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	TIRUMANTIRAM : A Tamil Scriptural Classic Tirumular Presents a very liberal approach to the reality called Siva and contains the famous dictum: 'Anbe Sivam,' God is love. Tamil text, translation, and notes. pages 466+xx ISBN 383-3 Rs.150.00 Add to Cart
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	BHAKTI SCHOOLS OF VEDANTA Swami Tapasyananda Lives and philosophies, as well as spiritual practices advocated by the founders of the major Vaishnava philosophical schools: Ramanuja, Nimbarka, Madhva, Vallabha, and Chaitanya. pages 364+xxxiii ISBN 226-8 In Press
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	RAISON D'ETRE OF BHAKTI SCHOOLS OF VEDANTA Swami Tapasyananda Very often Vedanta is identified with the writings of Sankara. This is not correct. Other Acharyas also preach Vedanta as faithfully as Sankara but stress the devotional aspects of Vedanta. Here it is explained how genuine Bhakti is as valid an approach to the Ultimate as Jnana. pages 48+iv ISBN 220-9 Rs.7.00 Add to Cart
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	YOGA FOR BEGINNERS Swami Gnaneswarananda In clear and persuasive language, the author has sketched the four great paths to God-realization, namely, Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, Raja yoga and Jnana yoga. pages 214+viii ISBN 225-X Rs.40.00 Add to Cart
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	YOGA: Its Various Aspects A Vedanta Kesari Presentation A symposium on various paths of yoga. Also provides detailed instructions regarding do’s and don’ts in yoga. pages xviii+218 ISBN 965-3 Rs.25.00 Add to Cart
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	THE GOAL AND THE WAY Swami Satprakashananda* A thorough, well-referenced study of Vedanta philoso-phy’s view of the individual, from the physical through the mental and other subtler sheaths to the inmost Divine Self. Reincarnation and the law of karma are explained in detail. Concludes with a discussion of the Vedantic perspective on life’s aims, both secular and spiritual. Many comparisons with Western thought are provided. pages 302 ISBN 344-2 Rs.45.00 Add to Cart
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	PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS Translated by Swami Prabhavananda This is the authoritative text book of Yoga, one of the six systems of Indian philosophy. Sanskrit Text and translation with commentary which provides a full picture of what Yoga is, what its aims are, how it can be practised, and what liberation of the soul means. pages 168+viii ISBN 221-7 Rs.25.00* Add to Cart
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	TARKA SANGRAHA Translated by Swami Virupakshananda The Tarka Sangraha of Annambhatta with his expository gloss on it, called Dipika, is the most popular introductory work on the Nyaya Vaiseshika system of Indian philosophy. Sanskrit Text, word by word meanings, and commentary. pages 196 ISBN 674-3 Rs.25.00 Add to Cart
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	SANKHYA KARIKA OF ISVARA KRISHNA Translated by Swami Virupakshananda All the different branches of Indian philosophy are indebted to the Sankhya system for its indepth analysis. This is the authoritative text on Sankhya. Sanskrit Text, word by word meaning, and commentary. pages 136+viii ISBN 711-1 Rs.25.00 Add to Cart
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	DIVINE GRACE Swami Ranganathananda An elegant response to the age-old question of the relationship between self-effort and divine grace. pages 84+iv ISBN 133-4 Rs.15.00 Add to Cart
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	WAY TO PEACE A Vedanta Kesari Presentation The volume presents an indepth study of peace by a number of savants. pages 196+ii ISBN 421-X Rs.25.00 Add to Cart
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	STUDENT POWER : Its Use And Abuse Swami Harshananda A bird's eye view of Indian education and connected topics, as they are and as they should be. pages 54+iv ISBN 027-3 Rs.8.00 Add to Cart
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	SERVICE : Ideal and Aspects A Vedanta Kesari presentation A view of the practice of Karma Yoga, or selfless service, as seen and practised by different religious traditions, with an emphasis on the Vedantic approach. pages 320+viii ISBN 640-9 Rs.25.00 Add to Cart
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	MIND ACCORDING TO VEDANTA Swami Satprakashananda Modern psychology is fast discovering the truth explained in our scriptures that happiness and misery depend not upon one's material possessions but on the way one's mind responds to life's challenges. Explains how the mind can be made our friend. pages 182+x ISBN 650-6 Rs.30.00 Add to Cart
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	SPIRITUAL QUEST Swami Tapasyananda Clear, authoritative, experiential solutions to the chief problems facing the earnest spiritual aspirant. pages 284+x ISBN 456-2 Rs.40.00 Add to Cart
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	MAN AND HIS MIND Swami Nihsreysananda Uncontrolled mind robs us of inner peace and stability and ultimately can cause grave social problems. These collection of essays throws light on man and how he can control his mind. pages 344+vi ISBN 643-3 Rs.45.00 Add to Cart
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	SOME GUIDELINES TO INNER LIFE Swami Gokulananda These eleven lectures explain the various disciplines that an aspirant must undergo for the attainment of liberation. pages 164+xii ISBN 716-2 Rs.25.00 Add to Cart
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	LIVING WISDOM : Vedanta In a world Community Edited by Pravrajika Vrajaprana A comprehensive, thought provoking exploration of the various aspects of Vedanta, offered to us by some very competent writers like Huston Smith, Christopher Isherwood, Aldous Huxley, Marie Louise Burke, and senior monks of the Ramakrishna Order. A fresh but timeless contribution to the literature of spiritual inquiry. pages 300 ISBN 714-6 Rs.90.00* Add to Cart
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	VALUES : The Key to a Meaningful Life A Vedanta Kesari presentation A practical guide to help us create a wholesome value system capable of withstanding new pressures and facing new challenges. pages 220+viii ISBN 726-X Rs.30.00 Add to Cart
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	DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE LIGHT OF PRACTICAL VEDANTA Swami Ranganathananda A set of six lectures on Practical Vedanta before various administrative institutions. pages 256+viii ISBN 021-6 Rs.75.00 Add to Cart
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	HOW THE MODERN YOUTH CAN CONFRONT THEIR PROBLEMS Swami Harshananda A key note address delivered by the author on the occasion of a youth convention in Chennai. pages iv+20 ISBN 948-3 Rs.5.00 Add to Cart
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	RELIGION AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION Swami Vireswarananda A brochure containing the thoughts of the author, the tenth president of the Ramakrishna Order, dealing with many vital questions that are facing our country. pages 26+vi ISBN 535-6 Rs.5.00 Add to Cart
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	RAMAKRISHNA MOVEMENT FOR ALL Swami Gahanananda The Ramakrishna Order is an Order of monks. Nevertheless nuns, lay devotees, volunteers and others also form an integral part of it. The author here explains this in a systematic way. pages 20 ISBN 375-2 Rs.4.00 Add to Cart
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	FOR ENQUIRERS ABOUT RAMAKRISHNA MATH & RAMAKRISHNA MISSION Swami Tapasyananda Swami Vivekananda started the twin institutions, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, for the individual's liberation as also for the welfare of the world. This booklet gives the ideals and activities of these institutions. pages 52 ISBN 709-X Rs.8.00 Add to Cart
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	GRHASTHA DHARMA Swami Ranganathananda Explains the duties of a householder. pages 32 ISBN 707-3 Rs.5.00 Add to Cart
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	HEALTHY MIND HEALTHY BODY : New thoughts on Health A Vedanta Kesari Presentation When we speak of health, we normally think of only the body. But the health of one’s mind is important too. A healthy mind and a healthy body are great assets in the development of a healthy spiritual life. This volume offers refreshing insights into the cultivation of ‘total’ health. pages 232+viii ISBN 800-2 In Press
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	THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA (Volume 1) Six volumes ISBN 03000 Rs.400.00 Add to Cart
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	THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA (Volume 2) Six Volumes ISBN 03001 Rs.400.00 Add to Cart
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	THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA (Volume 3) Six Volumes ISBN 03002 Rs.400.00 Add to Cart
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	THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA (Volume 4) Six Volumes ISBN 03003 Rs.400.00 Add to Cart
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	THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA (Volume 5) Six Volumes ISBN 03004 Rs.400.00 Add to Cart
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	THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA (Volume 6) Six Volumes ISBN 03005 Rs.500.00 Add to Cart
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	UNIVERSAL TEMPLE G. Venkataramana Reddy pages iv+28 ISBN 951-3 Rs.10.00 Add to Cart
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	SIXTEEN FACETS OF SELF-REALIZATION Swami Srikantananda Sri Ramakrishna brought with him sixteen eternal companions to exemplify the different paths by which the Ultimate can be realized. The diligent steady of their lives will illumine our own progress in the spiritual field. pages viii+88 ISBN 882-7 Rs.15.00 Add to Cart
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	THE INTELLIGENT WAY TO YOGA Swami Srikantananda An animal lives by instinct, but man lives by reason. Employing the faculty of discrimination he has built up a vast culture and civilization. The book examines the various facets of intelligence and shows how intelligence can make for yoga or integration of personality and sustained happiness. pages iv+68 ISBN 889-4 Rs.10.00 Add to Cart
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	ESSENTIALS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE Swami Yatiswarananda Swami Yatiswarananda, a Vice-President of the Ramakrishna Order, was noted for the clarity with which he used to explain the nuances of spiritual life. The harmony of the Yogas, the art and science of meditation, the relation between morality and spirituality and such other themes he would illustrate with humorous anecdotes that would leave a permanent impression on the reader's and listener's mind. The book offers encapsulated wisdom. pages iv+100 ISBN 885-1 Rs.15.00 Add to Cart
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	LEARN TO LIVE - 1 2 volumes Swami Jagadatmananda Dr.N.Thirumaleshwar Bhat Most people exist, but do not live. The marvellous advance of science and technology is showering on us comforts and luxuries galore, but impart no meaning or purpose to life. Poets bewail 'this strange disease of modern life'. The author who has interacted with young men and women at various levels in Inida and abroad, argues convincingly about the ways in which the youth can develop their minds and find fulfilment. pages 256 ISBN 895-9 In Press
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	LEARN TO LIVE - 2 2 volumes Swami Jagadatmananda Dr.N.Thirumaleshwar Bhat In this continuation volume the author makes an indepth study of the causes for worries and anxieties and brings out the saving power of love. He also discusses border-line topics like life after death. At every stages he cites examples from the lives of persons who have been able to attain success, physically, mentally and spiritually. pages viii+416 ISBN 896-7 Rs.60.00 Add to Cart
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	SWAMI VIVEKANANDA'S CONCEPT OF SERVICE Swami Swahananda pages viii+212 ISBN 900-9 Rs.30.00 Add to Cart
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	VEDANTA FOR ALL Swami Satprakashananda pages x+278 ISBN 934-3 Rs.45.00 More about this book Add to Cart
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	A YANKEE AND THE SWAMIS John Yale (Swami Vidyatmananda) pages vi+314+8 ISBN 908-4 Rs.50.00 More about this book Add to Cart
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	SPIRITUAL INITIATION: WHAT IT IS Swami Bhuteshananda This book lucidly explains the nature of Spiritual Initiation The necessary preparations for it. pages vi+34 ISBN 957-2 Rs.8.00 Add to Cart
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	THE CULTURAL HERITAGE ON INDIA (SUBSIDISED - 6 VOLUMES) ISBN 03006 Rs.1,000.00 Add to Cart
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	RAMAKRISHNA AND CHRIST By Hans Torwesten pages xii+230 ISBN 03018 Rs.80.00 Add to Cart
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	STUDIES IN JAINISM pages viii+172 ISBN 03019 Rs.75.00 Add to Cart
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	STUDIES ON THE TANTRAS pages 172 ISBN 03020 Rs.70.00 Add to Cart
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	INDIAN PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS pages viii+110 ISBN 03021 Rs.50.00 Add to Cart
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	INDOLOGICAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN INDIA pages 139 ISBN 03022 Rs.50.00 Add to Cart
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	PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY By Swami Lokeswarananda pages xvi+262 ISBN 03076 Rs.35.00 Add to Cart
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	HOW TO OVERCOME MENTAL TENSION ISBN 03078 In Press
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	SRI RAMAKRISHN'S RELIGION By R.K.Das Gupta pages xi+132 ISBN 03110 Rs.40.00 Add to Cart
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	ASPECTS OF HINDUISM By Swami Harshananda UPC 04038-7 Rs.175.00 Add to Cart
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	FACETS OF HINDUISM By Swami Harshananda UPC 04039-4 Rs.260.00 Add to Cart
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	AN INTRODUCTION TO HINDUN CULTURE By Swami Harshananda pages xii+172 UPC 04042-4 Rs.40.00 Add to Cart
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	MYSTERY OF DEATH By Swami Abhedananda pages 326 UPC 05001-0 Rs.100.00 Add to Cart
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	HOW TO BE A YOGI pages xviii+184 UPC 05002-7 Rs.40.00 Add to Cart
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	REINCARNATION By Swami Abhedananda pages 114 UPC 05003-4 Rs.40.00 Add to Cart
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	DOCTRINE OF KARMA By Swami Abhedananda pages xvi+128 UPC 05004-1 Rs.40.00 Add to Cart
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	YOGA ITS THEORY AND PRACTICE By Swami Abhedananda pages 120 UPC 05005-8 Rs.80.00 Add to Cart
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	RELIGION REVELATION AND GOD By Swami Abhedananda pages 154 UPC 05009-6 Rs.80.00 Add to Cart
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	THE GREAT SAVIOURS OF THE WORLD By Swami Abhedananda pages 188 UPC 05006-5 In Press
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	THE STEPS TOWARDS PERFECTION By Swami Abhedananda pages 38 UPC 05011-9 Rs.15.00 Add to Cart
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	UNIVERSAL RELIGION AND VEDANTA By Swami Abhedananda pages 132 UPC 05012-6 Rs.42.00 Add to Cart
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	DIVINE HERITAGE OF MAN By Swami Abhedananda pages xii+128 UPC 05014-0 Rs.40.00 Add to Cart
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	COMPLETE WORKS OF SWAMI ABHEDANANDA (11 VOLUMES) UPC 05016-4 Rs.2,000.00 Add to Cart
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	STUDY OF HELIOCENTRIC SCIENCE By Swami Abhedananda pages 114 UPC 05017-1 Rs.75.00 Add to Cart
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	EPISTLES By Swami Abhedananda pages 142 UPC 05018-8 Rs.98.00 Add to Cart
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	IDEAL OF EDUCATION By Swami Abhedananda pages 50 UPC 05019-5 Rs.30.00 Add to Cart
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	MY LIFE STORY By Swami Abhedananda pages 184 UPC 05021-8 Rs.98.00 Add to Cart
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	RAMAKRISHNA KATHAMRITA AND RAMAKRISHNA By Swami Abhedananda pages 266 UPC 05022-5 Rs.40.00 Add to Cart
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	PATH OF REALIZATION By Swami Abhedananda pages xvi+172` UPC 05023-2 Rs.60.00 Add to Cart
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	SELF-KNOWLEDGE By Swami Abhedananda pages 136 UPC 05025-6 Rs.36.00 Add to Cart
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	SPIRITUAL UNFOLDMENT By Swami Abhedananda pages 110 UPC 05027-0 Rs.25.00 Add to Cart
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	THE BASES OF INDIAN CULTURE By Swami Abhedananda pages 714 UPC 05030-0 Rs.200.00 Add to Cart
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	BHAGAVAD GITA THE DIVINE MESSAGE (2 VOLUMES) By Swami Abhedananda pages viii+522 UPC 05032-4 Rs.200.00 Add to Cart
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	CHRIST THE SAVIOUR AND CHRIST MYTH By Swami Prajnanananda pages xvi+136 UPC 05035-5 Rs.90.00 Add to Cart
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	ABHEDANANDA IN INDIA By Swami Abhedananda pages 278 UPC 05036-2 Rs.100.00 Add to Cart
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	A HISTORY OF INDIAN MUSIC ( 2 VOLUMES) By Swami Prajnanananda pages 232 UPC 05037-9 Rs.195.00 Add to Cart
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	THOUGHTS ON SANKHYA BUDDHISM AND VEDANTA By Swami Abhedananda pages 136 UPC 05040-9 Rs.20.00 Add to Cart
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	THOUGHTS ON YOGA, UPANISHAD AND GITA By Swami Prajnanananda pages 284 UPC 05043-0 Rs.40.00 Add to Cart
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	ATTITUDE OF VEDANTA TOWARDS RELIGION By Swami Abhedananda pages xvi+194 UPC 05044-7 Rs.25.00 Add to Cart
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	IS A JIVANMUKTA SUBJECT TTO IGNORANCE By Swami Prajnanananda pages xxxii+184 UPC 05046-1 Rs.45.00 Add to Cart
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	HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN MUSIC By Swami Prajnanananda pages xxiv+512 UPC 05047-8 Rs.100.00 Add to Cart
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	MUSIC OF THE SOUTH ASIAN PEOPLES Swami Prajnanananda pages xxiv+388 UPC 05048-5 Rs.250.00 Add to Cart
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	THE PHILOSOPHY OF PROGRESS AND PERFECTION By Swami Prajnanananda pages 332 UPC 05049-2 Rs.120.00 Add to Cart
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	THE FORM AND FUNCTION OF MUSIC IN ANCIENT INDIA-2 2 Volumes By Swami Prajnanananda pages 256 UPC 05052-2 Rs.350.00 Add to Cart
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	CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIAN FINE ARTS By Swami Prajnanananda pages 204 UPC 05058-4 Rs.350.00 Add to Cart
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	SWAMI ABHEDANANDA IN AMERICA By Sister Shivani (Mary Le Page) pages xvi+316 UPC 05059-1 Rs.60.00 Add to Cart
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	MORAL EDUCATION By Mr.K.Rama Rao pages xvi+378 UPC 07001-8 Rs.60.00 Add to Cart
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	LETTERS OF SISTER NIVEDITA By Sankari Prasad Basu pages 48+536 UPC 16002-3 Rs.200.00 Add to Cart
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	THE LIFE OF JOSEPHINE MACLEOD By Pravrajika Prabuddhaprana pages x+360 UPC 16003-0 Rs.120.00 Add to Cart
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	HINDUISM THE ETERNAL DHARMA By Swami Mukhyananda pages 182 UPC 16012-2 Rs.100.00 Add to Cart
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	GLIMPSES OF GREAT LIVES By Swami Tathagatananda pages 268 UPC 16015-3 Rs.50.00 Add to Cart
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	VEDANTA MODERN SCIENCE By Swami Mukhyananda pages 328 UPC 16016-0 Rs.125.00 Add to Cart
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