“azhar by harsha”

The story behind the making of India’s most successful cricket captain ‘An endearing portrait of the star cricketer’ -India Today ‘It sends the other cricketer biographies of the last couple of decades… to pavilion.’ -Biblio ‘The book is a fascinating chronicle not on... More

Presents in English an edited version of famous Sanskrit drama 'Ratnavali' composed in 4 acts by Harsha. The play is a comedy of court life centring round the love intrigue of king udayana with a lowly maidan. Each act is dealt with seperately in addition to preface, introduction and characters.Pape... More

A presentation in English, duly edited, of our of the best plays in sanskrit composed by Harsha. 4 Acts along with preface, introduction, dramatic personal, characters, and duration of Actress. The theme is the love affair of king Udayana with Priyadarsika daughter of king Dridha Varman.Paperback,Ne... More

The "romantic heroine in the Indian tradition is celebrated in prose, poetry, painting, dance and music. This volume examines these various aspects of her romantic emotion, its depiction in the paintings of the Rajput courts and other schools of art, and above all, investigates the central position ... More

The book takes us on a journey of the loves of Krishna, his lilas, kridas, his madhurya and above all the raas lila. But Krishna is not only for the royalty and nobility, he belongs to the people, the potter and the puppeteer, the bride and the mother, for he is celebrated at every village fair and ... More

"In Karachi, Bilqis Ara Begum, proud custodian of her family’s traditions, prepares for the wedding reception of her son Samad. The family has gathered, the servants have been given their instructions, the invitations sent to Pakistan’s upper crust. But Bilqis is restless—this is not what she ... More

New Page 1 Art in India is never removed from life, intimately tied as it is to religion, aesthetics and utility. A walk into a temple or a place of worship becomes an experience at many levels, tactile, olfactory, sensory and visual, spiritual and religious. Taking any one of the elements ... More

The author traces the development of romantic poetry in the Indian tradition starting with ancient poetry in Prakrit from the fourth century court of Hala, through the Tamil Aham poetry, to Kalidasa's creations in classical Sanskrit, the 10th canto of the Bhagvata Purana, Jayadeva's Geeta Govinda, t... More