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Monday, July 9, 2007
Sri Subodhini : Commentary on Srimad Bhagavata Purana : Text and English Translation Canto II - Chap
Sri Subodhini : Commentary on Srimad Bhagavata Purana : Text and English Translation Canto II - Chapters 7-10, Vol. XX/Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhacharya. Delhi, Sri Satguru Pub., 2007, xlviii, 10585 -11118 p., $44 (Vol. XX). ISBN 81-7030-861-5.
"This volume presents, for the first time in English language, the translation, based on devotion to our Lord Shri Krishna (bhakti), bringing out, from the original Sanskrit text, the "Bhavartha" (meaning of the innerspirit and underlying loving sentiments, with which, this treatise has been written), of the monumental commentary, Sri Subodhini, on the Maha Bhagavata Purana, by Mahaprabhu Sri Vallabhacharya (c 1479 - c 1531).
Shri Vallabhacharya's Sri Subodhini is available only for the 1, 2, 3; 10 and for 4 chapters and 2 verses of chapter 5 of 11 canto. Sri Subodhini is considered, as the most detailed commentary, among all the available commentaries of Sri Bhagavatam.
In this volume, 4 chapters of the canto II, (chapters 7 to 10) are dealt, with the original verse of Sri Bhagavatam, it's English meaning, The text of Sri Subodhini in Sanskrit and it's English meaning. Wherever necessary, the commentaries / explanations given by Shri Gosainji (Shri Vittalnatha), Shri Vallabhji, Shri Laloo Bhatji and Shri Purushotamji, have also have been added.
The 4 chapters, respectively, deal with (1) The various "Incarnations" (Avataaram) of our Lord Sri Narayana, who is the "Antaryammi" ("Indwelling" Lord), in the heart of everyone (2) The "Doubts and Questions" of King Parikshit (3) Sri Sukadeva removes the "Doubts" of King Parikshit, on the twin truths of "Jeeva" (Individual soul) and "Brahman" (Our Lord). Our Lord Sri Narayana's "teaching" of the famous "Chatusloki Sri Bhagavatam" (The "Highest Truth") to Lord Brama is included in chapter 9 and (4) The "10" divine features of Sri Bhagavatam ("Dasa Lakshanam") and description of the origin and creation of the Universe."
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Creative Peace Through Encounter of World Cultures/ Heinrich Beck, Gisela Schmirber
Creative Peace Through Encounter of World CulturesIn Commission of the Hanns Seidel FoundationEdited by Heinrich Beck and Gisela Schmirber(Translated from the German published as vol. 9 in the series "Schriften Zur Triadik und Ontodynamik")Sri Garib Das Oriental Series No. 200 Sri Satguru Publications (Delhi), ISBN: 81-7030-486-5Format: Hardcover, 363pages, 23cm.
Price: Rs. 550
About the Book
This publication originated from a project with the same name pursued by the Chair of Philosophy I at the University of Bamberg I collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation. The aim of the project is to elucidate by the means of philosophical reflection the spiritual and religious foundations which have formed cultures till today. Thereby the perception of one's own identity as well as of the other may be promoted, thus encouraging mutual appreciation and innovative intercultural cooperation as basis for a humanely creative peace. The present volume establishes an exchange of ideas between representatives of different fields and world religions. A "philosophical exposition" (H. Beck) explains the value of the treatises "on the general problem of intercultural encounter and world peace" and of the contributions by specific regional cultures (Europe-Africa-Asia- [Latin] America) to the "dialogue of the world cultures".
About the Author
Giesela Schmirber is deputy Director of the Academy for Politics and Contemporary History of the Hanns Seidel Foundation.Heinrich Beck is professor in ordinary of Philosophy at the University of Bamberg. Contents: Prologue. Manfred Stassen/ Alfred HieroldPreface. Alfred Bayer/ Gisela SchmirberPhilosophical exposition of the subject: World peace as dynamic unity of cultural contrarieties. The onto-hermeneutic basis for an understanding of the structure of the culture of mankind as a perspective for a "dialectic-triadic" conception of reality/ Heinrich Beck. PART I. On the general problem of intercultural encounter and world peace:1. Intercultural identity in relation to variability and its possible contribution to peace/ Fritz G. Wallner. 2. The regulation of a worldwide peace - Challenge to and maintask for the international politics/ Peter Eisenmann. 3. Socio-economic development under humanitarian criteria as a postulate for peace. Poor and rich in the light of a "right to development"/J. Hanns Pichler
PART II.Specific regions of culture:Europe:1. Basic types of holistic thinking in Europe/ Arnulf Rieber2. Peace as the aim of history ? Three European positions: St. Augustine - Comenius - Kant/ Uwe Voigt. 3. The agressiveness of the European philosophy of freedom in Hegel's philosophy of right/ Blazenka Despot.Africa:1. The relation to nature, time and individuality as the foundation of the African concept of harmony and peace/ Clement M.P. Oniang'o. 2. The African concept of personality as a possible contribution to global reconciliation/ Jameson Kurasha.3. Specific African thought structures and their possible contribution to world peace/ M.B. Ramose.Asia:1. Some fundamental features of Arabic-Islamic culture and its possible contribution to world peace/ Ebithaj Al-A'ali. 2. Intercultural thinking - an Asian perspective/ Ram A. Mall. 3. Possibilities and limitations of Indian culture concerning the foundation of peace/ Brij Raj Chauhan. 4. Ethical-holistic meaning of emptiness. A Buddhist contribution to peace/ Hari Shankar Prasad.5. Absolute nothingness as selfless self. Nishitani's remarks on the Zen-Buddhistic concept of reality as a Japanese-Asiatic contribution to intercultural understanding/ Erwin Schadel.(Latin) America:1. The specific Mexican-Latin American mental structure and its possible contribution to world freedom/ Agustin Basave Fernandez del Valle. 2. The other through dialogue. Latinamerican contribution to intercultural peace/ Antonio Perez-Estevez. Supplement:1. Creative peace through encounter of world cultures - A research project for the advancement of philosophical-interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration/ Heinrich Beck. 2. A fertile spiritual contrast between Europe and South Asia? A report on my research journey in the context of philosophy of culture to India and Nepal from 8.III to 6.IV. 1994/ Heinrich Beck. Bio-bibliographical notes.
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Sri Subodhini : Commentary on Srimad Bhagavata Purana : Text and English Translation Canto II - Chap
Sri Subodhini : Commentary on Srimad Bhagavata Purana : Text and English Translation Canto II - Chapters 1-6, Vol. XIX/Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhacharya. Delhi, Sri Satguru Pub., 2007, xlviii, 10093 -10584 p., $44 (Vol. XIX). ISBN 81-7030-860-7.
"This volume presents, for the first time in English language, the translation, based on devotion to our Lord Shri Krishna (bhakti), bringing out, from the original Sanskrit text, the "Bhavartha" (meaning of the innerspirit and underlying loving sentiments, with which, this treatise has been written), of the monumental commentary Sri Subodhini, on the Maha Bhagavata Purana, by Mahaprabhu Sri Vallabhacharya (c 1479 - c 1531).
Shri Vallabhacharya's Sri Subodhini is available only for the 1, 2, 3; 10 and for 4 chapters and 2 verses of chapter 5 of 11 canto. Sri Subodhini is considered as the most detailed commentary, among all the available commentaries of Sri Bhagavatam.
In this volume, 6 chapters of the canto II, (chapters 1 to 6) are dealt, with the original verse of Sri Bhagavatam, it's English meaning, The text of Sri Subodhini in Sanskrit and it's English meaning. Wherever necessary, the commentaries / explanations given by Shri Gosainji (Shri Vittalnatha), Shri Vallabhji, Shri Laloo Bhatji and Shri Purushotamji, have also have been added.
The 6 chapters, respectively, deal with (1) The method of "Meditation", (Dhyaanam) and the description of "Viraat Swaroopa" (Universal "Form") of our Lord Sri Narayana (Sri Krishana) (2) The "Dhaarana" (Absorption) of the "Gross and Subtle" Forms of our Lord. The description of the "Gradual" (Krama) and "Immediate" (Sadhyomukthi) ways of "Liberation" (Mukthi) (3) The "Worship" of different "Celestial Deities, as per individual "Desires", and the glory of pure "Bhakthi" (Devotion) to our Lord Sri Krishna. (4) King Parikshit's questions on "Creation", and the beginning of Sri Sukadeva's discourse (5) The description of the method of the "Manifestation" of the "Indweller Lord", (Antaryaami) by Lord Brahma and (6) the description of the "Universal Body" of our Lord Sri Narayana, (Sri Krishna) as explained in the "Purusha Sooktham" (Vedic Hymn)."
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
Excavations in Swat and Explorations in the Oxus Territories of Afghanistan : A detailed report
Excavations in Swat and Explorations in the Oxus Territories of Afghanistan : A detailed report of the 1938 expedition/Evert Barger and Philip Wright. Reprint. Delhi, Sri Satguru Publications, vi, 67 p., plates, map, Rs.350
Contents : Foreword. Preface. 1. The objects of the expedition. 2. The plan of campaign. 3. Excavation of sites in the Barikot district. 4. Excavations at Charbagh in upper Swat. 5. General conclusions on the work in Swat. 6. Explorations in Afghanistan. List of objects found in Swat. Index.
From the preface: “This memoir is an account of the work of a British expedition which spent the Summer of 1938 in excavating a number of sites in the Swat Valley and in making an archaeological reconnaissance in the Oxus territories of Afghanistan. The expedition, a party of four, was supported by a number of learned societies in England, and the publication of this volume by the Government of India as one of this series is due to the kindness of the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey, Rao Bahadur K.N. Dikshit, who must not, however, be held responsible for the views expressed or conclusions reached.
“The main object of this short expedition was to pave the way for further British work on the Indian Frontier and beyond. Whatever the value of the material brought back on this occasion, it is satisfactory to record that it has contributed, in some measure, to a revival of interest in Indian and Central Asian studies in England, and that there is some prospect of this being the first of a series of campaigns, for which a representative committee is now being formed and is shortly to become responsible.
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Relations in Indian Philosophy/ Ed. V. N. Jha
Relations in Indian Philosophy/edited by V.N. Jha. Delhi, Sri Satguru, 1992, viii, 198 p., ISBN 81-7030-329-X. Rs.300Delhi, Sri Satguru, 1992, viii, 198 p., ISBN 81-7030-329-X. Rs.300
Contents: Preface. 1. Samyogasambandha in Nyayavaisesika/Nirmala Kulkarni. 2. Samavaya/B.K. Dalai. 3. The history of Svarupasambandha/Baliram Shukla. 4. On relation of identity (Tadatmya-Sambandha)/R.I. Ingalalli. 5. The Paryapti-relation in Navya-Nyaya/V.N. Jha. 6. Theory of Nirupya-nirupaka-bhava/V.P. Bhatta. 7. Jnapya-Jnapaka-bhava relation/Raghunath Ghosh. 8. The qualifier and qualificand relation/K.N. Hota. 9. Jayanta on the relation between world and meaning/Ujjwala Panse. 10. Laksana in Nyaya system/Subas Chandra Dash. 11. Causality in Indian philosophy: a brief survey/M.K. Gangopadhyay. 12. Relation of causality and Gautama’s concept of God/Nandita Bandyopadhyay. 13. Nyaya model knowledge•base and relational representation/Keshab Chandra Dash. 14. Prabhakara’s concept of relation/Rajendra Nath Sarma. 15. Function of relation in Dvaitadvaita philosophy/N.G. Kamat. 16. Form and function of relation in Visistadvaita philosophy/P. Srirama Murti. 17. Form and function of relations in Virasaiva philosophy/M. Sivakumara Swamy.
"The present volume contains 17 articles presented and discussed at the national seminar on relations in Indian philosophy which was held on 25 to 27 March, 1991, at the Centre of advanced study in Sanskrit, University of Poona. The papers focusses on nature of a relation, the role played by a relation in generating a cognition, the role played by a relation in creating a precise language of philosophical and logical communication, and the philosophical implication of a relation. Any philosophical analysis requires clear idea about these aspects of a relation. The studies included here cover a very wide range of philosophical and logical literature in Sanskrit. Although the main source of information has been the literature on Pracina-Nyaya and Navya-Nyaya, some articles also have taken into account the position of relation and the problems of relation in other systems of Indian philosophy. There are views on relation being Ontological facts and also there are views which deny the Ontological reality of a relation. The discussions in this volume incorporate both the ranges."
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
Iconographic Dictionary of the Indian Religions : Hinduism Buddhism Jainism/Gosta Liebert

Iconographic Dictionary of the Indian Religions : Hinduism Buddhism Jainism/Gosta Liebert. Reprint. Delhi, Satguru, 1986, xviii, 377 p., .ISBN 81-7030-098-3. Rs.750
Contents: 1. Iconographic dictionary of the Indian religions. 2. Indices: i. Vahanas. ii. Attitudes. iii. Mudras. iv. Attributes. v. Other terms. Supplement.
From the preface: "Ever since the publication of the first edition of Edward Moor’s "The Hindu Pantheon" in 1810 iconography and mythology have been important branches of Indology. In numerous books and articles both received considerable attention in the past. In the course of time several works appeared in which the published material dealing with mythology was summarized in the form of dictionaries. So far, a similar manual for iconography was, however, not yet available. Professor Liebert’s "Iconographic Dictionary of the Indian Religions", which brings together an enormous amount of material hidden away in countless books and articles, will therefore be welcomed warmly by many scholars working in this branch of Indology, for it fills a long-felt gap in the existing literature dealing with Indian iconography. In addition we owe the author a debt of gratitude for the numerous useful references to existing publications on specific subjects. The vastness of the area in which the influence of Indian religions was felt in Asia, as well as the nature of the subject, posed a number of technical problems and limitations which the author has tried to solve as efficiently as possible. Those intending to use this manual would therefore be well advised to read his introduction carefully.copies from
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Songs of Kabir from the Adi Granth
Songs of Kabir from the Adi Granth/Nirmal Dass. 1992, ix, 359 p., ISBN 81-7030-315-X. Rs.220
Contents: Preface. Introduction. Bibliography. I. The songs of Kabir from the Adi Granth: 1. From Shri Raga. 2. From raga Gauri: i. The acrostic of Kabir. ii. Kabir's Lunar days. iii. Kabir's days of the week. 3. From raga Asa. 4. From raga Gujari. 5. From raga Sorath. 6. From raga Dhanashri. 7. From raga Tilang. 8. From raga Suhi. 9. From raga Bilawal. 10. From raga Gaund. 11. From raga Ramkali. 12. From raga Maru: Slokas from raga Maru. 13. From raga Kedara. 14. From raga Bhairo. 15. From raga Basant. 16. From raga Sarang. 17. From raga Parbhati. II. The slokas of Kabir. Notes. Glossary. Index.
"This book makes available for the first time a complete English translation of the entire corpus of the great poet - saint Kabir as contained in the Adi Granth of the Sikhs. For students of Indian religion, especially of the devotional bhakti movement, the medieval sants, and the roots of Sikh religion, the absence of such a work has been keenly felt. For those interested in Kabir, it provides for the as yet little studied third recension of the poet's work the kind of basic text in translation available for the first, the Bijak, and the second, the Granthavali.
"This is an extremely important topic in the field of Indian religion. The role of the medieval sants in the devotional reformation of Hinduism, the influence of Kabir as the greatest sant figure, and the emergence of Sikhism out of the matrix of sant devotionalism are all important questions which this work of translation will aid in examining
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Religion and Aging in the Indian Tradition
Religion and Aging in the Indian TraditionShrinivas Tilak.
Sri Satguru Publications, Delhi, Rs. 300
Table Of Contents
ForewordAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Historical Dialectic2. Growing Old3. Between Life and Death4. Coping with Stress5. InterpretationsConclusionNotesBibliographySubject IndexAuthor IndexPrimary Works IndexSanskrit Terms and Proper Names Index
About the Book
"The author's primary insight is of extreme meaningfulness: every culture must confront the deterioration and death accompanying aging. How this confrontation has occurred in Indian culture has significance for understanding all cultures including contemporary advanced industrial cultures." -- Sheldon S. Tobin
The manner of aging is a cultural construct and there is a specifically Indian way of aging. That way is shown in this book through the anlyses of key concepts--aging (jara), stages of life (asarama), time (kala), determinate deeds (karma), desire (kama), change (parinama), and rejuvenative force (vaja).
The author offers important transcultural insights into the realities of aging, disease, and inevitable death faced by all. The composite Inidan religious tradition provides patterns for shaping the aging experience into a meaningful system of vital social values, ethical principles, and life goals, This analysis of the Indian approach provides significant clues for understanding aging in other cultures.
"The topic of aging in the Indian traditional has not before been given a systematic scholarly examination. India has important wisdom to offer, and this book sets that wisdom forth in a way that makes its history and content clearly available to modern scholars. Tilak does this in a thoroughly competent way using primary source documents in a careful and comprehensive way. He does not shy away from taking all aspects of aging into consideration: physical, social, cultural, spiritual." -- Harold Coward
"Outstanding and fascinating." -- Edmund Sherman
Shrinivas Tilak is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia.
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1. Christianity in Indian Dance Forms/ Francis Peter Barboza, US$ 20
ISBN: 81-7030-249-8, Series: Sri Garib das Oriental Series No. 114
2. Companion to Indian Music and Dance/ S.C. Banerji, US$ 18
3. Dance Vocabulary of Classical India/ Mandakranta Bose, US$ 30
ISBN: 81-7030-439-3, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 8
About the Author
Dr. Mandakranta Bose, who has specialized in the Sanskrit tradition of dramaturgy and dance, teaches Religious Studies and Women’s Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada where she is Director of the Centre for India and South Asia Research. She is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, London. Some of her recent works include Speaking of Dance: The Indian Critique; Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India; The Dance Vocabulary of Classical India; and Movement and Mimesis: The Idea Dance in the Sanskritic Tradition.
4. Encyclopaedia of Indian Music with Special Reference to Ragas, 3 Vols. Bound in one, US$ 26
ISBN: 81-7030-007-X, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 3
About the Book
Indian music, perhaps world’s oldest, is full of beauties and mysteries. Unlike Western Music, Indian music is not written down. It is handed down orally from the teacher to his student, from the Guru to his Shishya. To the uninitated terms such as the raga, tala, laya, alap, are exotic Jargaon, Thumri or Bhajan or ghazal equally mysteries. So is the whole range of persuasion and striuged instruments. The three volume work on the theory of Indian Music seeks to unravel the mystery of the unique performing art. It initiates a method of discovery which the reader experiences almost unconsciously as he reads on. Precise notations of important ragas on the pattern of western written music have made musical exercise easy, clear and methodical. Debates and controversies which are essential for the development and flowering of fresh knowledge have been included. Bhatkhande’s famous polemics over the interpretation of Ratnakara with Philharmonic Society is a part of the book. Also the suitability of Harmonium as an instrument of classical music is discussed. The concluding volume takes into account the universal notation and tuning for Kheyal instruments adopted by the Philharmonic Society. For anybody interested in performing listening and appreciating Indian Music, the volumes are indispensable source-books. The Wealth of information with practical lessons would delight any lover of music anywhere.
5. Glossary of Natya Sastra/ Naresh Gupta, US$ 4
ISBN: 81-7030-394-X, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 7
6. Indian Music/Bh.A Pingle, US$ 26
ISBN: 81-7030-193-9, Series: Raga-Nritya Series No. 1
About the Book
To depict Indian music as illustrative of the mind of the ancient Hindus of Puranic, Buddhistic, Sutra & Brahmanaa or Upranishadic periods, as well as of the Indian Muslims of a few centuries in the past, is the task which the present book takes up. The nomenclature used in this book is not pure Sanskrit, but the one in common use among the present musicians. The book is divided into eight chapters. Chapter one is on the History of India Music and the Theory of Music in general; Chapter two deals with the Theory and practice of Musical Sounds; Chapter three gives detals aout the Ragas and their formations; Chapter four deals with the Talas and their formations; Chaper fifth is about the Practical Hints on Indian Music; Chapter six in on a short history of the Musical scale; Chapter seven gives an account of Dancing. The last chapter is an overall summary of the present state of Indian music. A detailed index of the words and three charts on the Ragas have been included in the book for ready reference to the readers.
7. Kuchipudi Bharatam of Kuchipudi Dance: South Indian Classical Dance Tradition/ K. Uma Rama Rao, US$ 20
ISBN: 81-7030-291-9, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 5
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Kuchipudi dance is Andhra Pradesh’s outstanding contribution toward enrichment of Indian culture. It is one of the classical dance traditions perfomed by male members of Brahmin families in Kuchipudi village, a cultural center in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. All classical dance traditions have their specialized terminologies and need them to make themselves understandable. The age old Kuchipudi dance tradition is oneo f them which needs proper projection in this regard. There are several studies on Indian Kuchipudi dance did not get much exposure as it should through publications. For the benefit of art lovers and students of dance, a humble effort has been made, to give glimpses of Kuchipudi Bharatam. The author have tried to introduce the basic classical dance technical terms in the presentation, but yet at the same time have simultaneously tried to outline the super-structure without extensive description.
8. Nadagama- The first Sri Lankan Theatre/ M.H. Goonatileka, US$ 20
9. Natyasastra/ English Trans. by Board of Scholars, US$ 33
ISBN: 81-7030-134-3, Series: Raga Nrtya Series No. 2
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The Natyasastra deals with the rules relating to theatrical performances, in fact to the science of stage. The science is intended as a guide alike to the poet and the player. The author of this work was Bharata, the sage. It is known as Sutra as it embodies principles set out in a very concise form. The present work consists of 36 chapters. Bharata divides the work broadly into four sections based on abhinayas or modes of conveyance of the theatrical pleasure, called rasa, is pure and differs from the pleasure we derive from the actual contract with the objects of the world which is always mingled with pain. These modes of abhinaya are four,.........
10. Panorama of Indian Dances/ U.S. Krishna Rao, U.K. Chandrabhaga Devi, US$ 60
ISBN: 81-7030-330-3, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 6
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This dancing has come down to us in two major forms. One of these is close to the nature and life, this form is called ‘Tribal’ or ‘Folk’. The other form is ‘Classical’. The ‘Tribal’ or ‘Folk’ dancing belong to the people as a whole, where as ‘Classical’ dancing is for the initiated and for displaying. Some of the topics discussed in the present book are: Birth of Arts and Development, Find Arts, Dance and ancient Hindu society, Indian Dance and Sculpture, Indian Dance and Painting, Indian dance and Music, Musical Instruments, Indian Dance and Literature, Indian Dance and Drama, Historical development of Indian classical Dances, Bharatanatya, Kathakali, Kathak, Manipuri, Kuchipudi, Bhagavata Mela, Odissi, Mohini Attam, Technical terms of Bharata Natya, Standing Poses, Qualities of a female Dancer, Qualities of a female Dancer, Tala and their classification, Psychology of Rhythm in Dance, Folk dances of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Bengal, Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Kashmir, Creation of Indian Art, Dances in Modern Times, Tradition and Innovation, Performing Arts in Twenty first Century, Conclusion and References. This book is virtually an encyclopaedia of Indian dances.
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ISBN: 81-7030-249-8, Series: Sri Garib das Oriental Series No. 114
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3. Dance Vocabulary of Classical India/ Mandakranta Bose, US$ 30
ISBN: 81-7030-439-3, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 8
About the Author
Dr. Mandakranta Bose, who has specialized in the Sanskrit tradition of dramaturgy and dance, teaches Religious Studies and Women’s Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada where she is Director of the Centre for India and South Asia Research. She is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, London. Some of her recent works include Speaking of Dance: The Indian Critique; Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India; The Dance Vocabulary of Classical India; and Movement and Mimesis: The Idea Dance in the Sanskritic Tradition.
4. Encyclopaedia of Indian Music with Special Reference to Ragas, 3 Vols. Bound in one, US$ 26
ISBN: 81-7030-007-X, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 3
About the Book
Indian music, perhaps world’s oldest, is full of beauties and mysteries. Unlike Western Music, Indian music is not written down. It is handed down orally from the teacher to his student, from the Guru to his Shishya. To the uninitated terms such as the raga, tala, laya, alap, are exotic Jargaon, Thumri or Bhajan or ghazal equally mysteries. So is the whole range of persuasion and striuged instruments. The three volume work on the theory of Indian Music seeks to unravel the mystery of the unique performing art. It initiates a method of discovery which the reader experiences almost unconsciously as he reads on. Precise notations of important ragas on the pattern of western written music have made musical exercise easy, clear and methodical. Debates and controversies which are essential for the development and flowering of fresh knowledge have been included. Bhatkhande’s famous polemics over the interpretation of Ratnakara with Philharmonic Society is a part of the book. Also the suitability of Harmonium as an instrument of classical music is discussed. The concluding volume takes into account the universal notation and tuning for Kheyal instruments adopted by the Philharmonic Society. For anybody interested in performing listening and appreciating Indian Music, the volumes are indispensable source-books. The Wealth of information with practical lessons would delight any lover of music anywhere.
5. Glossary of Natya Sastra/ Naresh Gupta, US$ 4
ISBN: 81-7030-394-X, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 7
6. Indian Music/Bh.A Pingle, US$ 26
ISBN: 81-7030-193-9, Series: Raga-Nritya Series No. 1
About the Book
To depict Indian music as illustrative of the mind of the ancient Hindus of Puranic, Buddhistic, Sutra & Brahmanaa or Upranishadic periods, as well as of the Indian Muslims of a few centuries in the past, is the task which the present book takes up. The nomenclature used in this book is not pure Sanskrit, but the one in common use among the present musicians. The book is divided into eight chapters. Chapter one is on the History of India Music and the Theory of Music in general; Chapter two deals with the Theory and practice of Musical Sounds; Chapter three gives detals aout the Ragas and their formations; Chapter four deals with the Talas and their formations; Chaper fifth is about the Practical Hints on Indian Music; Chapter six in on a short history of the Musical scale; Chapter seven gives an account of Dancing. The last chapter is an overall summary of the present state of Indian music. A detailed index of the words and three charts on the Ragas have been included in the book for ready reference to the readers.
7. Kuchipudi Bharatam of Kuchipudi Dance: South Indian Classical Dance Tradition/ K. Uma Rama Rao, US$ 20
ISBN: 81-7030-291-9, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 5
About the Book
Kuchipudi dance is Andhra Pradesh’s outstanding contribution toward enrichment of Indian culture. It is one of the classical dance traditions perfomed by male members of Brahmin families in Kuchipudi village, a cultural center in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. All classical dance traditions have their specialized terminologies and need them to make themselves understandable. The age old Kuchipudi dance tradition is oneo f them which needs proper projection in this regard. There are several studies on Indian Kuchipudi dance did not get much exposure as it should through publications. For the benefit of art lovers and students of dance, a humble effort has been made, to give glimpses of Kuchipudi Bharatam. The author have tried to introduce the basic classical dance technical terms in the presentation, but yet at the same time have simultaneously tried to outline the super-structure without extensive description.
8. Nadagama- The first Sri Lankan Theatre/ M.H. Goonatileka, US$ 20
9. Natyasastra/ English Trans. by Board of Scholars, US$ 33
ISBN: 81-7030-134-3, Series: Raga Nrtya Series No. 2
About the Book
The Natyasastra deals with the rules relating to theatrical performances, in fact to the science of stage. The science is intended as a guide alike to the poet and the player. The author of this work was Bharata, the sage. It is known as Sutra as it embodies principles set out in a very concise form. The present work consists of 36 chapters. Bharata divides the work broadly into four sections based on abhinayas or modes of conveyance of the theatrical pleasure, called rasa, is pure and differs from the pleasure we derive from the actual contract with the objects of the world which is always mingled with pain. These modes of abhinaya are four,.........
10. Panorama of Indian Dances/ U.S. Krishna Rao, U.K. Chandrabhaga Devi, US$ 60
ISBN: 81-7030-330-3, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 6
About the Book
This dancing has come down to us in two major forms. One of these is close to the nature and life, this form is called ‘Tribal’ or ‘Folk’. The other form is ‘Classical’. The ‘Tribal’ or ‘Folk’ dancing belong to the people as a whole, where as ‘Classical’ dancing is for the initiated and for displaying. Some of the topics discussed in the present book are: Birth of Arts and Development, Find Arts, Dance and ancient Hindu society, Indian Dance and Sculpture, Indian Dance and Painting, Indian dance and Music, Musical Instruments, Indian Dance and Literature, Indian Dance and Drama, Historical development of Indian classical Dances, Bharatanatya, Kathakali, Kathak, Manipuri, Kuchipudi, Bhagavata Mela, Odissi, Mohini Attam, Technical terms of Bharata Natya, Standing Poses, Qualities of a female Dancer, Qualities of a female Dancer, Tala and their classification, Psychology of Rhythm in Dance, Folk dances of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Bengal, Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Kashmir, Creation of Indian Art, Dances in Modern Times, Tradition and Innovation, Performing Arts in Twenty first Century, Conclusion and References. This book is virtually an encyclopaedia of Indian dances.
11. Saman Chants- In Theory and Present Practice with an Audio Cassette/ G.H. Tarlekar, US$ 26
** Books For Sale In INDIA Only
1. Christianity in Indian Dance Forms/ Francis Peter Barboza, US$ 20
ISBN: 81-7030-249-8, Series: Sri Garib das Oriental Series No. 114
2. Companion to Indian Music and Dance/ S.C. Banerji, US$ 18
3. Dance Vocabulary of Classical India/ Mandakranta Bose, US$ 30
ISBN: 81-7030-439-3, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 8
About the Author
Dr. Mandakranta Bose, who has specialized in the Sanskrit tradition of dramaturgy and dance, teaches Religious Studies and Women’s Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada where she is Director of the Centre for India and South Asia Research. She is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, London. Some of her recent works include Speaking of Dance: The Indian Critique; Faces of the Feminine in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India; The Dance Vocabulary of Classical India; and Movement and Mimesis: The Idea Dance in the Sanskritic Tradition.
4. Encyclopaedia of Indian Music with Special Reference to Ragas, 3 Vols. Bound in one, US$ 26
ISBN: 81-7030-007-X, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 3
About the Book
Indian music, perhaps world’s oldest, is full of beauties and mysteries. Unlike Western Music, Indian music is not written down. It is handed down orally from the teacher to his student, from the Guru to his Shishya. To the uninitated terms such as the raga, tala, laya, alap, are exotic Jargaon, Thumri or Bhajan or ghazal equally mysteries. So is the whole range of persuasion and striuged instruments. The three volume work on the theory of Indian Music seeks to unravel the mystery of the unique performing art. It initiates a method of discovery which the reader experiences almost unconsciously as he reads on. Precise notations of important ragas on the pattern of western written music have made musical exercise easy, clear and methodical. Debates and controversies which are essential for the development and flowering of fresh knowledge have been included. Bhatkhande’s famous polemics over the interpretation of Ratnakara with Philharmonic Society is a part of the book. Also the suitability of Harmonium as an instrument of classical music is discussed. The concluding volume takes into account the universal notation and tuning for Kheyal instruments adopted by the Philharmonic Society. For anybody interested in performing listening and appreciating Indian Music, the volumes are indispensable source-books. The Wealth of information with practical lessons would delight any lover of music anywhere.
5. Glossary of Natya Sastra/ Naresh Gupta, US$ 4
ISBN: 81-7030-394-X, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 7
6. Indian Music/Bh.A Pingle, US$ 26
ISBN: 81-7030-193-9, Series: Raga-Nritya Series No. 1
About the Book
To depict Indian music as illustrative of the mind of the ancient Hindus of Puranic, Buddhistic, Sutra & Brahmanaa or Upranishadic periods, as well as of the Indian Muslims of a few centuries in the past, is the task which the present book takes up. The nomenclature used in this book is not pure Sanskrit, but the one in common use among the present musicians. The book is divided into eight chapters. Chapter one is on the History of India Music and the Theory of Music in general; Chapter two deals with the Theory and practice of Musical Sounds; Chapter three gives detals aout the Ragas and their formations; Chapter four deals with the Talas and their formations; Chaper fifth is about the Practical Hints on Indian Music; Chapter six in on a short history of the Musical scale; Chapter seven gives an account of Dancing. The last chapter is an overall summary of the present state of Indian music. A detailed index of the words and three charts on the Ragas have been included in the book for ready reference to the readers.
7. Kuchipudi Bharatam of Kuchipudi Dance: South Indian Classical Dance Tradition/ K. Uma Rama Rao, US$ 20
ISBN: 81-7030-291-9, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 5
About the Book
Kuchipudi dance is Andhra Pradesh’s outstanding contribution toward enrichment of Indian culture. It is one of the classical dance traditions perfomed by male members of Brahmin families in Kuchipudi village, a cultural center in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. All classical dance traditions have their specialized terminologies and need them to make themselves understandable. The age old Kuchipudi dance tradition is oneo f them which needs proper projection in this regard. There are several studies on Indian Kuchipudi dance did not get much exposure as it should through publications. For the benefit of art lovers and students of dance, a humble effort has been made, to give glimpses of Kuchipudi Bharatam. The author have tried to introduce the basic classical dance technical terms in the presentation, but yet at the same time have simultaneously tried to outline the super-structure without extensive description.
8. Nadagama- The first Sri Lankan Theatre/ M.H. Goonatileka, US$ 20
9. Natyasastra/ English Trans. by Board of Scholars, US$ 33
ISBN: 81-7030-134-3, Series: Raga Nrtya Series No. 2
About the Book
The Natyasastra deals with the rules relating to theatrical performances, in fact to the science of stage. The science is intended as a guide alike to the poet and the player. The author of this work was Bharata, the sage. It is known as Sutra as it embodies principles set out in a very concise form. The present work consists of 36 chapters. Bharata divides the work broadly into four sections based on abhinayas or modes of conveyance of the theatrical pleasure, called rasa, is pure and differs from the pleasure we derive from the actual contract with the objects of the world which is always mingled with pain. These modes of abhinaya are four,.........
10. Panorama of Indian Dances/ U.S. Krishna Rao, U.K. Chandrabhaga Devi, US$ 60
ISBN: 81-7030-330-3, Series: Raga-Nrtya Series No. 6
About the Book
This dancing has come down to us in two major forms. One of these is close to the nature and life, this form is called ‘Tribal’ or ‘Folk’. The other form is ‘Classical’. The ‘Tribal’ or ‘Folk’ dancing belong to the people as a whole, where as ‘Classical’ dancing is for the initiated and for displaying. Some of the topics discussed in the present book are: Birth of Arts and Development, Find Arts, Dance and ancient Hindu society, Indian Dance and Sculpture, Indian Dance and Painting, Indian dance and Music, Musical Instruments, Indian Dance and Literature, Indian Dance and Drama, Historical development of Indian classical Dances, Bharatanatya, Kathakali, Kathak, Manipuri, Kuchipudi, Bhagavata Mela, Odissi, Mohini Attam, Technical terms of Bharata Natya, Standing Poses, Qualities of a female Dancer, Qualities of a female Dancer, Tala and their classification, Psychology of Rhythm in Dance, Folk dances of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Bengal, Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Kashmir, Creation of Indian Art, Dances in Modern Times, Tradition and Innovation, Performing Arts in Twenty first Century, Conclusion and References. This book is virtually an encyclopaedia of Indian dances.
11. Saman Chants- In Theory and Present Practice with an Audio Cassette/ G.H. Tarlekar, US$ 26
** Books For Sale In INDIA Only
1. Christianity in Indian Dance Forms/ Francis Peter Barboza, US$ 20
ISBN: 81-7030-249-8, Series: Sri Garib das Oriental Series No. 114
2. Companion to Indian Music and Dance/ S.C. Banerji, US$ 18
3. Dance Vocabulary of Classical India/ Mandakranta