Computer and Information Sciences is a unique and comprehensive review of advanced technology and research in the field of Information Technology. It provides an up to date snapshot of research in Europe and the Far East (Hong Kong, Japan and China) in the most active areas of information technology, including Computer Vision, Data Engineering, Web Engineering, Internet Technologies, Bio-Informatics and System Performance Evaluation Methodologies.
Examines the evolution of the Indian middle class during the 20th century, especially since independence. This book is an useful read with an introduction analyses the transformation of the middle class.
The two volumes together may be described as search for the original ideational foundations of Indian Culture. In one way this work recalls the tradition of Coomaraswamy but seeks to join it to the mainstream of critical history. It argues that the living continuity of Indian Culture is rooted in a unique spiritual vision and social experience. Indian Culture is neither the result of merely accidental happenings through the centuries, nor a mere palimpsest of migrations and invasions. It is, in its essence, a development of foundational ideas constituting a creative matrix. Behind its changing historical forms lies a deep and persistent source of creativity which is spiritual in character. The Present volume I deals with the spiritual vision and symbolic forms. Here is has been upheld that the spiritual vision of India had two original aspects, the integral or synoptic vision of the Vedas, and the Sramanic vision of Transcendence. Purnata and Sunyata constituted the two poles round which Indian spirituality revolved. The author not only elucidates this bipolar matrix of Indian spirituality revolved. The author not only elucidates this bipolar matrix of Indian spiritual praxis or sadhana, but also traces its intricate ancient history. He goes on to trace the great symbolic forms-language, myth, science, literature and art-in which this basic vision expressed itself. In all these areas he brings out the basic general principles expressive of inner consciousness rather than present a mere selection of well-known details.
This is a collection of articles, originally written by Jaswant Singh for District Dairy , a column that appeared in The Indian Express in the 1980s. Arun Shourie, then Editor of the paper, wanted to give the district a voice, for it is that unit of soci
One Of The Serious Gaps In Tribal Material Culture Has Been In The Field Of Music And Musical Instruments. To Fill The Vacuum, This Comprehensive Volume Elucidates The Subject And Gives A Balanced View Of A Vast Musical Treasure Resounding Tribal India. The Subtleties And Intricacies Of The Layout And The Overall Design Of The Book Resonate With Technical Brilliance And Aesthetic Grandeur. The Objective Of Dilip Bhattacharya Is To Reveal The Innermost Message Of Indian Tribal Music In Its Diverse Forms. Entrenched Musicological Concepts Evoked Dilip'S Homing Instinct And Took Him To Acquiring The Details Of Music And Musical Instruments From Remote Pockets Of Tribal India. Each One Of His Visits Became His Homecoming To Study The Living Tribal Culture. Deserving A Particular Empathetic Treatment To The Various Ethno-Musicological Expressions, He Observed Tribal Music As An Incredible Expression Of The Supreme Spirit, Gyrated In Its Material Form. He Considered Music As More Cohesive, Being The Ultimate Goal Of All Expressions.
