J. Abdul Kalam, Our Most Distinguished Scientist, And Close Associate Y.

S. Rajan Examine India S Strengths-And Weaknesses-To Offer A Vision Of How India Can Be Among The World S First Five Economic Powers In The Year 2020.

They Cite Growth Rates And Development Trends To Show That The Goal Is Not An Unrealistic One. Past Successes, Too, Bear Them Out.

For Example, We Were Able To Launch The Green Revolution At A Time When Experts Had All But Given Up On India Ever Becoming Self-Sufficient In Food. Similarly, In The Field Of Space Technology We Started From Scratch To Have Today A System Of Satellite-Based Communication Linking Remote Regions Of The Country.

The Same Sense Of Purpose Can Lead Us To Success In Many Other Areas Crucial To Achieving The Goal Of A Prosperous, Strong Nation, Assert Kalam And Rajan (less)

J. Abdul Kalam wrote India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium with Y.

S. Rajan in 1998, little did they expect the magnitude of the response they would get.

The idea that India could actually be a developed nation in a short time rather than remain condemned to a subsistence diet of marginal improvements and promises struck a chord among reader (less)

Sustainable success comes from values, and these can sustain a society, and a nation, even in times of hardship. The book attempts to express an ideal by which Indian society may prosper, and speaks of how spirituality can help create a noble nation and a better world.

It provides a valuable counterpoint to the modern-day emphasis on consumerism and the philosophy of more is better, highlighting the sanctity of the natural world and its great power to evoke human creativity and love (less)

P.J.

Abdul Kalam and his close associate Y.S.

Rajan, we've only just begun. In a century that many experts predict may belong to India, the realization of the vision of a better future for everyone will require a keen understanding of our needs and this can only be achieved by tailoring our research and innovations to the goal of national development.

In The Scientific Indian, the authors of the path-breaking India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium return after ten years to the core areas of scientific advancement that are crucial today: space exploration, satellite technology, missile development, earth and ocean resources, the biosphere, food production, energy and water harvesting, health care and communications, to name a few (less)

It is said there are also eighteen Upa-Puranas or Minor Puranas--but the names of all these are not found. The principal eighteen Puranas are Brahma, Padma, Visnu, Siva, Bhagvata, Naradiya, Markandeya, Agni, Bhavisya Brahma Vaivarta, Linga, Varaha, Skanda, Vamana, Kurma, Matsya, Garuda and Brahmanda.

All these Puranas are classed into three groups according to the qualities which prevail in them. The Matsya Purana remarks that those in which glory of Hari or Visnu prevails are Sattvika; those in which the legends of Agni of Siva predominate are Tamasa and those which dwell most on the stories of Brahma are Rajasa.

The Agni Purana, that is the cream of all sciences and the cause of all (13) [Containing an account of] creation and dissolution, of (less)

Dr Kalam was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1997. He became the eleventh President of India in 2002 and held office till 2007.

He has been involved in teaching and research and has taken up a mission to ignite young minds for national development. Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan is a well-recognized authority on technology development, business management and society linkages.

He has held various positions of responsibility related to science and technology between 1988 and 2002, and has shaped key policies and implemented several R&D projects with industry participation. He is currently principal adviser, CII (less)

Sustainable success comes from values, and these can sustain a society, and a nation, even in times of hardship. The book attempts to express an ideal by which Indian society may prosper, and speaks of how spirituality can help create a noble nation and a better world.

It provides a valuable counterpoint to the modern-day emphasis on consumerism and the philosophy of more is better, highlighting the sanctity of the natural world and its great power to evoke human creativity and love (less)

Yet, even he does not escape being led astray by the god of love or by pride in his devotion itself. The stories here are meant to be lessons in humility and in the superiority of the devotion of commoners during their daily toils (less)

To make his case, Dr Kalam cites the examples of individuals and institutions, in India and from across the world, who, with an entrepreneurial spirit and a burning desire to make a difference, have successfully generated and tapped into the potential of the rural masses. Fabio Luiz de Oliveira Rosa changed the face of the rural district of Palmares, Brazil, by acquiring for the farmers access to electricity and water, which effect combined with better agricultural methods led to an increase in prosperity and stemmed the migration to the cities The 123-strong Magar clan owned Magarpatta, a 430-acre plot on the outskirts of Pune, Maharashtra (less)

J. Abdul Kalam wrote India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium with Y.

S. Rajan in 1998, little did they expect the magnitude of the response they would get.

The idea that India could actually be a developed nation in a short time rather than remain condemned to a subsistence diet of marginal improvements and promises struck a chord among reader (less)

V. Somayajipad and M.

Itti Ravi Nambudiri, is devoted to a detailed description of the 198\75 twelve-day performance, richly illustrated with tipped-in photographs, mostly in colour and almost all by Adelaide de Menil. There are numerous text illustrations, tables and maps.

The mantras are published in Devanagari and translation. The second volume, edited with the assistance of Pamela MacFarland, contains contributions by an international galaxy of scholars on archeology, the pre-Vedic Indian background, geometry, ritual vessels, music, Mudras, Mimamsa, a survey of Srauta traditions in recent times, the influence of Vedic ritual in the Homa traditions of Indonesia, Tibet, China, (less)