India


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India, long known for its huge population, religious conflicts and its status as not-quite best friend ally of the United States has moved from the backwaters of world attention to centre stage. Afghanistan and Pakistan with whom India is in almost conflict, are neighbours. India has developed a nuclear capability which also has a way of grabbing attention. This book discusses current issues and historical background and provides a thorough index important to a better understanding of this diverse country.




Indian Books in Print


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Prāgdhāra


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An Epic Pilgrimage


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"After giving the geographical and archaeological background and the historical survey of the region, the book presents an account of the different places of pilgrimage - tīrthas, āśramas, holy spots connected with sages and divinities, etc., at and near Pehowa, giving copious textual citations." --book jacket.




Buddhist Remains from Haryana


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Haryana Occupies An Intermediary Position Between Gandhara And Mathura, Two Very Important Centers Of Buddhist Art. It Is For The First Time That All Relevant Literary And Archaeological Evidence Regardingbuddhism In This Region, Known Partially And Piecemeal Earliar, Has Been Presented In Book Form.




Early Śaivism and the Skandapurāṇa


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The present volume contains a critical edition of two different versions of Skandapurāṇa 167, one transmitted in early Nepalese palm-leaf manuscripts, another transmitted in two later recensions styled Ambikakhanda and Revakhanda.