Prayag is the ancient Sanskrit name of Allahabad - a city in North India, situated on the confluence of three rivers: the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati - the Goddess of Learning. Sant Tulsidas describes this Prayag as Tirthraj ("King of all Tirthas") in his classical epic Ram Charit Manas. When the sun crosses the line of Capricorn all the Tirthas, saints and other Rishis visit the Tirthraj Prayag. The University there can be regarded as the second oldest University in the entire Indian sub-continent. The first three Universities (of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras) were established at the same...

The present book is the first Issue of a Series explaining various mathematical terms and concepts. It introduces the topics, definitions, main results and theorems avoiding proofs of the results. It may serve as a reference book. The first Issue consists of topics in Mathematical Analysis. The remaining ones covering topics of other mathematical disciplines will follow in the sequel. The contents are divided into Sections - numbered chapter wise. The discussion within the Sections is presented in the form of Definitions, Theorems, Notes and Examples. These subtitles within the Sections are...

Astrology has always been a fascinating subject to the mankind and the Cosmos ever remained a great mystery in spite of having been widely explored by the scientists. Taking birth in a traditional Vaishnavite family of India, I am also motivated towards this subject right since my childhood. Coming in contact with Mr. Yogendar Nath Dixit, a teacher of Mathematics at Allahabad (India) with profound knowledge of Indian astrology, in 1963, I learnt many more interesting characteristics of the subject from him during my long association with him. It was October 1995 when I was compelled to give a...