Time-Cycle and Forms of Government: Vedic Concept of Evolution of Life (And Old and Rare Book)

It is now an accepted fact that the Vedas are the most ancient scriptures in the world. Latest studies have concluded that the Rigveda was composed not later then 8000 B.C. Vedas are a treasure trove of all knowledge pertaining to the creation of Universe and the activities of all beings, both animate and inanimate.

Equally astounding is the fact that the Vedas were composed in the most archaic Sanskrit language and that a highly developed urban civilization flourished during the time of the Vedas. However, over the centuries Sanskrit language has lost its utility as a vital means of communication and as a medium for promoting and disseminating knowledge. Sanskrit has come to be regarded as a 'dead' language and the Vedic prescriptions treated merely as propositions for rituals and ceremonies.

The scientific knowledge contained in the Vedas has been ignored and solutions to problems confronting mankind are sought from Western sources. The book is an attempt to analyze the characteristics of the Vedas and provide an insight into the fund of knowledge contained in them. The book presents the Vedic perception of the evolution of life and also analyses the concept of Time-Cycle as propounded in the Vedas. The unfathomable depths of Vedic knowledge is explored in this essay.

P.S. Ramu, author, freedom-fighter and journalist was born in Hassan (Karnataka State) and had his initiation in politics through the •Quit India' move-ment in 1942 while still a schoolboy. Since then he has taken part in the different movements such as the struggle for the Responsible Government in Mysore, culminating in the attainment of the Independence of the country and thereafter in the various people's struggles.

After graduating from the Mysore University in 1957 be migrated to Delhi for higher studies and has been a familiar personality in the political, social and Intellectual circles in the Capital. Known for his photographic memory of events and developments in the national and international affairs, he is highly respected for his candid and forthright views and comments both among his admirers and critics. He preferred to pursue research into ancient polity and contemporary affairs instead of continuing political pursuits.

He has to his credit more than hundred articles and papers on national and international affairs published in the newspapers and journals in different parts of the country. His recently published other works are Badshah Khan Indo-Pakistan Relations, Prelude to Quit India and Khudai Khidmatgar and National Movement. He is actively associated with learned Societies like Indian Council of World Affairs, Institute for Socialist Education, Committee for Indian Ocean, Indian Society of Authors etc.

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