“uma das gupta”

Nobel Prize laureate Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) is known to us today primarily as a poet and litterateur. Not many people, though, are aware of the vital significance of his efforts in the field of education and rural reconstruction. He loved the people of his country and strove for the rights ... More

Edward Thompson, an English poet and Wesleyan missionary--and, later, father of the eminent historian E. P. Thompson--first met Rabindranath Tagore on the day the poet learned he had won the Nobel Prize in 1913. He became closely involved with him and his circle during the preparation of Rabindranat... More

‘It is not easy to know oneself . . . I have made different attempts to make sense of my life . . . The only thing I have been able to conclude about myself is that I am a poet, nothing else, no matter all the other things I may have done with my life.’The Renaissance man of modern India... More

The books in this series guide children through various pictorial activities which help them in developing basic concepts and pre-reading skills. These extensively illustrated books also provide explicit notes for teachers. The worksheets have been widely (and successfully) tested in schools. Books ... More

The books in this series guide children through various pictorial activities which help them in developing basic concepts and pre-reading skills. These extensively illustrated books also provide explicit notes for teachers. The worksheets have been widely (and successfully) tested in schools. Books ... More

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This book contests the prevalent view that Indian philosophy is essentially spiritualitic. from the internal evidence in the Vedic literature, it concludes that Vedic religion and philosophy and ethics were materialistic, and the Vedic Indians were not escapist brooders, but were realits, positive t... More

This introductory information systems book helps readers overcome the challenges of sorting through IS issues, concepts, and terms to maintain a current and relevant knowledge base in the midst of an information revolution. Chapter topics include IS use in business, computer hardware and software, d... More

One of India’s most influential film critics and film historians, Chidananda Das Gupta has been writing on cinema since 1946. He has been witness to and has written about almost every development in Indian cinema since Independence, including the film society movement which he initiated, the estab... More