The Dancer, Her Lover and the Yogi

The Dancer, Her Lover and the Yogi
Author: Bhagwati Charan Verma
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017-02-24
Genre: Hindi fiction
ISBN: 9789810994426

Bhagwati Charan Verma¿s novel The Dancer, Her Lover and the Yogi braids Eastern philosophy with a whirlwind romance and offers a satisfying if melodramatic fable on the tension between desire and renunciation. The novel covers a year in which two disciples of a guru go out into the world in order to gain the experience necessary to aid their understanding. One is sent to live in the home of a well-to-do man, Beejgupta¿the lover in the title, whose beloved, the dancer, is the unashamedly sensual Chitralekha. When the renowned ascetic yogi Kumargiri meets Chitralekha, his tightly held values of self-denial are challenged. And when Chitralekha and Kumargiri engage in an affair, Beejgupta is left devastated. The novel follows these complex relationships, all framed by the students witnessing them and the mentor who sent them on their path.

Bhagwati Charan Verma

Bhagwati Charan Verma
Author: Śrīlāla Śukla
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Total Pages: 94
Release: 1994
Genre:
ISBN: 9788172018290

Life and works of Bhagwati Charan Verma, b. 1903, Hindi writer.

Assessment Tools for Mapping Learning Outcomes With Learning Objectives

Assessment Tools for Mapping Learning Outcomes With Learning Objectives
Author: Sinha, G. R.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2020-09-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1799847853

In educational institutions, outcome-based education (OBE) remains crucial in measuring how certain teaching techniques are impacting the students’ ability to learn. Currently, these changes in students are mapped by analyzing the objectives and outcomes of certain learning processes. International accreditation agencies and quality assessment networks are all focusing on mapping between outcomes and objectives. The need of assessment tools arises that can provide a genuine mapping in the global context so that students or learners can achieve expected objectives. Assessment Tools for Mapping Learning Outcomes With Learning Objectives is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the implementation of quality assessment methods for measuring the outcomes of select learning processes on students. While highlighting topics such as quality assessment, effective employability, and student learning objectives, this book is ideally designed for students, administrators, policymakers, researchers, academicians, practitioners, managers, executives, strategists, and educators seeking current research on the application of modern mapping tools for assessing student learning outcomes in higher education.

Advances in Modern Sensors

Advances in Modern Sensors
Author: G R Sinha
Publisher: Myprint
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2020-11-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9780750327084

Sensors are integral to modern living and are found in a huge number of applications in science, engineering and technology thus it is critical for scientists and technologists to understand the physical principles behind sensor types as well as their characteristics, applications, and how they can be suitably employed in sensor technologies. Whilst there exists a vast literature on the physics and characteristics of traditional sensors, this book provides a broad overview of the range of sensor technologies and attendant topics needed to optimise and utilise these devices in the modern world. Not only reviewing sensors by classification, the book encompasses the physics, design characteristics, simulation and interface electronics, and it includes case studies, future challenges and several other aspects of wider sensor technology to provide an overview of modern sensors and their applications. The broad scope will appeal to industrial and academic researchers and application engineers, especially those developing and implementing real-time hardware implementations employing smart sensors for emerging applications. Key Features Features a broad review of sensor types, including MEMS, wearable and smart sensors Presents application of modern sensors and emerging research directions Incorporates case studies Reviews wider associated technologies such as simulation, materials and interface electronics Interdisciplinary appeal making the text suitable for industrial and academic researchers as well as application engineers

Corners of a Straight Line

Corners of a Straight Line
Author: Chandra Shekhar Varma
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2015
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9788129136800

Corners of a Straight Line tells the story of a young, confident journalist, Atharv, and his love escapades with four beautiful and dynamic women-Siya, Resham, Vedita and Susan. While Siya's heart rules over his emotions and Resham's careful moves captivate his body, Vedita's intellectual pursuits stimulate his mind and Susan's spirituality sways his soul. But despite his many commitments, true love eludes him. In a world where lust trumps over love; and greed, depravity are rampant, will Atharv ever find what he is looking for? Simple yet perceptive, Corners of a Straight Line is a compelling take on the many complexities of love.

Cat People

Cat People
Author: Devapriya Roy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2021-12-22
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9392099134

In Karachi, a writer house-sits for her father and his cat, while keeping track of his - the cat’s - list of obsessions: ironed white sheets, kheer, KFC fries, warm custard, finely chopped sausages, and the flaky tops of chicken patties. In San Francisco, a couple adopt a cat, without anticipating what it will do to their relationship. In Noida, a cat and two dogs line up peacefully every morning for their daily dose of vitamin syrup. In Bombay, a lyricist and screenwriter roots through the litter tray first thing in the morning, to investigate if his cat’s UTI is better. In wintry London, a young millennial wonders if she is actually a cat. Capturing the many moods of felines and their humans, in many forms and voices, Cat People, is a timely celebration of the most memed creature today: the cat. This collection of short stories, personal essays, lists, original art and photographs is are a treat, not just for cat lovers everywhere, but for all who love a story well-told – and, on occasion, a theory well-spun.

Thaïs

Thaïs
Author: Anatole France
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1901
Genre:
ISBN:

Bride of the City Volume 1

Bride of the City Volume 1
Author: Caturasena (Acharya)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2021-10-18
Genre: Hindi fiction
ISBN: 9789811495502

In the ancient republic of Vaishali, a childless couple discover an abandoned infant girl in a mango orchard. They name her Ambapali, one who sprouted from a mango. When she turns eighteen, Ambapali is forced to become a courtesan - the Bride of the City - under Vaishali's laws which dictate that a woman as beautiful as her cannot be only one man's wife. Ambapali bows before the iron law of her society, but does not allow herself to be crushed. She sets terms that make her residence, the Palace of Seven Worlds, a centre of power. While the richest and the most powerful men grovel before her, Ambapali bides her time even as she burns with revenge... Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu was published in Hindi in 1948-49. With its vast canvas of characters including the Buddha and Mahavir, its moods, and its depictions of lust, love, statecraft, sorcery, war, spiritualism, and above all, of the human condition, this is an unrivalled epic.

Raag Darbari

Raag Darbari
Author: श्रीलाल शुक्ल
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 362
Release: 1992
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780140116625

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The Accidental Prime Minister

The Accidental Prime Minister
Author: Sanjaya Baru
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2015-07-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9351186385

When The Accidental Prime Minister was published in 2014, it created a storm and became the publishing sensation of the year. The Prime Minister’s Office called the book a work of ‘fiction’, the press hailed it as a revelatory account of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first term in UPA. Written by Singh’s media adviser and trusted aide, the book describes Singh’s often troubled relations with his ministers, his cautious equation with Sonia Gandhi and how he handled the big crises from managing the Left to pushing through the nuclear deal. Insightful, acute and packed with political anecdotes, The Accidental Prime Minister is one of the great insider accounts of Indian political life.