2. Emergence of a phenomenon: Photography in India.

3. The company Bahadur : The Nabobs and the Sahibs.

4. Pax Britannica : The princely spectacle.

5. Mehboob, the 'Beloved": the sixth Nizam.

6. Prince of photographers/Raja Deen Dayal.

Durbars and imperial visits. People and events.

Monuments and views. Pictorial photography.

Endnotes. Bibliography.

"This is the story of Deen Dayal, the greatest photographer of India whose genius was acknowledged worldwide. It is also the history of photography, its arrival in India, the work done by the British and Indian photographers, and its application in the documentation of various aspects of administration.

On the human side, it gives a glimpse of the fabulous life-style of the Nabobs of the East India Company, and the Sahibs of the British Empire. The latter's fascination for documenting the exotic sights of India helped the new medium (less)

Mothers and sons. 2.

Destiny. 3.

From Thambi to Annai. 4.

Island of blood. 5.

Fighting to walk away. II.

Afghanistan: the doomed land: 1. A nation of rebels.

2. On another planet.

III. Ayodhya: cycle of revenge: 1.

Attack! In the name of the Lord. IV.

The survivors: the human face of tragedy: 1. Silence of the birds.

2. In the veils of sorrow.

3. Suffer, little children.

Epilogue. "Island of Blood is a distillation of the experiences and insights of one of the finest journalists India has ever produced.

During the eighties and nineties, when the Indian media rarely ventured into flashpoints like Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, Anita Pratap braved the odds to send in reports from the front, over and over again. War, ethnic conflict, earthquakes, cyclones and droughts, wherever there was a story to be told, she would track it down.

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2. Topography of the Islands: vegetation.

3. Fauna.

4. Annexure-I.

5. List of fauna of Button Island National Parks.

Acknowledgements. Reference.

From the Introduction: "Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal are endowed with a rich biodiversity in the various ecosystems of both terrestrial and marine environments. The North Button Island, Middle Button Island and South Button Island were designated as National Parks based on preliminary observations and assessments.

However, there are no comprehensive accounts of fauna particularly of the marine environment around the protected areas. The three sanctuaries of North-, Middle-, and South Button Islands located at Northern end of the Ritchie's Archipelago are one such group.

The following account based on the tour report of Dr. Chandra and the later surveys (DVR) is limited to field identification, particularly of marine fauna, because of restrictions to collect important groups, which are under Wildlife Schedules.

Very few faunal representations were (less)

This is the intense and human story of his loves, friendship, ambitions, weaknesses and follies, as well as his untimely death and revival, his stint as a eunuch, and the innermost reaches of his thoughts. Told in a refreshingly modern and humourous style and set against the staggering backdrop of the Mahabharata.

Arjunas story appeals equally to the average, discerning reader and the scholar. It spans the epic journey from before his birth, when omens foretold his greatness, across the fabled, wondrous landscape that was his life (less)

2. Sub order--Falcones.

3. Family--vulturidae.

4. Sub-family--Neophroninae.

5. Family--Falconidae.

6. Sub-family--Accipitrinae.

7. Sub-family--Buteoninae.

8. Sub-family--Aquilinae.

9. Sub-family--Falconinae.

10. Sub-order--Pandiones.

11. Sub order--striges.

12. Family--Bubonidae.

13. Sub-Family--Buboninae.

14. Sub-family--Syrniinae.

15. Family--Strigidae.

16. Order II--Passeriformes.

17. Sub order--Passeres.

18. Division-Acromyodi.

19. Group--Coliomorphae.

20. Family--Corvidae.

21. Sub-family--Corvinae.

22. Family--Oriolidae.

23. Family--dicruridae.

24. Family--Prionopidae.

25. Sub-family--Prionopinae.

26. Group--Cichlomorphae.

27. Family--Campophagidae.

28. Family--Muscicapidae.

29. Family--Turdidae.

30. Sub-family--Sylviinae.

31. Group--Cisticolae.

32. Sub-family--Turdinae.

33. Family--Timeliidae.

34. Sub-family--brachypodinae.

35. Sub-family--pycnonotinae.

36. Sub-family--Troglodytinae.

37. Group--Crateropodes.

38. Group--Timeliae.

39. Group--Liotriches.

40. Family--Paridae.

41. Sub-family--Parinae.

42. Family--Laniidae.

43. Sub-family--Laniinae.

44. Group--Certhiomorphae.

45. Family--Certhiidae.

46. Sub-family--Sittinae.

47. Group--Cinnyrimorphae.

48. Family--Nectariniidae.

49. Family--Meliphagidae.

50. Sub family--Zosteropinae.

51. Section--Fringilliformes.

52. Family--Dicaeidae.

53. Family--Hirundinidae.

54. Sub-family--Hirundininae.

55. Family--Motacillidae.

56. Family--Fringillidae.

57. Sub-family--Fringillinae.

58. Sub-family-Ploceinae.

59. Sub-family-Estreldinae.

60. Family--Alaudidae.

61. Section--Oscines Cultirostres.

62. Family--Sturnidae.

63. Sub-family-Sturninae.

64. Family--Pittidae.

65. Order--Macrochires.

66. Family--Cypselidae.

67. Sub-family--Cypselinae.

68. Sub-family--Chaeturinae.

69. Family--Caprimulgidae.

70. Sub-family--Caprimulginae.

71. Sub-order--Coccyges Hetero-Dactylae.

72. Family--Trogonidae.

73. Sub-family--Zygodactyli.

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2. Preface.

3. Introduction.

4. Geography: i.

Drainage system. ii.

Geology. iii.

Soil. iv.

Climate. 5.

Vegetation: i. Littoral.

ii. Inland.

6. Man made vegetation.

7. Botanical history.

8. Status of plant exploration.

9. Analysis of the flora.

10. Phytogeography.

11. Conservation measures proposed.

12. Utilisation aspects of the flora.

13. Ethnobotany.

14. Doubtful and excluded species.

15. Selected bibliography.

16. Flora (Systematic enumeration): i.

Pteridophytes. ii.

Gymnosperms. iii.

Angiosperms: a. Dicotyledons.

b. Monocotyledons.

17. Index.

From the foreword: "After C.E.

Parkinson published the Forest Flora of Andaman Islands in the year 1923, there has been no exhaustive floristic work published either on the Andaman Group of Islands or the Nicobar Group till date. The Botanical Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Circle, Port Blair established in 1972 has undertaken extensive and intensive studies on the plant diversity of the isles.

While the writing of Flora of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is (less)

Introduction. I.

Physical geography: 1. Geology.

—Mineralogy.—Gems.

2. Climate.

—Health and disease. 3.

Vegetation.—Trees and plants.

II. Zoology: 1.

Mammalia. 2.

Birds. 3.

Reptiles. 4.

Fishes. 5.

Mollusca, radiata and acalephae. 6.

Insects. 7.

Arachnidae, Myriopoda, Crustacea, etc. III.

The Singhalese chronicles: 1. Sources of Singhalese history.

—The Mahawanso. 2.

The aborigines. 3.

Conquest of Wijayo, B.C.

543.—Establishment of Buddhism, B.

C. 307.

4. The Buddhist monuments.

5. Singhalese chivalry.

—Elala and Dutugaimunu. 6.

The influences of Buddhism on civilisation. 7.

Fate of the aborigines. 8.

Extinction of the great dynasty. 9.

Kings of the lower dynasty. 10.

Domination of the Malabars. 11.

The reign of Prakrama Bahu. 12.

Fate of the Singhalese monarchy. IV.

Sciences and social arts: 1. Population, caste, slavery and Raja-Kariya.

2. Agriculture, irrigation, cattle and crops.

3. Early commerce, shipping and productions.

4. Manufactures.

5. Working in metals.

6. Engineering.

7. The fine arts.

8. Social life.

9. Sciences.

10. Singhalese literature (less)

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Arjunas story appeals equally to the average, discerning reader and the scholar. It spans the epic journey from before his birth, when omens foretold his greatness, across the fabled, wondrous landscape that was his life (less)

seven nights a week, and, most of all, because he had read the 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, and it was thus clear to him that his people needed him.

But before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite, a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy, place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells, people who said 'Mustn't grumble', and Gardeners' Question (less)