The sacred complex of Kathmandu, Nepal: religion of the Hima layan Kingdom

Jha, Makhan

ISBN: 9788121204903, 8121204909

Contents: (i) The cultural history of Kathmandu (ii) The sacred centres of Kathmandu: a textual perspective (iii) The sacred centres of Kathmandu : contextual perspectives (iv) The sacred performances at Kathmandu (v) The sacred specialists of Kathmandu (vi) The pilgrimage and the pilgrims of Kathmandu.

Sacred Songs of India, Vol.1

Subramaniam, VK (b.1930)

ISBN: 9788170173212, 8170173213

Contents: (i)Songs of Andal (7th century A.D.)-30 Songs (ii)Songs of Jayadeva (12th century A.D.)-10 Songs (iii)So0ngs of Vidhyapati (14th-15th century A.D.)-10 Songs (iv)Songs of Kabir (15th-16th century A.D.)-10 Songs (v)Songs of Meera (15th-16th century A.D.)-10 Songs (vi)Songs o Purandharadasa (15th -16th century A.D.)-10 Songs (vii)Songs of Surdas (15th-16th century A.D.)-10 Songs (viii)So...

Repression and resistance in Dalit women's autobiographies: a select study

Saha, Somali

ISBN: 9789355293008, 9355293003

The book is unique in vision and perception towards understanding the Dalit women's journey from repression to resistance.

The Santhal women: a social profile

Sahu, Chaturbhuj (b.1950)

ISBN: 9788185431635, 8185431639

Contents: (i)Land and the people (ii)Ethnographic study of the Santhal women: their role & responsibility (iv)Tribal movement and the Santhal women (v)Women's liberation movement and the Santhal women (vi)Awareness among the Santhal.;

Scheduled castes, history of elevation, Tamil Nadu, 1900-1955

Mohan, Pullam Ethiraj

Science, society and peace

Kosambi, DD

ISBN: 9788170071945, 8170071941

Contents: (i) An autobiographical account (ii) Science and society (iii) Nuclear threat and peace (iv) The energy question (v) On two great scientists.

Lady doctors: the untold stories India's first women in medicine

Rao, Kavitha

ISBN: 9789395073547, 9395073543

Book provides extraordinary stories of 6 women from 1860s to 1930 who;defied all odds to become successful doctors.;

Seasonal dimensions of surplus labour in agriculture: estimate, impact and absorption

Verma, Binoy N (1946- ) et al

ISBN: 9788185565392, 8185565392

Gendered cityscapes: perspectives on identity and equity in urban Asia,

ISBN: 9788131611142, 8131611140

This book provides a glimpse into the complex realities of gender disparity that can be seen in urban spaces of most Asian nations.

Gendered spaces and ruptured identities: representation of women in African literature

ISBN: 9789355290946, 9355290942

Dalit women: from exclusion to integration

Sharma, Sunita

ISBN: 9788131611463, 8131611469

Shia women: Muslim faith and practice

D'Souza, Diane

ISBN: 9788189884741, 8189884743

Sikkim: perspectives for planning and develoment

Rai, Suresh Chand et al (ed.)

ISBN: 9788121101608, 8121101603

There are 53 articles under (i) Physical background (ii) Culture, socio-politics and education (iii) Resource status and biodiversity (iv) Agriculture, animal husbandry and horticulture (v) Energy, health, food and economy (vi) Ecology and environment and (vii) Perspective planning and industry

India unravelled: the representation of women in literature and society, a special issue on Agadi Ka Amrit Mahotoav (75 years of Indian Independence),

ISBN: 9789355293879, 9355293879

Social justice: a dialogue

Desai, DA et al.

The present books is in the form of a dialogue on Social Justice between retired judge of the Supreme Court, Justice D.A. Desai, and a cross-section of people including social scientists, lawyers social activists and bureacratcs.;

Social legislation and status of Hindu women

Sahai, Shailly

Contents: (i)The theme and thetheoretical frame (ii)Women and social change in India (iii)Design and scope of the study (iv)The impact of recent social legislation on the status of Hindu Women (v)Challenges ahead (vi)Towards raising women's status: a social work perspective.;

Social life in Nepal: from tradition to modernity (1901-1925)

Maskey, Govinda (b.1945)

ISBN: 9788174881762, 817488176X

Contents: (i)An overview of social and political set up of Nepal between 1846 and 1925 (ii)Slavery and bondage (iii)Sati: a custom of widow-burning (iv)Position of women (v)Education: growth and development.;

Social movements and the state

Shah, Ghanshyam (ed.)

ISBN: 9788178290232, 8178290235

The essays in the first part discuss the various definitions of social movements and their typology, and examine the growing unrest in India resulting from the failure of the institutional set up to meet the aspirations of the masses. Part two examines collective action as manifested in protests, agitations, strikes and riots which develop into movements of various social groups.

Social system and the Dalit identity

Sangwan, Om Prakash (b.1948)(ed.)

ISBN: 9788171693672, 8171693679

Women education and empowerment: role of Bethune college (1879-1947)

Dey, Sweta

ISBN: 9789390692934, 9390692938

This book traces the history of India's oldest college i.e.the Bethune college. Although the British government and the patriarchy had shared a limited space for the education of women in the nineteenth century, but with the establishment of his college the demand for women's higher education started to mature.