Preface. Acknowledgement.

1. Wildlife in India-an assessment about the concept of preservation of animals.

2. Present status of endangered species of mammals, birds and reptiles.

3. Wildlife study at Ballavpur Sanctuary (Birbhum District, West Bengal) a case study.

Conclusion. Appendices.

Bibliography. "Wildlife conservation in India as well as in the world is under tremendous constraints.

Some of the species on earth are rapidly approaching decimation and as a result these are endangered. Unfortunately, prior to independence of India in 1947 no adequate attention towards protecting animals from decimation and extermination was given.

Practical solutions to this problem are yet to be evolved to protect threatened wildlife from total extinction. Here an attempt has been made to review the situation in the pre-and post-independent India by way of collecting adequate data about wild life resources from various parts of the country.

The book will be of considerable help to the students and researchers (less)

India before Gandhi. 2.

China before Mao. 3.

Childhood and education. 4.

Personality and philosophy. 5.

Revolutionary ideas. 6.

Revolution at all fronts. 7.

The character of revolution. 8.

Leaders of the people. 9.

The passion for economic equality. 10.

Political thoughts of Mao. 11.

Political thoughts of Gandhi. 12.

Comparison. 13.

Mao's influence on China. 14.

Achievements of Gandhian revolution. 15.

Inward achievements. 16.

The relevance of Gandhi. 17.

The relevance of Mao. 18.

The synthesis. 19.

Conclusions. "Both Gandhi and Mao were revolutionary giants.

They led their countries from despair to hope. But after their death, both India and China are facing catastrophe in ideological front; in spite of the fact that their ideas stand relevant to the present world.

The process of implementation of their thought may vary, but their objectives were same in respect of their concern for the poor and the oppressed. Mao's concept of dialectics that (less)

In 1995, he took early retirement to become a full time writer. He is currently on many boards and is a regular speaker to the top managements of the world's largest corporations.

His other literary works include a novel, A Fine Family, a book of essays, The Elephant Paradigm, and anthology, Three English Plays (less)

I. Leafy vegetables: 1.

Antioxidants. 2.

Importance and scope of vegetables. 3.

Production and productivity of vegetables. 4.

Edible part of vegetables. 5.

Some suggestions for preparation of leaf vegetables. 6.

Medicinal value of leafy vegetables. 7.

Some important leafy vegetables. References.

II. Mushroom: 8.

What are mushrooms. 9.

Botany. 10.

Physiology. 11.

Food value and nutritional supplement. 12.

Spwan and seed production. 13.

Cultivation pre-requisites. 14.

Insect-pests and diseases of mushroom-their control. 15.

Extension training and entrepreneurship. 16.

Mushroom farming-future prospects and problems. 17.

Medicinal value of mushrooms. 18.

Recipes of mushroom. Reference.

Subject index. "Leafy Vegetables and Mushrooms are the store-house of useful minerals and vitamins at the cheapest price, and are now-a-days considered as the corner stones of health care system due to presence of many helpful phytochemicals in alleviating some serious diseases.

Fruits and vegetables and particularly leafy vegetables and mushrooms containing phyto factors potential are (less)

Prolonged suffering to which the imperial rulers subjected changed from a dreamy young man to a warrior-redeemer. This book deals comprehensively with his political life.

About the Author : Sitanshu Das has been editor in the Indian Express Group of newspapers, The Tribune Trust, Patriot and Link. He was professor of journalism at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

He was a regular broadcaster on the British and other foreign TV/Radio networks. Educated at the universities of Allahabad and Calcutta, he also read Transport Economics at the London School of Economics (less)

Das shows how India's policies after 1947 condemned the nation to a hobbled economy until 1991, when the government instituted sweeping reforms that paved the way for extraordinary growth. Das traces these developments and tells the stories of the major players from Nehru through today.

As the former CEO of Proctor & Gamble India, Das offers a unique insider's perspective and he deftly interweaves memoir with history, creating a book that is at once vigorously analytical and vividly written. Impassioned, erudite, and eminently readable, India Unbound is a must for anyone interested in the global economy and its future (less)

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when the government sleeps', suggesting that the nation may be rising despite the state. India's is a tale of private success and public failure.

Prosperity is, indeed, spreading across the country even as governance failure pervades public life. But how could a nation become one of the world's fastest-growing economies when it's governed by a weak, ineffective state? And wouldn't it be wonderful if India also grew during the day--in other words, if public policy supported private enterprise? What India needs, Gurcharan Das says, is a strong liberal state.

Such a state would have the authority to take quick, decisive action; it would have the rule of law to ensure those actions are legitimate; and finally, it would be accountable to the people. But achieving this will not be easy, says Das, because India has historically had a weak state and a strong society (less)

When a hero falters, the action stops and everyone weighs in with a different and often contradictory take on dharma. The epic?s characters are flawed, but their incoherent experiences throw light on our familiar dilemmas.

Gurcharan Das?s best-selling book India Unbound examined the classical aim of artha, material well being. This, his first book in seven years, dwells on the goal of dharma, moral well being.

It addresses the central problem of how to live our lives in an examined way?holding a mirror up to us and forcing us to confront the many ways in which we deceive (less)

His body was found in the small basement of a lakeside cabin he had built himself and frequently used on weekends. When he did not show up for a trial on Monday morning, his law clerks panicked, called the FBI, and in due course the agents found the crime scene.

There was no forced entry, no struggle, just two dead bodies - Judge Fogletree and his young secretary. I did not know Judge Fogletree, but I know who killed him, and why.

I am a lawyer, and I am in prison. It's a long story (less)

1. Introduction.

2. Traditions and history of use.

3. Morphology of mushroom.

4. Nutrition from mushrooms.

5. Wild edible mushrooms form India.

6. Poisonous mushrooms.

7. Medicines from mushrooms.

8. Mushrooms as biosorbent of heavy metals.

9. Technology for mushroom cultivation.

10. Mushroom spawn production.

11. Preservation and processing of mushroom.

12. Delicious recipes of mushroom.

Bibliography. Index.

"Mushroom is the 'fruit' of certain fungi, analogous to the apple on a tree. As the popularity of mushrooms in the Indian diet continues to increase, people are becoming more interested in growing mushrooms commercially.

This publication presents more than 100 species of wild edible mushrooms growing throughout India along with coloured photographs which will aid in identification. Since a number of naturally growing mushrooms are poisonous, mushroom consumers should be cautious in choosing the edible varieties.

A separate chapter has been added containing the information and photographs of poisonous mushrooms. The current trend (less)

While India may never roar ahead like the Asian tigers, Das argues, it will advance like a wise elephant, moving steadily and surely, pausing occasionally to reflect on its past and to enjoy the journey.Gurcharan Das employs the essay form to sew together varied facets of this remarkable transition.

Divided into three sections, the book first establishes a context for the changes that have occurred, and then assesses how we have changed--or (less)

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when the government sleeps', suggesting that the nation may be rising despite the state. India's is a tale of private success and public failure.

Prosperity is, indeed, spreading across the country even as governance failure pervades public life. But how could a nation become one of the world's fastest-growing economies when it's governed by a weak, ineffective state? And wouldn't it be wonderful if India also grew during the day--in other words, if public policy supported private enterprise? What India needs, Gurcharan Das says, is a strong liberal state.

Such a state would have the authority to take quick, decisive action; it would have the rule of law to ensure those actions are legitimate; and finally, it would be accountable to the people. But achieving this will not be easy, says Das, because India has historically had a weak state and a strong society (less)

His body was found in the small basement of a lakeside cabin he had built himself and frequently used on weekends. When he did not show up for a trial on Monday morning, his law clerks panicked, called the FBI, and in due course the agents found the crime scene.

There was no forced entry, no struggle, just two dead bodies - Judge Fogletree and his young secretary. I did not know Judge Fogletree, but I know who killed him, and why.

I am a lawyer, and I am in prison. It's a long story (less)