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Subramania Bharati was born at Ettyapuram (District Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu) on December 11, 1882. His father Chinnaswami Ayyar was a priest in the court of the king of Ettyapuram. The salary received from the court was sufficient to meet the needs of his family, but he had established a small cloth mill to generate more income.
Chinnaswami’s wife was a lady of religious temperament. Subramania was their first child. His parents called him Subbaiya, when he was a child. His mother died, when Subbaiya was a very young child of five. About one year later, in 1988, his father remarried.

Sunita Williams is the second woman astronaut of Indian descent chosen by NASA for a space mission. The first one was Kalpana Chawla. The only difference is that Kalpana was born and brought up in India and had Indian parents while Sunita was born in America. Her father is an Indian from Gujarat while her mother is from Slovakia. She is also the second woman astronaut of Slovakian origin, the first being Ronald M. Sega.
She was born on September 19, 1965 at Elucid-Ohio in America and is the youngest of three children. Though an American she is of Indian and Slovenian descent. Her father, Dr. Deepak Pandya is an Indian from Gujarat and her mother Bonnie Pandya belongs to Slovakia. Pandya came to US with his brothers. He is a famous neuroanatomist, and is still engaged in research and Bonnie has worked as an X-ray technician. With this background at home Sunita aspired to be a veterinarian. Her parents reside in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

From the time that Bhagwan Baba used to say, “My life is My message”, to the time He started saying, “Your life is My message”, the authors Priya and Sanjay Tandon have come a long way in the journey of self-improvement with devotion and love. On the way they have lit up the journey for others too by the Sunrays series of books, this one being the sixth one in the series. These books, each of which contains 52 Inspirational short stories are all about …

Looking around and thanking Him,
Looking forward and trusting Him,
Looking beyond and serving Him,
Looking within and loving Him,
Looking through and being Him!

Jai Sai Ram!

This new edition presents fully up-to-date information covering every type of sport, from equestrian sports, athletics and gymnastics to winter sports and extreme sports, to the Olympics and Paralympics.

This book is a collection on the topic Indian and world geography and is based on the pattern and trend asked in the civil services preliminary examination. It will also be a valuable resource for various state level preliminary examinations.

The book, ‘General Knowledge –Indian Economy’ with all genres of general awareness on Economy of India. This book fulfils specific needs of the aspirants of various entrance exams and competitive exams also. Not only does the book spreads awareness but also provides important information on the subject. The main objective is to fulfil quest for knowledge on the specific area of study. ‘Indian Economy is a comprehensive text, with the coverage of all topics in the UPSC Preliminary and Main syllabus. The Indian Economy for UPSC and State Civil Services Preliminary and Main Examinations.

This book has been written to impart the latest IT based knowledge and skills to the students. The book has been prepared keeping in mind the learning capacity and application level of the students and has been appropriately upgraded. The contents of the book are appropriately organized into four modules to cover all the essentials for those who intend to specialize in this fast changing area.

This book on Science and Technology is meant for students preparing for the Preliminary and Main papers of the Civil Service Examinations. It covers all aspects of Science and Technology from basic to advanced level making it easier non-science background students. Keeping in line with the trend of the examination, there is great focus on recent developments and the related government schemes.

Surendranath Banerjee was born in an aristocratic kulin Bengali Brahmin family on November 10, 1848 in Calcutta. His father Durga Charan Banerjee was a distinguished doctor. He was a man of liberal and progressive thinking. Surendranath was greatly influenced by his father. Early in life he was also influenced by Keshabchandra sen, the leader of Brahmo Samaj and a spell-binding orator; and Eashwara Chandra Vidyasagar.
Surendranath received his education at the Parental Academic Institution and at the Hindu College. He graduated from Calcutta University and went to England in 1868 to appear for the Civil Service Examination. He was accompanied by his childhood friends, Romesh Chunder Dutt and Behari Lal Gupta. All three competed in the Indian Civil Service Open exams. Ramesh Chunder became a civil servant and later became a politician, political and economic thinker and writer. Behari Lal Gupta passed the Open Competitive Service Examinations to become the third Indian to join the Indian Civil Services in 1869 coming out to India in 1871. Banerjee cleared the competitive examination in 1869, but was barred owing to a dispute over his exact age. The maximum age to compete for the ICS exam was twenty-one.

Yoga and Naturopathy are global sciences now. Thousands of people practise them regularly and include these sciences in their lifestyles to prevent various disorders. These practices are extremely effective, simple and easy to follow and produce amazing results. Anyone can learn and adopt them. Surya Namaskar is the secret of complete health for the common man. It is a wonderful gift Presented by the divine source of energy; hence the regular practice of surya namaskar not only enhances but also revives and rejuvenates our whole body at the same time.

Dayanand Saraswati was born in 1824 in Tankara village in Kathiawada district of Gujarat. His father was Shri Krishna Lal Tiwari and his mother was Smt Yashodabai. His family was affluent and religious minded. His parents were staunch followers of the Shaiva creed.
Because of being born in Mul Nakshatra, he was called as Moolshankar. His parents brought him up in an affectionate manner.
Since his childhood, Moolshankar was very brilliant. It is said that he started learning Gayatri mantra, at the age of two. Because of religious attitude and Shiva worshipping attitude of family he had developed an affection for Shiva.

Swami Ramteertha was a great philosopher and religious preacher. He was born on October 22, 1873 in Murariwala village of Gujranwala district of Punjab (now in Pakistan). His father Gosain Hiranand managed his family through his job of priesthood. His family was related to the lineage of Goswami Tulsidas.
Ramteertha’s grandfather Gosain Ramchandra was a famous astrologer of his time. While making the horoscope of Ramteertha, he had made it clear that Ramteertha would be a great scholar and religious preacher; but he would not stay in the world for a long period.
About a year after Ramteertha’s birth, his mother died. His father, Gosain Hiranand, entrusted the child’s care to his sister, Dharma Devi. She looked after the child with great love and care. Ramteertha had a lean physical frame, but his eyes had a glimmer.

Vivekananda was born on 12th January, 1863 in Calcutta (Kolkata). His name was Narendranath. His father Shri Vishwanath Dutt was a renowned lawyer in Calcutta High Court. His mother Smt. Bhuvaneshwari Devi was a pious woman, a worshipper of Lord Shiva.
Narendranath was extremely intelligent and quite naughty as a child. He played his pranks on friends and given a chance, he didn’t spare even his teachers.

When it appeared in 1953, Uma Prasad’s book on Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s detention and death in Kashmir created a wave of indignation.
It reproduced documents connected to Dr. Mookerjee’s arrest and death and gave a gripping account of the manner in which he was arrested, detained and allowed to die. Dr. Mookerjee’s mother Jogmaya Debi’s letter to Nehru, pleading for an enquiry, Nehru’s refusal to order it, Sheikh Abdullah’s obfuscations, all of these find place in this book. Why was Dr. Mookerjee allowed to enter Jammu and Kashmir and then arrested? Why were high doses of a particular injection, to which he was allergic, administered to him? How did his diary disappear—are among the many questions that this book raises and attempts to answer. Above all it gives the readers an idea of
how obstinate, self-obsessed, arrogant and scheming a man was Jawaharlal Nehru, who, as it comes across in this book, was not only economical with the truth but had literally pushed Dr. Mookerjee to his end.
A must read for all those who wish to understand the truth behind the sudden end of a momentous and promising life.

Kala-azar, i.e. Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a menace to the state of Bihar, affecting a large chunk of population. One-third cases of Kala-azar are reported from Bihar itself, as per report of WHO. Diagnosis and case detections are done by rk39. Miltefosine has been rolled
out in 16 highly endemic districts of Bihar, whereas other districts have the coverage of Amphotericin B. and Sodium Stibo Gluconate as the treatment drugs.
What is more perplexing is the spreading of Kala-azar foci to the newer districts in the State of Bihar, which were previously completely free from the disease.
In addition to the Department of Health of the Govt. of Bihar, many developmental partners are also working in the State towards Kala-azar elimination, but to our dismay, each of them is working in an isolation. What is needed here is a systematic and integrated approach towards tackling the menace of the disease.
The aim of this work is to draw the attention of readers as well as policymakers to secure integration of the solitary efforts towards elimination of Kala-azar at one platform and to enforce newer evidence based strategies in the State.