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Night Jasmine Tree
Night Jasmine Tree is the hidden backstory of an Indian immigrant's move to the United States because his love of a lower caste girl was rejected by his conservative family. A poignant portrayal of 'East Meets West' and 'Past Meets Present.' The novel exposes a deeply ingrained ailment of Indian society-their caste system, which pervades every aspect of life with subtle destructive force. The high caste protagonist in this contemporary novel falls in love with a lower caste girl in college. The consequences become unimaginable even when they emigrate to the U.S. The past cannot be willed away. The entertaining stories of his youth he tells his American grandchildren, reveal the silent torments and struggles that originated with his family in India. These stories, touching and sublime by themselves, provide the backbone of this novel. How long can he carry on his playful veneer? Will the past destroy him, or can he find peace? A cathartic novel of ultimate triumph of the human spirit, heartwarming and realistic; family love so purely described, it will remind the reader of their own family. A wonderful gift for all occasions. Excellent for school and college readings.
Viku Goes to School
Viku books are stories of a boy and a young elephant who become friends in a tropical forest in India. Haatee, the elephant, communicates with only two sounds - a happy trumpet or a sad cry - but Viku and Haatee understand each other perfectly. In the first book, Viku and the Elephant, their adventures together unfold quickly, as they take on ivory poachers and thwart their evil plans. The next two books "Viku to the Rescue" and "Viku and the Ivory Thieves" describe how Viku frees his friend from elephant-catchers and how the two defeated clever ivory thieves. This time, in "Viku Goes to School," Viku's father sends him to school, saying, "Otherwise you'll never know all the new things happe...
Viku to the Rescue
Viku lives at the edge of a forest in India. He becomes friends with an elephant by saving him from a snake. He calls him Haatee. The elephant makes only two sounds - a happy trumpet, Ahoo, and a sad cry, Ouhooo - but the two friends understand each other very well. Stories of their adventures together unfold quickly. In the first book, Viku and the Elephant, they thwart the evil plans of ivory thieves. Viku to the Rescue continues their tale. This time Viku rescues his friend from elephant-catchers by sheer perseverance and his knowledge of the forest. These Viku stories of friendship and adventure tell us about life in another culture. This book works well as a read aloud story for young children, is suitable for early readers (2nd and 3rd grades), and is an excellent chapter book for 4th and 5th graders.
Sacred River
"Mystery, love and beautiful scenery wrapped into a terrific journey." -Jim Porell, Pine Plains, NY. An Indian-American journeys to mystical Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas, searching for peace and renewal. As he travels, a pilgrimage temple near the glacier becomes the target of a gold heist. Pilgrims, thieves, tourists, and events flow toward the temple independently with their individual stories. The life struggles of an illiterate farmer, lofty goals of a charitable organization, desire for fame, romance, and cultural nuance, along with Indian myths and legends, supply colorful threads to the story. Their paths cross and re-cross until the ultimate denouement. While, on the surface, al...
Viku and the Ivory Thieves
Viku and the Ivory Thieves is the third installment in the Viku adventure series begun with Viku and the Elephant and continued in Viku to the Rescue. Viku lives at the edge of a forest in India. He becomes friends with an elephant by saving him from a snake. The elephant makes only two sounds, a happy trumpet and a sad cry, but the two friends understand each other very well. Stories of their adventures together unfold quickly. At the end of Viku and the Elephant, Viku and Haatee escaped ivory poachers, and left them on a tiny island surrounded by crocodiles. In this continuation of that story they realize the forest is not safe as long as poachers and ivory thieves are free. Viku and Haatee help the police round up and capture clever ivory thieves. These Viku stories of friendship and adventure tell us about life in another culture. This book works well as a read-aloud story for young children, is suitable for early readers (2nd and 3rd grades), and is an excellent chapter book for 4th and 5th graders.
From the Ganges to the Snake River
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press In this eclectic collection of personal essays, Debu Majumdar gives a tender and amusing account of a stranger in a strange land.
Artificial Intelligence and Other Innovative Computer Applications in the Nuclear Industry
This conference brought together experts from 15 countries to discuss application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to the nuclear industry. It was apparent from the meeting that even those active in the field were surprised at the extent of work and the progress made. There was a strong impression that application of this technology to nuclear power plants is inevitable. The benefits to improved operation, design, and safety are simply too significant to be ignored. This is a much different conclusion than might have been reached a few years ago when the technology was new and people were struggling to understand its significance. We believe that this meeting reflects a major turni...
Viku and the Elephant
Viku and the Elephant is a story of a boy and a young elephant who become friends in a forest in India. Haatee the elephant communicates with only two sounds-- a happy trumpet or a sad cry-- but Viku and Haatee understand each other perfectly. The story of their adventures together unfolds quickly, as they take on ivory thieves and thwart their selfish, evil plans.
Energy Meetings
A listing of forthcoming meetings, conventions, etc.
Our National River Ganga
There is a plethora of information available on the river Ganga in the form of books, blogs, articles, websites, videos. Unfortunately, most of the information about this famous river is in a scattered form and reproduced from unverified sources. This contributed volume is the first multi-author volume publication on this subject. The River Ganga includes a vast array of topics written by several authors of distinction. Topics include; hydrology, tributaries, water uses, and environmental features such as river water quality, aquatic and terrestrial flora/fauna, natural resources, ecological characteristics, sensitive environmental components and more. Part I gives a basic introduction of th...
