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CliffsTestPrep Cisco CCNA (Cliffs Testprep Guides)
Todd Lammle, "CliffsTestPrep Cisco CCNA (Cliffs Testprep Guides)"
Publisher: Cliffs Notes | 2007-04-09 | 188 Pages | ISBN: 0470117524 | HTML | 6.67 MB
Publisher: Cliffs Notes | 2007-04-09 | 188 Pages | ISBN: 0470117524 | HTML | 6.67 MB
Written by test-prep specialists, this guide begins with a complete description of the exam, and then goes on to cover the four main areas that the test targets: planning and designing, implementation and operation, troubleshooting, and technology. The authors provide more than 500 practice questions with answers and explanations, share proven test-taking strategies, and offer ten full-length practice exams that are structured like the actual test so you’ll be familiar with the format.
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Exam CCNA : 640-802
Exam CCNA : 640-802 | 45 MB
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Actual Tests CCNA 640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate Version 09.22.08
Actual Tests CCNA 640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate Version 06.18.08
ActualTests CCNA 640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate Version 02.13.08
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MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-350)
Published:March 16, 2005 | Length:1104 Pages | Security Removed (Printable)
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MCSE Windows Server 2003 70-293
Contents
Part 1 Learn at Your Own Paceı
Planning a Network Topology
Planning a TCP/IP Network Infrastructure
Planning Internet Connectivity
Planning a Name Resolution Strategy
Using Routing and Remote Access
Maintaining Server Availability
Clustering Servers
Planning a Secure Baseline Installation
Hardening Servers
Deploying Security Configurations
Creating and Managing Digital Certificates
Securing Network Communications Using IPSec
Designing a Security Infrastructure
Part 2 Prepare for the Exam
Planning and Implementing Server Roles and Server Security (1.0)
Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a
Network Infrastructure (2.0)
Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining
Routing and Remote Access (3.0)
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Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining
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MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-290): Managing and Maintaining
a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment.This book was developed for IT professionals who plan to take the related Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-290, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, as well as IT professionals who administer computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
Features of This Book
This book has two parts. Use Part 1 to learn at your own pace and practice what you’ve learned with practical exercises. Part 2 contains questions and answers that you can use to test yourself on what you’ve learned.
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Twitter Marketing For Dummies by Kyle Lacy
Twitter Marketing For Dummies by Kyle Lacy
For Dummies | ISBN: 0470561726 | edition 2009-11-16 | PDF | 312 pages | 5.99 MB
An introductory guide to effectively using Twitter to grow your business! The field of social media marketing is exciting, cutting-edge, and...open to almost anything! Twitter's style of quick remarks lends itself to a carefree, conversational tone, ripe for passing along a plug, sharing a suggestion, or referencing a recommendation. This fun and friendly book is an excellent first step for gaining insight on how to effectively use one of the most popular social media tools to expand the success of a business.
In addition to covering the basics of Twitter, this easy-to-understand guide quickly moves on to techniques for incorporating a Twitter strategy into your marketing mix, combining new and old media, building your network, using Twitter tools, and measuring your success.
* Examines how Twitter's style for character-count caps and real-time posting allows for unique marketing opportunities
* Analyzes several real-world examples of successful strategies for marketing on Twitter
* Discusses ideas for promoting brands on Twitter, building a following, communicating better with followers, and driving traffic to a Web site
* Shares the top Twitter applications
So get chirping and put Twitter to work for your marketing needs today!
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PC Pro 2010 June 2010 MZA
PC Pro - June 2010 (UK)
English | 172 pages | PDF | 49.9 Mb
English | 172 pages | PDF | 49.9 Mb
PC Pro - June 2010 (UK)
English | 172 pages | PDF | 49.9 Mb
English | 172 pages | PDF | 49.9 Mb
PC Pro is one of several computer magazines published monthly in the United Kingdom by Dennis Publishing. PC Pro also licenses individual articles (or even the whole magazine) for republication in various countries around the world - and some articles are translated into local languages.[citation needed] The magazine is, as of 2006[update], the biggest selling PC monthly in the UK
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HTML and Web Design Tips and Techniques
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Teaching-You First Aid Skills
Teaching-You First Aid Skills
English | Windows | ISO | Size : 447.97 MB
A valuable training aid for the whole family.
Wherever we are, and whatever we do, accidents and emergencies are a part of our lives. Would you know what to do if you were first on the scene? By knowing how to make essential first aid decisions, you can make sure that you are prepared to act in an emergency. Using simulations of real-life events where your choices and decisions affect the outcome, Teaching-you First Aid Skills helps you to acquire those skills, which we all need to learn, but for which we have never found the time.
Hundreds of photographs, animations, videos and diagrams provide clear step by step explanations on how to recognise and treat common complaints like headaches to major, potentially life threatening conditions such as choking and shock, equipping you with vital skills that one day could help you save a life.
Learn how to recognise and treat injuries and illnesses
* Airway and Breathing - choking, blocked airway, drowning, hyperventilation, croup and inhalation.
* Fractures - open, closed, spinal, ribcage and pelvic.
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* Common Complaints - fever, headache, diarrhoea and vomiting.
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* Bites & Stings - animal bites, insect stings, marine life and snake bites.
* Soft Tissue Injuries - sprains, strains and dislocations.
* Heart - heart attack, angina and cardiac arrest.
* Attacks and Seizures - asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and anaphylactic shock.
* Foreign Bodies - in the skin, children and in the eye.
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* Burns & Scalds - minor and major.
* Overexposure - heat stroke, heat exhaustion, hypothermia and frostbite.
* Bleeding - bruises, severe internal, severe external and cuts and sc****s.
* Poisoning - corrosive and non-corrosive.
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27 Best of Wifi Hack Tools (2010) | 82MB
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Why Your Life Sucks
Why Your Life Sucks
Your life sucks if…
? You routinely make someone or something more important than you
? The life you are living on the outside doesn’t match who you are on the inside
? You say yes when you mean no
? You try to fix other people
? You’ve forgotten to enjoy the ride
When your life sucks, it’s a wake-up call. Now self-help guru and bestselling author Alan Cohen invites you to answer that call, change your course, and enjoy the life you were meant to live. In ten compelling chapters, Cohen shows you how to stop wasting your energy on people and things that deaden you–and use it for things you love.
With great humor, great examples, and exhilarating directness, Why Your Life Sucks doesn’t just spell out the ways in which you undermine your power, purpose, and creativity–it shows you how to reverse the damage. Here is an encouraging but loud-and-clear reminder that in every moment we generate our own experience by the choices we make, and that today is the best day to begin your new life.
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PowerPoint Tips
PowerPoint Tips
Design. Serif vs. Sans Serif. Serif fonts are the font styles like ...
Content Inside: Be Free To Teach PowerPoint Tips Presentations design Keys for Classroom Inclusiveness Typography Design
Serif vs. Sans Serif Serif fonts are the font styles like Times New Roman or Georgia that have serifs or "tails" at the ends
of the lines. These tails help the letters fit together into words. Serif fonts tend to have a personal, humanistic
character. Use serif fonts to "involve" readers with the body of your text. Fonts such as Arial and Verdana that have no
tails are called Sans Serif. "Sans" is French for "without." Sans Serif fonts tend to have a technical, impersonal character.
Use sans-serif tolend authority to your text. Use Serif fonts for large amounts of text (such as body copy) and San Serif
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Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4
Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4: The Essential Techniques for Imaging Professionals,2 Ed
Peachpit Press | 2008 | ISBN: 0321563662 | 360 pages | PDF | 20,1 MB
Photoshop is the foundation of every digital career. It is the most pervasive technology on the market. Many users think they know it, but in truth they have gaping holes. This book covers what a professional truly needs to know about Photoshop to be employable. For students (whether in formal programs, certified training centers, or self-paced) this book offers a chance to explore the many aspects of the program interactively. The book cuts though the clutter and is unique in that it focuses not just on digital photography, but Internet, graphic design, multimedia, and video uses. Readers will learn the basics in correcting, editing, sharpening, retouching, and presenting photos as well as work on specific projects/exercises, including: digital painting; preparing images for newsprint; designing a CD/DVD label, magazine cover, and advertisements; and building an electronic portfolio. The full-color book includes a CD-ROM with hand-on exercises and practice images, access to a reader’s only Web site for bonus downloads and files, and access to the popular video tutorial Podcasts (150 at time of publication).
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Michael Jackson By J.Randy Taraborrelli
Requirements: Mobipocket or Microsoft Reader, 10.7 MB,
Overview: So much has how been said and written about the life and career of Michael Jackson that it has become almost impossible to disentangle the man from the myth. This book is the fruit of over 30 years of research and hundreds of exclusive interviews with a remarkable level of access to the very closest circles of the Jackson family - including Michael himself. Cutting through tabloid rumours, J. Randy Taraborrelli traces the real story behindMichael Jackson , from his drilling as a child star through the blooming of his talent to his ever-changing personal appearance and bizarre publicity stunts. This major biography includes the behind-the-scenes story to many of the landmarks in Jackson's life: his legal and commercial battles, his marriages to Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe, his passions and addictions, his children. Objective and revealing, it carries the hallmarks of all of Taraborrelli's best-sellers: impeccable research, brilliant storytelling and definitive documentation.
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Bodybuilding Anatomy
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Sculpt your physique like you never thought possible! With full-color, detailed anatomical illustrations of exercises, combined with step-by-step instructions on how to perform them,Bodybuilding Anatomy is the ideal resource for gaining mass and defining your muscles.
Focusing on the primary muscle groups of shoulders, chest, back, arms, legs, and abdominals and targeting muscle zones and hard-to-work areas, Bodybuilding Anatomy can make the difference between bulking up and sculpting an award-winning physique. You will also learn how to modify exercise technique to influence results and individualize training programs according to your specific needs.
Combining the expertise of MuscleMag International columnist, bodybuilder, and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Nick Evans with the talent of acclaimedbodybuilding artist Bill Hamilton, Bodybuilding Anatomy is the ultimate training guide for bodybuilders and dedicated strength trainers.
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ASP.NET 2.0 : STEP BY STEP Ebook
ASP.NET 2.0 : STEP BY STEP Ebook
Book Description The Web application infrastructure ASP.NET, introduced as part of version 1.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework, provides the thin-client counterpart to Microsoft WindowsÂŽ client development. With dramatic improvements in performance, productivity, and security features, Microsoft Visual StudioÂŽ 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 deliver a simplified, high-performance, and powerful Web development experience. ASP.NET 2.0 features a new set of controls and infrastructure that simplify Web-based data access and include functionality that facilitates code reuse, visual consistency, and aesthetic appeal. Now you can teach yourself the essentials of working with ASP.NET 2.0 in the Visual Studio environment one step at a time. With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises. Whether you're a beginning programmer or new to this version of the technology, you'll understand the core capabilities and fundamental techniques for ASP.NET 2.0. Each chapter puts you to work, showing you how, when, and why to use specific features of the ASP.NET 2.0 rapid application development environment and guiding you as you create actual components and working applications for the Web, including advanced features such as personalization. Key Book Benefits: - Provides step-by-step guidance on how to use ASP.NET 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005 to create Web applications and services. - Features easy-to-follow, logically planned lessons, with necessary data sets and additional code samples on the CD. - STEP BY STEP is ideal for anyone with a fundamental understanding of computer programming.
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12week Body Building for Men and Women
Universal Bodybuilding: 12week Body Building Course for Men and Women
Universal Bodybuilding Inc | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B000P7S2Y4 | 110 pages | PDF | 16 MB
A 12-week body shaping program for men and women of all ages. Once you start getting in good shape you will feel like a million bucks! You will look forward to each exciting day. This is what a new healthy body will give you. Although you may not see it right away at the beginning a wonderful change is taking place! Everyone improves, perhaps at a difference pace, but everyone does improve!
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Addison Wesley - Essential C# 4.0 (03-2010)
Addison.Wesley.-.Essential.C.Sharp.4.0.3rd.Edition.2010.Retail.Ebo ok-ATTiCA
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Creating a Web Page in Dreamweaver 8
Creating a Web Page in Dreamweaver 8: Visual QuickProject Guide
Publisher: Peachpit Press | ISBN: 0321370228 | edition 2006 | CHM | 160 pages | 17 mb
You may not be a professional Web designer, but you do want to design a decent Web page. There's no place better to start than with the de facto tool of choice for just about anybody creating Web pages and this slim, low-priced guide to it! The same things that have made Dreamweaver so popular with the pros—an easy-to-use, no-nonsense interface and a slew of features and utilities—also make it the perfect tool for your purposes. This full- guide provides the quickest route to creating a fun and functional Web page with it. Each short chapter uses big, bold screen shots and step-by-step instructions to illuminate one aspect of the process. By the end of the volume, you will have created a simple Web site, filled it with text and graphics, added navigation and links, and tested and posted the final product. Timely tips and occasional sidebars detailing good design practices round out the package.
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VTC - Linux Professional Institute Certification Level 1 2009 Tutorials
Course Information
Course:
Linux Professional Institute Certification Level 1 2009
Author: Michael Jang
SKU: 34090
ISBN: 1-936334-02-X
Release Date: 2010-02-23
Duration: 7.5 hrs / 93 tutorials
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PHP game programming
Product Description
Wouldn't it be great if you could get on any web browser, go to your favorite site and start playing a game of hearts or canasta; or even watch a riveting game of chess, or better yet, play a riveting game of chess? All of this without needing custom software to connect you to servers; it would all be done through the web browser. People on cell phones, palm pilots, lap tops, any device that could get on the Internet would be able to play your games. PHP is a powerful, dynamic programming language that gives you the ability to make some killer Web-based games. It's portable, allowing for quick development cycles. As a result, even a beginning PHP programmer could have great games running in no time at all. Starting with a brief overview of HTML and web servers, PHP Game Programming gives you everything you need to know to become a master of PHP. The only thing missing is a programmer with the skills to make it happen!
From the Publisher
Provides programmers with the tools and knowledge they need to get PHP running, create dynamic pages, manage data, dynamically generate and even create sockets. Readers will walk away from this book as hard core web game developers with an advanced knowledge base beyond average web developers. Part of the succesful Game Development series, this book presents PHP game programming in a clear and concise manner to ensure ease of learning.
Product Details
* Paperback: 376 pages
* Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (February 24, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 159200153X
* ISBN-13: 978-1592001538
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The Princeton Companion To Mathematics
The Princeton Companion To Mathematics
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100 Strangest Mysteries
100 Strangest Mysteries is an amazing compendium of the weird and the wonderful. The range of entries is extraordinary, from the bizarre to the horrific, and from the spooky to the just plain confounding.
The book includes some of History?s most astounding tales of the strange and supernatural, and tells in vivid detail the story of both events and the people involved, the impact of particular myths and beliefs, and the latest investigations being undertaken in an attempt to find answers to the world?s most baffling phenomena. From Loch Ness to Bigfoot, spontaneous combustion to Roswell, each entry is supported with a wealth of photographic evidence and fascinating illustrations.
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6 Minute Abs
6 Minute Abs
If you want to get strong, stiff, six pack abs, you need to burn the fat through interval training and build the abs through the exercises in the 6-Minute Abs workout programs.
I’m going to show you 3 beginner and 3 advanced ab workouts that you can do in six minutes or less…and YES - these will help you get a flat stomach and six pack abs
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Photoshop Elements 8 All-in-One For Dummies
Photoshop Elements 8 All-in-One For Dummies
For Dummies | 2009 | ISBN: 0470543027 | 656 pages | PDF | 29 MB
Improve your photos with the exciting new version of Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements has come a long way from its early days as Photoshop’s low-end cousin. Now a feature-rich editing program popular with professionals as well as hobbyist photographers, Elements boasts versatile tools and capabilities. With these self-contained minibooks, you’ll learn to make the most of every feature of Photoshop Elements 8.
You’ll get started by setting up your Elements environment and learn how to launch, navigate, and personalize the program. You’ll then gradually progress to working with Camera Raw, resolution, layers, masks, color modes, files formats, and more. This All-in-One guide shows you how to make your photos better with Photoshop Elements 8 and inspires you to share your hard work with photo books, calendars, online albums, galleries, prints, and more.
Shows you how to set up your environment for Photoshop Elements 8, the newest version of the affordably- priced photo-editing program
Explains how to import and export image files and offers advice on picking file formats
Walks you through using the selection tools and shows you what the Pencil and Brush tools can do
Demonstrates cool things to do with type
Addresses how and why to create a Photoshop.com account
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Amar Chitra Katha Comics
Krishna
In Hinduism and Indian mythology Krishna is the eighth avatar or incarnation of lord Vishnu and was born in the Dvarpara Yuga. Krishna is the embodiment of love and divine joy that destroys all pain and sin. Krishna is the protector of sacred utterances and cows. Krishna is a trickster and lover, an instigator of all forms of knowledge and born to establish the religion of love.
The Sanskrit word Krishna has the literal meaning of "black", "dark" or "dark-blue". Krishna is often described as a dark-skinned man during his earthly descent, often depicted as a baby, as a young cowherd boy playing a flute as in the Bhagavata Purana, or as a youthful prince giving philosophical direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad Gita.
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Harishchandra
The Sun Dynasty or Solar Dynasty or Suryavansha is one of the most prominent dynasties in the history of Hinduism, along with the "Chandravansha" or Lunar Dynasty.
Harischandra, in Hindu religious texts is the 28th king of the Solar Dynasty. His legend is very popular and often told as a benchmark for an ideal life. He was renowned for his piety and justice. His name is Sanskrit for "having golden splendour". Harischandra had two unique qualities. The first being, he kept his word and never went back on what he uttered as a promise. The other being, he never uttered a lie in his life. These twin qualities were tested heavily in his life by various circumstances that led him to penury and separation from his family. But he stood to his principles in the face of all ordeals and persevered to become a symbol of courage. He ruled over Ayodhya long before Dasaratha the father of Lord Rama.
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The Sons of Rama
This title is based on Uttara-Ramacharita of Bhavabhuti. He was an 7th century scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit. His plays are considered equivalent to the works of Kalidas. Bhavabhuti was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family of Padmapura, Vidarbha, central India, in Gondia district, on Maharashtra and MP border. His real name was Srikantha Nilakantha, and he was the son of Nilakantha and Jatukarni.
Uttararamacharita by Bhavabhuti (seventh century) deals with the history of Rama's later life, beginning with his coronation, the abandonment of Sita, and their final reunion. Bhavabhuti says he has only given a dramatic form to the Ramayanakatha of Valmiki. It is true that the main characters and events in this play are drawn from the Valmiki Ramayana, but the changes in characters and happenings Bhavabhuti has made, including the happy end, cannot all be ascribed to the demands of the dramatic form. Bhavabhuti has, in fact, presented the Rama story with a new motivation within an overall design implying purposeful art.
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Ashoka
Ashoka (304 BC-232 BC) was the grandson of Changragupta Maurya and the son of Bindusar. His conversion to and support of Buddhism is often likened to the impact of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great's acceptance of Christianity in 313 A.D. His name "asoka" means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit.
He ruled (273 BC to 232 BC) over an empire that covered major part of the Indian subcontinent. At its greatest extent, the Empire stretched to the north along the natural boundaries of the Himalayas, and to the east stretching into what is now Assam. To the west, it reached beyond modern Pakistan and significant portions of what is now Afghanistan, including the modern Herat and Kandahar provinces and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran.
The capital of the empire was in the city of Pataliputra (modern day Patna).
Emperor Ashoka was very courageous and a good administrator. When Bindusara became gravely ill, Ashoka succeeded him, although one hundred of his other brothers were mysteriously murdered. Many historians believe Ashoka had his own brothers eliminated so that he could succeed his father.In 273 B.C., Ashoka was crowned the king of Magadha.
8 Years after being crowned the king, Ashoka decided to annex Kalinga(Orissa) into his kingdom. This was last battle that Ashoka ever fought. Though Ashoka won the battle he was horrified by the loss of life and death of so many soldiers.
This experience changed him and he swore that he would never wage war again. He took-up Buddhism, and he vowed to practice only virtuous actions in the future. After instructions by members of the Buddhist community, Ashoka began to resemble the ideal leader, promoting prosperity and peace within society. He religiously followed the principles of Buddhism - that of truth, charity, kindness, purity and goodness.
Ashoka also asked his followers to take the path of virtuous action. He believed in non-violence and banned the sacrifice of animals. Besides this he opened clinics for birds and animals too. His good works earned him the name of Devanamapriya Priyadarshi.
He also propagated Buddhism by engraving it's principles on pillars throughout his kingdom. The Ashoka pillars, as they are now called, were over 40 feet high and extremely heavy. He also attempted to spread this religion to Syria, Egypt and Macedonia, and sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sangamitra to Sri Lanka for this purpose.
Ashoka died in 232 BC and is amongst the greatest rulers in the history of the Indian Subcontinent and he is respected for being the 'Ideal' ruler.
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Chhatrasal
Budelkhand Kesri Maharaja Chhatrasal (4 May 1649 - 1731) along with Chatrapati Shivaji and Guru Gobind Singh formed a trinity of rebels who rose against Aurangzeb's rule in the 18th century. He fought under the Mughal army initially, but later took up cudgels against the Mughals in Bundelkhand and put an end to their rule in his territories.
He was born in Kachar Kachnai on 4th May, 1649, to Bundela chieftan Champat Rai and Lal Kunwar. Early in his childhood he was separated from his parents and then he had made up his mind to fight against the tyrannical rule of the Mughals. As advised by Shivaji- the Maratha warrior, he determined to fight for the independence of Bundelkhand and after his meeting with Swami Mahamati Prannath, Chhatrasal became strong and powerful. Just as Guru Ramdas showed the way to Shivaji so did Mahamati Prannath gave guidance and true knowledge to Maharaja Chhatrasal. It was with his blessings that he could establish the divine kingdom of Panna, as predicted in the scriptures as 'the heavenly kingdom on earth'. Prannath ji guided Chhatrasal in religious, social, political and economical matters. He also granted Maharaja Chhatrasal the boon to find diamonds in Panna. Chhatrasal raised the banner of revolt against the Mughals in Bundelkhand at the age of 22, with an army of 5 horsemen and 25 swordsmen, in 1671. In the first 10 years of his fight, (between 1671 and 1680) Chhatralsal met with enviable success. Within the first 10 years, he had conquered a large tract of land around the region between Chitrakoot and Panna in the east, up to Gwalior in the west, and from Kalpi in the north to Sagar, Garah Kota and Damoh in the south. Some of the reputed Mughal Generals who were defeated by him are Rohilla Khan, Kaliq, Munawwar Khan, Sadruddin, Sheikh Anwar, Sayyid Latif, Bahlol Khan and Abdus Ahmed.
Maharaja Chhatrasal captured Mahoba in 1680. Upon his death in 1732, Chhatrasal bequeathed Mahoba and the surrounding area to the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I in return for Baji Rao's assistance against the Mughals.
In the second phase of his struggle between 1681 and 1707, Chhatrasal suffered a few reverses, but because Aurangzeb had also to protect his southern territories which were continually under attack by the Marathas, he was able to resist the Mughals.
After Mahamati Prannath, the entire responsibility of promoting the faith fell on Chhatrasal. Like the Buddha's disciple Emperor Ashoka, Chhatrasal was a talented missionary. He endeavoured to promulgate the Krishna Pranami / Nijanand Sampradaya of Mahamati Prannath. As an organised team both abroad and at home, a learned group of enlightened souls continued propagating and practising the teachings of the Mahamati. By their works and verses drenched in the doctrine of love for the Lord they were the source of great strength for their followers. Their areas of work were sufficiently large and by the sheer fruity of their lives and simplicity of principles they could always get a responsive audience. Noble souls like Laldass, Mukund Dass, Braj Bhushan, Hans Raj, Gopal Dass, jugal Dass to mention a few, were successful in bringing several families on the fold of prananmi cult.
The major centres of this religion are Jam Nagar, Panna, Surat Allahabad, Haridwar, Delhi, Karnal, Jaipur, Kalimpong, Bhiwani, Sherpur etc. A large number of pilgrims flock to these places to take part in the annual congregations. In recent years many scholars have been attracted to this religion and researchers are doing a commendable job to unearth and publicize the main contribution of this religion.
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Parasurama
Parashurama Bhargava or Parasurama according to Hindu mythology is the Sixth Avatara of Vishnu, belongs to the Treta yuga, and is the son of Jamadagni & Renuka. Parashu means axe, hence his name literally means Rama-with-the-axe. He received an axe after undertaking a terrible penance to please Shiva, from whom he learned the methods of warfare and other skills. He is a Chiranjeevin*, who fought the advancing ocean back thus saving the lands of Konkan and Malabar (Maharashtra - Karnataka - Kerala coastline). The coastal area of Karnataka and Kerala state in India is known as Parashurama Kshetra (Parashurama's area). Some dispute this and say it extends all the way to Mumbai in Maharashtra.
Chiranjeevins are the eight long-lived persons in Hinduism. The word is a combination of "chiram" (long) and jeevi (lived). This word is often confused with immortality ("amaratva"):
Bali (demon), a righteous demon king who conquered heaven, earth, and the underworld, but was forced to give it back by Vamana.
Parashurama, an avatar of Vishnu.
Hanuman, a monkey demi-god who served Rama.
Vibhishana, a man made King of Lanka (now Sri Lanka) by Rama.
Vyasa, a sage who narrated the Mahabharata, he was also a sage in the epic.
Kripacharya, a teacher of the princes in the Mahabharata.
Ashwathama, a man "sentenced" (actually cursed) to immortality and eternal suffering without love from anybody for his role in the murder of the five sons of the Pandavas and his attempted murder of Arjuna's grandson.
Markandeya, a great sage
In Hinduism, "immortal" does not mean eternal. Even immortal things are dissolved at the end of the universe. The only eternals are Vishnu and Shiva of the Trimurthi (the Hindu Trinity), Sheshanaga (the Eternal Serpent), and the four Vedas. At the end of one universe and the beginning of another, a demon attempted to become eternal by "swallowing" the Vedas as they escaped from Brahma's mouth. This plot was foiled by Vishnu.
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Jataka Tales Monkey Stories
In 300 B.C, the Jataka Tales were written for the mankind to gain knowledge and morality. Ever since, Jataka tales have become story books that are both enjoyable as well as knowledgeable. Originally written in Pali language, Jataka Buddhist tales have been translated in different languages around the world. The luminous fables of �Jataka� are intended to impart values of self-sacrifice, morality, honesty and other informative values to people.
No less than 547 in number, Jataka Tales are an important part of Buddhist literature. Jatak stories represent former incarnations of Buddha, at times like an animal, a bird and sometimes like a human being, the future Siddhartha Gautama. The setting of the stories is made in or near Benares (Varanasi), which is a holy city in north central India. Some of the popular story/ tale from Jatak collection are provided here.
In the first story, Bodhisattva was born as a monkey. He was the king of eighty thousand monkeys. They lived happily on a mango tree by the side of the river Ganges and ate its tasty fruits. Brahamadatta, the king of Varanasi, on knowing that the mangoes of the tree where the monkeys lived were very delicious and sweet, surrounded the mango tree with his soldiers. They started killing the monkeys with arrows. The monkey king at the risk of his life decided to save the lives of the other monkeys. He found a long thick creeper. He tied one end of the creeper to the mango tree and its other end to his waist, jumped across the river and. When he found that the length not enough for crossing the river, he stretched his body and made a living bridge across the river. His friends crossed to safety by using the bridge consisting of the bamboo pole and the stretched body of their king. Devadatta who was also a monkey was the rival of the monkey king. Devadatta found in this situation an easy opportunity for killing the monkey king. He jumped on him violently. The monkey king's fell on a rock. When Brahamadatta saw the supreme sacrifice of the monkey king his heart filled with sorrow. The Bodhisattva before dying gave a sermon to Brahamadatta. Brahamadatta performed the last rites of the monkey king with honour and respect.
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Draupadi
Draupadi was a heroic princess of the Hindu epic of Mahabharata. One who was firm and a woman with an unbending will. The Proud and angry heroine of the epic Mahabharata, Draupadi has remained an enigmatic woman of substance.
Draupadi was the daughter of Drupad, the king of Panchala, and the wife and queen of the five great Pandavas, renowned alike for her loveliness and her granite will. Volcanic, she reduced her enemies to the ashes. This fiery princess bent on vengeance could be compassionate and generous, too. Draupadi had developed the strength to bear the trials of life. She had resolved firmly not to harm the good people, and not to bend before the wicked. Draupadi was a woman, but she became as famous as the heroic Pandavas because of such determination. Her personality was one of lightning and thunder. This unforgettable heroine is in no way less than Bheema or Arjuna in strength and spirit, valour and virtue. Her story is a saga of suffering and disgrace but she took everything in her stride and vanquished each one of the perpetrators of her humiliation and agony. Draupadi finds her five husbands discarding her repeatedly: each takes at least one more wife; she never gets Arjuna to herself for he marries Ulupi, Chitrangada and has Subhadra as his favorite. Yudhishthira pledges her like chattel at a game of dice; and finally, they leave her to die alone on the roadside like a pauper, utterly rikta - drained in every sense.
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Pareekshit
Pareekshit or Parikshit is in the Mahabharata epic the successor of Yudhisthira to the throne of Hastinapura. His name came from the Sanskrit verb root pari-k?i = "around-possess" (or, less likely here, "around-destroy"). He was also referred to as the "King of the Kurus".
King Pareekshit, son of Abhimanyu and Uttaraa, grandson of Arjun and Subhadraa, married to Iraavatee (Daughter of Uttar - Viraat's son and Uttaraa's brother). He had four sons, including Janamejaya.
Pareekshit was killed in womb by Ashwattthaamaa's Brahm Astra, but Krishna gave him life. He was named as Vishnuraat because he was saved by Vishnu Himself.
He was the first king of Kali Yug. He thought that he wouldn't allow Kali Yug to live in his kingdom, but cunningly Kali got the permission and asked the dwelling place for himself. Pareekshit gave him four places - Where people play dice games, bars, where man meets a woman, and violence. So four types of A-Dharm exist in these places - untruth, pride, attachment, and cruelty. He asked other places also to live so Pareekshit gave him "gold" also. As soon as Pareeksit said "gold", he sat in the gold crown of Pareekshit. Only he inspired Pareekshit to put dead snake in the neck of Shameek Muni which resulted in the Shaap from Muni�s son Shringi Rishi that Takshak Naag will bite him on the seventh day from the day he put the snake in his father's neck.Exulting in the Self Knowledge that he received from sage Sukadeva, King Pareekshit gave up his body without any qualms on the seventh day, as predicted in the curse.
In symbolic terms, we are all Pareekshits too. We too will die sometime between Sunday and Saturday (seven days!).
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Golden Sand
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Garuda
Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila. The Garuda (Sanskrit: Garu?a, Pali Garu?a) is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature, the king of birds, that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
Garuda is one of the three principal animal deities in the Hindu Mythology that has evolved after the Vedic Period in Indian history. The other two are Ganesha, the elephant-headed and Hanuman, the monkey god. Thailand and Indonesia uses the garu?a as its national symbol. It is after Garuda that the Indonesian National Airlines is named. Even today, Garuda is much revered by devout Hindus for his ethics and his strength in applying his ethics to correct evil-doers.
The story of Garuda's birth and deeds is told in the first book of the great epic Mahabharata. In Hindu mythology, a Garuda is a lesser Hindu divinity, usually the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu. Garuda is depicted as having a golden body, white face, red wings, and an eagle's beak, but with a man's body. He wears a crown on his head. He is ancient and has size enough to block out the sun.
His stature in Hindu religion can be gauged by the fact that an independent Upanishad, the Garudopanidad, and a Purana, the Garuda Purana, is devoted to him. Various names have been attributed to Garuda - Chirada, Gaganeshvara, Kamayusha, Kashyapi, Khageshvara, Nagantaka, Sitanana, Sudhahara, Suparna, Tarkshya, Vainateya, Vishnuratha and others. The Vedas provide the earliest reference of Garuda, though by the name of Syena, where this mighty bird is said to have brought nectar to earth from heaven. The Puranas, which came into existence much later, mention Garuda as doing the same thing, which indicates that Syena (Sanskrit for Eagle) and Garuda are the same. One of the faces of Sri Pa�camukha Hanuman is Mahavira Garuda. This face points towards the west. Worship of Garuda is believed to remove the effects of poisons from one's body. In Tamil Vaishnavism Garuda and Hanuman are known as "Periya Thiruvadi" and "Siriya Thiruvadi" respectively.
In the Bhagavad-Gita (Ch.10, Verse 30), in the middle of the battlefied "Kurukshetra", Krishna explaining his omnipresence, says - "Of birds, I am the son of Vineeta (Garuda)" indicating the importance of Garuda.
Garuda plays an important role in Krishna Avatar in which Krishna and Satyabhama ride on Garuda to kill Narakasura. On another occasion, Lord Hari rides on Garuda to save the devotee Elephant Gajendra. It is also said that Garuda's wings when flying will chant the Vedas.
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Chandra Shekhar Azad
Chandra Shekhar Azad was a great revolutionary who lived and died for the motherland. When Ramprasad Bismil, the leader of Uttar Pradesh revolutionaries was caught and hanged by the British for his role in the Kakori conspiracy, Azad assumed the leadership.Azad eluded the British for ten years. Together with his band of dedicated young men he fought to liberate India from the foreign rulers. The activities of Azad and his associates contributed in no small measure to the awakening of the Indian masses �a task which the national leaders of the day were trying to achieve through peaceful means.Azad had a strong physique, plenty of common sense and patriotic zeal. The British described him as a terrorist. But he considered himself a freedom fighter. Though the national leaders of the time did not approve of his cult of violence they had great affection and regard for Azad. No less a person than Jawaharlal Nehru helped him with money. When Azad died a martyr's death, Smt. Kamala Nehru took a leading part in getting his body released from police custody and made arrangements for the funeral.Today, there stands a statue of this great revolutionary at Alfred Park in Allahabad where he fought his last battle and died.
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Panchatantra
The original text, of the Panchatantra in Sanskrit was probably written about 200 B.C. by a great Hindu scholar, Pandit Vishnu Sharma. But some of the tales themselves must be much older, their origin going back to the period of the Rig-Veda and Upanishads (from 1500 B.C. to 500 B.C.). According to some scholars of the Indo-European languages, the Panchatantra is the oldest collection of Indian fables surviving.
In course of time, travellers took these stories with them to Persia and Arabia and finally through Greece, they reached Europe. It is surmised that a version of the Panchatantra was composed in the Pahlavi language of pre-Islamic Iran sometime in the 6th century A.D., being followed by an Arabic one in the 8th century A.D. The Greek translation was made towards the close of the 11th century A.D, from which it was translated into various European languages. This accounts for the fact that to many Westerners, some of the stories have a familiar ring. So far it has been translated into 50 or more languages of the world.
The gypsies, whose Indian origin is well established, also helped in spreading these tales in Europe.
The Panchatantra. is essentially connected with one of the branches of science known by the Indians as the 'Nitishastra' which in Sanskrit means 'A book of wise conduct in life'. It attempts to teach us, how to understand people, bow to choose reliable and trustworthy friends, how to meet difficulties and solve problems through tact and wisdom, and how to live in peace and harmony in the face of hypocrisy, deceit and many pitfalls in life.
The Panchatantra is woven round the frame of a tale of a king who entrusts his three 'dud' sons to a learned man, a Brahmin, called Pandit Vishnu Sharma, to enlighten their minds within six months. The Brahmin promises to educate them and takes them to his 'ashrama' (hermitage). There he recites to them his specially composed tales divided into five tantras (in Sanskrit: Pancha=five and tantra=systems or parts) of how to deal with people in life.
The language of the author is both artistic and elegant. The tale is narrated in prose while the exposition of a philosophical and moral theme is put in verse, maxims or wise sayings are also expressed in verse, which either sums up the narration or introduces the next tale.
The story-teller's art sugars the pill of his sober philosophy. He sets story within story and keeps us waiting for the sequels and so leads us on through the five 'tantras.' As one fable follows another, people and animals are constantly changing places and they share the same characteristics of love and hatred, compassion and wit, selfless courage and base cowardice, generosity and meanness. Each story has a moral and philosophical theme which has stood the test of time and so is true even in modern times - an age 'of atomic fear and madness.
The Panchatantra is a rare book, we can find in it philosophy, psychology, politics, music, astronomy, human relationship, etc., all discussed together in such a simple and yet elegant style. This is exactly what Pandit Vishnu Sharma had in mind, to give as much knowledge to the princes as possible. And no doubt not only the princes but also millions of listeners and readers for the last 2,200 years have benefited from this most unique book.
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The Magic Grove
Jain monks use didactic stories to explain their philosophy that man reaps what he sows. The story of the magic grove is one such story, which illustrates that all commendable acts bring prosperity, and evil acts always end in misery.
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Hitopdesha - How Friends are Parted & other stories
One of the most widely read Sanskrit books in India, Hitopadesha tales are short stories that have the priceless treasure of morality and knowledge.
Hitopadesha has been derived from two words, hita and upadesa. It basically means to counsel or advice with benevolence. The author of Hitopadesha, Narayana (11~12 th centuryA.D.) says that the main purpose of creating the Hitopadesha is to instruct young minds in a way that they learn the philosophy of life and are able to grow into responsible adults. The stories are very interesting and youngsters not only find it interesting, but also accept it easily.
The Emperor Akbar, impressed with the wisdom of its maxims and the ingenuity of its apologues, commended the work of translating it to his own minister Abdul Fazel. He accordingly put the book into a familiar style, and published it with explanations, under the title of the Criterion of Wisdom. He followed the Emperor's suggestion that the incantions which often interrupt the narrative be abridged.
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Dasharatha
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Nachiketa & other tales from the Upanishads
The Upanishads are teachings from the four Vedas of Hinduism. The word in Sanskrit when translated into English means "to sit near". In the ancient times the teacher used to sit on a raised platform and the students used to sit on the ground. Originally it was passed on orally till writing Sanskrit took effect. There are major and minor Upanishads.
The three stories are from the Upanishads (or Vedanta or "the end of the Veda").
The first story is that of young Nachiketa, who struggles to comprehend the truth of life and death. He approaches Yama, the God of Death, and is tested by the Lord before found worthy of divine instruction.
The second story is about Satyakama's search for the ultimate reality or "Brahman". Here, nature is the best teacher as Satyakama experiences Brahman directly rather than through verbal instruction by his guru, Gautama.
In the third story, Prajapati (Sanskrit: �Lord of Creatures� or Brahma) - the father, the guru and the guide - utters a single syllable "DA" as instruction to the dissatisfied gods, humans and demons who are seeking contentment and peace. "DA" was understood and interpreted differently by the pupils in light of their own experiences.
These three stories are, in essence, about the guru and the pupil, where one who embarks on the path of true knowledge surely achieves it.
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Velu thampi
Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi (1765 - 1809) was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1801 AD and 1809 AD during the reign of His Highness Maharajah Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal. He is best known for being one of the earliest individuals to rebel against British supremacy in India. He was an exceptional administrator and led a daring rebellion in 1808 against the British Resident Macaulay�s intervention in the affairs of Travancore.
In his famous Kundara proclamation, in 1809, Velu Thampi made an impassioned plea to the people to rise up against the British. In the beginning, he had many allies including Paliath Achan, the Diwan of Cochin. But in the later stages he fought a lonely battle as his army stood no chance against the modern weaponry of the mighty British. At the brink of defeat, he chose to kill himself than submit to a humiliating surrender. The British made a public display of his corpse in the gallows at Thiruvananthapuram.
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Krishna & Rukmini
In Hinduism, Rukmini (other names: Ruciranana, Vaidarbhi) is the principal wife and queen of Krishna at his city of Dwarka. Krishna heroically kidnaps her from an un-wanted marriage at her request* (described in the Bhagavata Purana). Of Krishna's 16,108 queens, Rukmini is the first and most prominent. Rukmini is also considered to be an avatar of Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune.
The first son of Queen Rukmini was Pradyumna, and also born of her were Charudeshna, Sudesna and the powerful Charudeha, along with Sucharu, Charugupta, Bhadracharu, Charuchandra, Vicharu and Charu, the tenth (SB 10.61.8-9). Of them, Pradyumna was the crown prince of Dwaraka.
*Message of Rukmini�
O the infallible and the most handsome One! Having heard Your qualities, which enter through the path of ears and absolve away the pains of life, and having heard about Your handsome appearance, which is the only asset of the eyes of living beings with eyes, my heart is accepting You as a consort leaving behind shyness.||1||
O Mukunda, the lion (best) among men! Given a chance, which composed girl from a good lineage will not wish for You as a consort; You, Who is the happiness of the minds of people, Who is the happiness of the world, and Who is incomparable from any viewpoint � be it lineage, nature, beauty, knowledge, energy, wealth, or abode.||2||
Therefore, O Lord! I have indeed accepted You as a consort and I have submitted myself to You. O lotus-eyed Krishna! Please arrive here [and accept me]; so that the prince of Cedi (Sisupala) does not takes away the property of brave You � just like a jackal should not take away the prey of a lion.||3||
If I have revered the all pervading Paramatman by social welfares (digging wells), oblations, obeying rules, penance, and serving demi-gods, saints, and preceptor, then O Gadagraja (Krishna)! You accept me after holding my hand � instead of anyone else like the son of Damaghosa (Sisupala).||4||
O Lord, Who is unconquered! Arrive secretly in Vidarbha one day before my marriage. Then after defeating all the army-commanders from the regions of Cedi and Magadha (Sisupala and Jarasandha), marry me with the ways of demons by showing Your valor and conquering power.||5||
If You are wondering that how will you conquer me without killing the women and relatives inside my palace, then I am telling You a way out. As per an old tradition, there is a grand fair before the marriage, during which the bride goes out to the temple of Girija for prayers.||6||
O lotus-eyed Krishna! If I don�t achieve the dust of Your feet, which is sought after by incomparable Ones like Umapati (Siva), then I will destroy my life. If the service of Your feet is not achieved in this life, then I will take hundreds of birth and do penance; I am sure I will achieve Your lotus feet some day.||7||
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�This letter was sent to Krishna by Rukmini. It is a beautiful eulogy in which love for the divine is evident. The letter was carried by a Brahman, who was a trustee of Rukmini. The eulogy appears in tenth-book and fifty-second chapter of the Bhagavat Purana.
(Source:Bhagavat Purana)
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MANDUKA - The Lucky Astrologer
Kathasaritsagara is a famous 11th century CE collection of Indian legends, fairy tales and folk tales by Somadeva. It means in Sanskrit The ocean of the streams of stories.
It consists of 18 books of 124 chapters and more than 21,000 verses in addition to prose sections. The principle tale is the narrative of the adventures of Naravahanadatta, son of the legendary king Udayana. A large number of tales are built into this central story to make it the largest collection of Indian tales.
Not much is know about him except that his father's name was Rama and he composed his work (probably during the years 1063-81 AD) for the entertainment of the queen Suryamati, a princess of Jalandhara and wife of King Ananta of Kashmir. The queen it is said was quite distressed as it as time when the political situation was 'one of discontent, intrigue, bloodshed and despair'.
Though he was a Shaiva Brahmin, he was respectful of Buddhism and some of the tales in the Kathasaritsagara show Buddhist influences.
Somadeva, its author, is said to have included in this tome many stories which he had heard from others and which, in fact, had their origin in folk-literature. The Kathasaritsagara, which may justly be called a treasure of folk tales, has had considerable influence on countries which were in close touch with India during the Middle Ages. The Katha-sarit-sagara claims to be a mainly based on Gunadhya's Brhat-katha written in Paisachi dialect from the south of India. But the Kashmirian Brhat-katha from which Somadeva used material maybe quite different from the Paisachi one as there exist two versions of the Brhat-katha in Kashmir, in addition to Brhatkatha-sloka-samgraha of Buddhasvamin from Nepal. Like the Panchatantra, tales from this (or its main source book Brhat-katha) travelled to many parts of the world.
"Although its dates have not been conclusively established, the Kathasaritsagara is said to have been compiled b a Kashmiri Saivite Brahmin called Somadeva in AD 1070. Legend has it that Somadeva composed the Kathasaritsagara for queen Suryavati wife of King Anantadeva who ruled Kashmir in the eleventh century. The stories in this book are retold from ten of the eighteen books of the original Kathasaritsagara. The main narrative, or frame story, deals with the adventures of Naravahanadatta. The most remarkable feature of the Kathasaritsagara is that unlike other classics of the time, it offers no moral conclusions, no principles to live by and is throughout a celebration of earthly life...it is also an exhilarating anthology of stories. Thus we have promiscuous married women and clever courtesans; imbecile Brahmins and incompetent kings; and men and women who are cursed and granted boons and experience exciting adventures..."
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The Inimitable Birbal
Birbal (1528-1583) is surely one of the most popular figures in Indian history equally regarded by adults and children. Birbal's duties in Akbar's court were mostly administrative and military but he was a very close friend of Akbar too, because Akbar loved his wisdom, wit, and subtle humor. He was a minister in the administration (Grand Vizier or Wazir-e Azam) of Mogul Emperor Akbar and one of the members of inner council of nine advisors, known as the navaratna, a Sanskrit word meaning nine jewels. Among these nine jewels, five people were more famous - Tansen, Todarmal, Abul Fazal, Maan Singh and Birbal.
1. Tansen for his singing art,
2. Dasvant - a great painter
3. King Todarmal was a financial wizard,
4. Abdu us-Samad - a brilliant calligrapher and designer of Imperil coins
5. Abul Fazal was a great historian whose brother
6. Faizi was a great poet,
7. Mir Fareh-ullah Shirazi - financier, philosopher, physician and astronomer,
8. King Maan Singh for his chivalry, and
9. Birbal for his valuable advice.
It is believed that he was a son of poor Brahmin of Trivikrampur (now known as Tikavanpur) on the banks of River Yamuna. Another version is born in the village Ghoghara of Sihawal tehsil in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. Raja Birbal died in the battle of Malandari Pass, attempting to quell unrest amongst Afghan or Pashtun tribes in Northwest India. Akbar was said to have mourned for a long time on hearing the news. The death was said to be caused by treachery, not military defeat.
The exchanges between Akbar and Birbal have been recorded in many volumes. Many of these have become folk stories in Indian tradition. He was a poet and an author too. Birbal's collection of poetry published under the pen name "Brahm" are preserved in Bharatpur Museum, Rajsthan, India.
Many courtiers were jealous with Birbal and often plotted for his downfall. There are many stories found on this issue too. There are a couple of other stories too which are of the same time and type and are as interesting as Birbal's ones.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/147706639/ACK_580__-_The_Inimitable_Birbal.cbr
Subhas Chandra Bose
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose stands out as a restless and dynamic force in India's freedom movement during Gandhi's time. This was a time when people chose to follow his path of peaceful non-violent non-cooperation. Bengal voiced its protest militantly and Subhas Chandra Bose was a true son of Bengal. India was awakening to its national identity and Netaji marshalled foreign aid and sympathy for this cause. His plans met with several hurdles as he was pitted against circumstances beyond his control. His was a lost battle, perhaps even a lost life. But as events have proved, not a lost cause.
Netaji's last Order of the Day to the Indian National Army puts it eloquently: 'The future generations of Indians who will be born, not as slaves but as free men, because of your colossal sacrifice, will bless your names and proudly proclaim to the world that you - their forefathers -who fought and lost in the battle in Manipur, Assam and Burma have paved the way to ultimate success and glory."
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/147456552/ACK_554__-_Subhas_Chandra_Bose.cbr
Kesari - The Flying Thief
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/147708819/ACK_578__-_Kesari_the_flying_thief.cbr
Dasha Avatar
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/147714204/ACK_Special__-_Dasha_Avatar.cbr
Sahasramalla
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/147785306/ACK_240__-_Sahasramalla.cbr
Bahubali
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/147717867/ACK_242__-_Bahubali.cbr
The Learned Pandit & Other Tales
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/147724389/ACK_249__-_The_Learned_Pandit___Other_Tales.cbz
Kartikeya
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/147729231/ACK_252__-_Kartikeya.cbz
