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The Musician and His Art
In this book, the author relentlessly pursues his intellectual aims by borrowing ideas from a wide range of disciplines : sociology, linguistics, cultural anthropology, acoustics, aesthetics, demography, economics, marketing finance, psycho-analysis, mythology, philosophy and even mathematics. Despite its diverse intellectual canvas, the book retains the essential ''Indian-ness'' of the author's argument, and simultaneously addresses an international readership.
Tantra Mantra Yantra in Dance
The Indian perspective has always been holistic and all-inclusive : thought and activity in different fields, at different levels, have been interlinked to produce what has been timeless. Indian arts is a classic example of such amalgamation : it interlinks aspects of art, philosophy, mythology, religion, and mysticism. This book is an attempt to unravel such links with specific reference to the Kathaka dance form.
The Touch of Sakti
The Kashmirian Saiva tradition, especially in its non-dualistic form, is perhaps the richest philosophical one in India. It is among the few that have survived to our days. It has even spread (if in not always very valid versions) to the Western world. A study such as this one, on the particularly interesting subject of saktisparsa, cannot therefore but be welcome.
Purana Purusha Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiree ( A Complete Biography )
Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend
श्री श्री परात्रिंशिका
'श्री श्री पारात्रिंशिका' मूलरूप से कश्मीर के अद्वैत त्रिक्दर्शन के मुख्या तंत्रग्रंथ 'श्रीरुद्रयामलतन्त्र' से उद्धृत ३५ श्लोकों का एक छोटा संग्रह है. यह संग्रह पश्यन्ति भूमिका पर उत्तर कर अपने ही बहिर्मुखीन शकताप्रसार का रहस्य समझने की कामना से शिष्य के रूप में प्रस्ता पूछने वाली भगवती परभैरवी 'पराभट्टारिका' और पराभव पर ही अवस्थित रहकर गुरु के रुऊप में उसके प्रश्न का समाधान प्रस्तुत करने वाले उत्तरदाता 'परभैरव' का पारस्परिक संवाद है. यह एक बृहत्काय शारदा मूल-पुस्ति है जिसका अंतिम भाग श्री पारात्रिंशिका है. पूर्व भाग आचार्य अभिनव द्वारा रचित 'श्री तंत्रसार' तंत्रग्रंथ है.
The Many Faces of Murukan
This book is a study of one of the most persistent and popular gods in south India and traces the history of the god, dwelling especially on four periods: The earliest known Tamil civilization as portrayed in classical Tamil literature and archeology; The Northern Epic period as depicted in Epic mythology; the Medieval South as depicted in the iconography and literature of the period; and contemporary Tamil Nadu as expressed in the ritual life of the cultus.
The Grammar of Carnatic Music
This book argues that Carnatic music as it is practiced today can be traced to the musical practices of early/mid-eighteenth century. Earlier varieties or ''incarnations'' of Indian music elaborately described in many musical treatises are only of historical relevance today as the music described is quite different from current practices.
Dimensions of Panini Grammar
A Treasury of Traditional Wisdom
108 Discourses of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath (1941-1953) (Hindi and English)
We are fortunate in that many of Swami Brahmananda's 'Upadesha' (discourses or sermons) were transcribed, and published in the ashram newsletter of 'Shri Shankaracharya Upadesha'. Now these most important words of Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati are being made available in this special edition, both in their original Hindi and in English, with translation done by Paul Mason.