Cultural Heritage of India

This series is a massive collection of the wisdom of India, gathered under the guidance of the Ramakrishna Institute of Culture to promote the study, interpretation, and dissemination of the cultural heritage of India. Volume I - The Early Phases: Prehistoric, Vedic, and Upanishadic, Jaina and Buddhism The first volume describes the geographic, ethnic, and linguistic background of Indian culture, and the prehistoric Indus civilization which flourished over 4000 years ago. It then surveys the Vedic civilization which laid the spiritual foundation for India s culture and thought. 706 pages Volume II: Discusses the great epics including the Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Gita, Puranas, Dharma Sastras and other Sastras. 766 pages Volume III: The Philosophies of India Tells the story of the attempts made in India down the ages to grapple with the fundamental problems of life and thought. This volume not only shows the spiritual aspirations of an ancient nation, but shows the relevance of those aspirations to the modern world. 711 pages Volume IV: The Religions This volume shows how the Indian mind has encouraged and invited different points of view and different lines of approach to the great quest for the Ultimate Reality. It sketches the more important sects and living religions, which India accepts as diverse expressions of religions. 795 pages Volume V: Languages and Literature Covers the study of India s literary heritage preserved in the many languages of the county, old as well as modern. Includes articles on the literature of Jainism, Buddhism, Vaishnava literature, Saiva literature,, and the literature of Brahmanism. 864 pages Volume VI: Science and Technology India s contribution to the fields of science and technology are highlighted in this volume. Includes chapters on Vedic mathematics, astronomy in ancient and medieval India, Ayuravedic medicine, and agriculture in ancient and medieval India. There are of course many more subjects covered. 569 pages