Glimpses of Indian HeritagePopular Prakashan |
Contents
A Glimpse of Indian History | 1 |
Hinduism The Major Religion of India | 32 |
The Sacred Books of Hinduism | 81 |
Divine Representations in the Hindu Framework | 90 |
Languages and Literary Heritages | 125 |
Mythological Characters | 142 |
The Great Rishis of Indian Lore | 171 |
Indian Philosophical Systems | 188 |
Science in Ancient India | 214 |
Major Hindu Festivals | 235 |
Brief Historical Notes on Famous Cities | 257 |
Miscellaneous Items | 279 |
Common terms and phrases
ancient Hindu Arjuna Aryan atman avatara became Bengali Bhagavad Gita Bhagavata Purana body Bombay Brahma Brahmin British Calcutta called caste century B.C. classical colorful context cosmic countless deities Delhi dharma divine Draupadi Dravidian Durga elephant epic episodes famous festival framework Ganesa Gita goddess gods guru Hindu Hindu culture Hindu lore Hindu world Hinduism human hymns important Indian history Indian languages insights jivatman Kasyapa Kauravas king kingdom knowledge known Krishna literally means literature Lord lunar magnificent Mahabharata major mantras metaphysical mind modern moon Moslem mythology Narada Pandavas Parvati physical poet poetry Portuguese principle puja Rakshasas Rama Ramayana Ravana referred regarded religion religious rich Rig Veda rituals sacred Sanskrit Sapta Rishi scholars Shakti Sita Siva Soma spiritual story subcontinent symbol Tamil Telugu temple thinkers thousand tion tradition trimurti truth ultimate universe Upanishads Vasishtha Vedic Vishnu Purana Visvamitra word worship Yama Yoga Yuga