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Riddles in Hinduism : (Record no. 212873)
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| fixed length control field | 02583cam a2200361 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 19521268 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20241024165155.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 160427s2016 ii a b 001 0 eng d |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2016362443 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788189059774 (paperback) |
| 025 ## - OVERSEAS ACQUISITION NUMBER | |
| Overseas acquisition number | I-E-2016362443 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)ocn948115726 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)948115726 |
| 037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION | |
| Source of stock number/acquisition | Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | lccopycat |
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| 050 00 - | |
| -- | BL1211 |
| -- | .A25 2016 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.5 AMB |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ambedkar, B. R. |
| Fuller form of name | (Bhimrao Ramji), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1891-1956, |
| Relator term | author. |
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| -- | Works. |
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| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Riddles in Hinduism : |
| Remainder of title | an exposition to enlighten the masses : the annotated critical edition / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | B.R. Ambedkar ; edited and annotated by S. Anand and Shobhna Iyer ; introduced by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 20th - Anniversary ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Navayana Publishing |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2024 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 288 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations (black and white) ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm |
| 336 ## - | |
| -- | text |
| -- | txt |
| -- | rdacontent |
| 505 ## - Contents | |
| Contents | Preface 7<br/><br/>Introduction by Kancha llalah<br/><br/>The Riddle of Ambedkar: Why did he say he was born a Hindu? 17<br/><br/>Riddles in Hinduism<br/>B.R. Ambedkar 47<br/><br/>Introduction 49<br/><br/>Part I-Religious<br/><br/>Riddle No. 1/The Difficulty of Knowing Why One is a Hindu 58<br/><br/>Riddle No. 6/The Contents of the Vedas Have they any Moral or Spiritual Value? 66<br/><br/>Riddle No. 13/The Riddle of Ahimsa 85<br/><br/>Riddle No. 14/From Ahimsa back to Himsa 98<br/><br/>PART II-Social<br/><br/>Riddle No. 16/ The Four Varnas:<br/><br/> Are the Brahmans Sure of their Origin? 105<br/><br/>Riddle No 17/The Four Ashramas: The Why and How about them 129<br/>Riddle No. 18/Manu's Madness or the Brahmanic Explanation of the Origin of the Mixed Castes 139<br/><br/>Riddle No. 19/ The Change from Paternity to Maternity: What did the Brahmans Wish to Gain by it? 155 <br/><br/>PART III-Political<br/><br/>Riddle No. 22/Brahma is Not Dharma: What Good is Brahma? 166<br/><br/>Riddle No. 23/Kali Yuga: Why Have the Brahmans made it Unending? 180<br/><br/>Appendix 1/ The Riddle of Rama and Krishna 217<br/><br/>List of all the Riddles from the BAWS edition 247<br/><br/>Appendix II/"The Towel, the Tar Brush and the Hammer" Archival cartoons curated by Unnamati Syama Sundar 249<br/><br/>Bibliography 256<br/><br/>Acknowledgements 272<br/><br/>Index 273 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Hinduism |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Riddles, Hindi |
| General subdivision | Religious aspects. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Riddles, Hindi |
| General subdivision | Social aspects |
| -- | Hinduism. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Hinduism and culture. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Anand, S. |
| Titles and other words associated with a name | (Journalist), |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Iyer, Shobhna, |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKs |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Materials specified (bound volume or other part) | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Checked out | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | PBK | Book Section | NLS | NLS | General Stacks | 24/10/2024 | Purchased - Segment Books | 2 | 294.5 AMB | 39850 | 09/09/2026 | 11/06/2026 | 11/06/2026 | 24/10/2024 | BOOKs | Recommended by Dr. Chandrabhan P. Yadav |