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Maharana Pratap and Battle of Haldighati
No full textThe chiefs of Mewar proclaimed Pratap as the ruler of Mewar at 1572 A.D. Pratap, for a long period of 25 years, maintained the independence of his country, single minded. His path was beset with thorns and he had to undergo many obstacles and tribulations. His two brothers had already joined the Mughals and most of the Rajput rajas had fallen in line with the prince of Amber. In the last sack of Chittor, many Rajput warriors had been killed and the fertile plains of Mewar had been devastated or seized. There was dearth of both men and money and safer courses for Pratap would have been to succumb to the foreign rule and live in peace and plenty. But Pratap disdained this sort of life and preferred that of hardships and hazards. With his a few faithful followers, his war horse Chetak, strong and sturdy Bhills and in later period of his life, his generous minister Bhama Shah, he could turn the tide in his favour and pushed back a colossal army of the Mughals. Haldighati, the opening war, was a very critical war for Mewar Rajputs and Pratap himself. But actually his fight was not against Turks or Mughals. It was a war of independence which he waged in the defence of his country
Interview. John Akomfrah in Conversation with Pratap Rughani at the AHRC Artists’ Moving Image Research Network
No full textJohn Akomfrah OBE is an eminent film-maker and writer and, in 1982, was co-founder of the pioneering Black Audio Film Collective, a group that was central to the burgeoning black film culture in Britain. Since then, Akomfrah has gone on to win several awards for his film, television and gallery work, moving images practices that explore themes of memory, migration, race, history and identity, with landscape as a central metaphor for political and personal discovery.
Pratap Rughani is a documentary film director/producer whose work straddles artists’ film practice and broadcast contexts, with commissions for the British Council, Channel 4 and the BBC. He is Reader in Documentary Film & Course Director of M.A. Documentary Film at London College of Communication
Ethnic differentials of the impact of Family Planning Program on contraceptive use in Nepal
No full textThere is wide variation of family planning services use among ethnic groups in Nepal. Despite three decades of implementation the need for family planning services is substantially unmet (25%), and there have been no systematic studies evaluating the impact of the family planning program. This study pooled data from nationally representative surveys conducted in 1996, 2001, and 2006. Multilevel logistic regression analysis of 23,381 married women of reproductive age nested within 764 clusters indicated that Muslims, Janjatis, and Dalits were significantly less likely to use contraceptives than Brahmins and Chhetries (OR=0.27, 0.88 and 0.82 respectively). The odds of using contraceptives by the Newar were higher than the odds for Brahmins and Chhetries, although it was not significant. Exposure of women to family planning messages through health facilities, family planning workers, radio, and television increased the odds of using modern contraceptives. However, the impact of family planning information on contraceptive use varied according to ethnicity. We also found that modern contraceptive use varied significantly across the clusters, and the cluster-level indicators, such as mean age at marriage, mean household asset score, percentage of women with secondary education, and percentage of women working away from home, were important in explaining this.ethnic differentials, family planning, family planning programs, Nepal
Weed Management in Sesame
No full textSesame is a relatively new grain crop being grown in Florida. This publication discusses rotational considerations and herbicides for use in sesame. Written by Jason Ferrell and Pratap Devkota, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, revised April 2021
1:250 000 bathymetric series [cartographic material] : [Fiji] /
No full textDepths shown by gradient and bathymetric tints; and bathymetric isolines.; "This project was also supported by funds from Australian Development Assistance Bureau".; Sheets separately numbered eg. MRD 813.; Includes location map, reliability diagram, bathymetry table and index to adjoining sheets.; Bibliography on each sheet. Yasawa, Sheet 1 -- Kia, Sheet 2 -- Cikobia, Sheet 3 -- Viwa, Sheet 4 -- Lomaiviti, Sheet 5 -- Lau, Sheet 6 -- Nabukelevu, Sheet 7 -- Matuku, Sheet 8 -- Ono-i-Lau, Sheet 9.Bathymetry series 1:250 000, FijiFiji, 1:250 000 bathymetry serie
Adjusting Crop Yield to a Standard Moisture Content
No full textSince there are different ways to report moisture (as a decimal or as a percentage), and because the calculation seems intuitive, there is some confusion among agricultural professionals about how to adjust yield to a standardized moisture content. This 4-page publication aims to clarify the concept and the
math. Written by Michael J. Mulvaney and Pratap Devkota, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, May 2020
Calibration of Herbicide Applicators
No full textIf pesticide applicator equipment is not properly calibrated, the pesticide will probably be applied below or above the desired application rate. This 3-page document discusses the two most common methods for sprayer calibration. Written by Jason A. Ferrell, Brent A. Sellers, and Pratap Devkota, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, revised May 2020.
Previous version:
Ferrell, Jason, and Brent Sellers. 2009. “Calibration of Herbicide Applicators”. EDIS 2009 (10). https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/118262
Biochar Effects on Weed Management
No full textThis publication provides an overview of the impact of biochar use as a soil amendment on weed management. Written by Neeta Soni, Jason A. Ferrell, Pratap Devkota, and Michael J. Mulvaney, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, revised May 2021
Frontiers in Mechanochemistry and Mechanical Alloying
No full textThe book Frontiers in Mechanochemistry and Mechanical Alloying [ISBN : 97881-87053-69-8] (Rakesh Kumar, Srinivasan Srikanth and Surya Pratap Mehrotra (Eds.))is a compilation of papers presented in the VI International Conference on Mechanochemistry and Mechanical Alloying (INCOME) held at CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML), Jamshedpur (India) during December 1-4,2008 under the aegis of International Mechanochemistry Association (IMA). Fifty three papers (334 pp) included in this book are written by experts from all over the world
NFHS-5: Health Indicators for States of India
No full textState level CSV factsheet scraped from NFHS-5 PDF files. Contains data for 131 indicators for 28 States and 8 Union territories. Original source files hosted at http://rchiips.org/nfhs/. Data repository at https://github.com/pratapvardhan/NFHS-5</a
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