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AKASHVANI
"Akashvani" (English) is a programme journal of ALL INDIA RADIO, it was formerly known as The Indian Listener. It used to serve the listener as a Bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes, who writes them, take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service, Bombay, started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in English, which was published beginning ...
Meditations after an Attempted Murder An Engrossing Story of Violence Survival Recovery and the Victory of Love over Darkness
Its a collection of reviews of these following books. A short Description: Book : Knife. ( Meditations after an Attempted Murder). Author: Salman Rushdie. Publisher: Penguin. Price : 699 ISBN: 9780670099580 ---------------------------------------- Life is never prosaic. It is always unpredictable. This unpredictable nature was revealed when the author was tried to be killed by a stranger. He was stabbed for fifteen times. But he survived and after a prolonged treatment was able to rediscover love and life amid the thick swath of darkness! A glib flow of thoughts accompanied by the exhaustive use of metaphorical images. A worth reading indeed! - Kunal Roy -------------------------------------...
The Illegal City
The Illegal City explores the relationship between space, law and gendered subjectivity through a close look at an 'illegal' squatter settlement in Delhi. Since 2000, a series of judicial rulings in India have criminalised squatters as 'illegal' citizens, 'encroachers' and 'pickpockets' of urban land, and have led to a spate of slum demolitions across the country. This book argues that in this context, it has become vital to distinguish between illegality and informality since it is those 'illegal' slums which are at the receiving end of a 'force of law', where law is violently encountered within everyday spaces. This book uses a gendered intersectional lens to explore how a 'violence of law...
The Genesis of Israel and Egypt
"The Genesis of Israel and Egypt" examines the earliest phase of historical consciousness in the ancient Near East, looking in particular at the mysterious origins of Egypt's civilization and its links with Mesopotamia and the early Hebrews. The book takes a radically alternative view of the rise of high civilization in the Near East and the forces which propelled it. The author, Emmet Sweeney, finds that the early civilizations developed amidst a background of massive and repeated natural catastrophes, events which had a profound effect upon the ancient peoples and left its mark upon their myths, legends, customs and religions. Ideas found in all corners of the globe, concepts such as drago...
The Idea of Ancient India
How can the complexities of ancient India be comprehended? This book draws on a vast array of texts, inscriptions, archaeology, archival sources and art to delve into themes such as the history of regions and religions, archaeologists and the modern histories of ancient sites, the interface between political ideas and practice, violence and resistance, and the interactions between the Indian subcontinent and the wider world. It highlights recent approaches and challenges in reconstructing South Asia's early history, and in doing so, brings out the exciting complexities of ancient India. Authoritative and incisive, this revised Penguin edition-with two new chapters-is essential reading for students and scholars of ancient Indian history and for all those interested in India's past.
Women, Justice & Question of Law
Dr Rajeshree Dutta Kumar has been a student of philosophy with specialisation in Indian philosophy, Philosophy of language and Feminist Studies. She is a gold medallist from University of Delhi for her Master Degree. Equipped with an M. Phil Degree from University of Delhi, she completed her Doctoral Studies from IIT Delhi in 2008. Armed with her academic and research rigour, she has many niche media organisations and worked with developmental agencies focusing on Gender, education, governance, digital transformation, futuristic technologies, geospatial and space eco systems. Currently, she is living in Gurgaon, India.
A Cup Of Love
A collection of poems in English which express love.
The Rhinoceros of South Asia
The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond.
Political Violence in Ancient India
Foundation -- Transition -- Maturity -- War -- The wilderness.
