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Buddhism is popularly seen as a religion stressing the truth of impermanence. How, then, to account for the long-standing veneration, in Asian Buddhist communities, of bone fragments, hair, teeth and other bodily bits said to come from the historic Buddha? Early European and American scholars of rel... More

Tantric Revisionings presents stimulating new perspectives on Hindu and Budhist religion, particularly their Tantric versions, in India, Tibet or in modern Western societies. Geoffrey Samule adopts an historically and textually informed anthropoliogical approach, seeking to locate and undrstand reli... More

This is a volume brought out to felicitate Dr. Baij Nath Puri, Prof. Emeritus, Lucknow University, on his 80th birthday. The Paper in this volume deal with different aspects of history of India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, From Pre-Historic times to the present, and are not boudn by any narrow, e... More

This collection of papers examine the trials and achievements of Indians in Central Asia, the U.S., the U.K., France, Africa, the Caribbean and the pacific. The papers show the success achieved by India in many spheres ranging from the economic to the scientific and literary. Hardbound... More

The work is set in Mizoram - one of the seven sister states - and details the relationship between the people and their environment, and between the environment and development - examines the nature and influence of biophysical resources - Management of Forests by people and the state is analysed - ... More

This book was first published in 1976 and since then has been widely accepted as the leading textbook on Human Embryology. The secret of its long-standing popularity lies in its readability, concise and clear text, and a profusion of simple but informative illustrations. The book presents essential... More