Sacred Songs of India

Sacred Songs of India
Author: V. K. Subramanian
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1996
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9788170173212

The Sacred Songs Of India Encompasses Selections From The Lifework Of Ten Mystic Musician-Saints Of India, Spanning Twelve Centuries. These Poet Sages Came From Different Languages, But The Theme Central To Their Songs Is Love And Devotion Towards Their Favourite Deity: Krishna, Who Is Also Rama. The Songs Of Andal, The Daughter Of The South Indian Temple Priest Who Lived In The 7Th Century A. D. And Of Meera, The Rajasthani Princess Who Lived In The 16Th Century Are Both Suffused With Bridal Mysticism. The Songs Of Vidyapati And Jayadeva Are Similar In Their Erotic Imagery Of The Love Of Radha And Krishna. Tulsidas, Who Sang In Varanasi In The North And Tyagaraja, Who Sang In Tiruvaiyar In Deep South, In Different Languages And In Different Centuries Were Similar In Their Approach To Their Darling Deity, Rama. Surdas, Tukaram And Purandharadasa Felt Themselves To Be The Servants Of Their Master: Krishna. Kabir, While He Sang Of The Glory Of Rama, Also Philosophised About The Transience Of Material Life And The Permanence Of The Almighty. Andal Sang In Tamil, Tyagaraja In Telugu, Purandharadasa In Kannada, Tukaram In Marathi, Jayadeva In Sanskrit And The Others In Various Dialects Of Hindi, But The Thread Of God-Intoxicated Devotion Binds Them All. The Sacred Songs Of India Will Be An Inexhaustible Repertoire For Any Musician, Singer, Choreographer, Dancer Or Drama And Ballet Groups. It Will Also Be A Source Of Inspiration, Spiritual And Aesthetic, To All Indians, Wherever They May Be, In The Continents Of Euro-Asia, Africa Or The Continents Across The Atlantic.

Mystic Songs of Meera

Mystic Songs of Meera
Author: V. K. Subramanian
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2005
Genre: Music
ISBN: 8170174589

Mystic Songs Of Meera Presents (Probably For The First Time) The Original Text In Devanagari, Side With English Translation Of 101 Songs Of Meera, The Mystic Saint Of Rajasthan Who Lived In The 15Th 16Th Century A.D. Birdal Mysticism Marked Meera S Spiritual Approach To God. Krishna, Whom She Endearingly Called Giridhar, The Lord Who Upheld The Mountain, Was Her Beloved, And She Expressed The Imagery Of Human Love To Delineate The Agony Of Separation From Him And The Intense Desire To Be United With Him.Childlike Simplicity, Deep Devotion, Intense Spiritual Yearning And Soulful Poetry Make The God-Oriented Songs Of Meera A National Heritage Of India, Transcending Regional, Lingual And Time Barriers.This Volume Should Prove Useful To All Those Interested In The Spiritual Heritage Of India, Especially The Life And Work Of The Mystics Of India, Whose Devotional Lyrics Can Be Savoured As Spiritual Nectar, By All.The Raga (Melody) In Which Each Songs Is To Be Sung Has Been Given For The Benefit Of Musicians, Choreographers Etc.

In the Dark of the Heart

In the Dark of the Heart
Author: Mīrābāī
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2003
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780761990024

Meera, they said, was mad. She is also the symbol Mahatma Gandhi chose to inspire his modern Indian renaissance, and the archetypal female saint, whose songs of love and devotion remain an integral part of Indian life and culture. Meera was a sixteenth century Rajput princess who renounced her privileged life and royal family to live as a mendicantwandering, dancing, and singing the praises of God. A devotee of Krishna, she was part of an influential religious movement (bhakti) that rejected distinctions of caste and creed, shunned the stultifying rituals and inaccessible scripture of conservative religion, and believed that direct union with God was possible for all - men and women, highborn and lowborn.

Sacred Songs of India

Sacred Songs of India
Author: V. K. Subramanian
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Total Pages: 375
Release: 1998
Genre: Devotional poetry, Indic
ISBN: 8170173663

Four, Like Its Predecessor Volumes One, Two And Three, Encompasses Selections From The Lifework Of Ten Mystic Poet-Saints Of India. The Mystic Poet-Sages Include'D In This R Volume Lived Between The 8Th And 20Th C Centuries And Came From Such Diverse Regions Of India.Jike Kashmir, Kerala, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab And Andhra Pradesh. They Are: Sundarar (Also Known As Sundara- Murthy), One Of The Great Nayanmars, Nammalular, The Doyen Of Alwars, Basavanna, The Founder Of Veerasaivism-A Movement Pledged To An Egalitarian Society Devoted To God, Ijad Ded Or Ijalla Yogeswari, The Kashmiri Saivite Yogin, Bihva Mangal Immortalised By His Poem Krishnakarnamritam, Chandidas, The Vaishn Vite Rebel Of Bengal Who Spear- Headed The Sahaja Movement Ofbhakti, Guru Nanak, The Founder Of Sikhism, A'Knath, The Maharcishtra Saint, Kshetrajna, The Telugu Composer Whose Sensual Images Sought To Seek Spiriulal Uplift And Suddhananda Bharati, Th~ Mystic Yogi, Who Poured Out His Heart- Felt Love For God In Mellifluous Poetry. The Sang In Different Languages: Kashmiri, Kannada, Sanskrit, Punja Bi, Telugu, Marathi, Bmgali And Tamil But All Of Them Sang Of The Glory Of God, With Whom Each Had An Intimate, Spiritual Communion. This Precious Spiritual Legacy Bequeathed By The Mystics Of India Will Be A Perennial Source Of Inspiration For All Scholars Of Indology And A Limitless Repertoire For All Artistes In The Fields Of Music, Dance, Drama And Ballet.

Mirabai Songs

Mirabai Songs
Author: John Harbison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1992
Genre: Song cycles
ISBN:

Indian Jewellery

Indian Jewellery
Author: Usha Ramamrutham Bala Krishnan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2001
Genre: Decoration and ornament
ISBN:

This fascinating volume contains over 500 colour photographs, many from previously undocumented collections. It is full of fascinating historical detail, including the legend of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, now the centrepiece of the State Crown of Queen Elizabeth II. The book explains the skill and techniques of the Indian craftsmen and reveals