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First Person Singular
₹595.00First Person Singular is a collection of essays, opinion articles, reminiscences, and obituaries, written by Ashok Mitra, most of these originally appearing in The Telegraph daily published out of Kolkata as part of a regular column which lends its name to this book.
My Beautiful Journey: Kashmir to Kanyakumari
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At one level, My Beautiful Journey – From Kashmir to Kanyakumari is an evocative story of a wide-eyed, small town girl who embraces the world and gets excited by every new experience.
2022: State of Sector Report – Farmer Producer Organisations in India
₹395.00India print edition available on: Amazon India
“With the increased momentum in promoting FPOs recently, much has been written on the successes of the past and challenges of the present. But none that’s as comprehensive as this 2022: State of Sector Report – Farmer Producer Organizations in India. Through real-life case studies and in-depth analysis, several eminent authors have reflected on a wide range of issues relevant for the sector. The importance of competent promoting agencies for capacity building of FPOs and an enabling policy environment – as key components of the ecosystem required to realise the potential of collectives – is well brought out in the report. Underscoring the vital role of technology in strengthening and scaling the FPOs is another contribution of the report. Additionally, I am sure all the stakeholders will find the data and information presented in the report very valuable in carrying out their day-to-day work.”
Startups and Beyond: Building Enduring Organizations
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Discover a powerful 5-stage approach of launching great Startups, and for building successful and lasting organizations.
The First Principal
The First Princi.pal is a story waiting to be told. P S Mani Sundaram, the founder-principal of the Regional Engineering College, Trichy (now National Institute of Technology) is the chief protagonist of this inspiring tale.
Principally Yours
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Principally Yours is the story of how one woman fostered hope in young people. A Hindu principal teaching economically challenged Jewish and Muslim students,…
A Million Missions
₹450.00A Million Missions takes a close and comprehensive look at the working of the country′s voluntary sector and its various aspects.
Many of the million-plus NGOs in India work among the poorest and most marginalised sections of society inspiring hope for a better life and a ″new India″. Today′s non-profit sector has influenced the rightsbased paradigm of social welfare and economic development thereby furthering grassroots action and democratic foundations. NGOs in India are involved in diverse areas,from primary education and basic health to caring for the elderly.
A Million Missions is an invaluable resource for representatives of the corporate sector or donor agencies, government officials, civil society activists, and students and scholars of development studies.
Electoral Democracy? An Inquiry into the Fairness and Integrity of Elections in India
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Electoral Democracy answers, explains and discusses threadbare a key question: Can India call itself an electoral democracy?
This is the first time such due diligence has been done on India’s ‘electoral democracy,’ which many have so far taken for granted, never mind the cancerous growth in the systematic efforts to destroy the probity of election processes.
Bhima Koregaon: Challenging Caste
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Challenging Caste reads the violence at Bhima Koregaon as a clash between two worldviews — one striving to flatten the social hierarchy, the other justifying and perpetuating it. This book rips apart the Maoist conspiracy theory and the Urban Naxal narrative. It points out the ironies underlying the State’s charges against the sixteen, and the flimsiness of the evidence that is said to have been planted on their hacked computers. The conspiracy against the sixteen that inflicted untold miseries on their families is retold here in their voices.
Chasing His Father’s Dreams
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Chasing His Father’s Dreams is a comprehensive exposition of the circumstances under which Naveen Patnaik, the founder and leader of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party who is now in his fourth term as Chief Minister of the eastern Indian state of Odisha, rose to power.