Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This Bibliography Includes Biographies, Autobiographies, Speeches And Writings Of Indian Women Besides A Large Volume Of Material On The Status Of Women In Indian Society And Their Contribution In The Political, Social Religious, Cultural, Economic And Literary Fields.

Part of the PHISPC series on medieval Indian history, this volume looks at the period through larger parameters of religion and religious movements, within some of the major religions across the country.

This is the third volume of a planned seven-volume translation of India's most beloved and influential epic tale--the Ramayana of Valmiki. This third volume carries forward the narrative by following the exiled hero Rama, his wife, and his brother on their wanderings. The book contains the narrative center of the epic, the abduction of Sita by the demon king Ravana. It provides a profound meditation on the paradox of the hero as both human and divine. The present translation seeks to provide a readable and trustworthy English version of the poem. It is accompanied by a full commentary elucidating the philological, aesthetic, and cultural problems of the text. Extensive use is made in the annotations of the numerous commentaries on the Ramayana. The substantial introduction to this volume aims to supply a historical context for an appreciation of the poem and a critical reading exploring the ideological components of the work. The volumes of this work will present the entire Ramayana, translated for the first time on the basis of the critical edition (Oriental Institute, Baroda).

ANCIENT INDIAN TRADITION AND MYTHOLOGY Mahapuranas Translated into English 100 Vols. (Approx.) ISBN 978-81-81208-0289-6 English translation of Puranas planned in a hundred volume series, of which 72 volumes have appeared so far. Translation of each Purana is accompanied by a critical introduction, general index and footnotes. Demy octavo, 300 to 400 pages per volume. Each Volume Rs. 650 (cloth bound with plastic cover). PUBLISHED VOLUMES Vols. 1-4 SIVA PURANA Tr. J. L. Shastri, Vols. 5-6 LINGA PURANA Tr. J. L. Shastri, Vols. 7-11 BHAGAVATA PURANA Tr. G. V. Tagare, Vols. 12-14 GARUDA PURANA Tr. J. L. Shastri, Vols. 15-19 NARADA PURANA Tr. G. V. Tagare, Vols. 20-21 KURMA PURANA Tr. G. V. Tagare, Vols. 22-26 BRAHMANDA PURANA Tr. G. V. Tagare, Vols. 27-30 AGNI PURANA Tr. N. Gangadharan, Vols. 31-32 VARAHA PURANA Tr. S. Venkitasubramonia Iyer, Vols. 33-36 BRAHMA PURANA Tr. J. L. Shastri, Vols. 37-38 VAYU PURANA Tr. G. V. Tagare, Vols. 39-48 PADMA PURANA Tr. N. A. Deshpande & Vols. 49-71 SKANDA PURANA Ed. G. P. Bhatt, Tr. & Annot Shridhar Balooni & Pratosh Panda Vol. 72 VAMANA PURANA (Part I) Tr. & Annot. R. S. Shiva Ganesha Murthy PURANAS UNDER PREPARATION Vamana Purana (Part 2) (A.I.T.M. Vol. 73) Ganesa Purana Bhavisya Purana, Matsya Purana, Brahma-Vaivarta Purana, Devi Bhagavata Purana, Kalika Purana, Vishnu Purana, Markandeya Purana & Visnudharmottara Purana

With historical-critical analysis and dialogical even-handedness, the essays of this book re-assess the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda, forged at a time of colonial suppression, from the vantage point of socially-engaged religion at a time of global dislocations and international inequities. Due to the complexity of Vivekananda as a historical figure on the cusp of late modernity with its vast transformations, few works offer a contemporary, multi-vocal, nuanced, academic examination of his liberative vision and legacy in the way that this volume does. It brings together North American, European, British, and Indian scholars associated with a broad array of humanistic disciplines towards critical-constructive, contextually-sensitive reflections on one of the most important thinkers and theologians of the modern era.