Benign Flame – Saga of love
by Bs Murthy
The attractions Roopa experienced and the fantasies she entertained as a teen shaped a male imagery that ensconced her subconscious. Insensibly, confident carriage came to be associated with the image of maleness in her mind-set. Her acute consciousness of masculinity only increased her vulnerabilit... More
Bhagavad-Gita: Treatise of Self-help
The spiritual ethos and the philosophical outlook that the Bhagavad-Gita postulates paves the way for the liberation of man, who, as Rousseau said, 'being born free, is everywhere in chains'. But equally it is a mirror of human psychology, which enables man to discern his debilities for appropriate ... More
Crossing the Mirage: Passing through Youth
Chasing the mirages of life in the sands of despair, one tends to set upon a journey of disarray, exemplified by Chandra's self-perceived ugliness that stymies his adolescent urges, Nithya's plight brought about by Vasu's jilting, Prema's dejection occasioned by Sathya's juvenile delinquency. Unfold... More
Glaring Shadow: A Stream of Consciousness Novel
'Glaring Shadow' is the self-account of the life and times of a man, who liquidates his immense wealth only to consign it to the flames. The agony and ecstasy of his life as he makes it big in our materialistic world and the way he loses his soul in the bargain, only to regain it when tragedy strike... More
Jewel-less Crown - Saga of life
Set in mid 20th Century New Delhi, Jewel-less Crown is about the rise and fall of the Prabhus, the ambitious Gautam and the conniving Sneha, and the inimical life of their wayward son Suresh as well as his ardent times with the vivacious Vidya. In this fascinating saga of life, even as Book I, A... More
Onto the Stage: Slighted Souls and other stage and radio plays
While 'Slighted Souls' deals with the rebellion of the downtrodden, 'Men at work on Women' at work is about sexual harassment at work place. Even as 'Castle of Despair' is built on the ground of man's urge for success, 'A Love on Hold' depicts the drama of love and possession.... More
Prey on the Prowl: A Crime Novel
As Assistant Radha asserts that it was Kavya who had the means and the motive to murder Ranjit her spouse, Pravar her paramour and Shakeel the cop, who played foul with Pravar, reckoning that when the ill motives of the natural suspects to commit a murder are an open secret, someone with a hidden ag... More
Puppets of Faith: Theory of Communal Strife
This novel thought-provoking non-fiction examines how the Musalmans tend to be the victims of the Islamic psyche, shaped by the proclivities of their prophet, vicissitudes of his life, attitudes of his detractors and the credulity of his followers, which the mechanism of their umma perpetuates. Besi... More
Stories Varied: A Book of Short Stories
Stories Varied delve into the possibilities of woman's life in the man's world. While Ilaa's Ire takes one back to woman's life and times in the Vedic age, '200' Qualms depicts her predicament when torn between trust and duty. If "?" addresses woman's marital stress in an alien land, Cupid's Clue is... More
Sundara Kãnda: Hanuman's Odyssey
If Mahabharata's Bhagvad-Gita is taken as a philosophical guide, Ramayana's Sundara Kãnda is sought for spiritual solace. What is more, many believe that reading Sundara Kãnda or hearing it recited would remove all hurdles and usher in good tidings! Well miracles apart, it's in the nature of Sundara... More
Benign Flame - Saga Of Love
Onto The Stage: 'Sighted Souls' and Other Stage and Radio Plays
A compendium of the author's stage and radio plays: "Slighted Souls" is a poignant love story set in rural Telangana, beset with feudal exploitation of the downtrodden dalits. Besides forcing the dalits to toil in the fields as bonded labor without impunity, the land owning doras had no qualms in re... More
'Sighted Souls' and Other Stage and Radio Plays
Crossing The Mirage - Passing Through Youth
If passing through youth was like crossing the mirage of life for Chandra and Nithya, it proved to be chasing the mirage of love for Sathya and Prema though for plain Vasavi, Chandra's pitiable sibling, it was the end of the road. As life brings Chandra, who suffers from an inferiority complex for h... More
Onto the Stage Slighted Souls and other stage and radio plays
Onto the Stage Slighted Souls and other stage and radio plays,... More
Benign Flame Saga of Love
Benign Flame Saga of Love... More
Essentials of Nonlinear Optics (Ane/Athena Books)
by Y. V. Murti • C. Vijayan
Current literature on Nonlinear Optics varies widely in terms of content, style, and coverage of specific topics, relative emphasis of areas and the depth of treatment. While most of these books are excellent resources for the researchers, there is a strong need for books appropriate for presenting ... More
Physics of Nonlinear Optics
by C. Vijayan • Y. V. Murti
The book is designed to serve as a textbook for courses offered to upper-undergraduate students enrolled in physics. The first edition of this book was published in 2014. As there is a demand for the next edition, it is quite natural to take note of the several advances that have occurred in the sub... More
Testing of Construction Materials
by Bahurudeen A • P.V.P. Moorthi
This book provides an understanding of peer-reviewed international construction materials and their testing methods in a simplified manner at a high technical level. It focuses on specific construction materials, such as cement, concrete, bricks, lime, paints, steel and so forth, distributed in ten ... More
Imaging of Fetal Brain and Spine: An Atlas and Guide
by B. S. Rama Murthy
This book systematically covers the anatomy and pathology of the fetal brain and spine. It features a veritable treasure trove of ultrasound images illustrating every common finding, as well as rare lesions that are encountered in clinical practice. Wherever possible, it also includes 3D ultrasound ... More
The Agrarian Question: A Reader
by R.V. Ramana Murthy
The Agrarian Question and its resolution in the global context of capitalist development has a protracted scholarship developed over last one century and more. Capitalism in its last two centuries history has evolved through different historical stages since mercantile phase to industrial, national ... More
Environmental Sustainability: A Consumption Approach (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics #Vol. 5)
by Raghbendra Jha • K.V. Bhanu Murthy
With globalization fast becoming an irreversible process, it is necessary to pay increased attention to the implications for environmental sustainability. However, the so-called environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) argument implies that rapid economic growth in many developing countries should be envir... More
The Mathematical Legacy of Srinivasa Ramanujan
by M. Ram Murty • V. Kumar Murty
Srinivasa Ramanujan was a mathematician brilliant beyond comparison who inspired many great mathematicians. There is extensive literature available on the work of Ramanujan. But what is missing in the literature is an analysis that would place his mathematics in context and interpret it in terms of ... More
Mass Mobilization, MA Previous Political Science Paper – 5(c), SDE Andhra University
by Prof K Ramachandra Murthy • Prof V Ravindra Sastry
This is the prescribed text book for students pursuing MA Politics for the first year Paper 5 (c) - Mass Mobilization at School Of Distance Education, Andhra University... More
Biomedical Polymers: Synthesis and Processing (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Vinod B. Damodaran • Divya Bhatnagar • N. Sanjeeva Murthy
This book presents a comprehensive review on the various processing and post-processing methodologies for biodegradable polymers. Written by professionals with hands-on experience on polymer processing, this book provides first-hand knowledge of all contemporary processing techniques. The current ... More