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There I Was! : Media Musings

By: Aruna Ravikumar

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Living through dramatic times as one of the first woman political journalists in the broadcast media in the undivided state of Andhra Pradesh when private television channels breezed through the regional landscape in the mid-nineties, Aruna Ravikumar witnessed momentous developments and historical events frozen in time. ‘There I Was’! Media Musings'’ is a compelling read about her foray into journalism which unwittingly began with her listening to interesting news discussions by fellow morning walkers when she accompanied her grandfather to Hyderabad’s famous tank bund, culminating in her moderating political debates in television studios. Political intrigues, destruction of cities, caste conflicts, faction politics, and naxalite violence are part of the mosaic of experiences chronicled here with historical perspective and personal observation. Sketches of select celebrities from hundreds of interviews over decades will inspire awe and admiration in a world woefully lacking role-models. The book essays learnings from the media taking in its sweep, crowning successes and glaring failures and a wide gamut of issues in between.

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Prabhat Prakashan

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9354886744

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9789354886744

Emotion Recognition

A Pattern Analysis Approach

By: Amit Konar,Aruna Chakraborty

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Emotion Recognition

A Pattern Analysis Approach

By: Amit Konar,Aruna Chakraborty

A timely book containing foundations and current research directions on emotion recognition by facial expression, voice, gesture and biopotential signals This book provides a comprehensive examination of the research methodology of different modalities of emotion recognition. Key topics of discussion include facial expression, voice and biopotential signal-based emotion recognition. Special emphasis is given to feature selection, feature reduction, classifier design and multi-modal fusion to improve performance of emotion-classifiers. Written by several experts, the book includes several tools and techniques, including dynamic Bayesian networks, neural nets, hidden Markov model, rough sets, type-2 fuzzy sets, support vector machines and their applications in emotion recognition by different modalities. The book ends with a discussion on emotion recognition in automotive fields to determine stress and anger of the drivers, responsible for degradation of their performance and driving-ability. There is an increasing demand of emotion recognition in diverse fields, including psycho-therapy, bio-medicine and security in government, public and private agencies. The importance of emotion recognition has been given priority by industries including Hewlett Packard in the design and development of the next generation human-computer interface (HCI) systems. Emotion Recognition: A Pattern Analysis Approach would be of great interest to researchers, graduate students and practitioners, as the book Offers both foundations and advances on emotion recognition in a single volume Provides a thorough and insightful introduction to the subject by utilizing computational tools of diverse domains Inspires young researchers to prepare themselves for their own research Demonstrates direction of future research through new technologies, such as Microsoft Kinect, EEG systems etc.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118130669

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9781118130667

Chemistry Of Nanocrystalline Oxide Materials: Combustion Synthesis, Properties And Applications

By: Manjanath Subraya Hedge,S T Aruna,Tanu Rattan,Kashinath C Patil

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Chemistry Of Nanocrystalline Oxide Materials: Combustion Synthesis, Properties And Applications

By: Manjanath Subraya Hedge,S T Aruna,Tanu Rattan,Kashinath C Patil

Nano-oxide materials lend themselves to applications in a wide variety of emerging technological fields such as microelectronics, catalysts, ceramics, coatings, and energy storage. However, developing new routes for making nano-based materials is a challenging area for solid-state materials chemists. This book does just that by describing a novel method for preparing them. The authors have developed a novel low-temperature, self-propagating synthetic route to nano-oxides by the solution combustion and combustible precursor processes. This method provides the desired composition, structure, and properties for many types of technologically useful nanocrystalline oxide materials like alumina, ceria, iron oxides, titania, yttria, and zirconia, among others.The book is particularly instructive in bringing readers one step closer to the exploration of nanomaterials. Students of nanoscience can acquaint themselves with the actual production and evaluation of nanopowders by this route, while academic researchers and industrial scientists will find answers to a host of questions on nano-oxides. The book also provides an impetus for scientists in industrial research to evaluate and explore new ways to scale up the production of nanomaterials, offering helpful suggestions for further research.

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World Scientific

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9814471739

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9789814471732

Buddhist India Rediscovered

By: Aruna Deshpande

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Buddhist India Rediscovered

By: Aruna Deshpande

LOSE YOURSELF IN THE BUDDHIST EXPERIENCE INDIA IS THE GUARDIAN OF a rich and ancient culture, and the seat of Buddhism. Mystic monasteries on Himalayan slopes, richly carved stupas amid lush gardens, cavernous dwellings with exquisite paintings –India is home to all these and more. In this, her seventh book, respected historian Aruna Deshpande travels the length and breadth of the country to track down the imprints of Buddhism. Never before has any historian presented every major Buddhist site located in India in one book. Here are the architectural gems of Lumbini, the lesser known Tawang Monastery of Arunachal Pradesh, the unparalleled Bodh Gaya and a reliable guide to visiting all these places. A boon to pilgrims, travelers and armchair explorers alike, Buddhist India Rediscovered will fire the imagination and carry you on a memorable journey. “A remarkably thorough catalogue of India’s Buddhist sites. Whether their interest is in history and culture or Buddhist pilgrimage, I am sure many readers will find this work of great value.” From the foreword by HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

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Jaico Publishing House

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8184952473

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9788184952476

Narrative Traditions of a Telugu Epic: Paln?tiv?rula Katha

By: Aruna Bommareddi

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Narrative Traditions of a Telugu Epic: Paln?tiv?rula Katha

By: Aruna Bommareddi

In the current climate of increasing absence of resistance from within traditions as that of Hinduism, this book offers a fresh read for those who look for resisting narratives that break free from the fold of larger narratives. The ‘little narrative’ here is an oral epic of the Telugu peoples that itself has spawned a flowing tradition of its own, with several other written texts, performances, plays and songs, and even movies based on it. However, what this book foregrounds is not the popularity of this Telugu oral epic tradition, but the problems involved when the oral tradition in all its variety of storytelling and performative renditions undergoes a cultural translation and appropriation by the dominant textual tradition. For instance, there have been attempts to bring all the different versions of the Palna?tivi?rula Katha under one textual rubric. This book, gently suggests that there must be a cultural politics at work behind such attempts and within the ambit of its five chapters and the attendant annexures, presents the oral epic narrative in all its multiplicities of story lines as also presentations. The larger effort here is to highlight the resistance offered by a people in terms of the creation and production of local narratives that have stood the test of time and, more importantly, the retrieval of the consciousness of a people by revisiting and foregrounding these creations. This book, as one turns its last page, certainly gets the reader in touch with a Telugu consciousness, for gaining a sense of which we need not search inside the books in a library but must restore to the people their oral stories and performances in all their varieties and contradictions.

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Notion Press

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1646787331

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9781646787333

APPLIED BIOLOGY OF WOODY PLANTS

By: Ratikanta Maiti,Humberto González Rodríguez,Ch. Aruna Kumari

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APPLIED BIOLOGY OF WOODY PLANTS

By: Ratikanta Maiti,Humberto González Rodríguez,Ch. Aruna Kumari

Woody plants occupy dominant vegetation in forest ecosystem. They play an important role in reducing carbon load from the atmosphere and store them as biomass and carbon as sources of energy. Forest trees are sources of timbers, various domestic uses, medicinal purposes, forest products, and sources of animal nutrition. At this juncture, there is a great necessity to save forest trees for life security and effective management and maintain an ecobalance to save earth from the clutch of pollution. To fulfill these objectives, a clear understanding of the biology of trees and its applications is an essential prerequisite for effective management and its application. No such book is available to undergraduate and graduate students and teachers. It discusses experimental biology to study the various aspects of tree biology from a practical stand point guide. This deals with general concepts of plant, soil and environments, the vegetation and biodiversity, morpho-anatomical and ecophysiological traits phenological events and plasticity, branching pattern and branching density functioning as solar panel for capture of solar radiation for productivity, diversity of leaves morphological and biochemical traits such as pigments, epicuticular wax, leaf macronutrients necessary for the growth and development and animal nutrition, wood anatomical traits related to timber quality and utility. A special emphasis has been given in the selection of tree species with high ecophysiological traits. The book deals with advances in research and includes our original research results.

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American Academic Press

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1631817868

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9781631817861

India Business

Finding Opportunities in this Big Emerging Market

By: Aruna Chandra,Pradeep A. Rau,John K. Ryans

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India Business

Finding Opportunities in this Big Emerging Market

By: Aruna Chandra,Pradeep A. Rau,John K. Ryans

Doing business in India isn't easy but it presents an important opportunity for today's global marketer. India is second only to China among the countries the U.S. Department of Commerce calls Big Emerging Markets. India Business provides up-to-date information on:-- The middle class Indian consumer.-- Specific industry sectors in India including information technology, services, and retailing.-- Urban markets in India.-- Politics and the Indian economy.-- Strategies for market entry, marketing, advertising, and promotion.-- Resources of business information in the U.S. and in India.Vignettes throughout the book bring a human face to the country and Indian business practices. Adding depth are three interviews with executives who have several years of on-the-ground experience in India, marketing their companies' products and making things happen.You get practical advice from authors who are writing about their native land of India and have years of experience consulting with international businesses. Three long-term and short-term economic scenarios are supplemented with a checklist of what to watch for and the authors' assessment of the most likely economic scenarios. You learn the pros and cons so you can consider the Indian market with fresh information, but a realistic point of view.

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Paramount Market Publishing

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096714390X

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9780967143903

The RTI Story: Power to the People

By: Aruna Roy,MKSS Collection

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The RTI Story: Power to the People

By: Aruna Roy,MKSS Collection

Aruna Roy resigned from the IAS in 1975 to work with peasants and workers in rural Rajasthan. In 1990 she helped co-found the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS). The MKSS struggles in the mid 90s for wages and other rights gave birth to the now celebrated Right to Information movement. Aruna continues to be a part of many democratic struggles and campaigns. This book is a collective history that tells the story of how ordinary people can come together and prevail against great odds, to make democracy more meaningful.

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Roli Books Private Limited

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8193704916

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9788193704912

Advances in Rice Science

Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement

By: Ratikanta Maiti, PhD,Humberto González Rodríguez, PhD,Ch. Aruna Kumari, PhD,Narayan Chandra Sarkar, PhD,Sameena Begum,Dasari Rajkumar

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Advances in Rice Science

Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement

By: Ratikanta Maiti, PhD,Humberto González Rodríguez, PhD,Ch. Aruna Kumari, PhD,Narayan Chandra Sarkar, PhD,Sameena Begum,Dasari Rajkumar

During recent decades, tremendous progress and innovations have been made in rice science with the goal of increasing production to meet the world’s growing demands. This new volume provides a concise overview of rice, covering the background and importance of rice; origin, evolution, and domestication of rice; and the world rice production. It goes on to provide new and important recent research advances on many different aspects of rice science and production. The authors look at advances in rice ideotypes, abiotic stress management techniques, biotic stress affecting crop productivity, new methods and technology for cultivation, and new methods and techniques in rice grain quality analysis and processing. It also describes new rice varieties, new hybrid rice technology, and new breeding methods for rice.

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CRC Press

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100051756X

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9781000517569

Advances in Cotton Science

Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement

By: Ratikanta Maiti,Ch. Aruna Kumari,Abul Kalam Samsul Huda,Debashis Mandal,Sameena Begum

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Advances in Cotton Science

Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement

By: Ratikanta Maiti,Ch. Aruna Kumari,Abul Kalam Samsul Huda,Debashis Mandal,Sameena Begum

Cotton is one of the most important fiber and cash crops throughout the world, and it plays a dominant role in the industrial and agricultural economies of many countries. Here is a rich resource of information on the cultivation and production of cotton. This volume provides an overview of the origin and evolution of cotton and its physiological basis and characterization, and goes on to discuss methods of cultivation, biotic stresses, and harvesting and postharvest technology. The volume addresses new advances in research for best cultivation methods, effective utilization of resources, and operations for achieving higher yields, thus achieving higher productivity. The authors take an interdisciplinary approach, providing valuable information necessary to increase cotton productivity to meet the world’s growing demands.

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1000008207

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AN EVOCATIVE MEMOIR

By: Ratikanta Maiti,Ch. Aruna Kumari,Debashis Mandal

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AN EVOCATIVE MEMOIR

By: Ratikanta Maiti,Ch. Aruna Kumari,Debashis Mandal

An Evocative Memoir - Odyssey of A Veteran Plant Scientist is the life story of Dr. Ratikanta Maiti, who was born in a poor family in utmost poverty in a rustic village in Calcutta, rose to the height of an International Scientist. This is an insight into the life journey of Dr. Ratikanta Maiti reciting the livelihood, education, obstacles faced, contributions and achievements in scientific research in various fields to the establishment of an International network of scientists working on Bioresource and Stress management. This depicts a resume of his research results in various field of plant and crop science which will serve as a guide to students and researchers. The Evocative memoire is an inspiration to students, youngsters, scientific community, representing that firmness, commitment and hard work would get a hold of the consequence. It depicts the obstacles he encountered in his personal and professional life, which have tripled his persistence and tenacity to surge over tribulations and guide to accomplishment in long run, letting him earn an International fame. The struggles, pitfalls, agonies all along his profession encourage quite a lot of youngsters, emphasizing them not to get discouraged with obstacles encountered during life’s journey. It urges the need for conserving scientific research and development and signifies diverse area of research contributions to science.

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American Academic Press

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1631818767

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Divine Veena Science

By: Manipal Aruna Kumari, Shama Bhat V

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Divine Veena Science

By: Manipal Aruna Kumari, Shama Bhat V

Divine Veena was considered as the first of the best in the musical instruments, since time immemorial. This is our National emblem for fine arts! Lack of encouragements and supports by musicians and music-lovers has caused a sharp decline in its past glory. This is a humble attempt to revive it. Brief contents: • Ancient history and evolution. • Saraswathi veena and human body. • Science of vibrations, acoustics, listening, voice, voice-differences. • Veena rendering-methods and Baanis. • Techniques: Mela, shruthi, varities of plucking, thaanams, gamakas. • Veena - naada-yoga-salvation. • Varities of veenas,and string- instruments. Famous Vainikas. • Raaga identification by soft ware technology. • Present status of Divine veena in India and outside

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Experimental Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of Trees and Shrubs

By: Humberto González Rodríguez,Ratikanta Maiti,Ch. Aruna Kumari

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Experimental Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of Trees and Shrubs

By: Humberto González Rodríguez,Ratikanta Maiti,Ch. Aruna Kumari

The existence and competition of trees and shrubs to sustain and put forth growth under varied environmental conditions is dependent on the interactions that occur between the plant metabolic processes and the prevailing environmental conditions. In order to understand the productivity of trees and shrubs, it is a prerequisite to know the experimental techniques of these vital processes. This volume provides a comprehensive presentation of this topic. The first part of this book deals with various aspects of experimental ecophysiology and recent research results of studies on plant pigments, epicuticular wax, leaf nutrients, carbon fixation, all supported by literature. The second part of the volume describes various laboratory techniques such as diffusion, imbibition, calorimetry, atomic absorption, mineral nutrition, nutrition analysis of forage, litterfall chemistry, nutrient cycle, etc. The third and fourth parts deal with advances in the techniques in the development of ecophysiology. The book will serve as an important handbook and resource for students, faculty and teachers, technicians, and researchers and scientists involved in forest science dealing with ecophysiology and biochemistry of woody and crop plants.

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CRC Press

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1000439305

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Decentralised Governance in Tribal India

Negotiating Space between the State, Community and Civil Society

By: M. Aruna Kumar

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Decentralised Governance in Tribal India

Negotiating Space between the State, Community and Civil Society

By: M. Aruna Kumar

The potential of civil society in interfacing with the government for ensuring good governance has gained currency in academic and policy debates in the recent times. This becomes particularly relevant in an old democracy like India where the State has not been able to meet the need for basic things. However, the State provides space and freedom for people to engage in collective action, to critically evaluate the State’s policies and demand a revision in policy for effective implementation of the laws that are elaborately codified in the Constitution and also to improve the functioning of its institutions. This book studies the level of participation of tribal communities in the new Panchayat Raj dispensation introduced in Andhra Pradesh since the PESA Act. It specifically analyses how much the community has achieved or benefited after the introduction of Panchayat Raj. The objective is to determine how the power structures of tribal communities have been influenced by the socio-political changes and institutional innovations, like the extension of representative democracy at the grassroots level; what kind of changes have taken place in the study area with the institutionalization of Panchayats; and the politicization of the tribal people by the different parties. This book also throws light on the role of civil society actors in influencing governance positively as well as the limitations that have inhibited the impact of their influence. The empirical research highlights that the institution of Gram Sabha has been instrumental in bringing transparency and accountability in the working of local bodies. The author has rightly emphasized the need for an attitudinal change both in the political and administrative machinery at State, district and village level. The inter-relationship of the three Ds, i.e. Democracy, Decentralisation and Development, has been brought out beautifully with the support of field study. While the 73rd amendment and PESA Act of the Constitution has mandated the democratization of local self-governments, the process of decentralisation is yet to take concrete shape through real devolution from Lok Sabha to Gram Sabha.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443820954

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Nitish Kumar and the Rise of Bihar

By: Aruna Sinha

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Nitish Kumar and the Rise of Bihar

By: Aruna Sinha

The conventional wisdom in Bihar’s political circles was that development did not win votes. Nitish Kumar challenged that assumption and changed the face of the state. Born into a humble family in Bakhtiyarpur; Nitish joined the Lohiaite Socialist Party and built his constituency; literally day by day; forgoing a stable job to travel to distant villages; suffering both financial hardship and ridicule for the eight years it took him to win people’s confidence. Veteran journalist Arun Sinha tells the story of Nitish Kumar’s rise against the larger canvas of social and political upheaval in Bihar; exploring the emergent desire for equality that drove progressive movements from late 1960s onwards and brought about a regime change by the 1990s. After an initial association with Lalu Prasad Yadav; Nitish Kumar rejected identity politics; recognizing that Bihar had to transcend caste if it was to grow. Nitish Kumar and the Rise of Bihar is a clear-sighted study of Indian electoral politics that unfolds with the pace of a political drama; offering hard facts and an incisive analysis of the state’s turbulent trajectory. Sinha steers the narrative deftly through the complex groupings of Bihar’s political arena to reveal Nitish Kumar’s acumen in bringing law and order; roads; education and health to the fore of governance. From feudal politics to caste identities; and finally to development—Bihar could prove to be the model for India’s post-Independence journey.

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Penguin UK

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8184755368

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9788184755367

Advances in Maize Science

Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement

By: Ratikanta Maiti,Humberto González Rodríguez,Ch. Aruna Kumari,Sameena Begum,Dasari Rajkumar

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Advances in Maize Science

Botany, Production, and Crop Improvement

By: Ratikanta Maiti,Humberto González Rodríguez,Ch. Aruna Kumari,Sameena Begum,Dasari Rajkumar

This new volume offers a multi-pronged perspective on maize science, bringing together important recent research advances from several disciplines. The volume covers maize from origin to biotechnology. It provides an overview of recent world maize production along with technological advancements and green strategies in maize science. The authors cover the background of maize, its origin and domestication, ideotypes, botany, taxonomy, physiology of crop growth, methods of cultivation, production, nutritional functions, biotic and abiotic stress impacts, postharvest management and technology, maize grain quality, and advances in breeding and biotechnology, filling a gap in the literature of maize.

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1000210685

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9781000210682

Mental Health Care Services in Community Settings

Discussions on NGO Approaches in India

By: Gayathri Balagopal,Aruna Rose Mary Kapanee

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Mental Health Care Services in Community Settings

Discussions on NGO Approaches in India

By: Gayathri Balagopal,Aruna Rose Mary Kapanee

This book discusses approaches used by NGOs in formulating and implementing mental health care in the community in the context of high treatment gap, insufficient public expenditure on health, human resource shortages, heterogeneity of communities as well as cultural beliefs in India. It uses a qualitative case study approach to document and analyse the work of some major NGO-run community mental health programmes in India, all of which cater to vulnerable populations and are in different and diverse regional settings. It casts the spotlight on envisioning community mental health in policy and law, implementation by the government, how it is practised by select NGOs and the challenges involved in programme implementation. In doing so, it hopes to understand the trigger factors that have led to NGOs embarking on community mental health programmes: how needs of the community are understood, the funding mechanisms, how the human resource gap was addressed, type of networks formed in the community, therapeutic and social interventions, accountability mechanisms, achievements and limitations of the programmes. This book is for students and researchers in the fields of social work and psychology, and NGOs, government and funding agencies, and for those interested in understanding and working with community mental health programmes.

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Springer

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9811391017

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9789811391019

Gender at Work

Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations

By: Aruna Rao,Joanne Sandler,David Kelleher,Carol Miller

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Gender at Work

Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations

By: Aruna Rao,Joanne Sandler,David Kelleher,Carol Miller

At a time when some corporate women leaders are advocating for their aspiring sisters to ‘lean in’ for a bigger piece of the existing pie, this book puts the spotlight on the deep structures of organizational culture that hold gender inequality in place. Gender at Work: Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations makes a compelling case that transforming the unspoken, informal institutional norms that perpetuate gender inequality in organizations is key to achieving gender equitable outcomes for all. The book is based on the authors’ interviews with 30 leaders who broke new ground on gender equality in organizations, international case studies crafted from consultations and organizational evaluations, and lessons from nearly fifteen years of experience of Gender at Work, a learning collaborative of 30 gender equality experts. From the Dalit women’s groups in India who fought structural discrimination in the largest ‘right to work’ program in the world, to the intrepid activists who challenged the powerful members of the UN Security Council to define mass rape as a tactic of war, the trajectories and analysis in this book will inspire readers to understand and chip away at the deep structures of gender discrimination in organizational policies, practices and outcomes. Designed for practitioners, policy makers, donors, students and researchers looking at gender, development and organizational change, this book offers readers a widely tested tool of analysis – the Gender at Work Analytical Framework – to assess the often invisible structures of gender bias in organizations and to map desired strategies and change processes.

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Routledge

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131743708X

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Principles and Perspectives in Cosmochemistry

By: Aruna Goswami,B. Eswar Reddy

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Principles and Perspectives in Cosmochemistry

By: Aruna Goswami,B. Eswar Reddy

A fundamental question in contemporary astrophysics is the origin of the elements. Cosmochemistry seeks to answer when, how and where the chemical elements arose. Quantitative answers to these fundamental questions require a multi-disciplinary approach involving stellar evolution, explosive nucleosynthesis and nuclear reactions in different astrophysical environments. There remain, however, many outstanding problems and cosmochemistry remains a fertile area of research. This book is among the first in recent times to put together the essentials of cosmochemistry, combining contributions from leading astrophysicists in the field. The chapters have been organized to provide a clear description of the fundamentals, an introduction to modern techniques such as computational modelling, and glimpses of outstanding issues.

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3642103685

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A Call to “God”

Music Therapy for Evolution

By: Dr R Aruna Sri

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A Call to “God”

Music Therapy for Evolution

By: Dr R Aruna Sri

Wish to touch the realms where Science meets Spirituality? Travelling through the world of mystic sounds, mantras and ragas, one can evolve towards higher planes of consciousness. Appreciating the relation between swaras, ragas, emotions and chakras will help one explore new territories of music therapy. A Call to “GOD” introduces Swara SamYoga and guides you to experience oneness with the Supreme through music therapy. An extract of veteran playback singer Vani Jairam’s exclusive foreword No monumental task gets done on this planet without divine intervention. In Dr. Aruna’s case, this great spiritual guidance came in the form of Puttaparthi Baba’s divine blessings right from the beginning. She has gone deep into the subject explaining things correctly and convincingly, at the same time alerting readers about half-baked and self-proclaimed pundits on the subject. Again I quote, “The 3Cs of life are commitment, contribution and competition. Let our lifetime decisions be made based on commitment and contribution. Let’s compete to achieve excellence not better than others but be better selves than yesterday.” The reasons she has explained as to why this therapy may not be that effective in the case of musicians can very well be understood. Whenever I am unable to sleep, I try listening to some good music which is so soothing but instead of enjoying the music, a musician’s mind always wanders thinking of the prayogas performed by the musician. It has happened to me so many times. I am sure Dr. Aruna’s untiring efforts in bringing out such a rewarding, analytical, informative book will prove to be a real treasure benefitting one and all, not only musicians, scholars, doctors and patients. Vani Jairam 11th, Jul 2016

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1946129941

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