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The book deals in particular, with Indian politicians equally unsparingly exposing their role in the whole episode, irrespective of the positions they were occupying. He has been highly critical of the role of the then President Giani Zail Singh and the Kashmiri lobby around Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and how these groups had evil influence over both of them, and how ultimately Rajiv Gandhi got rid of this lobby.
This is a collection of essays dedicated to India’s past and present, its role and mission in the world and the contributions it has made and continues to make to the spiritual and material capital of humanity.
After looking at some of the many factors, internal and foreign, that have contributed to the formation of the national as it is today, the book explores various aspects of the harmonic convergence between contemporary scientific discoveries and ...
This is a collection of essays dedicated to India's past and present, its role and mission in the world and the contribution it has made and continues to make to the spiritual and material capital of humanity.
After looking at some of the many factors, internal and foreign, that have contributed to the formation of the nation as it is today, the book explores various aspects of the harmonic convergence between contemporary scientific discoveries and philosophical ...
The book provides essential and critical information on India's Art and Culture in a simple and lucid style that is easy to comprehend by Indians and non-Indians alike. It covers diverse topics like architecture, music, dance, theatre, cinema, painting, religions, fairs and festivals, arts and crafts, language and literature and tribes of India.
The book is indispensable for anyone who wants to have an overview of the fundamental aspects of the rich cultural ...
The well-known Russian Indologist, Ivan Minayev's work on Voyage Beyond the Three Seas, a 15 {+t} {+h} century travelogue by Afanasy Nikitin (a Russian merchant and adventurer), developed the original so beautifully as to reflect contemporary India in all its diverse, but integrated, economic, social and cultural facets.
The book starts with two notes: one by Irina Chelysheva on Minayev's contributions to Indian studies, and the other by Minayev himself, ...
Lokpal: Facts & Arguments traces the developments with regard to the Lokpal legislation in the past and in the present. The debate in the Lok Sabha in August 1969 before the passing of the Lokpal Bill is discussed along with the many texts of the Lokpal bills prepared by the Anna Hazare group and the UPA governments as well as that of the five ministers in the Joint Drafting Committee.
The work and observations of the Lokyuktas in the states is discussed. It ...
India has seen my vicissitudes. It was widely believed that after India attains indepenedence and throws away the foreign yoke, things will become ideal for us-the common Indians. It is a sad cofession that malpractices and corruption have taken the country to a low abyss. As per the report of Transparency International of 2010, we are the 87th most corrpt country in the world, with an integrity score of 33 out of 100.
India has become a land of scams. My first ...
Subramanian Swamy, a former Union Cabinet Minister, a Harvard-educated economist and Professor, holds that corruption impacts resources; the use of bribe money distorts investment priorities; unaccounted bribe money cause inflation via hoarding and property bubbles; corrupt persons in public office enact laws to safeguard the booty by lax criminal investigations and prosecutions; and corruption enables beneficiaries to involved foreign hostile governments to ...
This is a strikingly original revelation of facts and history of Jammu & Kashmir based on authentic historical data and placed in socio-political perspective. It explodes the blunders committed by the rulers of J&K, and it also reveals the hidden truth-conspiracy of foreign agencies and vested interest who intend to destabilize India's democracy and its secular and composite culture.
The book is a must read for anyone genuinely interested in Uttrakhand and realising its full potential. Of late, a fair amount of written material has appeared on Uttrakhand. Travel guides in particular extolling its natural beauty and other attractions. But this book is different in many ways.After an impressive academic career, topping in Panjab University in BA (Hons) and a first class first in MA (Pol. Sc.) from Delhi University, the author joined the Indian ...
The remaking of female identity gets its structural support not only from the capitalist market, but also from the discourse of liberal democracy which has peaked "in theaccelerated phase of globalization, the last third of the twentieth century." Significantly, the conflict between the two value systems of capitalist economy, with its stress on individualism and instrumental rationality, and liberal democracy, with its emphasis on citizenship, ...
TAn indepth examination of the political and military perspectives of Jammu and Kashmir War (1947-48) throws up many intriguing questions. What was the British role in the Kashmir conflict? Why did the Nehru dominated Indian leadership fail to defend and promote vital national interests? There are many more such questions. Maj Gen Bajwa, makes an honest attempt to find the answers.
This book is about the study of our soldier and soldiering to understand them by ourselves and through our historical, social, psychological, cultural inheritance.The book examines his multifaceted environment that moulds him, why he fights, why he joins up, why he gave his services to foreigners against his own kings, chiefs and military leaders etc. Some of these aspects were covered in a questionnaire sent to some of the regiments.
All of us want to be successful and excel in whatever we are doing. . But there is a price tag, on all we want in life. It is in the form of denying instant gratification for our long-term goals and cherished desires and purpose.
This book gives a rare insight into the plant kingdom of East India. The region is the original domain for many vegetable now known the world over. It is the birthplace for citrus fruits, taro, rice, banana etc. with over 150 recipes, the authors gives a complete guide into the culinary world of vegetables you can use each recipe to cook and other vegetables grown in our own area, thus you can create recipes in the multiple of 150.
Due to the paucity of good books with authentic information on Kathak dance, the need for a book like Ang Kavya was greatly felt. Earlier, dance movements had no established names, and hence it was difficult to refer to them without actually showing them.Born in the family of hereditary dancers. BIRJU MAHARAJ is the torch-bearer of the famous family, Kalka-Bindadin Gharana of Lucknow, which has been serving the art of Kathak dance through centuries.
An Envoy Looks by former Indian diplomats is a book which essentially talks about the life of a man business town called Ujha in North Gujarat to become the Ambassador to several countries. Apart from dealing with the various offices he held during his tenure in the Ministry of External Affairs, he recounts personal experiences during his postings in New York, Reunion Island (France), Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, as well as his assignment in Geneva during a ...
By examining the mutual misperceptions prevalent among the leadership of both countries at that time, the authors seek to deflate the high degree of self-righteousness and charged emotions that have hither to marked discussions on the boundary dispute in both countries. India-China relations are not an all-or-nothing proposition, but a mixed bag of issues with varying degrees of solvability.Both RANGANATHAN and KHANNA speak and read Chinese and have dealt with ...
The technological innovations overtime have supported the evolutionary process of media technologies. Technological advancements created Communication Revolutions vis-a-vis development of new media technologies.Technology advancement in printing, television, satellites, wireless, cellular and mobile telecommunication, computerization, laser, fiber optics and quantum technology have all enhanced connectivity in communication. The book is a product of communication ...
This book applies a systematic communication perspective to the 40 plus years of development experience in the world. The communication perspective demonstrates that the role of communication in development is not limited to media technologies or to the economies of mass media, it is a way of thinking about the interaction among all development agents involved. It is an analytical review of development theories and practice both from international and Indian ...