Ascetics and mystics have played a prominent role in the development of nearly all religious traditions. The particular importance of such figures within Hindui

Ascetics and mystics have played a prominent role in the development of nearly all religious traditions. The particular importance of such figures within Hindui

Almost every ancient culture believed that human civilization and consciousness has progressively declined since an erstwhile Golden Age till the current age of

In this volume, leading American, European, and Indian scholars including John E. Cort, Friedhelm Hardy, Padmanabh S. Jaini, Laurie L. Patton, A. K. Ramanujan,

The book comprises two parts part I deals with the socio-historical aspects of family of the Vedic Seer Bharadvaja and Part II discusses the significant contrib