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लोकमान्य टिळकांचा गीतेचा अभ्यास सर्वश्रुत आहे. गीतेतील कर्मयोगाचे तत्वज्ञान त्यांनी त्यांच्या जीवनातही...

वेदवाङ्मय भारताला ललामभूत असे साहित्य हे वाङ्मय अतिप्राचीन आणि अपौरुषेय मानतात. चार वेदांपैकी दुसरा यजुर्वेद...

भारतीय समाजाचे वैचारिक भरणपोषण आपले संत, ऋषीमुनी आणि महापुरुषांनी केले आहे. त्यांनी आपल्या आचरणातून समाजापुढे...

भारताला विज्ञानाची फार मोठी उज्ज्वल परंपरा लाभली आहे. सुमारे अडीच – तीन हजार वर्षांपूर्वी भारताच्या...

अडॉल्फ हिटलरला प्रेयसी होती. जवळजवळ मृत्यूच्या दारापर्यंत ती त्याची प्रेयसी म्हणून वावरली आणि मृत्यूच्या...

भगवान महावीर हे वीर , अतिवीर , सन्मति आणि वर्धमान म्हणूनही ओळखले जाणारे, जैन धर्माचे चोवीसावे तीर्थंकर होते...

Sati was born to Daksha, a great king in his own right. Sati was the first consort of Shiva, then she came back to him as Parvati who is the reincarnation of Sati. She is the goddess of marital bliss and longevity in Hinduism. We bring to you the story of Sati and her self immolation as per the...

"Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear...

थॉमस मो(अ)र चं युटोपिया हा ग्रंथ १५१६ साली प्रकाशित झाला. या ग्रंथात त्यावेळची आर्थिक, सामाजिक आणि राजकीय...

भक्तशिरोमणी संत नामदेव हे संत ज्ञानेश्वरांच्या कालखंडात होऊन गेले .वारकरी संप्रदायाचे प्रचारक नामदेव महाराज...

असं म्हणतात की आजपासून २४०० वर्षांपूर्वी भारतात एका अजरामर अशा ग्रंथाची निर्मिती झाली. जो ग्रंथ पृथ्वीच्या...

कृष्णभक्त मिराबाई या राजस्थान मधील उच्चकुलीन हिंदु परीवारातील वैष्णव पंथातील एक महत्वाच्या स्त्री संत होत...

Chanakya was the royal advisor to the first emperor of Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya. He was a teacher, philosopher, economist and a master strategist. He is also known as Kautilya, who wrote the famous Sanskrit text, Arthashashtra, an ancient Indian text on statecraft, economic policy and...

Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialized London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.

One of the most important books on William Shakespeare, this superb biography is both authoritative and extremely readable. It is the first modern biography of Shakespeare since the Victorian Age to pay full attention to his life and times, to his works, and to the numerous and subtle connections among them.

You’ve heard all about the ‘brilliant men’ of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow? Bad Girls of Ancient Greece contains profiles of wayward wives, mad mothers, scandalous sisters and damsels, that quite frankly, caused...

This is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis, enabling any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Peel away the layers of Priestley's complex drama to appreciate his powerful warning, wrapped up in the genre of a gripping detective story, to truly understand that "We don't live alone. We are members of one body."

The first of Homer's great epic poems, the Iliad portrays the final days of the Trojan war. The Iliad has stood the test of time and is still one of (it not the) best depictions of ancient warfare. It is an essential precursor to the infamous journey of Odysseus. Translated by Stanley Lombardo.

These 24 lectures are a vibrant introduction to the primary characters and most important stories of classical Greek and Roman mythology. Among those you'll investigate are the accounts of the creation of the world in Hesiod's Theogony and Ovid's Metamorphoses; the gods Zeus, Apollo, Demeter, Persephone, Hermes, Dionysos, and Aphrodite; the Greek heroes, Theseus and Heracles (Hercules in the Roman version); and the most famous of all classical myths, the Trojan War.

Thousands of years ago Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote these meditations as a guide for his own self-improvement, and they're still relevant today. Bedtime stories are narrated by the world’s most celebrated voices and written with no beginning, middle, or end so you don’t stay up to hear what happens next. They're interesting enough to give your mind something to focus on, but delivered in a way that encourages sleep.