Life of reptiles: Preface. 1.

Viriginal reproduction in reptiles. 2.

Regeneration. 3.

The origin and adaptive radiation of reptiles. 4.

Reptilian predation. 5.

Parental care. 6.

Bioluminescence. 7.

Live bearing reptiles. Vol.

II. Ruling reptiles: Preface.

1. Origin of reptiles.

2. The Dinosaurs.

3. The origin of Dinosaurs.

4. Life of Dinosaur.

5. Dominating reptiles.

6. Flying reptiles.

7. Were the Dinosaurs "warm-blooded"? 8.

The extinction of the Dinosaurs. Vol.

III. Modern reptiles: Preface.

1. Character and classification of reptiles.

2. Modern reptiles.

3. Squamata.

4. Ecology of reptiles.

5. Marine reptiles.

6. The urinogenital organs.

7. Snakes of the world.

"Reptiles are the first vertebrate adapted for life in dry places on land. Some live near water or in water, but for the breeding purpose and egg laying they return to land.

About 275 million years ago, in the early Carboniferous Period primitive amphibians were produced and from them recent amphibians (less)

Amphibia of past and present: Preface. 1.

Geological time scale. 2.

Origin and adaptive radiation. 3.

Modern Amphibians. 4.

Evolution of Amphibia. 5.

First terrestrial vertebrates: Amphibia. 6.

Paleozoic Amphibians. 7.

Antipredator adaptations of Salamanders. 8.

Influence of environment on growth. 9.

Physiology of Amphibia. 10.

Amphibians. 11.

The puzzle of declining Amphibian populations. Vol.

II. Regeneration in Amphibia: Preface.

1. Survey of Amphibian metamorphosis.

2. Biochemical events during metamorphosis.

3. Histochemical patterns in the tail of the metamorphosing Tadpole.

4. Hormonal control of Amphibian metamorphosis.

5. Hormone action in Amphibian metamorphosis.

6. Molecular changes.

7. Regeneration in Amphibia.

8. Regeneration in Amphibian limbs.

9. Regeneration of the Axolotl limb.

Vol. III.

Amphibian sex organs: Preface. 1.

Amphibian sex organs. 2.

Amplexes in Amphibians. 3.

Spawning. 4.

Embryology of frog. 5.

Induction. 6.

Fate of ectoderm. 7.

Fate of endoderm. 8.

Fate of mesoderm. 9.

Metamorphosis. 10.

Hormonal control. "The Amphibians have (less)

Gender, caste, and religious identities in Punjab: 1. Caste and colonial intervention.

2. The colonial gaze and Punjabi society.

3. Insecurity and ambition: the high caste, middle class elite of Punjab.

4. Caste, gender, and the Arya Samaj movement in Punjab.

5. Caste, gender, and the Singh Sabha movement in Punjab.

II. ‘Killing’, ‘gifting’ or ‘selling’ daughters: the pressures on a high caste identity : 6.

Infanticide, hypergamy and marriage expenses. 7.

‘Takka’, ‘Vatta’, vs. marriages of ‘Pun’.

8. Jhagrras/Kissas and the spread of the reformist message.

III. Ascetic widowhood or widow remarriage? Dilemma for the new Punjabi elite.

9. The widow and high caste status.

10. Containing a widow’s sexuality.

11. Economic marginality of a widow.

12. The attractions of asceticism and public service.

13. Assertion of agency: widow Savitri Devi.

IV. Controlling women: recreating the Pativrata wife as the ideal upper caste woman: 14.

Pativrata and the iconization of the (less)

Air pollution. 2.

History of air pollution and its control. 3.

Atmospheric structure and air pollution. 4.

Literature review of pollution and economic performance. 5.

Air pollution and economic performance. 6.

Health risk from other indoor air pollutants. 7.

Government control of indoor radon risks. 8.

Environmental control problem. 9.

Effectiveness of clean air policy. 10.

Indoor air pollution in India. Bibliography.

Index. "Air pollution has been growing since the industrial revolution.

Rapid industrialisation, burgeoning cities and grater dependence on fossil fuels have brought in their wake increased production of harmful pollutants, making life more and more unpleasant and unhealthy. Among the most common and virulent of air pollutants are sulphur dioxide, suspended particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and lead.

In addition, there is evidence of a growing threat to human health from even indoor pollutants such as radons, formaldehyde, mercury and organic substances. To this end, this book is timely (less)

The prehistoric mythological - Ramayan links. 2.

The Sinhala race: Indo-Aryan origins. 3.

The Veddas, Kuveni and Indian connection? 4. Buddhism: the intricate link between India and Sri Lanka.

"The book is about the uninterrupted interaction and continuous flow of humans, ideas and influences between the two neighbors ensured by geographical proximity; the more recent chapters are well-known by virtue of being well documented in the annals of history; the author has therefore not touched them. He has focused on the prehistoric and distant episodes which find reflection in great Indian epic, and most revered Buddhist chronicles of Sri Lanka namely the epic Ramayana and chronicles Mahavansa.

Picking up his threads from epics, chronicles, legends and popular beliefs the author has weaved an enchanting sequence to demonstrate the spiritual unity between the people of two countries as it existed in ancient times. There is a graphic narration of Sri Lanka as LANKA (less)