Kalyani: 21 books

Kalyani’s mission is to provide a voice to all those women of color that remain voiceless. It encourages women of colour to express their views, their experiences, their feelings. Issue 1 is on the controversial word "Victim". Writers from all over the world including India and Uganda - some...

Theory of Karma-and-Death… There was just one flaw in this otherwise perfect theory– the assumption that a caring God was diligently keeping track of every individual’s good and bad deeds; something that Hiranya and I knew was simply not true. And yet, He did seem to ensure a balance of sorts....

Through John Wheeler and other influential teachers, and through his two books of dialogues, Sailor Bob Adamson has become a familiar name to those interested in non-dual spirituality. With assistance from friends and family, and from Bob himself, Kalyani Lawry has compiled an absorbing account of his...

My mama, she is supposed to take care of me, that is her job, not you, I guess she just don't care.' When parents decide to foster, they are faced with many difficult decisions, dilemmas and questions. How do you navigate the daily struggles of foster parenting? How can you nurture bonds with...

Older persons are often portrayed as social and financial burdens because pensions, health and social care have to withstand increasing old age dependency ratios. Due to a lack of access to representation or a lack of social and economic power, older people have found few opportunities to have their...

The Elephants Trunk and Other Stories is a collection of five stories. The first story describes how the elephant got its long trunk. The second one tells how some clever animals help their human friend win a kingdom, and the third story reveals why the aspen leaves tremble if there is as much as the...

Set in a south Indian village, the story moves from the early part of the 20th century to the 1980s, and is set in the background of the now-defunct but then-powerful matrilineal system in which descent is traced through the female line. It is a story of incredible heartbreaks and strange honor codes;...

On a dusty street in the city of Mumbai a girl encounters a plant and befriends it. Together they seek the answers to the ideal city and find their way to a garden. What is it that they find in the garden? How will they trace the journey of the complexity of urban development issues and the environmental paradoxes involved? Let’s find out.

Meet Linan, a young girl — or female Luminat, which is a more accurate description — living an ordinary life in the extraterrestrial planet of Umicox. She has always wanted to be a detective and her dream comes true when she joins her new school, Aunewr Academy in the city of Drutt, and...

This book investigates the relationship between phytoconstituents and properties in specific plants, such as Hibiscus rosa sinesis, Cuscuta reflexa, Citrullus colocynthis, Nardostachys jatamansi and Ocimum gratissimum, that are used in hair care products including shampoos, conditioners, dyes, and...

This book is a pioneering work about the growing domestic influences on India’s foreign policy with the increasing number of powerful chief ministers asserting at the state level. It investigates how and why in a coalition era with a globally integrated Indian economy, managing a parliamentary coalition...

What would the world be without writers and, that too, great writers? They have authored several books and left behind for us their thoughts in their works. These books have inspired, enriched and guided many lives. Through the knowledge imparted to us in these books, we are able to understand various...

The book is a series of images, narratives, and reflections. Most of them are seen through the eyes of a solitary child gazing at and understanding life and men, by moving from a cocoon of comfort into the wider world of complex relationships. The book is partly autobiographical: the authors own experiences...

*Principles and Applications of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)*explores the ways in which the development of organic semiconductor materials is opening up new applications in electronic and optoelectronic luminescent devices. The book begins by covering the principles of luminescence...