The book surveys the structure of Indian sculpture in its relevant aspects. The underlying and essential qualities are viewed in their permanency throughout the special conditions that the single monuments imply. Their outward connections, geographical and chronological, are seen to...

Although the poetry and philosophy of India were discovered by Europeans over a hundred years ago, and had the most important influence, the visual arts of India remained unappreciated. While 'Sakuntala' and the 'Sermons of Buddha' were recognized as having...

Hindu Temple

The Kiratarjuniyam of Bharavi: Cantos I-III (Text, Eng. Tr. & Introd.): Text with Mallinatha's commentary, Prose order of the Slokas, Notes, Translation into English and Hindi by M.R. Kale.The Kiratarjuniya is a Mahakavya and is named after its chief incident,...

India is a civilization of many images a culture of many visual feasts a tradition where the visible and the palpable are as important as the oral and the occurrent, where our highest truths are embodied in our kathas and...

In the Rig Veda, the word asura is used frequently as an epithet for various deities. Rather, this word generally in used in later Sanskrit as a class of demons who are enemies of the gods. A careful study of...

Sacred Books of the East - 50 Volume Set - F. Max Muller (Editor) - MLBD Publications \n \nThese volumes of the sacred books of the east series include translations of all the most important works of the seven non-christian...

Sri Matrka Vilas: The Interplay of the Little Mothers

Madhµusudana Sarasvati was a prominent Advaita philosopher in the post ÝaÆkara period who vehemently upheld Advaita. He was an ardent devotee of Sri K¾¦Äa since his childhood. After a deep study of Advaita, he became convinced of its superiority. He...

The Theory of Karma is widely regarded as one of the fundamental principles of Indian Philosophical thought, accepted by all schools of classical Indian Philosophy, except the Carvaka and the materialists. The theory posits a causal relation between an agent's...

Vyakaran Mahabhashya (Pratham Aahrikantri)

Atharva-veda means 'the Veda of the Atharvan' or 'the Knowledge of Magic Formulas'. The great importance of the Atharva-veda Samhita lies in the fact that it is an invaluable source of knowledge of popular belief as yet uninfluenced by ancient...