Green Nanomaterials for Energy and Environment: Protocols and Applications provides a comprehensive account of the various green protocols used for the synthesis of nanomaterials, their characterization techniques, toxicity evaluation, and various applications in the field of energy and environment. The book covers the optimal experimental routes and mechanisms for the formation of benign nanoparticles and their use in energy conversion, storage, and environmental applications. Overall, th...

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the integration of cloud and edge computing in artificial intelligence, addressing critical topics such as hybrid architectures, real-time data processing, security, and practical artificial intelligence applications.Offers a detailed exploration of foundational concepts and practical applications of edge artificial intelligence, making it a comprehensive resource for understanding this emerging technology.Features real-...

An engrossing portrait of an arranged marriage, from the prize-winning author of Home and Difficult Daughters.Nina is a thirty-year-old English lecturer in New Delhi, living with her widowed mother and frustrated by how little life has to offer. Ananda has recently emigrated to Halifax, Canada; having spent his twenties painstakingly building his career, he searches for something to complete his new life. When an arranged marriage is proposed, Nina is uncertain: c...

When their traditional business - selling saris - is increasingly sidelined by the new fashion for jeans and stitched salwar kameez, the Banwari Lal family must adapt. But instead of branching out, the sons remain apprenticed to the struggling shop and the daughters are confined to the family home. As envy and suspicion grip parents and children alike, the need for escape - whether through illicit love or in the making of pickles or the search for education - becomes ever stronger...

MADHUBALA:Madhubala was born as Mumtaz Jehan Begum in Delhi on 14 February 1933. When she entered in film industry as a child artist in 1942, who could ever thought on seeing her that one day she would become one of the most beautiful and versatile actresses of Hindi cinema.Lavishly illustrated with photos of Madhubala, this special book covers in detail the major events in her life, her rise in the film industry from bit player to celebrity and her marriage to Kishore Kuma...

Set around the time of Partition and written with absorbing intelligence and sympathy, Difficult Daughters is the story of a young woman torn between the desire for education and the lure of illicit love.' Difficult Daughters is intensely imagined, fluidly written, moving. Through our struggles with our parents, it flings us into their own momentous times, their youthful yearnings for love and independence and life. And so it becomes an urgent and ...

Astha has everything an educated, middle-class Delhi woman could ask for - children, a dutiful loving husband, and comfortable surroundings. So why should she be consumed with a sense of unease and dissatisfaction?Astha finds herself embarking on a powerfully physical relationship with a much younger woman, Pipee, the widow of a political activist. But with this extra-marital affair is she foolishly jeopardizing everything - or is Astha at last throwing off the fear and timidity in...

When Shagun leaves Raman for another man, a bitter legal battle ensues. The custody of their two young children is thrown into question and Shagun must decide what price she will pay for freedom... Meanwhile, Ishita, a failed marriage behind her, finds another chance at happiness with Raman. But when the courts threaten the security of her new family, she decides to fight for it - whatever the cost.From prize-winning author Manju Kapur, Custody is an intimate portrait of m...

This book is not just a manual, it is a journey of self-discovery. Trusting the process and following the steps outlined in the book will enable you to delve deep into your thoughts and feelings, and ultimately uncover what your ideal life looks like. By embarking on this journey, you will be able to identify your strengths, weaknesses, fears, and aspirations, and develop a plan to achieve your goals. The book is designed to guide you through this process, offering insights and tools to he...

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Narratives of Crisis and Futurity presents the second volume of a two volume project that examines the volatile forces reshaping contemporary South Asia. This volume analyzes how authors from across the region respond to ecological devastation, technological acceleration, gendered and political violence, and the destabilization of social and spatial boundaries. Through rigorous engagement with fiction, memoir, and interdisciplinary theory, it reveals how South Asian narratives con...

You watch someone seemingly stumble into success, into love, into abundance, while you work twice as hard for half the results. You meet people who radiate a frequency of ease and attraction, and you wonder: What do they know that I don't? These aren't just philosophical questions—they're urgent, personal, sometimes agonizing questions.Why is everyone's life so different?Why do opportunities seem to fall into some laps while others struggle for scraps?