“sumathi s”

This exceptionally innovative exploration of the historical imagination—in India and elsewhere—looks at ideas about vanished homelands, hidden civilizations, and forgotten peoples. During the nineteenth century, Lemuria was imagined as a land that once bridged India and Africa. Much like Atlanti... More

The time: Seventeeth century, Maharashtra. The Maratha Kingdom is caught up in a swirl of excitement. This gripping novel portrays a youngster's struggle to grapple with and overcome his own weakness, inspired by the valour and heroism dominating the period.... More

It is nineteenth century Bengal and revolutionary ideas are in the air. A movement is afoot to restore to women some of their basic rights, including the right to education. In a small village, our heroine, nine-year old Paromita longs to go to school. But her father disapproves. Paromita is shatter... More

The application of field theoretic techniques to problems in condensed matter physics has generated an array of concepts and mathematical techniques to attack a range of problems such as the theory of quantum phase transitions, the quantum Hall effect and quantum wires. While concepts such as the re... More

Information is a valuable resource to an organization. Computer software provides an efficient means of processing information, and database systems are becoming an increasingly common means by which it is possible to store and retrieve information in an effective manner. This book provides comprehe... More