10 Indian Languages and How They Came to Be (10s Series)
10 Indian Languages and How They Came to Be (10s Series)

Author: Karthik Venkatesh

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2024-02-05

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9357084665

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This book talks about ten Indian languages—of the thousand-odd languages spoken in India—and their evolution, transformation and development. These languages are: Tamil Telugu Brahui Santali Khasi Kokborok Manipuri Marathi Punjabi Hindi Karthik Venkatesh traces the long and varied journeys of these languages through time, examining the cultural shifts and political and social influences that have shaped them. He provides a glimpse of their literature, tracks the growth of their scripts and identifies landmark moments that have preserved and reinvented these ten Indian languages.

10 Indian Scientists Whose Extraordinary Work You May Not Know
10 Indian Scientists Whose Extraordinary Work You May Not Know

Author: Vaishali Shroff

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2024-08-05

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 9357088075

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This book explores the lives and achievements of ten Indian scientists who made remarkable contributions in various fields of science—from measuring the brightness of stars and discovering a treatment for cholera to inventing fibre optics and increasing food sustainability. Though their names and work may not be widely known, they have transformed the quality of our lives. They are . . . Ruchi Ram Sahni Meghnad Saha Yellapragada Subbarow Sambhu Nath De Narinder Singh Kapany Obaid Siddiqi Modadugu Vijay Gupta Chandrima Shaha Jagannathan Vijaya V.R. Lalithambika Vaishali Shroff traces the journey of these scientists, detailing the challenges they faced—financial scarcity, gender bias, inadequate facilities and infrastructure—as she takes us through the evolution of science in India over three centuries.

Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record
Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record

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Published: 1867

Total Pages: 840

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A monthly register of the most important works published in North and South America, in India, China, and the British colonies: with occasional notes on German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian books.