“…Drawing on original data collected in the two states of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, the authors first present the multiple ways in which social class impinges on the educational system, educational processes and educational outcomes. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Decolonisation of Museums, Science Centres, and Science Communication -- African Challenges and Opportunities for Decolonised Research-Led Innovation and Communication for Societal Transformation -- Decolonising Science Communication in the Caribbean: Challenges and Transformations in Community-Based Engagement with Research on the ABCSSS Islands -- The Globally Diverse History of Science Communication: Deconstructing Notions of Science Communication as a Modern Western Enterprise -- Shen Kua's Meng Hsi Pi T'an (c 1095 CE): China's First Notebook Encyclopaedia as a Science Communication Text -- Making Knowledge Visible: Artisans, Craftsmen, Printmakers, and the Knowledge Sharing Practices of 19th-Century Bengal -- Conclusion: Advancing Globally Inclusive Science Communication -- Bridging the North-South Divide through Decolonisation, Equity, and Mutual Learning -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Patriarchy, Globalization and women’s agency in the IT sector -- Chapter 14: Dualism in the Informal Economy: Exploring the Indian informal manufacturing sector -- Chapter 15: Indian Gems and Jewellery Industry: An Enquiry into the Nature of Competitive Advantage -- Chapter 16: On Assessment of Women Empowerment at Individual Level: An Analytical Exposition -- Chapter 17: Sustainable Poverty Reduction: Credit for the Poor -- Chapter 18: Employment Guarantee and Natural Vulnerability: A Study of MGNREGA in Indian Sundarbans -- Chapter 19: Inequality, Public Service Provision and Exclusion of the Poor -- Chapter 20: Stakeholder Attitudes and Conservation of Natural Resources: Exploring Alternative Approaches -- Chapter 21: Indoor Air Pollution and Incidence of Morbidity: A Study on Urban West Bengal -- Chapter 22: Efficient Pollution Management through CETP: The Case of Calcutta Leather Complex -- Chapter 23: Embracing the Global Knowledge Economy: Challenges facing Indian Higher Education -- Chapter 24: HIV Epidemic: Global Response and India’s Policy -- Chapter 25: The Political Economy of Mental Health in India. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Moghe -- Detection of human behavior using image processing technique / Kamini Solanki, Abhishek Mehta, Dharmendrasinh Rathod -- A novel cross-slotted dual-band fractal microstrip antenna design for wireless applications / Ram Krishan -- Examination of vegetation health and its relation with normalized difference built-up index : a study on Rajarhat block of North 24 Parganas District of West Bengal, India / Asutosh Goswami, Suhel Sen and Prodip Kumar Chakraborty -- Image processing for medical images to detect and classify the various patients on the basis of images of X-ray, CT images / Rati Goel, Sonika Nagar -- Benchmarking of medical imaging technologies / Sudhakar Singh, Punit Kumar Singh -- Application of image processing in plant leaf disease detection / Bhavana Nerkar -- Monitoring air pollution with help of tree bark with advance technology IoT and AI techniques at Indore City / Priya Trivedi, Arun Kumar Rana -- Blind stick -- a third eye to the blind / Kartik Bansal, Nitish Agarwal, Anant Dev Pandey, Aman Bharti, Sumer Singh Rawat, Varsha Vimal Sood…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Local-level Fiscal Decentralization: State Finance Commissions and Devolution; Interpreting the legal and fiscal fiats of SFC; Analyzing the selected SFCs of India; Karnataka SFCs recommendations; West Bengal SFCs recommendations; Critique of SFCs; Delay in constituting SFCs and consequent delays in report submission; Quality of SFC reports; Policy suggestions and way ahead…”

“…Authored in 1649 CE by Balabhadra Daivajña, court astrologer to Shāh Shujāʿ – governor of Bengal and second son of the Mughal emperor Shāh Jahān – it casts light on the historical development of the Tājika school by extensive quotations from earlier works spanning five centuries. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Evers -- Wages of womanhood: managers and women workers in the Jute Mill industry of Bengal, 1890-1940 / Subho Basu…”

“…Whether to propagate ‘national’ language reform, circulate the Bible, help audiences understand European opera, argue for girls’ education, institute pan-Islamic conversations, introduce political concepts, share the Persian Gulistan with Anglophone readers in Bengal, or provide racy fiction to schooled adolescents in Cairo and Istanbul, translation was an essential tool. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Marine Dynamics and Productivity in the Bay of Bengal; Susan Kay, John Caesar and Tamara Janes -- 15. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- A Case of Obstinate Constipation of the Bowels Cured by Calomel, Communicated to Dr Pearson -- History of a Case of Cynanche, Attended with Symptoms of a High Degree of Putrescency, Where a Favourable Crisis Succeeded a Paroxysm of Furious Delirium -- History of a Case of the Epidemic Fever of Jamaica Terminating Successfully, in Which a Very Large Quantity of Mercury Was Employed without Any Obvious Operation during the Fever -- Observations on the Epidemic Fever of Jamaica; with the History of a Remarkable Case Terminating Fatally, in Which a Great Quantity of Mercury Was Employed without Any Obvious Operation -- The History of a Singular Case of Diabetes Successfully Treated -- The History of a Case Terminating Fatally from Swallowing a Plumb-Stone -- Two Cases, Shewing That the Anterior Part of the Brain May Sustain Considerable Injury without a Fatal Consequence -- History of a Case in Which Singular Symptoms Occurred from the Swallowing of an Iron Nail, Which Remained in the Stomach for about Fifteen Months -- Account of the Effects Produced on the Human Body by the Internal Use of the Nitrous Acid, and of the Benefit Derived from It in the Cure of Diseases -- Account of the Good Effects, in the Cure of Diseases, Obtained in Bengal, from the Use of the Toon-Tree Bark -- Account of the Progress of Dr Beddoes's Pneumatic Institution at Bristol -- Observations by Dr Withering on Pneumatic Medicine, Communicated in a Letter to Dr Duncan -- Extract of a Letter to Dr Duncan, from Dr Brodbelt of Jamaica, Giving an Account of Some Observations and Experiments Made on the Gas Contained in the Air-Bladder of the Swordfish -- Extract of a Letter from Mr George Kellie, Surgeon to His Majesty's Ship the Iris, Containing Some Observations on the Anatomy of the Shark -- Letter from Dr Richard Pearson of Birmingham, Respecting the Good Effects of Inspiring Vitriolic Æther in Cases of Phthisis Pulmonalis -- Notice of Intended Publications -- Account of Prize-Questions -- List of New Members of the Royal College of Physicians and Royal Society of Edinburgh -- Account of the State of the Barometer, Thermometer, and Rain, at London and Edinburgh, during the Year 1795.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Private R&R Programmes -- Private Land Acquisition -- R&R: A Monopoly of the State -- More Practical Approaches -- Conclusion -- References -- Section II: Issues in Industrial and Infrastructural Development -- Chapter 7: Dispossession of Peasants Byindustrial Projects -- Introduction -- Land Acquisition Versus Land Reforms: Analytical Aspects -- Land Reforms and Decentralized Planning Inwest Bengal -- Winds of Change -- Paschim Medinipur: Land Reforms and Land Acquisition -- Background -- The Politico-Economic Consequences of Land Acquisition -- The Study Area -- Selection of Households -- Consequences -- Land Acquisition Without any Industry: the Case of Century Textiles -- Land to and from the Poor -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 8: Implementation of Economic Rehabilitation Plan -- Introduction -- Brief Background of Project -- Sampling Methodology -- The Approach -- SWOT Analysis -- Lessons Learnt -- Chapter 9: Gender Issues in State Road Projects -- Background -- Impact of Displacement on Women -- Impact on Women in UPSRP -- Female-Headed Family -- Demographic Characteristics of Women in All Family Types in the Project Area -- Distribution of Women by Family Type -- Social Stratification -- Marital Status -- Distribution of Women by Age Group Classification -- Literacy Levels -- Women's Role in Household Economy -- Time Disposition -- Decision-Making Power Among Women PAPs -- Impact of Developmental Activities on Women -- Participation of Women in the Project -- Women Involvement in Development Process Through Employment -- Involvement of Women in Construction Activities of UPSRP -- Specific Provisions in the Construction Camp for Women -- Temporary Housing -- Health Centre -- Day Crèche Facilities -- Proper Scheduling of Construction Works -- Education Facilities -- Control on Child Labour…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Lessons Learned in Behavior Modification Where Vitamin A-Rich Foods Are Available -- Dietary Modification: Home and Community Provisioning to Increase Availability of Vitamin A-Rich Foods -- Experiences in Bangladesh with Promotion of Home Gardens -- West Bengal, India: Experience with Horticultural Interventions in a Drought-Prone and Poverty-Stricken Rural Area -- Vietnam Gardening Project to Increase Production and Consumption of Vitamin A-Rich Foods* -- Lessons Learned from Successful Gardening Projects -- Small Animal Husbandry and Fish Production to Increase Household and Community Availability of Preformed Vitamin A Sources -- Multi-Mix Complementary and Weaning Foods -- Genetic Selection and Engineering to Improve Vitamin A Activity of Vegetables and Staple Crops -- Can Vitamin A Nutriture Be Improved by Feeding Plant Sources of Provitamin A? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Victoria López-Cordón -- La conservación de la herencia española de Carlos VI en la paz de Utrecht / Virginia León Sanz -- Philippe V contre les traités d'Utrecht : la reconnaissance diplomatique de l'espace baltique entre 1717 et 1719 / Nuŕria Sallés Vilaseca -- Le destin d'Ypres (1635-1715) : une ville frontalière dans le comté de Flandre / Rik Opsommer -- Les Amériques au temps d'Utrecht : l'intégration d'un continent fragmenté / Guillaume Hanotin -- La diplomatie à l'épreuve de l'empire Les Amérindiens dans le traité d'Utrecht / Gilles Havard -- La "pérdida de las Indias": el comercio colonial español y la competencia de los imperios mercantiles / Ana Crespo Solana -- La politique maritime de la France à l'égard de l'Espagne et de ses colonies américaines (1697-1703) / Philippe Hrodej -- La poltique européenne en Inde après les Traités d'Utrecht : une alliance franco-anglo-hollandaise en Bengale / Massimiliano Vaghi -- La persistance des questions coloniales d'Utrecht à Aix-la-Chapelle / François Ternat -- La paix d'Utrecht et les États de Savoie / Laurent Perrillat -- Les Hanséates à Utrecht : l'affirmation d'une identité spécifique en Europe et dans le Saint-Empire / Indravati Félicité -- La paix d'Utrecht vue par les agents du roi de France à Rome / François Brizay -- Genève et la paix d'Utrecht. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Academic Burnout Predisposition in Latin American Public University Students Based on Personality Type -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Review of Related Literature -- 1.2.1 Personality Types -- 1.2.2 Academic Burnout -- 1.2.3 Variables Associated with Academic Burnout -- 1.2.4 Variables of the Academic Context -- 1.2.5 Environmental and/or Social Context -- 1.2.6 Intrapersonal Variables -- 1.3 Method -- 1.4 Results -- 1.4.1 Model Measurement -- 1.4.2 Convergent Validity -- 1.4.3 Discriminant Validity -- 1.4.4 Cross Loads -- 1.4.5 Structural Model -- 1.5 Discussion -- 1.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Virtual Classroom Platform Development -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Free and Open Source Software -- 2.1.2 Review of Literature -- 2.1.3 Methodology -- 2.2 User Login/Registration Processes -- 2.2.1 Students' Registration Process -- 2.2.2 Teachers' Registration Process -- 2.2.3 Administrator's Registration -- 2.3 Students E-Classroom -- 2.4 Teacher's Control Panel -- 2.5 Administrator's Control Panel -- 2.6 Live Videos Sessions -- 2.7 Online Examinations -- 2.7.1 Examination Login -- 2.7.2 Start Examination -- 2.7.3 Examination Page -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Assessment of Modern Methods for Remote Teaching in Some Selected Educational Institutions in Kolkata City of West Bengal, India -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Scenario of COVID-19 Situation in West Bengal -- 3.2 Materials and Methods -- 3.2.1 Basic Principles of Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) -- 3.3 Results and Discussion -- 3.3.1 Various Applications Used for Online Teaching -- 3.3.1.1 Google Meet -- 3.3.1.2 Zoom -- 3.3.1.3 Cisco Webex -- 3.4 SWOT Analysis of Online Education in Kolkata -- 3.4.1 Strengths -- 3.4.2 Weakness -- 3.4.3 Opportunity -- 3.4.4 Threats -- 3.5 Conclusion…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Approaches to the Study of Indian Politics and Nature of the State in India: Liberal, Marxist, and Gandhian -- Introduction -- Approaches to Politics -- Historical Approach -- Philosophical Tradition -- Legal-institutional Approach -- Systems Approach -- Structural-functional Approach -- Rational Choice Theory -- Nature of the Indian State -- Liberal Interpretation of the Indian State -- Liberal Institutional -- State and Party System -- Political Economy View -- The Marxist View of the Indian State -- Classical Orthodox Marxist Viewpoint -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) -- Neo-Marxist View -- Recent Formulations -- Gandhian Theory of the Indian State -- Swaraj or Participatory Democracy -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 2: National Movement and Its Ideological Discourse and Political Legacies -- Introduction -- Ideological Streams/Discourse of Moderates and Extremists -- Moderates and Their Methods -- Economic Nationalism of Moderates -- Failures of Moderates -- Partition of Bengal -- Rise of Militant Nationalism/Extremism -- Swadeshi Movement -- Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 -- Revolutionaries -- Chief Tenets of Gandhian Ideology -- Gandhian Ideas /Ideology and The National Movement -- Political Legacy -- Left Ideology and Its Legacies in India -- Growth of Socialist Ideas -- Communist Party of India -- Left Within the Congress -- The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) -- Ideology and Programmes -- CSP and the Congress -- CSP and the Communists -- Subhash Chandra Bose and Socialism -- Conclusion -- Socialist Legacies in Independent India -- Dignity of the Individual -- Directive Principles of State Policy -- Fundamental Duties -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Chapter 3: Indian Constitution: Provisions and Institutional Functioning…”

“…Intended as a core text for the students of B.Com for the University of Calcutta and West Bengal State University, it will enable them to comprehend the fundamentals of marketing and e-commerce, thereby applying those directly to current business scenarios…”

“…Regional climate change effects over the Indian subcontinent, especially relating to the Indian monsoon, are unique to the region, and in particular, the climate in this region is shaped by the Himalayas, Western Ghats, the Tibetan Plateau, the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal. Climatic variations in this region are influenced by (a) regional-scale interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, land surface, cryosphere and biosphere on different time scales, (b) remote effects from natural phenomena such as the El Nino / Southern Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation, Indian Ocean Dipole, and Madden Julian Oscillation, and (c) human-induced climate change. …”

“…Un tigre du Bengale, qui barbote anxieusement dans une petite piscine en plastique durant l'ete et que l'on nourrit de viande de supermarche, est-il toujours un tigre? …”

“…En se déployant d'Amsterdam au Bengale et au Tibet, et jusqu'aux îles Philippines, en prenant appui sur toute une série de ports et d'étapes répartis des rives de la Baltique ou de la Méditerranée à celles de l'océan Indien ou de la mer de Chine, le réseau commercial formé par les Arméniens de la Nouvelle-Djoulfa a de quoi susciter la curiosité, sinon la passion de l'historien. …”