The Puranas are ancient scriptures - 18 in all, with 18 Upapuranas - which are the guidelines to life in the form of ancient tales and instructions. They show us the true path of devotion to the duties, discipline [conduct] and identity with the Lord. These are basically classified into three categories: Sattavic, Rajasic and Tamasic.

Each of these exercises is a self-contained unit with clear instructions, handouts, discussion suggestions and a concise explanation of the research-base for each activity. They are designed as effective classroom learning tools.

This book is a captivating narration of the various legends and folktales that surround the revered goddesses of India. The goddesses not only epitomize the forces of good fighting over evil, but also the source of worldly wellbeing. Ramananda Bandapadhyay s illustrations are symbolically rich and they in themselves constitute a storehouse of information on mythological iconography.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Ananda is a bright youngster with a keen and questioning mind who enjoys life. He and friend Sukarma grow together, but circumstances take them along different paths. Sukarma becomes an ascetic, foreasking worldly pleasures, while Ananda encounters frustrations and tragedies. When his father dies, he follows the rituals, but finds them to be of no avail. He rejects all traditional beliefs, proclaims his atheism and becomes a preacher of hedonism. In the end, Ananda and Sukarma are drawn to a confrontation and the opposing worldviews are brought into the open. This is the story of how Ananda became Cârvâka.

Yama Minamiya, who was framed by a villain and ended up in the mortal world, bumped into a person who had the system of encountering villains for tens of thousands of years. It was unknown whether she would be unlucky when she met two people, but Bai Keke truly understood that it was great to have a Yama King standing behind her ... However, the price for feeling good was that there was a handsome King of Hell sitting on the bed looking at you affectionately: "Do you want to die today?"