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    Pursuing the path of yoga accomplishment, the practiser attains a few distinct supernatural powers. This book makes an attempt, through examples and extractions, to prove that these powers are not mere imginations but can be absorbed in the present materialistic world too.

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    Bharat Ka Pragatihaas evam Adhya-Itihaas by: V.K. Jain 234.00

    Fresh excavations, new dating techniques and ever-growing conceptual frameworks since 1950 have greatly reshaped our perspective on Prehistory and Protohistory of the Indian subcontinent. This monograph, which is primarily aimed to serve as a starter for the undergraduate and postgraduate students, presents, in a concise but comprehensive manner, a syncretic view of the latest information on various aspects such as tools and technologies, settlement and subsistence patterns, ecological background and distributional configuration in respect of the Stone Age and the Chalcolithic Cultures outside the Harappan Zone. The Megalithic Cultures of peninsular India and the Deccan too find a place in the book. A glossary of the terms used frequently in archaeology as well as maps, line-drawings and explanatory notes on individual sites add further value to the text.

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    The bibliography includes 4081 entries, covering published materials in English and French languages over the last two centuries. The book gives a representative overview of what has been researched and accomplished in the field of Indian Buddhist Art and Archaeology since Wilkins┬Тs article on Bodh-Gaya in 1788 or Thomas Daniel’s first illustration on the Kanheri caves in 1798.

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    Bibliography on Indian Buddhist Art and Archaeology by: Utpal Chakraborty 1,710.00

    The bibliography includes 4081 entries, covering published materials in English and French languages over the last two centuries. It is divided into two parts. The first part contains 2410 entries dealing with Indian Buddhist art and archaeology and Indian art in general, history, religion, some Buddhist sites outside present India ┬Ч with special attention given to Pakistan ┬Ч, etc. Entries in the second part are exclusively devoted to Indian Buddhist sites. There are 57 sites; each one is individually studied. The book gives a representative overview of what has been researched and accomplished in the field of Indian Buddhist Art and Archaeology since Wilkins’s article on Bodh-Gaya in 1788 or Thomas Daniel’s first illustration on the Kanheri caves in 1798.

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    The book describes the organisation of the Buddhist centres in Karnataka, assesses the standing of Buddhism as a living, important religion prevalent there and accounts for its decay and departure to other countries.

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    Buddhism in Karnataka by: R.C. Hiremath 248.00

    Dr. R.C. Hiremath examines the age-old story of Siddhartha Gautama┬Тs early life and renunciation, providing the reader with the background of the Shramana schools that did not accept the authority of the Vedas. He treats, with meticulous scholarship, the Hinayana and Mahayana forms of Buddhism, and establishes that, contrary to popular belief, these two forms were not antagonistic to each other. The author maintains that Buddhism had in fact entered Karnataka before the time of the Emperor Ashoka, and that it enjoyed its heyday between the third century BC. and the third century AD. He describes the organisation of the centres, assesses the standing of Buddhism as a living important religion of Karnataka, and accounts for its decay and departure to countries outside the land of its birth. He discusses the impact of the religion on the literature of Karnataka, of which little, that is authentic, is yet known. Based on the Ashokan edicts found in the region, which are claimed to have been the first writings in Karnataka, Dr. Hiremath goes further to infer that the Kannada script and literature have been derived from Buddhistic literature and philosophy. Supported with reports of archaeological excavations and foreign travellers, the study gives a fresh insight on an hitherto untapped area. With highly informative appendix giving Devanagari text, Roman transliteration and translation of the inscriptions found in Karnataka, extensive bibliographic references, and a glossary of non-English words/phrases, the book holds out an enduring appeal to both scholars and discerning readers.

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    Building a Theory of the Indic Brahmi Writing System by: P.G. Patel 360.00

    This book develops a consilience of research and thinking in epigraphy, archaeology, and linguistics on the Indic Brahmi writing system. Its objective is to identify the problems that need to be tackled by anybody who tries to develop a theory of the Brahmi writing system. As for the currently scientifically supported hypothesis that Brahmi originated in Tamil Nadu during the sixth century BCE or earlier, Patel opts for the need to keep this as an idea for the working basket awaiting new archaeological research in the sixth-century Magadha region.
    The book deliberates upon how ancient Tamil Nadu was receptive to literacy. The Brahmanical fascination for orality blocked literacy in Vedic India. The brahmanas from north India entered Tamil Nadu only during the third century bce and lived away from residential areas. Tamil Nadu at the time had no caste system. This is reflected in the Sangam literature, which followed historically the grammarian Tolkappiyar. The conditions in Sri Lanka before and after the arrival of Buddhism are noted in relation to the rise of literacy. The relationship between Brahmi in Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu is highlighted for the purpose of further research. Also noted is the need for research on the differences between Dravidian and northern scripts in the way the aksharas are formed in graphic representation.

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    Bundelkhand ka Itihas (Hindi) by: Brajesh Kumar Shrivastava 252.00540.00

    рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрддреБрдд рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдХрд╛ рдЗрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕ рдореЗрдВ рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдХреЗ рд╕реАрдорд╛рдВрдХрди, рдирд╛рдордХрд░рдг рдПрд╡рдВ рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рд╛ рд╕рд╛рдореНрд░рд╛рдЬреНрдпреЛрдВ рдХреА рд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрдирд╛ рдХреЛ рд░реЛрдЪрдХ рдврдВрдЧ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдордЭрд╛рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рд╕ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИред
    рдЕрдЦрд┐рд▓ рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рд╕реНрддрд░ рдкрд░ 1836 рдИре░ рдореЗрдВ рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рдзреАрдирддрд╛ рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдердо рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрддрд╛рд╡ рдЪрд░рдЦрд╛рд░реА рдореЗрдВ рдкрд╛рд░рд┐рдд рд╣реБрдЖ рдерд╛ред рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж 1842 рдИре░ рдХреЗ рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рд╛ рд╡рд┐рджреНрд░реЛрд╣ рдореЗрдВ рдЬреИрддрдкреБрд░ рдирд░реЗрд╖ рдкрд╛рд░реАрдЫрдд рдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╕рд╣рдпреЛрдЧрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдордзреБрдХрд░рд╢рд╛рд╣ рдПрд╡рдВ рд╣рд┐рд░рджреЗрд╢рд╛рд╣ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдорд┐рд▓рдХрд░ рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗреЫреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рджрд╛рдБрдд рдЦрдЯреНрдЯреЗ рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдПред рдЗрд╕реА рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ 1857 рдИре░ рдХреА рдХреНрд░рд╛рдиреНрддрд┐ рдореЗрдВ рдмрд╛рдирдкреБрд░ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛ рдорд░реНрджрди рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣, рд╢рд╛рд╣рдЧреЭ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛ рдмрдЦрддрд╡рд▓реА рдПрд╡рдВ рд░рд╛рдиреА рд▓рдХреНрд╖реНрдореАрдмрд╛рдИ рдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЕрдиреНрдп рд╕рд╣рдпреЛрдЧрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдорд┐рд▓рдХрд░ рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗреЫреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдЕрддреНрдпрдзрд┐рдХ рдкрд░реЗрд╖рд╛рди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдХреЗ рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗреЫреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рд╕рд╛рдЧрд░ рдЖрдХрд░ рдЬрд╛рди рдмрдЪрд╛рдИред рд╕рд╛рдЧрд░ рдХреЗ рдХрд┐рд▓реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдкреВрд░реЗ 370 рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗреЫреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рд╢рд░рдг рд▓реАред рдЗрд╕ рдХрд┐рд▓реЗ рдХреЛ рдЪрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдУрд░ рд╕реЗ рдХреНрд░рд╛рдиреНрддрд┐рдХрд╛рд░рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рдШреЗрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ред рдмреЬреА рдореБрд╢реНрдХрд┐рд▓ рд╕реЗ рдмреНрд░рд┐рдЧреЗреЗрдбрд┐рдпрд░ рдЬрдирд░рд▓ рд╣реНрдпреВрд░реЛрдЬ рдиреЗ рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдореЗрдВ 1857 рдИре░ рдХреА рдХреНрд░рд╛рдиреНрддрд┐ рдХрд╛ рджрдорди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред
    рдЙрдХреНрдд рд╕рдорд╕реНрдд рдШрдЯрдирд╛рдХреНрд░рдо рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рдердо рдмрд╛рд░ рдЗрд╕ рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рдореЗрдВ рд╕рд╣рдЬ рд╕рд░рд▓ рдПрд╡рдВ рд╕реБрдмреЛрдз рдврдВрдЧ рд╕реЗ рдкрд┐рд░реЛрдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ рддрдерд╛ рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдХреЗ рдЗрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕ рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рдердо рдмрд╛рд░ рд░реЛрдЪрдХ рд╢реИрд▓реА рдореЗрдВ рдзрд╛рд░рд╛рдкреНрд░рд╡рд╛рд╣ рдврдВрдЧ рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрддреБрдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рд╣рд░рд╕рдореНрднрд╡ рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рд╕ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИред
    рдЖрд╢рд╛ рд╣реИ рдпрд╣ рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рдЫрд╛рддреНрд░реЛрдВ, рд╢реЛрдзрд╛рд░реНрдерд┐рдпреЛрдВ рд╕рд╣рд┐рдд рдЗрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕ рдореЗрдВ рд░реБрдЪрд┐ рд░рдЦрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдЖрдо рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рднреА рд░реВрдЪрд┐рдХрд░ рд▓рдЧреЗрдЧреАред

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    Bundelkhand ka Svatantrata Sangarsha by: Brajesh Kumar Shrivastava 270.00612.00

    рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрддреБрдд рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреЗ рд╕реНрд╡рддрдВрддреНрд░рддрд╛ рд╕рдВрдШрд░реНрд╖ рдореЗрдВ рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдХреА рдЬрдирддрд╛ рдХреЗ рдпреЛрдЧрджрд╛рди рдХреЛ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рд▓рд╛рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рд╕ рдХрд┐рд╕рд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЧрд╛рдВрдзреАрдЬреА рдХреА рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдПрд╡рдВ рдУрд░рдЫрд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рдореАрдк рд╕рддрд╛рд░ рдирджреА рдХреЗ рдХрд┐рдирд╛рд░реЗ рдЪрдиреНрджреНрд░рд╢реЗрдЦрд░ рдЖрдЬрд╛рдж рдХреЗ рд╣рд░рд┐рд╢рдВрдХрд░ рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдордЪрд╛рд░реА рдХреЗ рдирд╛рдо рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЯрд┐рдпрд╛ рдмрдирд╛рдХрд░ рд░рд╣рдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдорд╕реНрдд рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдореЗрдВ рддреЗрдЬреА рд╕реЗ рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░рд╡рд╛рджреА рднрд╛рд╡рдирд╛рдУрдВ рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рд░ рд╣реБрдЖред 1923 рдХреЗ рдЭрдгреНрдбрд╛ рд╕рддреНрдпрд╛рдЧреНрд░рд╣ рдПрд╡рдВ 1930 рдХреЗ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓ рд╕рддреНрдпрд╛рдЧреНрд░рд╣ рдореЗрдВ рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдХреЗ рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рдмреЭ-рдЪреЭрдХрд░ рднрд╛рдЧ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ред рдмреНрд░рд┐рдЯрд┐рд╢ рднрдХреНрдд рджреЗрд╢реА рд░рд┐рдпрд╛рд╕рдд рдХреЗ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛рдУрдВ рдиреЗ рдЬрдм рдЬрдирддрд╛ рдкрд░ рдЕрддреНрдпрд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рддреЛ рдЬрдирддрд╛ рдиреЗ рдкреНрд░рдЬрд╛рдордгреНрдбрд▓ рдХреА рд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрдирд╛ рдХрд░ рдЙрдирдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд░реЛрдз рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред рдЗрд╕реА рд╡рд┐рд░реЛрдз рдХреЗ рдлрд▓рд╕реНрд╡рд░реВрдк рд╕рдВрдХреНрд░рд╛рдВрддрд┐ рдХреЗ рдореЗрд▓реЗ рдХреЗ рджрд┐рди 14 рдЬрдирд╡рд░реА 1931 рдХреЛ рдЫрддрд░рдкреБрд░ рдЬрд┐рд▓реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдЬрд▓рд┐рдпрд╛реЕрд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдмрд╛рдЧ рдХреА рддрд░рд╣ рд╣реА рдЪрд░рдг-рдкрд╛рджреБрдХрд╛ рд╣рддреНрдпрд╛рдХрд╛рдгреНрдб рдШрдЯрд┐рдд рд╣реБрдЖред рдкрдВ. рдорд╛рдЦрдирд▓рд╛рд▓ рдЪрддреБрд░реНрд╡реЗрджреА рдиреЗ рдХрд░реНрдорд╡реАрд░ рд╕рдорд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ рдкрддреНрд░ рдХреЗ рдорд╛рдзреНрдпрдо рд╕реЗ 1920 рдореЗрдВ рд░рддреМрдирд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдЦреЛрд▓реЗ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдХрд╕рд╛рдИ рдЦрд╛рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдЗрддрдирд╛ рдкреНрд░рдЦрд░ рд╡рд┐рд░реЛрдз рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдХреЛ рдШрдмрд░рд╛рдХрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдХрд╕рд╛рдИрдЦрд╛рдирд╛ рдЦреЛрд▓рдиреЗ рдХреА рдпреЛрдЬрдирд╛ рддреНрдпрд╛рдЧрдиреА рдкреЬреАред рдпрд╣ рдПрдХ рдУрд░ рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдХреА рдзрд░рддреА рдкрд░ рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬреЛрдВ рдХреА рдХрд░рд╛рд░реА рд╢рд┐рдХрд╕реНрдд рдереА, рддреЛ рджреВрд╕рд░реА рдУрд░ рдкрдВ. рдорд╛рдЦрдирд▓рд╛рд▓ рдЪрддреБрд░реНрд╡реЗрджреА рдХреА рдкрддреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░рд┐рддрд╛ рдХреА рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдЬреАрдд рдереАред
    рд╕рд╛рдЧрд░ рдХреЗ рднрд╛рдИ рдЕрдмреНрджреБрд▓рдЧрдиреА, рдЬреНрд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдж рдЬреНрдпреЛрддрд┐рд╖реА, рдХреЗрд╢рд╡рд░рд╛рд╡ рдЦрд╛рдгреНрдбреЗрдХрд░ рдПрд╡рдВ рдорд╛рд╕реНрдЯрд░ рдмрд▓рджреЗрд╡ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдж, рджрдореЛрд╣ рдХреЗ рднреИрдпрд╛рд▓рд╛рд▓ рдЪреИрдзрд░реА, рдЕрдЬрдпрдЧреЭ рдкрдиреНрдирд╛ рдХреЗ рдЪрдВрджреАрджреАрди рдЪреИрд░рд╣рд╛, рдЫрддрд░рдкреБрд░ рдХреЗ рдкрдВ. рд░рд╛рдорд╕рд╣рд╛рдп рддрд┐рд╡рд╛рд░реА, рдЯреАрдХрдордЧреЭ рдХреЗ рд▓рд╛рд▓рд╛рд░рд╛рдо рд╡рд╛рдЬрдкреЗрдпреА рдПрд╡рдВ рдЭрд╛рдВрд╕реА рдХреЗ рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рдирджрд╛рд╕ рдорд╛рд╣реМрд░ рдЖрджрд┐ рдиреЗ рдмреБрдиреНрджреЗрд▓рдЦрдгреНрдб рдХреЗ рд╕реНрд╡рддрдВрддреНрд░рддрд╛ рд╕рдВрдШрд░реНрд╖ рдХреЛ рдЧрддрд┐, рджрд┐рд╢рд╛ рдПрд╡рдВ рдЕрд░реНрде рдкреНрд░рджрд╛рди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред рдЗрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдкрдВ. рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдж рдорд┐рд╢реНрд░ рдПрд╡рдВ рдкрдВ. рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░рд▓рд╛рд▓ рддрдкрд╕реНрд╡реА рдХрд╛ рдХреБрд╢рд▓ рдиреЗрддреГрддреНрд╡ рдПрд╡рдВ рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧрджрд░реНрд╢рди рдорд┐рд▓рд╛ред рдЧреЛрд╡рд╛ рдореБрдХреНрддрд┐ рдЖрдиреНрджреЛрд▓рди рдореЗрдВ рднреА рд╕рд╛рдЧрд░ рдХреА рд╕рд╣реЛрджреНрд░рд╛рд░рд╛рдп рдПрд╡рдВ рдХреЗрд╕рд░реА рдЪрдиреНрдж рдореЗрд╣рддрд╛ рд╕рд╣рд┐рдд рдЕрдиреЗрдХ рд╕рддреНрдпрд╛рдЧреНрд░рд╣рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рдЧреЛрд╡рд╛ рдЬрд╛рдХрд░ рдЖрдиреНрджреЛрд▓рди рдХреЛ рд╕рдлрд▓ рдмрдирд╛рдпрд╛ред рдЙрдХреНрдд рд╕рднреА рдШрдЯрдирд╛рдХреНрд░рдо рдХреА рд░реЛрдЪрдХ, рд╕рд╣рдЬ, рд╕рд░рд▓, рд╕реБрдмреЛрдз рдПрд╡рдВ рддрдереНрдпрдкрд░рдХ рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рдЗрд╕ рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рдореЗрдВ рджреА рдЧрдИ рд╣реИред рдЫрд╛рддреНрд░реЛрдВ, рд╢реЛрдзрд╛рд░реНрдерд┐рдпреЛрдВ, рд╢рд┐рдХреНрд╖рдХ рдмрдиреНрдзреБрдУрдВ рд╕рд╣рд┐рдд рдкреНрд░рддреНрдпреЗрдХ рд╡рд░реНрдЧ рдХреЗ рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдпрд╣ рдкреБрд╕реНрддрдХ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирд╡рд░реНрдзрдХ рдПрд╡рдВ рд░реБрдЪрд┐рдХрд░ рд▓рдЧреЗрдЧреАред

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