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    Convenes meeting of Chief Ministers for August 17 

     Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
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    NEW DELHI: With the southwest monsoon not reviving and the prices of essential commodities, vegetables and milk rising, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday sought details of the situation from various departments, including Agriculture, Food, Consumer Affairs, Power, Fertilizer, Railways and […]



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Development of Yoga

   
THE ORIGINS OF YOGA AND TANTRA: Geoffrey Samuel; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge House, 4381/4, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002. Rs. 995.
RAJAN GURUKKAL
The book discusses, in a historical perspective, the techniques of mental and physical cultivation known as Yoga, Tantra and Dhyana which are integral to the religious traditions of early India. In the […]