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Environmental Hazards of Plastic Wastes: Bioremediation Approaches for Environmental Clean-up focuses on the exploitation of various biological treatment technologies, their use to treat plastic contaminants, and restoration of contaminated sites…
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Gitanjali Thapar
The book Echoes of Tradition: Exploring Girish Karnad's Theatrical Pilgrimage is an amalgamation of
the Indian theatre tradition and the modern sensibility. It explores the mythological framework, the historic and…
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Madhav Thapar
Religion does not breed terrorism, hatred does.from Madhav Thapar the author of the much loved a friend like karna comes his second novel The times we live in. This is…
Romila Thapar
An overview of nationalism and its impact on the study of history from one of India's most prominent historians.
In this timely book, historian Romila Thapar delves into the complex…
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Written by one of India's best-known public intellectuals, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in India's fascinating history as well as the direction in which the nation is…
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Romila Thapar
A lively discussion between two eminent Indian academics that examines what it means to be an Indian.
Through a stimulating dialogue, two old friends trace the history of the idea…
This book provides useful information and applications of biochar produced from agricultural waste, for removal of contaminants from industrial effluent and reutilization of waste sludge in production of biofuel/bioenergy. It…
Blue Bioeconomy looks at the potential for compounds sourced from marine biomass and microorganisms as sustainable feedstocks for various industries.
Ocean plays a significant role in energy production, human health and economy. Seawater, seaweed, microalgae, yeast, bacteria act as feedstock for biofuels and bioproducts. The book focuses on biorefinery and…
Thapar
First published by the Clarendon Press in 1961, this authoritative work is based largely on the edicts of Asoka, whose policies are analysed against the background of Mauryan civilization during…
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Thapar, Romila
The 16 stories in this collection of Indian heroes and heroines, their adventures, misfortunes and triumphs, of gods and demons and of animals, have been told to generations of children…
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Romila Thapar,
The essays in this volume give the reader a proper understanding of what Indian citizenship means, the threats to it, and what each citizen of this country needs to do…
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This volume presents a collection of papers and lectures by one of India’s foremost historians on a range of subjects pertaining to early Indian history.
Mala Thapar
Leadership culture is like a multi-layered quilt spun with strands of human DNA, conditioning and habits. And this book deals with the differences, perspectives, priorities, human nature and cultures that…
Vishal Thapar
With significant growth of bio-molecular sequence data in the last decade the need for algorithms to extract patterns and meaningful information from such data has been felt strongly. Alignment of…
The story of the raid of Somanatha is one of the founding myths of modern Indian national identity. The Muslim Mahmud of Ghazni established an empire at the beginning of…
Valmik Thapar
The book 'Winged Fire' by Valmik Thapar showcases India's rich birdlife with stunning photos and writings by top experts. It features over 1,200 bird species and rare pictures, making it…
In this collection of essays, Romila Thapar draws on her vast experience as a writer and historian by delving into the past for signs of the present. She reveals that…
This book covers history, genetics, early Vedic scriptures, archaeology and linguistics to test and challenge various hypotheses, myths, facts and theories that are currently in vogue.
The tiger has captured the imagination of human beings from the beginning of recorded history. It has been feared, worshipped, admired, hunted, studied, photographed, written about, immortalized in art and…
An explosive account, dispelling the myths and inventions of Hindu nationalism
Karan Thapar
In Devil’s Advocate, Karan dives deep into his life to come up with many memorable moments. Included here are stories of warm and lasting friendships, such as with Benazir Bhutto…
Saving Wild India spells out new and innovative ways to govern our wilderness and safeguard its future. In his new book, naturalist and conservationist Valmik Thapar gives us a bold…
Religion does not breed terrorism, hatred does. From Madhav Thapar the author of the much loved A Friend Like Karna comes his second novel The Times We Live In. This…
Trisha Thapar
“The only thing I knew was that I had to keep going on. I wanted to keep going on. To peel every layer beneath the surface. To get to his…
Relevant reading during a time when culture is a hot topic of interest and contestation.Covers a wide range of areas to demonstrate how complex the idea of culture is
Ciaran Thapar
An acclaimed author and youth worker explains the reasons behind the UK’s crisis of youth violence - and how it can be solved
Demetri wants to study criminology at university…
Friendship or Love, Power or Loyalty - these are the choices that mankind has struggled with from time immemorial.Set in present day Mumbai and Delhi, the rivalry between two…
A history of India upto 1300 AD introducing the beginnings of India’s cultural dynamics
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This omnibus collection of four of Romila Thapar’s published volumes attempts to explore different historical questions in their varying manifestations and from multiple perspectives, at the same time keeping the…
Namita Thapar
"The Dolphin and the Shark" by Namita Thapar explores the balance between being an aggressive shark and an empathetic dolphin in leadership. Drawing from her experiences on Shark Tank India…
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Valmik Thapar spent 40 years studying Ranthambhore tigers, forming close bonds with special ones like Padmini, Genghis, Noon, Broken Tooth, Laxmi, and Machli. His experiences with these magnificent animals changed…
Amul Thapar
"Amul Thapar sets the record straight with this can't-put-down series of stories that reveal the courage, decency, and humanity of the man behind what many are calling the Thomas Court."…
Nations need identities. These are created from perceptions of how societies have evolved. In this, history plays a central role. Insisting on reliable history is therefore crucial to more than…
In 1957, renowned Indian historian Romila Thapar visited China, where, together with Sri Lankan art historian Anil de Silva, she worked at two cave sites that were the locations of…
A powerful history of the long tradition of political dissent in India published at a moment when the very idea of dissent is under attack.
One of India’s preeminent historians examines the role of history in contemporary society.
Originally published: New Delhi: Kali for Women, 1999.
This book discusses the history of the Mauryas with a special emphasis on the reign and activities of Asoka. It focuses on sources, socio-economic conditions, administration, Dhamma, foreign relations, and…
The claim that India uniquely lacks historical writing distracts us from a more pertinent question: how to recognize the historical sense of societies whose past is recorded in ways very…
Valmik Thapar,Romila Thapar,Yusuf Ansari
Remarking on the lack of accounts of encounters with lions and cheetahs - as opposed to the tiger and the leopard which are extensively documented, the author argues that, over…
Sometime in the late summer of 1976, Sanjay Gandhi asked if I wanted to go flying with him… After first attempting to teach Karan Thapar to fly (not very successfully)…
Sewaram Singh Thapar
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
