"The rich reservoir of ancient knowledge contains the wisdom which can help solve our present day problems. The seven traits of Rama are ingrained in every human being as a son, brother, husband, warrior, a bit of ruler and a rishi; the blending where of leads to perfection. The author deplores the intellectual bankruptcy which is creating a vacuum in the personal, social and political lives resulting in mediocrity projecting itself as the savior of mankind and thereby befooling generations. Rama, the ‘Maryada Purushotama’, as an epitome of perfection provides an ideal and a reliable source of inspiration, through the life he lived, to resolve issues pertaining to inter-personal problems and make the society a place worth living. It is a bold endeavor to elevate the great epic, Ramayana, to a higher pedestal which takes it way beyond just depicting through Ramleelas, TV serials or keeping wrapped and worshipped as a matter of routine. The reader is sure to benefit from this precise and thought provoking treatise."

In this story you will find reality and fantasy.

In Wisdom of the Ancient Sages, Swami Rama shares with the modern world the powerful and inspiring teachings of one of the worlds greatest spiritual texts: the Mundaka Upanishad. This beautiful translation and commentary affirms human nature as peaceful, creative, and transcendent. Its message will assist anyone who seeks to walk the path of personal and spiritual development.

Shades of JadeFlipsace 7Surpassing the speed of light remained elusive in 2175. The trick was to hold still to swap out spatial locations. For Colonel Sumitra Ramachandra, Major Lamarr Fitch, Captain Malcolm O'Connell and the rest of the ISS Mockingbird's crew jumping between solar systems is just the start of their wondrous, sometimes zany and often perilous missions. The future of aerospace defense stretches far above the blue yonder.The Mockingbird crew are pulled off their training schedule when a distress call from their sister ship, the Magpie reaches Earth from the Kuiper Belt. In preparation for rescue and possible hostilities, Colonel Rama's command is expanded with Medevac/Recovery Vehicle, two deep space fighters, a mysterious support crew and the Magpie's AI named Monk. Yet, there lurks covert objectives beneath Rama's emergency orders. During the rescue disaster strikes, and the ship suffers severely damaged. Survival throws the crew is thrown into crisis mode and pushes them all to their limits.Close Encounters For Their KindFlipspace 8Recouping from their losses, and breaking in replacements, Colonel Rama is briefed for a mission that potentially violates exo-solar planetary research treaties. Rediscovered among archives of a telescope considered lost in the prior century, the data includes surface changes on the alien world that may suggest intelligent life. Taking off under the cover of a scientific survey mission, the Mockingbird is actually loaded for bear. Conscious of the fact they are alien invaders, the surface team faces an indigenous species with aggressive tendencies beyond belief. The question is why?Raging PacificFlipspace 9After years, the once-broken terrorist group, Golden Fist of Pacifica reemerges. Using a new bioweapon, the GFP seize control over a corporate board of directors, and through them possession of the mult-e-nomic platform, Pacific City. This time NATO is required to act, and puts the Mockingbird on alert status. As a biologics expert and gene hacker, Todd Ash is tasked for clandestine insertion onto Pacific City over objections from Pan-American Combine agents. Branch rivalry with the PAC Marines during training belies the fact that Earth security is at stake.

What is the origin of this humanity on planet Earth? What is the origin of all of the races, of Nature, of all which has been, is, and shall be? "There are facts, cosmic and geological events, that are worthwhile to study in these treatises of Gnostic anthropology. There is no doubt that Gnostic, scientific anthropology unveils all veils related with the origin of the human being and the universe." Moving far beyond the limitations of conventional thought, this book presents a view of this planet which is harmonious with all of our most ancient traditions, and indicates the path towards the resolution of our most fundamental problems.

Book Type - Practice Sets / Solved Papers About Exam: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the IBPS SO exam every year for the recruitment of Specialist Officers for various posts in the Public Sector Banks across India. IBPS AFO is responsible to provide consultation regarding agriculture loans, banking products & latest technologies. He is also responsible for verification of revenue reports, loan sanctions, promotion of various government schemes in rural & agriculture lending. Exam Patterns – Question paper is to be answered in Objective as well as Descriptive type questions for Part A and Part B respectively. Part A which is Professional Knowledge (Objective Type Question) contains 45 questions. Part B which is Professional Knowledge (Descriptive type Questions) Contains 2 questions. Maximum marks allotted for the paper are 60. Both sections are allotted time duration of 30 minutes each. Question paper contains a single part i.e. Professional Knowledge with 60 Objective type questions. Negative Marking is also applicable to questions attempted wrong. 0.25 marks will be deducted. No marks will be deducted for questions left un-attempted. 1 mark each for all the MCQs. Negative Marking – 1/4 Conducting Body- Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

Book Type - Practice Sets / Solved Papers About Exam: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the IBPS SO exam every year for the recruitment of Specialist Officers for various posts in the Public Sector Banks across India. IBPS AFO is responsible to provide consultation regarding agriculture loans, banking products & latest technologies. He is also responsible for verification of revenue reports, loan sanctions, promotion of various government schemes in rural & agriculture lending. Subjects Covered- English Language, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude Exam Patterns – The IBPS SO preliminary examination is of two-hour duration and is conducted online. It has 3 sections with having 150 questions in total with a maximum score of 125 marks. There is a negative marking in IBPS SO pre-exam as one-fourth of marks are deducted for every wrong answer. Negative Marking – 1/4 Conducting Body- Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

The Common University Entrance Test, earlier known as Central Universities Common Entrance Test is an all-India test being organized by National Testing Agency for admission to various Undergraduate, Integrated, Postgraduate, Diploma, Certification courses and Research Programmed in 45 Central Universities of India. (CUET) is an all-India level entrance exam conducted by NTA for admission in UG courses offered in all the participating institutions. CUET 2022 will be conducted in an online mode as Computer Based Test-CBT 2. CUET (UG) – 2022 will consist of the following 4 sections namely- Section IA – 13 Languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odiya, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu) Section IB – 19 Languages (French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian, Chinese.) Section II – 27 Domain-specific Subjects (listed below) Section III – General Test 3. The question paper will be Multiple Choice Question type only. 4. Section IA & IB- A candidate can choose a maximum of any 3 languages from Section IA and Section IB taken together. (One of the languages chosen needs to be in lieu of Domain-specific subjects) 5. Section II offers 27 Subjects, out of which a candidate may choose a maximum of 6 Subjects. 6. Section III comprises General Test. 7. For choosing Languages (up to 3) from Section IA and IB and a maximum of 6 Subjects from Section II and General Test under Section III, the Candidate must refer to the requirements of his/her intended University. The Common University Entrance Test, earlier known as Central Universities Common Entrance Test is an all-India test being organized by National Testing Agency for admission to various Undergraduate, Integrated, Postgraduate, Diploma, Certification courses and Research Programmes in 45 Central Universities of India. (CUET) is an all-India level entrance exam conducted by NTA for admission in UG courses offered in all the participating institutions. CUET 2022 will be conducted in an online mode as Computer Based Test-CBT 2. CUET (UG) – 2022 will consist of the following 4 sections namely- Section IA – 13 Languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odiya, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu) Section IB – 19 Languages (French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian, Chinese.) Section II – 27 Domain-specific Subjects (listed below) Section III – General Test 3. The question paper will be Multiple Choice Question type only. 4. Section IA & IB- A candidate can choose a maximum of any 3 languages from Section IA and Section IB taken together. (One of the languages chosen needs to be in lieu of Domain-specific subjects) 5. Section II offers 27 Subjects, out of which a candidate may choose a maximum of 6 Subjects. 6. Section III comprises General Test. 7. For choosing Languages (up to 3) from Section IA and IB and a maximum of 6 Subjects from Section II and General Test under Section III, the Candidate must refer to the requirements of his/her intended University.

Introduction Part I: Caste, Community and performance A ritual performance of Kerala, Vayala Vasudevan Pillai The Patuas of Bengal, Makbul Islam Bards and goddesses: The Pombalas in Tirupati, Anand Akundy Explorations in the art forms of the Cindu madigas in Andhra, Y A Sudhakar Reddy and R R Harischandra Caste identity and performance in a fisher-village of Assam, Kishore Bhattacharjee Part II: Performance Beyond Caste Telugu pady natakam in Andhra: Performance dynamics, P Subbachary Modernising tradition: The yaksagana in Karnataka, Guru Rao Bapat Kalarippayatt as aesthetics and the politics of invisibility in Kerala, P K Sasidharan India People’s Theatre Association in colonial Andhra, V Ramakrishna Gaddar and the politics and pain of singing, D Venkat Rao Reviving moghal tamsa in Orissa, Sachi Mohanty Part III: Classical Dance and its Successors New directions in Indian dance, Sunil Kothari Transpositions in kuchipudi dance, Aruna Bhikshu The impact of commercialization in dance, K Subadra Murthy Art addressing social problems, Ananda Shankar Jayant