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90-yr-old’s 1 lakh books in Karnataka a global hit
US honour for Indian space scientist UR Rao
Sirpur, Dakshinkaushal 6th century, on River Mahanadi
The cultural connection. Dr. R. Nagaswamy's 'Mirror of Tamil and Sanskrit' - Kausalya Santhanam
Ancient factories and foreign trade
More evidence for Asia, not Africa, as the source of earliest anthropoid primates
How Many Species? A Study Says 8.7 Million, but It’s Tricky
Historic find at Bujang Valley
Rural Harappan site excavated in Kutch
Buddhist antiques unearthed at Peruvaje
In China, a rediscovery of Sanskrit
Fading colours
Afghanistan - Crossroads Of The Ancient World
Linguistic Survey of India
Buddhist scrolls at one with carbon dating
Nayak legacy at Big Temple comes to light
Antique tug-of-war over Italian painter's work
Will Dholavira ruins rewrite history of ancient theatre?
Expert on the agamas
Parishioners halt `illegal' construction activity
Recreating Nalanda - Is the Deeper Raison d’être Missing?
Heritage forgotten: Gandhara civilization site fading away
Woolner Project
Manuscripts in India: Hard to decipher, harder to preserve
Masterpieces in metal
Indian sound recordings bring history to life
Out of Asia? Ancient ancestor of modern man walked Sahara 39million years ago
Sackler Gallery exhibits 'Gods of Angkor' bronzes from Cambodia
President lauds Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal’s work
Youngsters should take interest in study of history: President
Maratha links to Chennai temple?
Turkmenistan - German professor participates in excavations at Gonur Depe
Cabinet keen on further research on Bujang Valley
Researcher makes progress in determining Guru Rinpoche's birthplace
Another ancient centre of learning discovered
Indus-like inscription on South Indian pottery from Thailand
Indus Valley east theory challenged
A temple where upper castes bow to Dalits
Pakistan puts Buddhist tourism back on track
Buddhist Art of Gandhara
More Gods, Saints and Epic Flying Heroes
Antique Buddha idol worth Rs.25 crore recovered
Hampi work hit as project report gathers dust
Tamil Brahmi potsherds found at urn burial site
Mangalorean Mangalore
Missing Raja Ravi Varma Paintings
In light of Nalanda
Influential Indologist
The Case for Sanskrit as India’s National Language
Sindh to have its own archaeology lab
River Ghaggar
Objets d'art of various dynasties are being damaged
ASI director general selection runs into major controversy
Kalilah wa Dimnah

Indian Govt. urged to hold Global seminar on `Panchatantra & Kalilah wa Dimnah'

Pakistan's Turmoil Endangers Its Archaeological Treasures
Stone Age India
Ancestors of Chinese came from India
UPA now admits Vedic Sarasvati river existed
Luminescence and Electron Spin Resonance Dating
Ancient Skeletal Evidence for Leprosy in India (2000 B.C.)
Indus Valley's Bronze Age civilisation

Centenary Exibition at BISM Pune

Those symbolic gestures
Ancient Kashmir's bronze art
Conserving national heritage
To declare-Unakoti-as-national-heritage
Afghanistan: A Treasure Trove for Archaeologists
The Problem Of The Sarasvati River and Notes On The Archaeological Geography of Haryana & Indian Panjab
ASI to develop ancient site of Vikramshila Mahavihara
Who came first, Indians or Europeans?
The fall of Delhi in 1857
The science of Single Grain Provenance
Decline of Indology in the West
Harappan collapse
Aryan-Dravidian divide a myth: Study
Indigenous Indians: genetic studies
Need for an open mind to study Hindu civilization
A brilliant exposition by Dr. R. Nagaswamy on an abiding pan-bharatiya literary tradition
Ancient caves of Kashmir
Amber wears a deserted look
Sacred rocks of Islamabad
The glory of Gandhara
Guwahati was prosperous city during 700 AD
Signs of ancient port in Kerala
Mythic Society celebrates centenary
5 million manuscripts may become extinct
What Will Happen to Ancient Art in the Taliban's Swat?
Archaeologists discontinue Moen-Jo-Daro drain work
Evidence for ancient horse ranch uncovered
Japanese pioneer developed first general anaesthetic
Site of pre-Angkor civilisation found
Harappan-era cemetery found

6000-year-old species of Rice discovered in Meghalaya

LUCKNOW: Believed to be among the oldest brick shrines in India
India protects traditional medicines from piracy
Rethinking silk's origins
TN inhabited by people dissimilar to Tamils in pre-historic times
Ace archaeologist Dr Dani dead
The Indian origin of paternal haplogroup R1a1(*) substantiates the autochthonous origin of Brahmins and the caste system
Distortions in Indian history by BB Lal (January 2009)
Site older than Mohenjodaro found in Pak
Rock art finds excite aficionados
International meet on Indian history
Evidence found in excavations by international team of scientists at Jwalapuram in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh
Fingers pointed at ASI as stone slab falls at Taj
New finds take archaeologists closer to Krishna
The real classical languages debate
On the Origin of the Pali Language
Evolving the Archaeological Mapping of Afghanistan
Lineal Descendant of Confucius Fostered Tradition
Rabatak inscription
On the mathematical significance of the dimensions of the Delhi Iron Pillar
Buddha statue find at Afghan site
Peshawar Museum contains largest collection on Buddha
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology Acquires Exceptional Indian Textile
1000 Jews cannot be wrong
An article about the damage inflicted on Thankavur's Big Temple by ASI restoration work
Microbes eating away at pieces of history
A marathon lexicography work
How the First Farmers Colonized the Mediterranean
Archeologists find vast ancient city in Afghanistan
New Buddhist sites on government radar
- Culture department push for spiritual tourism
Indus Civilization - a commerce hub
Changing interpretations of early Indian history
Balochistan lawmakers oppose dam construction near temple
Continuity of tradition: Megalithic pots with arrow-work graffiti found at Sembiankandiyur village in Nagapattinam district.
Human brain appears "hard-wired" for hierarchy
Oil painting 'originated in East
7th century memorial stones unearthed during exploration
Indian paintings in Sydney
The Ramayana Love and Valour in India's Great Epic
Saving the crumbling palaces of Nagaur
Sixteenth century Jain basadi renovated
A journey into the past
Kannagi temple on the verge of extinction
Discovering India!
Discovery Channel launches its six-episode programme, The Story of India
UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage
Ancient tablet cracks asteroid mystery
300-year-old library reopened in Aurangabad
Foreigners shy from Taxila Museum amid security concerns
Ancient weapons dug up in India
Indus Valley links traced to Qatar
Wari-Bateshwar one of earliest kingdoms
Rare Mathura style Buddha sculpture found in Pakistan
Writing materials in Ancient India
The ageless tale of a Bhirrana potsherd; dance as a hieroglyph
The West knows best?
The Greek Accounts of India and the Politics of Representation
7th century idols of Yamraj and Jain Gods excavated
I do not believe in a full decipherment’ of the Indus script - Parpola
Burial of an Aryan was found in the Russian city of Omsk
Remains of ancient city unearthed
Mahishasuramardini
The Limits of Counting: Numerical Cognition Between Evolution and Culture
Tokyo - Forget Renaissance Europe
Temple complex in Betwa River found
Interview: Out on a limb over language
It is noteworthy that he has quoted many books and referred to such words as Kalani and Kesh-i-brahmin. Kalani is a word that seems to have Hindu and Indian origin- kishore patnaik
Iron Man's country
Study points to ancient trade connection in Central Travancore
Sphinx of India by Raja Deekshithar
ASI officials visit ancient site in Orissa
ASI finds temple relics in Jharkhand
15 Jan 2008, 1008 hrs IST, PTI
Bid to find main gateway to Nalanda
Study points to 500 BC Kerala maritime activity
ASI to digitise stone inscriptions'
Indian craftsmen, artisans used nanotech 2000 yrs ago'
Ancient pyramid found in central Mexico City
Remains of ancient civilization discovered on the bottom of a lake
Bangladesh launches hunt for stolen antiques
Ashoka’s statue found near Gulbarga
Community treasures
Mesopotamia was a vital link on Roman-Indian trade routes
Mapping Pune's Roman connection
Map Quest
Ram Setu 'man-made', says government publication
AHAP to celebrate 2500th anniversary of Ashtaka (Attock) on Dec 16
Rama Setu
Prize catch for archaeologists
Church of England head lauds British Raj
Tamil Brahmi script in Egypt
The blue art of Pakistan
Theravada Buddhism in ancient and medieval Sri Lanka
Of divine forms
Indians develop new iron using ancient technology
French archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old wall painting .
2nd largest Vishnu idol in Bihar
Hidden text reveals Archimedes' genius
Ancient Vishnu idol found in Russian town
11th-century temple excavated
Where fusion cannot work — faith and history
Aryabhata I (476-ca 550): Indian astronomer and mathematician.
Peru link to Indian archaeological find?
565-mn-yr-old fossil named after Indian geologist
Thus it was or wasn’t
Bibek Debroy
Bharatnatyam gaining popularity in China
Daya Hewapathirane
Ramayana is not a myth, says S.R. Rao
'Super-scope' to see hidden texts
A village with historical links to Alexander

The ageless tale a potsherd from Bhirrana tells
China Regulates Buddhist Reincarnation
A site on the Malabar Coast that may have been home to the ancient city of Muziris
High soil salinity nearly ruins Kantaji temple
Unravelling mysteries of ancient human migrations
Muga recognised as Assam's 'original' yarn
Aryabhata lived in Ponnani?
Why Globalization is Older than We Think
In Afghanistan, 900-foot Sleeping Buddha eludes archaeologists
Experts survey seabed off Gujarat for Dwarka evidence
Stir over shifting of Buddha relics
Hindu prayer in US Senate draws religious protesters
US Senate opens with Hindu prayers
The rise of India's economy has brought an eagerness to learn the ancient 'language of the gods' – and a great-great aunt to English.
Brown University Library Acquires Collection of David E. Pingree
The 17th century Mughal marvel, Red Fort, has joined the ranks of 26 other Indian sites
Antique idols worth crores recovered
Documentary to remember Plassey 250 years
Italy returns ancient smuggled items to Pakistan, urges others to do same
Governing genetic databases - collection, storage and use
Greek welcome in Sanskrit delights surprises Kalam
As Orissa celebrated the birth anniversary of noted Sanskrit poet Jayadev
ICHIM07 - International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings
Toronto, October 24-26, 2007
5th century Gupta era relic found
Archaeological Survey of India recently published in its web site
ASI to form panel of experts to save Mahabalipuram Temple
ASI also published Bhirrana's picture gallery
Nalanda university tipped to be World Heritage site
4600-year-old skulls from Iraq to get CT scan
Pulitzer prize winning author Jared Diamond has words of praise for the "caste system" for its efficient bottom up management of economic and natural resources.
Tamil as a classical language
The First International Symposium on Sanskrit Computational Linguistics will take place in the Paris area on the 29th and 30th of October 2007
Historical Plunder
Know your Delhi:Turkman gate
Gandhara preservation discussed at PU
Villager digs out 800-year-old Ahom artefacts
ASI to take over ancient temple
Listen to a short daily Sanskrit audio news MP3 clip
SC closes chapter on Shivaji book
Reprot of oldest boat hints at early trade routes
Worse to Come From Global Warming
Rare human fossil found
From palm leaves to the printed word
New PhD Programme at Buddhist Studies in Thailand
The Madras Indus scholar
Clues link Indian, Roman civilisations
Finding traces India's maritime history
Afghan antiques back after 70 years
German Law Stirs Concern Illegal Artifacts Will Be Easier to Sell
Bhargava strikes balance among many interests
DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's Speech in Hyderabad
Ancient Quran seized in Bangalore
Chess originated in UP
The Pakistan Government's involvement in the renovation of Hindu temples at Ketas sends out a positive signal.
The Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums of Kashmir has been awarded with National award for preserving valuable Gilgit manuscripts by Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
1.8-mn ancient manuscripts go online
Medieval age structure and objects found in Dwarka
Harappan site found near Rohtak
Archaeologists brace for debate on Tamil past
Buddhism will enhance Sino-Indian friendship: Chinese religious head
 
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How Many Species? A Study Says 8.7 Million, but It’s Tricky

Who came first, Indians or Europeans?

Aryan-Dravidian divide a myth: Study

Indigenous Indians: genetic studies

5 million manuscripts may become extinct

Japanese pioneer developed first general anaesthetic

Rethinking silk's origins

India protects traditional medicines from piracy

The Indian origin of paternal haplogroup R1a1(*) substantiates the autochthonous origin of Brahmins and the caste system

The Limits of Counting: Numerical Cognition Between Evolution and Culture
Indians develop new iron using ancient technology
Hidden text reveals Archimedes' genius
Aryabhata I (476-ca 550): Indian astronomer and mathematician.
'Super-scope' to see hidden texts
Governing genetic databases - collection, storage and use
Worse to Come From Global Warming
Scientists think they found remains of first human
Meditation Gives Brain a Charge, Study Finds
Book Extract: Quantum Physics and Eastern Philosophy
Book Extract: Was Copernicus a Plagiarist?
                                     

Indian sound recordings bring history to life

President lauds Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal’s work

Youngsters should take interest in study of history: President

Missing Raja Ravi Varma Paintings

In light of Nalanda

Influential Indologist

Kalilah wa Dimnah

Indian Govt. urged to hold Global seminar on `Panchatantra & Kalilah wa Dimnah'

Afghanistan: A Treasure Trove for Archaeologists

The Problem Of The Sarasvati River and Notes On The Archaeological Geography of Haryana & Indian Panjab

The fall of Delhi in 1857

The science of Single Grain Provenance

Decline of Indology in the West

Harappan collapse

Need for an open mind to study Hindu civilization

A brilliant exposition by Dr. R. Nagaswamy on an abiding pan-bharatiya literary tradition

Mythic Society celebrates centenary

Distortions in Indian history by BB Lal (Jan.09)

International meet on Indian history

On the Origin of the Pali Language

Lineal Descendant of Confucius Fostered Tradition
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology Acquires Exceptional Indian Textile
1000 Jews cannot be wrong
Changing interpretations of early Indian history
300-year-old library reopened in Aurangabad
The Greek Accounts of India and the Politics of Representation
Temple complex in Betwa River found
It is noteworthy that he has quoted many books and referred to such words as Kalani and Kesh-i-brahmin. Kalani is a word that seems to have Hindu and Indian origin- kishore patnaik
The blue art of Pakistan
Theravada Buddhism in ancient and medieval Sri Lanka
China Regulates Buddhist Reincarnation
Aryabhata lived in Ponnani?
Documentary to remember Plassey 250 years
Pulitzer prize winning author Jared Diamond has words of praise for the "caste system" for its efficient bottom up management of economic and natural resources.
Tamil as a classical language
SC closes chapter on Shivaji book
From palm leaves to the printed word
Ancient Quran seized in Bangalore
Chess originated in UP
The Pakistan Government's involvement in the renovation of Hindu temples at Ketas sends out a positive signal.
The efflorescence of South Asian Studies
The cradle that is India
Bengal CM slights Ford, Vedic village goes to MP
Alfred Ford: The billionaire bhakt
Book 'Origin and History of Mathematics' now available
                                     

Sanskrit Studies ....ArchivesArchaeology .........Archives

In China, a rediscovery of Sanskrit

Woolner Project

The Case for Sanskrit as India’s National Language

The rise of India's economy has brought an eagerness to learn the ancient 'language of the gods' – and a great-great aunt to English.
Brown University Library Acquires Collection of David E. Pingree
Greek welcome in Sanskrit delights surprises Kalam
As Orissa celebrated the birth anniversary of noted Sanskrit poet Jayadev
Listen to a short daily Sanskrit audio news MP3 clip
DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's Speech in Hyderabad
G. JAN MEULENBELD: A History of Indian Medical Literature.
Out of the turmoil of Afghanistan, hundreds of precious Buddhist manuscripts have come to the west.
Book Review published in The Hindu Newspaper of 5/12/2006
Translation of the Bhagavedgita of Swami Sivananda into Hebrew.
World Vedic Conference , which will be held in UJJAIN - MADHYA PRADESH (13 -17 JANUARY, 2007).

                                    


Sirpur, Dakshinkaushal 6th century, on River Mahanadi

The cultural connection. Dr. R. Nagaswamy's 'Mirror of Tamil and Sanskrit' - Kausalya Santhanam

Ancient factories and foreign trade

More evidence for Asia, not Africa, as the source of earliest anthropoid primates

Historic find at Bujang Valley

Rural Harappan site excavated in Kutch

Buddhist antiques unearthed at Peruvaje

Fading colours

Afghanistan - Crossroads Of The Ancient World

Buddhist scrolls at one with carbon dating

Nayak legacy at Big Temple comes to light

Antique tug-of-war over Italian painter's work

Will Dholavira ruins rewrite history of ancient theatre?

Expert on the agamas

Parishioners halt `illegal' construction activity

Recreating Nalanda - Is the Deeper Raison d’être Missing?

Heritage forgotten: Gandhara civilization site fading away

Manuscripts in India: Hard to decipher, harder to preserve

Masterpieces in metal

Out of Asia? Ancient ancestor of modern man walked Sahara 39million years ago

Sackler Gallery exhibits 'Gods of Angkor' bronzes from Cambodia

Maratha links to Chennai temple?

Turkmenistan - German professor participates in excavations at Gonur Depe

Cabinet keen on further research on Bujang Valley

Researcher makes progress in determining Guru Rinpoche's birthplace

Another ancient centre of learning discovered

Indus-like inscription on South Indian pottery from Thailand

Indus Valley east theory challenged

A temple where upper castes bow to Dalits

Pakistan puts Buddhist tourism back on track

Buddhist Art of Gandhara

More Gods, Saints and Epic Flying Heroes

Antique Buddha idol worth Rs.25 crore recovered

Hampi work hit as project report gathers dust

Tamil Brahmi potsherds found at urn burial site

Mangalorean Mangalore

Sindh to have its own archaeology lab

River Ghaggar

Objets d'art of various dynasties are being damaged

ASI director general selection runs into major controversy

Pakistan's Turmoil Endangers Its Archaeological Treasures

Stone Age India

Ancestors of Chinese came from India

UPA now admits Vedic Sarasvati river existed

Luminescence and Electron Spin Resonance Dating

Ancient Skeletal Evidence for Leprosy in India (2000 B.C.)

Indus Valley's Bronze Age civilisation

Centenary Exibition at BISM Pune

Those symbolic gestures

Ancient Kashmir's bronze art

Conserving national heritage

To declare-Unakoti-as-national-heritage

ASI to develop ancient site of Vikramshila Mahavihara

Ancient caves of Kashmir

Amber wears a deserted look

Sacred rocks of Islamabad

The glory of Gandhara

Guwahati was prosperous city during 700 AD

Signs of ancient port in Kerala

What Will Happen to Ancient Art in the Taliban's Swat?

Archaeologists discontinue Moen-Jo-Daro drain work

Evidence for ancient horse ranch uncovered

Site of pre-Angkor civilisation found

Harappan-era cemetery found

6000-year-old species of Rice discovered in Meghalaya

LUCKNOW: Believed to be among the oldest brick shrines in India

TN inhabited by people dissimilar to Tamils in pre-historic times

Ace archaeologist Dr Dani dead

Site older than Mohenjodaro found in Pak

Rock art finds excite aficionados

Evidence found in excavations by international team of scientists at Jwalapuram in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh

Fingers pointed at ASI as stone slab falls at Taj

New finds take archaeologists closer to Krishna

Evolving the Archaeological Mapping of Afghanistan

Rabatak inscription
On the mathematical significance of the dimensions of the Delhi Iron Pillar
Buddha statue find at Afghan site
Peshawar Museum contains largest collection on Buddha
An article about the damage inflicted on Thankavur's Big Temple by ASI restoration work
Microbes eating away at pieces of history
How the First Farmers Colonized the Mediterranean
Archeologists find vast ancient city in Afghanistan
New Buddhist sites on government radar
- Culture department push for spiritual tourism

Indus Civilization - a commerce hub
Balochistan lawmakers oppose dam construction near temple
Continuity of tradition: Megalithic pots with arrow-work graffiti found at Sembiankandiyur village in Nagapattinam district.
Human brain appears "hard-wired" for hierarchy
Oil painting 'originated in East
7th century memorial stones unearthed during exploration
Sixteenth century Jain basadi renovated
A journey into the past
Kannagi temple on the verge of extinction
Ancient tablet cracks asteroid mystery
Foreigners shy from Taxila Museum amid security concerns
Ancient weapons dug up in India
Indus Valley links traced to Qatar
Wari-Bateshwar one of earliest kingdoms
Rare Mathura style Buddha sculpture found in Pakistan
The ageless tale of a Bhirrana potsherd; dance as a hieroglyph
The West knows best?
7th century idols of Yamraj and Jain Gods excavated
I do not believe in a full decipherment’ of the Indus script - Parpola
Burial of an Aryan was found in the Russian city of Omsk
Mahishasuramardini
Remains of ancient city unearthed
Tokyo - Forget Renaissance Europe
Iron Man's country
Study points to ancient trade connection in Central Travancore
Sphinx of India by Raja Deekshithar
ASI officials visit ancient site in Orissa
ASI finds temple relics in Jharkhand
15 Jan 2008, 1008 hrs IST, PTI

Bid to find main gateway to Nalanda
Study points to 500 BC Kerala maritime activity
ASI to digitise stone inscriptions'
Indian craftsmen, artisans used nanotech 2000 yrs ago'
Ancient pyramid found in central Mexico City
Remains of ancient civilization discovered on the bottom of a lake

                                  

General ................Archives Anthrapology ................

90-yr-old’s 1 lakh books in Karnataka a global hit

US honour for Indian space scientist UR Rao

The real classical languages debate

New PhD Programme at Buddhist Studies in Thailand
A CONVERSATION WITH PRAVEEN CHAUDHARI
Boom-time for Indian aerospace?
A Buddhist History of the West David R. Loy - Author SUNY series in Religious Studies
Dutch Hindu groups threatened over Fortuyn
                                   


 

Mexican skulls help to track first Americans
Ancient Bone Tools Suggest Modern Human Behavior Has African Roots
Soil Suggests Early Humans Lived In Forests Instead Of Grasslands
Palaeoanthropology: Did our ancestors knuckle-walk?
African apeman's hand unearthed....
Nature Genitics Dec 1999....

 

Sociology ..........Archives

Heritage wars
A Cultural Grand Salaam
India Undaunted
Escalating repression can't seem to dampen the church's growth.

Brits warm up to Bharatnatyam
Genes Reveal Gypsies' Past
Indian Martial Arts Goes to Bollywood
                                   

Arts & Culture ............. Museology ..................

Linguistic Survey of India

Want a Boy? Eat your Wheaties
The Ramayana Love and Valour in India's Great Epic
Indian paintings in Sydney
Saving the crumbling palaces of Nagaur
Discovering India!
Discovery Channel launches its six-episode programme, The Story of India

UNESCO helps preserve Indian documentary heritage
Writing materials in Ancient India
Interview: Out on a limb over language
Community treasures
Church of England head lauds British Raj
Bharatnatyam gaining popularity in China
Hindu prayer in US Senate draws religious protesters
US Senate opens with Hindu prayers
German Law Stirs Concern Illegal Artifacts Will Be Easier to Sell

Bhargava strikes balance among many interests
Harrison's ashes to be immersed in Ganges
Interpol site "created to further extend the circulation of information.....
The travails of god's own country
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Indian MPs demand Kohinorr's return The Kohinoor has been part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years....
Earliest evidence of art found....

 

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Displaying Hindu Ritual With Reverence and Graciousness
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India’s Scientific Contribution to Europe and other World Civilizations Prior to Industrial Revolution (54k)

Seminar on "Suhbashita, Panchatantra &  Gnomic Literature in Ancient & Medievel  India (2008)
Innovations and Inventions in Ancient and Medieval India (2007)
darsana and it's relevance to Indian Culture (2006)
Indian Contribution to World Civilisation (2005)
Dialogues in Indian Tradition (2004)
PANINI, BHARATA, KAUTILYA, VATSYAYANA AND INDIAN CIVILIZATION (2003)
Kalas and Vidyas in Indian Tradition (2002)
Dietetics In Ancient India (2001)
Science and Technology in Ancient India (1998)

Laws and Justice in Ancient India (1996)
Agriculture in Ancient India (1992)
Greater India Outside India (1991)

 
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