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The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century

The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century

Dharampal firmly subscribes to the notion that, owing to the British rule, individualism of the indigenous has completely disappeared. His perception as to this is kindled by Gandhi‟s Chatham House speech in 1931. He refers to the decay of indigenous Indian education thus:

The Execution of Bhagat Singh

The Execution of Bhagat Singh

Bhagat Singh was an Indian nationalist considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. His reputation has outshone all participants in the struggle up to and almost including Mahatma Gandhi. Upon first hearing it, this seems incredible.

The Holy Quran

The Holy Quran

In 2004, under the auspices of Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masit V', the Royal Size of the Holy Qur'an translated into English by Hadrat Maulawi Sher Ali with the alternative translation of, and footnotes to, some of the verses by Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masiti IVth . It should be noted that the original translation of Hadrat Maulawi Sher 'Ali was not changed and the translation and notes by Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih IV, were both given below the relevant pages of the text and translation with asterisks. We are again privileged to publish this Royal Size edition in hardcover.
The Myth of Male Power

The Myth of Male Power

In The Myth of Male Power, Warren Farrell offered his first in-depth outline of the thesis he would eventually apply in his subsequent books—books on communication (Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say), parenting (Father and Child Reunion), and the workplace (Why Men Earn More).
The Revolutionaries - Chapekar Brothers

The Revolutionaries - Chapekar Brothers

The Chapekar brothers, Damodar Hari Chapekar (1870–1898), Balkrishna Hari Chapekar (1873–1899, also called Bapurao) and Vasudeo Hari Chapekar (1879–1899, were Indian revolutionaries involved in the assassination of W. C. Rand, the British plague commissioner of Pune.

THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA

THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA

The present form of Sushruta Samhita is believed to have been the work of several people. K. Ramachandra Rao, a Sanskrit scholar, in his Encyclopedia of Indian Medicine (1985), suggested that the author of the original text was ‘elder Sushruta’ or ‘Vruddha Sushruta‘. The text, states Rao, was redacted centuries later ‘by another Sushruta, then by Nagarjuna, and thereafter chapters were added as a supplement. The original text is believed to have 5 books and 120 chapters, which over time grew into 6 books and 186 chapters. The text in its current form contains details of around 1120 medical conditions, 700 medicinal plants, 400 surgeries and 121 surgical instruments!
The Untold Story of India's Partition

The Untold Story of India's Partition

Historians and political analysts have not paid enough attention to the crucial link between Indias partition and British fears about the USSR gaining control of Central Asia. Realizing that Indian nationalists would not play the Great Game against the Soviet Union, the British settled for those willing to do so, using Islam as a political tool in pursuit of their objectives.