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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, ...
"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, ...
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 ...
Democracy in India has surged forward especially after the successful completion of 13th Lok Sabha which was conspicuous with the presence of coalition government. The multiplicity of political parties with diverse ideologies and myriad language and caste groups together with intricate electoral politics pose a formidable challenge. All this calls for a comprehensive study of the various strands of the electoral politics in India. The book, General Elections in ...
This book is a study of urban centers of Pondicherry in various periods of history. Starting from the first historical period of South India continues with other dynastical period’s viz ancient, medieval and modern ages. The study deals with the identification of Urban centers viz., Arikamedu to Sangam age, Bahur to Pallava period, Tribhuvani with Chola times, Villiyanur with the Vijaya Nagar dynasty and ends with the French modern Pondicherry. A hypothesis is ...
Ecology and agrarian classes have assumed tremendous significance in the last several decades. The book revolves around social ecology and its relationship with agrarian structure in a setting in which agriculture has a commercial orientation. This has focused on the changing relations between the agrarian classes due to the determining influence of the ecological conditions. This is an analysis of the ways in which ecological and technological factors affect the ...
Despite modern advances in the physical sciences, most of the people remain unhappy. Materialistic approach to life is undoubtedly associated with tensions, distraction, deviation and friction in Family life leading to a large number of crimes in society and broken marriages. To overcome this malady, an individual has to be studied in depth. On the other hand, each soul is potentially divine. For peaceful co-existence, the goal is to manifest this divinity or ...
Despite modern advances in the physical sciences, most of the people remain unhappy. Materialistic approach to life is undoubtedly associated with tensions, distraction, deviation and friction in Family life leading to a large number of crimes in society and broken marriages. To overcome this malady, an individual has to be studied in depth. On the other hand, each soul is potentially divine. For peaceful co-existence, the goal is to manifest this divinity or ...
Success is a journey where every step counts. If you think success is just a few steps away, you may be right as also wrong. May be the success is a journey but the journey itself may be success of failure. Canons of success enumerated in this book as a process of Self-empowerment, have been derived from the timeless knowledge and wisdom spread all around us for which we must use our sixth sense to make full use of His blessings in our day-to-day life. Success is ...
We are all thinkers. As long as we are awake we go on thinking. We find a huge variety in the thinking process! We do think, but we do not think the same way. Broadly speaking there are two ways of thinking. Thinking the right way leads to collective understanding, avoidance of conflicts, co-operation, solution of problems, harmony and peace. Thinking the wrong way leads to lack of understanding, piling up and accentuation of problems, conflicts, clashes and ...
With the advancement in science and technology, communication and media have taken the front role in the society and overpowered the minds of people; and the human concerns have taken a back seat in our societies. As a result, the violence, crimes, rapes, terrorism, murder, suicide, stresses and health problems have increased. The emotional support and reassurance is the need of the people. Recognition and rewards are missing in our lives. Thus our emotional ...
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 ...