Avadh: Beyond Bricks and Mortaris a historical fiction, spanning a period between the latter half of the18th Century and the early part of the 19th Century, when caste considerations were at their peak. Many characters in this story are real and a part of the written history. While many others, have been created to make the story real. The facts merge with the fiction and the fiction sounds like facts in the story.

The six volumes in the Black Wings series, from which these "Best of" tales are selected, stand as a monument to H. P. Lovecraft's incalculable and unassailable influence on contemporary weird fiction, and so the time seemed right for a retrospective volume that exhibits the choicest items from the series. The task of selection was not a simple or straightforward one, for every tale in the series had some claim to be chosen; let it then be said that this volume does not contain necessarily...

Weird fiction is an incredibly rich and varied genre, running the gamut from supernatural horror to imaginary-world fantasy to psychological terror. This anthology seeks to exhibit the wide range of themes, motifs, and imagery that weird fiction allows, as embodied in the work of some of the leading contemporary writers in the field.The ghost or revenant is a venerable motif, and stories by John Shirley, Lynda E. Rucker, and Reggie Oliver ring fascinating changes on it. Allied to t...

H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), the pioneering writer of weird fiction, has himself become an icon in popular culture. Stories, novels, and other works featuring the gaunt, lantern-jawed gentleman from Providence, Rhode Island, have proliferated. These works have been triggered by the incredible amount of knowledge we have on the writer—his family, his friends, his idiosyncrasies and eccentricities—as found in his thousands of surviving letters.This anthology takes the figure of Lovec...

As the chief of the Indian Army's Northern Command, he played a critical role to get the People’s Liberation Army to withdraw beyond the Indian claim line at Finger 8 on the north bank of Pangong Tso. This strategic move forced China to negotiate Ladakh disengagement. He was commissioned to the India Army's 13 JAK Rifles unit, which is known as the ‘Bravest of The Brave’. He commanded 13 JAK Rifles in Operation Vijay during the Kar...

These short stories are based on several basic school experiments developed at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, for the selection and training of students at the Junior Science Olympiad.These experiments have also been used for a long time in the teacher training programmes aimed at exposing the teachers to fundamental school experiments. The idea is to motivate teachers to take their students away from bookish kno...

Stories of humans striving for the good life are the focus of this new text from Roni Kay M. O’Dell and Devin K. Joshi, grounding students’ understanding of globalization and international development in real human and practical experience. Globalization and Human Development provides a new history and focus to the study of international development, with a concern for how people have been included, or continue to be left out, of the center of development thinking and practice. Wh...

1D Semiconducting Hybrid NanostructuresIn-depth discussion on the physics, chemistry, and engineering beneath the construction of 1D semiconducting hybrid materials1D Semiconducting Hybrid Nanostructures: Synthesis and Applications in Gas Sensing and Optoelectronics provides breakthrough research developments and trends in a variety of 1D hybrid nanostructures for chemi-resistive gas sensors and optoelectronics applications, includ...

A tragedy unique to modern American culture, the opioid epidemic incited a flurry of news coverage, health policy banter, and-ultimately-arrests. Instead of addressing the root of addiction, law enforcement and public policy officials scrambled to place blame. Physicians were painted as drug dealers. Patients were treated like perpetrators. Dr. Jay K. Joshi's own experiences left him with a single, burning question.In the chaos of the opioid epidemic, is anyone pro...

Reviews recent advances in understanding pollination dynamics and the role of plant-pollinator relationships in agro-ecosystemsProvides a comprehensive assessment of the major threats to economically important pollinators, including the impact of climate change and pest and disease threatExplores best practices for the protection of key pollinators and the ecosystem services they deliver

Singapore´s journey during the past 45 years is an outstanding example that, in spite of multiple hardships, pragmatic policies, clear visions, long-term planning, forward-looking strategies and political will, as well as a relentless urge to improve, can result in strong foundations for sustainable development.This book describes the journey of Singapore´s development and the fundamental role that water has had in shaping it. What makes this case so unique is that the quest for se...

In Silico Modelling and Simulation for Diabetes Therapy is an exploratory study positioned at the intersection of pharmacology, systems biology, and biomedical engineering. The book demonstrates how in silico approaches support a better understanding of diabetes pathophysiology, insulin kinetics, and drug–receptor interactions while reducing reliance on costly, time-intensive clinical trials.The book begins with core concepts of in silico modelling before examining mechanisms of di...