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SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Debashis Chatterjee (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English  
  
• Edition : 2011
• Pages :  184 pages
• Size : 14 x 1.1 x 21.6 cm
  
• ISBN-10 :  8184952074
  
• ISBN-13 :  978-8184952070

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In this book, Debashis Chatterjee, a world renowned author and teacher of leadership takes us on a voyage of discovery. Reading this book will make you feel like you are travelling with the great leaders of the world. It is easy to read, with powerful insights, which have been explained with clear action steps. Professor Chatterjee deals with complex leadership issues with simplicity and directness. He weaves together colorful stories and compelling personal experiences that are likely to leave a lasting impression on you. "Real leaders are ordinary people who have discovered the other 99percent of their spiritual potential. This discovery alone has made their lives extraordinary", says Chatterjee. The simple tools and teachings in this book will inspire you to rise to your true potential.

This is the first part of the Padma Purana in English translation and the thirty-ninth volume in the series on Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology. It comprises the first thirty-three chapters of the first section called Srstikhanda or the Section on Creation of the Purana which is very huge in size. This Purana, as it appears in the Venkaesvara edition which this translation follows, consists of seven big sections or Khandas, namely, Srsti, Bhumi, Svarga, Brahma, Patala, Uttara and Kriyayogasara and is said to contain 55000 verses, though the actual number is much less. The translation of the whole Purana is planned to run into as many as ten volumes of the present size and may take some years for its completion.

The Padma Purana takes its name after the Primordial Lotus from which god Brahma, the Creator, was born. Dr. Deshpande has given a brief Khanda wise summary of the Purana in his Introduction which appears in this volume. As the 'Contents' show, the reader will find herein and enjoy some very interesting accounts and stories, such as that of the churning of the ocean by the gods and demons, the destruction of Daksa's sacrifice by god Siva, the chopping-off of Brahma's fifth head by the same god, the drinking-up of the ocean by the sage Agastya and so on. A very amusing story appears in Chapter 13, of how Brhaspati, the preceptor of gods, impersonates Sukra, the preceptor of demons, and how he corrupts and demoralizes the latter by preaching heretical doctrines to them with a view to make the gods who were very often defeated by the demons in war, victorious over them. A good portion of this Part is also devoted to the glorification of Pukara as a sacred place of pilgrima.

ISBN: Part-I: 9788120804791, Part-III:9788120806245, Part-IV:9788120806634, Part-V:9788120807013, Part-VI: 9788120807419,

Part-VII:9788120807686, Part-VIII:9788120808072, Part-IX:9788120808812, Part-X:9788120808973

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Manjul Publishing House
  
• By : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Chumki Chatterjee
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : Bengali
  
• Edition : 2020
  
• Pages : 352
  
• Weight : 350 gm.
  
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9389647762
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎978-9389647761

SPECIFICATION:

Publisher : Penguin Books India
By : Visnu Sarma
Cover : Paperback
Language : English
Edition : 2005
Pages : 520
Weight : 550 g.
Size : 29 x 20 x 3 cm
ISBN-10: 0144000717
ISBN-13: 978-0144000715
ASIN: B00H5QWLNG

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The Panchatantra means five books. It is possibly the oldest surviving collection of Indian fables, having been written around 200BC by Pandit Vishnu Sharma, a Hindu scholar.

The book is called a Nitishastra, which means book that imparts wisdom on the correct conduct in life. The book comprises of simple stories, with each story having a philosophical theme and an enduring moral that is as relevant to today’s human society as it was in 200BC. The stories in the book are meant to guide the reader on the path to success by teaching thm how to understand human nature. The stories in their abridged form are commonly told to children as they are growing up in order to teach them important life lessons. The fables feature animal characters, and were originally written in verse and prose. The stories include The Lion and the Bull, The
Dove, Crow, Mouse, Tortoise and Deer, War and Peace, The Monkey and the Crocodile, and The Brahman and the Mongoose. The morals of these stories range from being wary of accusatory friends to the importance of cooperation to mind over matter to the danger of hasty decisions.

This version of the book has been translated by Chandra Rajan. It is based on the Purnabhadra recension (AD 1199). It remains faithful to the original and skilfully combining prose and verse to provide an authentic yet readable book. The Panchatantra was published by Penguin India in 2005 in paperback.

Key Features:

It is a collection of the oldest known Indian fables.
It is one of the most translated works of literature.

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By : Sunita Parasuraman  (Author)
  
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2011
• Pages :  300  pages
• Size : : 14 x 1.6 x 21.6 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 8184952597
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8184952599

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Wisdom for Today from the Timeless Classic, the Panchatantra, one of the world's greatest collections of tales, was compiled in India by a learned Brahmin named Vishnu Sharman, more than 2,000 years ago. These stories were meant to impart worldly wisdom to the dull-witted sons of a king and have since travelled the world, awakening intelligence in readers across centuries. Arthur Ryder, a Professor of Sanskrit at the University of California, translated the Sanskrit original into English in 1925. This re-write of the Ryder translation is aimed at today's busy reader and the original interwoven stories are presented separately. Archaic English prose makes way for modern language. The "Principle" clearly and simply summarizes the wisdom imparted at the end of each story. Arthur Ryder's brilliant introduction and charming verse translations remain untouched. This book is a rare coming together of simple format, rich poetry, practical wisdom and lofty ideals, a vehicle to transmit the simple and timeless truths of the Panchatantra in a concise manner to a modern audience.

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A sparkling symphony of colour and light celebrates the glorious textile legacy of the Gujurat in the beautiful wall hanging. The dazzling bonanza of vibrant embroidery is manifest in the masterpiece. The artist sews this wall hanging by hand while tiny mirrors glisten all around like precious gems. The motifs are also carefully embroidered by hand, making each piece wonderfully unique. The artist conjures fields of jade and emerald that host intricate motifs in glittering zari embroidery. Enhanced with patchwork, sequins and beadwork, this splendid wall hanging exemplifies Gujarati textile art. Indeed a paradigm of artistic excellence!

A symbol of love and affection, Lord Krishna and his consort and lover Radha are crafted out of brass in the traditional dhokra technique. The figures reflect a greater sense of sculptural excellence and accomplishment. Dhokra (oldest) is a crafting tradition dating as far back as 2000 B.C. Dhokra art is largely associated with the tribal groups of northern India, including Vindhyas and the Eastern Ghats, Bihar and its surroundings, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. Myriad images are cast in the dhokra tradition as artisans preserve their millenary culture, custom and belief through the wondrous pieces they create.

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Aleph Book Company
• By : Romila Thapar
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 2014
• Pages : 344
• Weight : 500 gm
• Size : 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
• ISBN-10: 9383064013
• ISBN-13: 978-9383064014

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Many popularly held views about the past need to be critically inquired into before they can be taken as historical. For instance, what was the aftermath of the raid on the Somanatha temple? Which of us is Aryan or Dravidian? Why is it important for Indian society to be secular? When did communalism as an ideology gain a foothold in the country? How and when did our patriarchal mindset begin to support a culture of violence against women? Why are the fundamentalists so keen to rewrite history textbooks? The answers to these and similar questions have been disputed and argued about ever since they were first posed. Distinguished historian Romila Thapar has investigated, analyzed and interpreted the history that underlies such questions throughout her career; now, in this book, through a series of incisive essays she
argues that it is of critical importance for the past to be carefully and rigorously explained, if the legitimacy of our present, wherever it derives from the past, is to be portrayed as accurately as possible. This is especially pertinent given the attempts by unscrupulous politicians, religious fundamentalists and their ilk to try and misrepresent and willfully manipulate the past in order to serve their present-day agendas. An essential and necessary book at a time when sectarianism, bogus 'nationalism' and the muddying of historical facts are increasingly becoming a feature of our public, private and intellectual lives.

About the Author

Romila Thapar is Emeritus Professor of History at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has been General President of the Indian History Congress. She is a Fellow of the British Academy and holds an Hon D.Lit. each from Calcutta University, Oxford University and the University of Chicago. She is an Honorary Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford and SOAS, London. In 2008 Professor Thapar was awarded the prestigious Kluge Prize of the US Library of Congress, which honours lifetime achievement in studies such as history that are not covered by the Nobel Prize.

"In the oldest scriptures of Theravada Buddhism much attention is given to the jhanas, high levels of meditative attainment distinguished by powerful concentration and purity of mind. Ven. Dr. Gunaratana examines these jhanas within the context of Buddhist teaching as a whole and particularly within the meditation disciplines taught by the Buddha. Beginning with the ethical foundation for meditation, the role of the teacher, the classical subjects of meditation, and the appropriateness of these subjects to individual practitioners, the author traces the practice of meditation to the higher reaches of realization. The eight stages of jhana are individually analyzed and explained in terms of their relation to one another and to the ultimate goal of the teaching. The author makes the critical distinction between the mundane jhanas and supermundane jhanas, pointing out that the lower four, while leading to various mental powers and psychic attainments, are not necessary to full enlightenment and may be developed or bypassed as the medita-tor wishes.

The author goes on to explain the place of the jhanas among the accomplishments of an arahat and elucidate their usefulness for a dedicated meditator.

Review:

...This is a work which combines sound scholarship with considerable practical experience.
Amadeo Sole-Leris
Buddhist Studies Review, 5.1 (1988)

...This should be a useful book for those interested in well-documented, traditional analysis of the cons

....For a long time in my experience newcomers to Buddhism have been confused about the position of the jhanas (absorptions) in Buddhist meditation practice. This is the first book... which deals clearly and exhaustively with the subject. -PHILIP M. EDEN, Middle Way"