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While the religious and trading skills of the Bohra Muslim Community have received scholars' attention, other facets which mirror the consciousness of this prosperous trading group have scarcely been studied. Treating architecture as the focal point, the author reconstructs this unique characteristic that reflects the fusion of the Gujarati, Islamic and other foreign styles in a way that still retains the distinguished architectural form. Sidhpur, a small town on ...
This engaging and informative biographical account offers a glimpse into the life of a renaissance person with varied interests over a span exceeding 40 years. The Author, who embarked on his covenanted commercial career with a European Agency House at the mature age of 21 takes the reader to the era of ye olde worlde charm, of British decorum and etiquette whilst at the same time revealing the teething problems during early days of freedom and the gradual ...
Glimpses of Life is a collection of vignettes on life in sprawling Andhra Pradesh. D.V.S.R. Murty presents tangy delightful stories culled from common place characters and everyday situations. Spiced with penetrating insight, his stories bring home the flavour of parental anguish, the sorry aftermath of human deviousness and hypocrisy, as well as the ironical contrasts of daily existence. This bitter-sweet package of tightly structured tales, proverbial, is full ...
An entire composite at one go, The Golden Deer is a one-act play in verse. Pertaining to the thinking processes of a hive of bees regarding esoteric as well as clear. Featuring a queen bee and her entourage, comprising poets, courtiers and observers, this soliloquy revolves around the profound and the inane matters that the humans associate themselves with. A novel perspective into the man-woman relationship.
The search for the Runaway Detective takes Jeet and Dave to Mumbai’s murky underworld with its questionable characters and then to the glorious sunny beaches of Goa. Fortunately, their sense of humour keeps up with them throughout, even in the most dramatic and suspense-filled situations. The lambent wit and racy humour with its slick one-liners makes Jeet and the Runaway Detective a must read for fun lovers. A sense of the dramatic renders ...
From the land which sustains us, nourishes us and takes us in its bosom, to the man who thrives on it, tills it, sows it, reaps and harvests it, and exploits it…Poverty and The Modern Princes is a long saga. When two extremely poor agricultural families decide to migrate to the capital city in search of livelihood and better future for their children, little do they know what fate has in store for them? The sacrifices are proved worthwhile as the next ...
An engineering college criss-crossed by paths that never did run smooth – one of them waylaid by cupid himself and the other leading to the cricket ground. Enter Reggie, the self-styled path straightener. Sorting out matters for star-crossed lovers, hauling his pals out of troubled waters and providing inspired leadership on the cricket field are all in a day’s work for him. Howzzat, Reggie!
A poignant story of Erica Kepler who grows up in a world shattered by the ravages of World War II. It is a quest for her lost father, her lost esteem and her own identity. A restlessness in her compels her to seek peace in a distant land, where she is deceived and physically hurt. A gripping tale of the modern world with its sordid reality, but with an undying faith in love and the goodness of man.
Kashmiri cuisine has its very own delicate flavour and taste. Dastarkhan guides you to bring home the very special taste of the valley. Make your own ‘rista’ and ‘gushtaba’, experiment with ‘akhrot ki chutney’, ‘kesar’, ‘haak’ and many others. So go ahead, take the first step and let the compliments roll in.
Hospital occupational hazards and safety have taken a huge toll in terms of morbidity and mortality in cases of hospital workers and patients alike. Much of this is preventable and arises out of lack of awareness regarding occupational hazards and safety in health care facilities. This book has attempted to address these important issues in the Indian context. It deals with various kinds of occupational hazards in clinical and hospital settings, safety ...
Homoeopathy is not a new science; in many of its applications, it derives from the oldest medical culture; but it is a branch of medical science which over the recent years has found a new acceptance and new fields in which to flower. This book is a distillation of author`s accumulated experience and wisdom; it has many uses; as a first-aid manual, for common ailments as well as emergencies, as a reference work for the practitioner and as guide to the beginner. ...