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ABOUT THE BOOK

There is no shortage of literature by the scholars of Sanskrit in this field. However, this attempt is to interpret the knowledge in a specific context only. Therefore, if a person seeks to know about Various Management Aspects of Cow keeping or Growing food crops, fruit plants, he has to labour hard to go through the rich store house of Ancient Literature. Many a times, all are not available at one place. Hence, there is tendency to ignore the ancestral wisdom or brand it as orthodox.

This enormous knowledge, experimented and observed by thousands of learned persons over a period of time, cannot be discarded as concocted stories. However, western world has not left any stone unturned to make us believe so. The greedy modern man, who only thinks in terms of ownership of knowledge, finds it unpalatable when confronted with the notion that knowledge is for mankind at large. The ancient individuals who have shared their rich experiences do follow this norm. They did not claim any patent out of their efforts. At the same time their exercise vividly establishes the relevance of Ancient Wisdom in modern context. Looking to the enormous material in our hand, this is a peanut.

This book is an open invitation to the scholars who believe in humanitarian Science, to come forward and face the new challenges of our time by Experimenting in this vast knowledge field. Although it is late but not very late to take the note of knock at our door.

The first author is very pleased to share the 3 Ph.D. thesis work of Tiwari, Singh and Mishra through this publication. They are namely:

Cattle management practices in Ancient India and its rationality in modern context, (Manoj Tiwari 2001) Ph.D. thesis, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Farming system in Ancient India and its relevance is modern context: a critical study, (R.K. Singh 2002) Ph.D. thesis, Institute of Agricultural sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Weather forecasting in Almanacs relating to farming operations and its relevance in Todays Agriculture (S.K. Mishra 1998), Ph.D. thesis Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. The four empirical papers add spice to the food for thought. It will be a great folly on our part to ignore these experiments. We invite scholars to come forward and examine the ideas in our time frame. This knowledge has assumed more relevance and importance when we see it from the spectacles of present Environmental catastrophe. Many wise men are suggesting that answer to Global Warming lies in going back to the nature, will modern man listen to it ?

 

CONTENTS

	Preface	3
	About the Editors	8
	About the Book	10
1.	Importance and cattle Management Practices in Ancient India	13
2.	Farming System in Ancient India	101
3.	Modern Scientific Interpretations of – Some Natural Phenomena as Inscribed in Ancient Indian Maxims	236
4.	Ancient Ahimsak Rishi-Krishi technique	250
5.	Field Experiment on use of KUNAPAJAL as Suggested by SURP AL in Virikshayarveda	270
6.	Homa Therapy the Ancient Science of Healing	274
7.	Physiological Studies in Agnihotra Treated Pulses	291
8.	Rain Forecasting in Ancient Indian Literature	299
9.	Rain Forecasting in Andhra Pradesh Almanac	321
10.	Rainfall Prediction in Panchangs: A Comparative Study of Varanasi Panchangas with Actual Rainfall	326
	Subject Index	432

 

 

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Professor, V.K. Dubey was born in the marginal farmer’s family of Eastern U.P. in the year 1940. Graduated in Agriculture in 1959 and Joined Agriculture Department of Bihar state. Spent around 6 years in the various extension positions in the field (Tribal & non tribal areas). After acquiring masters degree in Agricultural Extension from Bihar Agriculture college sabour, Bhagalpur, in the year 1966, joined as Post Graduate Lecturer in Agricultural Extension at K.A. college Allahabad. Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension was completed from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (lARI) New Delhi, under the Supervision of Professor C. Prasad (Ex-Deputy Director general, Argil. Extension ICAR, New Delhi) in 1972.

The turning point came in the career in 1972, when he Joined as Research Officer at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana). He participated in a Field Experiment of “Using Video in Rural Development”, in Collaboration with Memorial University of New Found Land of Canada, which is known as Taparana Experiment in Development Communication (Bottom up-side-ways Communication). A film on the project is available on CIDA, Canadian site, “Eyes see Ears Hear” on this project. He got elevated to the post of Principal Scientist in Dairy Extension. He established “National council of Development Communication”, a professional society and started editing and publishing a research Journal, “INTERACTION”. The name of the Journal has been changed since 2000 and published as “Journal of communication studies”, running in XXIX volume. It is a rated Journal of NAAS and partially funded by ICAR, New Delhi.

Dr. Dubay moved to Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University to take up the assignment of Professor & Head Department of Extension Education, in the year 1984 where from he superannuated in the June 2002, He published 42 research papers; supervised 47 (Msc. Ag.) and 23 (Ph.D.) dissertations & organized 22 seminars/symposia/workshops through out the country.

He wrote & published 14 Books in Hindi Namely&tSfod [kkn] tSfod dhVjks/kd] vfXugks=] ck;ksMk;ufed] vfgald [ksrh] tM+h cwVh dh [ksrh] la=Lr Hkkjrh; Ñf”kdk uo izcU/ku] tkxks fdlku tkxks (Natioanl Council of Development Communication) for Farmers. He also published Hindi Books for Academics nqX/k mRiknu ,d foospu&gfj;k.kk lkfgR; vdkneh] paM+hx<+( Hkkjr esa izlkj f’k{kk&gfj;k.kk lkfgR; vdkneh] pMhx<+( Ñf”k ,oa xzke fodkl esa ohfM;ksa ,oa nqjn’kZu&gfj;k.kk lkfgR; vdkneh] paM+hx<+( izkphu Hkkjr esa Ñf”k Kku &Hkkjrh; Ñf”k vuqla/kku ifj”kn] ubZ fnYyh( vkS”k/kh; iks/kksa dh O;olkf;d [ksrh ,oa tSfod [ksrh i)fr;ka (INTERNATIONAL BOOKS DISTRIBUTING CO. LUCKNOW).

His English publications are- Sustaining Traditional Agricultural Practices for Food Security; Development Communication; Agricultural Communication (International Books Distributing Company, Lucknow); Extension Education and Communication (A Text Book for P.G. Students), Published by M/s. New Age International Publishers, New Delhi; Relevance of Ancient Indian Agricultural wisdom in Modem Context and Sustaining Indigenous knowledge for Food Production (Agrotech Publishing Academy, UDAIPUR). Health Communication in India & Communication Behaviour of Indian Women (M/s. Gyan Publications, New Delhi). Currently, there are 4 Books in writing stage- Home Science Extension Education and Communication (For P.G. Students in Home Science – Hindi and English) and Rural development in India. (For P.G. Students in Rural Management & Rural Development – Hindi & English) Presently, he is devoting his attention to “Save Democracy Campaign”. Soon some writing in this context is likely to appear. Contact E-mail : vkpd_nede@yahoo.in

Dr. Kanu Priya Chaturvedi, the 2nd editor, is a bright young female Scientist in the field of Horticulture (Fruit crops) at Indian Horticultural Research Institute, Hassargatta, Bangalore. She secured Irst Position in Bsc. Ag. and Msc. Ag. (Horticulture) with gold Medals of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. She did her Ph.D. in Fruit Science from Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi. Currently she is perusing work in the area of Bio- Technology at Indian Horticulture Research Institute, Bangalore. Contect E-mail: kp.kanu@gmail.com