- The Mystical World: Khalil Gibran’s the Prophet by Sujaya Batra (Author, Illustrator)
Thinking of non-thinking is in itself the essential art of meditation.’—Dogen Zenji The Mystical World is an adult coloring book that has illustrations based on verses from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet—a book of philosophy that is beautiful, simple and encompasses every aspect of life. The drawings are filled with flowers, birds, animals and other images that have a Zen-like quality. In this coloring book, readers will be able to connect the drawing and the verse and find their own personal meaning in the act of coloring.
Where to buy – Amazon
M.R.P. – ₹ 299.00
2. Paths to Perfection: Buddhist Art at the Freer | Sackler by Debra Diamond (Author)
This new guidebook introduces readers to Buddhist art through the celebrated collections of the Smithsonian’s museums of Asian art in Washington, DC. Paths to Perfection explores Buddhist art and its history across cultures. An intriguing look at artistic responses to one of the world’s great religions.
Where to buy – Amazon
M.R.P. – ₹ 1251.00
3. Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories, the Cleveland Museum of Art by Sonya Rhie Quintanilla (Author), Dominique DeLuca (Author) & others
Mughal paintings tell the stories of these figures from epic poetry, holy texts, and the real-life history of the Mughals, one of the greatest empires of the early modern period. Captured in this unique art form, Mughal paintings blend Persian and Indian themes and styles, along with Central Asian and European elements. The results are works of great beauty: intense, delicate, detailed, luxurious, and unique.
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M.R.P. – ₹ 3650.00
4. Indian Temple Sculpture by John Guy (Author)
This innovative book, illustrated with the V&A’s unrivalled collection of South-Asian sculpture, looks at Indian temple sculpture in context, as an instrument of worship which embodies powerful religious experience. John Guy considers its cosmological meaning, its origins, the temple setting and the role of sculpture within it and reveals the vivid rituals and traditions still in practice today. It is also a fascinating introduction to the principal iconographic forms in the three traditional religions of the Indian subcontinent, Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, with the principal deities presented through their myths and manifestations.
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M.R.P. – ₹ 1995.00
5. Tantra: Tantric, Jain And Cosmic Art From India by Joost Van Den Bergh (Author)
This beautifully illustrated book accompanies an exquisite exhibition of 70 tantric, Jain and related objects, paintings, manuscripts and drawings. In as far as the Indian term ‘tantrism’ is known in the West, it is generally linked with mystery and mysticism as well as with sex, magic and hocus-pocus. Indeed, tantrism is connected with all these and even more. Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Jainism, Vajrayana, Bonpo, Ayurveda and Shamanism are some of the philosophies, religions and sciences that were somehow influenced by tantrism.
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M.R.P. – 1672.00
6. The Cultural Heritage Of India by Haridas Bhattacharyya (Author)
This is a massive collection of the wisdom of India, gathered under the guidance of the Ramakrishna Institute of Culture to promote the study, interpretation, and dissemination of the cultural heritage of India.
Volume I: The Early Phases: Prehistoric, Vedic, and Upanishadic, Jaina and Buddhism the first volume describes the geographic, ethnic, and linguistic background of Indian culture, and the prehistoric Indus civilization which flourished over 4000 years ago.
Volume II: Discusses the great epics including the Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Gita, Puranas, Dharma Sastras
Volume III: The Philosophies of India tells the story of the attempts made in India down the ages to grapple with the fundamental problems of life and thought. This volume not only shows the spiritual aspirations of an ancient nation, but shows the relevance of those aspirations to the modern world.
VoIume IV: The Religions This volume shows how the Indian mind has encouraged and invited different points of view and different lines of approach to the great quest for the Ultimate Reality. It sketches the more important sects and living religions, which India accepts as diverse expressions of religions.
Volume V: Languages and Literature Covers the study of India ?? s literary heritage preserved in the many languages of the county, old as well as modern. Includes articles on the literature of Jainism, Buddhism, Vaishnava literature, Saiva literature ,, and the literature of Brahmanism.
Volume VI: Science and Technology India ?? s contribution to the fields of science and technology are increased in this volume. Includes chapters on Vedic mathematics, astronomy in ancient and medieval India, Ayuravedic medicine, and agriculture in ancient and medieval India.
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M.R.P. – 9000.00
7. 33 Gurus Of Modern India by Dr. C. Norman Williams (Author)
Here is a unique book that brings together the Truth as perceived by 33 Spiritual Masters of India who have influenced spiritual thought and practice – at home and abroad. Spanning across 200 eventful years, 33 Gurus of Modern India features spiritual luminaries like Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, Anandamayi Ma, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma), and Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev, among others.
Their teachings, which are relevant for all times, inspire you to realize and achieve your full potential as a human being.
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M.R.P. – 1828.00
8. All Roads Lead to Ganga by Ruskin Bond (Author)
The story of the Ganges, from her source to the sea, from old times to new, is the story of India’s civilization and culture, of the rise and fall of empires, of great and proud cities, of adventures of Jawaharlal Nehru. In this travel memoir, noted writer Ruskin Bond captures the breathtaking beauty and splendour of this magical landscape, describing with nostalgia and affection the places and people he has lived with and encountered for over forty years.
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M.R.P. – 195.00
9. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (Author)
This epic, mesmerizing first novel set in the underworld of contemporary Bombay. Shantaram is narrated by Lin, an escaped convict with a false passport who flees maximum security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of a city where he can disappear. Accompanied by his guide and faithful friend, Prabaker, the two enter Bombay’s hidden society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, soldiers and actors, and Indians and exiles from other countries, who seek in this remarkable place what they cannot find elsewhere.
Where to buy – Amazon
M.R.P. – 599.00
10. The Art of India Sculpture and Mural Painting by Benoy K Behl (Author)
These two hard-bound volumes contain about 450 breathtaking photographs presenting the best works of art and architecture found in places of worship across India – from Harvan in Kashmir to Kazhugumalai in the southern tip of India, from the Pilak Stupa in Tripura to Somnath Temple in Gujarat. The enlightening text, interspersed with amazing images in about 500 pages, is a combination of history and philosophy that gives a bird’s eye view of the artistic tradition of India in all its splendour and diversity, appealing to the aesthetic and historic senses of readers in a unique way
Where to buy – Amazon
M.R.P. – 5000.00
