The First Glance Held is a quiet, deeply reflective collection of poems that explores the fragile space between strangers—where connection begins but is not yet defined. Moving through moments of fleeting eye contact, unspoken questions, shared silences, and the slow unfolding of emotional intimacy, the book captures the essence of almost love.With a restrained, meditative style, Sateesh Hegde invites readers to experience the subtle shifts that occur in h...

Extended Producer Responsibility in Asia – Policy, Practice, and Performance is a field-tested roadmap for designing, funding, and running EPR systems that actually deliver results. Structured to mirror the book's flow—from fundamentals to global benchmarks, Asia case studies, system design, day-to-day operations, sector playbooks, and an implementation toolkit—it turns policy intent into on-the-ground performance.Foundations & Benchmarks (Parts I–II).

Mystical Mantras: Secrets of Ancient Chants — Unlocking Vedic, Tantric, and Devotional Power by Sateesh Hegde is a clear, practical guide to mantra practice for modern life. Blending Vedic insight, Tantric precision, and Bhakti devotion, it explains how sacred sound works, how to choose and pronounce mantras correctly, and how to design safe 21/40-day sādhanā cycles you can actually sustain. You'll find curated mantras (Gayatri, Mahāmṛtyuñjaya, Om Namaḥ Śivāya, De...

Deposit Return Systems in Asia: A Circular Economy Handbook for Policymakers and Practitioners is a practical, Asia-focused guide to designing and scaling beverage container deposit schemes that actually work. Blending global best practice with regional realities, it explains how DRS complements EPR, what deposit levels and container scopes drive high return rates, and how to finance systems through unclaimed deposits, material revenues, and fair producer fees. Through case studie...

Most of us spend our lives trying to fix things outside—our work, relationships, routines—thinking that once everything falls into place, we will finally feel calm and fulfilled. But even after things improve, the restlessness often remains. This book begins with a simple but powerful shift: what we experience as life is largely shaped by the mind, and unless we understand how it works, the same patterns keep repeating in different forms.The Yogi's Handbook draws from the ...