Author: Dinkar Joshi
Yogesh Patel/
Publisher: Star Publications
Year: 2005
Language: multilingual
Pages: 100
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8176501905
Description
This book is an attempt to remember our venerable ancestors and their ideas; those stalwarts who walked taller by a few fingers. It would be immature to say that only those remembered here in this book have contributed to Indian cultural tradition. These are just a few of the names from the legion of our unforgettable ancestors. Due to limitations of effort and understanding, only a few of the names are symbolically included. This process of compilation can be expanded and in reality it should be continued.
This volume is divided into two parts. The first part carries a depiction of the symbols of our culture. The second is a remembrance of some great names that have shaped our cultural consciousness. Our dedication goes to all those seers who have made as their own each page of this volume and those who have sung the praise while being part of our endeavour.
FROM AUTHORS' PREFACE:
We have tried to depict only a fragment of a vast expanse in this volume. That fragment of our cultural heritage we can see when we look back into the past while standing at the present juncture of tradition. Even a corner of the sky or just a drop of the nectar can introduce the totality of that heritage.
Today stands on the shoulders of yesterday and tomorrow will also stand on today’s shoulders. Our yesterday is not just the past; it is an indicator of tomorrow. We have written this small book with a wish that our future generations can recognise this sign. We have tried to make it easy, particularly for those of the present generation, who are estranged form their motherland and their mother tongue. Circumstances have estranged them, but the past, and therefore the future, is throbbing in their blood.
Contents
INDIAN CIVILISATION
Symbols of Indian Civilisation
Vedic Literature
NAVDHA BHAKTI
Devarishi Narad
Brahmarishi Vasishtha
Maharishi Agatsya
Maharishi Dadhichi
Yogishwar Yagnavalkya
Kapil Muni
Bhagwan Patanjali
Natyacharya Bharat Muni
Muni Charvaka
Maharishi Valmiki
Maryada Purushottam Shri Rama
Rajarishi Janak
Maharishi Veda Vyas
Yogeshwar Shri Krishna
Maharishi Panini
Smritikr Manu
Lord Gautam Buddha
Bhagwan Mahavir
Acharya Chanakya
Emperor Ashoka
Ayurveda - Charaka and Others
Mahakavi Kalidasa
Aryabhatta
Varahmihira
Mathematics: Bhaskaracharya and Others
Adi Shankaracharya
Siddha Yogi Guru Gorakhnath
Sant Gnaneshwar Maharaj
Hemchandracharya
Sant Kabir
Guru Nanak
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Sant Tulsidas
Sant Mirabai
Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhacharya
Sahajanand Swami
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati
Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Swami Vivekananda