June 2008 I. NEW ADDITIONS TO PARLIAMENT LIBRARY 000 GENERALITIES 1 Chopra, H.S. Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his times: an annotated bibliography / H.S. Chopra; foreword by S.P. Singh.-- Amritsar: Guru Nanak Dev University, 2001. ix, 180p.; 25cm. ISBN : 81-777-030-8. 016.92315413 RAN-c C62550 2 Thurairajah, V.S. The Jaffna public library rises from its ashes / V.S. Thurairajah.-- Chennai: Mithra Arts and Creations, 2007. 90p.: plates: Maps.; 21x28.5cm. ISBN : 81-89748-40-8. 027.4095493 THU-j C64709 3 Ved Prakash Encyclopaedia of North-East India / Ved Prakash.—- New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2007. 5v.; 22cm. ISBN : 81-269-0708-8. 030.9542 P7 C64872-C64876 4 Writers and artists yearbook 2008.--101st ed.-- London: A&C Black, 2007. vii, 815p.; 21cm. ISBN : 0-7136-8371-6. 070.05 P7 B181958 5 Nevile, Pran, comp. The Tribune 125 years: an anthology 1881-2006 / Compiled by Pran Nevile; foreword by R.S. Talwar.-- New Delhi: Hay House Publications, 2008. x, 413p.; 24.5cm. ISBN : 81-904169-5-2. 070.1720954132 NEV-t C64846 6 Elliott, John, ed. Foreign correspondent: fifty years of reporting South Asia / edited by John Elliott, Bernard Imhasly and Simon Denyer.-- New Delhi: Viking, 2008. xvi, 405p.; 22cm. ISBN : 978-0-670-08204-9. 070.4332 ELL-f B181940 7 Begum, Anwara Magical shadows: women in the Bangladesh media / Anwara Begum.-- New Delhi: South Asian Publishers, 2008. 282p.; 21cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN : 81-7003-316-0. 070.48347 P8 B181738 8 Chandraprabu, P.S., comp. Voice of a great soul: speeches of Shri A. Vaidyanatha Ayyar in Madras Legislative Assembly / compiled by P.S. Chandraprabu.-- Madurai: Gandhi Memorial Museum, 1999. 258p.; 21cm. 080 AYY-c C62719 9 Baij, Ramkinkar Self-portrait / Ramkinkar Baij; translated by Sudipto Chakraborty; compiled and edited by Sandipan Bhattacharya.-- Howrah: Manfakira Mandirpara, 2006. 96p.: plates; 22cm. Originally published as "Mahasay, ami Chakkhir, rupokar matro". 080 BAI-s C64531 10 Mahasweta Devi Dust on the road / Mahasweta Devi; edited by Maitreya Ghatak.-- Kolkata: Seagull Books, 2000. xxxix, 219p.; 21cm. ISBN : 81-7046-143-x. 080 MAH-d C62854 11 Mitra, Ashok The starkness of it / Ashok Mitra.-- New Delhi: Lotus Collection, 2008. xx, 350p.; 21cm.ISBN : 978-81-7436-599-6. 080 MIT-s B181080 12 Roy, Arundhati The shape of the beast / Arundhati Roy.-- New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2008. ix, 271p.: plates; 22cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN : 978-0-670-08207-0. 080 ROY-s B182024 13 Swamy, M.L. Buds and blooms / M.L. Swamy; foreword by I.V. Chalapathi Rao.-- California, [2007]. 176p.; 24cm. 080 SWA-b C63157 100 PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY 14 Dunham, Barrows Man against myth / Barrows Dunham; introduction by Randhir Singh; foreword by Clarke Dunham, Richard S. Dunham and Brett Dunham.--New Delhi:National Book Trust,2007. xlvi, 298p.; 22cm. ISBN : 978-81-237-5072-9. 100 P7 B180594 15 Kumaravelu, V. Telepathy: practised by the siddhars - the mystics – in the Hindu religion / V. Kumaravelu; translated by R. Sundaresan.-- Thozhur: Sri Khongurunather Ashram, 2006. 160p.; 17cm. Originally in Tamil language. 133.82 P6 C63317 16 Vanvari, Nandlal Understanding mysteries of the mind: focussing on telepathy, clairvoyance, pshychometry....black magic and dreams / Nandlal Vanvari.-- New Delhi: D.K. Printworld, 2008. viii, 271p.: plates; 22.5cm. Bibliography: p.269-271. ISBN : 81-246-0259-x. 150 P8 B181065 17 Akhtar, Salman, ed. Freud along the Ganges: psychoanalytic reflections on the people and culture of India / edited by Salman Akhtar.-- New Delhi: Stanza, 2008. xix, 451p.; 23cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN : 81-89632-14-0. 150.1952 P8 B181031 18 Nair, M.K.C. Adolescent care 2000 and beyond / M.K.C. Nair; edited by Ranjan Kumar Pijaver.-- Bangalore: Prism Books, 2001. 254p.; 24cm. ISBN : 81-7286-198-2. 155.5 P1 C63193 19 Viswanath Perfection / Viswanath.-- Bangalore: Manava Seva Kendra, 2001. 369p.; 22cm. 158.1 P1 C63247 20 Mohanty, Sachidananda, ed. Sri Aurobindo: a contemporary reader / edited by Sachindananda Mohanty.-- New Delhi: Routledge, 2008. xiv, 238p.: plates; 22cm. Bibliography: p.223-228. ISBN : 978-0-415-46093-4. 181.4 P8 B181618 21 Nagendra, H.R. Yoga: its basis and applications / H.R. Nagendra.-- Bangalore: Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana,2000.77p.; 22cm. 181.45 P0 C63212 22 Nagendra, H.R., ed. Yoga: research and applications / edited by H.R. Nagendra, R. Nagarathna and Shirley Telles.-- Bangalore: Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana, 2000. viii, 334p.;25cm. 181.45 P0 C63194 23 Gupta, Mattupalli Siva Subbaraya Real universal yoga / Mattupalli Siva Subbaraya Gupta.-- Guntur: The Universal Yoga Trust, [2007]. xviii, 522p.;21cm. 181.45 P7 C62919 200 RELIGION 24 Esposito, John L. Religion and globalization: world religions in historical perspective / John L. Esposito, Darrell J. Fasching and Todd Lewis.-- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. viii, 609p.: maps.; 23.5cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN : 978-0-19-517695-7. 200 P8 B181953 25 Krystal, Phyllis Cutting the ties of Karma: understanding the patchwork of your past lives / Phyllis Krystal.-- Bangalore: Sai towers Publishing, 2001. 197p.; 21.5cm. ISBN : 81-7899-007-5. 202.2 P1 C63243 26 Baskaran, M. Valliammal, ed. Inter-faith relations and higher education / edited by M. Valliammal Baskaran; foreword by Asghar Ali Engineer.-- New Delhi: Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2007. xx, 290p.; 22cm. ISBN : 978-81-7214-991-8. 207.5 P7 C63014 27 Nayak, M.G. Beyond faith / M.G. Nayak; foreword by Ranjana Kumar.-- Bangalore: G.S. Chatu r vedi, 2000. 76p.: figs.; 18cm. 212 P0 C63147 28 Mitra, N.B., ed. Methodists in Bengal / edited by N.B. Mitra.-- Durgapur: Diocess of Durgapur, 2007. 122p.; 22cm. 287.095423 P7 C62809 29 Niharika Sarnath: the land of the enlightened one / Niharika; forword by Samdhong Rinpoche.-- New Delhi: Harman Publishing House, 2007. xx, 145p.: plates; 24cm. Bibliography: p.133-137. ISBN : 81-86622-90-x. 294.3435095417 P7 B181054 30 Ashva Ghosa The Buddha: history's first humanist: life story for the new generation every where / Ashva Ghosa; translated from Sanskrit by E.H. Johnston.-- Delhi: Vijay Goel English - Hindi Publisher, 2008. 232p.; 22cm. ISBN : 81-89297-36-8. 294.363 P8 B181553 31 Dahejia, Harsha V., ed. A festival of Krishna / edited by Harsha V. Dahejia.-- New Delhi: Roli Books, 2008. 416p.: plates; 24x29cm. ISBN : 978-81-7436-512-5. 294.52113 P8 B182058 32 Hausner, Sondra L. Wandering with sadhus: ascetics in the Hindu Himalayas / Sondra L. Hausner.-- Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007. xiii, 247p.: plates; 23.5cm. (Contemporary Indian studies). ISBN : 978-0-253-21949-7. 294.56570954 P7 B181705 33 Gupta, O.P. Vedic equality and Hinduism: a reformist agenda: dalit emancipation and return to vedic brotherhood/ O.P. Gupta.-- New Delhi: New Age Books, 2006. xvi, 322p.; 21cm. Bibliography: p.304-313. ISBN : 81-7822-285-x. 294.5921 P6 C64630 34 Chakravarthy, G.N. The concept of cosmic harmony in the Rg-veda / G.N. Chakravarthy.-- Bangalore: Nagasri Book House, 2005. xliii, 187p.; 21cm. ISBN : 81-88365-03-3. 294.59212 P5 C63223 35 Kashyap, R.L. Essentials of sama veda and its music (text, transliteration, translation and commentary) / R.L. Kashyap.-- Bangalore: Sri Aurobindo Kapila Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture, 2006. vii, 60p.; 21cm. ISBN : 81-79934-047-0. 294.59213 P6 C63221 36 Krishna Moorthy, K.S. Essence of the upanishads / K.S. Krishna Moorthy; foreword by Mathoor Krishnamurthy.-- Bangalore: The author, 2001. 262p.; 21cm. 294.59218 P1 C63218 37 Raghavendra, T.N. Isavasya upanisad / T.N. Raghavendra; foreword by N.S. Anantha Rangacharya.-- Bangalore: Prachetha Book House, 2005. iii, 108p.; 21cm. 294.59218 P5 C63024 38 Ananthacharya, Chakravarthy Gita and philosophy: with Gitarthasangraha of Yamunacharya / Chakravarthy Ananthacharya; foreword by Rangapriya Sri Pada.-- Bangalore: C. Mandakini, 2002. xxxi, 163p.; 21cm. 294.5924 P2 C63216 39 Gandhi, Mahatma, comment The Bhagvadgita / commentary by Mahatma Gandhi.—- New Delhi: Lotus Press, 2008. 328p.; 25cm. (India Bookvarsity: lotus choices). ISBN : 81-8382-158-8. 294.5924 P8 B181566 40 Joshi, K.L., ed. Kurma mahapurana: an exhaustive introduction, Sanskrit text, English translation, scholarly notes and index of verses / edited with scholarly notes by K.L. Joshi; translated into English with an introduction by Shantilal Nagar.-- Delhi: Parimal Publications, 2008. xxx, 482p.; 25cm. (Parimal Sanskrit series; no.99). 294.5925 P8 C64625 41 Sachdeva, Paramjit Singh Appreciating sikhism / Paramjit Singh Sachdeva.—- New Delhi: UBS Publishers Distributors, 2008. xiv, 241p.:plates; 21cm. Bibliography: p.227-231. ISBN : 978-81-7476-583-3. 294.6 P8 B181779 42 Dhillon, Balwant Singh, ed. Interfaith study of Guru Granth Sahib / edited by Balwant Singh Dhillon; foreword by S.P. Singh.-- Amritsar: Guru Nanak Dev University, 2005. 378p.; 22cm. ISBN : 81-7770-126-6. 294.682 P5 C63227 43 Sheik Ali, B. Essence of Islam / B. Sheik Ali.-- Bangalore: Commander's Publications, 2004. vii, 241p.; 22cm. 297 P4 C63249 44 Chattopadhyaya, Rudrapratap Islam: the religion of social liberation: a myth debunked/ Rudrapratap Chattopadhyaya; foreword by Chittabrata Palit.-- Kolkata: Amrita Saran Prakashan, 2005. 100p.; 21cm. 297 P5 C63342 45 Khan, Abdul Majeed, trans. The holy Quraan / translated by Abdul Majeed Khan.-- Bangalore: M/s Medianads, 2006. 274p.; 21cm. 297.122 P6 C63248 46 Jalal, Ayesha Partisans of Allah: jihad in South Asia / Ayesha Jalal.-- Ranikhet: Permanent Black, 2008. xvi, 373p.: maps; 21cm. ISBN : 81-7824-231-1. 297.72 P8 B182045 300 SOCIAL SCIENCES 47 Ishii, Hiroshi, ed. Social dynamics in Northern South Asia / edited by Hiroshi Ishii, David N. Gellner and Katsuo Nawa.-- New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2007. xvii, 543p.: tables: maps: figs.; 22.5cm. (Japanese studies on South Asia; No.7). Contents: V.1 Nepalis inside and outside Nepal; V.2 Political and social transformation in North India and Nepal; includes bibliographical references.