The question of the relationship between the ultimate reality of the universe, and its proximate reality as experienced by us, is apt to boggle the mind, given the vastness of the dimensions involved. The distinction between it and us is like the differen 1st ed. vii+110p., Bibliography; Index; 23cm.

The ontological status of the world has been a subject of much philosophical speculation despite the fact that the world is an existential given. According to some philosophers, such existential givenness could turn out to be comparable to the earth’s app 1st ed. vii+222p., Bibliogrpahy; Index; 25cm.

There is something profoundly counter-intuitive about Advaita Vedanta. Nothing is more obvious to both the philosophical as well as the non-philosophical observer than the fact that multiplicity constitutes the basic datum of our experience. Variety is no 1st ed. vii+110p., Bibliography; Index; 23cm.

There are numerous books on Indian Cookery available on the shelf. Most of the books include unobtainable ingredients, baffling techniques and pages of description that confuse the reader. The Magic of Masala Cooking has simple straight-forward instructio 1st ed. 242p., Plates; 25cm.

At the age of seventeen, sitting alone at his uncle’s house, the young Venkataraman, as Ramana Maharshi was known then, underwent a spontaneous ‘conversion experience’ that would change his life forever, beginning his spiritual quest. He left home soon af 1st ed. 215p., Map; Notes; Bibliography; 19cm.

At the age of seventeen, sitting alone at his uncle’s house, the young Venkataraman, as Ramana Maharshi was known then, underwent a spontaneous ‘conversion experience’ that would change his life forever, beginning his spiritual quest. He left home soon af 1st ed. 215p., Notes; Bibliography; Map.

Every religion, even ideology, needs to provide its followers with ways of coping with the vicissitudes of life, especially when personal tragedy tears a gaping hole in the fabric of meaning. This book describes the search for serenity as found in what a 1st ed. viii+80p., Bibliography; Index; 23cm.

This selection of the author’s articles and short papers from The Hindu and other periodicals dates from May 1997 onwards and covers topics in politics, political economy, civil society, and the state. The international coverage includes the United Kingdo 1st ed. 192p., Index.

Rani Ahilyabai is a name that invokes reverence in the hearts of every Indian. Though she had departed a long ago, yet because of her dedicated services towards the mankind she continues to stay in our hearts as Lokmata. Ahilyabai did not rule a geographi 1st ed. 152p., 12 Black & White Figures.

Environmental disaster as well as degradation of natural resource has become the global problem. Accelerated conversion of forests with rapid industrialisation and urbanization, intensive agriculture, over-exploitation, overgrazing, mining and other human 1st ed. xii+372p., Tables; Figures; References; Index; 25cm.