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Learning to live positively
M. L. Sharma
21 Laws of Positive Living
by Rakesh K. Mittal. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
Pages IX+129. Rs 90.
THE
book under review is Mittal’s fourth book on the most useful
subject of positive living, wherein he has dealt extensively
with all the significant laws in the manner Dr Norman Vincent
Peale has touched on the same theme with a masterly stroke.
Despite this, Mittal has his own unique way of presenting
these laws in a delightful manner.
Essays
that can aid policy-makers
Jai Narain Sharma
Effects of Globalization on Industry and Environment;
edited by Rajat Acharyya and Bhaswar Moitra. Lancer’s Books,
New Delhi. Pages 316. Rs 595.
FROM
everyday considerations, such as which restaurant to dine in
or which store to shop at, to more substantial concerns, such
as which technology to adopt or which research project to
undertake, decision-making is susceptible to social influences
which may lead individuals to do what others are doing,
irrespective of their own private experiences or preferences.
A
volume overburdened with data
Arun Gaur
Ootacamund: A History
by Frederick Price Rupa & Co, Pages 589, Rs 295.
IN
this era of post-colonial criticism, the temptation to
consider this bulky book as an expression, nay, an allegory of
a colonial hegemonic dream is very strong. And though a
100-year-old resuscitated work (this book was first published
in 1908) is worthy of being evaluated in its own right as a
piece of period literature, the temptation of looking at it
through a colonial paradigm is not without foundation in the
present case.
Mapping
the future of geography
N.K. Oberoi
Voice of Concern
by Anu Kapur, National Association of Geographers, India and
Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2002, Pages 428, Rs
995.
KNOWLEDGE
institutionalised in the form of courses at university and
college level suffers from inertia and a fair amount of
conservatism. Due to lack of initiative and inventiveness
within the ‘fossilised’ academia, many disciplines are on
the verge of extinction.
Assessing
the status of land reforms
Padam Ahlawat
Land reforms in India. Volume 6. Intervention for Agrarian
Capitalist Transformation in Punjab and Haryana.
Edited by Sucha Singh Gill. Sage Publications, New Delhi. Page
249. Rs 495.
THIS
is the sixth volume in a series of studies conducted for the
IAS Academy, Mussoorie. The primary aim of the series is to
assess the current status of land reforms in India. This
volume on Punjab and Haryana is edited by Sucha Singh Gill and
is a result of several contributors.
Punjabi
literature
Cuba’s
ideological and cultural values
Jaspal Singh
IN
the recent years many Punjabi writers have had foreign jaunts
courtesy World Punjabi Conferences in different countries.
Whenever writers travel abroad, they are tempted to write
about their experiences over there.
Short takes
Kasauli
as seen through the eyes of a resident
Jaswant Singh
Kasauli — Pines, Wines and Old Times
by Ankur Bansal Sagar Publications, Kasauli. Pages 152. Rs
200.
WHEN
the author sat down to write about Kasauli, he obviously
decided to begin at the beginning. So he describes the
geographical location of the town which covers an area of 676
acres and lies about 6,000 feet above sea-level.
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