The book describes the history of the Indian Air Force over the past seventy-five years is replete with instances of the IAF's role in national defence. Air Forces are unique in the sense that they are the only national military institution exclusively devoted to military operations in the aerospace continuum. The Air Force is no different.

The book celebrates collaboration and demonstrates how ethnography and advocacy planning can be intertwined to engage people in the making and remaking of a place. The many stories of the place seamlessly dissolve in the book to serve the planning process beyond passive documentation.

The book explores the contested history of art and nationalism in the in the tumultuous last decades of British rule in India. Western avant-garde art inspired a powerful weapon of resistance among India's artists in their struggle against colonial repression, and it is this complex interplay of Western modernism and Indian nationalism that forms the core of this book.

The book is a moving tribute from a son who regrets he was unable to spend more time with his father - the Father of the Indian Army. During Field Marshal KM Cariappa's illustrious career in the Army spanning over three decades (1918-1953), he had a series of firsts to his credit: the first Kodava to join the first batch of Indian cadets at the Daly College, Quetta: the first Indian Brigadier; among the first Indians to enter the Imperial Defence College, UK; the first Indian Major General in 1947; the first Indian Commander-in-Chief.

The book is a comprehensive treatise on environmental economics with special focus on theories of collective action, environmental policy and management. The book outlines the basic concepts, theories, tools and techniques of environmental economics.

Two persistent problems that effect a significant portion of Indian women are poverty and violation of their human rights. In recent years, micro-credit has come to be viewed as a vital tool to ameliorate both conditions. This volume brings together revealing case studies of micro-credit interventions made by six non-governmental and quasi-governmental bodies in five states of peninsular India, several of which have been supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The book provides an overview on micro-finance institutions and measures that help promote the same. Among other things, it reflects upon the challenges faced by the dominant credit delivery model. It also dwells upon innovations in the micro-finance sector and the efforts being made to evolve new models such as SHG Federations.

This book is a guide to the use of ICT in schools, covering issues of pedagogy, curriculum and learning. Reorganising the potential of ICTs to make the classroom transaction of curriculum significantly more relevant and purposeful.

The book shows the pressures of contemporary competition that make it imperative for organisations to follow ethical business practices. The author illustrates how ethical business practices are good for the bottom line because they contribute to higher productivity and better risk management by introducing greater commitment and synergies between stakeholders.

The authors bring together chapters from historical specialists in the fields of fine art, photography, film, art history, architecture, virtual sources, music, cartoons, landscape, and material culture to explain why, when and how these less traditional sources can be used. Taking examples from around the globe, this collection of essays aims to inspire practitioners of history to expand their horizons, and incorporate a wide variety of primary sources in their work.

The book contains essential information for an understanding of the nature of development of the Indian psyche and ethos. The author examiners the significant aspects of development. The author discusses the critical skills required of the individual, the identity of the Indian and his adaptive resilience to the heterogeneity of his culture.

This is a textbook for management studies that highlights the effect of the confluence of Western and Indian cultural influences. The book presents basic knowledge of organisational behaviour as developed in the West, adds to these the latest global research findings, and situates them in the Indian cultural perspective. It also highlights the issues that emanate from the interface of the Indian culture and organisational behaviour.

The book presents 25 practical and inexpensive experiential activities designed to be used in various leadership training and development programmes. It centres on areas which are of primary concern to today's managers-team leadership, risking innovation, fostering collaboration, managing conflict, and using diversity.

The book highlights the benefits of humor in a variety of situations. Humor can be a powerful management tool. Used properly, it can be extremely effective in gaining attention, creating rapport and facilitating communication. In today's challenging and changing business environment, humor can provide the winning edge to people at all levels in an organisation.

When teams work best: 6,000 team members and leaders tell what it takes to succeed / LaFasto, Frank. --New Delhi: Response Books, 2009

The authors identify principles of teamwork success, as well as common pitfalls observed in less successful teams. The authors also build on their previous work by examining interactions not only within teams but between teams, an increasingly frequent occurrence.

The book is filled with hope. All of us suffer from trauma in our lives, whether it be a difficult childhood, the end of a love affair, or a violent experience. In his groundbreaking work on the healing power of resilience, author has created a new way for us to understand ourselves and our pasts. The author shows us that the journey from hurt to hope may not be easy, but it is one we have to choose in order to survive.

The thirteen seminal essays in this volume investigate the failure of the welfare model of development as applied to tribal India, and the consequent efforts by tribes to better their lot by seeking political autonomy and the restoration of traditional rights to natural resources-namely, water, forest and land. There are case studies of little-known movements, such as Dalitism in Jharkhand and the Kamatapur movement in Bengal.

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has become the international label for the new approach to water resources management. This volume investigates how this global concept resonates with regional, national and local concerns in South Asia.

This work, supported by Asian Development Bank (ADB), New Delhi, is a synthesis of strategies and best practices adopted by various countries with respect to IMT. It identifies key concerns such as the structure and functions of water users associations, financial mobilisation and constraints, repair and maintenance of physical structure, operation of canal systems and capacity building and monitoring mechanism.

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The novel is a tale of romance and chivalry set among the rajas and maharajas of Hindu India. The love interest is sustained by the romance between the princess, Chandrakanta of Vijaygarh and Prince Virendra Singh of the neighboring kingdom of Navgarh. This is a tale of two royal families - the fictitious kingdoms of Navgarh and Vijaygarh. The story is set against the backdrop of court etiquette - and the court intrigues that accompany it. The author of this book says that he wrote this book to warn the common people to be alert and vigilant with regard to various plots and conspiracies that were underway to undermine this great nation. The book also contains some moving descriptions of the natural (and pristine) beauty of the land; landscapes that are now giving way to the poisoned fruits of development.

A little girl, Manikarnika, with an uncanny sense of her own destiny, grew up to be none other than the brave queen of Jhansi, Rani Lakshmibai. Trained in horse riding and the martial arts from an early age, Manu was married to Gangadhar Rao, the Maharaja of Jhansi, when she was thirteen. Soon after her husband's death, the reins of the kingdom passed on to her, and she took up this responsibility undeterred and fearless. When Jhansi faced the danger of annexation, she fought against the British with unflinching courage, losing her life in the course of the battle. She has since become one of the most inspiring heroes of the freedom struggle and a much-admired role model.

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