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  • Down, but Not Out

    Sandal in Karnataka

    by Dipak Sarmah, IFS (Retd.) ...
    Blessed with extensive tracts of natural forest harboring the sandal tree (Santalum album L.), the Indian state of Karnataka was a leading producer of sandalwood, the most valuable product of the tropical forest. However, due to rampant smuggling during the last three-four decades, Karnataka’s sandalwood production slipped to abysmally low levels, with hardly any mature sandal tree being left in ... Read more

    $1.77 CAD

  • Stranger at Home - Teak Forests of Karnataka

    by Dipak Sarmah, IFS (Retd.) ...
    Peninsular India is one among the few regions of the world harboring natural teak forests. Karnataka is one of the states in the region that was blessed with extensive teak forests. Due to centuries of heavy exploitation for the prized wood and large-scale artificial introduction of teak since more than a century, the pristine teak forests have shrunk rapidly, being now confined only to a few ... Read more

    $1.46 CAD

  • Forests and Trees of Karnataka

    A Journey in Time through Buchanan's Eyes

    by DIPAK SARMAH, IFS (Retd.) ...
    The book Forests and Trees of Karnataka - A Journey in Time through Buchanan's Eyes attempts at providing a pen picture of the forests and trees of Karnataka as seen by Dr. Francis Buchanan during his journey undertaken in 1800 and 1801. As Buchanan’s narrations contained in his three-volume journal ‘A Journey from Madras through the Countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar (1807)’ cover a wide ... Read more

    $1.46 CAD

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  • India and Pakistan

    A General and Regional Geography

    by O.H.K. Spate, A.T.A. Learmonth ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: British in India
    This book, first published in 1954 with this revised edition published in 1972, was recognised as the standard work on Indo-Pakistani geography. Part 1 focuses on climate and soils; Part 2 provides a synopsis of the social complexities of the sub-continent; Part 3 examines planning and development; Part 4 is devoted to detailed regional description, both urban and rural. ... Read more

    $135.99 CAD

  • A Demographic Uniqueness of Kangra

    The Ghrits

    by D K Chaudhary ...
    The Ghrits inhabiting the Kangra Valley is a demographic uniqueness of the Kangra hills. An ICS officer in 1848 described the Ghrits (Ghirath) physiognomy as peculiar to the Kangra hills. Throughout the country this caste is found only in Kangra hills of Himachal Pradesh. Many people believe that Ghrit is a puranic caste and the Ghrits are the original inhabitants of Trigarta of the Mahabharta ... Read more

    $1.47 CAD

  • DRY DECIDUOUS FORESTS OF KARNATAKA ADDING YEARS TO THEIR LIFE, AND TO OURS

    by DIPAK SARMAH ...
    Dry Deciduous Forests of Karnataka Adding Years to Their Life, and to Ours attempts at highlighting various aspects of the dry deciduous forests which once covered large parts of the state of Karnataka and which now occur only in a few, scattered pockets, having been almost entirely wiped out from two vast regions covering three-fourths of the state, namely, interior Karnataka and the Eastern ... Read more

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  • Forests of Karnataka - Why and How of Where They Are

    by DIPAK SARMAH ...
    The book, ‘FORESTS OF KARNATAKA - WHY AND HOW OF WHERE THEY ARE,’ attempts at understanding the diverse forests of Karnataka, their current status, and the primary factors that led to their transformation from their pristine (original and un-spoilt) states to the present states. Although formation of different types of forest depends fundamentally upon the general climatic and soil-related factors ... Read more

    $2.23 CAD

  • Western Himalaya and Tibet: A Narrative of a Journey Through the Mountains of Northern India During the Years 1847-8

    by Thomas Thomson ...
    On the termination of my journey in Tibet, I submitted to the Indian Government a detailed report of my observations in that country. It was my original intention to request the permission of the Court of Directors to publish this report in the form in which it was drawn up; but after my return to England, this plan was, at the suggestion of friends, abandoned for that now followed. At the time of ... Read more

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  • Bamboo In The Backyard

    by Dipak Sarmah ...
    Bamboo is one of the three most important and well-distributed naturally occurring plant species of Karnataka; the other two species are teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) and sandal (Santalum album L.). While bamboo is fairly abundant in the deciduous forests of the Western Ghats region, it can also be found in interior Karnataka as well as in the Eastern Plains. However, large-scale utilization of the ... Read more

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  • Letters from a Father to His Daughter

    by Jawaharlal Nehru ...
    This book is a memoir of Dr C. Rangarajan, an Indian economist, a former Member of Parliament, and the 19th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The book includes his journey as an economist and RBI Governor and brings to light some of the hidden truths surrounding India's economic history. ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Free From School

    by Rahul Alvares ...
    CAPTAIN "BULLY" HAYES In Other works by the present writer frequent allusion has been made, either by the author or by Other persons, to Captain Hayes. Perhaps the continuous appearance of his name may have been irritating to many of my readers; if so I can only plead that it is almost impossible when writing of wild life in the Southern Seas to avoid mentioning him. Every one who sailed the ... Read more

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  • A Bird's Eye View

    The Collected Essays and Shorter Writings of Salim Ali

    by Salim Ali ...
    Sálim Ali, without question India’s greatest ornithologist, was a prolific writer. Apart from his many books (the best known being The Book of Indian Birds), he wrote a large number of scientific papers, essays, and popular articles for a variety of journals, and magazines. He also broadcast radio talks and gave public lectures as well as interviews.This body of Sálim Ali’s work has never before ... Read more

    $28.18 CAD