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by V Krishna
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012

Textbook of Pathology by V Krishna bridges the gap between the basic sciences on the one hand and the clinical sciences on the other. In any approach to disease diagnosis and management, application of the knowledge of etiology and pathogenesis is of paramount importance. This book has been written with...
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Feeding the Forgotten Poor

Perspectives of an Agriculturist

by William Dollente Dar, Arun Tiwari
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012

Boosting food security and ensuring the small cultivators proper access to and a fair deal in the market have been the key areas of William Dars work as scientist, policymaker and administrator. The author, a farmers son, says he chose to read agronomy at university because the science that explains...
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Lenin and Imperialism

An Appraisal of Theories and Contemporary Reality

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Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012

There are two distinct levels at which Lenin theorised about imperial-ism. At one level he outlined certain tendencies in the phase of monopoly capital which generated situations of actual or potential armed conflict and made for global instability of the international capitalist state system. At another...
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by Nirmal Kumar Bose
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

This book appears in English translation more than a quarter of a century after its first appearance in Bengali. The lucid and scholarly translation from the original Bangla Hindu Samajer Goran has been done by Andre Beteille. Prof. Beteille’s introduction analyses the qualities of Bose’s mind...
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by Manjari Katju
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

This book provides a detailed historical account of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), one of the leading organisations in the Hindutva movement. It focuses on the VHP’s transformation from a loosely knit body of Hindus aimed at preserving and promoting Hindu dharma, into a mass organisation actively...
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by K A Gunasekaran
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

Growing up as a boy from the Parayar caste, in the milieu of Christian, Hindu and Muslim communities, K.A. Gunasekaran narrates the familiar tale of caste oppression and prejudice prevalent in the villages of Tamil Nadu. As the narrative unfolds, the reader is shown how the ‘low’ caste negotiates...
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First Spark of Revolution

The Early Phase of India's Struggle for Independence, 1900-1920

by Arun Chandra Guha
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015

This book aspires to narrate the story of the revolutionary movement in India from 1900- 1920. The movement had its hectic days from 1907-1917. It traces the movement and its workers-the most representative being Swami Vivekananada; the most outstanding and active representative leader was Jatin Mukeherjee....
Cover of Elements of Educational Psychology
by H. R.BHATIA
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

Explaining the broad facts and principles of Educational Psychology, this book now forms an indispensable text for those preparing for the teaching profession. Several mental activities and functions and the growth and development of the child are discussed in the context of the educational situation...
Cover of When The Kurinji Blooms
by Rajam Krishnan
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Translated from the Tamil Kurinjithen, Rajam Krishnan’s lyrical and erudite novel is a family saga of three generations of Badagas in the Nilgiris. As the winds of social change and modernity invade their protected lives, the innocence and harmony is replaced by conflict and tragedy that precede a new beginning.
Cover of Techniques to Technology:A French Historiography of Technology
by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

The importance of the history of technology is seen when technology is understood not merely as technique but as part of a history of the culture and of the social and intellectual development of human civilisation. The papers, drawn from fundamental works as well as from articles and papers from...
Cover of Communication and Analysis Skills
by Ashan Academy
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013

Communication and Analysis Skills is a textbook for use to students. It has five chapters, which cover aspects of one-to-one communication and communication within a group, presentation skills, personal grooming and research skills, which are topics relevant to students  because they prepare them...
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by M V Ramana
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

In this book some of South Asia’s best minds address questions on the political, scientific, strategic, economic and environmental aspects of India’s decision to proceed with the nuclear weapons programme. The contributors include Kanti Bajpai, Admiral L. Ramdas, Amartya Sen, Amulya Reddy and...
Cover of My Days With Gandhi
by Nirmal Kumar Bose
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012

This book deals with the last phase of Gandhis life. The author was Gandhis secretary and companion during those crucial last years. He has drawn on his close relationship with the Mahatma, and on a wealth of documentary evidence to show how Gandhi dealt with the crises he experienced both at the personal...
Cover of History of the Bengali People (Ancient Period)
by Niharranjan Ray
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013

This is a seminal work on the history of the Bengalis from the earliest times to the beginning of the Muslim rule in India. As much a work of literature as of history, this book is not a story of kings and the extension of their power but of the total human experiences of everyday life. Thus, through...
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