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Thermal power plants using coal generate huge quantities of ash, about 700 million tons, out of which India contributes about 110 million tons. It poses a serious problem in bulk storage and handling.Giving emphasis on the bulk utilisation of coal ash such as embankments, pavements, backfilling etc,the book enumerations in detail the characterisation of coal ashes for geotechnical applications and deals with the chemical, physical and engineering properties of ...
Art represents an artist's relationship with life and everything that is part of it - relation, ritual, livelihood, family, relationships, death..... It is in this context alone that the true essence of Warli paintings can be appreciated. The paintings are executed inside the hut. Walls are first smeared with cowdung. Red mud is then applied to provide the base texture. Pointed bamboo twigs and thin rice paste are used to draw ...
Till this date, the tradition of painted folk epics is as much alive in Rajasthan. The painters paint a series of events with context to the epic in a proper sequence on canvas, in a traditional style with local colors. They are sung by the ‘Bhopas’, wandering musicians who play at fairs and festivals to the accompaniment of the Janter, a two gourd instrument joined by a bamboo rod. These ‘Bhopas’ carry the ‘Phad’ from village to village for epic ...
The word Om is the seven spheres of existence: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether, Intelligence and Consciousness. That eternal Om, the creative principle of light manifesting through the sun which bestone wisdom, bliss and immortality, that quintessence of earth, atmosphere and heaven, we meditate upon. May it lead us to illumination and energize our consciousness!