पुराणों में राष्ट्रीय एकता- The Puranas and National Intergration Routledge Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1

Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1

and with whose assistance it has been printed

It pains to write that the Sushrut Sanhita has been translated so wrongly that at one place it is mentioned that when Kshipra Marma is viddha—cut the hands and feet from Manibandh which sounds very funny (Sushrut Sharir

and if it is of any importance at all to know the original and native truth of these teachings

पुराणों में राष्ट्रीय एकता- The Puranas and National Intergration Routledge Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1This is the first and foremost book on the highly fascinating theme, viz the Puranas and National Integration. It is a compendium of scholarly contri butions at the All India Seminar held at South Delhi Campus, New Delhi. It covers a wide range of topics on the Puranic India and its deep insight of National Integrity. The Puranas are considered the store house of Indian lores, historical events, philosophical developments, social and religious