Sunil Sharma
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Mumbai-based, Sunil Sharma writes prose and poetry, apart from doing literary journalism and freelancing. A senior academic, he has been published in some of the leading international journals and anthologies. He has got three collections of poetry, one collection of short fiction, one novel and co-edited five books of poetry, short fiction and literary criticism.
It is a multi-media dialogue with a versatile writer who interrogated the very youthful narrative of industrial progress and material mindset of a conquering age that went on to leave its footprints on the sands of time in an indelible way. The imperialism that conquered one third of the world for the British Crown and its moral effect on the Anglo-Saxon culture and civilization has been subsequently examined by other writers and critics as well. But the towering ...
Amir Khusrau—poet, courtier, mystic, musician—straddled the worlds of politics and religion and helped forge a distinctive synthesis of Muslim and Hindu cultures. His poetry in Persian appealed equally to the Delhi sultans and to his Sufi sheikh, Nizamuddin Auliya. It was appreciated not only in India, where his Hindavi poetry has survived through a lively oral tradition, but also across a cosmopolitan Persianate world that stretched from Turkey to ...
Based on a young revolutionary's typical journey from noble idealism to absolute dictatorship.
Hospitality and tourism is a vastly important and fast-growing industry. Planning and development issues of tourism and hospitality extend from the macro to the micro level, from global concerns to those associated with the individual organisations and companies, from multivariate forecasting of menu planning and property design/development. The bo0ok is designed to provide students, researchers, practitioners, individuals and organisations, a broad overview of ...
Marketing is a social and managerial process by which individuals and groups obtain what they need and want through creating and exchanging products and value with others. Hospitality marketing is part of a larger industry known as travel and tourism. It includes processes such as purchasing food and restaurant supplies, suggesting fries to go with that burger, doing what it takes to satisfy the customer and the company and advertising and promoting special room ...
The food and beverage service is an integral component of the hospitality industry. The food and beverage industry is huge and it employs millionso f people, more than any other private sector industry. The industry is flourishing day-by-day. Now food and beverage services are available in every nook and corner of the world-in large cities, small towns, rural areas, and every place in between. This authentic, up-to-date and comprehensive book provides a clear ...
The hospitality and tourism industry is one of the leading global economic activities, because it brings in dollars from outside the community. It is a motor for employment and income creation and, especially in poor countries, a vehicle for development. Today, the industry is in the unenviable position of having to meet guest needs, owner/franchise demands and employee expectation – all in the face of threats of terrorism, war and economic uncertainties. This ...
The present volume is a valuable resource for those concerned with the tourism industry. The author has used his many years of experience as a tourism operator and a hotel manager to give a general guide for developing successful and sustainable tourism programmes within an economic market. This is not a ‘how-to’ book with clear, step-by-step instructions, but rather an analytical discussion of the methods, components, and techniques that characterize ...
Travel demand management or TDM describes a wide range of actions that are geared toward improving the efficiency of travel demand. The original concepts of travel demand management took root in the 1970s and 1980s from legitimate desires to provide alternatives to single occupancy commuter travel to save energy, improve air quality, and reduce peak period congestion,. Today, managing travel demand has broadened to encompass to desire to optimise transportation ...
Tourism is one of the fastest growing sector of the global economy, which account for about 11 percent of the gross global domestic product (GDP) and employ about 200 million people worldwide. There are about 700 million international travelers per year. Tourism and travel related sectors have become dynamic sources of income and a major strategic sector for development in many have opted for a competitive advantage of inter-nationalisation. Technology, ...
Realtime travel information systems are capable of providing accurate and real Time information to the traveling public and help them to make up their mind regarding the time to start the trip and to select a route and/or travel mode. These information systems provide key information regarding every aspects traveling, including traffic and weather conditions, availability of transit, rail service, bicycle options, or finding someone to rideshare with. Advanced ...
One of the earliest persian poets in india, Masud Sad remains an important and influential poet across india, Pakistan and Iran. In this first substantial critical study of the poets life and works, the author weaves a rich tapestry that includes literary anecdotes, history and poetry.