Chasing a Dream is a travelogue with a difference. It tells of the author's experiences and impressions when he travelled to the tribal areas of central and south eastern India in the 1970s and 80s. Here he encountered tribal gods and goddesses like Anga Pen, Son Kuar, Kandakankalin, Telgin Mata and Siraha or medicine-men Bhaku Netam....

A comprehensive guide to the science, art, tools, and deployment of innovation, brought together by two Editors of the prestigious International Journal of Innovation Science, with ground-breaking contributions from global innovation leaders in every......

The goal of image segmentation is partitioning of an image into a set of disjoint regions with uniform and homogeneous attributes such as intensity, color, tone etc. Image Segmentation plays an important role in a variety of applications like robot vision, object recognition, pattern recognition, image segmentation etc....

This study is an effort to depict the scenario of age patterns of fertility in major states and districts in India with the view that a better understanding of the fertility transition taking place at national level might be possible by a detailed study of the fertility transition taking place at sub-national or below state level....

Many things in life go unnoticed; gravitational force is one of those; continuous throughout life we are under this force. In this book we have described various aspects of gravitational pull on life. By taking examples of man, giraffe, snake, bats and plants who have had adopted for their survival on this earth under the earth’s pull....

This multidisciplinary book attempts to bring a “bird\"\"s eye view” on the consequences of over exploitation of light. From physics of light, to its biological effect on human life, form the subject matter of this book....

Pilonidal Sinus Disease is one of the most important branches of medical practice because of its complexities and which often is mired by misguiding symptoms. This ailment is often found affecting young and healthy people....

Indian artisanship, one of the most creative and richest traditions in the world, blossomed rapidly during the reign of the Mughal dynasty (1526 to 1707 A.D.)....

The present investigation planned to assessing the socio-economic status of the tribal students who are preparing competitive examinations, the opinions of the tribal students with respect to the various activities of the competitive exanimations, and different services available in the centres, the level of satisfaction the performance of students...

‘‘there is little doubt in the minds of many disfigured people that the general public hold negative attitudes towards them’’. A ‘‘blemished’’ person feels marked, not because they are not beautiful in some ideal sense, but because they do not reach a minimum standard of acceptability....

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms that is the organisms which are of microscopic dimensions. These organisms are too small to be clearly perceived by the unaided human eye. If an object has a diameter of less than 0....

This book is an outcome of detailed simulation study on an existing building in Rajasthan, India using eQuest simulation software and applying various energy conservation measures on roof, walls, etc....

After nearly three decades of experience with Demand Side Management (DSM), controversy remains over how effective these programs have been. This book considers micro-level analyses that explore both demand-side solutions and supply-side interventions....

Water is an essential resource for living systems, industrial processes, agricultural production and domestic use. It is one of the most precious gift of nature without which no life could survive on earth. In the recent past several studies have reported the water bodies becoming increasingly contaminated due to domestic and industrial waste....

The term automation has many definitions. Apparently, it was first used in the early 1950s to mean automatic handling of materials, particularly equipment used to unload and load stamping equipment....