Now in the era of globalization more concerted efforts are needed towards the planning of new policies for our sustained national growth. Throughout this encyclopaedia, editors have tried to explore the subject in multi-dimentional approach.

The national and international policies would definitly put India at par with developed nations (less)

2. Bias in Ability Tests.

3. Ability Tests Design and Construction.

4. Ability Tests Reliability Validity and Standardization.

5. Ability Tests Uses and Misuses.

6. Abnormality Behavioral Models.

7. Abnormality Biomedical Models.

8. Abnormality Cognitive Models.

9. Abnormality Family Models.

10. Abnormality Humanistic Existential Models.

11. Abnormality Legal Models.

12. Abnormality Psychodynamic Models.

13. Abnormality Sociocultural Models.

14. Abnormality Defined.

15. Achievement Motivation.

16. Addictive Personality and Behaviors.

17. Adlerian Psychotherapy.

18. Adolescence Cognitive Skills.

19. Adolescence: Cross cultural Patterns.

20. Adolescence Sexuality.

21. The Adrenal Gland.

22. Affiliation and Friendship.

23. The Affiliation Motive.

24. Ageism.

25. Aggression Definitions and Theoretical Explanations.

26. Aggression Reduction and Control.

27. The Aggression Motive.

28. Aging Cognitive Changes.

29. Aging Institutional Care.

30. Aging Physical Changes.

31. Theories of Aging.

32. Agoraphobia and Panic Disorders.

33. Alcoholism: Altered States of Consciousness.

34. Interest Inventories.

35. Theories of Intergroup Relations.

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1. Introduction.

2. Evidence-based HRD Practice.

3. Learning, work and human resource development.

4. The nature of human resource supply and demand.

5. Capacity to govern.

6. Knowledge Management in HRD.

7. Pedagogical implications of learning in HRD.

8. Human resource management in small business.

9. Postmodernity and the contemporary workplace.

Index. Vol.

II: Preface. 1.

Equal employment opportunity. 2.

Learning and difference. 3.

Development practices of management. 4.

New approaches to teaching and learning. 5.

Talent search in HRD. 6.

Current business environment. 7.

Concept of flexibility. 8.

Management of intellectual capital. 9.

Performance management. 10.

Technology in HRD. 11.

Corporate management development. Index.

Vol. III: Preface.

1. Performance management.

2. HRD practices in organizations.

3. Problem-solving and decision making.

4. Theory of strategic planning.

5. HRD: Philosophy, process and practice.

6. Organizational diagnosis and consulting.

7. HRD in international arena.

8. Leadership, qualities and personal relationships.

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1. Introduction.

2. History of Tantra.

3. Some aspects and doctrines of the Nathas.

4. The Goddess in the Tantrik Tradition.

5. The Five Limbs (Panchanga) of Bala.

6. Some school of Tantras.

Bibliography. Index.

Vol. II: Preface.

1. Nyasa of Tantras.

2. Other traditions of Tantra.

3. Works of Mahendranatha.

4. The Londinium Temple Strain.

5. The Sun, Planets and Tantra.

Glossary. Bibliography.

Index. "The Hindu Tantras were written after the Puranas, in the medieval period, and are usually set in the form of a dialogue between the God Shiva and his consort Parvati, in which he explains to her the philosophy and myths underlying the Tantric ritual.

They emphasize the Goddess Shakti as the female power or energy of the God. This view taken to its extreme holds that Shiva with out Shakti is like a corpse.

This is probably one such Encyclopaedia available on Tantra and will be (less)

1. Introduction.

2. Indian Folk Music.

3. Folk music instruments.

4. Folk Music of Assam.

5. Folk Music of Arunachal Pradesh.

6. Andhra Pradesh's Folk Music.

7. Bihar's Folk Music.

8. Folk Music of Chhattisgarh.

9. Goa's Folk Music.

10. Hariyanavi Folk Music.

11. Kerala's Folk Music.

12. Karnataka's Folk Music.

13. Gujarat's Folk Music.

Bibliography. Index.

Vol. II: Preface.

1. Mizoram's Folk Music.

2. Folk Music of Punjab.

3. Rajasthan's Folk Music.

4. Folk Music of Tamil Nadu.

5. Uttarakhand's Folk Music.

6. Uttar Pradesh's Folk Music.

7. Folk Music of West Bengal.

8. Folk Music of other states.

Bibliography. Index.

"India has a very rich tradition of folk music. The extreme cultural diversity creates endless varieties of folk styles.

Each region has its own particular style. There is a tendency to lump folk music along with tribal music.

There is actually a difference. Where folk music is a mere (less)

Pictorial communication. 2.

Graphic designers and applied researchers. 3.

Effects of graphic designer. 4.

Symbolism and syntax rule in visual communication. 5.

Graphic presentation of patient package. 6.

Designing of public information symbols. 7.

Need of training for photo journalism. 8.

Training structures in photo journalism. 9.

Challenges and opportunities in photo journalism. 10.

Journalists and sources of Photo journalism. 11.

Polling and precision journalism. 12.

Pictorial statement without syntax. 13.

Water safety hazards with sequential pictographs. 14.

Information processing in visual communication. 15.

Developing transport tables and graphs. 16.

Graphic support systems in visual communication. 17.

Text, pictures or flowcharts for information purpose. 18.

Recapitulation techniques. 19.

Symbols for health care facilities in visual communication. Bibliography.

Index. "Visual communication and photo journalism is the only text to offer substantial coverage of issues specific to all forms of visual communication and journalism.

This book is helping students analyse visual messages using a (less)

Introduction to medicine. 2.

Herbalism. 3.

Ayurveda. 4.

Traditional Chinese Medicine. 5.

Surgery. 6.

Chemotherapy. 7.

Cardiology. 8.

Homeopathy. 9.

Medical imaging. 10.

Clinical psychology. 11.

Biomedical engineering. Bibliography.

Index. "This book in the series tracing the origins and the development of the various sciences focuses its attention on the field of medicinal science.

All human societies have medical beliefs that provide explanations for, and responses to birth, death and disease. Throughout the world, illness has often been attributed to witchcraft, demons, adverse astral influence, or the will of the Gods, ideas that retain some power, with faith healing hand shrines, still common, although the rise of scientific medicine in the past two centuries has altered or replaced many historic health practices.

This book chronicles the growth and evolution of this field from the beginnings of civilization itself, with special emphasis on the systems of medicine and healing that have been practiced (less)

Strategies and Planning for New Millennium: 1. Strategic planning.

2. Strategies of developing of human resources.

3. Planning for human resources development.

4. Business strategy and human resource management.

5. Human resource planning.

6. Identifying human resource needs.

7. Man power planning and recruitment.

8. Strategic industrial relations.

9. Research in human resource development: present trends and future directions.

10. The management and job analysis.

11. Accountability in human resources systems.

12. Social and ethical environment.

13. Operations management.

14. Organizational staffing.

15. Role of non-personnel executive in human resource management in public enterprises.

16. Information systems for management.

17. Human resources management: for future managers.

Vol. 2.

Human Resource Development: Conceptual Approach: 1. Management: an overview.

2. Evolution of management.

3. Human resource management: integration of science and practice.

4. The human resource system.

5. Human resources development.

6. Basics of human resource management.

7. Human resources development: constructive approach.

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Introduction. 2.

Implications of nanotechnology. 3.

Nanotechnology applications. 4.

Nanomedicine. 5.

Molecular nanotechnology. 6.

Molecular self-assembly. 7.

Molecular electronics. 8.

Nanomaterials. 9.

Nanosensors. 10.

Nanolithography. 11.

Nanorobotics. 12.

Challenges of nanotechnology. Bibliography.

Index. "Amongst the most exciting and interesting scientific branches to emerge in the past decade has been nanotechnology.

A form of micro-mechanics, the main theme of this science lies in the control of matter in the range of 1-1000 nanometers, and the fabrication of devices along the same length scale. A highly multi-disciplinary field, nanotechnology is viewed by many as an extension of previous sciences applied to the sub-micron scale, or a re-casting of existing sciences using a new, modern term.

The book chronicles the development of nanotechnology as it is today, from the time of Richard Feynman's lecture; however space has also been given to a brief discussion of pre-nanotechnology. It future gives a meticulous and well-researched documentation of (less)

1. Introduction.

2. Gandhi: a biography.

3. Gandhi and his mind.

4. Views of Gandhi.

5. Gandhi on various subjects.

Bibliography. Index.

Vol. II: Preface.

1. Gandhi on women issues.

2. Gandhi on freedom and democracy.

3. Gandhi on world.

4. Gandhi on Karma and Dharma.

5. Gandhi on labour and wealth.

6. Gandhi on social issues.

Bibliography. Index.

Vol. III: Preface.

1. Political views of Gandhi.

2. Gandhian philosophy.

3. Gandhi's work in brief.

4. The Gospel of Swadeshi.

Bibliography. Index.

Vol. IV: Preface.

1. Associates of Mahatma Gandhi.

2. Famous speeches.

3. Civil disobedience.

4. Village economy.

Bibliography. Index.

Vol. V: Preface.

1. Gandhi on economy.

2. Writings of Gandhi.

3. FAQs about Gandhi.

4. Gandhian meaning of education.

5. Gandhian aims of education.

6. Gandhian experiments on education in India.

7. Gandhian education at various stages and related questions.

8. Gandhi on students and teachers.

Bibliography. Index.

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Biological War: 1. Biological warfare.

2. Biological threat and Atomic Bomb.

3. Threat created by bioweapons.

4. Airborne diseases.

5. Foodborne and waterborne diseases.

6. Soilborne diseases.

7. Physical control.

8. Chemical control.

9. Antibiotics.

10. Biological challenge.

11. Regulatory environment.

12. Sensitive information.

13. Recommendations.

Index. Vol.

II. Biological Agents: 1.

Introduction. 2.

Agents of biological diseases. 3.

Laboratory requirements. 4.

Medical management. 5.

Disease control and prevention. 6.

Epidemiology. 7.

Emerging diseases. 8.

Virulence detection. 9.

Plague. 10.

Anthrax. 11.

Smallpox. 12.

Botulism. 13.

Tularemia. 14.

Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers. 15.

Human Hepatitis. Index.

Vol. III.

Biological Weapons: 1. Introduction.

2. Biological weapons.

3. Biological weapons program.

4. Evolution of biological weapons.

5. Security and threat.

6. Homeland security.

7. Threat of biological weapons.

8. Changing face of the war.

9. Wound healing.

10. Genomic weapons.

11. Biological weapons capabilities.

12. Rare strategies.

13. Biological terrorism.

14. Unbounding (less)

The book that is now in your hands is expected to remedy this problem to a considerable extent. The subjects dealt with are: religion, philosophy, mythology, rituals, scriptural works, festivals and pilgrim centres, astrology, biographies of religious personalities, iconography, temples and religious institutions.

Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism which are closely allied to Hinduism have also been dealt with briefly. Short biographical notes of the better known indologists have been added at the end as appendices.

The students of Hinduism will find this work useful in understanding the essence of Hinduism in the right spirit. The entries have been arranged in the English alphabetical order.

Since most of the subject headings are in Sanskrit, standard diacritical marks as approved by the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (less)

Preface. 1.

Origins of Indian music. 2.

Musical principles. 3.

Musical instruments in India. 4.

Musical instruments of South India. 5.

Guidelines for interpreting musical instruments in museum collections. 6.

Story of some instruments (i). Vol.

2. Preface.

7. Story of some instruments (ii).

8. History of some musical instruments.

9. The Indian musical drums.

10. Percussion instruments.

11. String instruments.

12. Stringing and tuning the Dilruba and Esraj.

13. Wind instruments.

14. Story of tabla instruments (i).

Vol. 3.

Preface. 15.

Story of tabla instruments (ii). 16.

Flute acoustics: an introduction. 17.

Violin acoustics: an introduction. 18.

Clarinet acoustics: an introduction. Glossary of terms.

Bibliography. Index.

"Revered Hindu religious scriptures of the Vedas speak of the use of musical instruments in worship. The fact that Indian musical instruments are mentioned in such ancient religious works is indicative of the fact that music had an important role in ancient India.

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Section I gives an account of free radicals and their effect on human health. It also gives an account of different ways of free radical generation.

Section II gives different antioxidant assays. It includes DPPH assay, Determination of Nitric oxide, Determination of hydroxyl radical scavenging activity, Determination of protein oxidation activity, Determination peroxyl radical scavengers, ORAC assay, TEAC assay, Lipid peroxidation assay, Determination of total flavonoid content etc.

Section III is the main component of the book and gives the details of Herbal antioxidants. Investigations carried out on different plant species are listed alphabetically.

The plant part used for the assay, the method of extraction, methods of assay, antioxidant activity and the flavonoids and phenolic composition of each and every species are given. A Table giving a list of plants in which antioxidant activity has been investigated is given.

Name of the species, family, part used and the reference is listed. References on antioxidant activity are given at the end enhance the utility of the book.

Authors, year of publication, Title, journal, volume and pages of references concerning herbal antioxidants is given. The book is useful for Doctors, Pharmacist, Botanists, Chemists and even layman (less)

2. Vermicomposting: an over view.

3. Vermicomposting materials.

4. Earthworms.

5. Ways to make compost.

6. Methods of earthworms measurement.

7. Vermicomposting: a world scenario.

Bibliography. Glossary.

Appendices. Subject Index.

"India is in the process of attaining higher levels of food production for matching the demand of the growing population. Much emphasis has been laid on intensive agriculture sustainable practices because of indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizer and pesticides has led to the deterioration of soil health, contamination of air, water and food.

It is an alarming issue at global level, especially among the agricultural and environmental scientists. Therefore, attention has now been given to conventional system of agriculture for harmful chemicals-free and safe food for human consumption.

Organic farming is an agriculture without chemical input. India needs organic farming as a farmers' movement.

This will help to get safe food, control soil erosion, structure and improve (less)

As pointed out in this volume, the word 'Hindu' is derived from 'Sindhu', the Sanskrit name for the river Indus, and the original inhabitants of the Indus Valley and beyond were so called by foreigners, especially by the Islamic invaders. Because of the lack of any fixed dogma or doctrine, the absence of any one holy book propounding any fixed doctrine and the absence of any organized church or institution that can bring its followers together, Hinduism has emerged as a complex religion based as it is, like the ancient Greek religion, on freedom of thought, belief and expression and also on tolerance and non-violence.

At the same time Hinduism presents the students of world religions with a serious difficulty of bringing together the various beliefs, doctrines, customs and institutions under the same roof called Hinduism. Various accounts of Hinduism published so far therefore, give us only partial pictures of this unique faith.

In this Volume 45 scholars representing various disciplines and in different professions, have come together to contribute 63 chapters on various colorful aspects of Hinduism covering historically a very wide area, from vedic religion to modern Hinduism. Topically they cover various basic concepts, textual studies, customs, rituals and legal institutions, studies of Hindu social organizations, various movements and cults, like Saivism, Vaisnavism etc.

, Hindu art aesthetics and architecture, response to and relation with other Indian religions, and modern Hinduism represented by great reformists like Raja Rammohun Roy, Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore etc., and finally the volume concludes with a chapter on the reaction of Hinduism to science and technology.

The methodology of study as a whole is objective, balanced and unbiased, neither partisan nor unfairly critical, and no attempt has been made to defend any of the shortcomings of Hinduism or to glorify any of its merits (less)

1. Introduction.

2. Human resource information systems.

3. Diversity and equal employment opportunity.

4. Analyzing and identifying jobs.

5. Recruiting in labour markets.

6. Selecting and placing human resources.

7. Training human resources.

8. Learning principles.

9. Industrial relations.

10. A conceptual analysis of industrial relations.

11. Econometric studies on HR and organizational performance.

12. The conflict between industrial relations and HRM.

Index. Vol.

II: Preface. 1.

Perspectives of industrial relations. 2.

Collective bargaining. 3.

Issues of concern for employers. 4.

Dispute settlement mechanism. 5.

Industrial policy. 6.

Industrial policy of 1991 in India. 7.

Indian policy reforms since the 1990s. 8.

Industrial relations related laws. 9.

The minimum wages act, 1948. Index.

Vol. III: Preface.

1. The changing focus of industrial relations.

2. The need for industrial relations management.

3. Industrial objectives.

4. Industrial relations practices.

5. Elements of industrial relations system.

6. Collective bargaining and workplace performance.

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Vol. 7: Jainism.

Vol. 8: Buddhism.

Vol. 9: Buddhism.

Vol. 10: Buddhism.

"From the beginning of history, religion and philosophy has been admittedly the most vital force in shaping the human civilisation at various developmental stages. Although many scholars have worked on the history of oriental religio-philosophical tradition, but till date no such complete and comprehensive work on this subject is available to us.

Keeping this in mind, we have planned to publish multi-volumes Encyclopaedia of Oriental Philosophy and Religion in four phases successively in every year. The main emphasis has been given to provide comprehensive information about Hinduism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Taoism, Confucianism, Islam, Sikhism and on other minor Oriental Religio-Philosophical system.

In the first phase of this encyclopaedic project, Hinduism in three volumes and Judaism in two volumes had been released in 2005. In the second phase of this project, we are publishing five volumes again on (less)