Parva
Parva

Author: Es. El Bhairappa

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 860

ISBN-13:

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It Is A Transformation Of An Ancient Legend Into A Modern Novel. In This Process, It Has Gained Rational Credibility And A Human Perspective. The Main Incident, The Bharata War, Symbolic Of The Birthpangs Of A New World-Order, Depicts A Heroic But Vain Effort To Arrest The Disintegration And Continue The Prevailing Order. It Is Viewed From The Stand Points Of The Partisan Participants And Judged With Reference To The Objective Understanding Of Krishna. Narration, Dialogue, Monologue And Comment All Are Employed For Its Presentation. Shot Through With Irony, Pity And Understanding Objectivity, The Novel Ends With The True Tragic Vision Of Faith In Life And Hope For Mankind.

Researches Into the History and Civilization of the Kirātas
Researches Into the History and Civilization of the Kirātas

Author: G. P. Singh

Publisher: Gyan Publishing House

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 9788121202817

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The kiratas janapadas, kingdoms, principalities, urban culture, subjugation by the contemporary rulers, dynastic rule in northern India and Nepal, based on a large number of rare sources have received extensive and deep attention in a subtle and penetrating way. The author has brought to light several valuable facets relating. The work is based on interdisciplinary research. The author has critically examined the relevance of historical, anthropological and linguistic data. The work is of immense academic value not only for historians but also for anthropologists and linguists.

Puranic Encyclopedia
Puranic Encyclopedia

Author: Vettam Mani

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 932

ISBN-13: 8120805976

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This voluminous work, a store house of information about the Epics, Puranas and allied literature, was originally composed and published in Malayalam. It constituted the results of the author's devoted study and research extending over fourteen years. This English version of the same is to meet the growing demand of scholars interested in the study of Puranas. This stupendous work, in the form of an exhaustive descriptive index, covers the vast and varied field of ancient Indian culture in all aspects-history geography, religion, philosophy, myths, beliefs and practices as depicted in the Epics and Puranas. The work is planned on scientific lines. The material compiled is arranged systematically. Citations have been inserted in support of stated facts; at places they have been substituted by reference. Obsolete and obscure words, denoting objects such as a particular tree or plant have been explained by their scientific or vernacular equivalents. All modern critical apparatus has been utilized in the preparation of this comprehensive work.

Ancient Communities of the Himalaya
Ancient Communities of the Himalaya

Author: Dinesh Prasad Saklani

Publisher: Indus Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9788173870903

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15 pictures. The work presents a comprehensive study of the ancient communities touching their history in all dimensions including socio-economic, politico-cultural and religious traits and aspects of the ancient people of the area. One of the objectives of the work has been to trace out the roots of the present Himalayan culture and find out the cultural components of ancient inhabitants in the present society.

Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record
Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1865

Total Pages: 1022

ISBN-13:

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A monthly register of the most important works published in North and South America, in India, China, and the British colonies: with occasional notes on German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian books.