Wondrous Whispers Of Wisdom From Ancient India Volume Two, Like Its Predecessor Volume, Picks Out The Pearls Of Wisdom From Ancient Literature Of India, Which Offer A Code Of Conduct, A Philosophy Of Social And Ethical Relations And A Lively Teaching Of Morals So Crucial To The Society In The New Millennium Caught Up In A Turmoil Of Decaying Values. The Selections In This Volume Include Maxims From Four Great Works Of Antiquity: Panchatantra, Hitopadesa, Tirukkural And Sukraniti. Every Aspect Of Life Has Been Touched In The Maxims Of These Four Works. The Book Gives A Rich And Varied Fare To Give Practical Guidance And Lift Up The Spirits Of All: Business Executives And Professionals, Educa- Tionists, Social Reformers And Public Men And Women Who Are Stressed Out By The Intractable Problems And Immobilised By The Frightening Dilemmas Facing Modem Society.

Vadakaymadom Krishna Iyer Subramanian(b. 1930, Kerala, India) is an eminent scholar whose life mission is to present to the world the treasures of ancient India, in the fields of art, literature, philosophy and religion. He has already translated several ancient texts into English. These include : Saundaryalahari, Sivanandalahari, Sacred Songs of India, maxims of Chankya and Sri Rudraprasna. As a consultant for holistic health and spiritual development, he has spelt out the Hindu regimens in this regard in his popular book : The Holistic Way to Health, happiness and Harmony. Subramanian's prolific literary output covers a variety of subjects ranging from astrology to art. He has been astropalmic counsellor for over 35 years. A retired officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (which he joined in 1953), Subramanian is also a reputed painter, who has held 22 one-man shows and whose paintings (some of them in the Chandigarh museum) have won wide acclaim from leading art critics of india. Subramanian who has travelled extensively in India, now lives in the United States of America.

Sacred Songs Of India Vol. ViiiThe Sacred Songs Of India Volume Eight, Like Its Predecessor Volumes, Encompasses Selections From The Life Work Of Ten Mystic Poet-Saints Of India.The Mystic Poet-Sages Included In This Volume Lived Between The 3Rd Century And The 20Th Century A. D. And Came From Such Diverse Regions Of India As Tamil Nadu, Madhya Predesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh And Orissa.They Sang In Different Languages: Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Punjabi, Hindi (Braj Bhasha), Oriya And Malayalam. But All Of Them Sang Of The Glory Of God, For Whom They Yearned, Pouring Out Their Devotion In Inimitable Immortal Poetry. Like Its Predecessor Volumes, Sacred Songs Of India, Volume Eight , Will Be A Valuable Repertoire For All Artistes In The Field Of Music, Dance, Drama And Ballet And Priceless Source Or Reference For Scholars Of India S Spiritual History.

The Great Ones- Vol. IiiLike Its Predecessor Volumes, One And Two, The Great Ones, Volume Three Continues To Deal With The Life And Work Of The Great Ones Who Have Contributed To The Advancement Of Human Civilization And Culture. As In The Earlier Volumes, The Great Ones Dealt With Fall Into Tan Categories:1. The Great Ones In Art (Painting, Sculpture & Architecture).2. The Great Ones In Literature (Poetry, Drama & Fiction).3. The Great Ones In Science.4. The Great Ones In Medicine And Biology.5. The Great Ones In Exploration (Scientists And Voyageurs).6. The Great Ones In Philosophy.7. The Great Ones In Public Life.8. The Great Ones In Social Reform.9. The Great Ones In Business (Technology, Economics & Management).10. The Great Ones In Entertainment (Music, Movies, Theatre & Sports).As In The Earlier Volumes, The Artistic And Literary Skill Of The Famous Author-Artist Combine To Make The Volume Pleasant To Peruse And Rewarding To Read.This Volume, The Third In A Ten-Volume Series, Would Be An Ideal Presentation To All School And Collage Students, Enabling Them To Learn About The Achievements Of The Great Ones In Diverse Fields Of Human Endeavour And Encouraging Them To Adopt Their Own Role Models To Emulate And Spurring Them On The Discovery, Achievement And Success.

Like Its Predecessor Volume, The Great Ones, Volume Two Is The Rare Book, Wherein The Artistic And Literary Skills Of The Famous Author-Artist, V.K. Subramanian, Are Applied To An Ennobling Theme: The Life And Work Of The Great Ones Who Have Contributed To The Advancement Of Human Civilization And Culture.This Book Is The Second Volume In A Ten-Volume Series. Each Volume Dealing With 100 Great Ones. It Will Be An Ideal Presentation To Every School And College Student, Eager To Learn About The Great Ones Who Have Made A Difference To Life On Their Planet By Their Life Work, And Adopt Rolemodels To Emulate.Like Its Predecessor Volume, The Great Ones, Volume Two Is The Rare Book, Wherein The Artistic And Literary Skills Of The Famous Author-Artist, V.K. Subramanian, Are Applied To An Ennobling Theme: The Life And Work Of The Great Ones Who Have Contributed To The Advancement Of Human Civilization And Culture.This Book Is The Second Volume In A Ten-Volume Series. Each Volume Dealing With 100 Great Ones. It Will Be An Ideal Presentation To Every School And College Student, Eager To Learn About The Great Ones Who Have Made A Difference To Life On Their Planet By Their Life Work, And Adopt Rolemodels To Emulate.

In Ayruveda Marmas Are Mentioned. Susruta Samhita Deals With Marmas Elaborately. Those Who Practise Ayurvedic Massage Should Have The General Knowledge About Marmas. Now A Days The Acharyas Of Kalari Payattu (Martial Art) Know The Marmas And The Marma Treatment.In The Olden Days The Ayurvedic Doctors Had The Knowledge Of Some Marma Points Where They Used To Press And The Patient Became Unconscious And The Surgery Was Done. After The Operation Another Marma Point Was Pressed And The Patient Regained This Consciousness.If Any Marma Is Damaged The Body Gets Some Trouble. If Marmas Are Well Activated Some Diseases Can Be Cured. It Is Well Mentioned In This Book.

What This Book Aims To Achieve Is To Su-Ess, Contrary To Conventional Belief, The Striking Similarity Of Expression And The Unity Of Ap- Proach In The Holy Texts Of The Major Reli- Gions Of The World, Separated By Centuries. On The Major Issues Concerning God And Man, Passages Have Been Presented From The Upanishads And The Bible, Side By Side So That Even The Cursory Reader Can Appreciate The Identity Of Thought And Expression In The Two Scriptures. The Upanishads And The Bible Dispels The Prevalent Misconception That Hinduism Is A Poly- Theistic Religion. The Upanishads Not Only Proclaim That There Is Only One God, But Also Su-Ess The Omnipresence And Immanence Of Cpd, Reminding Us Of The Famous Words Of Jesus Christ That: The Kingdom Of God Is Within You. As The Passages Quoted In The Book Illustrate, Both The Upanishads And The Bible Sing The Praises Of God, The Bountiful Creator, God, The Eternal, The Glorious, The Inscrutable, The Omnipotent, Omniscient, Supreme One, Who Is Spirit, Seer, Self, Soul As Also The Truth And The Word. They Also Offer Similar Guidelines For Prayer, Purification And God-Realization. In A World Tom By Strife Based On Religion And Creed, This Book Su-Esses The Unity Of Approach In Man'S Search Of The Spirit, In The Two Major Religions Of The World.

Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984) Was One Of The Leading, If Not The Foremost, Poet Of The Indian Subcontinent During The Greater Part Of The Last Century. Listed Four Times For The Nobel Prize Of Poetry, He Was Often Compared To His Friend Pablo Neruda, Revolutionary Poet And Nobel Prize Winner, Of Chile. Of Faiz'S Multifaceted Personality, Which Led Him To Become, Amongst Other Things, An Activist For Human Rights And Liberties, A Famous Journalist And Editor Of Liter. Ary Magazines (Urdu & Others), Trade Unionist, And Film Songwriter, It Is His Poetry Which Will, No Doubt, Best Survive The Test Of Time. His Very Firit Volume Of Poetry, Published In 1941 From Lucknow, Brought Him Instant Celebrity. Naqsh- E-Faryadi Or Imprints Has Since Haunted More Than One Generation Of Urdu Lovers. Its Combi- Nation Of Classical And Elegant Indo-Persian Dic- Tion With Modern Sentiment And Sensibility Still Touches The Heart Of The Reader. Apart From Inventing The Modern Urdu Love Poem, Faiz Revolutionised The Classical Form Of Urdu Poetry, The Ghazal, Giving It A Powerful Socio-Political Resonance. He Used Ancient Forms Of Poetry, Such As The Qawwali And The Geet, To Convey His Message Of Humanism Without Reference To Caste, Colour Or Creed. He Suffered Prison And Exile For This In His Homeland Of Pakistan, Where He Was, For Long Years, Denied Access To The Media. The Musicality Of His Verse Has Continued To Haunt Many A Younger Poet, Even Though It Is Difficult To Attain His Unforgettable Summits. The Chronological Presentation, Herein, Of 60 Poems, 10 Quatrains And No Less Than 30 Ghazals, Some Never Translated Into English Before, Will Enable The Reader To Follow The Development Of The Young And Romantic Poet Into The Foremost Leader Of The Literary Opposition To Those Who Tr.Unple On Human Rights, And The Defender Of The Lowly And The Mute. A Transcription Into Roman Script (With A Glossary In Roman) Has Been Added For Those Who Can Understand, But May Not Be Able To Read, Urdu.

The Sacred Songs Of India Volume Five, Like Its Four Predecessor Volumes, Encompasses Selections From The Lifework Of Then Mystic Poet-Saints Of India. The Mystic Poet-Sages Included In This Volume Lived Between 7Th And 19Th Century And Came From Such Diverse Regions Of India As Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Punjab, Maharashtra And Bengal.They Sang In Different Languages: Tamil, Kannada, Sanskrit, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi And Bengali. But All Of Them Sang Of The Glory Of God, With Whom Each Had An Intense Spiritual Communion. This Precious Spiritual Legacy Bequeathed By The Mystics Of India Will Be A Perennial Source Of Inspiration For All Scholars Of Indology And A Limitless Repertoire For The Artists In The Fields Of Music, Dance, Drama And Ballet.