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It's Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Rain

By: Gautam Mukherjee, Samhita Mukherjee

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It's Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Rain

By: Gautam Mukherjee, Samhita Mukherjee

It’s Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Rain is a story of life itself. Our lives are a collection of stories. Every moment life unravels before us in its myriad colors, characters, and events – some that we fully comprehend, some that make us joyful, some sad, and some that are beyond our intellect. Like a meandering river, it follows its own trajectory of twists and turns, and we as observers can only rejoice and celebrate its mysterious yet unceasing timeless journey and unending drama as it sprints along for centuries connecting people on its vast banks.

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Notion Press

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Postcolonial Theory and Avatar

By: Gautam Basu Thakur

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Postcolonial Theory and Avatar

By: Gautam Basu Thakur

The Film Theory in Practice series fills a gaping hole in the world of film theory. By marrying the explanation of a film theory with the interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. The second book in the series, Postcolonial Theory and Avatar offers a concise introduction to postcolonial theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret James Cameron's high-grossing, immensely popular, and critically acclaimed 2009 film. Avatar is widely celebrated for its politically and culturally sensitive critique of the “West's” neocolonial wars and exploitation of the “global south” – an allegory for (neo)colonialism – and for highlighting the plight of tribal communities throughout the world (for instance, the case of the Dongriah Kondh tribe of India). At the same time, it has been also criticized for repeating the colonialist fantasy of saving natives doomed by imperialist aggression. Intervening in this debate over how to read the film, Basu Thakur focuses on issues of representations, discourse, subalternity, and subjectivity, all of which have been central to postcolonial theory and postcolonial analyses of culture. This history will help students and scholars who are eager to learn more about this important area of theory and bring the concepts of postcolonial theory into practice through a detailed interpretation of the film.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1628925698

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9781628925692

In the Public's Interest

Evictions, Citizenship, and Inequality in Contemporary Delhi

By: Gautam Bhan

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In the Public's Interest

Evictions, Citizenship, and Inequality in Contemporary Delhi

By: Gautam Bhan

This book studies the recent legacy of basti "evictions" in Delhi--mass clearings of some of the city's poorest neighborhoods--as a way to understand how the urban poor are disenfranchised in the name of "public interest" and, in the case of Delhi, by the very courts meant to empower and protect them. Studying bastes, says Gautam Bhan, provokes six clear lines of inquiry applicable to studies of urbanism across the global south. The first is the long-standing debate over urban informality and illegality: the debate's impact on conceptions and practices of urban planning, the production of space, and the regulation of value. The second is a set of debates on "good governance," read through their intersections with ideas of "planned development" within rapidly transforming cities. The third is the political field of urban citizenship and the possibilities of substantive rights and belonging in the city. The fourth is resistance and the ability of a city's subaltern residents to struggle against exclusion. The two remaining inquiries both cut across and unify the first four. One of these is the role of the judiciary and the relationships between law and urbanism in cities of the global south. The other is the relationship between democracy and inequality in the city. What emerges about Delhi in particular are a set of new modes for the reproduction of inequality. When rights are lost, citizenship is unequal and differentiated, the promise of development is refused, and poverty and inequality are reproduced and deepened. The task at hand, says Bhan, is not just to explain evictions but also to listen to what they are telling us about "the city that is as well as the city that can be.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820350109

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9780820350103

Analysis of Queues

Methods and Applications

By: Natarajan Gautam

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Analysis of Queues

Methods and Applications

By: Natarajan Gautam

Analysis of queues is used in a variety of domains including call centers, web servers, internet routers, manufacturing and production, telecommunications, transportation, hospitals and clinics, restaurants, and theme parks. Combining elements of classical queueing theory with some of the recent advances in studying stochastic networks, this book covers a broad range of applications. It contains numerous real-world examples and industrial applications in all chapters. The text is suitable for graduate courses, as well as researchers, consultants and analysts that work on performance modeling or use queueing models as analysis tools.

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CRC Press

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1439806594

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Analysis and Identification of Time-Invariant Systems, Time-Varying Systems, and Multi-Delay Systems using Orthogonal Hybrid Functions

Theory and Algorithms with MATLAB®

By: Anish Deb,Srimanti Roychoudhury,Gautam Sarkar

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Analysis and Identification of Time-Invariant Systems, Time-Varying Systems, and Multi-Delay Systems using Orthogonal Hybrid Functions

Theory and Algorithms with MATLAB®

By: Anish Deb,Srimanti Roychoudhury,Gautam Sarkar

This book introduces a new set of orthogonal hybrid functions (HF) which approximates time functions in a piecewise linear manner which is very suitable for practical applications. The book presents an analysis of different systems namely, time-invariant system, time-varying system, multi-delay systems---both homogeneous and non-homogeneous type- and the solutions are obtained in the form of discrete samples. The book also investigates system identification problems for many of the above systems. The book is spread over 15 chapters and contains 180 black and white figures, 18 colour figures, 85 tables and 56 illustrative examples. MATLAB codes for many such examples are included at the end of the book.

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Springer

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3319266845

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9783319266848

Human Rights Practices during Financial Crises

By: Rana S. Gautam

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Human Rights Practices during Financial Crises

By: Rana S. Gautam

From the Great Depression in the twentieth century to the Great Recession in the twenty-first, systemic banking crises have been a recurring problem for both developing and developed countries. This book offers a human rights perspective on financial crises vis-à-vis low-income and least developed countries. It systematically analyzes government’s commitment to women’s economic rights and basic human rights during systemic banking crises. The book combines a wealth of data with rich theoretical arguments that weave together distinct but related bodies of literature from international development, human rights, and political economy.

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3030036707

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Grassroots Innovation

Discourse, Policy and Practice in the Global South

By: Hemant Kumar,Gautam Sharma

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Grassroots Innovation

Discourse, Policy and Practice in the Global South

By: Hemant Kumar,Gautam Sharma

This book explores the process of grassroots innovation in the context of the Global South. It explains why these bottom-up solutions developed by common people are generated due to a lack of available or affordable technology to meet their needs and how they are included in the mainstream imagination of the economy by studying these innovations in India. It analyses the grassroots innovation process from idea generation to its implementation. Detailing both theoretical and practical dimensions of grassroots innovation, the book provides a holistic understanding of the phenomenon by tracing its history in the pre-independence discourse on development to the present-day policies for institutionalizing these innovations in the mainstream. It will provide the readers with a bottom-up commentary on innovation and development in the context of the Global South in general and India in particular. It adopts a qualitative research design with a wide range of data collected through interviews, participant observations, and field notes. The book contains seven chapters to describe the discourse, policy perspectives, and current practice of grassroots innovations in general. The interdisciplinary, timely book provides thoughtful analysis for scholars and upper-level students in the fields of technology and innovation management, development studies, and public management.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040044271

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Triangular Orthogonal Functions for the Analysis of Continuous Time Systems

By: Anīśa Deba,Gautam Sarkar,Anindita Sengupta

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Triangular Orthogonal Functions for the Analysis of Continuous Time Systems

By: Anīśa Deba,Gautam Sarkar,Anindita Sengupta

This book deals with a new set of triangular orthogonal functions, which evolved from the set of well known block pulse functions (BPF), a major member of the piecewise constant orthogonal function family (PCOF). Unlike PCOF, providing staircase solutions, this new set of triangular functions provides piecewise linear solution with less mean integral squared error (MISE). After introducing the rich background of PCOF family, which includes Walsh, block pulse and other related functions, fundamentals of the newly proposed set - such as basic properties, function approximation, integral operational metrics, etc. - are presented. This set has been used for integration of functions, analysis and synthesis of dynamic systems and solution of integral equations. The study ends with microprocessor based simulation of SISO control systems using sample-and-hold functions and Dirac delta functions. This book is a source of new knowledge to researchers and academicians in the area of mathematics as well as systems and control.

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Anthem Press

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0857289993

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9780857289995

Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh

Sustaining Poverty Reduction

By: Madhur Gautam,Rashid Faruqee

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Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh

Sustaining Poverty Reduction

By: Madhur Gautam,Rashid Faruqee

The rural economy in Bangladesh has powerfully advanced economic growth and substantially reduced poverty, especially since 2000, but the remarkable transformation and unprecedented dynamism in rural Bangladesh remain an underexplored, underappreciated, and largely untold story. Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh: Sustaining Poverty Reduction tells that story and inquires what specific actions Bangladesh might take—given the residual poverty and persistent malnutrition—to accelerate and channel its rural dynamism to sustain the gains in eliminating poverty, achieving shared prosperity, and advancing national aspirations to achieve middle-income status. The central element of this study, undertaken with the Government of Bangladesh Planning Commission to address key questions elicited through extensive consultation, is an empirical analysis that illuminates the underlying dynamics of rural growth, particularly the role of agriculture and its relationship to the nonfarm economy. Using all sources of data available for the macro-, meso-, and microhousehold levels, the analysis provides new evidence on changes in the rural economy and the principal drivers of rural incomes. It also examines market performance for high-value agricultural products and agriculture†“nutrition linkages, based on new surveys and analysis. The resulting evidence, examined in light of the rich knowledge of rural development in Bangladesh, is used to delineate the implications for policy and the strategic priorities for sustaining future rural development, poverty reduction, food security, and nutrition. The effects of policy reforms, changes in technology, and investments in infrastructure and human capital described here, along with the persistent enterprise of rural Bangladeshi households, offer a compelling case study of how mutually reinforcing actions can trigger the highly-sought-after virtuous cycle of rural development. The findings clearly demonstrate the pro-poor nature of agricultural growth and its catalytic role in stimulating the rural nonfarm economy. They show that households have no linear or predictable pathway out of poverty; instead, they wisely employ a combination of farm and nonfarm income strategies to climb out of, and then stay out of, poverty. The results represent a strong contribution to the global thinking on rural transformation and on how agriculture in particular sustains the economic momentum that fosters poverty reduction and more widespread prosperity.

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World Bank Publications

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146480883X

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Postcolonial Lack

Identity, Culture, Surplus

By: Gautam Basu Thakur

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Postcolonial Lack

Identity, Culture, Surplus

By: Gautam Basu Thakur

Postcolonial Lack reconvenes dialogue between Lacanian psychoanalysis and postcolonial theory in order to expand the range of cultural analyses of the former and make the latter theoretically relevant to the demands of contemporary narratives of othering, exclusion, and cultural appropriation. Seeking to resolve the mutual suspicion between the disciplines, Gautam Basu Thakur draws out the connections existing between Lacan's teachings on subjectivity and otherness and writings of postcolonial and decolonial theorists such as Gayatri Spivak, Frantz Fanon, and Homi Bhabha. By developing new readings of the marginalized other as radical impasse and pushing the envelope on neoliberal identity politics, the book moves postcolonial studies away from the perennial topic of identity and difference and into examining the form and function of the other as excess—surplus and/or lack—in colonial and postcolonial literature, film, and social discourse. Looking at writings by Mahasweta Devi, Amitav Ghosh, Leila Aboulela, Narayan Gangopadhyay, Katherine Boo, and films by Gillo Pontecorvo , Clint Eastwood, Ryan Coogler (Black Panther), and Tony Gatlif, Basu Thakur highlights a new set of ethical and political considerations emerging as a direct result of this shift and stakes a fundamental rethinking of postcoloniality through what he calls the "politics of ontological discordance.

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State University of New York Press

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1438477716

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The Indian Mutiny and the British Imagination

By: Gautam Chakravarty

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The Indian Mutiny and the British Imagination

By: Gautam Chakravarty

Gautam Chakravarty explores representations of the event which has become known in the British imagination as the 'Indian Mutiny' of 1857 in British popular fiction and historiography. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources including diaries, autobiographies and state papers, Chakravarty shows how narratives of the rebellion were inflected by the concerns of colonial policy and by the demands of imperial self-image. He goes on to discuss the wider context of British involvement in India from 1765 to the 1940s, and engages with constitutional debates, administrative measures, and the early nineteenth-century Anglo-Indian novel. Chakravarty approaches the mutiny from the perspectives of postcolonial theory as well as from historical and literary perspectives to show the extent to which the insurrection took hold of the popular imagination in both Britain and India. The book has a broad interdisciplinary appeal and will be of interest to scholars of English literature, British imperial history, modern Indian history and cultural studies.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139442414

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The Automobile

An Indian Love Affair

By: Gautam Sen

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The Automobile

An Indian Love Affair

By: Gautam Sen

For thousands of people, the automobile has been, andyet remains an object of pleasure, pride, status, sports, excitement, emotion and passion. The automobile has been the most important invention of the twentieth century. Not only has it given the hoi polloi freedom, mobility and liberty, it has changed our lifestyle, the way we live and interact, the way we work, the kind of jobs that we do, and has led to an evolution of our cultures. It has changed the cities, the countryside, the way they are conceived, designed and constructed, the way our houses and apartment blocks are configured, as well as the technology involved therein. Post-independence, the automobile played a very important role in India's industrial growth, as well as a hero in many Bollywood movies. The automobile is yet transforming India, as it connects the remotest corners of our vast nation, providing mobility, freedom and jobs to millions. It has acted as an emancipator for women in many parts of the nation, allowing them to go to school and university, commute to work and to the marketplace. With the help of this book, Gautam Sen has traced the history of the automobile in India and the way it has shaped the economy and society here. He has also talked about the evolution of races and bikes in Asia. The riveting story told in the most fascinating anecdotal tone, this book is filled with well-researched facts and details for the lovers of automobiles. The pictures in the book, too, are gorgeous and rare.

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Penguin Random House India Private Limited

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9390914272

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9789390914272

Million Cars for Billion People

By: Gautam Sen

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Million Cars for Billion People

By: Gautam Sen

Can one car transform a nation? The Ford Model T did do so a century ago when it replaced the horse, brought about a revolution in agriculture, became a stimulus to urbanization that eventually changed the landscape of America. Though the Maruti 800, the Tata Indica, the Hyundai Santro and the Maruti Alto, became engines of growth for India, these cars neither drove away the cow nor changed the way Indians travelled. Tata’s Nano was expected to change all that and become the ultimate people’s car, capturing the imagination of the middle class across nations and cultures. In spite of its petite dimensions, the Nano was meant to stand tall. Yet it did not. What caused it to fail and fall from grace despite being lauded as the ‘right product at the right time’ and ‘the most significant new car since the Ford Model T was introduced 100 years ago’? But is it really all over or is there still hope for India’s ‘little wonder’? What will the people’s cars of tomorrow be like? A Million Cars for a Billion People delves into the questions, concerns and doubts, as well as the many misconceptions and myths, that have gathered momentum over the years about India’s automotive history and the industry’s mission to create a true ‘people’s car’. The very first cars that came to India; the early beginnings of the industry; the nascent history of the automobile across nations like Germany, France, US, the UK, Italy, Japan and South Korea, is narrated with authority and charm, from the viewpoint of the quest for the ultimate people’s car.

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One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd

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938402774X

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9789384027742

Ten Ghostly Tales and Mr. Bhutnath’s Letters

By: Gautam Kumar Jha

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Ten Ghostly Tales and Mr. Bhutnath’s Letters

By: Gautam Kumar Jha

Goosebumps Galore! The name Bhutnath (Lord of Ghosts) in itself hints at the shadowy and mysterious world of spirits and dark entities.Our protagonist, Mr. Bhutnath's persona of an ordinary middle-class Bengali belies his deep knowledge of music, literature and philosophy as well as his mastery over the paranormal. A few of these letters, haunted life experiences and his keen insights make for the fascinating and spooky stories in this book, Ten Ghostly Tales and Mr. Bhutnath's Letters. A hearty storyteller, Mr. Bhutnath's simple, but unique narrative style blurs the boundary between the living and dead, guaranteeing goosebumps and thrills for you, the reader. Though the incidents are true, the author has deliberately changed some names and places for protecting privacy.

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The Write Order Publication

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9357769838

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9789357769839

Indispensable

When Leaders Really Matter

By: Gautam Mukunda

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Indispensable

When Leaders Really Matter

By: Gautam Mukunda

Will your next leader be insignificant—or indispensable? The importance of leadership and the impact of individual leaders has long been the subject of debate. Are they made by history, or do they make it? In Indispensable, Harvard Business School professor Gautam Mukunda offers an enticingly fresh look at how and when individual leaders really can make a difference. By identifying and analyzing the hidden patterns of their careers, and by exploring the systems that place these leaders in positions of power, Indispensable sheds new light on how we may be able to identify the best leaders and what lessons we can learn, from both the process and the result. Profiling a mix of historic and modern figures—from Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln to Winston Churchill and Judah Folkman—and telling the stories of how they came to power and how they made the most important decisions of their lives, Indispensable reveals how, when, and where a single individual in the right place at the right time can save or destroy the organization they lead, and even change the course of history. Indispensable will also help you understand this new model so you can use it in your own life—whether you’re a citizen casting a ballot, an executive choosing your next CEO, or a leader trying to make your mark.

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Harvard Business Press

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1422186717

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Practical Guide in Infertility

By: Gita Ganguly Mukherjee,Gautam Khastgir,Sudip Basu

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Practical Guide in Infertility

By: Gita Ganguly Mukherjee,Gautam Khastgir,Sudip Basu

Part of a new series on reproductive medicine, this book is a complete guide to the diagnosis and management of infertility. Beginning with an overview of infertility in both women and men, the next chapters discuss assessment and ultrasound. The following chapters cover numerous causes of infertility, and their diagnosis and treatment, examining both medical and lifestyle issues. The book presents the latest advances in the field and each chapter includes key points and references for further reading. Clinical photographs, diagrams and tables further enhance the comprehensive text. Other titles in the series include: Practical Guide in Reproductive Surgery, Practical Guide in Assisted Reproductive Technology and Practical Guide in Andrology and Embryology. Key points Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of infertility Part of new series on reproductive medicine Covers numerous causes of infertility, and their diagnosis and treatment Chapters include key points and detailed references for further reading

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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers

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9352704827

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9789352704828

Harvesting Prosperity

Technology and Productivity Growth in Agriculture

By: Keith Fuglie,Madhur Gautam,Aparajita Goyal,William F. Maloney

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Harvesting Prosperity

Technology and Productivity Growth in Agriculture

By: Keith Fuglie,Madhur Gautam,Aparajita Goyal,William F. Maloney

Back cover blurb Rising agricultural productivity has driven improvements in living standards for millennia. Today, redoubling that effort in developing countries is critical to reducing extreme poverty, ensuring food security for an increasing global population, and adapting to changes in climate. This volume presents fresh analysis on global trends and sources of productivity growth in agriculture and offers new perspectives on the drivers of that growth. It argues that gains from the reallocation of land and labor are not as promising as believed, so policy needs to focus more on the generation and dissemination of new technologies, which requires stepping up national research efforts. Yet, in many of the poorest nations, a serious research spending gap has emerged precisely at the time when the challenges faced by agriculture are intensifying. The book focuses on how this problem can be redressed in the public sector, as well as on reforms aimed at mobilizing new private sector actors and value chains, particularly creating a better enabling environment, reforming trade regulations, introducing new products, and strengthening intellectual property rights. On the demand side, the book examines what recent research reveals about policies to reduce the barriers impeding smallholder farmers from adopting new technologies. Harvesting Prosperity is the fourth volume of the World Bank Productivity Project, which seeks to bring frontier thinking on the measurement and determinants of productivity to global policy makers. “As rightly argued by the authors, growth in agricultural productivity is the essential instrument to promote development in low-income agriculture-based countries. Achieving this requires research and development, upgrading of universities, reinforcement of farmer capacities, removal of constraints to adoption, and the development of inclusive value chains with interlinked contracts. As important, such efforts also need to be placed within a context of comprehensive agricultural, rural, and structural transformations. However, in many countries implementation of the requisite policies has been lagging. This book, with contributions from many top experts in the field, provides the most up-to-date presentation of this argument and explains in detail how to successfully put its ideas into practice. Governments, the private sector, and civil society organizations need to study it carefully to turn the promise of agriculture for development into a reality.“ Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet Professors of the Graduate School, University of California at Berkeley

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1464814295

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9781464814297

The Land of Fourteen Gods

Ethno-cultural Profile of Tripura

By: Gautam Kumar Bera

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The Land of Fourteen Gods

Ethno-cultural Profile of Tripura

By: Gautam Kumar Bera

On social life and customs of Riang South Asian people; a study.

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Mittal Publications

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8183243339

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Indian Defence Review (Oct-Dec 2019) Vol 34.4

By: Air Marshal Anil Chopra,Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja,Lt Gen Prakash Katoch,Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee,Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan,Sqn Ldr Vijainder K Thakur,Gp Capt AK Sachdev,Gp Capt Jopseph Noronha,RSN Singh,Danvir Singh

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Indian Defence Review (Oct-Dec 2019) Vol 34.4

IN THIS VOLUME: From the editor : • Is the World Coming Apart at the Seams? – Lt Gen JS Bajwa - Editor Indian Defence Review • Militarisation of Space: Imperatives for India – Air Marshal Anil Chopra • Terrestrial Electronic Warfare: The IAF’S Unexplored Option? – Sqn Ldr Vijainder K Thakur • The Rafale is finally on IAF inventory – Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja • Advances in Military Helicopters – Gp Capt AK Sachdev • Trends in Aerial Weapons: Smart and Lethal – Gp Capt Joseph Noronha • AMCA and LCA MK II: Challenges and Options – Air Marshal Anil Chopra • INDIA’S AEROSPACE INDUSTRY: Structure, Strategies, Policies and the Road Ahead – Prof (Dr) SN Misra • 70 Years of China’s Independence: Its Message to the World – Danvir Singh • Orientations of National Defence–II – Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee • Relevance of Arthashastra in the 21st Century – Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan • Time for a Final Payback! – Sudip Talukdar • Is Pakistan Mainstreaming Lashkar-e-Toiba Again? – Dr V Balasubramaniyan & Dr SV Raghavan • North East Peace Accords – Lt Gen Prakash Katoch • Aerospace and Defence News – Priya Tyagi • Thales: A Proud Partner of the Indian Air Force – Mr Emmanuel de Roquefeuil • Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities: An Assessment – Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja • India must support Iran not clerics regime – RSN Singh • Book Reviews

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1940988489

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Fitzgerald and the Influence of Film

The Language of Cinema in the Novels

By: Gautam Kundu

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Fitzgerald and the Influence of Film

The Language of Cinema in the Novels

By: Gautam Kundu

This work explores the many ways in which the developing film industry of the early twentieth century influenced the writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald, focusing specifically on his novels This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, Tender Is the Night, and the incomplete The Last Tycoon. The Beautiful and the Damned is also discussed briefly. Early chapters examine Fitzgerald's literary adaptation of visual film techniques (pans, freeze frames, slow motion) and aural cinematic concepts (sound effects, diegetic sound) within his most popular novels. The final chapter summarizes the effect such techniques had in augmenting and defining Fitzgerald's unique literary style.

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McFarland

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0786431342

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9780786431342

Forgotten Civilizations

The Rediscovery of India’s Lost History

By: Rupa Gupta,Gautam Gupta

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Forgotten Civilizations

The Rediscovery of India’s Lost History

By: Rupa Gupta,Gautam Gupta

A history of the rediscovery of India's history... Through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Western world had very little knowledge - or an extremely distorted view - of the glorious and fascinating history of the Indian subcontinent. In fact, with little of the region's 3000-year-old heritage formally preserved and documented, it was widely believed that the country's history had begun with the reign of the Mughals. When the British gained control over the subcontinent, the scholars, explorers and Indophiles among them discovered things and areas of great historical wonder but found few answers. Armed with great intellectual curiosity, they set out to uncover things no one had given a thought to earlier. From William Jones who identified Chandragupta Maurya as 'Sandrocottus' mentioned in Greek sources and set the first chronological point of reference for recorded Indian history to Charles Wilkins who designed the first typeface of the Bengali script; from Henry Colebrooke who shone light on the wonders of ancient Indian scientific knowledge to Alexander Cunningham, the father of Indian archaeology, who led the first excavation of the Harappa site in the Punjab - Forgotten Civilizations brings together the intriguing stories of fifteen intrepid Englishmen who dedicated their lives to rediscovering India's ancient heritage and redefining the significance of its pluralistic and sophisticated culture to the rest of the world.

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Hachette India

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9391028020

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9789391028022

Londonstani

By: Gautam Malkani

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Londonstani

By: Gautam Malkani

A talented new writer whose portrayal of the serious business of assimilation and young masculinity is disturbing and hilarious Hailed as one of the most surprising British novels in recent years, Gautam Malkani's electrifying debut reveals young South Asians struggling to distinguish themselves from their parents' generation in the vast urban sprawl that is contemporary London. Chronicling the lives of a gang of four young middle-class men-Hardjit, the violent enforcer; Ravi, the follower; Amit, who's struggling to come to terms with his mother's hypocrisy; and Jas, desperate to win the approval of the others despite lusting after Samira, a Muslim girl-Londonstani, funny, disturbing, and written in the exuberant language of its protagonists, is about tribalism, aggressive masculinity, integration, alienation, bling-bling economics, and "complicated family-related shit.

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1440619905

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Under the Spell of Bacchus

By: Meenakshi Gautam Chaturvedi

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Under the Spell of Bacchus

By: Meenakshi Gautam Chaturvedi

When you love someone, you accept the complete package including their flaws, and then apply your wisdom and courage to change the things you can! Many spouses are caught unawares, when faced with the disease of alcoholism in the family, and our protagonist Gauri is no exception. She is an urban educated middle class Indian woman who comes from a disciplined fau i family. At the age of twenty five, she aspires for a career, and growing on a diet of Mills and Boons, she dreams of finding her hero and falling in love. But real life is different! This romantic comedy is about Gauri’s arranged marriage to Siddharth who turns out to be an alcoholic. In this interesting battle with the bottle, the conflict arises when on a work assignment abroad, Siddharth’s billionaire Harvard educated boss (straight out of a Mills & Boon) proposes to Gauri and she is well and truly caught between the devil and the deep sea!

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Ukiyoto Publishing

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Ensemble Methods for Machine Learning

By: Gautam Kunapuli

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Ensemble Methods for Machine Learning

By: Gautam Kunapuli

In Ensemble Methods for Machine Learning you'll learn to implement the most important ensemble machine learning methods from scratch. Many machine learning problems are too complex to be resolved by a single model or algorithm. Ensemble machine learning trains a group of diverse machine learning models to work together to solve a problem. By aggregating their output, these ensemble models can flexibly deliver rich and accurate results. Ensemble Methods for Machine Learning is a guide to ensemble methods with proven records in data science competitions and real-world applications. Learning from hands-on case studies, you'll develop an under-the-hood understanding of foundational ensemble learning algorithms to deliver accurate, performant models. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

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Simon and Schuster

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1617297135

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The Midway Battle

Modi's Rollercoaster Second Term

By: Gautam Chintamani

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The Midway Battle

Modi's Rollercoaster Second Term

By: Gautam Chintamani

In 2019, the BJP came into power once again on the back of one of the most significant electoral mandates in recent years. Since then, the Narendra Modi-led government has seen a tumultuous few years as they have implemented far-reaching legislative changes including the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, triple talaq, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as well as farming laws. These laws, when implemented, caused widespread protests and upheaval across the country. While the country grappled with internal strife, it also faced challenges from its neighbours in the form of one of the most intense military stand-offs in decades after an unprovoked attack by China's People's Liberation Army at Galwan as well as a global pandemic. While the Modi government took swift steps to limit the spread of the pandemic in 2020, the second wave of COVID-19 in early 2021 hit the country hard, claiming thousands of lives. Bringing a well-researched and nuanced understanding to Modi's second term, The Midway Battle sheds light on the sociopolitical issues facing India as it continues its struggle against enemies both known and unknown, and puts into in perspective what lies ahead for the world's biggest democracy.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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935435369X

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Indigenous Question, Land Appropriation, and Development

Understanding the Conflict in Jharkhand, India

By: Gautam Pingali

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Indigenous Question, Land Appropriation, and Development

Understanding the Conflict in Jharkhand, India

By: Gautam Pingali

This book provides a first-hand account of land conflict and power relations in one of the most resource-rich states in India — Jharkhand. Through the eyes of the state, corporate, and indigenous actors, it reveals how conflict over land in Jharkhand is firmly embedded in the ideological foundations of the key actors in the region. Based on thorough research on the ground and interviews with state, corporate, and indigenous actors, the book explores a host of themes such as: the need and efficacy of state-led modernisation programmes, the market as the best regulator, and ‘ideas’ of development. The volume highlights how land conflicts in Jharkhand will persist until the ideological differences are recognised and welcomed in hopes of making way for collaborative governance. This work will be a key intervention in the fields of area studies, especially South Asian studies, public policy, politics, and development studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000824519

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9781000824513

Advances in Animal Biotechnology

By: Birbal Singh,Gorakh Mal,Sanjeev K. Gautam,Manishi Mukesh

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Advances in Animal Biotechnology

By: Birbal Singh,Gorakh Mal,Sanjeev K. Gautam,Manishi Mukesh

This book entitled, “Advances in Animal Biotechnology,” is a compilation of state-of-the-art in the field of Animal Biotechnology including fishery, that are not sheltered in depth in earlier publications. It offers an update on avant-garde technologies and advances in key aspects of genetic engineering, metagenomics, assisted reproduction, animal genomics, biotechnology in veterinary health, as well as the role of gut and marine microbial ecosystems in livestock and industrial development. The book is divided broadly into five different sections, viz., Gut Microbiome and Nutritional Biotechnology, Assisted Reproduction Biotechnology, Livestock Genomics, Health Biotechnology, and Animal Biotechnology in Global Perspective. The book covers the syllabi of Animal Biotechnology courses in various universities, academia and competitive examinations at various levels. Researchers, Continuing Graduates, and Academicians, Research Institutions, and Biotech Companies will be benefited from this valuable compilation of research. Its broad spectrum makes this work a valuable resource for professionals, researchers, academics and students in the field of veterinary and animal production as well as the biotechnology industry.

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Springer

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3030213099

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Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity

Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity

By: Maria E. Ariza,Gautam N. Bijur,Marshall V. Williams

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Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity

Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity

By: Maria E. Ariza,Gautam N. Bijur,Marshall V. Williams

Humans are exposed daily to low concentrations of metals that are released into the environment by both natural and industrial processes. Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity: Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity examines concerns about the acute and/or chronic exposure of humans to concentrations of these metals that are below the threshold levels established by various federal regulatory agencies. Some of these metals are accumulated in various tissues and over time this may result in the accumulation of a significant body burden. This could increase the risk of developing a variety of diseases later in life, at a time when thresholds for such effects may already be reduced by the processes of aging. Such possibilities could only further compromise the quality of life in the elderly population and could contribute to the rising cost of health care in this country. Studies that have been conducted to determine the possible risks associated with exposure to relatively non-toxic concentrations of environmental metals have been hampered by a lack of appropriate models and a lack of funding. It has also been difficult for researchers to demonstrate a correlation between the exposure of humans or animals to low concentrations of environmental pollutants and disease. This book examines recent technological advances in the areas of molecular biology, biochemistry, and computer-enhanced image analyses that provide researchers with the tools to begin elucidating the genotoxic effects of environmental metal pollutants and the mechanisms by which these metals cause DNA damage. Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity: Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity presents data that demonstrate that certain environmental metal pollutants are genotoxic. The authors describe the role of reactive oxygen intermediates in causing the DNA damage induced by environmental metal pollutants and discuss their possible role in human disease.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461551536

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9781461551539

Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - 2

Good Practice Guidelines and Current Medicolegal Issues

By: Gautam Biswas

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Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - 2

Good Practice Guidelines and Current Medicolegal Issues

By: Gautam Biswas

This book is the second volume in the Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology series. Volume One (9789351525585) published in 2014. Divided into five sections, the text provides specialists and trainees with the very latest advances and information in their field. The book begins with discussion on medical jurisprudence and legal issues covering issues such as medical negligence and medical evidence in victim examination. The next chapters cover clinical forensic medicine describing specific cases, and forensic pathology explaining autopsy for different scenarios. New to this volume, are two final sections which discuss advances in forensic anthropology, examination of skeletal remains, and controversies in forensic testing and investigations. Key points New volume presenting latest advances and information in forensic medicine and toxicology Covers medical jurisprudence, clinical forensic medicine and forensic pathology Volume Two features two new sections on forensic anthropology and forensic science Highly illustrated with forensic photographs, diagrams, tables and boxes

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