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The surgical instruments of the Hindus

The surgical instruments of the Hindus is a comparative study of the surgical instruments of the Greek, Roman, Arab and the…
Annie Besant An autobiography

Annie Besant (1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, women’s rights activist, writer and orator and…
Alberuni’s India Volume I & II

Alberuni’s India. An account of the religion, philosophy, literature, geography, chronology, astronomy, customs, laws and astrology of India about A.D….
History of Classical Sanskrit Literature

History of Classical Sanskrit Literature by M Krishnamachariar contains an elaborate account of all branches of Classical Sanskrit Literature on…
The Discovery of India by Jawahar Lal Nehru

The Discovery of India was written by India’s first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru during his imprisonment in 1942–46 at…
The Literature of Bengal by Romesh Chunder Dutt

The literature of Bengal by Romesh Chunder Dutt, is a biographical & critical history from the earliest times closing with a…
Bhagavad Gita PDF Free Collection

The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part…
Niti Saar – Collection of Subhashitas

Niti-Saar is a collection of Subhashitas from Sanskrit literature. The Subhashitas are Sanskrit verses that are full of wit and…
India: what can it teach us?

The collection of lectures of F. Max Müller portrays India, specially, the Vedic India, as an epitome of virtuosity &…
Life and work of Sri Chattampi Swamikal

Sri Vidyadhiraja Parama Bhattaraka Chattampi Swamikal (1853–1924) was a Hindu sage and social reformer. His thoughts and work influenced the…

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