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Mahabharata Retold

Part - 1

By: Himanshu Agarwal

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Man has been advancing through a plethora of inventions and discoveries that have led to a tremendous transition in culture, education and perception of thoughts. Nowadays, life hurtles ahead, leaving us with no time for inner growth. So we consider the tales of our ancestors and our epics as mere myths. This book emphasizes on the past of the human race and describes the link between the first man and the lineage of the Mahabharata. The book also describes the various facts that led to the epic war of the Mahabharata. The author has portrayed the reasons due to which the Mahabharata war commenced, and has also explained the strategies employed in the war. The Mahabharata is incomplete without the role of Lord Krishna. The book also portrays the lineage of Lord Krishna and describes his role in the Mahabharata war in depth. Read Book 1, the Mahabharata, for a treasure house of ancient tales, with yet a touch of reason and reality in them!

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9386073870

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Mahabharata Retold Part-2

By: Himanshu Agarwal

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Mahabharata Retold Part-2

By: Himanshu Agarwal

Man is a social animal; no man can live in isolation. We are surrounded by people. We have family, friends, social acquaintances, work acquaintances and so on. Since the time of our birth, we add names, relationships and people in our social calendars. They become an integral part of our lives as we interact with them on a daily basis. If a person does not acquire knowledge or does not put their common sense to use, continues to live an ignorant life or chooses to remain blind, it is the worst kind of life. It is a life of misery and ill luck. In Mahabharata Retold Part-1, we saw the reasons behind the war. Mahabharata Retold Part-2 marks the best and worst times of one’s life and the time after such a period. Life never ends. We gain and lose in the same life. Our decisions are right at one stage of life and the same decisions stand wrong on another. Life is a series of changes that are unpredictable by the human mind. It not only covers the greatest war of mankind but also tells us what happened after it—how war changes the world around us. Mahabharata’s war was not the only purpose of this Veda’s compilation.

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164587785X

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Fractional Modeling and Controller Design of Robotic Manipulators

With Hardware Validation

By: Abhaya Pal Singh,Dipankar Deb,Himanshu Agrawal,Valentina E. Balas

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Fractional Modeling and Controller Design of Robotic Manipulators

With Hardware Validation

By: Abhaya Pal Singh,Dipankar Deb,Himanshu Agrawal,Valentina E. Balas

This book at hand is an appropriate addition to the field of fractional calculus applied to control systems. If an engineer or a researcher wishes to delve into fractional-order systems, then this book has many collections of such systems to work upon, and this book also tells the reader about how one can convert an integer-order system into an appropriate fractional-order one through an efficient and simple algorithm. If the reader further wants to explore the controller design for the fractional-order systems, then for them, this book provides a variety of controller design strategies. The use of fractional-order derivatives and integrals in control theory leads to better results than integer-order approaches and hence provides solid motivation for further development of control theory. Fractional-order models are more useful than the integer-order models when accuracy is of paramount importance. Real-time experimental validation of controller design strategies for the fractional-order plants is available. This book is beneficial to the academic institutes for postgraduate and advanced research-level that need a specific textbook on fractional control and its applications in srobotic manipulators. The book is also a valuable teaching and learning resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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Springer Nature

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3030582477

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9783030582470

Archaeology and Buddhism in South Asia

By: Himanshu Prabha Ray

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Archaeology and Buddhism in South Asia

By: Himanshu Prabha Ray

This book traces the archaeological trajectory of the expansion of Buddhism and its regional variations in South Asia. Focusing on the multireligious context of the subcontinent in the first millennium BCE, the volume breaks from conventional studies that pose Buddhism as a counter to the Vedic tradition to understanding the religion more integrally in terms of dhamma (teachings of the Buddha), dāna (practice of cultivating generosity) and the engagement with the written word. The work underlines that relic and image worship were important features in the spread of Buddhism in the region and were instrumental in bringing the monastics and the laity together. Further, the author examines the significance of the histories of monastic complexes (viharas, stupas, caityas) and also religious travel and pilgrimage that provided connections across the subcontinent and the seas. An interdisciplinary study, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars in South Asian studies, religion, especially Buddhist studies, history and archaeology.

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Taylor & Francis

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1351394320

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How Lives Change

Palanpur, India, and Development Economics

By: Himanshu,Peter Lanjouw,Nicholas Stern

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How Lives Change

Palanpur, India, and Development Economics

By: Himanshu,Peter Lanjouw,Nicholas Stern

Development economics is about understanding how and why lives change. How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and Development Economics studies a single village in a crucially important country to illuminate the drivers of these changes, why some people do better or worse than others, and what influences mobility and inequality. How Lives Change draws on seven decades of detailed data collection by a team of dedicated development economists to describe the evolution of Palanpur's economy, its society, and its politics. The emerging story of integration of the village economy with the outside world is placed against the backdrop of a rapidly transforming India and, in turn, helps to understand the transformation. It puts development economics into practice to assess its performance and potential in a unique and powerful way to show how the development of one village since India's independence can be set in the context of the entire country's story. How Lives Change sets out the role of, and scope for, public policy in shaping the lives of individuals. It describes how changes in Palanpur's economy since the late 1950s were initially driven by the advance of agriculture through land reforms, the expansion of irrigation and the introduction of "green revolution" technologies. Since the mid-1980s, newly emerging off-farm opportunities in nearby towns and outside agriculture became the key driver of growth and change, profoundly influencing poverty, income mobility, and inequality in Palanpur. Village institutions are shown to have evolved in subtle but clear ways over time, both shaping and being shaped by economic change. Individual entrepreneurship and initiative is found to play a critical role in driving and responding to the forces of change; and yet, against a backdrop of real economic growth and structural transformation, this book shows that human development outcomes have shown only weak progress and remain stubbornly resistant to change.

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Oxford University Press

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0192529072

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The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape

By: Himanshu Prabha Ray

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The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape

By: Himanshu Prabha Ray

The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape explores Hinduism as it was practised in temples across the Indian subcontinent throughout history, highlighting the temple’s significance as a marker of cultural identity. The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape illustrates how careful attention to the Hindu temple, its social history, and cultural landscape allows us to better appreciate how Hinduism has been practised and lived throughout history. The Hindu temple was not merely a place of worship or a static indicator of royal generosity but an institution that involved the active participation of the community for its establishment, maintenance, and survival. Rather than studying temples as isolated structures, The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape thus suggests that we need to examine them in the context of their social base and the sacred microcosms of which they form a part. Through a combination of textual study, archaeological evidence, and insights from contemporary anthropology, the book explores the diverse ways in which devotees, patrons, and visitors have engaged with temples, shrines, and their wider surroundings. Drawing attention to the vibrancy of the Hindu temple in different locales, The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape traces the ways in which Hindu notions of sanctity and sacredness were defined and redefined throughout history through the diversity of temple audiences, deities, and rituals. The book thus allows us to form a more accurate picture of Hindu religious life in the past and the central role the temple has played in consolidating Hindu identity. EXPERT ANALYSIS: Author Himanshu Prabha Ray provides authoritative analysis of the Hindu temple, drawing on her expertise as an award-winning Sanskrit scholar, historian, and archeologist. SUPPLEMENTAL STUDY: The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape provides a breadth of educational knowledge as a supplement to both academic coursework and the independent study of Hinduism. With the integration of discussion questions, suggested further reading, a glossary of key terms, and images throughout, The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape offers an accessible introduction to studying the history and significance of Hindu temples. EXPLORE THE SERIES: The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape expands the collection of academic texts developed by the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Women in the Hindu World and The Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation and Study Guide are also available in the series.

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Simon and Schuster

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1647229081

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9781647229085

Capturing Institutional Change

The Case of the Right to Information Act in India

By: Himanshu Jha

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Capturing Institutional Change

The Case of the Right to Information Act in India

By: Himanshu Jha

Institutions are norms that undergird organizations and are reflected in laws and practices. Over time, institutions take root and persist as they are path dependent and thus change resistant. Therefore, it is puzzling when institutions change. One such puzzle has been the enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act in India in 2005, which brought about institutional change by transforming the 'information regime'. Why did the government upend the norm of secrecy, which had historically been entrenched within the Indian State? This book uses archival material, internal government documents, and interviews to understand the why and how of institutional change. It demonstrates that the institutional change resulted from 'ideas' emerging gradually and incrementally, leading to a 'tipping point'. About the IDSA Series: This series interrogates the interplay between globalization, the state, and social forces in the making and un-making of institutions in South Asia. Why do institutions persist and change? Do we need to transcend materialism and dwell in ideas and culture as well to understand why institutions perform and fail? The first book in the Institutions and Development in South Asia series, this volume studies the historical institutionalism in the information regime in India by presenting an alternative narrative about the evolution of the RTI Act.

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Oxford University Press

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0190991224

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9780190991227

Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers

By: Mahendra Prasad Singh,Roy Himanshu

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Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers

By: Mahendra Prasad Singh,Roy Himanshu

Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers covers all major Indian political thinkers from the ancient, through medieval to the modern times. Thus, this book provides an overview of the evolution of the Indian political thought through different historical periods, giving an insight into the sociological and political conditions of the times that shaped the Indian political thinking. It does not only talk about the lives and times of the thinkers, but also explores the important themes that formed the basis of their political ideologies. The chapters discuss the contributions of the thinkers and at the same time examine some important themes including the theory of state, civil rights, ideal polity, governance, nationalism, democracy, social issues like gender and caste, swaraj, satyagraha, liberalism, constitutionalism, Marxism, socialism and Gandhism. With a comprehensive coverage of both the thinkers and the themes of the Indian political thought, this book caters to needs of the undergraduate as well as the post graduate courses of all Indian universities. It is valuable also for UGC-NET and civil service examinations.

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Pearson Education India

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8131795551

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9788131795552

Principles and Practices of Rock Blasting

By: Vivek Kumar Himanshu,Narayan Kumar Bhagat,Ashish Kumar Vishwakarma,Arvind Kumar Mishra

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Principles and Practices of Rock Blasting

By: Vivek Kumar Himanshu,Narayan Kumar Bhagat,Ashish Kumar Vishwakarma,Arvind Kumar Mishra

This book enriches the readers with the advances in rock blasting techniques for mining and civil construction rock excavation projects, including the need for and importance of rock blasting, related theories, challenges in rock blasting operations, and rock blasting methodology for excavation of coal and overburden benches of opencast coal mines. It also discusses methods to estimate charge factors and dimensional parameters for different rock types of iron ore mines, blasting methodology for rock strata and the blasting technologies for civil construction projects. The book: Provides comprehensive review of the prediction methodologies of blasting results. Reviews insights into advanced blasting methodologies for rock excavation near sensitive structures. Includes case studies of coal mining, iron ore mining, limestone mining and civil construction projects. Explores the detailed theoretical background of rock blasting. Discusses methodologies of secondary blasting. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in mining, geotechnical, and rock engineering.

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CRC Press

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1040224989

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9781040224984

Characterization and Treatment of Textile Wastewater

By: Himanshu Patel,R. T. Vashi

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Characterization and Treatment of Textile Wastewater

By: Himanshu Patel,R. T. Vashi

Characterization and Treatment of Textile Wastewater covers fundamental knowledge of characterization of textile wastewater and adsorbents; naturally prepared adsorption and coagulation process for removal of COD, BOD and color. This book is intended for everyone actively working on the environment, especially for researchers in textile wastewater, as the problem of disposal of textile influent is worldwide. Potential technical environmental persons like engineers, project managers, consultants, and water analysts will find this book immediately useful for fine-tuning performance and reliability. This book will also be of interest to individuals who want effective knowledge of wastewater, adsorption and coagulation. - Includes definitions of pollutions, sources of wastewater in textile wastewater, various treatment methods, remedial measures and effect of waste - Examines research carried out and in progress worldwide by different researchers - Covers sampling procedures and determination of various parameters of textile wastewater

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0128025654

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9780128025659

Blasting Technology for Underground Hard Rock Mining

By: Vivek Kumar Himanshu,A. K. Mishra,M. P. Roy,P. K. Singh

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Blasting Technology for Underground Hard Rock Mining

By: Vivek Kumar Himanshu,A. K. Mishra,M. P. Roy,P. K. Singh

This book presents the principles and practices of rock blasting for underground hard rock mining. It covers a theoretical background of the rock blasting technology and comprehensive case studies on different stages of rock blasting for underground metalliferous mining. It includes the discussions on burn-cut face blasting pattern, slot raise excavation methodology, and ring blasting methods. It further discusses different practical challenges associated with underground blasting, viz. ore dilution, ground vibration, wall instability, etc., and their possible solutions. The book also covers the recent advancements in methodologies to predict blasting outcomes and instrumentations for monitoring rock blasting operations. The book is a useful reference for rock blasting practitioners, mining engineers, professionals, and researchers. It is also a valuable reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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Springer Nature

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9819926459

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9789819926459

Island Game of Modern Life

A Game: You should play before you die!

By: Himanshu Kumar Sah

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Island Game of Modern Life

A Game: You should play before you die!

By: Himanshu Kumar Sah

Sukesh, Sanchita, Kapil and Siddhant die and go to Yamlok, where they meet Yamraj. Yamraj gives them one last chance to become alive again, and they can go back to earth, if they win the game: Island Game of Modern Life. The winner will be resurrected to life and could start life from where it ended. What was the game and who wins? What is a modern life? Is it really true that after people die, Yamraj gives one last chance to them to become alive again?

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9386009226

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Mahabharata Retold Part-2

By: Himanshu Agarwal

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Book's by Himanshu Agarwal

Mahabharata Retold

Mahabharata Retold

Mahabharata Retold Part-2

Mahabharata Retold Part-2

Fractional Modeling and Controller Design of Robotic Manipulators

Fractional Modeling and Controller Design of Robotic Manipulators

Archaeology and Buddhism in South Asia

Archaeology and Buddhism in South Asia

How Lives Change

How Lives Change

The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape

The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape

Capturing Institutional Change

Capturing Institutional Change

Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers

Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers

Principles and Practices of Rock Blasting

Principles and Practices of Rock Blasting

Characterization and Treatment of Textile Wastewater

Characterization and Treatment of Textile Wastewater

Blasting Technology for Underground Hard Rock Mining

Blasting Technology for Underground Hard Rock Mining

Island Game of Modern Life

Island Game of Modern Life

Mahabharata Retold Part-2

Mahabharata Retold Part-2

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