Arts and Sciences

1. Administration & Military:

Dharma and Artha Shastra: (Administration, Economy and Military)

• Manusmriti -- by Shyambhuva Manu → Ancient Text on Dharma
• Yajnavalkya Smriti -- by sage Yajnavalkya → Ancient Text on Dharma
• Arthashastra -- by Kautilya or Chanakya → Ancient Text on Statecraft (Politics, Economics, Military)
• Manasollasa -- by king Someshvara III → Ancient Text covering several topics (Statecraft, Music, Astrology, Medicine etc.)
• Dhanurveda -- exact author unknown → Ancient Text on Archery and Warfare

2. Agriculture & Horticulture:

Krishi: (Agriculture and Horticulture)

• Krishi Parashara -- author unknown → Ancient Text on Agriculture
• Kashyapa Krishi Sukta -- by sage Kashyapa → Ancient Text on Agriculture
• Upavana-Vinoda -- author unknown → Ancient Text on Arbori-Horticulture
• Vrikshayurveda -- by Surapala → Ancient Text of Ayurveda for Plants

3. Cooking & Food Preparation:

Paka: (Cooking)

• Paka Darpana -- by Nala → Text on Cooking

4. Health & Medicine:

Ayurveda: (Ancient Medical System)

• Charaka Samhita -- by sage Charaka → Foundational Text of Ayurveda
• Sushruta Samhita -- by Sushruta → Foundational Text of Ayurveda
• Bhela Samhita -- by sage Bhela → Ancient Text of Ayurveda
• Ashtanga Hridayam -- by Vagbhata → Ancient Text of Ayurveda

5. Music & Dance:

Sangeeta and Natya: (Music and Dance)

• Sangeeta Ratnakara -- by Sharangadeva → Text on Music and Dance
• Natya Shastra -- by Bharata Muni → Text of Music, Dance, Acting etc.
• Abhinaya Darpana -- by Nandikeshwara → Text on Dance

6. Building & Architecture:

Shilpa: (Arts and Crafts)

• Kashyapa Shilpa Shastra -- by sage Kashyapa → Text on Deity Iconography, Temple Construction etc.
• Vishwakarma Prakasha -- by sage Abhaya Katyayana → Text on building Houses based on Vastu principles
• Manasara -- author unknown → Text on Architecture (Temples, Houses, Gardens, Sculptures etc.)
• Diptagama -- author unknown → Text on Installation of Images in Shiva Temples
• Manushyalaya Chandrika -- by Thirumangalath → Text on various aspects of Construction of House
• Shilpa Ratna Kosa -- by Sthapaka Niranjana Mahapatra → Text on parts of Temple of Odisha

7. Astronomy & Astrology:

Jyotisha: (Astrology)

• Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra -- by sage Parashara → Ancient Text of Vedic Astrology
• Brihat Samhita -- by Varahamihira → Text of Astrology, Astronomy and other topics

8. Yoga & Meditation:

Yoga: (Yoga and Meditation)

• Brahma Sutras -- by sage Vyasa → Expounds the philosophy of Vedanta
• Shiva Sutras -- by Vasugupta → Foundation of Kashmir Shaivism
• Patanjali Yoga Sutras -- by sage Patanjali → Yoga Sutras of Ashtanga Yoga
• Karma Yoga -- by Swami Vivekananda → Yoga through Work and Action
• Bhakti Yoga -- by Swami Vivekananda → Yoga through Devotion to God
• Jnana Yoga -- by Swami Vivekananda → Yoga through Discrimination and Knowledge
• Raja Yoga -- by Swami Vivekananda → Yoga through Ashtanga Yoga

Yogasanas: (Yoga postures)

• Gheranda Samhita -- by sage Gheranda → Text of Hatha Yoga
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika -- by Swami Swatmarama → Text of Hatha Yoga
• Shiva Samhita -- by unknown author → Text of Hatha Yoga
• Hatha Ratnavali -- by Srinivasa Yogi → Text of Hatha Yoga

Bharatavarsha - The Land of Gods and Sages:

• Stotras

• Scriptures

• Pilgrimages - by Groups - by Deities - by States - by Geography

• Sacred Geography - Mountains - Rivers

• Festivals

• Sages - Hermitages - Penances

• Saints - Ramakrishna - Vivekananda - Ramana

• Sadhana

• Sanskrit

• Nature

• Arts and Sciences

• Bharatavarsha - Puranic History - Puranic Lineage