Maneka Gandhi
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The law, effectively harnessed, can become the most potent weapon in the fight against animal abuse and exploitation. Interpreted with courage and compassion, it can extend the maximum protection to living beings that cannot speak or fight for themselves. Animals are an integral part of the Indian economy and ecology. In their protection lies our own survival. Yet Animal Law has remained a largely neglected arena with few people even aware of the existence of ...
The law, effectively harnessed, can become the most potent weapon in the fight against animal abuse and exploitation. Interpreted with courage and compassion, it can extend the maximum protection to living beings that cannot speak or fight for themselves.
Animals are an integral part of the Indian economy and ecology. In their portection lies our own survival. Yet Animal Law has remained a largely neglected arena with few people even aware of the existence of ...
The Penguin Book of Hindu Names has sold over 50,000 copies since it was published almost a decade ago. The product of several years of research, it is an exhaustive and user-friendly compilation, with information on sources and usage. For the first time, this classic work is available in a two-volume set, divided into names for boys and those for girls, making it more accessible. Including modern names and those which are popular, The Penguin Book of Hindu Names ...
The Complete Book of Muslim and Parsi Names is a practical guide for choosing the perfect name for your child. The result of several years of research, it is an erudite and thorough compilation of approximately 30,000 names taken from ten languages. With the actual and the construed meanings and the history or mythology associated with the name given against each entry, this is a precise and invaluable sourcebook for scholars and lay readers alike.
What do you do when you see an injured animal? Most people pass by an accident victim even though they would like to help, simply because they have no idea what to do. Others panic and use methods and medicines that are wholly unsuitable. Nor can one rely blindly on vets. There are too few of them and even fewer who know about emergency procedures. As a result, injured animals in need of just simple life-saving treatment die slow, agonizing deaths. This book is ...
This book has been a joyous adventure to strange worlds. What can we say about a species that loves liquor and quarrels disgracefully when drunk? Or an insect that chews soft mud and rounds it out to make a pillow for its head to lie on at night? A fish that finds the smelliest creature of the see and attaches it to its won body so that no one will attack it.
Funny and sad, prophetic and wise, this enchanting collection of stories will capture the imagination of young and old alike. In 'The Rainbow' we meet the six brave princes who brought the sun and the rain together to form the first spectacular bridge across the sky. Also in this collection are a benevolent king who has lost his head to a scheming witch; a lonely kiss whose search for a home ends in the unlikeliest of places, and a magnificent machine that ...
An excellent information guide on the contemporary use of names originating from varied sources especially history and mythology. The book gives a comprehensivecompilation of approximately 20,000 Hindu names. It is also an extensive dictionary in the literal and intended meaning of words, linking each name to its mythological,historical, literary, or ornithological origin. An excellent source for those in search of unique names.