Overview
This is a reprint of the original 1999 edition with minor editorial changes. The Rigveda is the first book of humankind and the most sacred scripture of Hinduism. It also happens to be the most ill-understood book of our times. Despite the extensive study by academic and religious scholars, the purpose and meaning of the Rigveda and many ancient Hindu scriptures remain unclear. In this pathbreaking book, the discovery of the Rigveda as a book of ancient cosmology is described, and related to the seals of ancient Indus Valley Civilization, thereby challenging our perception of humanity. The Vedas have always been lauded as containing the secrets of cosmogenesis. Raja Roy in his remarkable book shows how this is true not only from the yogic vison but according to the latest insights of modern physics. The book takes the reader on a vast panoramic journey through the universe of matter, mind and human history as well. David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri)Director, American Institute of Vedic Studies Roy presents a new framework for the understanding of the Vedic hymns from the point of view of physics and then he draws parallels with recent theories on the nature of the universe. We celebrate the new path he has hewn through the bush of old scholarship. Professor Subhash KakOklahoma State University
Full Product Details
Author: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Publisher: Mount Meru Publishing
Imprint: Mount Meru Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.313kg
ISBN: 9781988207049
ISBN 10: 1988207045
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 14 December 2015
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Dr. Raja Ram Mohan Roy earned his undergraduate degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University, USA. He has conducted research and development in the areas of Extractive Metallurgy and Materials Processing for twenty years. He has co-authored 40 research papers that have been published in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings of international symposia. He has developed an alternative chronology of Indian history spanning from circa 1000 BCE to 700 CE and presented his research findings in the trilogy on the reconstruction of the history of India named India before Alexander: A New Chronology, India after Alexander: The Age of Vikramadityas and India after Vikramaditya: The Melting Pot.
