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സജഷ ഗഗധരൻ ഉതതരഖണഡല ഗഢ‌വൾ പരദശതതൻറ വയതയസതമയ ഒര മഖമണ ഈ പസതകതതലട നമകക പരചയപപടതതനനത. പല കലങങളല സഞചരങങൾകകടയൽ അദദഹ പയ ഇടങങള, പരചയപപടട ആളകള, അവർ പറഞഞ കഥകള ഇരപത മനഹര അധയയങങളയ കറയടടരകകകയണ. ഗഢ‌വൾ ഗരമങങളല ജവത രതകള, അവരട വശവസങങള, തർതഥടന കനദരങങളല 'ഹയമൻ ററചച' ഉളള അനഭവങങള, ഹമലയതതൻറ ഭഗയ കലവസഥയ ഭപരകതയമലല പചചയയ ഈ കറപപകളലട ജവൻ വയകകനന. യതര വവരണ എനന ഗണതതൽ നനന മറ നൽകകനന പതമയളള ഒര വയനനഭവ.

In deze serie colleges over "Oosterse filosofie" nemen filosofen en deskundigen u mee naar verschillende filosofische en spirituele tradities in India, China, Tibet en Japan: hindoeïsme, (zen)boeddhisme, confucianisme en taoïsme, waarbij het "denken vanuit het hart" een grote rol speelt. Zowel de oude als de moderne tradities komen aan bod. De serie wordt afgerond met een college comparatieve filosofie oost-west, waarin wordt stilgestaan bij de overeenkomsten en verschillen en het belang van de dialoog tussen de verscheidene wereldbeschouwingen.

The former editor-in-chief of the Economist returns to the territory of his best-selling The Sun Also Sets to lay out a fresh analysis of the growing rivalry between China, India, and Japan and what it will mean for America, the global economy, and the 21st-century world.

Is India ready for superpower status or too far behind China to ever catch up? In his career as one of India's leading journalists and entrepreneurs, Raghav Bahl has often faced this question, and many others, from bewildered visitors.

In Editor Missing, veteran journalist Ruben Banerjee attempts to provide clarity on the state of Indian media at a time when there is consensus only on the lack of it. The media mirrors society, and Banerjee is best placed to tell its contested story in contemporary India. As a top editor for various publications, he has had a ringside view for years of the decline in its standards, quality and objectivity. His own experiences reflect the time we live in.

India is a land of mystery, richness, and deep spiritual discovery. Every facet of this ancient land seems scented with the famous spices that lured European traders to its shores more than five centuries ago. Here, Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, and Buddhists live shoulder to shoulder in a crowded world of multiple gods and juxtaposed pilgrimage routes, each one perfectly peaceful in their own beliefs and traditions.

Munoz provides new insight into Benazir Bhutto’s unprecedented rise and an unflinching, minute-by-minute narrative of the assassination itself. With impeccable research, Munoz also situates Bhutto in the decades-long history of U.S.-Pakistan relations and the emergence of global terrorism, pinpointing her death as the moment when those relations changed forever. The result is a gripping narrative of Pakistan’s turbulent political realities and the death of its leading politician.

When Nina Soni hears that her grandmother and cousin are going to visit from India, she can’t wait to be the perfect hostess. She’s got all sorts of lists and plans and she’s prepared to be very mature; she’ll even move into Kavita’s room and let Dadi and Montu have hers. It will be fun to introduce Dadi and Montu to her life and friends, and Nina is determined to control every detail to ensure a successful visit. Not surprisingly, things don’t go exactly as she planned.

Durante años, el tema de la Compañía Británica de las Indias Orientales ha fascinado a historiadores, así como a economistas, antropólogos, sociólogos y otros tipos de estudiosos. Algunos consideran que la Compañía es un ejemplo perfecto de un imperio que drena los recursos de las personas desfavorecidas y destruye sus culturas enteras en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.

A big part of Hindu and Indian mythology is the lengthy Mahabharata, with stories about princes, princesses, monsters, and many mysterious creatures. Krishna is one of the prominent figures in many ancient mythology writings from this region, and his victories over evil have been applauded and believed by many.

¿Sabías que en la India hay muchas niñas que no pueden acceder a la educación? ¿O que el 40 % de los matrimonios infantiles se producen en este país? Incluso, con frecuencia, las familias con pocos recursos sienten desilusión y rechazo cuando nace una hija. Durante los más de trece años que Jaume Sanllorente ha dedicado a la lucha pacífica contra la pobreza en Bombay, ha sido testigo de la discriminación que sufren las mujeres en la India.

Artha-shastra is about generating food, i.e. wealth, by creating goods and services; Kama-shastra is about indulging our hungers with this food. Dharma-shastra insists we consider the hunger of others, while Moksha-shastra is about outgrowing our hungers, in order to be detached and generous. Together, these four Hindu shastras provide a framework within which human action, its purposes and consequences, can be defined; together, they validate human existence and give it meaning.

Este libro ofrece una guía completa de los acontecimientos que dan forma a la mitología india. Desde la creación del universo hasta guerras celestiales y la reencarnación, la mitología de la India aborda enigmáticos cuentos ancestrales, creación y espiritualidad. La mitología india no es una simple cuestión del pasado. Los festivales contemporáneos, celebraciones, cultos, música, bailes, poesía, películas y televisión pueden representar o incluir aspectos de la mitología india. También es un tema de interés para aquellos que la estudian o la practican.

This thrilling narrative, with its wealth of little-known facts takes the listener on a journey through the life of independent India’s first law minister, a formally converted Buddhist who wholeheartedly dedicated himself to initiating various movements for the social and political betterment of the Dalit community. This book presents a fascinating outlook on Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s political aspirations and promises to be an engaging and enrapturing story.

Due anni dopo la pubblicazione della Missione degli Ebrei, D'Alveydre pubblica nel 1886 questa ultima delle sue Missioni, a coronamento del libro precedente. Vi viene spinto da un'emergenza: infatti nella guerra coloniale Anglo-Russa che sta per svolgersi nei territori attorno all'Afghanistan, rischia di venir distrutto il Tempio-Università dell'Agarttha, dove sono conservati tesori preziosi di conoscenza. Il suo è un appello accorato ai potenti del mondo, e agli iniziati dell'Agarttha, perché si svelino finalmente ed esigano una salvaguardia internazionale.

Indian mythology stretches beyond the tales of creation. This audiobook will acquaint you with the gods and goddesses who shaped the world, as well as epic tales of hardship, struggle, and strife. Mythology attempts to explain the origins of the universe and delves deep into understanding the creation of time, matter, and life itself. Were humans born out of the light that spilled from Lord Brahma? Was the universe created out of a golden egg? Can all of the human race trace its lineage back to one man?

It was evening. The three village lads had just witnessed the miracle of their life-a movie courtesy a touring enterprise, when, on their homeward journey yet another strange experience engulfs them in the form of a flash flood, pushing them up to two entangled trees. Dawn breaks and the three friends are joined by an unusual companion-awful but so gentle-who becomes their new friend. Amazing and amusing, the book is a wonderful gift from one of India’s best loved storytellers.

Aithihyamala is a collection of century-old stories from Kerala that cover a vast spectrum of life, famous persons and events.

Aithihyamala is a collection of century-old stories from Kerala that cover a vast spectrum of life, famous persons and events.

Aithihyamala is a collection of century-old stories from Kerala that cover a vast spectrum of life, famous persons and events. It is a collection of legends numbering over a hundred, about magicians and yakshis, feudal rulers and conceited poets, Kalaripayattu experts, practitioners of Ayurveda and courtiers; elephants and their mahouts, tantric experts.