Tantra, Mantra and Yantra in Indian Tradition

Tantra, Mantra and Yantra in Indian Tradition


Ed. by Dr. Haripriya Rangarajan, Dr. Kamallakar, Rita Sridhar


ISBN : 9788190990202


Pages : xxvi+358p


Edition : 2010 (Paperback)


Price : Rs. 1000.00


Pub : Birla Archaeological & Cultural Research Institute, Hyd.


About the Book


Sri Venkateswara Temple, popularly known as Birla Mandir is located on Niladri (a hill) In the heart of the City of Pearls-Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh. The temple was constructed in 1969 (1969-1975) by Hindustan Charity Trust (A Birla Foundation) under the able and efficient guidance of Late Sri. B.M. Birla, a great Industrialist of India and philanthropist father of Padmabhushan Sri Ganga Prasad Birla. Sri Ganga Prasad Birla turned this temple into a great pilgrimage centre by developing and adding many more shrines in the temple complex. Apart from the presiding deity Lord Sri Venkateswara in the temple, there are shrines for other deities like Padmavati, Andal, Garuda, Hanuman, Siva, Vinayaka and Sai Baba. The entire complex was built with quality marble brought from Makrana (rajasthan State). People say the visit to Hyderabad will not be completed without a visit to the Marble Marvel-the Birla Mandir.

Management of Water Resources in Himalayan Ecosystem: A Case Study

Management of Water Resources in Himalayan Ecosystem: A Case Study

by Dr. Khalid Rayaz 

ISBN : 9789380574264


Pages : Xvi, 326p

Edition: 2012 (Hardback) 



Price : Rs. 1195.00


About the Book

The book on management of water resources in Himalayan ecosystem presents kaleidoscopic view of water resources management in remote ditrict Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Multifacet managerial aspect of water resource in different economic sector like aquaculture, irrigation, hydro power generation, production of minor minerals has been dealt in detail. The book emphasized upon the identification of sources water bodies in the study region like rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, wells and springs on carographic principles. It includes the evaluation of water potential in the different water bodies and their utilization for socio economic development of the area. The book also traces out the origin, extent and nature of aquatic pollution and variation in aquatic ecosystems besides assessing the anthropogenic impact on them. Special attentions have been laid to formulate certain managerial and conversational measures for proper and judicious utilization of water resources in the future. 

About the Author

Born in Thanna Mandhi, District Rajouri, J&K(India), Khalid Rayaz is a committed teacher and young researcher done his M.Sc. in Geography in 2002 and Ph.D. in Water Resource Management in 2007 from University of Jammu, Jammu. He is a Lecturer in Geography, Department of Education, Jammu and Kashmir. He possesses the teaching experience for more than eight years both at graduate and undergraduate classes. He has published more than two dozen research papers in leading national and international journals, besides participating in several states, national and international conferences across the country for presenting his research work. he has acted as resources person in many orientation programmes for teachers organized by state institute of education, jammu. He has authored four books - Geography of Asia with special reference to India, Geography of India - ocean and climate, Human and regional resources geography and resources geography of jammu and kashmir which are widelyacclaimed and accepted as text and reference books both in the state and national level. He is also the member of several geographical and other scientific organizations of the country.

Water Crisis in the Indian Subcontinent

Water Crisis in the Indian Subcontinent 

ed. by Zahid Husain & L. Cajee (North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong)

ISBN No.: 9789380574257

Pages: xliv+503p


Edition: 2012 (Hardback) 

Price: Rs 1595.00

About the Book

Undoubtedly, water is the most vital resource, but there are numerous water crises/problems affecting man. The foremost problem is shortage of adequate and safe domestic water in many parts of the world, including the Indian Subcontinent. The Indian Subcontinent is land of contrast in terms of hydrological regime. Unfortunately, water crisis has worsened over the years, threatening the existence of man, plants and animals. Water problems of the Indian Subcontinent are related with water excess, water shortage, water pollution, over-exploitation of ground water, lowering of water table in most of the aquifers, depleting sources of surface water, encroachment on water bodies, chocking of the natural and artificial channels, urban floods, retreating glaciers and snow fields, erratic rainfall, salinity, water logging, water borne diseases, water ownership, conflicts on sharing of water, submergence of land under reservoirs, displacement of the people due to construction of dams, high arsenic and fluoride contents in the ground water, water conservation and so on. Some of these problems are dealt with in the Book, which will be valuable for the water managers, technocrats, planners, NGOs and people of the Indian Subcontinent.

About the Author

Zahid Husain Qureshi (b. 1952), M.A., Ph.D. in Geography (Udaipur) is Professor in the Department of Geography, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. Since April 1997, he has been engaged in teaching and research in physical geography in the Department. He specialises in geomorphology, ecology, environment and remote sensing. Earlier he worked in a UNESCO project during 1975, and in 1976 joined the Geomorphology and Photogrammetry Section, CAZRI (ICAR), Jodhpur where he received further training in geomorphology and remote sensing to carry out research on desertification and identification of the prior/buried courses of the Saraswati River in the Thar Desert. For one year he did research along with a team on palaeo-environment and archaeology of the Thar Desert while working in a UGC project of the Poona University at Deccan College, Pune. From October 1979 to March 1997, he carried out research in human ecology of Northeast India while working in ASI, Shillong. Up till now he has been involved in completion of 11 research projects, and in publishing 40 papers in reputed journals and books. He has authored a book entitled Geoecology of Kameng Himalaya (2002), and his edited books are Environmental Degradation and Conservation in Northeast India (1996), Environmental Issues of Northeast India (2003), and Development and Environment (2004). 

Laitpharlang Cajee (b. 1967) is an Associate Professor of the Department of Geography, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. He completed his Msc., M. Phil., Ph. D. from the same university and joined as a Lecturer in March, 1997. Since then he has been engaged in teaching and research in physical and developmental geography. He specialises in geomorphology, bio-geography, bio-diversity and tourism geography and has been associated with a number of projects and International collaboration with DPRI, Kyoto University on Climate Change in South Asia which is still on-going. He was an International Visitor to the United States in the year 2005 under the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) for Environmental Education in the 21st Century. During his visits to Japan (2006, 2008), he delivered a number of lectures in Kyoto University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Kochi University and University of Takamatsu, Japan, has been a member in the NCERT Textbook Committee for preparation of Geography books. He edited the Proceedings of the Workshop on Application of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System in Natural Resource Mapping, Analysis and Management (March 2000), has been the Co-Investigator on a project Community Forest Management in Khasi Hills - A case study of a few community and clan managed forests (May 2003) and also co-authored a booklet on Natural Resources for Environment Orientation in the Schools of North-East India published by Assam Science Society in the year 2005.