MANOHAR BOOK SERVICE 2/6 Ansari Road. Daryaganj. New Delhi-110 002 Phones:3275162. 3262796 1. TOD A RAGSDALE, Once a Hermit Kingdom —Ethnicity, Education and rational Integration in Nepal, 1989, Rs 200 This book documents the special manner in which educational changes are received locally by the Gurungs, an ethnic minority in Nepal, which has made political, social and cultural adaptations to the Indo-Aryan Nepalese majority while maintaining a strong sense of its identity. The study is based on research carried out by the author in Nepal over a period of sixteen months. 2. GUNTHER D. SONTHEIMER & HERMANN KULKE (Eds), Hinduism Reconsidered, 1989, Rs 180 Some of the topics covered are: Reconsidering Hinduism; Hinduism: on the proper use of a deceptive term; The emergence of modem 'Hinduism' as a concept and as an institution; Hindu-Muslim interactions in medieval Maharashtra; The concept of the ideal Brahman as an indological construct; Hinduism and national liberation movement in India; Hinduism as seen by the Nizari Ismaili missionaries of Western India; Multiple approaches to a living Hindu myth; Bhakti and monastidsm; Hinduism in diaspora; The polytheitic-prototype approach to Hinduism; Hinduism: the five components and their interaction. 3. I. S. KHAIRWAL, CHANDGI RAM, & A.K. CHHABRA, Pearl Millet—Seed Production & Technology, 1990, Rs 180 III this book, the authors focus on major issues relating to seed production and technology with particular reference to pearl millet. Its contents are almost entirely based on field experience on various topics, such as pearl millet as research organism, growth and development, important characters in describing pearl millet, development of hybrids and varieties, pearl millet seed production management, seed certification and quality control, seed testing, processing and storage, marketing, seed industries (public vs private) and problems and prospects of pearl millet seed production. 4. CLARENCE 0. MCMULLEN, Religious Beliefs and Practices of the Sikhs in Rural Punjab, 1989, Rs 150 This is an empirical study of the operative beliefs and practices of the Sikhs in rural Punjab and represents the first major attempt in this direction. The data for the book have been collected by interviewing 500 Sikhs from several villages in the Punjab. With the help of such concepts as charisma, elective affinities, differential religiosity, etc., it traces the development of Sikh religion from a religious movement to a sect and eventually to a full fledged religion, and the consolidation of the Sikh community into the Khalsa. ____ 5. MEERA CHATTERJEE, Implementing Health Policy, 1987, Rs 200 The book critically examines the 1982 National Health Policy, its strategies, essential elements, implications and the obstacles to its implementation. The author makes some very useful suggestions which should help in achieving the goal of "health for all" which the National Health Policy aims at. She also proposes a strategy based on sound epidemiologic principles targetted at high mortality districts, at women, at infants and children which effectively knit diverse elements of development together: education, employment, nutrition and health care and proper planning of birth. • For libraries and mdividyal^ 10% discount post-paid. • Sp^tal additional dli^omt forSoaal Scfef^st ^b^^lfa^r&o Piteas^ quote yow s^Noiptton nwibey ^l(i»