V. Verma
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Lahaul, the fertile and richer part of the Lahul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh lies ensconced in the folds of Greater and Mid-Himalayas. The enchanting land is home to Bhot, Lahaula and Swangla tribes interspersed with negligible sprinkling of Khampas, Jad and Lamba, yet another scheduled tribe. Its population presents a pleasing blend of autochthonous people and immigrants from different regions and climes. Various cultural streams which poured into the ...
For the Indian sub-continent, as for the rest of the colonial world, the twentieth century peaked at Independence. Triumph duly brought its rewards in terms of national selfdetermination, international recognition and representative government. Looking back, the years of struggle and sacrifices, of concerted endeavour and supreme achievement seem much the more admirable.Historical events in retrospect do not as a rule apportion blame, but try to get at the ...
The fascinating subject of Ecology is taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. In fact, Ecology is now included in the school curriculum. The book has been prepared specially from the point of view of students. We have been teaching the environmental factors, the various ecological groups, the successional stages in the evolution of vegetation for quiet some time. But due to rapid strides in the field of ecology, detailed accounts of community ...
Ensconced in the loving folds of the mighty Himalaya live the Kanauras in a land to which they have given their name. Kinnaur is a border district of Himachal Pradesh adjoining Western Tibet with which country it shares its eastern boundary. Nature has been bountiful in bestowing sublime beauty and charm both to the people and the land, which presents fascinating contrasts: the climate is as varied as the face of the country; deep-worn valleys confining turbulent ...
Completely updated, latest information obtained from scientific researches have been included. The chapter on bioenergetics deals with energy transformations and chemiosmotic theory for ATP formation. A very detailed account of role of light in photosynthesis is discussed in view of the latest findings. Latest scheme of non-cyclic and cyclic photophosphorylation has been explained in detail. Cyanide resistant respiration has been explained in detail. Fat and ...
Over ages the Himalayas has been a centre of attraction, Rishis, royals, saints and sages have been drawn to it in the innate human quest for eternal freedom; freedom from the never-ending cycle of death and birth. In its western part lie the Cis-Satluj hills sparsely populated by the original inhabitants and the later emigrants, in over-whelming majority tilling the pin-head sized plots in a chancy endeavour to eke a modest subsistence. Right at the beginning of ...