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Based on the system of cooperatives, the Anand Pattern of dairy development (developed in the Gujarat state of India), has become internationally well known. Reported in the present monograph is an exploratory study that examines the prospects and constraints of the replication of the Anand Pattern in the Rajasthan state of the country, particularly the arid and semi-arid areas of Western Rajasthan. Against the backdrop of the specific agro-climatic and ...
The present work is an exhaustive study of the folk designs made on floor and walls by women of Rajasthan folk. It will be of interest to artists, art historians, critics, designers and decorators in the field of textiles, jwellery, interior architecture and furniture. The book deals with the traditions of Mandana related to different castes and regions as well as different festivals, celebrations and auspicious occasions. A detailed analysis of the origin and ...
From the days of primitive age humans and animals have been using the resources of the earth to support their life and dispose the waste. But in early times, the disposal of human and other waste did not pose any significant problem for the reason that population was small and the amount of land available for the assimilation of wastes was large. But the growing 'needs and greeds' of humans put higher demand for environmental resources which led to increasing ...
The book provides the basic concept of environment and incorporates the recent material available to serve as a source book. The first four chapters present a background of the solar system, ecology, biosphere, environment and man's dominance in the biosphere. The factors governing the life in the biosphere has been discussed and an attempt is being made to find out the possibility of life, if it exists, elsewhere in the universe. The energy crisis has been given ...
Human Development, which encompasses within it the development of an individual from womb to tomb, has opened up a vast area for study for the researchers all over the world. The study of development is the study of how and why the human organism grows and changes throughout life. Research in the field of adult development in general and child development in particular is meager in India. The broad areas of human development covered in this book include physical ...
Teaching and learning of English has gained great prominence in the past few years in not only India but also Asia. It is this need that has led to the germination of idea to write a book on English Language Teaching (ELT). The book prepares the future teachers of English for this task. Starting from the role of English in India at present and covering up the importance of all the four language skills, viz reading, writing, listening and speaking, the book goes ...