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Charles A. Moore |
The Indian Mind: Essentials of Indian Philosophy and Culture |
$44.99 $31.49 |
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| The question, according to George P. Conger, noted authority on Indian philosophy, is not so much whether India can contribute as whether the West is ready to receive? Here, in selected essays from the proceedings of the East-West philosophers' Conferences, is an examination by world authorities of one of the oldest, richest, most complicated, and most profound philosophical traditions of all time.
The intimate relationship in Indian perspective between philosophy and life is... |
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Kachroo |
Recent Advances in Botany |
$46.99 $32.89 |
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Pularre Balakrishnan |
Economic Growth in India: History & Prospect |
$48.49 $33.94 |
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| This study of economic growth in India is both an interpretation of its trajectory since 1950 and an evaluation of its prospects in the near future. It is marked by theoretical integrity, historical perspective, thick description, discriminating use of econometrics, and definitive conclusions.
Commencing with a favorable appraisal of the growth record of early independent India and an account of how this advantage was lost, the author proceeds to argue that by now it is more than just delayed... |
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R. Soma Reddy |
Studies in the Socio-Economic History of Medieval Andhra Desa |
$48.49 $33.94 |
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| The book contains twenty selected research papers which highlight the significance of some of the important aspects of Andhra society and economy during the very crucial period of its history, i.e. 1300 A.D. to 1800. These essays embody the findings of investigation undertaken by the author in the course of several years. Some of the important socio-economic aspects covered in the papers include Rural Settlements, migration pattern, History of Islam in the region, cult of female deities.... |
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K.N. Dave |
Birds in Sanskrit Literature |
$49.95 $34.97 |
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| The ancient sages of India were great lovers of nature, with keen powers of observation and an extraordinary sensitivity about animal behaviour.In his monumental research in ancient Sanskrit literature, the author has restored gaps in lexicons, and removed doubts in the later Sanskrit works about the identity of a very large number of birds of the Indian sub-continent. |
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Herbs Cultivation and Their Utilization |
$50.49 $35.34 |
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| India is one of the leading Herbs producer and exporter in the world. This book covers the comprehensive information on Herbs Cultivation and Their Utilization.
This book will be very helpful for new entrepreneurs, herb growers, professionals and research institutions.
Contents:
Medicinal plants-priorities in Indian medicines
Medicinal plants in oral health care in India
Chamomile cultivation
Kalmegh, Andrographis Paniculata cultivation
Coriander... |
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B.S. Desai |
Medicinal Plants and Glossary of Selected Terms |
$50.49 $35.34 |
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| This book covers medical properties of over 200 selected and important medicinal plants that are vital in day-to-day medicaments. It also deals with the section on some of the user-known medicinal plants. A note is given for routine herbal preparations.
The glossary of pharmacological and ayurvedic terms have been prepared to facilitate the readers about precise the readers about precise meanings and concepts. The book also deals with all the basics of ayurveda like... |
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A. Damodaran |
Encircling the Seamless India, Climate Change, and the Global Commons |
$54.49 $38.14 |
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| This book explores global environmental negotiations against the backdrop of complex political relations, the climate change conventions and multilateral environmental assessments and their effect on special interest groups. It weaves in the story of India’s emergent economy, its sustainable development, and the multifaceted nationhood, the diversity of its rural scene, and the challenges of seamlessness brought in by the power of its information technology.
Viewing global environmental... |
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Asia Pacific Business Press, Delhi |
Hand Book on Herbs Cultivation and Processing |
$54.99 $38.49 |
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| The book covers systematic account of most plants used in medicines. This is an indispensable book which provides cultivation techniques of various herbs with their processing.
The text of each plant is divided in to two portions: the first devoted to the description of the species, its localities and other purely botanical matter and the second to the general character, composition, properties which are employed in medicines or otherwise.
The book is very useful for new entrepreneurs,... |
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K.S. Gulia |
Ecology and Environment in the Himalayas |
$56.49 $39.54 |
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| Today environment and ecology are the buzzwords. The pace of development and modernisation has endangered the ecological balance of Himalaya. When the British brought railways in India in the late eighteenth century, the Himalayan jungles were denuded of vast forests cover due to the demand for sleepers. When in early nineteenth century, the Britishers attempted to curb wanton tree-felling, there arose resentment among the people of Garhwal and Kumaon in Uttarakhand. But in later times, those... |
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C.J. Bamber |
Plants of the Punjab |
$59.49 $41.64 |
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H. Panda |
Medicinal Plants Cultivation and their Uses |
$60.99 $42.69 |
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| The book covers different Parameters of Medicinal Plants Cultivation and various ways of their uses. It covers Medicinal Plants containing alkaloids, steroids, flavonoids, glycosides, terpenoids, additives and other active metabolites.
We hope that this book will be useful not only for technologists, professionals, but also for farmers, traders, exporters and importers of Medicinal Plants.
Contents:
Cultivation and utilization of Muskdana
Cultivation and utilization of... |
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Gyan C. Jain |
Glossary of Indian Herbs (With Botanical Names and Vernacular Synonyms) |
$62.49 $43.74 |
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| Section 1: Contains Botanical Names against Vernacular Names
Section 2: Contains Vernacular Names Versus Botanical Names
Section 3: Includes Botanical Names and their English Equivalents
Section 4: Includes English Names against their Botanical Names
Section 5: Has Botanical Names opposite Chinese Names
Section 6: Has Chinese Names opposite their Botanical Names.
This book is an endavour to classify over 6000 Ayurvedic, Unani, English and Chinese herbs in a single volume. There is no... |
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H. Panda |
Herbs Cultivation and Medicinal Uses |
$62.99 $44.09 |
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| Contents: Pyrethrum cultivation Periwinkle cultivation Bellodonna cultivation Duboisia cultivation Ergot cultivation Artemisia annua cultivation Sapogenin bearing species of yams and their cultivation Abelmoschus esculentus Amroma augusta Abrus precatorius Abutilon indicum Acacia Arabica Acacia catechu Achyranthes aspera Aconitum ferox Aconitum heterophyllum Aconitum napellus Aegle marmelo Agati Grandiflora Allium cepa Allium sativum ... |
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K.M. Nadkarni |
Indian Plants and Drugs : With their Medicinal Properties and Uses |
$62.99 $44.09 |
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| The aim and object of this little volume is to serve not only the professional medical men in India but also the non-professional educated public in general; and this object is sought to be attained by rendering the book useful to both these classes in the following ways:-
To the medical profession:-
By introducing to them the therapeutical properties of the numerous remedial drugs and agents.
By placing before them the value and composition of several dietetic articles, such as fruits,... |
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Ellison Banks Findly |
Plant Life: Borderline Beings in Indian Tradition |
$70.49 $49.34 |
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| This book examines, for the first time, those threads in Indian thought that present a prolife view of plants. Using texts from Vedic, Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions, the author argues that there is strong support in early materials that plants are thought to be alive, to be sentient (and have the one sense of touch), to feel pleasure and pain, to have an interior consciousness, and to be bearers of karma. Moreover, while plants are traditionally thought to be of tamasic quality with... |
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C.K.N. Nair |
Medicinal Plants of India : With Special Reference to Ayurveda |
$75.49 $52.84 |
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| The system of herbal medicine known as Ayurveda has been followed in India from time immemorial. The germ plasm for this science which is now receiving world-wide attention can be traced to the most ancient of Sanskrit texts known as the Vedas. While identifying all the important medicinal plants that have been mentioned in the Ayurvedic texts along with their medicinal properties and uses, the authors have also tried to give appropriate references to the Sanskrit texts where their names... |
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Arun K. Sharma |
A Handbook of Organic Farming |
$76.99 $53.89 |
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| An encyclopaedic work on the issue of organic farming, this book covers most aspects of this vast subject. A useful companion for any organic farming enthusiast. Contents of the Book: Cycle for survival. Towards organic farming. Soils environment and plant growth. Soil organic matter and humus. In-situ manuring. Ex-situ manuring. Production of compost. Vermi-composting. Bio-intensive nutrient management. Mechanism of nitrogen fixation. Ecological pest management. ... |
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S.S. Purohit |
Medicinal Plant : Cultivation : A Scientific Approach : Including Processing and Financial Guidelines |
$76.99 $53.89 |
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| World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that atleast 80% of the world population rely on traditional systems of medicine for their primary health needs. These systems are largely plant based. According to WHO over 21000 plant species are useful in the preparation of medicines. Due to the growing awareness about side effects and complications of chemical and synthetic medicines, cosmetics and health supplements, usage of herbal products has gained importance both in the Eastern and Western... |
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Hamsadeva - Nalini Sadhale & Y L Nene (Tr) |
Mriga.pakshi.shastra: The Science of Animals and Birds |
$76.99 $53.89 |
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| This book is a translation by Nalini Sadhale and Y L Nene of a 13th century Sanskrit manuscript by Hamsadeva, who is reported to be a poet and naturalist attached to the court of King Shaudadeva. The King was captivated by the graceful sights and movements of several animals and birds in the forest and his mind was overwhelmed with pity at the thought of their destruction and eventual extinction through hunting. He therefore ordered his minister Tarananda to commission a suitable person to... |
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T.M. Manoharan (ed.) |
Silent Valley: Whispers of Reason |
$76.99 $53.89 |
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| This anthology of 38 articles on various aspects of Silent Valley is the culmination of the selfless endeavour of many persons who love Silent Valley and cherish the memory of the popular campaign for its conservation. It contains papers on the historical and managerial evolution of Silent Valley National Park as well as on its biodiversity. The decision to bring out such a comprehensive volume on Silent Valley was taken in a jubilant meeting on 25th November 1995, convened to celebrate the... |
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C.M. Govil |
Trends in Plants Research |
$78.49 $54.94 |
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Anita Sharma |
The Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir: Navigating through Nomadism |
$80.49 $56.34 |
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| Sedentary patterns of living are often termed as ‘civilized’, yet, in semi-arid regions, pastoral nomadism remains an efficient subsistence-base. While seven percent of India is nomadic, a majority have little access to development programs. Research across continents reveals that the success of such initiatives among nomads is contingent upon their sensitivity to a mobile lifestyle.
The personal Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir herd goat and sheep and are a subset of the buffalo-herding... |
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Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty |
Traditional Water Mangament System of India |
$80.49 $56.34 |
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| The book is based on seminar proceedings on Traditional Water Management Systems organized by the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal and held in four components, at Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Pune and Bhandara. Apart from presenting history of water management in India from ancient to contemporary times, this book brings out managerial, legal and financial problems which stand in the way of recycling of local water harvesting structures. Simple techniques of conserving water, farmer... |
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Biswajit Roy Chowdhury |
Sunderbans- The Mystic Mangrove |
$83.49 $58.44 |
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| The Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove expanse, are nothing less than a hub for naturalists and scientists-a paradise for nature and wildlife photographers and a wonderland for tourists from all over the world. With a unique eco-system, two high tides and two low tides each day, this terrain is very difficult to negotiate, both for man and animal.
Here the tiger strives hard to catch its prey while the deer is equally vigilant to defend itself from the predator. In such typical natural... |
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