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The Visible Plants From Early Indian Sculptures (A Study Based on the Depiction in Stone and Terracotta Sculptures Housed at the Indian Museum, Kolkata) (2 Vols) - Hardcover
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Annihilation of forests and trees, production of deadly weapons, etc. Actually, the wi present facing crisis after crisis for giving i a healthy atmosphere to live like a free bird the sky where there are no particles of dirt But there is a light of hope for the people o1 to live in a good and healthy atmosphere il love and worship plants like the people c India. Dr. Smt. Lahiri explains this ven chapters after chapters, in pages after pj reference to the worship and love of plants in different schools of sculptures, simultaneously with those as mentioned in texts of ancient Indian literature.
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- PublisherPunthi Pustak
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 8186791930
- ISBN 13 9788186791936
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages1310
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178 b/w plates (illustrator). Contents Part I Acknowledgements Preface Introduction I Historical context of some select sculptures from the Indian Museum II Plant profile in some early and medieval Indian Sanskrit and Pali texts 1 Plants in Vedic Literature 2 Plants and trees in the Pali Buddhist Literature 3 The Arthasastra on Flora 4 The Epics on the plant world 5 Plants and trees in the works of Kalidasa 6 Amarkosa on Vrksavarga 6 Amarkosa on Vrksavarga 7 Plants and trees in the Brhatsamhita of Varahamihira 8 Plants in Banabhatta?s Harsacarita and Kadambari 9 Evidence of the Ramacaritam of Sandhyakaranandin 10 Symbolic value of the plant world in the eyes of literati and artists III Early Indian tradition of herbal medicine in Carakasamhita and Susrutasamhita 1 Origin of Ayurveda 2 Date and authorship of the Carakasamhita and Susrutasamhita 3 Herbal medicine as mentioned in the Carakasamhita 4 Herbal medicine as mentioned in the Susrutasamhita 5 Susruta?s classification of drugs according to their therapeutic propertiesPart II IV Identification of plants depicted in the sculptures of the Indian Museum V Scientific analysis of the identified plants VI Continuity of tradition observations on contemporary use of some of the identified plants in herbal medicine and environment VII Annexures i List of plants depicted in the sculptures of the Indian Museum ii List of identified plants throwing light on their habitats VIII Bibliography IX IndexThe book presented by Dr Smt Jayasri Lahiri on the study of visible plants in the sculptures of the Indian Museum has been quite interesting informative and befitting to the age when the world seems to fall a prey to the pollution caused by constant growth of population rapid urbanization and industrialization annihilation of forests and trees production and use of deadly weapons etc Actually the world is at present facing crisis after crisis for giving its people a healthy atmosphere to live like a free bird flying in the sky where there are no particles of dirt and dust But there is a light of hope for the people of the earth to live in a good and healthy atmosphere if they can love and worship plants like the people of ancient India Dr Smt Lahiri explains this very truth in chapters after chapters in pages after pages with reference to the worship and love of plants as found in different schools of sculptures tallying simultaneously with those as mentioned in different texts of ancient Indian literature Regards and love for plants and trees were in a high order in ancient India The author has discussed this in her book in such a lucid manner quoting passages after passages from the early Indian texts that this will induce the modern Indian people to follow the ancient Indian high ideal of treating plants and trees as their mothers sisters children and friends and thus they will be inspired to abstain from destruction of forests and treesIn her observation the author says that the ancient Indian tradition continues to the modern period Modern Indian people are trying to follow the ancient Indian principles of utilizing plants not only protecting environment but also in protecting and promoting health by emphasizing and revitalizing Ayurvedic System of Medicine of the Vedic period and also of the period of Carakasamhita and Susrutasamhita Dr Smt Lahiri?s presentation of mediaeval medical commentary Rajanighantu in connection with the scientific analysis of plants and trees has been excellent 652 pp. Seller Inventory # 95081
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