A unique book that takes the reader into the depths and mysteries of creating a wondrous people-initiated economic plan grounded in centuries of cultural and ecological wisdom. In a tapestry of factual and everyday events, the author makes a well-reasoned argument that we first need to address culture, then a sustainable lifestyle, then ecology, and finally economics. The author strongly reasons that this paradigm in the current century has been reversed by all the countries of the world. ...

मेरा मन भौंरा है, आपके चरण-कमल के पराग के रस का पान करता रहे। इसका अभिप्राय यह है कि मन में अगर तृप्ति और रस का अनुभव होता रहे तो संसार के रस में क्यों पड़ना? संसार मनुष्य को विषयों में ले जाता है और विषय के बिना तो व्यक्ति जीवित नहीं रहेगा। जब शरीर ही नहीं रहेगा तो ऐसी स्थिति में क्या करें? इसका जो उत्तर दिया गया, वह यह है कि वस्तु को आप 'प्रसाद' के रूप में स्वीकार कीजिए। आप मिष्ठान्न भी ग्रहण कीजिए। सुन्दर वस्त्राभूषण भी धारण कीजिए, परन्तु इन वस्तुओं को पहले प्रसाद बनाइए और प्रसाद बना देने क...

A brave revolutionary, who gave up his life smilingly for the sake of the Motherland. He was persecuted by an enraged foreign government, hunted by the police and betrayed by fellow workers. And yet he lit the fire of revolution to burn down the slavery. He was the brave leader of the Kakori Rail Dacoit episode. His poetry is also a lamp lighted at the altar of the Motherland.

Amongst the patriots who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of mother India, the name of Ramprasad Bismil is reckoned with great honour. He was born in 1897 in Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh). His father’s name was Sri Murlidhar. He was not much educated. His forefathers were associated with the Tomarghar region of contemporary Gwalior Kingdom. He was employed in Shahjahanpur municipality.

Bridging the gap between the multitude of advanced research articles and the knowledge newcomers to the field are looking for, this is a timely and comprehensive monograph covering the interdisciplinary topic of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT).The book not only covers the fundamentals and physico-chemical background of the ICT process, but also places a special emphasis on the latest experimental and theoretical studies that have been undertaken to understand this process and d...

A magisterial overview of the philosophies of the East.'The time has come for global philosophy to move beyond the model where the West is at the centre of radiating spokes of comparison.' Challenging the notion that Western philosophy is the best or only yardstick against which to judge the so-called 'non-Western' philosophies, Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad sets up a lively debate in which the great thought systems of the East are engaged very much in their own terms. T...

The author has been inspired by real-world stories and profound thoughts of leaders of all ages. He is fascinated with the workings of the universe and the human mind. There were instances where he felt that his progressive life was being pulled down by the weight of his inhibiting thoughts. He realized that when the seeking is aligned to a larger societal cause, inhibiting thoughts will gravitate towards a liberated purposeful living. What started off as a self-improvement journey to brea...

In mankind’s relentless quest for prosperity, Nature has suffered great damage. It has been treated as an inexhaustible reserve of resources. The indefinite scale of global expansion is still continuing and now the earth’s very survival is under threat. But against this exploitation of nature, there is the concept of entropy, which places a finite limit on the extent to which resources can be used in any closed system, such as our planet. Considering the impact of entropy, this book examin...

ARE YOU SLEEPWALKING THROUGH LIFE?Your attention span has dropped to 8 seconds - less than that of a Goldfish!You want to start a business, but you are paralyzed by the fear of failure.You want to save money, but marketing tricks make you buy things you don’t need.You are busy, but are you productive?The world is noisy, chaotic, and demanding. If you don’t have a clear “Operating System” for your mind, you will become a user in someone else’s game....

**Winner of the Best Book in Hindu-Christian Studies Prize (**2013/2014) from the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies.The Gita is a central text in Hindu traditions, and commentaries on it express a range of philosophical-theological positions. Two of the most significant commentaries are by Sankara, the founder of the Advaita or Non-Dualist system of Vedic thought and by Ramanuja, the founder of the Visistadvaita or Qualified Non-Dualist ...

DESCRIPTIONDr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India. He was a great freedom fighter. He occupies an important place in India's freedom movement. Simplicity, sense of co-operation and co-existence were in his every bit. He was the most intelligent and judicious Statesman of India. He was a man of deep-rooted faith in God. He is the most precious gem of the soil of Bihar. This book describes him like this.In the present book, the author depicts the picture of His ...

Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad offers illuminating new perspectives on contemporary phenomenological theories of body and subjectivity, based on studies of classical Indian texts that deal with bodily subjectivity. Examining four texts from different genres - a medical handbook, epic dialogue, a manual of Buddhist practice, and erotic poetry - he argues for a 'phenomenological ecology' of bodily subjectivity in health, gender, contemplation, and lovemaking. An ecology is a continuous and dynamic ...