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Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India

Their History and Their Contribution to Indian Culture

By: Sukumar Dutt

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Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India

Their History and Their Contribution to Indian Culture

By: Sukumar Dutt

Though India is no longer a Buddhist country, Buddhism held its place among Indian faiths for nearly seventeen centuries (500 B.C.--A.D. 1200). During this long stretch of time the Buddhist monks were organized in Sanghas in most parts of the country and their activities and achievements have profoundly influenced India`s traditional culture. There are monumental remains of Buddhist monastic life scattered all over India: in the south there are about a thousand cave-monasteries, among them Ajanta, world-famous for its exquisite mural paintings; in the north, less spectacular, the ruins of monastic edifices from Taxila in the west to Paharpur in the east. A connected history of the Buddhist monks of ancient India, their activities, their monastic establishments and their contributions to Indian culture, is available for the first time in this work, which is remarkable also for its pervading human interest. In reconstructing the history of the emperors and kings who were patrons of Buddhism, the early missionaries and the illustrious monk-scholars of later times, the author has used sources in four languages--Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese and Tibetan. Contents The primitive sangha, The asoka-satavahana age 250 BC-AD 100 and its legacy, In the Gupta age (AD 300-550) and after, Eminent monk-Scholars of India, Monastic Universities, (AD 500-1200), Bib., Index.

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Motilal Banarsidass Publishe

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8120804988

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9788120804982

Down Bollywood Street, On Melody Beat

A Golden Rendezvous…With Ageless Hindi Film Melodies 1950 - 2010

By: Sukumar Mandalika, Ravi C. Narayan

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Down Bollywood Street, On Melody Beat

A Golden Rendezvous…With Ageless Hindi Film Melodies 1950 - 2010

By: Sukumar Mandalika, Ravi C. Narayan

India is home to almost every religion in the world, each practised by its own set of believers. But two religions are practised, indeed celebrated, by all Indians across the length and breadth of the country all the time . . . cricket and cinema. Indian cinema is 100 years old. 105 years, to be exact, since Dadasaheb Phalke made India’s first full length silent film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. Sound entered the silent movie when Ardeshir Irani made India’s first talkie film Alam Ara in 1931. Sound brought into movies that magical potent, that elixir craved for by entertainment seeking audiences of all ages, all classes . . . . . MUSIC ! This book showcases some of Bollywood’s immortal music melodies from 1950 to 2010 that have stood the test of Time. And the people behind them. Come, let’s take a trip DOWN BOLLYWOOD STREET, ON MELODY BEAT !

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228

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Notion Press

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1644293447

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Caste Discrimination and Exclusion in Indian Universities

A Critical Reflection

By: N. Sukumar

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Caste Discrimination and Exclusion in Indian Universities

A Critical Reflection

By: N. Sukumar

This book studies the exclusion and discrimination that is meted out to Scheduled Caste (SC) students in the Indian Higher Education system, and the psychosocial consequences of such practices. It foregrounds the conceptual debates around caste, exclusion, and reservations in Indian academia, discussing the social dominance and the roots of prejudices in the university spaces. The volume reflects upon the fragile social world in which students from the margins struggle for survival in the academic space. It reveals that these students navigate the various facets of academia – like classrooms, pedagogy, scholarships, hostels, peer groups, and teachers – only to find the academic space a dystopian universe. The book also sheds light on suicide cases committed by the marginalized groups as a testimony of protest. Based on in-depth ethnographic research, this book will be of interest to teachers, students and researchers of education, sociology, political science, psychology, and exclusion studies. It will also be useful for policymakers, social activists, NGOs, research centers, and those working in higher education, reservations, public policy, caste, and exclusion studies.

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