It is multi-volume series work. The main pupose of this work is literary criticism, evaluating a great tradition of literature and to present comprehensive study of sanskrit literature. So far 6 volumes have been published. Each volume presents literature itself in successive periods of its development. This second volume in the series on Kavya Literature begins the description of the literature itself. The most original feature of the present study, as compared with other books in English on Indian literature, is that the literature is presented and discussed from the point of view of the Indian tradition itself. The author has first presented the literature from within the Indian tradition, then he has given discussions on the kavyas presented, from the old Indian critics, finally crooss-references are inserted in square brackets to the relevant paragraphs of Volume I. The discussions of the old critics become more frequent and intensive in the later chapters of this volume (especially Chapter XVI), reflecting their tastes and the gradual establishment of classical standards.Among the classics discussed in this volume are the Ramayana, the great novel Brhatkatha of Gunadhya, the epics of Asvaghosa, the lyric anthology of Satavahana and the plays of Bhasa.

Studies In Vatsyayana`S Kamasutra.

Magadha In Ancient Times Was Both Attens And Rome For India. While Her Leading Role In The Buddhist, Maurya And The Gupta Ages Has Been Treated At Length By Leading Historians Of The East And The West, In The Present Work The Dynamic Though Subdued Part Played By Magadha From The Middle Of The 5Th Century A. D. To The Conquest By The Turko-Afghans Has Been Dealt In Depth And Detail. The Part Played By The Later Guptas, The Maukharis And The Gaudas, Immediately On The Decline Of The Imperial Guptas, On The Indian Chessboard Is Here Laid Out With Singular Clarity. Numerous Cobwebs Of Political History Of The Subsequent Periods Have Been Cleared, And The Paramount Position Of Magadha In The Heyday Of Pala Imperialism Has Been Highlighted. The Book Will Not Only Satisfy Readers About The Political Vicissitudes Of Magadha But Of The Whole Of Northern India In The Very Exciting Periods Of India S Political History.

The Bengali (Bangla) speaking people are located in the northeastern part of South Asia, particularly in Bangladesh and two states of India – West Bengal and Tripura. There are almost 246 million Bengalis at present, which makes them the fifth largest speech community in the world. Despite political and social divisions, they share a common literary and musical culture and several habits of daily existence which impart to them a distinct identity. The Bengalis are known for their political consciousness and cultural accomplishments The Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis provides an overview of the Bengalis across the world from the earliest Chalcolithic cultures to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 750 cross-referenced dictionary entries on politicians, educators and entrepreneurs, leaders of religious and secular institutions, writers, painters, actors and other cultural figures, and more generally, on the economy, education, political parties, religions, women and minorities, literature, art and architecture, music, cinema and other major sectors. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Bengalis.

Through a detailed analysis of the available cultural and chronological data, this book overturns traditional ideas about the cultural history of India and proposes a different picture instead. The idea of a unilinear development out of Brahmanism, in particular, is challenged.