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Dancing Women

Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema

By: Usha Iyer

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Dancing Women

Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema

By: Usha Iyer

Dancing Women: Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema, an ambitious study of two of South Asia's most popular cultural forms cinema and dance historicizes and theorizes the material and cultural production of film dance, a staple attraction of popular Hindi cinema. It explores how the dynamic figurations of the body wrought by cinematic dance forms from the 1930s to the 1990s produce unique constructions of gender, sexuality, stardom, and spectacle. By charting discursive shifts through figurations of dancer-actresses, their publicly performed movements, private training, and the cinematic and extra-diegetic narratives woven around their dancing bodies, the book considers the "women's question" via new mobilities corpo-realized by dancing women. Some of the central figures animating this corporeal history are Azurie, Sadhona Bose, Vyjayanthimala, Helen, Waheeda Rehman, Madhuri Dixit, and Saroj Khan, whose performance histories fold and intersect with those of other dancing women, including devadasis and tawaifs, Eurasian actresses, oriental dancers, vamps, choreographers, and backup dancers. Through a material history of the labor of producing on-screen dance, theoretical frameworks that emphasize collaboration, such as the "choreomusicking body" and "dance musicalization," aesthetic approaches to embodiment drawing on treatises like the Natya Sastra and the Abhinaya Darpana, and formal analyses of cine-choreographic "techno-spectacles," Dancing Women offers a variegated, textured history of cinema, dance, and music. Tracing the gestural genealogies of film dance produces a very different narrative of Bombay cinema, and indeed of South Asian cultural modernities, by way of a corporeal history co-choreographed by a network of remarkable dancing women.

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Oxford University Press

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0190938757

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Annual Review of Plant Pathology (Vol.6)

By: B. Chakraborty,Usha Chakraborty

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Annual Review of Plant Pathology (Vol.6)

By: B. Chakraborty,Usha Chakraborty

Plant Pathology has an important role to play in devising strategies suitable for sustainable agriculture. Some of the important steps to be taken by plant pathologists include the development of eco-friendly mechanisms of disease control through the use of biological resources, enhancing the resistant mechanisms of the plant through molecular means as well as studies on the interactions of biotic and abiotic stressors. The diversity of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms is far more than what we have found out till date and the function of these important microbes in agro-ecosystems is also equally diverse. The ability of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, actinomycetes, plant growth promoting fungi, mycorrhiza, to influence plant growth depends upon the diverse mechanisms like phosphate solubilization, biological nitrogen fixation, phytohormone production, siderophore production, biological control of plant pathogens and direct or indirect induction of disease resistance. Application of these beneficial microorganisms in enriching soil and enhancing crop production will not only change the scenario of using harmful chemical fertilizers but will also open up new dimensions for utilizing microbial resources for sustainable agricultural practices. The present review covers a wide spectrum of articles which are pertinent in the present day context and gives an indication to readers of the role of plant pathology in the current agricultural scenario.

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Scientific Publishers

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9386102986

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9789386102980

Land, Labour, and Power

Agrarian Crisis and the State in Bihar (1937-52)

By: Usha Jha

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Land, Labour, and Power

Agrarian Crisis and the State in Bihar (1937-52)

By: Usha Jha

This Is A Study Of Agrarian Problems Of Bihar, A Land Which Confronted Many Of The Problems Before And After Independence That Affects Even Today. The Book Is Essentially A Critical Study Of The Agrarian Problems Of Bihar Vis-À-Vis Policies Of The State Government During The Period 1937-52.The Work Is A Venture To Explore A Virgin Field As No Attempt Has Been Made So Far To Put Together All Available Data On The Subject And To Present An Integrated And Composite Picture Of Ruthless Plunder Carried On By Landlords, Issues Of Tenancy, Various Stages Of Agrarian Movements Under The Banner Of The Bihar Kisan Sabha From Its Very Inception. A Detailed And The Critical Discussion On Land Reforms Act Passed First Time In India, Leading To Abolition Of Zamindari System And The Policy Of The Indian National Congress Towards Land Problems Have Been Presented.

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Aakar Books

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8187879076

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9788187879077

Understanding Gandhi

Gandhians in Conversation with Fred J Blum

By: Jayshree Mehta,Usha Thakkar,Fred J. Blum

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Understanding Gandhi

Gandhians in Conversation with Fred J Blum

By: Jayshree Mehta,Usha Thakkar,Fred J. Blum

Understanding Gandhi is a collection of interviews conducted by Fr d J. Blum (1914–1990),of six of Mahatma Gandhi’s closest associates—J.B. Kriplani, Raihana Tyabji, Dada Dharmadhikari, Sushila Nayar, Jhaver Patel and Sucheta Kripalani. The interviewees reflect on Gandhi’s ideas in the light of changes that took place in India after Independence. The book provides glimpses of Gandhi’s ideas and working relationship with his colleagues who came from a wide range of backgrounds, professions and geographical regions. It also brings out the thoughts of Gandhi and his followers on several important issues such as Satyagraha, non-violence, Brahmacharya, spirituality, and fasting. This blend of an intimate knowledge of Gandhi and the reflective hindsight gives the book a unique vantage point that promotes a holistic understanding of Gandhian thought and philosophy.

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SAGE Publications

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8132105575

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9788132105572

A Girl and a River

By: Usha K. R.

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A Girl and a River

By: Usha K. R.

I Cannot Undo What They Have Made Of Me. I Cannot Go Back And Smoothen Out The Wrinkled Brow Of My Childhood . . . There Are Things I Must Settle, Gaps I Must Fill. Both For Their Sake And Mine. It Is The 1930S And The Fire Of The Freedom Movement From Distant Bengal And Delhi Is Warming The Languid Bones Of The Small Town In Mysore, Where Kaveri And Setu Grow Up. Theirs Is A Liberal, Prosperous Household And The Family Takes Its Privileges For Granted. Mylaraiah, Their Father, Believes That They Are Twice Protected From Such Delusions As Swaraj Once By The British And Then By The Maharaja. While Setu Absorbs Their Father S Unquestioning Veneration Of The British, Kaveri, Profoundly Affected By Mahatma Gandhi S Visit To Their Town, Comes To Recognize Their Attempts To Be More English Than The English As Rather Shameful. In An Attempt To Follow Her Heart And Take Charge Of Her Own Future, Kaveri Defies Her Father And Participates In The Quit India March Organized By Shyam, The Hot-Headed Revolutionary She Is Attracted To. Angered And Jealous, And Loyal To His Father, Setu Is Forced Into Betraying His Sister. The Small Town Is Shaken Into Life Quite Brutally When It Faces A Police Firing For The First Time In Its History. But Kaveri Is Safe And Home, Or So Setu Thinks . . . Fifty Years Later, Setu S Daughter Tries To Unravel The Circumstances Of Her Uneasy Upbringing, Of The Grit-In-The-Eye Feeling To Her Childhood; Understand Her Cold Father, Her Self-Effacing Mother And Their Refusal To Talk About Their Past. Two Books And A Letter Found In A Tea Tin In The Attic Lead Her To Kaveri And It Is Kaveri, Whose Fate Remains Shrouded In Mystery, Who Has The Answer To Her Questions. But Even With All The Pieces Of The Jigsaw In Hand, The Picture Eludes Her. She Is Forced To Come To Terms With The Insidiousness Of Family Bonds As She Realizes That The Truth, If It At All Exists, Is Made Of Elisions And Imperfections.

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0143101234

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9780143101239

A Girl & a River

By: K R Usha

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A Girl & a River

By: K R Usha

I cannot undo what they have made of me. I cannot go back and smoothen out the wrinkled brow of my childhood . . . there are things I must settle, gaps I must fill. Both for their sake and mine.' It is the 1930s and the fire of the freedom movement from distant Bengal and Delhi is warming the languid bones of the small town in Mysore, where Kaveri and Setu grow up. Theirs is a liberal, prosperous household and the family takes its privileges for granted. Mylaraiah, their father, believes that they are twice protected from such delusions as -swaraj'"once by the British and then by the Maharaja. While Setu absorbs their father's unquestioning veneration of the British, Kaveri, profoundly affected by Mahatma Gandhi's visit to their town, comes to recognize their attempts to be -more English than the English' as rather shameful. In an attempt to follow her heart and take charge of her own future, Kaveri defies her father and participates in the Quit India march organized by Shyam, the hot-headed revolutionary she is attracted to. Angered and jealous, and loyal to his father, Setu is forced into betraying his sister. The small town is shaken into life quite brutally when it faces a police firing for the first time in its history. But Kaveri is safe and home, or so Setu thinks . . . Fifty years later, Setu's daughter tries to unravel the circumstances of her uneasy upbringing, of the grit-in-the-eye feeling to her childhood; understand her cold father, her self-effacing mother and their refusal to talk about their past. Two books and a letter found in a tea tin in the attic lead her to Kaveri and it is Kaveri, whose fate remains shrouded in mystery, who has the answer to her questions. But even with all the pieces of the jigsaw in hand, the picture eludes her. She is forced to come to terms with the insidiousness of family bonds as she realizes that the truth, if it at all exists, is made of elisions and imperfections.

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Penguin UK

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8184759762

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9788184759761

Interventions to Save the Girl Child in Delhi

By: Professor Usha Nayar and Dr. Vijay Kulkarni

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Interventions to Save the Girl Child in Delhi

By: Professor Usha Nayar and Dr. Vijay Kulkarni

The National Capital Territory (NCT) Delhi is a multi faceted mega city characterized by immense diversity and sharp inequalities. Home to 1.68 crore Indians from all corners of the country, this cultural and political capital of India is multi ethnic, multilingual and multi religious.

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Lulu.com

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1329709489

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9781329709485

Multimedia Information Extraction and Digital Heritage Preservation

By: Usha Mujoo Munshi,Bidyut Baran Chaudhuri

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Multimedia Information Extraction and Digital Heritage Preservation

By: Usha Mujoo Munshi,Bidyut Baran Chaudhuri

The volume focuses on research-oriented work, which can help opening up new vistas of research for the research community, and explore new mechanisms of retrieval of information from multimedia documents, particularly from heritage documents, apart from using the conventional methods.

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World Scientific

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9814307254

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9789814307253

Optical Sensors for Biomedical Diagnostics and Environmental Monitoring

By: Banshi Dhar Gupta,Anand Mohan Shrivastav,Sruthi Prasood Usha

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Optical Sensors for Biomedical Diagnostics and Environmental Monitoring

By: Banshi Dhar Gupta,Anand Mohan Shrivastav,Sruthi Prasood Usha

The field of plasmonics has shown extraordinary capabilities in realizing highly sensitive and accurate sensors for environmental monitoring and measurement of biological analytes. The inherent potential of such devices has led to growing interest worldwide in commercial fiber optic chemical and biosensors. Optical Sensors for Biomedical Diagnostics and Environmental Monitoring is an essential resource for students, established researchers, and industry developers in need of a reference work on both the fundamentals and latest advances in optical fiber sensor technology in biomedical diagnostics and environmental monitoring. The book includes rigorous theory and experimental techniques of surface plasmon and lossy mode resonances, as well as real-time sensing applications of resonance techniques implemented over optical fiber substrate using bulk layer and/or nanostructures as transducer and sensing layers. In addition, discussion of various design options for real-time sensors in environmental monitoring and biomedical diagnostics make the book approachable to readers from multidisciplinary fields.

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CRC Press

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1498789072

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9781498789073

The Secret of God's Son

By: Usha Narayanan

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The Secret of God's Son

By: Usha Narayanan

The seas will devour the glorious city of Dwarka. People will forget your name and your Gita! May the world perish! May the world perish!' With this cruel curse on Krishna, Queen Gandhari, plunges mankind into the unspeakable evil of the Kali Yuga. It is up to Pradyumna to try and reverse the dire prediction. To journey into terrifying realms, confront Yama and Shiva, and to vanquish the Kali demon. And to do so, he must shed all that holds a mortal back-his arrogance, his fears, his baser instincts . . . He must lead his people out of the swirling vortex of greed, disease and misery. And there is one powerful weapon still-the secret surrounding his origin. Will he uncover it in time to fight off the cataclysm? In the answer lies the destiny of all humanity!

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9386057174

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9789386057174

The Chosen

By: Usha K. R.

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The Chosen

By: Usha K. R.

Usha K.R. Is A Miniaturist, And She Shares The Miniaturist S Fierce Love Of Technical Virtuosity And Minute Attention To Detail. Namita Gokhale Her Familiar Existence Disrupted After Her Father S Death, Nagaratna Is Forced To Move From Her Village To The Semi-Squalid Environs Of Vitthala Colony In The City Of Bangalore, Where Her Brother Lives. A Former Village That Has Been Engulfed By The Expanding Metropolis, Vitthala Colony Retains Some Of The Primitive Characteristics Of A South Indian Village. It Is The Bastion Of The Lesser Tradition, For Here Live Plague-Amma, The Goddess Who Was Created When An Epidemic Of Plague Swept The Land, And Nallikai Swami, A No-Nonsense Swami Named After The Four Gooseberry Trees In His Compound. Trapped In This World With People Whom She Sees As Leading Truncated Lives, People With Thickened Sensibilities And No Hope, Nagaratna Yearns For Something Uncluttered And Noble And Fulfilling . And Then A Job In An Exclusive Ashram School Allows Her To Glimpse A World Where The Human State Of Grace Has Been Restored, A School Emblematic Of The Restraint And Good Taste Inculcated By A More Sophisticated Awareness . . . Nagaratna Is Transfigured By The Life It Offers And The People She Meets, And Most Importantly, By The Love She Believes She Has Found. Set In Southern India, Shifting Between Bangalore And A Fictional French Protectorate On The Western Coast Where The Ashram Is Located, The Chosen Tells The Compelling Story Of A Young Woman Torn Between Who She Is And Who She Wants To Be.

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0143029398

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9780143029397

RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (RTST-2023)

By: Dr. Sr. Shanta Joseph, Dr. Usha Shukla, Dr. Pramod Yadaw, Mrs. Mamta Kashyap, Dr. W.B. Gurnule

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RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (RTST-2023)

By: Dr. Sr. Shanta Joseph, Dr. Usha Shukla, Dr. Pramod Yadaw, Mrs. Mamta Kashyap, Dr. W.B. Gurnule

International Seminar, Research Papers Proceeding on Recent Trends in Science and Technology (RTST-2023)

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936087647X

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Dancing Women

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Annual Review of Plant Pathology (Vol.6)

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Land, Labour, and Power

Land, Labour, and Power

Understanding Gandhi

Understanding Gandhi

A Girl and a River

A Girl and a River

A Girl & a River

A Girl & a River

Interventions to Save the Girl Child in Delhi

Interventions to Save the Girl Child in Delhi

Multimedia Information Extraction and Digital Heritage Preservation

Multimedia Information Extraction and Digital Heritage Preservation

Optical Sensors for Biomedical Diagnostics and Environmental Monitoring

Optical Sensors for Biomedical Diagnostics and Environmental Monitoring

The Secret of God's Son

The Secret of God's Son

The Chosen

The Chosen

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RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (RTST-2023)

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