Download or read book Animal Intimacies written by Radhika Govindrajan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A delightful read [and] an important addition to human-animal relations studies.” —Anthropology Matters What does it mean to live and die in relation to other animals? Animal Intimacies posits this central question alongside the intimate—and intense—moments of care, kinship, violence, politics, indifference, and desire that occur between human and non-human animals. Built on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in the mountain villages of India’s Central Himalayas, Radhika Govindrajan’s book explores the number of ways that human and animal interact to cultivate relationships as interconnected, related beings. Whether it is through the study of the affect and ethics of ritual animal sacrifice, analysis of the right-wing political project of cow-protection, or examination of villagers’ talk about bears who abduct women and have sex with them, Govindrajan illustrates that multispecies relatedness relies on both difference and ineffable affinity between animals. Animal Intimacies breaks substantial new ground in animal studies, and Govindrajan’s detailed portrait of the social, political and religious life of the region will be of interest to cultural anthropologists and scholars of South Asia as well. “Immerses us in passionate case studies on the multiple relationships between Kumaoni villagers and animals in Uttarakhand.” —European Bulletin of Himalayan Research “A memorable and innovative ethnography.” —Piers Locke, University of Canterbury

Download or read book Radical Product Thinking written by R. Dutt and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iteration rules product development, but it isn't enough to produce dramatic results. This book champions Radical Product Thinking, a systematic methodology for building visionary, game-changing products. In the last decade, we've learned to harness the power of iteration to innovate faster—we've invested in a fast car, but our ability to set a clear destination and navigate to it hasn't kept up. When we iterate without a clear vision or strategy, our products become bloated, fragmented, and driven by irrelevant metrics. They catch “product diseases” that often kill innovation. Radical Product Thinking (RPT) gives organizations a repeatable model for building world-changing products. The key? Being vision-driven instead of iteration-led. R. Dutt guides readers through the five elements of the methodology (vision, strategy, prioritization, execution and measurement, and culture) to develop a clear process for translating vision into reality, and turning RPT skills into muscle memory. This book offers refreshing solutions to the shortcomings of our current model for product development; be prepared to toss out everything you know about a good vision and learn how to measure progress to create revolutionary products. The best part? You don't have to be a natural-born visionary to produce extraordinary results.

Download or read book The Tale of a No Name Squirrel written by Radhika R. Dhariwal and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solve riddles with Squirrel as he travels to the walled city of bees, the fireless tea plantation of mice, and treacherous desert full of tricksters in this beautifully written and creative debut adventure. Squirrel never expected to be anything other than a slave: the last animal slave in Bimmau. That is, until he is invited to a high profile wedding and takes a sip of the forbidden ceremonial wine, unlocking a mysterious riddle. The riddle reveals that there is a key which has the power to grant Squirrel his freedom (and a name!), but also could enslave anyone in Bimmau. Disastrous if it falls into the wrong hands! Squirrel and his friends find themselves in a race to find Brittle’s Key before the army of crows gets to him…and before the mysterious Colonel finds the key first.

Download or read book Radhika s Story written by Sharon Hendry and published by IMM Lifestyle Books. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radhika's Story is a moving, first-hand account by a survivor of human trafficking. A chilling portrayal of the illegal and sordid underworld of trafficking in human organs, this title presents an incredible story of triumph over evil in the modern world. A seemingly innocent sip of Coca-Cola, drunk by a desperately thirsty 16-year-old girl, leads to the first of Radhika Phuyal's human trafficking experiences. The birth of her first son, Rohan, signifies the next horrific episode in Radhika's life - she is trafficked again. Living in India, separated from her son and forced to have sex with more than 20 men a day, Radhika refuses to accept her lot. Desperate to be reunited with her child, she finds the strength to escape her horrific life and rescue her son, changing their lives forever. Journalist Sharon Hendry tells Radhika's horrifying yet inspiring story. She highlights the pervasive nature of human trafficking in the 21st century, while demonstrating what a mother's love for a child can achieve when the odds are stacked dangerously against them both.

Download or read book The Coolie s Great War written by Radhika Singha and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though largely invisible in histories of the First World War, over??550,000 men in the ranks of the Indian army were non-combatants. From the porters, stevedores and construction workers in the Coolie Corps to those who maintained supply lines and removed the wounded from the battlefield, Radhika Singha recovers the story of this unacknowledged service. The labor regimes built on the backs of these 'coolies' sustained the military infrastructure of empire; their deployment in interregional arenas bent to the demands of global war. Viewed as racially subordinate and subject to 'non-martial' caste designations, they fought back against their status, using the warring powers' need for manpower as leverage to challenge traditional service hierarchies and wage differentials. The Coolie's Great War views that global conflict through the lens of Indian labor, constructing a distinct geography of the war--from tribal settlements and colonial jails, beyond India's frontiers, to the battlefronts of France and Mesopotamia.

Download or read book MY FIRST LOVE STORY written by Deo Brata Dutta and published by Booksclinic Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TEXT TO BE PRINTED ON THE BACK PAGE OF THE NOVEL Shri Deo Brata Dutta graduated (math) in Science college Raipur C.G. in 1973 He worked in State Forest Department for 2 years, then joined Postal Department and worked for 6 years. He joined State bank of India in July 1980 and retired on 31.08.2014. He passed CAIIB Part-I, in May 1992. After retirement, Shri Dutta settled at Raipur, C.G. permanently. Now, he is busy in writing. His next novel, “My second love story” is in progress. Hobby:- Study of books and watching you-tube videos related to current national and international issues, history and religious matters, fact-checking in goggle. "

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Download or read book Changing the World one bite at a time A dog s tale written by Anusha Gumber and published by Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd. This book was released on with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking at the world through a “hooman” lens is so boring. If humans can eat, sleep, talk, and feel pain, so can dogs, cows, and chickens, or for that matter any other living being. What about a world where dogs protest against atrocities on calves or “hoomans” fight with other “hoomans” so that animals are treated with kindness and compassion? Changing the World: One Bite at a Time is a sparkling and ambitious book which aims to educate the world about veganism, a lifestyle choice and a movement that stems from humane effort to stop cruelty towards animals. The protagonist is Soldier James, a domesticated dog, who does not understand where Chicababy CoCo, his chicken friend, and Bachua, his calf friend, suddenly disappear. You have to read the story to find out how James deals and fights with so many problems, one bite at a time. From the world of humans, there is Radhika Didi, a young NGO worker who tries to to teach people that it is time to stop treating animals cruelly, considering that they are an important part of our universe. With colorful characters and witty twists, Changing the world is a funny and sensitive story for children, with a message for the young and adults alike.

Download or read book Slove written by Sunita Godara and published by Writersgram. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While a book is a read and go, the characters it has stay forever with us. While SLOVE is fiction, Evan and Radhika do exist and will stay with you even after you have read the book. Rising from rags to riches, Evan grows feelings from gratitude to love, while Radhika lives in denial worrying about her own insecurities and moralities. Find out how things turn around between Evan and Radhika and whether or not they are able to conquer their fears and their love, after all the twists and turns!

Download or read book It s Our Prom So Deal With It written by Julie Anne Peters and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this funny and heartfelt novel from National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters, planning an alternative prom might not be as simple as it seems—especially when secret crushes are involved. When Azure's principal gives her the chance to turn the school's traditional (and boring) senior prom into an event that will appeal to everyone, not just the jocks and cheerleaders, she jumps at the opportunity. Soon Azure manages to convince her best friends, Luke and Radhika, to join the prom committee as well. Facing heavy opposition and admittedly clueless about prom logistics, the three friends are nonetheless determined to succeed—if Luke's and Azure's secret crushes on Radhika don't push the committee members, and their friendships, to the breaking point first. Told in two voices and filled with comical missed connections, It's Our Prom (So Deal With It) explores the ups and downs of planning an alternative prom—while dealing with an unrequited crush on your best friend—and shines with Peters's unmistakable wit and insight.

Download or read book New Mediums Better Messages written by David Lewis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY 3.0 IGO International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The notion of development influences and is influenced by all aspects of human life. Social science is but one representational option among many for conveying the myriad ways in which development is conceived, encountered, experienced, justified, courted, and/or resisted by different groups at particular times and places. As international development has become more quantitative and economics-centred, there is an enduring sense that what is measured (and thus 'valued' and prioritized) may have become too narrow, that the powers of prediction claimed by some areas of economics and management may have overreached, and that the human dimension is in danger of being lost. Reflecting this concern, New Mediums, Better Messages? contributes to new conversations between science, social science, and the humanities around the roles of different kinds of knowledge, stories, and data play in relation to global development. It brings together a team of multidisciplinary contributors to explore popular representions of development, including music, blogs, and fiction.

Download or read book More Dreams to Come written by Manish Pawar and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you believe in DREAMS?? If you have one, what would you do to fulfill it? This question stands in front everyone when we are questioned about our DREAMS. DREAMS that make us live just like Dhruv, who, dreams to become an Animator someday. He plans things accordingly and along the path he makes many friends. But falling in love was never in the list. So what happens when he falls in love with two girls at one time? Will he ever be able to get out of his confusion to understand the one who truly loves him? Whether it's Mahi or Radhika? By the time he finds out, everything is over and he is left alone. With all his confidence lost he lands up being a faculty for NIIT to teach Programing languages. So will he be able to teach? And like he always says History Repeats Itself in various forms. Will he have friends to support him? Or will he be left alone? What about his dream to be an Animator? Find out the unsaid things of his life in MORE DREAMS TO COME...

Download or read book MASKED GODMAN written by SAJITH NARAYAN SWAMI. and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Secrets of Zynpagua written by Ilika Ranjan and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets of Zynpagua: Serpent’s Shadow is a sequel to the following books: —Secrets of Zynpagua: Return of the Princess (Book 1) —Secrets of Zynpagua: Search of Soulmates (Book 2) —Secrets of Zynpagua: Birth of Mystery Child (Book3) In the first book, Secrets of Zynpagua: Return of the Princess, Anika, the gifted princess of Zynpagua, impresses the stars and is able to rescue her mother, Sussaina, and her region Zynpagua from the evil clutches of Drudan the scientist. In book 2, Secrets of Zynpagua: Search of Soulmates, Drudan pledges revenge on Anika. He reaches the city of Kanyakumari and procures magical water from the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean and plans to kill Anika by uniting her spilt soul. In this journey, he meets a vicious mermaid and marries her. While he fails to harm Anika and Leo and gets captured, the mermaid kidnaps Anika’s dear sister Radhika. That’s when Venus appears and tells Anika that in order to save Radhika, Anika would have to find Pajaro, Leo’s mother, whom everyone thought was dead. Venus also predicts that the mermaid would give birth to a powerful mystery child. In book 3, Secrets of Zynpagua: Birth of Mystery child, the mermaid kidnaps Radhika and swims towards the Pacific Ocean region. There she meets a dwarf who tells her that the demon planets were still ruling the sky in the west. The mermaid sings to the demon planets who bless her with a meteor shower. The demon planets bless the mermaid, and she gives birth to a gifted child who can bring disaster through his singing. He is uncontrollable and sends Sussaina, Leo, Vivian, Frederick, and Romeo to unknown places and lands. They are untraceable. In order to find them, the stars predict, “Discover the Serpent’s Shadow that connects the land and ocean. That is the only option for an unthinkable solution!” Secrets of Zynpagua: Serpent’s Shadow MerDan’s song sends Vivian and Leo to the land of evil. The head of the evil world, Ita, is desperately searching for Pajaro. Vivian overhears that Pajaro has been given special powers to end evil in this world. Sussaina and Romeo are untraceable. On the other hand, MerDan captures Lady Carol and the birds through his song. Lady Carol tricks MerDan to call Radhika so that she is able to learn to control MerDan. Before Radhika is able to control MerDan, he sings and brings turbulence in the ocean. The only way left to control the evil world and MerDan is to find Pajaro!

Download or read book Secrets of Zynpagua the Bond of Destiny written by Ilika Ranjan and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets of Zynpagua: The Bond of Destiny Is the sequel to the following books Secrets of Zynpagua: Return of the Princess (Book 1) Secrets of Zynpagua: Search of Soulmates (Book 2) Secrets of Zynpagua: Birth of Mystery Child(Book3) Secrets of Zynpagua: Serpent’s Shadow (Book 4) The summary of all the books is given towards the end of this book before the inside cover About Secrets of Zynpagua: The Bond of Destiny Radhika, Lady Carol, Ben, Mashy and Mootu have been kidnapped by the Mermaid. Due to the blessing of the Meteor shower, the Mermaid is able to hypnotize Radhika and make her follow her command. The Mermaid is determined to make Radhika commit sins and break the promise given to Saturn. But destiny has a different plan. Frederick, who had accidentally married Radhika, shares the destiny’s bond with her and is sent to rescue her from the Mermaid. Frederick is saved by Trudan with the help of strange proteins, These infused anti bodies give Frederick a special trait- he is able to radiate a dazzling healing light, which helps him cure people. He thus becomes the guardian of good faith. In the meanwhile, the Mermaid faces the wrath of the demon planets by not honouring a promise she had made. Discover what happens in Secrets of Zynpagua: The Bond of Destiny.

Download or read book The Last Karma written by Ankita Jain and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was never meant to be a writer, but I had the desire to narrate a few incidents and that got the writer inside me working. Before you start reading this story, I would like to mention that, this story is inspired by true events and the fictional changes that have been made are to protect the identity of the people involved. However, it has no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names. Becoming a writer from a person belonging to a core technical background wasnt that easy. However, there are stories that force you to pick up a pen so that people can learn a lesson even without living the same in their own lives. All of us do something of our choice but not everyone is aware of the fact that commitment to see something through to completion is the essence of the efforts of a lot of people. There are so many people who are responsible in ways big and small, for this book being a reality today. I couldnt have done it without the support I received from all those people who always played an important role in my life and I know they will always be there. To each one of you, I pay my humble and most heartfelt thanks.