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Growing up with his grandmother in a small town in the foothills of the Himalayas, Sudarshan longs to see the world and escape the confines of his small surroundings. Most of all, he desires to find out what happened to his father, who deserted him after the death of his mother when he was an infant. He grows to manhood and finally finds his father in England. He learns a terrible truth from him, a truth that threatens to destroy his faith in humanity, until he comes to forgiveness. This is a story about the many faces of love, and the myriad facets of the truth.
Ravi Kumar, head of the Central Counterterrorism Command (C3) of the Intelligence Bureau, is haunted by the partial success of Operation Haygreeva. He and his team of young recruits-Mihir, Cyrus and Jose-exposed designs of a hitherto-unknown terrorist outfit, the Lashkar-e-Hind (LeH), responsible for the Mumbai train blasts. But the mission they had staked their lives on remains significantly unfinished. The LeH's leader, Tabrez, had managed to escape to Pakistan. Looking to expand the scale of his operations and strike back at India in previously inconceivable ways, Tabraz becomes the lynchpin of a sinister K2 plan of the Pak ISI to leverage different socio-political anxieties and create a vast network of radicalized minds penetrating deep into Indian society, to destabilize the delicate fabric that holds the nation together. Despite having faced severe personal trauma, Ravi and his team come together to launch deft counterterror and counterintelligence manoeuvres, codenamed Operation Sudarshan Chakra, putting everything, including their individual safety, at risk.
“After all, what is mythology if not a fragment of history unexplored?” Ravish, an IGS (Intelligence Groups and Services) agent, suffering from serious mental health issues which doesn’t let him concentrate on his work, is rudely jerked back into action when a mysterious caller at night gives him a sinister warning. Ravish gets his old IGS team 'The Rig' back when he learns that his mentor Sanjay has been murdered in cold blood. He realises the caller’s threats have actual deep implications and informs his team. Meanwhile, Mrityunjay, his old enemy unearths some secrets of Indian Mythology and possibly the most dangerous secret ever. He with his society 'The Ajayas' plans to commit s...
The book highlights various pediatric cataract surgeries. It covers variants of pediatric cataract along with other rare morphologies. It covers selected challenging clinical situations along with surgical management steps. Additionally, it includes the management of surgical complications. The book provides relevant concise text supported by clinical pictures and includes 50 short videos. This book is a collection of clinical images and videos over 2 decades. Chapters cover recent advances in the field of pediatric cataract, such as ultrasound biomicroscopy, intraoperative rhexis assistant, operative room aberrometry. The accompanying video describes the surgical procedures with a voiceover lucidly explaining every step. It discusses unique cases of buphthalmous with cataract, anterior segment dysgenesis, persistent fetal vasculature and pre-existing persistent capsular defect with their latest management techniques. This book is relevant for practicing ophthalmologists and students alike.
The Art of Refractive Surgery aims at providing a simplified and step-wise approach to ophthalmologists for planning and performing various refractive surgeries including corneal, lenticular, or combined approaches. Refractive surgery is extremely challenging as suboptimal outcomes are unacceptable. This field has seen huge developments in the recent years with advancements in investigative modalities, better laser delivery systems, wider range of options of refractive surgeries, and improved eye-tracking devices. However, the selection of ideal surgery for every patient remains a challenge and a thorough understanding of basic concepts can aid in decision-making. The Art of Refractive Surge...
Intended for a first course in databases at junior or senior undergraduate, or first year graduate level, this book provides extensive coverage of concepts, database system internals and tools and techniques.