Religious Sects in India - Parsi, Jaina and Sikh

Religious Sects in India - Parsi, Jaina and SikhWithin the compass of this small but stimulating book, the author has recorded the findings of his minute study of the three numerically small but significant religions of India that played a vital role in the religious, social and political life of this country. These religions are the Parsi, the Jaina and the Sikh which have left indelible imprints on the fateful history of the Indian sub continent. The book itself was written almost a century ago

It is the author's view that those who approach the material on international politics need most a framework within which to organize that data

there has emerged an urban system on the cardinal structure of such a territorial organisation

There is a wide gap between rhetoric and reality and sometimes human rights appear more or less a myth in India

and the problems pertaining to water supply have been studied with avid interest

Marco Polo visited Ladakh while on his way to Kashmir

and the need for and methods of social audit

Pandey was sponsored during his tenure with the Ministry of Defence for a post-graduate course to the University of Manchester

was kept stored in human brain

they should be equipped to raise the quality of life

Several Committees and Commissions have been appointed since 1957 by the Government of India to suggest ways and means to improve the functioning of these institutions so as to make them an effective instrument of change and development

Roy Burman however concludes that while in certain situation development strategy based on communal ownership and management of resources can be empirically viable and historically a positive factor

financed by the ICSSR