Author : Jo Nambiar
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,60 MB
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1482886847
Kerala is a destination on the world tourist map. It is often referred to as Gods Own Country. The place has been visited by foreigners from all over the globe for five thousand years at least. To give an insight into the mysteries of this place and events that occurred over many, many years, Sankaran, an immortal, takes the reader through very gripping, thrilling, and thought-provoking situations and, in the process, demystifies the Malayalee.
Author : M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Publisher : Penguin Enterprise
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 25,78 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The Most Versatile Writer In Malayalam Today, M.T. Vasudevan Nair Has Published Short Stories, Novels, Screenplays, As Well As Articles On The State Of Literature And Cinema In India. At The Heart Of This Collection Is The Demon Seed, A Fresh Translation Of Asuravithu, Arguably One Of His Best Novels. Published In Malayalam In 1962, It Is An Uncompromising Look At The Crumbling Matrilineal Order, And The Breakdown Of The Joint Family System. The Novel Tells The Story Of Govindankutty, A Young Unemployed Nair Boy. When His Wealthy Brother-In-Law Takes Him On As The Manager Of His Property, And A Marriage Is Arranged For Him, Govindankutty Dares To Dream For The First Time In His Life. He Brings His Bride Home, Eager To Start Life Afresh, But Discovers To His Horror That She Is Already Pregnant By Another Man-His Urbane Lawyer-Cousin Krishnettan. Shattered By The Knowledge That His Family Had Connived To Betray Him, Govindankutty Goes Berserk. Finally, Estranged From Home And Village, He Converts To Islam In The Ultimate Gesture Of Defiance. Tautly Written And Brilliantly Characterized, The Demon Seed Is A Powerful Novel About A Society In Transition. The Collection Also Brings Together Six Of Mt S Best Stories, Including Vanaprastham , The Jackal S Wedding And Sherlock . Also Included Are The Era Of Ramanan , An Essay On The Impact Of The First Modern Verse Romance In Malayalam, And A Beautifully Crafted Piece On Contemporary Cinema. Taken Together, These Writings Are Testimony To The Remarkable Range And Depth Of M.T. Vasudevan Nair S Work. Translated By V. Abdulla And Gita Krishnankutty
Author : Anusha Gupta
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 30,56 MB
Release : 2015-04-25
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1482847450
The Apple on the Tree is a book about our perceptions, our morals, and how we read through the pages of life. This book describes the world when we see it through the eyes of a young author. This book entwines our ideas, thoughts, and beliefs into poems that make the reader connect with them. There is bit of us in each poem.
Author : Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network. Workshop
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 47,22 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Coconut palm
ISBN :
Author : Michael Asamonye
Publisher : Author House
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 34,48 MB
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1481768549
Th e Lion is king of the jungle. Yet the Giant Ape conquers the Lion. Giant Ape is overcome by a Bee in a contest. How will the animal kingdom survive? Th is is a book of fables, myths, folktales, verses and stories. it is an illustration of the contrasts of life in general.
Author : Chitra Sankaran
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 22,30 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
The editors (affiliated with the department of English language and literature, National U. of Singapore present 29 selected papers from the 9th Biennial Symposium on the Literatures and Cultures of the Asia-Pacific Region. The theme of the symposium was "complicity" in the age of globalization, carrying both negative and positive connotations of "compromises" and "resistances" in literature and culture. Examining Asian-Pacific literatures in English, the papers engage the concept of complicitousness in a range of dimensions. The papers are grouped into sections that are broadly categorized in terms of Asia-Pacific relations; the politics of identity; and language, gender, and empowerment. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,24 MB
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN :
"Among the crucial problems that confront mankind today are those associated with a degraded environment. This book examines the extent to which warfare and other military activities contribute to such degradation. The military capability to damage the environment and to cause ecological disruption has escalated, and there is no sign that the level of conflict in the world is decreasing. The military use and abuse of each of the several major global habitats -- temperate, tropical, desert, arctic, insular, and oceanic -- are evalusated separately in the light of the civil use and abuse of that habitat"--Dust jacket.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 24,79 MB
Release : 2018-06-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9251092958
The book includes information on 270 species of vascular plants observed during our surveys conducted in more than 50 islands in Maldives. It deals with the common native as well as all alien plants which are currently occuring in the Islands. Information provided includes the current valid name of the plant, most popular synonyms, names in Dhivehi and a few common English names. Plant descriptions given include data on vegetative characters avoiding confusing scientific terms, as far as possible. Data collected from the fi eld are the source of information on the occurrence and pattern of distribution in different islands. Threats and damages caused by invasive alien species are also included. Ethnobotanical information collected during the study is given under uses. However, use of any plant/plant parts for medicinal purposes, based on the information provided in this book, cannot be recommended for want of evidence on the non-toxicity of the plant/ plant parts. So, the readers of the book are advised to refrain from use of the plant/ plant parts for medicinal purposes. It is hoped that this book will be used as a field guide for identification of native, nonnative and invasive plants of Maldives by specialists and non-specialists alike.
Author : Dilip Nandwani
Publisher : Springer
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 34,9 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319069047
Sustainable horticulture is gaining increasing attention in the field of agriculture as demand for the food production rises to the world community. Sustainable horticultural systems are based on ecological principles to farm, optimizes pest and disease management approaches through environmentally friendly and renewable strategies in production agriculture. It is a discipline that addresses current issues such as food security, water pollution, soil health, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, environmentally-friendly solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from sciences as diverse as agronomy, soil science, entomology, ecology, chemistry and food sciences. Sustainable horticulture interprets methods and processes in the farming system to the global level. For that, horticulturists use the system approach that involves studying components and interactions of a whole system to address scientific, economic and social issues. In that respect, sustainable horticulture is not a classical, narrow science. Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach that treats only negative impacts, sustainable horticulture treats problem sources.
Author : Donald J. Mead
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,54 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 9789251076347
"Pinus radiata (radiata pine) is a versatile, fast-growing, medium-density softwood, suitable for a wide range of end-uses. Its silviculture is highly developed, and is built on a rm foundation of over a century of research, observation and practice. Radiata pine is often considered a model for growers of other plantation species. This book explores current knowledge of, and experience with radiata pine forest plantation management and examines its long-term sustainability. Radiata pine management needs to integrate the biological aspects of tree-growing, with socio-economics, management objectives, practical considerations and other constraints and opportunities. Although stands of radiata pine may appear to be simple, they are actually quite complex ecosystems because they contain large, long-lived trees that change dramatically over time and interact in changing ways with the environment and with other organisms. The focus of this book is on the principles and practices of growing radiata pine sustainably. It also looks ahead to emerging challenges facing radiata pine plantation management, such as the effects of climate change, new diseases and other threats, and meeting changing product needs and societal demands."--Page 4 of cover.
