Unleash your full potential to inspire and be inspired - love your way through life! Many have tried to write the practical guide to love and the jury is out on these "how to" books. Understanding love, however, can increase our ability to connect, inspire and be inspired. This book is about love, how to live in love, and how each and every aspect of human life is shaped by love. Love is the catalyst for a successful career, a happy marriage, a loving family, and a healthy, joyous life. This book is in two parts. The first half describes the power of all types of love: the glory of divine love, the joy of paternal love, the divinity of maternal love, the self-sacrificing wife's love, the tender husband's love, the sweetness of daughter's love, the charm of son's love, and the beauty of grandparent's love. This section awakens a sense deep within us, to make a difference every day, highlighting that love is God and God is love The second part of the book deals with the eternal fear of death faced by all human beings, the views of various religions on death, and how death may be the greatest of all human blessings. When the heart is filled with love, one can overcome the fear of death and face the inevitable end with calm, faith, dignity, and cheer. This transcending power of love will surely touch the hearts of readers world-wide. This book is a must for all ages and all seasons. Ram Ramakrishnan is a widely traveled and self-driven leader with a desire to make a positive difference to mankind. After a glorious 40 year career in India, Ram and his wife Savitri, married for 61 years, now live in New Jersey--learning, sharing and caring for those around them.
Many Paths, One Destination" takes an in-depth look at the religions of the world. From Christianity to Sufism, from Buddhism to Sikhism, Ram Ramakrishnan examines the ideas that shape our views on life, in the hopes that by understanding one another we can find common ground, and eventually, peace.
Deep within a remote forest in Central India, a village finds itself in disorder. As the humans and animals experience its ill effects, debris from a passing comet falls into the village lake, infusing its waters with a mysterious power that enables those who drink from it to communicate with other life forms. Deciding to exploit this ability to set matters right within the village, the animals, along with the assistance of a village girl named Vennela, focus their efforts on the principal architect of their woes: local abattoir owner Ganju Hindolba. Can Vennela and the animals possibly win against the likes of a shady business owner? "A story that methodically yet delightfully shatters the egotistic human notions of superiority over all other beings and the assumption that they are a force independent of Nature...the style and language of Animalese will surely appeal to readers of all ages." - C.V. Chandrasekhar, Retd., Head and Dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts of M S University of Baroda "Animalese takes a peek into the lives of other life forms with which we share the bounties of this earth and opens our eyes to issues that humans find convenient to ignore. An ideal story to champion the cause of animal rights." -
Billy is a mild and modest husband, and Lalita is his domineering, strong-willed, adventurous wife. Billy loves clouds. He would watch them endlessly weaving their magical art on the expansive canvas of the skyaa different theme each day; an altered mood each hour; a subtle and irreversible temperamental shift each moment, just like life. He visualizes the vagaries of the mighty Cumulonimbus when his sonas marital life is about to collapse; Contrails and Distrails when his mind is torn between the comfort of his youth and the confusion of modernity; Mammatus when he visits an ancient temple with well-endowed female sculptures; Cirrus when he recollects the adventure of his courtship with Lalita and her love for cotton candy; Lenticularis when his friend comes visiting from the USA; Fog when he is locked out of the house one night; and finally, a cloudless sky on his deathbed.
Madhavi aspires to study medicine, following in the footsteps of her great-grandmother, who was a pioneer in the field in the male-dominated society of the early twentieth century in India. Brought up in a protected environment, she is transformed into a budding medico and experiences all that goes into making this happen. There are incidents of many kinds that she has to confront—some pleasant and others not very so. Madhavi realizes during this journey that there are a lot more things that go into the making of a Medico than what the textbooks and the labs offer, which includes a bit of philosophy, history, linguistics, politics and business management besides the science of medicine. Her grandfather’s advice of “being a bit of chameleon with a conscience” guides her through apparently daunting times.
Rajinikanth is one of the most popular Film actors from South India. A devout, self disciplined human being..a rags to riches story..an embodiment of human values..a cult figure par excellence..the way he conducts him-self mnd his professional management of his career is unique. This book is an original and unique take on Brand Mangement, using Rajinikanth's superstardom as a model for building and sustaining a successful bran
This original, authentic biography of Sri Ramakrishna, written by the prominent householder disciple Ram Chandra Datta and first published in 1890, was unavailable in English translation until 2014. This new rendering, the only English translation of the unexpurgated fourth edition published during the author's lifetime (1897), contains new information about Ramakrishna and different versions of familiar stories. The author movingly narrates his transformation from worldly, amoral atheist to faithful devotee through the redeeming power of the living Avat
Deep within a remote forest in Central India, a village finds itself in disorder. As the humans and animals experience its ill effects, debris from a passing comet falls into the village lake, infusing its waters with a mysterious power that enables those who drink from it to communicate with other life forms. Deciding to exploit this ability to set matters right within the village, the animals, along with the assistance of a village girl named Vennela, focus their efforts on the principal architect of their woes: local abattoir owner Ganju Hindolba. Can Vennela and the animals possibly win against the likes of a shady business owner? "A story that methodically yet delightfully shatters the egotistic human notions of superiority over all other beings and the assumption that they are a force independent of Nature...the style and language of Animalese will surely appeal to readers of all ages." - C.V. Chandrasekhar, Retd., Head and Dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts of M S University of Baroda "Animalese takes a peek into the lives of other life forms with which we share the bounties of this earth and opens our eyes to issues that humans find convenient to ignore. An ideal story to champion the cause of animal rights." -
Millions of people in India and elsewhere believe that Rama, the hero of Valmiki`s ancient Sanskrit epic, Ramayana, was a historical figure like jesus Christ, and Valmiki`s timeless epic, like the New Testament, a faithful account of Rama`s life, his trials, tribulations and triumph.
Cratons and Fold Belts of India, is a unique attempt at presenting geological characteristics and evolution of the fold belts and the cratonic areas of the Indian shield. The author has evaluated the different evolutionary models for each fold belt in light of all the currently available geological and geochronological informations that are clearly listed. Shortcomings, if any, of each model are stated and a viable geodynamic model is presented for each fold belt. The book is self-contained – it includes an introduction to the processes of mountain building, especially plate tectonics theory with its application to the evolution of the Himalaya as an illustrative example – so that the reader can better appreciate the novel approach to the evolution of Proterozoic fold belts. The author eschews a detailed account of the fold belts for a clear description of all the concepts that go into building models. It is primarily written for graduate students, teachers and for those geoscientists who aspire to know all about the Indian shield.
This book is a comprehensive work on utilization of overburden waste, ash, tailings, and other processed waste produced by mining industry. It details various laboratory tests to identify the suitability of mine waste. It explains varied usage of different types of mine waste as in concrete pavements, bricks and to enhance fertile characteristics of waste lands. Various physico-mechanical properties of mine waste material and their optimum percentage for replacement with sand and coarse aggregate along with additives for optimum strength of concrete / bricks are discussed. Key features: Covers the technical approach in terms of testing and characterizing mine waste Focusses on effective use of mining waste to make sustainable and ecofriendly mining Presents analysis of physical properties of iron ore waste and their usage Describes testing methods for each type of mine waste and its physical property characterization for every application Includes detailed study to use iron ore waste and tailings in concrete pavements This book is aimed at researchers, professionals and graduate students in mining, geotechnical, and civil engineering.
This volume develops methods for proving the non-vanishing of certain L-functions at points in the critical strip. It begins at a very basic level and continues to develop, providing readers with a theoretical foundation that allows them to understand the latest discoveries in the field.
This book emphasizes the role of various biopesticides in the protection of various crops like rice, maize, pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugarcane, vegetables, fruits, tobacco, spice crops, tuber crops, coconut, tea, forest plantations and stored products. The present book is an attempt to evaluate the scope of biopesticides in sustainable agriculture of various crops in order to contemplate the progress and constraints and suggest a future roadmap for potential use of biopesticides.
New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Trichoderma for Biotechnological Applications: Current Insights and Future Prospects includes the most recent advances in Trichoderma based research. The book emphasizes the use of modern biotechnological and molecular tools such as the identification of Trichoderma, the development of diagnostic markers, and genome mapping and next generation sequencing based approaches. Chapters discuss a variety of applications and illustrations, including the biology and biodiversity of Trichoderma, biotic and abiotic stresses, plant health, disease management, crop improvement, industrial and commercial products, and more. The book includes various applications, making it useful for biotechnologists, biochemical engineers, biochemists, plant breeders, soil microbiologist, agronomists and researchers interested in sustainable agriculture practices. Offers a one-stop resource on the topic of Trichoderma and their biotechnological applications in plant disease, sustainable agriculture, plant health, and in industrial commercial products Addresses the role of Trichoderma to combat abiotic and biotic stress, mechanisms involved genes and their role in plant health improvement Emphasizes the use of modern biotechnological and molecular tools for the identification of Trichoderma, development of diagnostic markers, genome mapping, and next generation sequencing based approaches
The proclivity of today’s technology to think like humans may be seen in new developing disciplines such as neural computing, fuzzy logic, evolutionary computation, machine learning, and probabilistic reasoning. These strategies are grouped together into one main technique known as "soft computing." This book discusses the most recent soft computing and fuzzy logic-based applications and innovations in industrial advancements, supply chain and logistics, system optimization, decision-making, artificial intelligence, smart systems, and other rapidly evolving technologies. In today’s competitive world, the book provides soft computing solutions to help companies overcome the obstacles posed by sophisticated decision-making systems.
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