<p>Ever since the creation of the universe, the sun has been illumining it and has impressed not only the human race but also all other creatures. His name occurs in the records of the Kassites and Mitanni but in the Indian context, he enjoys an important position in the Vedic as well as the post-Vedic literature. In the epics some of the rulers like Dasaratha, Rama and others claimed their origin to the Sun. The Buddhist and Jain literature too provided him an important place in their respective religious treatises. In the Puranas however, he became a an important cult- god and not only regular system of his worship is found prescribed therein, but also his images were required to be lodged in exclusive shrines dedicated to the deity. The Epics and the Puranic texts present Surya in human form and also define the family of Surya as well his progeny. The wife of Surya is described as Sanjna (or awakening), daughter of Visvakarman, besides Chaya (shadowy; and Revanta and Sani as his sons. Surya is also conceived as a great healer and quite generous to his devotees. He is the prominent leader of the entire solar system and the Navagrahas, the panels of which are frequently found in the Brahmanical shrines. He is also believed to be the controller of time, and the maker of days and nights. The twelve Adityas are supposed to represent the twelve months of the year. The present work aims at providing glimpses of the various aspect of the Sun- god and the different angles from which he has been viewed by the ancient sages, the artists, the thinkers besides those involved in the study of the sciences of astrology, astronomy and the connected subjects.</p>

Surya & Sun Cult in Indian Art, Culture, Literature, & Thought

Shanti LA Nagar

Religion & Spirituality

Aryan Books International

The book gives a vivid pictures of the prehistoric past of North-East India and Nepal. Till recent years the activities of Early Man in Eastern Himalayas were shrouded in mystery due to lack of archaeological investigations but recent discoveries have clearly proved that this difficult cold area was also inhabited by Early Man right from the Early Stone Age onwards. Evidences show that the prehistoric cultures of Himalayas and Siwaliks were deeply influenced and related with their counterparts in Indo Gangetic plains and Vindhyas though contact influences of Eastern neighbours are also visible. The author has put all the scattered evidences at one place alongwith his own discoveries in Sikkim and North-Eastern states. The work done by different agencies point towards the vast potentialities of the region regarding the activities of Early Man, which needs to be systematically investigated in order to solve many riddles. Nepal and Bhutan appear to be very rich areas. Meticulously researched, the book is based on the critical use of vast scientific data unearthed by various scholars during last one hundred years. Profusely illustrated with maps, line drawings and photographs and covering the available research material up to 1995. It also removes the so far held wrong views about the area which was thousands of years back as inhabitable as other areas of to the subcontinent. The book would be welcomed by scholars and students of archaeology of North-East India and Nepal.

Early Man in Eastern Himalayas: North-East India and Nepal

History

Shri A.K. Sharma

Asia

<p>The most ancient civilization of South Asia, variously known as the Harappan, Indus or Indus-Sarasvati Civilization, far excelled its contemporaries in other parts of Asia in a number of ways. Not only did it cover a much greater area than did any other civilization, but it also produced urban centres, duly fortified and characterized by meticulous town planning, efficient drainage system, etc. The book presents a multidimensional study of this grand civilization. Some scholars have held that this South Asian civilization was an import from the west. When called upon to produce concrete evidence, they fumbled and took shelter under the theory 'ideas have wings.' The book demonstrates that almost all the characteristic features of this civilization had indigenous origin. The Harappan script still remains undeciphered. The book points out where the various decipherers have gone wrong. It further shows that even no two Dravidianists see eye to eye nor do two Sanskritists. The book brings out an interesting picture of the social stratification of the Harappans. An in-depth analysis of the various kinds of data clinches the issue about the dating of the Mature stage of the civilization: from circa 2600 to 1900 BC. `Marauding` Aryans can no longer be held responsible for the destruction of the Harappan Civilization. Perhaps climatic changes, environmental degradation and a steep fall in trade robbed the civilization of its affluence. Urbanism breathed its last. The surviving Harappan villages must have whispered to one another: c'ties may come and c'ties may go, but we go on for ever.</p>

Earliest Civilization of South Asia

Agrawal, R.C.

LAL, B. B.

Pages: 347About the Book The srimad Bhagvad gita is a spiritual dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna- a dialogue of and on dharma. It comes in the middle portion of the great epic, the Mahabharatha written by Sage Vyasa. Lord Krishna was the avatar or the incarnation of the supreme being into the form of a human being whereas Arjuna typifies the ordinary man, faced with one of the most difficult problems which any one could conceive- the killing of his own kinsmen. The whole dialogue is placed in the middle of the battlefield of Kurushetra amidst the din and clamour of a fratricidal war. Arjunas problem was a particular one related to his particular need. Lord Krishnas answer is the whole of the Bhagvad Gita, and cuts at the root of the human problems- which is one of ignorance. Ignorance of the nature of our own selves, ignorance of the nature of the supreme being and ignorance of the nature of the universe which we inhabit. This is the srimad Bhagavad Gita.Int

Srimad Bhagavad Gita: The Song Celestial [Hardcover] [Dec 31, 1997] Vanamali

Hinduism

Encyclopaedia of art, archaeology, and literature in Central India

Sharma, R.K.

Gurudeva: Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Maharaj [Hardcover] [Jun 01, 2002] Vanamali

Literature & Fiction

Vanamali

Literary

The age of the Sātavāhanas (Great ages of Indian history)

Ajay Mitra Shastri

Age of the Satavahanas 2 vol.

The Vijayanagara empire represents an important phase in Indian history. During its three hundred years of existence, it held sway over large parts of peninsular India from coast to coast covering Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Substantial Areas of Andhra Pradesh and kerala. The object of the Present volume is to pay tribute to the rich cultural legacy which the vijayanagara empire has bequeathed. The volume has been so devised so a to bring out the political, literary, artistic and religious aspects of the History of the empire. It is hoped that this seminal work will enable the reader to have some glimpses of the rich cultural achievements of the Vijayanagara empire and will also provide the necessary background to the ongoing researches on the different aspects of Vijayanagara.

Vijayanagara, History and Legacy

Alyangar, Krishnaswami

Aiyangar, S. Krishnaswami

Excavations at Fatehpur Sikri

Politics & Social Sciences

R.C., Gaur

Archaeology

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