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The T.N. Madan Omnibus

The Hindu Householder

By: T.N. Madan

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For more than half a century, T.N. Madan has been a towering influence on the sociological and anthropological studies of family and kinship, cultural dimensions of development, religion, secularism, and Hindu society and tradition. This Omnibus brings together his seminal writings on marriage, kinship, family, and the household in Hindu society. Family and Kinship: A Study of the Pandits of Rural Kashmir, first published in 1965, remains a pioneering ethnographic study of the Kashmiri Pandits, and is considered a classic in the field of world anthropology. The book presents a social history of a people and culture which is currently virtually non-existent in the Kashmir Valley. Drawing upon new theoretical and methodological perspectives, Non-renunciation: Themes and Interpretations of Hindu Culture provides a nuanced understanding of Hinduism as a lived tradition. It explores aspects of auspiciousness, purity, asceticism, eroticism, altruism, and death while focussing on the householder's life in Hindu society. The Omnibus also includes additional essays on the Brahmanic gotra, and the Hindu family and development, along with a short piece on aspects of traditional household culture. It features an autobiographical essay—the author's recollection of growing up in a Pandit home in Srinagar, Kashmir. In the Prologue, T.N. Madan engages with the 'householder tradition' across the cultural regions of India, analysing themes of householdership and renunciation in religious philosophy and ethnography.

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0199088314

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The T.N. Madan Omnibus

The Hindu Householder

By: T.N. Madan

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Cutting the Gordian Knot

India's Quest for Prosperity

By: T N Hari,Hari Menon

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Cutting the Gordian Knot

India's Quest for Prosperity

By: T N Hari,Hari Menon

Cutting the Gordian Knot discusses India's quest for prosperity through job creation. The underlying pieces of this quest are complex and intertwined-an education system that has outlived its shelf life with misplaced aspiration for white-collared jobs. India got educated before it got skilled. Skilling along with micro-entrepreneurship needs to be rejuvenated. Rapid developments in technology are changing the nature of jobs and employment itself. We are living in truly interesting times. The country's youth bulge makes it one of the youngest nations in the world. A youthful demographic profile is necessary but not a sufficient condition for economic growth. It needs to be harnessed well. Some miscalculations and wrong moves could very easily transform a demographic dividend to a recipe for mass discontent. The country has a long way to go, and global disruptions due to rapidly changing technologies are creating hazards on the way. New ways will have to be found, and dominant narratives will have to be challenged. The book presents these views, data and insights with an intent to spark dialogue, awareness and, eventually, change.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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938803886X

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9789388038867

Ethnic Indian Plants in Cure of Diabetes

By: S.K. Sood,R. Bhardwaj,T.N. Lakhanpal

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Ethnic Indian Plants in Cure of Diabetes

By: S.K. Sood,R. Bhardwaj,T.N. Lakhanpal

The present compendium is first of its kind providing up-to-date information on the phytotherapeutic potential (including biological activity and active constituents) of 360 Indian plants under 288 genera and 97 families for alleviating the suffering of mankind due to diabetes. These include mostly the angiosperms (351 species), followed by pteridophytes (6 species) and gymnosperms (3 species). Of the angiospermous taxa, 312 dicotyledonus species predominate in their antidiabetic properties. Over twenty-four colour photographs of the plants, two figures and seven appendices enhance the value of the compilation significantly. It is hoped that this monographic information source will serve as a multidisciplinary ready reckoner to ethnobotany graduates and postgraduate students, researchers, pharmacists, medical practitioners, scientists and teacher through the globe.

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Scientific Publishers

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9387741621

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Biology of Indian Morels

By: T. N. Lakhanpal,Onkar Shad,Monika Rana

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Biology of Indian Morels

By: T. N. Lakhanpal,Onkar Shad,Monika Rana

The morels is one of the most delicious and costliest wild edible mushrooms of the world. During the last century significant advances have been made in the study of morel biology with the sole aim of artificial cultivation. But all efforts to domesticate them have not been wholly fruitful. The book is an attempt to compile all the relevant information on morel biology so that more interest in morel research is stimulated ultimately paving the way for cultivation. The monograph contains 14 chapters; each chapter is devoted to and provides original information and observations on various aspects of morel biology. It begins with an overview of morel biology followed by the life cycle pattern, classical and molecular systematic treatment, ecology, physiology, mycorrhizal and rhizomorphospheric relationships, nutritive and nutraceutical profile, observations and ethno-mycological and sociobiological impact, cytology of ascus development and the culinary aspects of morel consumption. The objective is to offer a detailed account of different aspects of morel biology and biodiversity. All the chapters are documented with tables, figures and original color photographs.

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I. K. International Pvt Ltd

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9380578245

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9789380578248

Exploited Child

A National Problem

By: T. N. Kitchlu

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Exploited Child

A National Problem

By: T. N. Kitchlu

Besides poverty, sociocultural factors play a profoundrole in aggravating the problem of child labour. This study established the fact that sociocultural factors have a decisive part to play in perpetuation of child labour. While highlighting such a relationship, the present report calls for tackling this pernicious problem through a concerted drive aimed at awareness generation, public education, adult literacy etc.

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M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.

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8175330139

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9788175330139

The Hindu Householder

By: T. N. Madan

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The Hindu Householder

By: T. N. Madan

This Omnibus brings together two of distinguished sociologist T.N. Madan's books on the concept of the householder in Hinduism. A common thread running through the Omnibus is the focus on life and society amongst the Hindu Kashmiri Pandit community. One of the books discussed in this Omnibus is Family and Kinship: A Study of the Pandits of Rural Kashmir, a pioneering and ethnographically rich account of the Indian family. It is considered to be a classic kinship study and is probably the only study of its kind of traditional Pandit life in the Kashmir Valley. The second book is Non-renunciation: Themes and Interpretations of Hindu Culture, which draws attention away from the ideas of caste and renunciation and focuses instead on the 'householder' in Hindu society. Beginning with an analysis of the ideology of the householder among Kashmiri Pandits the author deals with asceticism, eroticism, altruism and death as elaborations of the householder tradition. The Omnibus also includes a new Preface; a Prologue which introduces the reader to the concept of the householder tradition in Hinduism; an Epilogue-the author's memories of growing up in a Kashmiri Pandit household in Srinagar; and three appendices on related themes.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198069405

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Tribal Studies and Beyond

Contributions of D.N. Majumdar to Indian Anthropology

By: H. S. Saksena

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Tribal Studies and Beyond

Contributions of D.N. Majumdar to Indian Anthropology

By: H. S. Saksena

Dhirendra Nath Majumdar was one of the pioneers of anthropological research in India. He joined the Department of Economics & Sociology, University of Lucknow in 1928. In the course of his 32 years of academic work, he created in Lucknow an exceptional center for anthropological studies through the institutions and journals he founded. Trying to relate the basic concepts of anthropology to the general public, he popularized the concept of 'public anthropology, ' and was also instrumental in promoting anthropology in Hindi. Author H.S. Saksena, one of his prominent students, analyzes Majumdar's life and works on his contributions to tribal ethnography, covering communities from a wide range of habitat, cultural and economic life, and social organization. The book also considers Majumdar's post-1947 studies of changing caste structure and dynamics seen in Indian villages, rural development programs, urban settlements, composition of the working class, as well as emerging problems, such as unemployment among the educated. In his earlier works on tribal communities, Majumdar's anthropometric and serological surveys of select communities and groups in Bengal, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as his contributions to other fields of anthropology, are also discussed. Professor T.N. Madan in his foreword describes this study as the "first full length study of the work on an Indian anthropologist." He adds that "to write about a "general" anthropologist such as D.N. Majumdar, in our times of specialization is, needless to emphasize, a daunting task." [Subject: India Studies, Anthropology]

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813160909X

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Cutting the Gordian Knot

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Ethnic Indian Plants in Cure of Diabetes

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Biology of Indian Morels

Biology of Indian Morels

Exploited Child

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The Hindu Householder

The Hindu Householder

Tribal Studies and Beyond

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