jon Krakauer, Lakshmiprasad Devko?a and Lil Bahadur Chettri – all hand-picked by well-known authors and scholars of Nepali literature including Samrat Upadhyay, Michael Hutt, Isabella Tree and Thomas Bell. House of Snow is the biggest, most comprehensive and most beautiful collection of writing about Nepal in print.

Download or read book Mahabharata Stories written by No Author and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2020-04-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected stories for children from the Mahabharata ranging from how the Mahabharata was written to the Mritasanjivani story, the birth of Devavrata, the palace of Lac, Draupadi's Swayamvara, the passing of Bhishma and many other equally enthralling stories from one of the greatest epics of all time. This is the second book in the recently launched From the House of Harper series which will include collections of classic Indian tales. The first book in the series was a collection of the Panchatantra stories, A Basketful of Animal Tales.

Download or read book Romance in Heaven and War on Earth written by Babu Ram and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the poetry of Indology, Devas & Danvas war and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The key themes that echo throughout the book are Anger, Beliefs, Boons, Charity, Coincidence, Curse, Death, Desires, Elves, Fear, Greed, Grief, Guilt, Heaven, Hell, Hubris, Illusion, Immortality, Loss, Lust, Noble Deeds, Peace, Rebirths, Revivification Science, Romance, Subtle Body, Sin, War and Youth. The book is a masterpiece that will capture your attention. It will give you a ride into India’s glorious ancient past and an opportunity to pick up wisdom to achieve impossible feats in life, build a great future, and contribute to global peace.

Download or read book A City Diary written by Satish Kumar Gupta and published by Educreation Publishing. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My first non-edited book is constellation short stories which is generally happen in society. The character depicted in this book is fully fiction and give extra thrilling to reader.

Download or read book From Here to Denmark written by Rajat M. Nag and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here" is a hypothetical place where governance is poor, rule of law is not respected, and justice is often denied. Many, particularly the poor and the marginalised, suffer daily indignities, big and small, and live a life marked by fear and insecurity. "Denmark", on the other hand, is where good governance prevails and is reflected in predictable and accountable actions by others, including the State. The journey From Here to Denmark is essentially a quest of ensuring good governance. Improving governance needs good, strong institutions. Time, history, culture, leadership and yes, luck all have a role to play in this journey. But the experiences of several countries which have made this transition convincingly point to the overriding importance of human capital and an empowered citizenry who can actively participate in the affairs of their society in building strong institutions.

Download or read book Devayani written by Manjula Tekal and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before the Ramayana and Mahabharata wars were fought, Yayati, a scion of the lunar dynasty, was the emperor of Aryavarta, the land of the virtuous. He was an ancestor of the Kaurava princes. A tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and passion in the backdrop of a war between the Devas and the Asuras, Devayani, is a modern retelling of an ancient tale from the Mahabharata. Devayani, the self- willed daughter of Sukracharya, the Asura preceptor, became wife of emperor Yayati through a failed love affair with Kacha. How did the princess Sarmishtha, her friend, become her servant and then her rival? Why did Yayati have to ask his children to make the ultimate sacrifice--to give up their youth for him? Devayani takes you on a journey through infatuation, lust, jealousy, rage, betrayal, love and wisdom.Yayati's son Puru would later inherit the land of Saraswati from his father and start the Puru dynasty; the story of which is synonymous with Bharata.

Download or read book Ishanukatha written by Swami Akhandananda Saraswati and published by Srikanth s. This book was released on with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: the Ninth Canto of the Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapurana by Swami Akhandananda Saraswati Ji Maharaj of Vrindavan.

Download or read book Love and Death in Kathmandu written by Amy Willesee and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 1, 2001, the heir to the Nepalese throne, Crown Prince Dipendra, donned military fatigues, armed himself with automatic weapons, walked in on a quiet family gathering, and, without a word, mowed his family down before turning a gun on himself. But Dipendra did not die immediately, and while lying in a coma was declared king. He was now a living god. Award-winning journalists Amy Willesee and Mark Whittaker set out to understand what could have led to such a devastating tragedy, one that fascinated and appalled the world. Exploring Kathmandu and other parts of the kingdom, they conducted exhaustive interviews with everyone from Maoist guerillas to members and friends of the royal family, gaining insight into the people involved in and the events behind the massacre. At the heart of the story is the love affair between Dipendra and the beautiful aristocrat Devyani Rana, whom he was forbidden to marry. Culminating their portrait of Nepal is a chilling reconstruction of the events of that fatal day. As conspiracy theories circulate and rebels threaten to topple the monarchy, the future of this small Himalayan kingdom promises to be as tumultuous as its past. Revealing a country where the twenty-first century mingles uneasily with the fourteenth, Love and Death in Kathmandu is both an enlightening portrait of a place that is a world apart and a riveting investigation of an incredible crime.

Download or read book Wedded written by Fe-en-Dios and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wedded is based on a true story and depicts the tale of a couple who begin their journey as strangers, bound in holy matrimony through an arranged marriage. The book takes you through the lives of the protagonists, who despite being caught amidst the entangled web of relationships, wither all storms, as their blossoming love reaches its culmination and they find their happily-ever-after, eventually. Fuelled with sibling rivalry,misplaced affections, chanced upon encounters and scorching desires, Wedded makes up for a compelling read for anyone and everyone who believes in the ability of true love and the sanctity of marriage.

Download or read book Breaking the Mold written by Dana Alison Levy and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen scientists. Protecting our planet. Making science more equitable. Scientists who collect microbes from surfers' skin, who use radar sensors to gather data miles away, who combat inequality by pushing for cleaner air policies. Each with their own story, all working to make life better for future generations. Celebrated author Dana Alison Levy profiles 16 people, all studying different elements of the earth’s landscape, animals, and climate, who defy stereotypes of who can be a scientist. From analytical chemists to volcanologists, from global experts to recent graduates, these scientists share what they were like as young people, how they got where they are now, and what they—and the rest of us—can do to help the planet. Based on extensive interviews and featuring infographics and personal photos, Breaking the Mold offers a snapshot of the people and organizations fighting to make science more equitable. Back matter includes advice for readers interested in science careers, DIY projects, paths to community involvement, and more. Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on.

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