Most of us transit through life embracing and immersing in experiences, which are soon forgotten; but not Usha Kumar. Usha is not only gifted with the ability to recollect these passings of life be it trivial or significant but is also talented to pen them with clarity and simplicity into an interesting web of short stories.Dispatches from Sowparnika is a microcosm of the passage of human life. With stories of people and places, it is a compilation of everyday experiences as percei...

What happens when ancient systems of oppression travel across oceans? How do Indian diaspora communities across five nations challenge centuries-old systems of oppression while building new forms of solidarity? Caste, Country, and Creed: Struggles for Social Justice in the Contemporary Indian Diaspora takes readers inside the dynamic world of contemporary social justice activism spanning Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.Thi...

Carbon cycle plays a vital role in regulating the global climate by controlling the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Carbon sequestration through wetland ecosystem has the potential to play an important role in ameliorating environmental problems such as atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases and climate change. Wetlands supply large amounts of organic carbon to sediments, form of plant debris like fallen leaves, twigs and phytoplankton and allochthonous bacte...

Highlights key innovations in citrus cultivation, from genetics to precision agriculture and integrated pest management (IPM).Covers advances in breeding and cultivation of a range of soft tropical fruits, including banana, lychee, papaya and pomegranate.Broad coverage of key stone tropical and subtropical fruits, including avocado, coconut, guava, jackfruit and mangoes.

Usha Uthup, India's undisputed icon of pop music, has enthralled an entire generation of listeners with her unforgettable voice and continues to do so. Completing fifty years as a professional singer in 2020 was just another milestone in her fabled career.In this vivid biography, which was originally written in Hindi, Vikas Kumar Jha captures the entire arc of Uthup's career in music. From her childhood days in Mumbai and her first gigs singing with jazz bands in Chennai's glitzy nightclub...

On the palm of a murdered man, it is written 'Today - me. Tomorrow?' Usha, a very beautiful woman gets entangled in the murder mystery. To know more, listen to Oosi Munayil Usha' உஷா என்கிற ஒரு அழகான பெண்ணுக்கு ஏற்படக்கூடிய ஒரு அபாயகரமான சூழ்நிலையை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டதுதான் இந்த நாவல். கொலை செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு நபரின் உள்ளங்கையில் இன்று நான்......நாளை ? என்று எழுதப்பட்ட வாசகத்தோடு நாவலின் நாயகி உஷா எப்படி சம்பந்தப்பட்டு, அதிலிருந்து மீள்கிறாள் என்பது இந்த ஊசிமுனை உஷா சொல்லப் போகிறாள்.

How do women express individual agency when engaging in seemingly prescribed or approved practices such as religious fasting? How are sectarian identities played out in the performance of food piety? What do food practices tell us about how women negotiate changes in family relationships?This collection offers a variety of distinct perspectives on these questions. Organized thematically, areas explored include the subordination of women, the nature of resistance, boundary making an...

Usha Uthup, India's undisputed icon of pop music, has enthralled an entire generation of listeners with her unforgettable voice and continues to do so. Completing fifty years as a professional singer in 2020 was just another milestone in her fabled career. In this vivid biography, which was originally written in Hindi, Vikas Kumar Jha captures the entire arc of Uthup's career in music. From her childhood days in Mumbai and her first gigs singing with jazz bands in Chennai's glitzy nightclu...

‘आइ बिलीव इन म्यूजि़क’, ‘आइ बिलीव इन लव’—हमेशा इन दो संगीतमय वाक्यों से अपने शो की शुरुआत करनेवाली भारतीय पॉप संगीत की महारानी उषा उथुप ‘रम्भा हो’, ‘पाउरिंग रेन’, ‘मटिल्डा’, ‘कोई यहाँ नाचे-नाचे’ और ‘दोस्तों से प्यार किया’ सरीखे झूम-धूम-भरे बेशुमार गानों के संग लोगों के अन्तर्मन के धुँधले क्षितिज को हज़ार वाट की अपनी हँसी से सदैव जगमग करती आई हैं। वे देश-दुनिया की बाईस भाषाओं में गाती हैं। पर दुनिया-भर में फैले उनके प्रशंसकों को इस बात का कहीं से भी इल्म नहीं कि ‘उल्लास की नाव’ बनकर निरन्तर...

'ஊசி முனையில் உஷா' இந்த நாவலின் நாயகி உஷாதான். வாழ்க்கையில் எல்லாப் பெண்களுக்கும் பிரச்னை வரும். துணிச்சலாக பெண்கள் மட்டுமே அந்தப் பிரச்னைகளை எதிர்த்துப் போராடி வெற்றி பெறுவார்கள். பிரச்னையின் தாக்கம் பெண்ணுக்கு பெண் மாறுபடும். ஆனால், நம் கதையின் நாயகி உஷாவுக்கு வந்த பிரச்னை ஒரு 100 பெண்களுக்கு ஏற்படும் ஒட்டு மொத்த பிரச்னை. சுற்றிலும் புலி, சிங்கம், சிறுத்தை, வேங்கை, நரி என்று ஒரு மிருகக்கும்பல். அதன் மையத்தில் மருண்ட பார்வையோடு இளமானாய் உஷா. அந்த இளமான் எப்படி தப்பித்து தன் இருப்பிடத்திற்...