From the JCB Prize-winning author-translator duo of MoustachePerfect for readers of political fiction: Arundhati Roy's A God of Small Things, Perumal Murugan's Poonachi, and Abraham Verghese's The Covenant of Water'A genre-defying, history-smashing novel' - SHAHNAZ HABIB'Brilliant, and superbly translated' - TANUJ SOLANKIOn 17 August 1947, the kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor declares itself a f...

Four Belgian Malinois puppies raised by an ex-serviceman, N. K. Kuruppu, who end up in four different life situations; an old man and a younger man who play a game made out of death notices cut out from newspapers; two men who argue about the inexplicable change of character of an old-time rowdy with fatal consequences; a nurse and her boyfriend who travel to Kerala with the body of her father who died in Bangalore; a man who exploits his friend's disability to satisfy his own bestial need...

എഴുത്തിന്റെ മേഖലയിൽ തന്നെയല്ല; സാമൂഹിക സാംസ്കാരിക മേഖലകളിൽ തന്നെ ഏറെ വിവാദങ്ങൾ സൃഷ്ടിച്ച, എസ് ഹരീഷ് എന്ന എഴുത്തുകാരന്റെ കന്നി നോവൽ. കോടതി ഇടപെടൽ വരെ ആവശ്യമാവും വിധം സാദാചാര ഗുണ്ടായിസത്തിന് വിധേയമാകേണ്ടി വന്ന നോവലാണ് 'മീശ ' എന്ന ഈ കൃതി. An award winning debut novel by S Hareesh, Meesa is the story of Vavachan and his moustache that he starts sporting serendipitously, but goes on to rule is life. This story told to us through multiple narratives allows Vavachan, aka Meesa, to grow and manife...

This reference text provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in 2D materials for energy storage and conversion. It covers a wide range of 2D materials and energy applications, including 2D heterostructures for hydrogen storage applications, cathode and anode materials for lithium and sodium-ion batteries, ultrafast lithium and sodium-ion batteries, MXenes for improved electrochemical applications and MXenes as solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors. 2D Materials for...

WINNER OF THE JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2020A must-read for fans of: Perumal Murugan's Poonachi, Manoranjan Byapari's The Runaway Boy, Vivek Shanbhag's Ghachar Ghochar, and magical realism in the tradition of Gabriel García Márquez and Salman Rushdie.'A novel of epic dimensions ... easily among the most accomplished fictional works in Malayalam.'K. SATCHIDANANDANVavachan is a Pulayan who ge...

WINNER OF THE JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2020.'A novel of epic dimensions ... easily among the most accomplished fictional works in Malayalam.'K. SATCHIDANANDANVavachan is a Pulayan who gets the opportunity to play a policeman with an immense moustache in a musical drama. The character appears in only two scenes and has no dialogue. However, Vavachan's performance, and his moustache, terrify the mostly upper-caste audience, reviving in them m...

"An informative and comprehensive analysis of an industry’s shortcomings." — Kirkus ReviewsThe Hidden Crisis discusses what the author calls the cracks in the American healthcare foundation. These cracks cause the needless deaths of Americans and spiraling healthcare costs, the most imminent threats to our society. This book highlights several complexities and issues to promote discussion and educate the readers about the healthcare system. The book also details several bi...

What makes a startup a success? What are the pitfalls that could be avoided on the journey to becoming successful? What are the signs to look for along the terrain that suggest some regrouping and rethinking is in order? When is the perfect time to seek valuation and sale?Sanjay Mehta and Hareesh Tibrewala, chronicle the story of their Internet startup, in the form of a gripping narrative in If I Had To Do It Again. A startup manual, a pageturner and an inspirationinprint, all rolle...

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Applications comprehensively covers the theoretical foundations, applications, and research potential of artificial intelligence in the healthcare domain.Features:Discusses advanced concepts such as biomedical large language models, and natural language processing applicationsCovers machine vision applications for robotics in healthcare, challenges, and trends in rehabilitation devices in healthcare, and rob...

India has always been a special place. A place of the mythical, the mystical and the legends. Ramesh did not concern himself with such things though. That is, until his mediocre life became too much for him and he returned to the village in India where he was born. There he would embark on an extraordinary journey that would take him to places he could never have imagined. In the village he becomes a legend. He becomes hero.