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A Shadow in Eternity
Last three pages contains the prologue to the planned sequel to the present work titled: Key of chaos.
Slightly Burnt
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The Key of Chaos
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Hit for a Six
Laila, a spunky thirteen-year-old whose life revolves around cricket, is badly shaken when the cricketer she idolises admits to match-fixing. Can her hero's betrayal and her love for the game coexist? Things get complicated further when she discovers that her school is going to be home to the town's first ever girls' cricket club. Meanwhile, working on a school project about their town's historical spots, Laila and her friends find themselves asking questions that seem unrelated at first but point to a mystery just begging to be solved. What is going on in Old Mister Marshall's house? Who are the anonymous benefactors who have sponsored the renovation of Laila's school? What why?An exciting read about precarious friendships, cricket and a niggling mystery, Hit for a Six is sure to be a big hit.
Antioxidants and Functional Foods for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, are a growing problem across the world’s aging population. Oxidative stress in the brain plays a central role in a common pathophysiology of these diseases. This book presents scientific research on the potential of antioxidant therapy in the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. This book outlines the roles of oxidative stress and diabetes mellitus in neurodegeneration, describes the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders including the roles of environmental pollutants and inflammatory responses, and explores mitochondrial dysfunction. It then describes the protective abilities o...
Discourses on Disability
Discourses on Disability bridges academic and personal voices from India to address the diverse and fluid conversations on disability. It seeks to critically engage with the concept of being dis/abled, attempting to deconstruct ableism while advocating for inclusive politics. Narratives from people with bipolar disorder, autism, and locomotor disabilities serve to examine how it feels to exist in a world conditioned by deep-seated cultural taboos about disability. The chapters in this book show how India still has a systemic silence about people with disabilities.
Gul in Space
What would you like to do on your birthday? How about taking a walk in outer space! Here’s a story that will make you jump with joy… and if there’s no gravity under you, you might just stay exactly where you are! Get ready to explore space with Astronaut Gul. Story Attribution: ‘Gul in Space’ is written by Richa Jha. © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other Credits: This book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books. The development of this book has been supported by Oracle. Guest Editor: Payal Dhar, Art Director: Kaveri Gopalakrishnan
No Guns at my Son's Funeral
Paro Anand runs a programme - Literature in Action - in Delhi and various places, including Kashmir. She is a performance storyteller and an actress. She works with children and has helped them make the world's longest newspaper in eleven languages in sixteen different states in India in the year 2000. This is her thirteenth book. She has been awarded for her contribution to literature.
Our Pictures, Our Words
Vibrant, dynamic, spirited and forceful. The contemporary women’s movement in India, which began in the late 1970s protested against the dark times, the violence and the misogyny. It also colourfully celebrated liberation, solidarity among women and breaking the shackles of patriarchy. It sang, performed and painted, to draw attention to the burning issues of the time: dowry death, widow immolation, acid throwing and rape. Over the past three decades, the women’s movement has matured and broadened to include a gamut of issues related to women’s health, sexuality, the environment, literacy, the impact of religion and communalism on women’s lives, political participation, labour rights...
Global Children’s Literature in the College Classroom
Global Children's Literature in the College Classroom explores the importance of children's literature as a pedagogical resource in any college course. It can be used to introduce a complex topic, give students a glimpse into a specific culture, or expand the way students think about education and teaching. Global children's literature is particularly useful in language classrooms, education programs, and classes that discuss globalism and colonialism. This book includes fifteen essays (representing fifteen countries and eight languages) divided into four sections. The first section of essays, "Across the University," looks at children's literature in non-traditional settings including Briti...
