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For more than twenty years Mark Tully was the BBC Chief of Bureau in Delhi and his name and his voice became synonymous with the country he had made his home. For years he sent back dispatches interpreting the subcontinent to the outside world, but the 'truth' of India is remarkably resistant to reportage. Imbued with his love for the country and informed by his vast experience, Mark Tully has woven together a series of extraordinary stories. All the stories are set in Uttar Pradesh and tell of very different lives. Of a barren wife who visits a holy man and subsequently conceives-but is it a miracle or something more worldly? Of a son's carefully laid plot to take revenge against his father's murderer, with a surprising twist when his case comes to court. Of a daughter, persuaded by her friends to spurn an arranged marriage, whose romance ends in blackmail. Of a man's inability to overcome the conventions of caste and go into business, which leads to his wife breaking purdah and taking control of the family. In these and in other stories, Mark Tully delicately probes the nuances of life in India.
Indian Administration is a critical and analytical guide to all the important aspects of public administration in India. Based on books, journals, notes, files and government reports in the field, it examines the government and the administration at every level and tier. Its wide coverage includes all the major landmarks in the evolution of Indian administration, panchayati raj and urban local government after the constitutionalization of local government in India, as well as district planning and the District Planning Committee. It also addresses the issues plaguing our bureaucracy, making fu.
This study offers a panoramic view of the evolution of the South Asian state's military system and its contribution to the effectiveness of the state itself."--BOOK JACKET.
Court verdicts and case documents related to the killing of Dalits in Mirchpur, India.
On galantary awards winners of Indian armed forces.
The book has been primarily designed for the students of C.A. Foundation course for the subject Principles and Practice of Accounting. It has been revised and remodelled according to the newly introduced C.A. Foundation course and hence the subject matter has been thoroughly revised, enlarged and updated. The book provides conceptual knowledge and understanding of various principles and systems of accounting and their practical application in different sets of business transactions
Was written by John Twells (1923-2006)1st King George Gurkha Rifles as “virtually autobiographical although told in the third person” (Sellers)” A few incidents have been embellished and certain characters amalgamated”. “I have the fortune to be with Gurkhas.”