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The fortitude which won Kamlesh the cycle race had the designs of victories her future awaited. Though the battle was still her own, it was for her son Jeet to win for her. The tide takes a turn for the worse when the very people who should have been the springboard to Jeet’s success, pull the ladder from right under his feet. The inconsistencies of the unjust world left her tentative and worried, and her son, battered and bruised. Jeet had fallen. That’s when Jeet’s angel – the Doppelganger – emerges with the second wind, which if unleashed would take Jeet to unprecedented heights. Will he remain fallen? Will he not throw his dice in the game called life anymore? Will his courage rise with every attempt of intimidating him? Above all, will he be Born in the Second Wind?
The present work Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient Indian discusses different views on the origin and nature of the state in ancient India. It also deals with stages and processes of state formation and examines the relevance of caste and kin-based collectivities to the construction of polity. The Vedic assemblies are studied in some detail, and developments in political organisation are presented in relation to their changing social and economic background. The book also shows how religion and rituals were brought in the service of the ruling class.
Beginning with a discussion on frameworks of writing history, the volume sheds light on the origins and growth of civilizations, empires, and religions. It covers the geographical, ecological, and linguistic backgrounds, and looks at specific cultures of the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Vedic periods, as well as the Harappan civilization. The author discussed the rise of Jainism and Buddhism, Magadha, and the beginning of territorial states. The period of Mauryas, Central Asian countries, Satavahanas, Guptas, and Harshvardhana are also analysed. He highlights important phenomena such as the varna system, urbanization, commerce and trade, developments in science and philosophy, and cultural legacy. He also examines the process of transition from ancient to medieval India and addresses topical issues such as the origin of the Aryan culture. This engaging and lucid text, by one of the best-known scholars of ancient India, will be indispensable for students and teachers of ancient Indian history. This book is the Hindi translation of the English edition.
The book analyses the transition from the ancient to the medieval period in polity, economy, the caste system and culture. It examines the form of peasant protest and the reasons for their failure and infrequency. The author also examines the development of tantrism and the mentality that feudalism created.
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The present work has been undertaken not only to provide an adequate treatment of the position of the sudras in ancient times, but also to evaluate their modern characterizations, either based on insufficient data, or inspired by reformist or anti-reformist motives. Here an attempt has been made to present a connected and systematic account of the various developments in the position of the sudras down to circa A.D. 600. Since the sudras were regarded as the laboring class, in this study particular attention has been paid to the investigation of their material conditions has been paid to their economic and social relations with the members of the higher varnas. This has naturally involved the study of the position of slaves, with whom the sudras were considered identical. The untouchables are also theoretically placed in the category of sudras, and hence their origin and position has also been discussed in some detail.
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This book is a practical guide to general anatomy for undergraduate medical students. Divided into fourteen chapters, the comprehensive text covers systemic and radiological anatomy, and medical genetics. Beginning with an introduction to the field and an explanation of body tissue organisation, each of the following chapters discusses the anatomy of a different body system. The book concludes with cadaveric dissection and a selection of multiple choice questions on general anatomy to assist revision and learning. The textbook is highly illustrated with diagrams, flowcharts and tables and features clinical cases from the author’s own experience. Key points Practical guide to general anatomy for undergraduate medical students Covers all systems of the body Includes multiple choice questions to assist revision Highly illustrated with diagrams, flowcharts and tables
Birth Of A Song Is A Collection Of 50 Short Stories By Ks Duggal, One Of The Leading Fiction Writers In India Today.This Is The Author'S Third Collection Of Short Fiction In English. His Earlier Works Were: Come Back My Master (Vikas), And Death Of A Song (Arnold-Heinemann). K.S. Duggal'S Short Story Entitled Come Back My Master Figures In The World'S Greatest Short Stories. These Stories Written Originally In Punjabi, The Author'S Mother Tongue, Have Mostly Been Translated Into English By The Author Himself. He Has Over 500 Stories In 21 Collections In The Original. They Reflect The Prevailing Milieu In The Resurgent India, Torn With Internal Conflicts And External Pressures Whether It Is Punjab In Turmoil Or The Rest Of The Country Blown Off Its Feet By The Severe Westerly Winds. A Master Craftsman, Every Story In The Collection Has A Moment Of Truth, A Moment Of Aesthetic Pleasure. It Helps The Reader To Know The Whatness Of Things Before The Effects Fades Away In The Quiet. It Is A Genre Close To Mr. Duggal'S Heartbeat, Ingesting Both Poetry And Drama. The Stories Reflect An Inventive Strain That Is Remarkable.