Author:
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788061
Category : Children's stories, Indic (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Durvasa's Mantra and Other Stories
Author:
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788061
Category : Children's stories, Indic (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788061
Category : Children's stories, Indic (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Alexander's Lesson and Other Stories
Author:
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788078
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788078
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Birbal and his witticism
Author: Neela Subramaniam
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788238
Category : Moral
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788238
Category : Moral
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Birbal and his Presence of Mind
Author: Neela Subramaniam
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788221
Category : Moral
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788221
Category : Moral
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Birbal and his Cleverness
Author:
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788214
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788214
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Righteousness leads to success
Author: Neela Subramaniam
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788283
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788283
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Friendship leads to Unity
Author: Neela Subramaniam
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788276
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788276
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Loyalty leads to Leadership
Author: Neela Subramaniam
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788290
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher: Sura Books
ISBN: 9788174788290
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Hinduism
Author: Roshen Dalal
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184752776
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
Book Description
An invaluable encyclopedia of Hinduism Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions; an amalgam of diverse beliefs and schools, it originates in the Vedas and is rooted in Indian culture. Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide illuminates complex philosophical concepts through lucid definitions, a historical perspective and incisive analyses. It examines various aspects of Hinduism, covering festivals and rituals, gods and goddesses, philosophers, memorials, aesthetics, and sacred plants and animals. The author also explores pivotal ideas, including moksha, karma, dharma and samsara, and details the diverse commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita and other important texts. Citing extensively from the regional languages, the book describes Hinduism’s innumerable myths and legends, and looks at the many versions of texts including the Ramayana and Mahabharata, placing each entry in its historical context and tracing its evolution to the present. • Outlines all eighteen major Puranas, the 108 Upanishads, and a selection of Vaishnava, Sahiva and Tantric texts • Provides quotations from rare original texts • A product of years of research, with a wide range of entries
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184752776
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
Book Description
An invaluable encyclopedia of Hinduism Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions; an amalgam of diverse beliefs and schools, it originates in the Vedas and is rooted in Indian culture. Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide illuminates complex philosophical concepts through lucid definitions, a historical perspective and incisive analyses. It examines various aspects of Hinduism, covering festivals and rituals, gods and goddesses, philosophers, memorials, aesthetics, and sacred plants and animals. The author also explores pivotal ideas, including moksha, karma, dharma and samsara, and details the diverse commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita and other important texts. Citing extensively from the regional languages, the book describes Hinduism’s innumerable myths and legends, and looks at the many versions of texts including the Ramayana and Mahabharata, placing each entry in its historical context and tracing its evolution to the present. • Outlines all eighteen major Puranas, the 108 Upanishads, and a selection of Vaishnava, Sahiva and Tantric texts • Provides quotations from rare original texts • A product of years of research, with a wide range of entries
Shakuntala and Other Stories from Ancient India
Author: Adithi Rao
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143330394
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Six unforgettable stories of love and bravery, treachery and injustice, from ancient Indian literature Classical Sanskrit and Tamil writing teem with a myriad characters, and here we meet some truly memorable ones. This collection of six plays, poems and epics retold for children includes ‘Shakuntala’, a heartrending story of the love between the beautiful Shakuntala and King Dushyanta; ‘The Little Clay Cart’, where the evil designs of the king and his family are foiled by the righteous Charudatta and Vasantasena; ‘The Story of an Anklet’, about Kannagi, who wreaks a terrible revenge for the wrong done to her; ‘Manimekalai’, the extraordinary account of a woman’s search for her true calling; ‘The Last Trial of Sita’, in which the playwright gives a whole new ending to the Ramayana, and ‘The Broken Thigh’, about the final, desperate combat between Duryodhana and Bheema on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Accompanied by descriptions of the authors’ lives and the time when the stories were written, these lively retellings are an ideal introduction to some of the best-known stories from the Indian classics.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143330394
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Six unforgettable stories of love and bravery, treachery and injustice, from ancient Indian literature Classical Sanskrit and Tamil writing teem with a myriad characters, and here we meet some truly memorable ones. This collection of six plays, poems and epics retold for children includes ‘Shakuntala’, a heartrending story of the love between the beautiful Shakuntala and King Dushyanta; ‘The Little Clay Cart’, where the evil designs of the king and his family are foiled by the righteous Charudatta and Vasantasena; ‘The Story of an Anklet’, about Kannagi, who wreaks a terrible revenge for the wrong done to her; ‘Manimekalai’, the extraordinary account of a woman’s search for her true calling; ‘The Last Trial of Sita’, in which the playwright gives a whole new ending to the Ramayana, and ‘The Broken Thigh’, about the final, desperate combat between Duryodhana and Bheema on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Accompanied by descriptions of the authors’ lives and the time when the stories were written, these lively retellings are an ideal introduction to some of the best-known stories from the Indian classics.