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The narrative is woven together, making use of official records and personal recollections, as it tells the captivating story of the Air Defence Artillery in the biggest military conflict fought between India and Pakistan to date.

They defended key installations, protected cities, served with field formations, participa­ted in amphibious operations, served at remote locations facing odds and administrative apathies.

The war treasures of Bose were confiscated by the Allied troops in Saigon during a search operation.

They emphasize that neither the ancient Indians nor their gods and goddesses were abstemious teetotalers: evidence is plentiful to indicate that they were more bon vivant than we can imagine or give them credit for.

This volume would be of immense interest to scholars of South Asian numismatics and the history of the two Bengals.

His administrative skills and capabilities with which he regulated and improved administrative affairs in Central Asia and Kashmir and augmented the economic resources.

This book, goes deep into the early history of Zoroastrianism in Iran and moves on to analyze the chequered history of long-standing Iranian and Zoroastrian connections, as well as cultural norms associ­ated with Parsis in India, for close to a millennium, c. 700-1700 ce.

The book concludes with a section about inter-religious dialogues between Jews and Indic faiths like Hindus, Bud­dhists and Jains. Based on two thousand years of cohabitation, these old/new friendships reveal old surprises and new insights.

detailed study;well planned self governed;self governed township;extensive fieldwork;historical background;international growth;administrative structure;religious philosophy;

At the same time, as this volume reveals, the choice of terms is not as important as tracing the trajectories of the phenomenon and the awareness that its impact extended far beyond the religious domain into many spheres, including those of cultural practice, national identity and international relations.

Thousands of entries also include notes on religious or cultural beliefs and practices in the Nilgiri Hills.

The History of Indian music, scale, mode, various ragas, grace, tala, drumming, ethos and structure of some of the oldest music, forms, and lastly the laws of melody in Indian music.

He makes Sita the central character who is not merely a moral or socio-cultural touchstone. He fills the cowherd woman with courage to fight for her individual liberty, even if it leads to licentiousness.

Two Anyonymous Percepts of Sanskrit Dramaturgy'; 'Glimpses of Ancient Indian Folk Theatre'; 'Stage and Stagecraft as Revealed in Some Sanskrit Plays' and 'The Later Phase of Sanskrit Theatre in Eastern India'.

Development of forms and styles like Dhruvapada, Khayal, and many Ragas have been gone into in their minutest details. Profiles of musicians during that time and their contemporary musical traditions add great value to this well researched study.

Overall, this book is a summary of Panini's dictum on Sanskrit grammar. This book is written in both Kannada and English in explaining the ancient Sanskrit grammar rules.

It is therefore, a work of monumental importance for understanding the development of a regional poetic consciousness within the contexts of classical cosmopolitan structures of thought and aesthetic taste."

By revealing the context in which music was created in Nathdvara, it provides new insights into the functioning of traditional artist communities and their response to the challenges of a changing world.

It covers poetry, religious thought, philosoph­ical currents and mystical tradition, the great contribution made by Arab histori­ography, and the various categories of prose literature.

The author, interestingly, also narrates the biographies of Indian musicians. This book is highly recommended for scholars and enthusi-asts interested in the history, forms, and nuances of Indian music.

Also, the hagiographical literature of Buddha and various forms of Buddhism practiced post-Buddha's death are discussed in this lecture series. Overall, this book is written from the perspective of comparative studies with non-Buddhist traditions prevalent during the Buddha's period and afterward.

The author also consulted Vedic and other Sanskrit canon manuscripts obtained from Indian and UK libraries. Highly recommended for those who are inter­ested in the gender and religious history of ancient India.

The later part contains six classical folk tales collected from the Konkani literature, which is the significant part of this book.

The prime focus of this book is to assess the role and contribution of India during the antiquarian age in other parts of the world such as Egypt, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, China, and South East Asia.

Besides, the chapter covers the description of noted political figures like La Bourdonnais, Leyrit, Godeheu, and De Bussy, and covers the annexation of Madras, military operations conducted at Cuddalore and Pondicherry, and the fall of Pondicherry.

This is a preliminary version of two major Sanskrit works for familiarization with the Indian literature and religion.

Originally composed in Pali, there are different Dhammapadas, which were composed in Kharosthi, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, and Japanese. The Texts from the Buddhist Canon is the English translation of the Chinese version of Dhammapada, Fa Ju Jing.

These tales were translated into English to understand Indian culture and literature. Beneficial for linguists, language experts, and research scholars interested in Indian vernacular tradition.

It shows that the Mughals modelled their documentary practices after those prevalent in their homeland and those followed by their Turko-Afghan predecessors.