Arts & Photography

This text presents a comprehensive treatment of the operation, performance, applications, and limitations of both the digital and analog instruments normally encountered in an electronics laboratory. It also discusses in detail the techniques and methods used for measuring resistance, inductance, ca... More

Myth, magic and mountains merge in the mighty Himalaya stretching from India to Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet in these adventurous tales of tragedy and triumph, fable and fantasy, faith and folklore. Breathtaking pictures make this book a visual delight.... More

Picturing the Nation presents a visual history of modern India and explores visual representations of India from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. The essays in this volume have illustrations, which have all been reproduced in full colour on art paper. The illustrated pages have a... More

Overview Index of Top 500 Companies in India Rankings of Top 500 Companies in India Latest (29.12.2006) Mkt. Cap. V s Jul. 2006 Avg. Mkt. Cap. Key to the Tables Top 500 Companies Dec. 06 Quarter Results Market Capitalisation Rank Other Ranks based on Capital Employed, Gross Block, Sales, Profit afte... More

What does globalization mean for the television audience? Becoming a Global Audience examines concerns of cultural imperialism in relation to the actual experience of television reception in a postcolonial context. The rise of satellite television in India in the context of economic liberalization i... More

Sagaarmatha-Chomolungma or Everest is the cynosure of a vast network of mountains, natural resources,culture and languages. These are mountains in which humanity has sought for voicesin the wilderness and gods made in its image. For the people of Everest, the Sherpas, the mountain is a part of life,... More

For as long as space endures As long as suffering remains, Until then may I, too, abide To dispel the misery of the world. - Eighth-century Buddhist master Shatideva's A guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of life.... More

India has always been considered an exotic land, the and of magic and mystery, lavished by nature's splendour. Stretching from the cool grey fringe of the Himalayas in the north to the turquoise spread of the Indian Ocean in the south, washed by the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal on either side, ... More

When China developed a courtesan culture in the tenth centruy, its erotic art found a ready canvas. Its goal was to improve the health and longevity of the male practitioner. Seven hundred years later, during the rule of the Ming dynasty, the art reached its golden age. Classical erotica came to the... More

The technique of photography is first recorded as having reached India in 1840, where, as in other parts of the Empire, the British saw the craft as a means of documenting their possessions and the colourful inhabitants of their far-flung territories.... More

From teh sixteenth century, the Japanese introduced a new art style: woodblock prints which could be mass produced and catered to the erotic sensibilities of the merchant class. These Ukiyo-e prints raised erotica to the heights of fantasy. The exploits of the warriors on the battlefield and the bou... More

This book describes Ismail Merchant's extraordinary journey from his start as an aspiring filmmaker in Bombay to his triumphant arrival at the Oscar podium. Hardbound... More

An explicit, sensual and lyrical erotic novel by an Arab woman. ‘My ambition is to give back to the women of my blood the power of speech confiscated by their men.’ Badra is a young Berber girl from aNorth African village who is married off to anold man, andbrutally raped on her wedding night. ... More

This book explores popular, political and symbolic meanings assigned to dress in a variety of colonial contexts in Sri Lanka; thus it focuses on the politics of nationalism and identity under late colonialism. Proceeding from the understanding that self-representation is at its peak at the moment of... More

New Page 1 Bijoya Ray writes about her husband's style and nuances of work. These brilliant  photographs of Ray at work interspersed with his own sketches and set drawings depict his genius.... More

India is one of the most exotic countries in the world - a land of maharajas, Krishna, Buddha, Shah Jahan, Ghandi and Nehru. The diversity of landscapes is breathtaking, from the towering Himalaya in the north to the tranquil beaches of the south. This Is India takes the reader on a journey through ... More

Women are of a tender nature and want tender beginnings. For teh first three days after marriage, sexual pleasure should be forfeited. For the next seven days the couple should do everthing companionably: bathe together to the stains of music, dress up, dine together, take care of relatives and thos... More

'The repertoire was essentially a set of religious icons. However, the flow of life in the surrounding world found its place, to form the border of the religious centre. Calcutta and its more`s were in themselves a vast source: the Englishmen, the newly modish Calcuttans, the soldiers, the traders, ... More

The temples of Khajuraho represent the finest in the medieval Indian tradition of architecture and sculpture. Remarkable not only for the grace and beauty of their figures, but also for the erotica displayed on their walls, these temples remain an enigma. Why were they built? What does the wealth of... More