“pranati ghosal”

Professor Filippi explores the Indian view of mortal existence — from an individual’s conception to his/her journey to the Kingdom of Yama — with rare scientific objectivity — by unveiling a complex network of sentiments, beliefs, scriptural references, customs, etc.... More

The book deals with aspects of everyday life of the Vedic people — seers and the elite as well as that of the common people — their housing, mode of production and occupations, social organisation, education, food and drink, entertainment, dress and cosmetics, etc.... More

Varanasi/Kashi has been a confluence of several religious and philosophical thoughts including Jainism. Four pontiffs (Tirthankara) viz. Supasvanatha, Sreyamsanatha, Chandraprabha and Parsvanatha are supposed to have been born in the Varanasi region. The book highlights multiple aspects of cultural ... More

Varanasi, the abode of Lord Shiva has also embraced other sects including Vaisnavism. If Shiva is Nataraja or Natesha, Krishna is known as Natavara dancing with gopis. There are traditions which reveal that Kashi was once a Vaishnava stronghold. The book projects the Vaishnava contribution to Varana... More

The worship of Shakti (Mother Goddess) is almost a universal phenomenon and its manifestation is seen in different forms. This book incorporates a number of papers on multiple aspects of øàkta traditions practised in Varanasi continuing from hoary past to-date.... More

This work is the outcome of an international conference on "Buddhismand Gandhara Art" organized when the then Taliban government ofAfghanistan was bent upon destroying the marvelous creations of Gandhara artincluding the great Bamiyan Buddha. It is an academic homage to those splendidtreas... More

The book introduces the science and engineering of robotics and covers mechanical manipulation and sensing. The focus is on the fundamental mathematical concepts and analysis tools required for a topic, development of the relevant theory and algorithms, illustration with the help of worked-out exam... More

Contributed papers presented at a seminar held in New Delhi in November 2002.... More

Subhas Ghosal was a towering personality in the profession and in the business of advertising. He is widely considered as one of the founding fathers of advertising in India. This book provides rare learning for all advertising professionals and also the general reader who seeks and appreciates exce... More