No work on the Sanskrit literature of Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh taken together) has as yet been published in English. The result is that the non-Bengali elites and the foreign indologists know very little about it beyond excepting what is written in stray articles published in different journals particularly in the English works on the history of Bengal. So, a sustained account of the Sanskrit literature, produced in Bengal, is a desideratum. The cultural heritage of Bengal represented in the Sanskrit works is vast, varied and valuable. There is hardly any branch of Sanskrit literature, to which Bengal did not make substantial contribution. What is remarkable is that the scholars of this region left the impress of their originality in several domains of which the most prominent are Navya-nyaya, Navya-smrti and Tantra. In fact, these are three colossal pillars on which rests the gargantuan edifice of the culture of medieval Bengal. In the domain of the poetical literature, too, the Bengali literatures developed a new literary style, known as Gaudi-riti. Till today, Bengal appears to be the pioneer in the realm of Sanskrit anthological literature. A historical study of Bengal's contribution to Sanskrit literature reveals the close cultural relation of this province with Nepal and Tibet, the latter preserving, in Tibetan translation, quite a number of Buddhist philosophical and Tantric works, the Sanskrit originals of which have been lost. The present book is a comprehensive account of the Sanskrit literature, produced and cultivated in Bengal since the earliest times. One volume is not sufficient for a detailed treatment of the subject of this work, therefore, the author has tried to make the book as brief as possible and amply documented.

Sanskrit Culture of Bengal

Sures Chandra Banerji

Sharada Publishing House

The book covers not only the political history of Tripuri but throws flood of light on the various aspects of cultural history. no stone has been unturned by the author to make the book as up-to-date as possible.

Tripuri: History and Culture

M.C. Choubey

This work contains both a survey of the temples and an analysis of iconographic themes. The painstaking examination of original sources is perhaps the most important contribution by Rajarajan.

Art of the Vijayanagara Nayakas Architecture and Icongraphy

Arts & Photography

R.K. Rajarajan

Architecture

This book presents a valuable collection of essays written over a period of forty years during the author's illustrious career as a distinguished art-historian and archaeologist. These articles were originally published in various national and international journals, volumes and Seminar proceedings. They cover a wide range of topics, such as temple-architecture, iconography, folk culture, art and other aspects of history and culture of India and South-East Asia.

Temple Art, Icon and Culture of India and South East Asia

K.V. Raman

Reflection on Bergson's Philosophy

A. Appam Ramanujan

Man has been deeply involved with the sea, since antiquity. This book is a step towards writing a definitive maritime history of India. The book contains well-researched articles contributed by the expert nautical archaeologists, maritime historians and navigators. The papers deal with ancient ships and shipping, maritime trade and contacts of Harappans with the Mesopotamians, later Indian trading and power systems, Indian ports in international trade, pottery and ceramics, vital aspects in the fields of shipbuilding, sailing outfits, cannon making, navigation and producing the national infrastructure to support a maritime industry, sociological factors prevalent in Indian mariners, role of mathematicians, engineers, metallurgists, astronomers and scientists in development of shipping and seafaring, pioneering work and foundation of nautical ethnography, British strategic vision, importance and status of maritime heritage researches in the Indian Ocean and reports on the excavation of an ancient shipwreck, Princes Royal, in the Arabian Sea, demonstrate India s preparedness to search, study and preserve her underwater cultural heritage.

Marine Archaeological Perspectives of the Indian Ocean

Politics & Social Sciences

Alok Tripathi

Archaeology

Maps, 75 figs., 38 col. & 15 b/w illus., Appendix, Bibliography, Index  Nubra under the shadow of gigantic snow peaks with lush green fields, delicious apricot orchards and glacier rivers is a mini paradise surrounded by rugged mountains. It is the biggest sub-division of Ladakh and played an important role in maintaining trade contacts with Chinese and Central Asian countries. Several monasteries, palaces and chortens built here indicated that Buddhism flourished and maintained a link with Central Asian countries. The Buddhist monasteries and antiquities housed in these structures are the incredible treasure which have been surveyed and documented for the first time. Further researches may reveal many more hidden aspects of Nubra Valley culture.

Buddhist Antiquities of Nubra Valley

R.C. Agrawal

On Tiruvilaiyatal (Sanskrit lila) myths; from ancient to 18th century A.D.

Minaksi Sundaresvara Tiruvlaiyatar Puranam: In Letters Design and Art

Rajarajan, R K K & J Rajarajan

Language: EnglishPages: 296 (62 B/W Illustration)About The BookThe Present book attempts to study the cult of Devi Lalitambika as an individual Goddess like those of Siva, Visnu, Laksmi and others, installed independently with a long tradition and elaborate rituals, besides the highest philosophy associated with Her. The great Mother Goddess Lalita, as Her Sahasranama and Trisati, embedded in the Lalitopakhyana of the brahmanda Purana mentions, is the manifestation of a compassion besides other benign characteristics. Besides this aspect of compassion, She is also the bestower of fulfillment of all desire – worldly as well as bliss. The various forms of the Goddess although their local names are justifiably different who is worshipped by the rituals of Sahasranama, Trisati & Navavarana on the basis of Srividya and the practice of Kundalini yoga, are the representation of Goddess Lalita. She, in turn is the aspect of Mahadevi, a medieval iconographical and theological concept. Although there are a few temples of Goddess Lalita, Her abode with Seed syllables in Sricakra form are found in a number of places. This is one of Her three-dimensional forms found in a number of places.The book consists of five chapters. First chapter is an introduction and the second deals with the Goddess in Indian Literature, which is based on Lalita Sahasranam stotra. The third chapter – Goddess in Art shows various aspects of Sricakra and the fourth one is the value of meditation as against superstitions. Besides, the value of Sri Vidya in meditation and worship of the Goddess Lalita and their several aspects are highlighted. Thousand word prayer is sung by Vasini and Vakdevis as ordained by Tripurasundari. They were communicated to Narayana or Hayagriva who subsequently imparted them to Agastya

Goddess Lalitambika in Indian Art Literature & Thought

C. V. Rangaswami

Conservation of Buddhist Monuments in Central India

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