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The word traditional knowledge has become a buzzword in the contemporary society for optimum utilization and management of natural resources for sustenance of tribal and rural communities. This local knowledge is intangible in nature and hence deeply imbibed in their customs, traditions, rites and rituals, folklore, magico-religious practices. The interaction with nature is possible through the medium of culture and hence socio-cultural processes play a significant role in carrying and conserving the knowledge base. As such, traditional knowledge has become an integral part of every culture since it caters the basic needs like food, shelter, and heath care. with this backdrop, the present book vividly documented the vanishing traditional knowledge of island communities who depend on horticulture. The study explains how the traditional knowledge of the nicobarese on horticulture, land and forest, aquatic resources, foods and beverages, ethno medicine and ethno veterinary practices, facilitating the traditional livelihoods in times of natural disasters like tsunami and earthquake. While analyzing the different aspects of traditional knowledge of the nicobarese, the focus remains on understanding the man-nature relationship keeping in view of the ecology and religion which is characterizing the life of the nicobarese of katchal island. the level of this book is truly academic and research oriented. Further it is also useful to the planners, policy makers, administrators, and other action groups who are interested for protection of indigenous knowledge and their rights. This book had provided the scope to do further research on not only horticultural communities but other tribal communities since rejenuvation of environment is possible with the traditional wisdom.

Temple sculptures of assam dr. Meghali goswami • dr. Mousumi deka isbn: 978-93-85161-56-8 rs. 2995 edn. 2017 the book presents a comprehensive and critical study regarding the ancient temple sculptures of assam. The complete work focus upon the aesthetic as well as the historical aspects of the temple sculptures of assam. The work highlights the sculptural development of assam with special reference to the daparbatiya temple, kamakhya temple, deoparbat temple, madan kamdeva temple, pingaleswar temple and hayagriva madhava temple. A detailed study is accomplish to explore the sculptural motifs of the temples, which are further studied and classified into religious, secular, narrative scenes, erotic scenes, celestial dancers and musicians, flora and fauna, geometrical motifs etc.

The book presents a comprehensive and critical study regarding the ancient temple sculptures of assam. The complete work focus upon the aesthetic as well as the historical aspects of the temple sculptures of assam. The work highlights the sculptural development of assam with special reference to the daparbatiya temple, kamakhya temple, deoparbat temple, madan kamdeva temple, pingaleswar temple and hayagriva madhava temple. A detailed study is accomplish to explore the sculptural motifs of the temples, which are further studied and classified into religious, secular, narrative scenes, erotic scenes, celestial dancers and musicians, flora and fauna, geometrical motifs etc.

The Eyes of the World: Lives of Tibetan Lotsawas Sanjib Kumar Das ISBN: 978-93-85161-60-5 Rs. 750 Edn. 2017 The book entitled "The Eyes of the World" contains the biographies of sixty-one great Lotsawas (Translators) of the Snow Land (Tibet) who played a crucial role in opening the eyes and generating a good heart of the people of Tibet through the translation of the Buddhavacana from Sanskrit to Tibetan and enabling them to study and comprehend it.

Author: Uttam Sarmah ISBN : 978-81-930190-4-7 Price : Rs. 995 $ 49.75 Edition : 2015 An information storage and retrieval system (ISRS) is a network with a built-in user interface that facilitates the creation, searching, and modification of stored data. An ISRS is typically a peer-to-peer (P2P) network operated and maintained by private individuals or independent organisations, but accessible to the general public. Computers and data processing techniques have made possible the high-speed, selective retrieval of large amounts of information for government, commercial, and academic purposes. There are several basic types of information-storage and-retrieval systems. Document-retrieval systems store entire documents, which are usually retrieved by title or by key words associated with the document. In some systems, the text of documents is stored as data. Characteristics of an ISRS include lack of centralization, graceful degradation in the event of hardware failure, and the ability to rapidly adapt to changing demands and resources. The lack of centralization helps to ensure that catastrophic data loss does not occur because of hardware or pr.

Author: Uttam Sarmah ISBN : 978-81-930190-4-7 Price : Rs. 995 $ 49.75 Edition : 2015 An information storage and retrieval system (ISRS) is a network with a built-in user interface that facilitates the creation, searching, and modification of stored data. An ISRS is typically a peer-to-peer (P2P) network operated and maintained by private individuals or independent organisations, but accessible to the general public. Computers and data processing techniques have made possible the high-speed, selective retrieval of large amounts of information for government, commercial, and academic purposes. There are several basic types of information-storage and-retrieval systems. Document-retrieval systems store entire documents, which are usually retrieved by title or by key words associated with the document. In some systems, the text of documents is stored as data. Characteristics of an ISRS include lack of centralization, graceful degradation in the event of hardware failure, and the ability to rapidly adapt to changing demands and resources. The lack of centralization helps to ensure that catastrophic data loss does not occur because of hardware or pr AAYU PUBLICATIONS www.aayupublications.com