The Story Of Rama And Sita Has A Unique Status In The Literature Of Almost Every Language Of Asia, Thanks To Its Extolment Of A Value-Based Life As Superior To One That Prizes Power Or Pelf; It Belongs To The World. This Book Offers A Critical And Comparative Study Of The Earliest Valmiki'S Classic In Sanskrit, Known As Adi-Kavya, And The First Version In The Tamil Language, Which Arose Ten Centuries Later. The Author, Mr. K.S. Srinivasan, Is A Recognised Scholar In The Field.

Kanchi, the ancient capital city of the South, teems with historic temples of great beauty and grandeur. The magnificent temple of Lord Varadaraja, situated in Vishnu-Kanchi, has played a remarkable part in fostering the growth of Sri-Vaishnavism and has justly been ranked with the famous temples of Srirangam and Tirupati as the holiest of the holies. This is the first comprehensive and illustrated treatise on this hoary temple, focusing attention of the various aspects like the origin and the growth of the temple, critical review of the temple traditions, the role of the temple in the growth of Sri-Vaishnavism, the association of the acharyas like Ramanuja with the temple, besides the pivotal role the temple has played in the social and cultural life of the community. The vast literature that has grown round the temple and the five hundred and odd inscriptions that crowd the wall-spaces of the shrines provide a sumptuous source material for this study. One of the largest temple complexes of South India, the temple presents interesting variety of architectural and sculptural styles of different schools. The temple is particularly rich in Vaishnava iconography. The book provides a detailed study and interpretation of these features with the help of hitherto unpublished photographs and drawings. The book also brings to light the presence of fine paintings of the Vijayanagar times that are found in the dark cloister around the sanctum. The book is a distinct contribution to the field of historical and architectural studies of ancient Indian temples.

The rule of the Chola dynasty in South India between the ninth and thirteenth centuries was a period of unparalleled creativity in Indian art. Known as the Golden Age of Tamil Culture, the Chola period produced dynamic royal personalities who shaped the artistic activity of theirtimes. Art of the Imperial Cholas examines the dynasty's architectural and sculptural achievements, which stand among the masterpieces of India.

Study of the Rāmāyaṇam, extended narrative poem, by Kampar, 9th cent.

"Akashvani" (English) is a programme journal of ALL INDIA RADIO, it was formerly known as The Indian Listener. It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes, who writes them, take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service, Bombay, started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in English, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it used to published by All India Radio, New Delhi. From 1950,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later, The Indian listener became "Akashvani" (English ) w.e.f. January 5, 1958. It was made fortnightly journal again w.e.f July 1,1983. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: AKASHVANI LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE, MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 29 JULY, 1973 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 52 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XXXVIII, No. 31 BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 18-50 ARTICLE: 1.The Rama Legend in Asia 2.Tulsidasa’s Epic Ramcharit Manas: Poet's Life & Social Perspective 3.Ramcharit Manas: Its Significance 4.Kamban and Tulsi 5.The Ayurvedic Tradition of Surgery 6.New Perspectives in Chinese Foreign Policy 7.The Late Riser 8.The End of Cold War 9. Police Public Relations AUTHOR: 1. Dr. Lokesh Chandra 2. Dr. Kailash Vajpayi 3. Ramesh Chandra 4. K. S. Srinivasan 5. Madhabendra Nath Pal 6. N. S. Ramaswami 7. Somdeb Das Gupta 8. K. Subrahmanyam 9. Thiru K.R. ghenai KEYWORDS : 1.Valmiki,Historic Events,Ramayana,Indonesia 2.Tulsidas,Lord Rama,Ramcharitmanas,Swami Narharidas 3.Ramcharitmanas,Poet,Flowers of Evil 4.Kamban,Tulsidas,Swayamwar,Tamil Nadu 5.Ayurveda,Surgery,Medicine,Doctor 6.China’s Policy,Baluchistan,USSR-US,Soviet Union 7.Tagore,Mortal Man,Late Riser 8.Soviet Leader,United States,Oceanography,USSR Prasar Bharati Archives has the copyright in all matters published in this “AKASHVANI” and other AIR journals. For reproduction previous permission is essential.