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The study of Mahabharata, the only surviving historical document, enables one to know about the scientific and cultural legacy of great India. This paper tries to unravel the scientific and technological advancement of India at the age of Mahabharata, i.e. 5000 years ago when Indian civilization was at its pinnacle. This study would help proper portrayal of India's past scientific achievements thereby recognition of India's contribution to the world civilization in science and technology.
This book is designed for the preparation of NDA/NA (National Defence Academy & Naval Academy) exams conducted biannually by the UPSC. This book is also useful for the preparation of CDS, Civil Services and other competitive exams. The book covers Geography, History, Polity, Economics and GK as a part of General Studies. The book comprises of previous years question papers of NDA/NA-UPSC and objective type questions at the end of every chapter. The book also contains the gist of many old question papers of NDA/NA-UPSC
Annotation. This book, titled Nondestructive Testing Techniques meets the requirement for either full courses on Nondestructive Testing Techniques (e.g. BITS Course No. MST G511: Nondestructive Testing Techniques) or portions of the courses related to Nondestructive Testing Techniques of the courses on Materials Science and Technology/Materials Testing and Technology. Besides serving the primary purpose of providing a textbook on the subject of Nondestructive Testing Techniques, it also provides a much-needed reference to various engineers and research-scientists that use Nondestructive Testing Techniques for inspection purposes or for material behaviour research studies. Persons working in the area of nondestructive testing in large fabrication industries, chemical and nuclear industries, aerospace industries, transportation including railways etc. would also find the book very useful. Contents?Ultrasonic Testing?Eddy-current Testing?Magnetic Particle Flaw Detection?Liquid Penetrant Inspection?X-Radiography?Acoustic Emission Testing and Acousto-Ultrasonic Testing?Miscellaneous NDT Methods.
Dhanurveda, the standard work on Vedic military science being lost, the dissertations on the science found in the Mahabharata, the Agni Purana, Akasha Bhairava Tantra, Kautalya Arthashastra, Manusmriti, Matsya Purana, Mahabharata, Manasollasa, Yukti Kalpa Taru, Vishnudharmottara Purana, Veeramitrodaya, Samarangana Sootradhara, Shukraneeti, and other small works on Dhanurveda like Aushanas Dhanurveda, Vasishtha Dhanurveda, Sadashiva Dhanurveda and Neeti Prakashika are the only source of information on the subject left to us. The present work takes into account all the data available with the present author in fragment form or manuscript form or the published form of various treatises of Dhanurveda, so that a factual and actual picture of military science or the science of warfare in ancient India may be drawn for the modern day readers and researchers. The present work also contains the English Translation of the Vasishtha and Sadashiva Dhanurvedas as appendix 1 & 2 with illustrations wherever necessary.
The story revolves around a young charming girl “Gul” who is victim of a planned gang rape in Mumbai. She felt that justice would be delayed in court. Even she may not get justice. So Instead of making police complaint she decided to seek revenge herself with the help of her boy friend Ravi. Her condition for marriage was that he will have to help her in planning how to seek revenge? But revenge will be taken by her only. Ravi very smartly implants himself as a spy in enemy’s camp by getting friendly with her criminals. And their cold blooded revenge begins. A billion dollar question; whether she succeeded or failed? It’s a fiction (Thriller). Satish Chandra Verma.
Aditya, a passionate youngster, had the just right guidance during his childhood to grow into a mentally strong adult. He is the son every parent would strive to beget. He is the brother any sibling would dream of sharing the blood. He is the friend all the peers would love to bond with. Aditya is voracious reader, dynamic orator, sensible philosopher. At the outset, a multi-talented young man. Despite all these desirable yet rare qualities, Aditya falls prey to the auto-pilot mode of emotional responses during a family crisis, takes a few hasty decisions, and ends up meeting two strangers to spend the most CHALLENGING SEVEN DAYS of his life. What follows is an edutaining philosophical ride for the readers. If you wish for a life with far fewer negative emotions,much lesser awkward situations, minimal agony in life while dealing with your loved ones, this is the book for you.
ABOUT THE BOOK National policies?economic, social and cultural?that until recently were determined by the States and people within a country have increasingly come under the influence of international agencies and processes. This has led to the narrowed ability of governments and people to make choices from options in economic, social and cultural policies. Globalisation implies widening and deepening integration with the globe, i.e. with people and processes abroad. Globalisation is widely seen as the most important factor that could influence economies of nations the world over in the new millennium. The rapid advancement in information technology and communications has made it not just po...
Seize the Opportunity, Open the Champagne is a collection of short anecdotes during the author’s work life, from the early 1970s till 2021, covering a wide variety of workplaces. Each story offers an insight of a management theory noted at the end that can be related to, making it useful in a different way. From Front-end to Leadership, there are many lessons that an aspiring individual can learn, with one common theme running from the beginning to end, that everybody and anybody can win. Even the stories from outside contributors that find place in this book share the same worth. The inspiring quality never fails to impress even a casual reader who will find these 200 pages interesting, like a spread of Chinese, Mughlai and Indian regional delicacies in one platter, to be savored slowly, over a period of time, or all at one go. It’s their choice.
The title of the book ‘HUT TO CAFÉ’ (An Exciting Journey) speaks about some real-time events we face in our lives at different points of time. With changing times, we change our lifestyle under the pretext of circumstantial compulsion and keeping pace with the modern age. After acquiring a little education and wealth, some start feeling elevated and underestimate the illiterate and poor. Thus, a new class division is created – rich and poor. Birju’s ‘Hut Sadabahar’ is a roadside hay-roofed tea shop in a village. It serves tea and homemade nimki in backed clay cups and green-leaf bowls to the passersby. The Hut symbolizes a simple livelihood, healthy food and drinks in a hygienic...
For nearly three decades there has been a phenomenal growth in the field of Remote Sensing. The second edition of this widely acclaimed book has been fully revised and updated. The reader will find a wide range of information on various aspects of geological remote sensing, ranging from laboratory spectra of minerals and rocks, ground truth, to aerial and space-borne remote sensing. This volume describes the integration of photogeology into remote sensing as well as how remote sensing is used as a tool of geo-exploration. It also covers a wide spectrum of geoscientific applications of remote sensing ranging from meso- to global scale. The subject matter is presented at a basic level, serving students as an introductory text on remote sensing. The main part of the book will also be of great value to active researchers.