This book is a PhD work by Dr. Avinash Gupta submitted as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in year 1999 on Dr Mathura Lal Sharma, who is was a historian from Kota, Rajasthan, India. The dissertation was directed by Dr. Brij Kishore Sharma, who was an Associate Professor and Head of History Department at Kota Open University. The original work in Hindi is a beautiful depiction of Kota and Rajasthan's history and encouraged readers to explore the many books of Dr. Mathura Lal Sharma. Dr. Avinash Gupta's work immerses the reader in the Mughal and Pre-Independence eras of India as he narrates the events described in the original work by Dr. Mathuralal Sharma. All translation efforts were made to maintain the original meaning of Dr. Avinash Gupta's work.
"Akashvani" (English) is a programme journal of ALL INDIA RADIO, it was formerly known as The Indian Listener. 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. 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 used to published by All India Radio, New Delhi. From 1950,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later, The Indian listener became "Akashvani" (English ) w.e.f. January 5, 1958. It was made fortnightly journal again w.e.f July 1,1983. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: AKASHVANI LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE, MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 31 MARCH, 1968 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 80 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XXXIII, No.14 BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 12-80 ARTICLE: 1. Irony 2. On Giving Up Smoking 3. Metals And Ceramics As Sources Of Atomic Heat 4. Michael Madhusudan 5. Marriage Customs AUTHOR: 1. Prof. G. Sankaranarayana Iyer 2. K. S. V. Raman 3. Dr. Brahma Prakash, 4. Dr. S.P. Sen Gupta 5. Mrs. Lakshmi Sundaram KEYWORDS : 1.An effective method, another kind, Shakespeare's verbal irony, Gulliver’s Travels’, 2.Edmund Burke Indisputable facts, only two situations 3.Major attraction, the problems, ‘cyrus’ and ‘zerlina’, boiling water reactors, impressive economies 4.New note in literature, miltonic in grandeur, ablest dramatist 5.Tears and smiles Prasar Bharati Archives has the copyright in all matters published in this “AKASHVANI” and other AIR journals. For reproduction previous permission is essential.
These are 16 immersive, entertaining short stories about characters across caste, class, and religion in Bombay. Some of the stories have been nominated for prizes: Fundação Oriente Short Story Competition, 2015 (shortlist); Open Road Review 2016 (winner); DNA-Out of Print Contest 2017 (longlist), and DISQUIET International Literary prize, Lisbon 2019 (notable entry). * * * These stories are laced with the grit, sleaze and dynamism of Bombay. They explore the nerve centre of a great metropolis with caustic wit and uncompromising realism. From the red-light corner of Kamathipura and the race course of Mahalaxmi, from South Bombay where a perfume maker works on exotic fragrances to the throbbing epicentre of Thana and the township of Kalyan, from Bandra to Andheri, the city is brought alive through memorable characters, piquant situations and no holds barred language. With the occasional foray into Goa, the poet Rochelle Potkar makes an impressive debut in short fiction, a genre unfairly neglected by most publishers in India. --Manohar Shetty
India and China are two of the most important civilizations of the ancient world. Looking at the relations between these empires before the 6th century A.D., Xinru Liu conclusively establishes the transmission of Buddhism from India to China, and describes the various items of commercial trade.
The Wrestler's Body tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose conception of self and society is fundamentally somatic. Using the insights of anthropology, Joseph Alter writes an ethnography of the wrestler's physique that elucidates the somatic structure of the wrestler's identity and ideology. Young men in North India may choose to join an akhara, or gymnasium, where they subject themselves to a complex program of physical and moral fitness. Alter's first-hand description of each detail of the wrestler's regimen offers a unique perspective on South Asian culture and society. Wrestlers feel that moral reform of Indian national character is essential and advocate their way of life as an ideology of national health. Everyone is called on to become a wrestler and build collective strength through self-discipline.
