The Snowman of Nalanda


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The book runs on three themes: the fall of Nalanda monastery, Yetis and the ongoing loss of nature. There are wizards, witches and yaksha (nature spirits). The author has used folklore to bind his story around the fall of Nalanda monastery. Humans have left nature in agony and deep suffering. Yetis will save the world with their magical powers. It is a story of a man who turns himself into a yeti to save nature from its doom. The book depicts how human ignorance engulfed one of the greatest places of learning and the same ignorance is engulfing our planet. Human ignorance is the worst enemy mankind has ever produced. The story illustrates the clash of nature and man. Bidyasagar, the protagonist, could understand the secret tongue of animals. He could hear the conversations among the creatures of jungle. There is a great influence of Siddhartha on Bidyasagar. He becomes an Ayurveda master and a poet who treats Bakhtiyar Khilji of his severe illness. This becomes the cause of envy and reason behind the burning of Nalanda monastery. This is the way the world would burn, due to sheer ignorance.




The Snowman of Nalanda


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The book runs on three themes: the fall of Nalanda monastery, Yetis and the ongoing loss of nature. There are wizards, witches and yaksha (nature spirits). The author has used folklore to bind his story around the fall of Nalanda monastery.Humans have left nature in agony and deep suffering. Yetis will save the world with their magical powers. It is a story of a man who turns himself into a yeti to save nature from its doom. The book depicts how human ignorance engulfed one of the greatest places of learning and the same ignorance is engulfing our planet. Human ignorance is the worst enemy mankind has ever produced. The story illustrates the clash of nature and man.Bidyasagar, the protagonist, could understand the secret tongue of animals. He could hear the conversations among the creatures of jungle. There is a great influence of Siddhartha on Bidyasagar. He becomes an Ayurveda master and a poet who treats Bakhtiyar Khilji of his severe illness. This becomes the cause of envy and reason behind the burning of Nalanda monastery. This is the way the world would burn, due to sheer ignorance.




The Snow Leopard


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Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin’s iconic book design with twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover design, first created in 1935, while french flaps, high-quality paper, and striking cover illustrations provide the cutting-edge design treatment that is the signature of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions today. The Snow Leopard In 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard. Matthiessen, a student of Zen Buddhism, was also on a spiritual quest to find the Lama of Shey at the ancient shrine on Crystal Mountain. The result is a remarkable account of a journey both physical and spiritual, as the arduous climb yields to Matthiessen a deepening Buddhist understanding of reality, suffering, impermanence, and beauty.




Living with the Himalayan Masters


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Inspirational stories of Swama Rama's experiences and lessons learned with the great teachers who guided his life including Mahatma Gandhi, Tagore, and more.




Machig Labdron and the Foundations of Chod


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Chod refers to cutting through the ego and emotional entanglements.







Muhnochwa


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Excerpts from stories:Muhnochwa the face scratcher:But there was a person in the village who was unafraid of Muhnochwa. He was drinker Sadanand. He remains intoxicated 24 hours. In fact Sadanand is happy with Muhnochwa because due to Muhnochwa he is getting his wine easily. If some villager has some urgent work outside in night, he sends Sadanand or takes Sadanand with him. And in back Sadanand gets wine. Thus Sadanand was taking benefit from Muhnochwa. But there were some more peoples, who were taking benefit of Muhnochwa. Like Pandit Sahiram; He was afraid of Muhnochwa, but sells 'Muhnochwa safety amulet' to innocent villagers. Like moneylender Dukhiram; He begins to take double interest on given loan as 'Muhnochwa risk tax' saying that if the person is killed by Muhnochwa then his money will be lost. Local thug Gulathi and Lukathi begin to plunder peoples by appearing in Muhnochwa's getup. Police station in-charge Sherkhan too begins to take benefit of Muhnochwa. Sherkhan is too much scared of Muhnochwa. Brave constable Madhaw tries to encourage him to catch Muhnochwa. But Sherkhan exits police station in the name of catching Muhnochwa and comes to village with Madhaw. And he starts troubling villagers by demanding chicken, mutton, wine and money saying that he will free them from Muhnochwa's terror. Madhaw heartily wants to catch Muhnochwa. But Sherkhan doesn't allow him to go because Muhnochwa can kill sharekhan in alone.Shivanand:10 years old boy Aditya was in the crowd at that moment. Shivanand's words had set fire inside him too. Aditya picked a stone and hit the police officer. To see this small rebellion, smile had appeared on Shivanand's bleeding lips.Shivanand says that he won't commit the mistake again, what he had committed 15 years back. He will fight his battle, he will continue his mission, but this time he won't become the hero, he will make the citizens heroes. If there is one hero, he can be ruined easily. But if whole citizens become the hero, then none can defeat them.The Truth:Sometimes, when he sits for meditation, he feels that something reaches on the back part of his brain by passing through his back bone from lower end and suddenly he feels a flow of some peculiar energy in to his whole body and his flowing existence towards meditation just returns back with a great frustration.Antas:Till now Antas had reformed innumerous thieves, goons, loafers, pickpockets, murderers, terrorists... Till now Antas had reformed innumerous corrupt police officers, corrupt public servants and corrupt politicians... and had made them honest, dutiful and loyal to country. Antas' hypnotism was so wonderful that if once someone comes in his clutch; it was quite impossible for him or her to return without reformation!And it was the reason that criminals, corrupt officers and corrupt politicians were scared even of Antas' shadow! Because they were fearful that if once Antas got the chance to hypnotize them, he will reform them. And nobody wants to get reformed!U R MINE...!Joy fears from a lizard but if there is a danger on Julie, he can fight with dinosaur. He can't go alone in darkness but for Julie he can visit the graveyard in no-moon night. He can't face the local baddy but for Julie he can challenge mafia. Yes, he loves Julie... He keeps trying to express his love to Julie but fails. And Julie, she uses to call Joy 'Gogo'....Buka can't face the power of monks. And so is with Joy. Buka says to Joy -'I know that you want to rescue Julie from Monks because you love her. And you know that I want to rescue Julie from Monks so that I would take her to jungle and would murder her for my beloved Maya... Later you can try to rescue Julie's life from me, but our initial mission is same -'rescuing of Julie from monks'. We can't do it individually because being a ghost, I have limitations, and being a human, you have limitations. But if we are together, we can do it.' Joy agrees.




The Terracottas of Bihar


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You Are All I Need


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Whether it is a distant lover or someone you see every day but can't confess to; whether it is a love that grows silently or a love that's not acceptable by society; whether it is a love that will never be yours or a love that is pure and untainted by jealousy-love will always finds a way to survive, to make life more beautiful, more liveable. That's why we say, 'Love makes the world go round!' You Are All I Need is a collection of touching stories selected by Ravinder Singh to bring to the readers the myriad facets of love. This book will make you laugh, cry, think and feel, all at the same time. It is an eclectic collection of lo ve stories that will warm the cockles of your heart.




Arrival Cities


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Exile and migration played a critical role in the diffusion and development of modernism around the globe, yet have long remained largely understudied phenomena within art historiography. Focusing on the intersections of exile, artistic practice and urban space, this volume brings together contributions by international researchers committed to revising the historiography of modern art. It pays particular attention to metropolitan areas that were settled by migrant artists in the first half of the 20th century. These arrival cities developed into hubs of artistic activities and transcultural contact zones where ideas circulated, collaborations emerged, and concepts developed. Taking six major cities as a starting point – Bombay (now Mumbai), Buenos Aires, Istanbul, London, New York, and Shanghai –the authors explore how urban topographies and landscapes were modified by exiled artists re-establishing their practices in metropolises across the world. Questioning the established canon of Western modernism, Arrival Cities investigates how the migration of artists to different urban spaces impacted their work and the historiography of art. In doing so, it aims to encourage the discussion between international scholars from different research fields, such as exile studies, art history, social history, architectural history, architecture, and urban studies.