Introduction. 2.

The origin and growth of the Sikhs. 3.

Early Sikh encounters. 4.

Military system of the Sikhs. 5.

The Khalsa Army. 6.

Ranjit Singh's Army. 7.

European military officers of Lahore Durbar. 8.

The artillery of the Sikhs. 9.

The Sikh artillery in battle. 10.

The void. 11.

The Sikh wars. 12.

The first Sikh War--1845-46. 13.

Battle of Ferozeshah--21 and 22 December 1845. 14.

Battle of Aliwal--28 January 1846. 15.

Battle of Sobraon--10 February 1846. 16.

Battle of Chillianwalla--4 December 1848--13 January, 1849. 17.

The battle of Gujarat--21 February 1849. 18.

Conclusion. Appendices.

"Guru Nanak laid the foundation of a new religion in the fifteenth century. They called themselves Sikhs or disciples.

They were essentially a religious body till Muhammedan persecution gradually transformed them into a militant sect. Guru Gobind finally transformed the Sikhs from a religious to a military body.

Aim of this compilation work is to examine why, (less)

1. Democracy and elections: trajectories of political development/Lok Raj Baral.

2. Election management/Ram Kumar Dahal.

3. Elections and governance/Krishna P.

Khanal. 4.

Political parties and elections/Krishna Hachhethu. 5.

Social structure and voting behaviour /Dhruba Kumar. Annexures.

Bibliography. Contributors.

Index. "Election and Governance is the first innovative work on Nepal based on both theoretical and empirical studies.

The main variables have been tested empirically at the local level by using survey methods and personal interviews. In the process, 500 respondents from fifteen villages and five municipal committees belonging to five sample districts were interviewed.

Starting with the chequered history of Nepal's political development, the different areas covered by this study show both the trends of systemic breakdowns and distortions prompting the parties and others to take corrective measures. Democracy is not taken here only as a part of the election system, now described as 'electocracy'.

Election is both a mechanism and (less)

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Introduction. I.

An overview of the conflict: 1. Introduction to the battleground of 'Lost Victory': The beautiful Isle of Serendip - Sri Lanka.

2. The death of Prabhakaran.

3. The roots of conflict.

4. The LTTE.

5. The Sri Lankan Armed Forces.

6. The Eelam Wars.

II. Velupillai Prabhakaran: The man and his ideology: 7.

The life and times of Velupillai Prabhakaran. 8.

"How I Became a Fighter ..

." and other reflections.

9. Select interviews of Prabhakaran.

10. Select speeches by Prabhakaran.

11. Recap of Velupillai Prabhakaran's Legacy.

III. Miscellaneous facets of the conflict: 12.

The propaganda war. 13.

LTTE funding for the 'Final War'. 14.

Human rights violation from the Tamil perspective. IV.

The Indian intervention: 15. The Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War.

16. The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination.

V. The way ahead: 17.

Diplomacy during and after the Sri Lankan conflict. 18.

Dynamic and innovative tactics by SLA (less)

Preface. 1.

Introduction to Missile defence and non-proliferation. 2.

Major international dates in Missile defence and non-proliferation. 3.

Major national dates in Missile defence and non-proliferation. 4.

India's missile development programme: an overview. 5.

Regime for missile technology control. 6.

Verification, compliance, and implementation of missile commitments. Vol.

II. 7.

Ballistic missile defence and anti-ballistic missile treaties. 8.

Range missile elimination guidelines. 9.

Strategic arms reduction and limitation: global initiatives. Appendix.

Glossary. Bibliography.

Index. "This set has been collated with a view to serve the purpose of a source book on missile defence and non-proliferation.

Readers will find it as a complete reference book on the subject, which will acquaint them with an integrated approach for covering the whole gamut of missile defence, related proliferation and non-proliferation issues and the global security agenda. It reflects on ballistic missile defence and anti-ballistic missile treaties in detail.

It also touches briefly the issues related (less)

Trade liberalization and human security in South Asia/Indra Nath Mukherji. 2.

Environmental security in South Asia: dimensions, issues and problems/B.C.

Upreti. 3.

Major powers and South Asia/C.V.

Ranganathan. 4.

Comprehensive security in South Asia: a view from Bangladesh/Farooq Sobhan. 5.

Comprehensive security in South Asia: a Pakistani perspective/Ghani Jafar. 6.

Bangladesh-India relations: recent trend/Mohammad Humayun Kabir. 7.

Indo-Lanka relations: recent trends/Jehan Perera. 8.

Indo-Pakistan relations: latest trends/Najam Rafique. 9.

Media-state relations in South Asia: a general overview with particular reference to India/Narayani Ganesh. 10.

Religious conflicts in South Asia: their impact on security/Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema. 11.

Military confidence building measures in the India-Pakistan context/Satish Nambiar. 12.

Intra-state armed conflict in South Asia: impact on regional security/Suba Chandran. 13.

Indo-Bhutan relations: recent trends/Tashi Choden. 14.

Security and governance in South Asia/Jaya Rai Acharya. 15.

Comprehensive security in South Asia: problems and prospects/Mohan Lohani. 16.

China in South (less)

Animals are an integral part of the Indian economy and ecology. In their portection lies our own survival.

Yet Animal Law has remained a largely neglected arena with few people even aware of the existence of codes that govern ouruse of animals. As a result, animals in our country have suffered enormous violence and victimisation.

To bring about the ethical treatment of animals it is necessary to make Animal Law both familiar and accessible. This book is a first step in that direction.

It is a comprehensive compilation of the laws as it applies to draught, domestic, wild, experimental, meat, performing and every pet animal. It is designed to provide the layperson with a fundamental understanding (less)

Abbreviations. 1.

Armed conflict in Nepal: an overview. 2.

Concept of conflict transformation and peace building. 3.

Local approaches of conflict management. 4.

Failed negotiations and peace talks revisited. 5.

Civil society, political parties and media in peace process. 6.

Third-party negotiation of the ongoing armed conflict. 7.

Human rights approach in dealing with armed conflict. 8.

Impacts of the armed conflict. 9.

Requirements for successful negotiation of the armed conflict. 10.

Nepal at the crossroads. Conclusions.

Epilogue. References.

Index. "The Maoist armed conflict which started in February 1996 has challenged the centuries-old feudal socio-cultural and political system and the nation is at a crossroads of fundamental transformation.

In the past 10 years of the armed conflict, the state has taken different approaches such as integrated security and development, Killo Sera II, Cordon, search and destroy, creation of a special armed police force, mobilisation of military, imposition of state of emergency, fixing (less)

Sustainable land management in the mountainous regions. 2.

Biological diversity: present status and agenda for conservation. 3.

Hydro resources for energy development: plan, policy and performance. 4.

Wetland conservation: a vision for sustainable management. Harmonising environment and development: 5.

Development scenario: an overview. 6.

A contribution to the medicinal plant-lore of Hilly areas of the Central Development Region, Nepal. 7.

Need of environment friendly approach to road development in Nepal. 8.

Ethnobotanical study of some wild food plants of two villages of the Bagmati Watershed, Nepal. 9.

Environmental implications for Mountain Tourism Development. 10.

Trail bridge development in Nepal: approach, action and accomplishment. Environmental management for sustainable development: 11.

EIA: a tool for sustainable environmental management case studies -- EIA of East Rapti Irrigation Project and IEE of Proposed Rhododendron Conservation Area. 12.

Environmental management in South Asia. From the preface: "The present book specially tried (less)

Introduction. 2.

Nepal: environmental scenario. 3.

Botanical exploration and documentation. 4.

Trend of ethnobotanical research, conservation of useful species and bibliography. 5.

Initiatives for development of ethnobotany and conservation of plant resources. 6.

Looking ahead: agenda for sustainable management. Annexes: 1.

Population change during the 90-year period, 1911-2001. 2.

Percentage distribution of total population in different ecological and development regions. 3.

Population by ethnic/caste groups. 4.

Population by mother tongue. 5.

Plant species and forest products under legal protection. Author index.

From the preface: "The present book specially tried to explore the linkages between plant diversity and people as well as utilization of plant resources and the existing status of conservation efforts for sustainable management in Nepal. Attempt has also been made to document the references from 1946 to 2004.

Finally, effort has also been made to identify lacunas and constraints surfaced both at the policy and program as well as at (less)

2. Environmental management and conservation legislation.

3. Ecological politics and economics, sustainable development.

4. Urban ecology.

5. Ethnic ecology - traditional use of natural resources.

III. Ecological Problems of Human Biology: 1.

Human growth and development as adjustments, physique. 2.

Aging and adaptation to environment. 3.

Biological adaptability mechanism of adaptative changes. 4.

Environmental physiology organismal level of adaptation. 5.

Ecology of health and diseases epidemiology. 6.

Ecology of nutrition a. nutritional status b.

food and nutrition. 7.

Ecological of human settlements, households and family. 8.

Biological effects of demographic changes a. demography b.

paleodemography. 9.

Genetics of human populations gene diversity related to environment. 10.

Secular changes and environment. IV.

Cultural Adaptational Behaviour: 1. Culture as means of adaptation.

2. Education for environment, strategies, in research and education.

3. Health environment and behavior, sociobiology of human population (less)

The accountantof a Hindu monastery has been brutally murdered, and the head priest is the prime suspect. But asboth detective and doctor soon discover, their Indian autumn has only just begun.

They are plungedinto a series of adventures that take them from Madras and Pondicherry to the princely courts ofHyderabad, the uncharted jungles of the Central Provinces, pine-scented Nainital, and the bustlingmetropolis of Calcutta. Even as Holmes unravels sinister plots, Watson busies himself helpingRonald Ross track the malaria parasite and advising a schoolboy called Dhyan Chand on the finerpoints of hockey.

The six stories in Holmes of the Raj are delightful vignettes of life and politics in colonial India.Vithal Rajan breathes life into historical characters, as Holmes and Watson meet Lord Ripon,Madame Blavatsky, Francis Younghusband, Kipling (less)

1. Introduction.

2. Methodology.

3. Status of women.

4. Institutionalising Panchayati Raj in India.

5. Evolution of Panchayats in Haryana.

6. Women's participation and empowerment in Panchayats.

7. Schedule Caste women and Panchayati Raj.

8. How active are Schedule Caste women in Panchayati Raj Institutions? Perception of the people.

9. How active are Schedule Caste women in Panchayati Raj Institutions: perception of the officials.

10. Summary and conclusion.

Annexes. Bibliography.

"The UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reflect widespread international acknowledgement that empowerment of women and the achievement of gender equality are matters of human rights and social justice. Today gender disparity and empowerment have come to occupy the centre stage of development debate.

Since, independence a number of legislative enactments have helped alleviate the status of women in India but still a lot remains to be achieved. The place and status of women in decision making apparatus needs to be evaluated and (less)

Women of aristocracy. 2.

Village women. 3.

Bibis and mistresses. 4.

Public entertainers. 5.

Women at work. 6.

Women in marriage. 7.

Dress, ornaments and cosmetics. Select bibliography.

Picture credits. "Women in India have always been accorded pride of place in both religious and philosophical thought.

They were capable of advanced learning in every branch of knowledge and enjoyed high status in society in Vedic times. This was followed by a long period when their status declined and they were relegated behind the veil.

The British authors have left behind fascinating descriptive accounts of Indian women, their customs and manners and mode of life during the Raj period. Many of them admire the Indian women for her innate sense of modestry and sing paeans to her womanliness.

As regards the visual record by British artists, the western concept of beauty had its impact on their portrayal of Indian women. In this well-researched (less)

His heritage. 2.

The Sikhs in ferment. 3.

The Sukarchakia Misl. 4.

The Maharaja. 5.

Punjab under a sovereign Punjabi ruler. 6.

The first round of conquests. 7.

The affairs of heart. 8.

The British connection. 9.

The fruits of alliance. 10.

Koh-i-nu. 11.

Multan conquered. 12.

Foreigners at the Lahore Durbar. 13.

Peshawar occupied.14.

Leili. 15.

A summit on the field of the cloth of gold. 16.

Kashmir captured. 17.

The last battle. 18.

A patron of arts. 19.

Writing in Ranjit Singh's Singh's Times. 20.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh's secularism. Afterword.

Chronology. Select bibliography.

Index. "Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the first Punjabi to rule over the Punjab in the recorded history.

His kingdom extended from Tibet to Sind and from Kabul to Sutlej. At least 80 percent of population of the territory he ruled was Muslim, 10 percent were Hindus and the remaining 10 percent were Sikhs.

A devout follower of (less)