Glimpses of Excellence in Ancient India

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Book Specification

Item Code:	NAL244
Author:	Dr. Suruchi Pande
Publisher:	Sri Ramkrishna Math
Language:	English
Edition:	2014
ISBN:	9788178835785
Pages:	150 (66 Color Illustrations)
Cover:	Paperback
Other Details	5.5 inch x 8.5 inch
Weight	200 gm

Book Description

I. General Introduction

While addressing a large gathering at Ramnad in Tamil Nadu in 1897, Swami Vivekananda reminded the Indians of their glorious heritage and magnificent past by saying, Each of you was born with a splendid heritage, which is the whole of the infinite past life of your glorious nation.' Truly, as one of the oldest civilizations still alive and pulsating, the ancient Indian past depicts before the modern man a rich canvas of a highly developed culture and knowledge systems - both fundamental and applied, and an unparalleled degree of excellence in political, economic and social fields. An in-depth and unbiased study of our ancient literature affirm that there was not a single field, secular or spiritual, where our ancients have failed to inquire into. The Vedic and other literature offer adequate proof of the amazing intellectual levels of our ancestors, their insatiable quest for knowledge - be it in the field of internal spirituality or in external arts and science (i.e., both para and apara vidya). The wise men of ancient India have left behind a priceless legacy of astounding understanding that is at once absorbing and awe-inspiring about a host of subjects like animal sciences, ship-building, metallurgy, human health, economics, political sciences, environmental studies, meteorology, astrology, astronomy, iconography, agriculture, seismology, literature, fine arts, yoga, sports, administration, right code of living etc. This book is a modest attempt to portray some glimpses of India's glorious heritage.

CONTENTS

	Publisher's Note	v
	Acknowledgements	vii
	Key to Transliteration and Pronunciation	viii
I.	General Introduction	1
II.	Arts
1	Introduction	2
2	Art of Painting	3
3	Art of Rangavallee	6
4	Art of Music	8
5	Art of Dance	11
6	Art of Drama	13
7	Art of Beautification	16
7.1	Cosmetics	16
7.2	Gemology and Ornamentation	17
8	Art of Love	19
III.	Food and Nourishment
1	Introduction	21
2	Types of Food	24
3	Purity of Food	24
4	Varieties of food	25
5	Charity of Food	29
IV.	Health and Well-Being
1	Introduction	30
2	Ayurveda	31
2.1	Human Medicine	32
2.2	Veterinary Medicine	37
2.3	Plant Medicine	41
2.4	Medicinal uses of flowers	43
3	Yoga	44
V.	Sports and Past-times
1	Introduction	46
2	During Vedic Age	46
3	During Epic Age	47
4	During Buddhist Age	49
5	References to Other Games	49
VI.	Literature
1	Introduction	53
2	Lexicography	53
2.1	Amarakosa	54
2.2	Kosakalpataru	55
2.3	Dhaturupakosa	55
3	Grammar	56
4	Rhetoric and Poetry	58
VII.	Ethics of Statecraft
1	Introduction	59
2	In Ramayana	59
3	In Mahabharata	60
4	In Kautiliya Artha Sastra	63
5	Weapons and Warfare	64
VIII.	Sciences
1	Introduction	68
2	Mathematics	68
3	Alchemy	71
4	Detergents	73
5	Writing Materials	75
6	Metallurgy	77
7	Iconography	79
8	Architecture	84
9	Naval science	87
10	Aero Science	91
11	Astronomy	92
12	Atmospheric Science	95
13	Agricultural Science	97
14	Seismology	99
15	Environmental Science	101
16	Ethno-Ornithology	106
16.1	In Mythology & Religion	108
16.2	In Sanskrit Literature	111
16.3	In Art forms	112
	Appendix-A	114
	Appendix-B	116
	Appendix-C	117
	Appendix-D	119
	References	121
	Illustrations	126
	Bibliography	129

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