Architectural Photography

Resplendent Rajasthan / Okada, Amina. --New Delhi: Om Books International, 2006. (Reference)

This book is an attempt to pay homage to the legendary and glorious past of this ‘Land of Kings’, and also to the grandeur and spirit of the indomitable princes and warriors, who have through the centuries, engraved in the letters of fire the history of their land.

Arts

Elements of Indian art: including temple architecture, iconography and iconometry / Gupta, S. P. New Delhi: Indraprastha Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2007

The book is a study of the fundamental principles of ancient Indian art and architecture, dealing with essentials of Hindu thinking and practice o art like the Hindu view of Godhead, iconography, and iconometry, and symbols and symbolism in Hindu art. It undertakes a survey of Indian art and temple architecture from the 3rd century BC through the medieval period.

Memory, metaphor, mutations: contemporary art of India and Pakistan / Dalmia, Yashodhara and Hashmi, Salima. New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2007. (Reference)

The book describes the contemporary art of the two countries, in all its vitality, today has a fascinating new identity. This richly illustrated book reveals the heterogeneous, complex, and vibrant life of the subcontinent of South Asia that is reflected through both Pakistan and India.

Banks and Banking

Imperial nature: the World Bank struggles for social justice in the age of globalization / Goldman, Michael. --Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2005

The book sheds new light on the World Bank's role in increasing global inequalities and considers why it has become the central target for anti-globalization movements worldwide. For anyone concerned about globalization and social justice, Imperial Nature is essential reading.

Biography

Andy Grove: life and times of and American / Tedlow, Richard S. --New Delhi: Penguin, 2006.

This is an inspiring biography that will enthrall anyone who cares about technology or leadership. Andy Grove, the CEO of Intel during its years of explosive growth, is on the shortlist of America’s most admired businesspeople, along with Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates. Brilliant, brave, and willing to defy conventional wisdom. Tedlow shows us exactly how that penniless immigrant taught himself to lead a major corporation through some of the toughest challenges in the history of business.

Cinema

How to read a film: the world of movies, media, multimedia / Monaco, James.
New Delhi: Oxford University press, 2007

The book discusses those elements necessary to understand how films convey meaning and, more importantly, how we can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate. In a key departure from the book's previous editions, the new and still-evolving digital context of film is now emphasized throughout How to Read a Film.

Community Development

Community development: a critical approach / Ledwith, Margaret. --Bristol: Policy Press, 2005

The book advocates a critical approach to community development that locates theory in practice, emphasizing its transformative rather than ameliorative potential. The text is brought to life though a series of narrative case studies, drawn from the author’s own experiences, which clearly illustrate how to apply the ideas, models and analyses discussed. Dimensions of practice ranging from the personal to the political, and the local to the global, are addressed in relation to current crises of poverty, justice and sustainability.

Correspondences

Jammu and Kashmir 1949-64: select correspondence between Jawaharlal Nehru and Karan Singh / Jawaid Alam, ed. --New Delhi: Penguin, 2006

This book is a selection of over two hundred letters between Dr. Karan Singh and Pandit Nehru. The teething problems of a fledgling country and a newly grafted state, the emerging conflicts between Pakistan and India and the Chinese aggression of 1962 are some of the events and issues these letters span. They afford an unmatched ringside view of the momentous events in Kashmir and the rest of India that unfolded after Independence., events that continue to have relevance and impact on our lives to this day.

Economics

Can India grow without Bharat? Acharya, Shankar. New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2007. (Reference) Presented by Mr Shankar Acharya, A-4363 for Authors Corner

The book provides forthright and provocative answers to key issue’s about India’ development. The articles include, India: then and now, the employment challenge, reforms: on or off? Economic growth, foreign trade and payments, monetary and fiscal policies, foreign affairs. etc.

Elections

The Grassroots of democracy: field studies of Indian elections / Shah, A. M., ed.
Ranikhet: Permanent Black, 2007

Among the many reasons for the importance of this book a departure in electoral studies is the thorough going manner in which it questions the general assumption of the rational individual as the sole arbiter of voting behaviour. It analyses the role of social factors in electoral processes and delineates the continuity between local, regional, and national politics. In so doing it reveals how Indian democracy actually operates.

History

Encyclopedia of India / edited by Wolpert Stanley, ed. --Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2006. In 3 Volumes (Reference)

Encyclopedia of India provides a comprehensive overview of the country's history, geography, ethnography, art, religion, language, economics, law, education, science, politics, medicine, and more. The encyclopedia is lavishly illustrated with 300 black-and-white images and contains maps and 4 stunning color inserts, one per volume, highlighting Indian art, architecture, and sculpture; contemporary life; handicrafts; and the physical environment. Excellent finding aids include a comprehensive index and a thematic list of contents. Other features are an annotated general bibliography; a glossary; chronologies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka; and a fascinating selection of texts taken from primary source materials like the sacred Hindu texts the Rig Veda and Bhagavad Gita, the edicts of King Ashoka (268-231 BC), the autobiography of Mahatma M. K. Gandhi, Nehru's speech on Gandhi's assassination, and excerpts from the philosophic teachings of Upanishadic philosophy.

Judicial Reforms

Judicial reforms in India: issues and aspects / Hazra, Arnab Kumar, ed.
New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2007

The book describes a plan for wide-ranging judicial reform in India is articulated in these essays that call for better treatment of the poor, comprehensive rather than piecemeal planning, and a solution to the problem of delays and case backlogs. Topics include judicial governance, the law and economic growth, alternate dispute resolution, human resource development, the crucial role of IT, the future of legal education, and civil society initiatives for legal reform.

Literature

The Humor of Humor: the art and techniques of popular comedy / Esar, Evan. --New York: Transaction Publishers, 2006.

This book is much more than a pleasurable reading experience. By turns hilarious and illuminating, it is a revolutionary contribution, for beneath its endless fun and wit lays a new approach to comedy.

A twisted cue / Handa, Rohit. Delhi, Ravi Dayal Publisher, 2003. (Reference) Presented by Mr Rohit Handa, A-1769 for Authors Corner


This book is novel that delves deep into the inner psyche of India. Cultural values, origins, status and codes of gentlemanly English-speaking Indian society are all explored, including the complicated restrictions of those who live within it. All this is done with wit, a sharpness and verve that make this book a memorable work.

Management

Boom: marketing to the ultimate power consumer-the baby boomer woman / Brown, Mary. --New York: American Management Association, 2006

This book is a comprehensive guide to identifying, reaching and influencing Baby Boomer women. The book features insights and case histories from 40 top marketers, including executives from Intel, Ford, Seabourn Cruises, Citigroup, Wellpoint, Mary Kay, and more. The authors, experts in marketing to this demographic, present insider intelligence that includes:
BOOM’s practical resources combine to reveal an essential truth about Baby Boomer women: they are more than a niche market. In many cases, they are the marketplace itself.

Political Murder

'Let's Kill Gandhi!': a chronicle of his last days, the conspiracy, murder, investigation and trial / Gandhi, Tushar A. --New Delhi: Rupa, 2007.

This book has been written to put the facts straight. This deals with facts gleaned from a lot of verbal history, from archival material, from the records of the murder trial and investigations, from books written by the defence lawyers and judges, from newspaper reports. Nowhere in the history of political murders has such a nexus of human errors, procedural fouls-ups and sheer apathy colluded to allow a bunch of bungling amateurs to so easily succeed.

Sculpture

Sculptural art of Northern India: C.700 to 1200 A.D. / Singh, S. B. --Delhi: Agam kala Prakashan, 2006 (Reference)

The present book is an attempt at a related history of North Indian Sculpture, setting forth the characteristics idioms and stylistic traditions in the Early-Medieval period. Sculptural art divided into five chapters deals with the plastic art of North India particularly Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar in the historical sequences.

Shipwrecks

Titanic: a night remembered / Barczewski, Stephanie. --London: Hambledon Continuum, 2004

This book describes a night of unforgettable tragedy, the Titanic, the world’s largest liner on its maiden voyage, struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic. This book tells the story of the ship and its only voyage. It also includes biographies of six of those who died.