- Table View
- List View
Seeking Fortune Elsewhere: Stories
by Sindya BhanooThese intimate stories of South Indian immigrants and the families they left behind center women&’s lives and ask how women both claim and surrender power—a stunning debut collection from an O. Henry Prize winnerTraveling from Pittsburgh to Eastern Washington to Tamil Nadu, these stories about dislocation and dissonance see immigrants and their families confront the costs of leaving and staying, identifying sublime symmetries in lives growing apart.In &“Malliga Homes,&” selected by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for an O. Henry Prize, a widow in a retirement community glimpses her future while waiting for her daughter to visit from America. In "No. 16 Model House Road," a woman long subordinate to her husband makes a choice of her own after she inherits a house. In "Nature Exchange," a mother grieving in the wake of a school shooting finds an unusual obsession. In "A Life in America," a professor finds himself accused of having exploited his graduate students. Sindya Bhanoo&’s haunting stories show us how immigrants&’ paths, and the paths of those they leave behind, are never simple. Bhanoo takes us along on their complicated journeys where regret, hope, and triumph appear in disguise.
Educational Development Through Information and Communications Technology (SEDA Series)
by Rakesh Bhanot Stephen FallowsInformation and Communications Technology (ICT) has proved to be one of the key drivers of change in education. In higher education particularly, ICT is enabling educators, educational developers and institutions to 'reach out' to learners, using innovative approaches based on the flexibility, accessibility and diversity that it offers.This book is based on the experiences of expert educational developers from the UK, United States, Canada, South Africa and Malaysia. It considers the ways in which ICT can be used to enhance learning both on and off campus, and how educators and institutions have tackled the issues associated with the adoption of new approaches and technologies. However, as the development of new technology is relentless, the book recognizes that ICT is not a panacea in itself -- good teaching remains crucial to good education. With this in mind, the contributors address issues beyond 'technology', looking at the importance of teaching and at the skills of teachers themselves if ICT is to be truly successful. Coverage is grouped into four key themes:*strategic issues for ICT initiatives*introducing ICT into the classroom*using ICT in practice*using ICT in learning and educational supportInternational in scope, and written by educators and educational developers rather than by technologists, this book is intended to be accessible to anyone with a critical interest in improving education through the use of ICT. It will be of particular interest to staff and educational developers, ICT coordinators, course leaders and course developers.
Clinical Rounds in Endocrinology: Volume I - Adult Endocrinology
by Anil Bhansali Yashpal GogateThis book covers interesting and yet often challenging cases among adult patients in a unique Question-Answer format. Simulating the bed-side case discussions during the ward rounds, one question logically leads to another question thereby generating curiosity and promoting evidence-based medicine. Taking the readers through the entire spectrum starting from etiology and pathophysiology to clinical presentation to management principles, each question addresses one key aspect of the disorder. Described in a very simple and lucid narrative, this book ensures sound conceptual understanding while covering each topic comprehensively. This volume covers important topics such as acromegaly, Cushing syndrome, osteoporosis, hypercalcemia, pheochromocytoma, hyperaldosteronism, thyroid disorders and diabetes in adult patients. These cases are not only seen by endocrinologists, but are also managed by internists, orthopedic surgeons, obstetricians and gynecologists. Less common disorders such as adrenal disorders and androgen excess have also been covered.
Clinical Rounds in Endocrinology: Volume II - Pediatric Endocrinology
by Anil Bhansali Yashpal Gogate Anuradha Aggarwal Girish ParthanThis book covers interesting and yet often challenging cases among adult patients in a unique Question-Answer format. Simulating the bed-side case discussions during the ward rounds, one question logically leads to another question thereby generating curiosity and promoting evidence-based medicine. Taking the readers through the entire spectrum starting from etiology and pathophysiology to clinical presentation to management principles, each question addresses one key aspect of the disorder. Described in a very simple and lucid narrative, this book ensures sound conceptual understanding while covering each topic comprehensively. This volume covers important topics such as acromegaly, Cushing syndrome, osteoporosis, hypercalcemia, pheochromocytoma, hyperaldosteronism, thyroid disorders and diabetes in adult patients. These cases are not only seen by endocrinologists, but are also managed by internists, orthopedic surgeons, obstetricians and gynecologists. Less common disorders such as adrenal disorders and androgen excess have also been covered.
Strategic Data Warehousing: Achieving Alignment with Business
by Neera BhansaliOrganization of data warehouses are vital but often ignored aspects of growing enterprises. This work merges technological know-how with managerial practices to show both the business manager and the IT professional how better alignment between data warehouse plans and business strategies can lead to a successful data warehouse adoption that will support the entire infrastructure. More complete than any other text in the field, this resource also addresses the managerial and strategic aspects of data warehouses, offering doable solutions that will allow for the strategic alignment of these warehouses while building them and ensuring that this alignment is sustained.
Non-Consensus Investing: Being Right When Everyone Else Is Wrong (Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing Series)
by Rupal J. BhansaliAt a time when many proclaim the death of active investing, Rupal J. Bhansali, global contrarian, makes a clarion call for its renaissance. Non-consensus thinking has resulted in breakthrough successes in science, sports, and Silicon Valley. Bhansali shows how to apply it to the world of investing to improve one’s odds of achieving above-average returns with below-average risks. Her upside-down investment approach focuses on avoiding losers instead of picking the winners, asking the right questions instead of knowing the right answers, and scoring upset victories to achieve the greatest bang for one’s research buck.Through a series of counterintuitive concepts and contemporary case studies from her firsthand experience of investing in fifty markets around the globe, Bhansali describes how to perform differentiated fundamental research to uncover mispriced stocks. She candidly shares her failures and mistakes as well as her successes and triumphs. She also weaves in her personal journey, recounting how she overcame the odds to succeed in a male-dominated profession and offering advice on breaking the glass ceiling. Non-Consensus Investing is a must-read for anyone who seeks to understand why active investing disappointed and how it can succeed—analysts and amateurs, fiduciaries and financial advisors, aspiring and practicing money managers, as well as students or investment enthusiasts.
Your Body Already Knows: Intuitive Ayurveda 21 Days to Reset your Gut, Sleep, Mood, and Health
by Nidhi Bhanshali PandyaDiscover how to transform your life in just 21 days with the most accessible guide to Ayurveda ever written. This simple and practical book distils the profound principles of Ayurveda into an actionable plan for modern living, to benefit your sleep, gut, mood and more. Renowned author Deepak Chopra, MD, praises it as:"A succinct guide to anyone seeking an integrative approach to well-being at all levels – body, mind, and spirit." In this paradigm-shifting book, Nidhi Pandya unveils how to: Align your body with nature&’s circadian rhythms.Rebalance your health through diet, exercise, sleep, and mindset.Cultivate small rituals that connect you to the cycles of the world. Drawing on both her professional expertise as an Ayurvedic doctor and the profound legacy of her grandfather, a revered healer from India, Nidhi bridges ancient traditions with modern accessibility. Filled with interactive charts, tips, recipes, and lifestyle hacks, Your Body Already Knows is an empowering guide to achieving balance in today&’s fast-paced world. Whether you're a seasoned wellness enthusiast or a curious beginner, this book offers a practical, modern approach to Ayurveda that will help you unlock a healthier, happier life. Shift your health baseline. Your body already knows the way—are you ready to listen?
Naagland: नागलैंड
by Vikas Bhanti"नागलैंड" एक रोमांचक और रहस्यमयी उपन्यास है, जिसमें एक युवा रिपोर्टर मानव दुआ की खोजी यात्रा को दर्शाया गया है। मानव एक नागमणि के रहस्य का पर्दाफाश करने के लिए नागालैंड के गहरे जंगलों में जाता है, जहाँ उसे पिञाली नामक जनजाति के अद्भुत और भयावह रहस्यों का सामना करना पड़ता है। इस यात्रा में उसका दोस्त एस.डी. भी शामिल होता है, लेकिन धीरे-धीरे घटनाएँ खतरनाक मोड़ लेने लगती हैं। जंगल के अज्ञात खतरे, पुरानी मान्यताएँ, रहस्यमयी शक्ति और अस्तित्व की लड़ाई इस कहानी को अत्यधिक रोमांचक बना देते हैं। लेखक विकास भान्ती ने इस उपन्यास में रहस्य, थ्रिलर, एडवेंचर और साइंस फिक्शन का शानदार समावेश किया है, जो पाठकों को आखिरी पन्ने तक बाँधे रखता है। क्या मानव और एस.डी. इस नागमणि के रहस्य से पर्दा उठा पाएँगे, या वे इस घातक यात्रा में हमेशा के लिए खो जाएँगे? यही जानने के लिए यह उपन्यास पढ़ना जरूरी है।
Human Recognition at a Distance in Video
by Bir Bhanu Ju HanMost biometric systems employed for human recognition require physical contact with, or close proximity to, a cooperative subject. Far more challenging is the ability to reliably recognize individuals at a distance, when viewed from an arbitrary angle under real-world environmental conditions. Gait and face data are the two biometrics that can be most easily captured from a distance using a video camera. This comprehensive and logically organized text/reference addresses the fundamental problems associated with gait and face-based human recognition, from color and infrared video data that are acquired from a distance. It examines both model-free and model-based approaches to gait-based human recognition, including newly developed techniques where the both the model and the data (obtained from multiple cameras) are in 3D. In addition, the work considers new video-based techniques for face profile recognition, and for the super-resolution of facial imagery obtained at different angles. Finally, the book investigates integrated systems that detect and fuse both gait and face biometrics from video data. Topics and features: discusses a framework for human gait analysis based on Gait Energy Image, a spatio-temporal gait representation; evaluates the discriminating power of model-based gait features using Bayesian statistical analysis; examines methods for human recognition using 3D gait biometrics, and for moving-human detection using both color and thermal image sequences; describes approaches for the integration face profile and gait biometrics, and for super-resolution of frontal and side-view face images; introduces an objective non-reference quality evaluation algorithm for super-resolved images; presents performance comparisons between different biometrics and different fusion methods for integrating gait and super-resolved face from video. This unique and authoritative text is an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students of computer vision, pattern recognition and biometrics. The book will also be of great interest to professional engineers of biometric systems.
Deep Learning for Biometrics (Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)
by Bir Bhanu Ajay KumarThis timely text/reference presents a broad overview of advanced deep learning architectures for learning effective feature representation for perceptual and biometrics-related tasks. The text offers a showcase of cutting-edge research on the use of convolutional neural networks (CNN) in face, iris, fingerprint, and vascular biometric systems, in addition to surveillance systems that use soft biometrics. Issues of biometrics security are also examined. Topics and features: addresses the application of deep learning to enhance the performance of biometrics identification across a wide range of different biometrics modalities; revisits deep learning for face biometrics, offering insights from neuroimaging, and provides comparison with popular CNN-based architectures for face recognition; examines deep learning for state-of-the-art latent fingerprint and finger-vein recognition, as well as iris recognition; discusses deep learning for soft biometrics, including approaches for gesture-based identification, gender classification, and tattoo recognition; investigates deep learning for biometrics security, covering biometrics template protection methods, and liveness detection to protect against fake biometrics samples; presents contributions from a global selection of pre-eminent experts in the field representing academia, industry and government laboratories. Providing both an accessible introduction to the practical applications of deep learning in biometrics, and a comprehensive coverage of the entire spectrum of biometric modalities, this authoritative volume will be of great interest to all researchers, practitioners and students involved in related areas of computer vision, pattern recognition and machine learning.
Video Bioinformatics
by Bir Bhanu Prue TalbotThe advances of live cell video imaging and high-throughput technologies for functional and chemical genomics provide unprecedented opportunities to understand how biological processes work in subcellular and multicellular systems. The interdisciplinary research field of Video Bioinformatics is defined by Bir Bhanu as the automated processing, analysis, understanding, data mining, visualization, query-based retrieval/storage of biological spatiotemporal events/data and knowledge extracted from dynamic images and microscopic videos. Video bioinformatics attempts to provide a deeper understanding of continuous and dynamic life processes. Genome sequences alone lack spatial and temporal information, and video imaging of specific molecules and their spatiotemporal interactions, using a range of imaging methods, are essential to understand how genomes create cells, how cells constitute organisms, and how errant cells cause disease. The book examines interdisciplinary research issues and challenges with examples that deal with organismal dynamics, intercellular and tissue dynamics, intracellular dynamics, protein movement, cell signaling and software and databases for video bioinformatics. Topics and Features * Covers a set of biological problems, their significance, live-imaging experiments, theory and computational methods, quantifiable experimental results and discussion of results. * Provides automated methods for analyzing mild traumatic brain injury over time, identifying injury dynamics after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia and visualizing cortical tissue changes during seizure activity as examples of organismal dynamics * Describes techniques for quantifying the dynamics of human embryonic stem cells with examples of cell detection/segmentation, spreading and other dynamic behaviors which are important for characterizing stem cell health * Examines and quantifies dynamic processes in plant and fungal systems such as cell trafficking, growth of pollen tubes in model systems such as Neurospora Crassa and Arabidopsis * Discusses the dynamics of intracellular molecules for DNA repair and the regulation of cofilin transport using video analysis * Discusses software, system and database aspects of video bioinformatics by providing examples of 5D cell tracking by FARSIGHT open source toolkit, a survey on available databases and software, biological processes for non-verbal communications and identification and retrieval of moth images This unique text will be of great interest to researchers and graduate students of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Bioengineering, Cell Biology, Toxicology, Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Medical Image Analysis, and Cell Molecular and Developmental Biology. The large number of example applications will also appeal to application scientists and engineers. Dr. Bir Bhanu is Distinguished Professor of Electrical & C omputer Engineering, Interim Chair of the Department of Bioengineering, Cooperative Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Center for Research in Intelligent Systems, at the University of California, Riverside, California, USA. Dr. Prue Talbot is Professor of Cell Biology & Neuroscience and Director of the Stem Cell Center and Core at the University of California Riverside, California, USA.
Distributed Video Sensor Networks
by Bir Bhanu Demetri Terzopoulos Amit K. Roy-Chowdhury Hamid Aghajan Chinya V. RavishankarLarge-scale video networks are of increasing importance in a wide range of applications. However, the development of automated techniques for aggregating and interpreting information from multiple video streams in real-life scenarios is a challenging area of research. Collecting the work of leading researchers from a broad range of disciplines, this timely text/reference offers an in-depth survey of the state of the art in distributed camera networks. The book addresses a broad spectrum of critical issues in this highly interdisciplinary field: current challenges and future directions; video processing and video understanding; simulation, graphics, cognition and video networks; wireless video sensor networks, communications and control; embedded cameras and real-time video analysis; applications of distributed video networks; and educational opportunities and curriculum-development. Topics and features: presents an overview of research in areas of motion analysis, invariants, multiple cameras for detection, object tracking and recognition, and activities in video networks; provides real-world applications of distributed video networks, including force protection, wide area activities, port security, and recognition in night-time environments; describes the challenges in graphics and simulation, covering virtual vision, network security, human activities, cognitive architecture, and displays; examines issues of multimedia networks, registration, control of cameras (in simulations and real networks), localization and bounds on tracking; discusses system aspects of video networks, with chapters on providing testbed environments, data collection on activities, new integrated sensors for airborne sensors, face recognition, and building sentient spaces; investigates educational opportunities and curriculum development from the perspective of computer science and electrical engineering. This unique text will be of great interest to researchers and graduate students of computer vision and pattern recognition, computer graphics and simulation, image processing and embedded systems, and communications, networks and controls. The large number of example applications will also appeal to application engineers.
Handbook of AI-Based Models in Healthcare and Medicine: Approaches, Theories, and Applications (Artificial Intelligence in Smart Healthcare Systems)
by Bhanu Chander, Koppala Guravaiah, B. Anoop, and G. KumaravelanThis handbook provides thorough, in-depth, and well-focused developments of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), natural language processing (NLP), cryptography, and blockchain approaches, along with their applications focused on healthcare systems.Handbook of AI-Based Models in Healthcare and Medicine: Approaches, Theories, and Applications highlights different approaches, theories, and applications of intelligent systems from a practical as well as a theoretical view of the healthcare domain. It uses a medically oriented approach in its discussions of human biology, healthcare, and medicine and presents NLP-based medical reports and medicine enhancements. The handbook includes advanced models of ML and DL for the management of healthcare systems and also discusses blockchain-based healthcare management. In addition, the handbook offers use cases where AI, ML, and DL can help solve healthcare complications.Undergraduate and postgraduate students, academicians, researchers, and industry professionals who have an interest in understanding the applications of ML/DL in the healthcare setting will want this reference on their bookshelf.
Pichai: The Future Of Google
by Jagmohan BhanverAn incisive look into the world?s most innovative tech company and the man chosen to lead it On 10 August 2015, an unassuming product expert who learnt his ropes at IIT Kharagpur was declared the next CEO of tech giant Google. Sundar Pichai?s appointment was hardly an unexpected one. Pichai is a man known as much for his veritable Midas touch with every product he has developed or led for Google ? Chrome, Chrome OS and Android, to name just a few ? as for his superlative people skills and open-minded approach to innovation. Yet, the company?s decision to restructure its product lines and appoint Pichai as the head of a leaner, more focused Google, has raised inevitable questions: ? What does Pichai?s role augur for the future of the tech giant? ? Will Google consolidate its position for existing products or will they focus on creating new ones? ? And will Pichai transform the organization that Schmidt, Page and Brin created and led, or confirm the belief of a minority of naysayers that he is not yet ready for this daunting role? Pichai: The Future of Google provides answers to these questions while throwing light on Sundar Pichai?s childhood and education; his entry into the tech world and quick rise up the ranks in Google; and his key contributions as a leader and tech-guru to Google?s most successful properties. Timely and insightful, this book offers a rare glimpse into the fascinating ecosystem of a path-breaking company and shows us what it takes to be a dynamic leader in the 21st century.
CLICK!: The Amazing Story of Indias E-commerce Boom and Where Its Headed
by Jagmohan Bhanver Komal BhanverA sharp study of the evolution of the e-commerce sector in India and how it is reshaping the way we do business Whether we?re hailing a cab or ordering food, buying groceries or shopping for clothes, booking a hotel or finding the right doctor ? our lives today are lived online. For a population with severe trust issues with online payments, Indian consumers have embraced ecommerce with phenomenal enthusiasm in the past few years. In turn, an incredible number of e-commerce companies operate here today, the more successful among them disrupting business paradigms and changing the way products and services are bought, sold and consumed in the country. Just how has this transformation come about? Through the stories of eight players that have experienced the incredible highs and lows that the industry has witnessed ? Flipkart, Snapdeal, MakeMyTrip, Pepperfry, Just Dial, redBus, InMobi, Paytm ? that have experienced the incredible highs and lows that the industry has witnessed, this book unravels the incredible story of the evolution of e-commerce in India. Taking into account the recent rumblings that have shaken the industry ? from competitive pricing and discount wars to devaluation of former star companies to new and stringent government regulations ? Click! presents a long view of where the industry is headed and presents an incisive vision of it that is both inspirational and cautionary.
Nadella: The Changing Face of Microsoft
by Jagmohan S. BhanverA concise, insightful account of Satya Nadella the man and the professional, and what his appointment as the third CEO of Microsoft means for the future of the tech industry The appointment of Satya Nadella, the man from Hyderabad, as CEO of Microsoft Corp. has sent waves of curiosity, speculation and expectation through the tech world at home and abroad. What drives the man chosen to lead tech giant Microsoft into the future? What does Nadella?s appointment in particular herald for Microsoft and, indeed, for the tech industry as a whole? Nadella: The Changing Face of Microsoft brings together reportage, interviews and analysis to provide a comprehensive look at: ? Nadella?s years of growing up in Hyderabad ? his family, education and early influences; ? Microsoft?s recent history, with particular emphasis on the organization?s functioning and fortunes during the Ballmer era; ? Nadella?s constant engagement with innovation, his stellar achievements and rise within Microsoft?s ranks; ? Events within the organization that led to Nadella?s appointment, including an overview of the closest contenders for the post; ? The challenges and opportunities ahead for the Indian-born CEO of the fourth largest company in the world. Engaging and informative, this book will enlighten as much as it will inspire.'
The Mauryan: The Legend of Ashoka
by Komal BhanverCan Ashoka conquer his enemies, or will his own demons get the better of him? Known in far reaches of the world as a great conqueror, emperor Bindusara rules over much of India with an iron fist. When a Brahmin prophesies that his wife, the beautiful Subhadrangi, will birth a legendary ruler, Bindusara is ecstatic. But when the child is born a frail, ordinary-looking boy, the emperor, filled with disappointment and disgust, leaves him to his mother and turns all attention to grooming Susima, his eldest son, as heir to the Mauryan throne. Shunned by his father, and bullied and humiliated by Susima, Ashoka learns from a very early age to be the master of his own fate. Under the determined tutelage of his mother and the company of a few loyal companions, he begins to challenge Susima at every step. When he meets a beautiful and spirited young woman who teaches him the true meaning of courage and changes him forever, he begins to dream of ruling the vast empire. But kaal has other plans for him, for his ambition and steady rise are being noted by those who want to end the threat to Susima?s succession once and for all. Will Ashoka allow the obstacles along the path of his destiny to overwhelm him, or can he rise above them to become the greatest emperor who ever lived?
Sustainable Local Development for Environmental and Social Sustainability (Human-Environment Interactions #11)
by Bhanwar Vishvendra Raj Singh Amit Kumar BatarThe world organizations, including national governments, have already recognized the importance of the Aichi Biodiversity Target, the Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR), Low Carbon Society. Therefore, there is an urgent need to act locally to tackle socio-economic, socio-ecological, socio-hydrological, and environmental conservation concerns in changing environments on a local to global scale and need to promote scientific solutions and common knowledge to achieve harmony between nature and humans under the threat of global climate change and the post-Covid-19 pandemic situation. For this purpose, the SLD approach is needed towards environmental and social sustainability. However, the SLD approach is challenging in terms of supply and demand of natural resources, resource depletion, socio-economic inequality, biodiversity loss, and climate change risk from local to the global scale, which vary based on different socio-economic, political, geographical, and cultural factors. Therefore, this book will highlight the environmental and social sustainability research by taking the local/regional case study. This book would also highlights the importance of policy interface at a local to global scale for environmental and social sustainability (ESS) in changing environments.
COVID-19 Lockdowns and the Urban Poor in Harare, Zimbabwe: Emerging Perspectives and the Morphing of a Sustainable Urban Future
by Johannes Itai Bhanye Fortune Mangara Abraham R. Matamanda Lameck KachenaThis book focuses on the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns on the welfare of the urban poor in the city of Harare, Zimbabwe. The authors look through the lenses of the urban health penalty, the right to the city, complexity theory, and distributive justice theory. These four theories help situate the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the urban poor in the theoretical foundations that raise issues of how the poor are affected by disease/health pandemics, due to their living conditions. Uniquely, the authors use remote ethnography tools such as rich texts, video diaries and photo uploads to provide evidence-based stories of how COVID-19 mobility restrictions have affected poor urbanites in Harare.The book concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic mandatory lockdowns have deepened social and spatial inequality among the urban poor, threatening their right to the city. The socio-economic impacts can upsurge poverty, increase unemployment and the risks of hunger and food insecurity, reinforce existing inequalities, and break social harmony in the cities, even past the COVID-19 pandemic period. These socioeconomic impacts must be considered to make just cities for all, from a right-to-the-city perspective. The authors recommend that mandatory COVID-19 lockdowns should not only be treated as a law-and-order operation but as a medical intervention to stem the spread of the virus backed by measures to safeguard the livelihoods of the urban poor while also protecting the economy. This means governments should provide social safety nets to informal sector operators whose income-generating activities are affected the most during the time of emergencies like COVID-19. Planners and policymakers should re-envision pandemic-resilient cities that are just, equitable, resilient, and sustainable.
Purandarche Ratna - Novel: पुरंदरचे रत्न - कादंबरी
by Shri. Dattatray Bhapkarइतिहासात अनेक शुर-वीर जन्माला आले व आपल्या पराक्रमाची ओळख ठेवून गेले. शिवकाळातही अशा अनेक विरांनी आपला पराक्रम गाजविला. अनेक पडद्यासमोर आले, तर काही पडद्यामागेच राहिले. त्यामुळे त्यांचा पराक्रम काही कमी होत नाही. अशाच एका विराची ओळख श्री दत्तात्रय नाथा भापकर यांनी आपल्या या ऐतिहासिक कादंबरीतून देण्याचा प्रयत्न केला आहे. कादंबरी काल्पनिक कथेवर अवलंबून असली तरी, शिवकालात निर्माण झालेल्या परिस्थितीला अनुसरून “भिकाजी" या विराचे कार्य आहे.
Ecophenomenology and the Environmental Crisis in the Sundarbans: Towards a Community-Based Ethic (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies)
by Kalpita Bhar PaulThis book offers a philosophical analysis of the environmental crisis in the Indian Sundarbans, drawing upon phenomenological narratives. It nuances the present understanding of the crisis by introducing plurality in our metaphysical understanding of the environment and epistemological understanding of the human–environment relationship.Contemporary research on the Sundarbans mainly focuses on the impending threat of climate change, natural disasters, as well as increasing human–animal conflict, conservation, and forest access debates, while scholarly works have mostly used environmental impact assessments to offer technocratic solutions that prioritize a particular type of human–environment relationship characterized by an "anticipation of ruin." Rather than rushing to find solutions, I embark on a journey to unpack the meaning of crisis through phenomenological narratives of human–environment relationships. A deep dive into the human–environment relationship through an intentional engagement with the work-worlds of islanders, the formation of a more-than-human community is revealed, giving rise to community-based ethic that transcends the poverty of thought and imagination in comprehending the crisis of the Indian Sundarbans. This new ethical framework emphasizes the co-emergence of self-consciousness and eco-consciousness, serving as a moral impetus for individuals to act ethically towards the environment. This approach impels us to rethink what the Sundarbans is, how the crisis gets manifested to the inlanders and outsiders, and what kind of procedural changes are required to protect the Sundarbans as a living ecosystem instead of a natural museum.The book’s phenomenological depth and engaged philosophical framework will elicit deep interest from within academia and among practitioners who are working in environmental studies, philosophy, human ecology, and island studies. The convergence of conceptual understandings and field narratives will also draw the interest of research students working in correlated fields.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Communication, Language, Education and Social Sciences (Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research #704)
by Sareen Kaur Bhar Hawa RahmatThis is an open access book.The 3rd International Conference on Communication, Language, Education and Social Sciences (CLESS 2022) will be held on 25-27 July 2022. This year’s conference will be a part of the bigger Digital Future Congress (DIFCON) comprising of various other conferences in different fields and will be held online. CLESS 2022 is unique in which it combines communication, language, education, and social science in an international academic conference. The aim of CLESS 2022 is to offer a platform for both local and international academics, educators, researchers and other professionals to meet, share and discuss latest research, trends, ideas and innovation in the field of communication, language, education, psychology and social sciences. The conference is aimed to provide a platform for young researchers as well as to support and encourage other researchers to present their research, to network within the international community of researchers and to share and seek the insight and advice of successful senior researchers all over the world during the conference.
Bharadidasan Kavithaigal
by BharadidasanThis is a compilation of Pavendhar Bharadidasan’s poetry work that covers a wide range of topics like Love, Tamizh, Woman’s world, Nature, Dravidian people etc.
Pisiranthaiyar
by BharadidasanPisiranthaiyar was a Tamil poet and friend of King Kopperunchozhar. He also died along with the king. Their story stands as a great example of friendship and loyalty.This book won the author his Sahithya akademy award.
Conceptions: Infertility and Procreative Technologies in India
by Aditya BharadwajInfertility and assisted reproductive technologies in India lie at the confluence of multiple cultural conceptions. These 'conceptions' are key to understanding the burgeoning spread of assisted reproductive technologies and the social implications of infertility and childlessness in India. This longitudinal study is situated in a number of diverse locales which, when taken together, unravel the complex nature of infertility and assisted conception in contemporary India.