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About Book: Four good friends from Bangalore are mysteriously transported to another world called Magika. This is a world of magic and is populated by Elves, Dwarves, Giants and other such fantastic creatures! Upon arrival, they are told that they've been brought here to help as an evil sorcerer - the Dark One - has stolen The Magic Cup, and now wants to take over the world of Magika. Hearing this and having no way to return home, the children agree to join a quest to get the Magic Cup back from the Dark One. Accompanying them are a dwarf, an elf, and a troll. On the way to the Damned Lands where the Dark One dwells, they encounter strange beings, face challenges and attacks, and have many a...
Spices are used in small quantities to add flavor, aroma, color, and texture in food preparation. However, spices and condiments have also been recognized as having medicinal value. They have been used traditionally as curative and preventive agents, the bioactive compounds obtained from these plants are used in herbal drug formulations in modern times. Medicinal Spice and Condiment Crops provides a comprehensive overview on the medicinal properties of spices and condiments with focus on various phytochemicals derived from them. KEY FEATURES: • Examines spices and condiments with respect to their biology, diversity, distribution, and pharmacological values. • Explores the scientific vali...
Women and COVID-19: A Clinical and Applied Sociological Focus on Family, Work and Community focuses on women’s lived experiences amid the pandemic, emphasising migrant labourers, ethnic minorities, the poor and disenfranchised, the incarcerated, and victims of gender-based violence, to explore the impact of the pandemic on women. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated pervasive gender inequalities in homes, schools, and workplaces in the developed world and the Global South. Female workers, particularly those from poor or ethnic minority backgrounds, were often the first to lose their jobs amidst unprecedented layoffs and economic uncertainty. National lockdowns and widespread r...
This unique and topical book assesses the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a multitude of different aspects of human life. With chapters from researchers from a diverse selection of countries, this new volume, Exploring the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social, Cultural, Economic, and Psychological Insights and Perspectives, provides an insightful understanding of the challenges and impacts of COVID-19 on mental health, health care, gender issues, education, social institutions, and more. The diverse studies in this volume look at community responses and social challenges during COVID-19, covering topics such as social protection challenges and measures, the responsibilit...
Contributed articles on miscellaneous topics of Nepal; comprises chiefly of pictures of the king and the members of the royal family slain in June 2001.
Relying on access to exclusive information, AP correspondent Neelesh Misra pieces together the jigsaw of sometimes conflicting accounts of the murders of the Neplaese royal family on June 1, 2001. A wider national tragedy stands revealed: a nation with one foot in the 16th century and the other, uncomfortably, in the 21st; and of a king whose grand plans for making that transition a smooth one would, in more ways than one, be brutally thwarted.
This is a story of Jinen-Zarina, Deepak-Nicole and their families. USA born Indo-American boy (Jinen) who falls in love with Pakistani-Muslim girl (Zarina). Similarly Jain boy (Deepak) also falls in romance with Christian girl (Nicole). Cross-cultural wedding ends up in death of Zarina. Eventually Jinen turns into a Jain Monk. A conflict between race-religion and love turns into drama with a happy ending. This is a story of Love; forgiveness, repentance, non-violence, devotion, peace, and redemption. If we learn to understand different cultures, traditions and life-styles, we are sure to find the way for a happy and peaceful life together.
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With unique access, Gregson has written a stunning investigative account--an intimate glimpse into a troubled monarchy and Nepal, a nation in turmoil. photos.