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Dr. Kamal Shivkumar, the author of this interesting and well written book, has rendered yeoman service to the intellectual community of India, by picking up the task of expounding the philosophy of Advaita as narrated and discussed in the works of Niscaldas. She has focused on one of the main works of Niscaldas, viz Vrtti-Prabhakar, while giving a brief account of the contents of another seminal work of the same author, viz. Vicar-Sagar. There are indeed a large ...
How far Indian Presidency is distinct from the British, American and French systems? How far the President of India can play a constructive role in the present political scenario? What had been the contributions of the successive Presidents in preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution of India? Illustrated with the views of the jurists, this book provides a lucid explanation of such and other aspects. The biographical essays of the 13 Presidents, ...
India happens to be one of the four leading manganese ore producing countries in the world with an annual production of manganese of 1.55 Million Tonnes provisional (Report I.B.M. in Indian Minerals Year Book, 2002) and the estimated reserves of manganese in India of 40.07 Million Tonnes proved (Report I.B.M. in Indian Minerals Year Book, 2002). Manganese ores are widely distributed throughout the peninsular region of India. The more important deposits occur in ...
This text is written primarily for the university graduate and postgraduate students of Library and Information Science (LIC). This limitation in scope remains but not imposes too heavily in treating the subject for wider interest. Among others, current information on some of the world’s well-organised information systems in the fields of agriculture, engineering, health, nuclear and social sciences should be of significant relevance to special libraries. The ...
Today, when unscrupulousness and selfishness rule the day and grabbing is the most dominant characteristic of social behaviour, goodness and good manners feel like a breeze of fresh air. But unfortunately, most of the time we think of this goodness coming only from others? What about our own selves? In this connection we should remind ourselves of the famous Biblical saying “Do unto others as you would they unto youâ€. There are people who would just keep ...
In an age when specialization is the key word, journalism cannot remain a distant cousin. Gone are the days when reporters sourced news, sub-editors edited their copies and editors had the responsibility of publishing a good product. Today, the definition of journalism or news gathering has undergone a drastic transformation so that journalists work in chosen areas and feature writers, in particular, have a specific task cut out for them. They write stories which ...
The book highlights the difference between methodology and methods. It examines Inductive, Deductive, Retroductive and Abductive research as mutually exclusive strategies and its implications in research. Major methods of data collection, sampling, basic statistics used for data analysis and report writing have been discussed in detail. Information Technology with specific reference to social informatics as an emerging trend has been explored. Social Impact ...
Yoga is the science and praxis of obtaining liberation (moksha) from the material world. It not only points the way to release, but offers a practical means of attaining enlightenment by purifying the entire being, so that the mind-body can experience and absolute reality underlying the illusions of everyday life. In fact, yoga is not just a science but a way of life, a culture to live and live happily. However, in the present materialistic world, a time when ...
"One hundred years ago in India, many people believed a woman's place was in the home. Women were excluded from voting booths, most colleges and universities, and all but a few professions. Now women can be found in the halls of Congress, science labs, athletic fields—even outer space. But they didn’t arrive there overnight. India's 50 Most Illustrious Women is a sincere endeavour to recognise contributions made by women in India in the 20 century. The ...
Not all who perish in the pursuit of their dreams become legends. Some, whose dreams are shared by the whole of humankind or a large section of it, do. Among them are pioneers and explorers, who transcend horizonless infinity of space. To their ranks belonged Kalpana chawla, born in India and later an American citizen. The girt from Karnal, Haryana, who dreamed to travel beyond the blue yonder, to fly into the heavens and touch the stars some ...
Parenting is as old as creation itself. And yet it continues to baffle generations of parents. The birth of a child brings to mind happiness, fulfillment and most importantly, a challenge-a challenge to evolve a decent human being who is an asset to society. But raising children in modern times is a Herculean task. A parent is forever on a journey of exploration, something that can be learnt only though tears and smiles. Times have changed, so have the ...
The book presents critical insights into long debated questions about the relationship between language and cognition, whether the people who speak different languages think differently, and whether a varying capability for language acquisition will generate a varying level of cognitive development. Considering that there are 5000 or so languages spoken by the people on this planet, in what way this diversity gets reflected in the people in mental development, in ...
Cognitive science is the science of mind and the study of mind's behavior to enable a computer like machine to emulate it. it examines, therefore, a vast canvassed perspective of reality to build a prototype of such a possibility. The anthology, thus, provides a broad-spectrum window to the field defining its scope. The scholars' concern to present right kind perspective is well-reflected in each paper with which one should be equipped ...
The Simple things of everyday life, that are seemingly insignificant are perhaps the most valuable and precious. Moments of life felt and lived through. What is written in this book not only evokes a mood but also conveys a picture and stimulates the imagination of the reader, who is supposed to “fill in†the gap where the writer, so to say, leaves off. The ideas expressed are mere expression of observations from someone who not only looked at, but also saw, ...
Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean with its multiple resources. Because of these resources, the West and the East have always shown chief interest in the region. Indian Ocean region provides better perspectives for exploitation. The Islands of the Indian Ocean are also very important politically. It has important trade routes with significant attraction to the U.S.A. and other outside countries. U.S.A. has been basically interested in establishing armed ...
Nehru was undoubtedly the architect of India’s Foreign Policy. The heavy burden and responsibility for the formulation of India’s Foreign Policy fell on his shoulders who for seventeen years remained the main spokesman of India’s Foreign Policy. He declared a policy of secularism at home for securing economic stability and industrial progress and of non-alignment, of friendship with all, malice towards none, of unstinted support to colonial country’s ...
Social scientists have paid little attention to study society and economy of Indian Muslims. Why have they been reduced to the level of backward and marginalized community? How can their socio-economic and educational conditions be ameliorated? Can they not become self-reliant? How can entrepreneurship be promoted among them? The book provides information related with the contributions of India Muslims to the national economy and their economy conditions. One may ...
The book comprises of seven chapters. First and second chapters deal with the characteristics of physico-cultural and socio-economic attributes of the region. The third chapter throws a light on the evolution of settlements in sequent occupancy, geography of place names, evolution of territorial units through land occupancy of various zamindar clans. Fourth chapter presents an analytical study of spatial organization of settlement with the help of quantitative ...
This book discusses the comprehensive analysis of Development administration in India. It examines the task of making an assessment of various personnel engaged in developmental task with special reference in recruitment and training, intelligently and fruitfully. It examines as to what means are to be adopted so as to bring out a perfect coordination between bureaucratic elements, developmental activities and democratic forces so as to ensure efficiency, ...
The present work is a comparative study of different cultures in their historical perspective with special reference to Islam and it’s contribution to world-culture. The style of the book is literary but the approach is analytical and convincing. The journalist in the literary personality of the writer has ensured objectivity which is otherwise difficult to maintain in such work as the present one; it is a unique compendium of fact and fiction, past and ...
Etiquette is a highly valued commodity in society today. A simple truth is that the image you project in private and public, can change your life for better or worse. Your behaviour is constantly observed by everyone, everywhere, at all times. Based on this, people form opinions, pass judgments and express views about you. Success, appreciation and goodwill are earned in a large measure due to one’s behaviour. Etiquette opens closed doors and sets one man apart ...
The Iraq war has made the world further different and complex. It resulted in exposing the strategies of the hegemonic world leadership in the corporate sector, supported by the sole super power, the United States of America. The preparation, process and goals of the war had made it clear that the USA and her very limited allies were not really searching for the Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. Rather, the fundamental political economy behind the aggression ...
Everybody in this world makes a conscious endeavour to raise the standard of living . But the standard of life is more important than the standard of living. This warrants a need of human change, which is possible only through Life Skills are the abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enables individual to deal effecetively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Just like the world which is composed of five major elements (Panch Mahabut) ...