Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation
 
Books Published
Following are the important publications brought out by the Foundation so far:
(6) GUJJARS of JAMMU AND KASHMIR
By Prof. K. Warikoo
Bhopal, 2001, 317pp.

Contents
1. Gujjars: A Historical Perspective, Rana Ali Hasan Chouhan 1-42
2. The Origin of Gujjars, R. P. Khatana 43-75
3. Sho’tha Rust’Haveli’s Hero and Heroine, R. P. Khatana 76-83
4. The Gujjars Over the Centuries, Masud Choudhary 84-91
5. Gojri and its Relationship with Rajasthani, J. C. Sharma 92-123
6. On the Development of Gojri, Omkar N. Kaul 124-134
7. Evolution of Gojri, Rafique Anjum 135-144
8. Spatial Settings, Abdul Karim Bajran 145-152
9. Nomadic Routes in Jammu and Kashmir, Bansi Dhar 153-170
10. Gujjars of Siwaliks: Seasonal Mobility to Sedentarisation, R.S. Negi 171-175
11. Tribal Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir, K. Warikoo 176-205
12. Quest for Gujar Identity, Balraj Puri 206-210
13. Travails of the Gujjars, Hari Om 211-236
14. The Nomadic Gujjars: Love, Family Honour and the Community,
Pervez Dewan		 237-244
15. Gujjars of Kashmir Valley: Habitat and Lifestyle, Naeem Akhtar 245-252
16. Gujjars and Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir: A Case Study
of Rajouri, Bupinder Zutshi		 253-285
17. Gujjar-Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir: Problems of Socialisation and Education, M.L. Raina 286-296
  Appendices 297-306
  Index 307-317
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BAMIYAN : CHALLENGE TO WORLD HERITAGE
Edited by Prof. K. Warikoo
 New Delhi, Bhavana Books and Prints, 2002. xvii, 313pp. 61 photos

Contents
1 Bamiyan and the Buddhist Art of Colossi Lokesh Chandra 0-10
2 Bamiyan in an Art Historical Perspective Subhashini Aryan 11-32
3 The Meaning and Function of Bamiyan in the 7th-8th Centuries, Deborah Klimburg Salter 33-39
4 Buddhist Heritage of Central Asia: Problems of Study and Conservation,Valentina Goryacheva 40-56
5 Religio-cultural links of Afghanistan and Western Himalaya, O.C. Handa 57-74
6 Looking Back in Time : Historical, Cultural and Artistic Links between Ancient Kashmir and Afghanistan, S.S. Toshkhani 75-88
7 Ambaran- A Gandharan Outpost in Shivaliks, Lalit Gupta 89-94
8 Buddhist Art from the Northwest to the Far East, Shashibala 95-103
9 World Heritage and Culture of Peace and Harmony, D.S. Uchida 104-111
10 Bamiyan Demolition, Sumana Siri 112-121
11 The Bamiyan Buddhas, the Taliban and Islam, Kalim Bahadur 122-141
12 Religion and Politics in Afghanistan: The Role of Taliban Regime Smruti S. Pattanaik 142-149
13 Preservation and Restoration of Buddha Colossi at Bamiyan in Afghanistan by India, R. Sengupta 150-155
14 UNESCO's Response to the Destruction of the Statues in Bamiyan, Christian Manhart 156-163
15 Protection and Restitution of Afghan Cultural Heritage in the Framework of the Afghanistan-Museum in Exile, Paul Bucherer Dietschi 164-183
16 Cultural Preservation and the Challenge of Globalization, Richard Mac Phail 184-195
17 The Tragedy of Bamiyan: Necessity and Limits of the Dialogue of Religions and Cultures,
M. Darrol Bryant		 196-225
18 Bamiyan Buddhas and International Law, V.S. Mani 226-229
19 The Buddhas of Bamiyan and Beyond: The Quest for an Effective Protection of Cultural Property, Juliette van Krieken-Pieters 230
20 Appendices  

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THE AFGHANISTAN CRISIS : ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES
Edited by Prof. K. Warikoo

Contents

1 Afghanistan and India: Historico-Cultural Perspective, Lokesh Chandra 0-15
2 Ethnicity and Politics in Afghanistan Manmath, Narayan Singh 16-46
3 Afghanistan and the Quest for Central Asian Resources, Frederic Grare 47-61
4 The Afghan Conundrum: Light Weapons and State Collapse,
Ajay Darshan Behera		 62-82
5 Refugee Situation in Afghanistan, Yehya Maroofi 83-98
6 Position of Women in Afghanistan, Arpita Basu Roy 99-117
7 The Taliban View of Jihad and the Islamic Precepts, Sultan Shahin 118-134
8 The Taliban Phenomenon and the Security Environment, Afsir Karim 135-143
9 The Pakistan-Afghanistan Cauldron: The Global Perspective, Vinod Saighal 144-159
10 Afghanistan: Source of Religious Extremism and Terrorism for Central Asia, A. A. Knyazev 160-184
11 The Taliban Phenomenon: Regional Security Implications for Central Asia,
Leonid Kusmenovich Bakayev		 185-198
12 Afghanistan Problem: Russian and Central Asian Response, Devendra Kaushik 199-210
13 Afghanistan and Cross-border Terrorism in the CIS, Mahendra Ved 211-230
14 An International Approach to Afghanistan’s Future, Marvin Weinbaum 231-244
15 The Role of Outside Actors in Afghanistan, Amin Saikal 245-255
16 Confronting Creeping Invasions: Afghanistan, the UN and the World Community, William Maley 256-274
17 Taliban and External Powers, Sreedhar 275-289
18 United States, Taliban and Crisis in Afghanistan, B.K. Srivastava 290-309
19 United Nations and the Afghanistan situation: The Taliban Era, C.S.R. Murthy 310-332
20 Pakistan’s Policy in Afghanistan, Kalim Bahadur 333-350
21 Pakistan-Afghan Relations, 1994-2000, Mutahir Ahmed 351-381
22 Shadow of Afghanistan over Kashmir, K. Warikoo 382-391
23 China’s Afghan Policy: Limitations versus Leverages, Swaran Singh 392-405
24 Iran and Afghanistan: Conflict of Strategic Interest and Perception, Smruti S. Pattanaik 406
25 Osama bin Laden, International Terrorism and Afghanistan, Savita Pandey  

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MONGOLIA - INDIA RELATIONS
By Oidov Nyamdavaa
 New Delhi, Bhavana Books & Prints, 2003, 228pp.

Contents

Part I: Historico-Cultural Linkages 1
1 Historical Contacts 1
  (a) Hungnu-India 1
    (i) The Hunas 4
    (ii) Impact of Hunas' Invasion 5
  (b) Post-Chinggis Khan Period and India 6
  (c) Mongol Edifices and their Importance 8
    (i) Mongolpuri in New Delhi 8
    (ii) Siri Fort and Chor Minar in New Delhi 10
  (d) Tracing the Meaning of Mughal 11
2 Buddhist Ties 14
  (a) Spread of Buddhism in Mongolia 14
  (b) Buddhist Influence on Mongolia 19
3 Culture and Literary Links 21
4 Traditional Medicine Link 29
5 Mongols in India and their Spatial Pattern 30
6 Linguistic Affinities 33
     
Part II: Political Relations 43
1 Mongolia's Foreign Relations: An Overview 43
2 Mongolia's New Foreign Policy Perspectives and Initiatives 46
3 Mongolia-India Ties 50
    (i) The Establishment of Diplomatic Relations 58
    (ii) Broadening Political Relations (1970-1990) 61
    (iii) Enhanced Co-operation (1991-2002) 66
4 Mongolia and India - Spiritual Neighbours 72
     
Part III: Mongolia-Indian Economic Cooperation (1949-2002)
1 Economic Situation in Mongolia 79
  (a) Foreign Participation in Key Sectors 83
2 Potential for Economic Development and Cooperation 83
3 Mongolia-India Development Cooperation and Partnership 97
4 The Jont Efforts to Promote and Encourage Mongolian-Indian Trade and Economic Cooperation Since 1990s 105
5 Indian Consortium to build Mongolian Highway 109
     
Part IV: Rejuvenating Cultural Contacts 114
1 Cultural Exchange 114
2 Enrichment of Literary Links 119
3 Present situation of Buddhism in Mongolia
Conclusion 		127
  Appendices 131
  Genealogy of the Mongols  
  Bibliography  
  Index  


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CHILD LABOUR REHABILITATION IN INDIA
Edited by Dr. B. Zutshi and Dr. M. Dutta

Contents

1 Child Labour: A Resume, L. Mishra  
2 Child Labour: Contemporary Realities, M.N. Venkatachaliah  
3 Child Labour Issues and Rehabilitation: A Thematic Presentation, Kailash Satyarthi  
4 Approaches Towards Combating Child Labour, C.J. George, Terre Des Hommes  
5 Conceptual Narratives in Human Rights of the Child Discourse in Developing Countries, I.P. Massey  
6 Magnitude of Child Labour with Special REference to Girl Child: An Indian Scenario, Mondira Dutta  
7 Primary Education to Eradicate Child Labour, P. D. Mathews S. J.  
8 Child Labour and the Interpretation of Article 45 of the Indian Constitution, R. M. Pal  
9 Child Labour Rehabilitation and Non-Formal Education, P.Das Gupta  
10 Child Labour: NGOs Experiences, Ramakant Rai and Kuldeep Narain Maurya  
11 A Strategy for Rehabilitation of Working Children in Carpet Industry in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Robin Garland and David Rangpal		  
12 An Overview of International Programme on Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) Programmes in India.
R.K. Khurana		  
13 Reha Programmes and Issues on the Rehabilitation of the Carpet Children,Geeta Singh  
14 Alternative Learning a Child Child-Responsive and Community, Bhadhoi-Mirzapur Experiences,
The UNICEF Approach: Bal Adhikar Pariyojana		  
15 RUGMARK: Campaign against Child Labour, S. Sondhi  
16 Child Labour Rehabilitation Programmes: Experiences of PEACE TRUST, Tamil Nadu. J. Paul Baskar  
17 Overview of Carpet export promotion Council, T.S. Chadha  
18 Impact of Rehabilitation Programmes on Child Labour, Helen R. Sekar  
19 Child Labour Rehabilitation in India: A Case Study of Mirzapur-Bhadhoi Carpet Weaving Belt,
Bupinder Zutshi		  
20 Appendix: Recommendations for Rehabilitation of released Children from work
Index		  

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