Download or read book Secularisms written by Janet R. Jakobsen and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when secularism is put forward as the answer to religious fundamentalism and violence, Secularisms offers a powerful, multivoiced critique of the narrative equating secularism with modernity, reason, freedom, peace, and progress. Bringing together essays by scholars based in religious studies, gender and sexuality studies, history, science studies, anthropology, and political science, this volume challenges the binary conception of “conservative” religion versus “progressive” secularism. With essays addressing secularism in India, Iran, Turkey, Great Britain, China, and the United States, this collection crucially complicates the dominant narrative by showing that secularism is multifaceted. How secularism is lived and experienced varies with its national, regional, and religious context. The essays explore local secularisms in relation to religious traditions ranging from Islam to Judaism, Hinduism to Christianity. Several contributors explicitly take up the way feminism has been implicated in the dominant secularization story. Ultimately, by dislodging secularism’s connection to the single (and singular) progress narrative, this volume seeks to open spaces for other possible narratives about both secularism and religion—as well as for other possible ways of inhabiting the contemporary world. Contributors: Robert J. Baird, Andrew Davison, Tracy Fessenden, Janet R. Jakobsen, Laura Levitt, Molly McGarry, Afsaneh Najmabadi, Taha Parla, Geeta Patel, Ann Pellegrini, Tyler Roberts, Ranu Samantrai, Banu Subramaniam, Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, Angela Zito

Download or read book Village On Sale written by M.M. Chandra and published by Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2020-01-20 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel is the story of that Indian village which gets sacrificed on the altars of modern development. After that this succession grew fast and this slogan of 'Village On Sale' kept coming repeatedly from one state or the other. This trend still continues even today. This slogan has become a bad stain on the democratic image of our country. Why did one of our country's village need to pick up this slogan post independence, you will come to understand only after reading this novel. How much justice has been done to this novel…only reader can decide about it.

Download or read book Beyond Charity written by Savvy Soumya Misra and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxfam has been in India for nearly seventy years-provided aid in cash and kind for those who needed it the most, supported grassroots movements and activists, and fought for the rights of the Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims and women. Over the years, its focus has shifted to building strong communities, empowering women to smash patriarchal social norms, rehabilitate survivors of natural and man-made disasters, and make communities sustainable. In 2008, Oxfam India became an Indian NGO, and this book takes stock of the first ten years of Oxfam India. It is the story of Oxfam India's work through stories of people – people who worked at Oxfam, people who worked with Oxfam, and people who Oxfam made a difference to. It is a story of change told through people, rather than through economic and social theories.

Download or read book Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment written by Bhoopander Giri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the benefits of biofertilizers as an alternative to chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Agricultural production has increased massively over the last century due to increased use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, but these gains have come at a price. The chemicals are not only expensive; they also reduce microbial activity in agricultural soils and accumulate in the food chain, with potentially harmful effects for humans. Accordingly, it is high time to explore alternatives and to find solutions to overcome our increasing dependence on these chemicals. Biofertilizers, which consist of plant remains, organic matter and microorganisms, might offer an alternative. They are natural, organic, biodegradable, eco-friendly and cost-effective. Further, the microbes present in the biofertilizers are important, because they produce nutrients required for plant growth (e.g., nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium), as well as substances essential for plant growth and development (e.g., auxins and cytokinins). Biofertilizers also improve the physical properties, fertility and productivity of soil, reducing the need for chemical fertilizers while maintaining high crop yield. This makes biofertilizers a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture and a sustainable environment. The book covers the latest research on biofertilizers, ranging from beneficial fungal, bacterial and algal inoculants; to microbes for bioremediation, wastewater treatment; and recycling of biodegradable municipal, agricultural and industrial waste; as well as biocontrol agents and bio-pesticides. As such, it offers a valuable resource for researchers, academics and students in the broad fields of microbiology and agriculture.

Download or read book Hymns of Tulsidas written by Tulasīdāsa and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beauty of the Beast 3 Rise Of The Serviatrixes Part F Beware Of The Black Hearted One written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While in the Shadow Encampment, Malus has punished Pluck for not selecting one of the Alba roses, and the punishment might cost Pluck her life. Type: novella An action-adventure retelling of the classic fairytale Beauty and the Beast with a twist. What if the woman was the one turned into the creature? Beauty and the beast reverse retelling in a world of wonder and danger. Pluck's adventure started in Beauty of the Beast #1 The Mystic Rose: Part A: The Flower, The Sword, And The Kiss and continues as Pluck must face losing all she holds dear as the Shadow close in on her. Action adventure fairy tale telling a gender reversal beauty and the beast story. A realm of adventure and peril mingled with romance, friendship, magic, and sword and sorcery. Join Pluck in this novella series as she travels through a strange land of danger and intrigue as she finds allies and foes alike in her search to lift her monstrous curse. A story like Beauty and the Beast but with more action-adventure and menacing darkness. In this reverse Beauty and the Beast retelling, Pluck as a child is cursed while saving her prince. She is transformed in a cat-like humanoid known as a Necrom, and Necroms are hated and feared by all humans. Pluck must hide away but as she becomes an adult there is a chance for her to receive the one thing that will lift her curse. A reversed retelling of Beauty and the Beast that spans a whole world. Discover new creatures and beings in this epic fantasy reversed retelling fairy tale.

Download or read book Life Interrupted written by Amrita Tripathi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A timely book that can help us have potentially life-saving conversations" - DEEPIKA PADUKONE, Actor & Founder, LiveLoveLaugh “A shocking fact and huge wake-up call is that suicide is the leading cause of death for young Indians. As a country — across all our expertise and fields of interest — we need to pay closer attention, and this book urges us to do just that, with clear policy level suggestions and a call to action.” -ABHINAV BINDRA In India we tend to have a fatalistic attitude towards suicide, tending to believe that nothing can be done to prevent it, focusing only on the politically volatile issue of farmer suicides, or periodically, when there is a death by suicide of a prominent personality or suicides in vulnerable groups (for example, students especially after Board exam results), there is a hue and cry in the popular press with opinion makers demanding immediate action. Why should you care? Because a disproportionate number of young Indians die by suicide and these are preventable deaths. The resulting knee-jerk reaction from policymakers is to offer some immediate solutions (appointing counsellors in colleges, etc.) which have little evidence of success. After a while, everyone forgets the issue, until the next such event and the cycle repeats itself. This book aims to present evidence-based strategies to tackle suicide, using interviews, case studies and conversations that lay readers can make sense of, while proposing an outline of steps that policymakers, journalists and key stakeholder groups can collaborate on to provide better solutions and save precious lives in India.

Download or read book Kisan World written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Spoken Hindustani written by Henry M. Hoenigswald and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Besides The Side Effects written by Vinita Chopra and published by Notion Press. This book was released on with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story revolves around the lives of three officers of the taxation department, different from each other in their attributes, attitudes and styles. While Jain is a winner all the way, Srivastav lets the ephemeral power slip from his hands under the slightest of threats he faces. Prabhat Verma, inadvertently, creates history through his conscientious actions. ‘It is a criss-cross of favours, transactions and deals, manipulations and adjustments, give and take, which take place under Swami ji’s patronage.’ Did Swami ji perform a miracle or was it just a coincidence? The money earned through scams, frauds, bribes, extortion, cheating, grabbing and by whatever name called, the tainted money, the money of the tainted, was getting converted into legitimate money.

Download or read book Microbial Biofertilizers and Micronutrient Availability written by Shams Tabrez, Khan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses various issues related to micronutrient deficiency, especially zinc, and discusses the possible approaches for combating mineral deficiency among humans and plants. The book mainly focuses on the zinc biofortification of vegetable and cereal crops and highlights the consequences of zinc deficiency and the health risks associated with zinc deficiency, especially in children and expecting mothers. The authors discuss different types of food that are rich in zinc and other minerals, how diets can be designed to meet the daily zinc requirements, and the impact of zinc deficiency on plant health and quality of agricultural products and the role of micronutrients in abiotic stress tolerance. The book also covers sustainable approaches to zinc biofortification in crops, such as the microbial solubilization of zinc in soil to improve zinc uptake by plants, and the formulation of these microbes into biofertilizers. The book will be of interest to dieticians, agricultural scientists, students and microbiologists.

Download or read book Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia written by Suresh Chandra Babu and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia: Status, Challenges, and Policy Options is based on agricultural extension reforms across five South Asian countries, reflecting past experiences, case studies and experiments. Beginning with an overview of historical trends and recent developments, the book then delves into country-wise reform trajectories and presents several cases testing the effectiveness of different types (public and private) and forms (nutrition extension, livestock extension) of extension systems. Further, the book provides a comprehensive overview of challenges and constraints faced in formulating and implementing reforms, tying the results into a concrete set of lessons and highlighting areas that require further research. In addition, the book discusses how a major aspect of agricultural development is the productivity increase from the knowledge base of farmers, and how translating research results into a knowledge base for farmers requires designing and implementing well-functioning extension programs. - Presents the current challenges and solutions by region, and provides insights for application in global settings - Provides key foundational information for the effective and efficient design of future intervention programs - Includes workshops and presentations based on real-world research of specific aspects of extension systems and provision of advisory and consultation services to various governments

Download or read book Southern Economist written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Contemporary Society Structure and exchange in tribal India and beyond written by Georg Pfeffer and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles in honor of S.N. Ratha, former professor at Sambalpur University, Orissa.

Download or read book Sales and Distribution Management written by Singh Ramendra and published by Vikas Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary aim of the book is to provide students of management with a firm foundation for understanding all the main components of sales and distribution management. The book has a practical orientation, as it written by author who has worked as practicing manager mostly in sales and distribution. The book, therefore, is a useful resource to practicing professionals in industry, training and consultancy.

Download or read book Making the most of agricultural investment A survey of business models that provide opportunities for smallholders written by and published by IIED. This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Indian Farmers Protest of 2020 2021 written by Christine Moliner and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-21 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kisan Andolan or the Indian farmers’ protest of 2020–2021 is one of the longest and biggest (and victorious) social movements in the history of independent India. This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to contextualise the movement in the long run. It engages with the historical, social and religious roots of the Andolan, examining what makes it so unique and transformative for Indian polity. It explores the (dis)continuities with previous resistance and contestation movements in India and globally, and debates the role so far of regional, religious and class-caste-gender identities. Through interviews, the volume also gives a specific voice and platform to grassroots activists and farmers from the movement. Part of the Social Movements and Transformative Dissent series, the book will appeal to scholars, activists and a wider audience interested in social movements and dissent politics in India and the Global South. It will also be of interest to students of economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, government, agrarian studies, Sikh and Punjab studies, politics, international relations and diaspora studies.