I Am An Executioner

I Am An Executioner
Author: Rajesh Parameswaran
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1408821176

A Bengal tiger wakes up one morning realising he is ravenously in love. A pompous railway supervisor in a small Indian village bites off more than he can chew when a peculiar new clerk arrives on his doorstep. In another place and in another time, a secret agent who spends her days watching the front door of an unknown quarry discovers something she isn't meant to. An immigrant housewife in an American suburb geeing up for Thanksgiving makes a wish she may come to regret. And a small and famous country's only executioner claims his conscience is as clean as his heavy, washed stones. With this glittering, savage and elegant first collection, where reality loops in mind-bending twists and dazzles with cinematic exuberance, where frayed photographs take on a life of their own and where elephants wish only to die with dignity, Rajesh Parameswaran bursts onto the literary landscape as an astonishing new talent.

Life in Tune with Bhairavi

Life in Tune with Bhairavi
Author: Paroo Das
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 567
Release: 2014-02-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1491863234

A rebel in her own quiet way, Tracy Austin was never one to sit silently by and let others dictate her life. A passive yet strong-willed young woman, she did not let her upbringing in a traditional Brahmin household keep her from challenging customs and traditions. In many ways, she was a victim of circumstances, but she found the strength to hold her ground when events overtook her. As a child, she played in the foothills of the Himalayas, where she blissfully chased butterflies and rainbows Her two best friends, Chotu and Chandini, were two tame elephants—and her favorite partners in spirited games of hide-and-seek. Her relationships were complicated . Tracy wasn’t sure if she even understood what love meant, when much of what she had experienced was so painful. When she is reunited with Mark, a young man who further confuses her definitions and expectations, she dares to dream of a new beginning. But on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, her world is ripped apart. As she is giving birth, an offhand comment made by a doctor reveals something she never knew about her own parentage. Tracy is devastated. Can she find the courage and strength to move forward with her dignity and hope intact?

Punjab Politics

Punjab Politics
Author: Prem Chowdhry
Publisher: South Asia Books
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1984
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The Happiness Train

The Happiness Train
Author: Nandini Nayar
Publisher: Hachette India
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2021-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9391028128

Suraj and Radha never know when the colourful 'Happiness Train' will chug into their village, offering them a whole new world of fun and enchantment! 'Trains and tracks are evil,' says Amma, 'they carry people away.' But this train's musical whistle, the gorgeous pictures on the coaches, and its promise of faraway, exciting lands - all make Suraj eager to leave his humdrum life and set out on adventures. One day, ignoring Radha's warnings, he secretly boards the train. Soon Suraj realizes that he and the other runaway boys - Murali, Chhotu and Asad - are being carted away on a dangerous mission. With no hope of escaping, they are close to giving up, when help arrives unexpectedly. Is there a mysterious person on board who can rescue them? How is a raja connected with the train? Has Radha forgotten all about Suraj? And does he finally get what he is looking for? Find out in this unusual story about family, friends, and discovering new routes to happiness and home.

Bombay Monsoon

Bombay Monsoon
Author: James W. Ziskin
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2022-12-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 160809507X

The last thing Danny wants to see published is his obituary The year is 1975. Danny Jacobs is an ambitious, young American journalist who's just arrived in Bombay for a new assignment. He's soon caught up in the chaos of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's domestic "Emergency." Willy Smets is Danny's enigmatic expat neighbor. He's a charming man, but with suspicious connections. As a monsoon drenches Bombay, Danny falls hard for Sushmita, Smets's beguiling and clever lover—and the infatuation is mutual. "The Emergency," a virtual coup by the prime minister, is only the first twist in the high-stakes drama of Danny's new life in India. The assassination of a police officer by a Marxist extremist, as well as Danny's obsession with the inscrutable Sushmita, conspire to put his career—and life—in jeopardy. And, of course, the temptations of Willy Smets's seductive personality sit squarely at the heart of the matter. Democracy is fragile and the lines of loyalty and betrayal often cross and cannot be untangled. Perfect for fans of Ken Follett and Steve Berry

Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Applications

Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Applications
Author: Bharat Bhushan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2022-04-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 100056889X

Tremendous growth in healthcare treatment techniques and methods has led to the emergence of numerous storage and communication problems and need for security among vendors and patients. This book brings together latest applications and state-of-the-art developments in healthcare sector using Blockchain technology. It explains how blockchain can enhance security, privacy, interoperability, and data accessibility including AI with blockchains, blockchains for medical imaging to supply chain management, and centralized management/clearing houses alongside DLT. Features: Includes theoretical concepts, empirical studies and detailed overview of various aspects related to development of healthcare applications from a reliable, trusted, and secure data transmission perspective. Provide insights on business applications of Blockchain, particularly in the healthcare sector. Explores how Blockchain can solve the transparency issues in the clinical research. Discusses AI with Blockchains, ranging from medical imaging to supply chain management. Reviews benchmark testing of AI with Blockchains and its impacts upon medical uses. This book aims at researchers and graduate students in healthcare information systems, computer and electrical engineering.

Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema

Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema
Author: Ashish Rajadhyaksha
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 659
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1135943184

The largest film industry in the world after Hollywood is celebrated in this updated and expanded edition of a now classic work of reference. Covering the full range of Indian film, this new revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema includes vastly expanded coverage of mainstream productions from the 1970s to the 1990s and, for the first time, a comprehensive name index. Illustrated throughout, there is no comparable guide to the incredible vitality and diversity of historical and contemporary Indian film.