Sujatha
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English
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"The stunning true story of an untouchable family who become teachers, and one, a poet and revolutionary. Like one in six people in India, Sujatha Gidla was born an untouchable. While most untouchables are illiterate, her family was educated by Canadian missionaries in the 1930s, making it possible for Gidla to attend elite schools and move to America at the age of twenty-six. It was only then that she saw how extraordinary--and yet how typical--her...
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2010.
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English
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In McLean, Virginia, Dr. Raman Nair lives a life of abounding satisfaction with his tiny wife, Jaya, and his harem of enormous and beautiful daughters. He has been away from his native Kerala, India for so long that he has happily forgotten the ancient Brahmin curse that follows his family like a black cloud, killing one girl for love in every generation. But his wife hasn't forgotten, nor has his baby sister, Gita. Suddenly his daughters are up to...
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A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2017
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2017
A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2017
"Ants Among Elephants is an arresting, affecting and ultimately enlightening memoir. It is quite possibly the most striking work of non-fiction set in India since Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo, and heralds the arrival of a formidable new writer." -The Economist
The stunning true story of an untouchable...
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English
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Making Sense of Myth and Mythopoeia stands out for its unique and holistic treatment of mythmaking in the current set-up. Renowned mythopoeic writers Anand Neelakantan and Anuja Chandramouli offer deep insights into the genre thereby making the book an unputdownable must-read for myth lovers. The book also houses revisionist texts by Swarnalatha Rangarajan and A.V. Koshy. The subtitle is justified in The Editor's Workshop where the editors offer key...
16) Just Being
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English
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Your beautiful heart…What a beautiful story of the heart. This is a journey of the soul that starts out with judgement, moves into guilt and shame and is then broken open at the heart. The journey is marked with beautiful personal moments in which deep reflection allows one to both feel and see the transformation that is within each of us. May these words inspire many others to open their hearts and allow the resonance with everything teach them...
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2008.
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English
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"The beneficial effect of the practice of Yoga on diabetes includes direct influence on pancreatic secretion by rejuvenation of the pancreatic cells, through alternate abdominal contractions and relaxations during asanas. The asanas featured in this dvd help the reduction in blood sugar due to muscular exercises involved" --Container insert.
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2023.
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English
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Trust is the bedrock of every relationship and for managers, it is vital to ensuring that team members feel supported and perform successfully. Without trust, teams fracture: individuals do not share information, conflicts increase, and cooperation breaks down. In this on-demand course, managers will learn the importance of trust and several models for fostering it. You will learn common behaviors that break trust and ways to build it back and forge...
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[2023]
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English
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With more teams working remotely, leaders must maintain high team performance with less visibility and supervision. They must inspire and motivate, but from and across time zones. Remote leadership thus poses special challenges and requires adapting traditional skill sets to this new way of working. Those with a better understanding of these challenges and how to surmount them will be more productive and lead more cohesive, successful teams. What...
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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In this on-demand course, you will learn why stakeholder management is vital to your business success, how to identify and assess stakeholders' expectations, and how best to communicate a common understanding of shared goals and objectives. As individuals advance into more senior roles, they take on additional responsibilities and larger projects. This means they gain the opportunity to influence more people who are impacted by their work. Those they...
