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Story of the Story-Teller: A Conversation with Ramendra Kumar
Get PDFRamendra Kumar (Ramen) is an award-winning writer, storyteller and inspirational speaker with 42 books to his name. Ramen’s writings have been published by many of the leading publishers in the county and translated into 30 languages. They have found a place in several textbooks and anthologies. He has written across all genres ranging from picture books to adult fiction, satire, poetry, travelogues, biographies and on issues related to parenting and relationships. He has been invited to literary festivals held in Denmark, Greece, Sharjah, Sri Lanka as well Indian events including the prestigious Jaipur Litfest to conduct storytelling sessions and creative writing workshops. He has also been empanelled by Pearson India Education Services as well as several schools to conduct workshops. He was nominated as a Jury Member for the Best Children’s Author Category of The Times of India’s ‘Women AutHer’ Awards 2020. Many of his stories have been showcased by popular audio streaming, apps both within and outside the country, such as Spotify, Gaatha, Talking Stories Radio – London et al.
An Engineer & an MBA, Ramen was serving as the General Manager (Corporate Communications), SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant, when he took Voluntary Retirement to pursue his passion, in August 2020. To know more about the writer, you can visit his website www.ramendra.in & his page on Wikipedia. Dr. Sagar Kumar Sharma interviews the author and unfolds the pages of his life.
 
Interview with Lakshmi Raj Sharma, Author of The Tailor’s Needle
Get PDFInterview with Indian writer Lakshmi Raj Sharma, author of 'The Tailor's needle
Can Horticulture be a Success Story For India?
Get PDFIndia is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world after China. Since the 1980s, the international trade in fruits and vegetables has expanded rapidly. The number of commodities as well as the number of varieties produced and traded have increased manifold during the past 25 years. There is an overall increase in the demand for fruits and vegetables for consumption both in the fresh and the processed form. Also there is a wide diversification in production pattern globally. Income in this sector is increasing which is indeed driving the supply. In spite of being one of the largest producers of fruits and vegetables in the world, the export competitiveness among the Indian producers remains low. But with new marketing initiatives, the post-harvest losses and the wastage due to poor infrastructure facilities, such as storage and transportation, have been reduced to a considerable extent. Yet a lot needs to be done in this sector. In an effort to overcome some of the problems associated with this sector, the case study of the successful SAFAL Market is presented in the paper. The study has observed a shift in cropping pattern in favour of horticulture in India in the past one-and-a-half decades. Analysis of the economic feasibility of this shift away from cereals to fruits and vegetable shows that its economically viable and beneficial to shift towards horticulture production, but this diversification needs to be planned in a systematic manner. Certain strategies and policies are also suggested in this regards. The study confirms the changing consumption patterns and diversification, along with the outlook for the next 15-20 years in the light of shortage of supply to increased domestic demand. The major exports from India are mango, grapes, orange, apple, banana, mosambi, onion, potato, tomato and pumpkins. The major share of Indias exports of fresh fruits and vegetables go to Bangladesh, Nepal, UAE, UK and Malaysia. The supply constraints, yield gaps and huge logistic costs affect our competitive and comparative advantage in world trade market. In this study the nominal protection coefficient and revealed comparative advantage are computed to check on the existing status. Study also identifies the potential states for the fruits and vegetables, for which India is globally competitive and has comparative advantage in production. These states should be targeted for enhancing the export potential of the country. The potential competing countries are also identified. Lessons from other developing countries focus on the growth of the horticulture sector through increased participation of small and marginal farmers in an organized manner and farmers being trained with entrepreneurial skills.Horticulture, Cost Benefit Ratio, competitiveness, Comparative Advantage, SAFAL Market
Supplementary_material_2 – Supplemental material for Acceptability of Mental Health Facilities and De-addiction Centers in India
No full textSupplemental material, Supplementary_material_2 for Acceptability of Mental Health Facilities and De-addiction Centers in India by Pahul Preet Singh, Ishan Goel, Amit Mondal, Farooq Ali Khan, Ashish Kumar Singh, Preeti Dubey, Sushma Chaudhary, P Venkata Anil Kumar Reddy, Viola Rodrigues, Vidhi Bassi, Karan Ahuja, Abhidith Shetty, Anjan Kumar Sahu, Karan Jodha, Nilesh Singh, Suprabhat Das, Rimi Sharma, Ria Bagaria, Sushmitha Poojary, Shrey M Gohil, Abhilash Bonu, Sushmita Vazirani, Leila Esfandiari, Sunil Shukla, Shubha Shukla and Sukant Khurana in Journal of Experimental Neuroscience</p
Supplementary_Material – Supplemental material for Acceptability of Mental Health Facilities and De-addiction Centers in India
No full textSupplemental material, Supplementary_Material for Acceptability of Mental Health Facilities and De-addiction Centers in India by Pahul Preet Singh, Ishan Goel, Amit Mondal, Farooq Ali Khan, Ashish Kumar Singh, Preeti Dubey, Sushma Chaudhary, P Venkata Anil Kumar Reddy, Viola Rodrigues, Vidhi Bassi, Karan Ahuja, Abhidith Shetty, Anjan Kumar Sahu, Karan Jodha, Nilesh Singh, Suprabhat Das, Rimi Sharma, Ria Bagaria, Sushmitha Poojary, Shrey M Gohil, Abhilash Bonu, Sushmita Vazirani, Leila Esfandiari, Sunil Shukla, Shubha Shukla and Sukant Khurana in Journal of Experimental Neuroscience</p
Figure_1_supplementary – Supplemental material for Acceptability of Mental Health Facilities and De-addiction Centers in India
No full textSupplemental material, Figure_1_supplementary for Acceptability of Mental Health Facilities and De-addiction Centers in India by Pahul Preet Singh, Ishan Goel, Amit Mondal, Farooq Ali Khan, Ashish Kumar Singh, Preeti Dubey, Sushma Chaudhary, P Venkata Anil Kumar Reddy, Viola Rodrigues, Vidhi Bassi, Karan Ahuja, Abhidith Shetty, Anjan Kumar Sahu, Karan Jodha, Nilesh Singh, Suprabhat Das, Rimi Sharma, Ria Bagaria, Sushmitha Poojary, Shrey M Gohil, Abhilash Bonu, Sushmita Vazirani, Leila Esfandiari, Sunil Shukla, Shubha Shukla and Sukant Khurana in Journal of Experimental Neuroscience</p
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