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Obesity and Everything About It by Dr. Sumedha Bhosale is a handy ready-reckoner for everyone who wishes to stay fit and healthy. It gives detailed information and it is as good as an encyclopedia about obesity, its causes, manifestation and ways to prevent it or recover from it. Obesity is a rapidly growing phenomenon that is affecting people all over the world. What is more alarming is the fact that even school-going children and young adults are succumbing to this! This drastic situation demands our immediate attention where we need to evaluate and assess our lifestyle and make genuine efforts to change our behavior. We live a life that is completely mechanized and gadget-dependent. We re...
The Indian Knowledge System (IKS) plays a significant role in fostering rural development by integrating traditional wisdom, sustainable practices, and holistic approaches to address modern challenges. Rooted in India's diverse cultural heritage, IKS offers time-tested methods that align with the principles of self-reliance, environmental harmony, and community empowerment, essential for rural progress. The Indian Knowledge System (IKS) plays a vital role in rural development by providing sustainable, inclusive, and context-specific solutions to the challenges faced by rural communities. It draws upon traditional wisdom, practices, and ethical frameworks that have evolved over centuries to address modern developmental needs. The integration of IKS with contemporary development models can lead to the empowerment of rural areas in a culturally sensitive and environmentally sustainable manner.
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Inspirational quotes and relatable Buddhist advice from the Dalai Lama—now in one handy, giftable compendium. Discover words of wisdom on 15 universal themes, including love and compassion, mindfulness and happiness, and much more. The words of the Dalai Lama resonate within each of us, empowered as they are by centuries of experience and a passionate, enduring spirit for peace on Earth. Tenzin Gyatso, the current and XIV Dalai Lama, has continued this grand legacy—traveling the world while spreading his personal doctrine of compassion and true understanding. Presented in a trim format for daily, on-the-go reference, The Dalai Lama Book of Quotes collects the very best of the Lama’s sa...
Birds have significant roles in the Ramayana. The epic progresses because of birds at crucial moments, such as the abduction of Sita by Ravana. Jatayu, Sampati and Garuda are vital for our receiving the Ramayana as it is now available to us. Were the two vulture-brothers, Sampati and Jatayu indeed vultures? Or, were they a superior race of warriors who had vultures as their totems? Krauncha, the crane in distress at the death of its beloved companion, provides the reason for the Ramayana being written. What is regarded as the first Ramayana is the rendition of the Ramayana by Kakabhushundi the sage-crow.The natural history of these five birds, Kakabhushundi, Krauncha, Jatayu, Sampati and Garuda is enlarged by their presence and roles within the Ramayana. Discover their stories anew with this collection of essays about the Birds of the Ramayan
IT expert Dr. Deepak Shikarpur and advocate Vaishali Bhagwat, who collaborates with the police in cases relating to cyber-crime have co-authored this book on one of the modern-day menaces that can affect all our lives. The book offers valuable insights into cyber-stalking, phishing, identity theft and other online scams, and shows how we can safeguard against these through informed and diligent practices. Available in Marathi"
“Autistic. Schizophrenic. Psychotic...” ‘They’ use these words to describe Babloo – the doctors, his family, his teachers... everyone... except Vandana. She treats him the way he wants the world to see him. Mumbai... the city that defines his ultimate desires. Will it allow him the love and ‘normalcy’ he so craves? Vandana... yearns for a soul mate to rescue her from the confines of the Railway Colony they all live in. Is she looking in the right place? Rail Man... a fearless, real-life hero who succeeds in doing all that Babloo secretly wishes to do... is Babloo his inspiration or... is it the other way around? A random twist of fate on Mumbai’s endless, serpent-like, jangling local train tracks ties all these characters together in a complex weave of love, heartbreak, and courage. Babloo draws the reader into his fascinating, heart-rending journey through the twisted, choked lanes of Mumbai, into an open space where he can finally exhale, be born again.
The book provides basic knowledge in mycorrhizal ecology, knitted with novel conceptual frameworks and contemporary perspectives, especially in the context of global change. In a fast changing world wherein anthropogenic climate change, biological invasions, deforestation, desertification, and frequent droughts have become routine hard realities, the contents of this book urge readers to rethink basic notions of setting and accomplishing objectives in mycorrhizal research to make sense vis-à-vis contemporary challenges. In this book, a global perspective of mycorrhizal diversity and distribution is provided, followed by some insights into the impact of various global change elements such as...
Nissim Ezekiel is regarded as the father of modern Indian English poetry, and the founder of the Bombay school of poetry. In this meticulously researched biography, R. Raj Rao traces the development of Ezekiel's poetry and life against the background of the intellectual, cultural and political climate in India-from the 1930s to the end of the 20th century. The last section of the book deals with Ezekiel's increasing loneliness and his inability to recognize old friends, and finally being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1998. Drawing on previously unpublished letters, poems and essays, as well as discussions with the poet and interviews with friends and peers, Rao examines the desires and realities of Ezekiel's life. Rao also provides detailed analyses of Ezekiel's poems. Scholarly, exhaustive and provocative, this is the definitive biography of one of India's foremost poets.