Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal is a story of Nepal's transformation from war to peace, monarchy to republic, a Hindu kingdom to a secular state, and a unitary to a potentially federal state. Part-reportage, part-history, part-analysis, part-memoir, and part-biography of the key characters, the book breaks new ground in political writing from the region. With access to the most powerful leaders in the country as well as diplomats, it gives an unprecedented glimpse into Kathmandu's high politics. But this is coupled with ground-level reportage on the lives of ordinary citizens of the hills and the plains, striving for a democratic, just and equitable society. It tracks the hard grind of political negotiations at the heart of the instability in Nepal. It traces the rise of a popular rebellion, its integration into the mainstream, and its steady decline. It investigates Nepal's status as a partly-sovereign country, and reveals India's overwhelming role. It examines the angst of having to prove one's loyalties to one's own country, and exposes the Hindu hill upper-caste dominated power structures. Battles of the New Republic is a story of the deepening of democracy, of the death of a dream, and of that fundamental political dilemma - who exercises power, to what end, and for whose benefit.

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What's the secret of Modi's mass appeal? How does the RSS help at election time? Does communal incitement actually win votes? Why did Amit ShahÕs election maths fail him in Bihar? Prashant Jha answers these questions and more, dissecting the BJPÕs election machine with authority and insight

This book is a clarion call to every Indian citizen and the world at large, looking at India with a keen eye as it gallops on the path of inclusive growth, aimed at unleashing the unlimited potential of a billion young minds. For the last 8 years, India has been in fast gear, roaring, leading, learning, giving, sharing, winning, digitizing, inventing, and developing its infrastructure along with other sectors such as energy, production, exports, and finance. There has been a growing collaborative movement ranging from almost 8 million plus self-help groups to over 8 lac cooperative societies getting digitized to nearly 100,000 successful startups. There is a race to do research, develop indigenized technologies and increase exports, even in defence.The more we think about our potential, heritage, unique culture, and patterns of growth, the more cemented we feel about a brighter tomorrow. Why stop at microfinance? How about nanofinance? If we have to spur the consumer economy at ten to twenty times the present scale, nanofinance to the lower 50 per cent stratum of India is the only way forward. This is actual financial inclusion. Let even the poorest Indian today be dignified so as to be able to access the buy now pay later (BNPL) facilities. Open credit enablement network (OCEN) (pronounced as O-ken) needs to be socialized at lightning speed.

प्रस्तुत किताब एक काव्य संग्रह है जो कि आधुनिक युग के कवि बी प्रशांत झा द्वारा लिखा गया है । उन्होंने अपनी जिंदगी में कई तरह के पहलुओं देखी है जिन के तजर्बे पर इन्होंने अपनी काव्य संग्रह की एक किताब लिखी है, यह किताब हर तरह के कविताओं का संग्रह है इसमें आपको कई तरह के प्यार भरी कविताएँ, संघर्ष भरी कविताएं, प्रेरणादायक कविताएं देखने को मिलती है । इन कविताओं से कवि के व्यक्तिगत जीवन का कोई संबंध नहीं है लोगों के देखे गए तजुर्बे पर उन्होंने ऐसी कविताएं लिखी हैं, इसमें लिखी गई सारी कविताएँ कवि के द्वारा स्वरचित है इसका किसी व्यक्ति, वस्तु, स्थान से कोई संबंध नहीं है.. इसलिए इसे अपने तजुर्बे से जोड़ने का प्रयास न करें । कविवर के इस रचना का उद्देश्य लोगों में जागरूकता फैलाने के साथ साथ उनके व्यक्तिगत जीवन पर एक मरहम मलना जैसा है, क्योंकि जो लोग अपनी जिंदगी में किन्हीं कारणों से थक जाते है उनके लिए ऐसी कविताएँ दवा का काम करती है ।

"Women comprise only 15 percent of the transportation workforce, and this statistic declines in executive and leadership positions and does not reflect those who may not identify as men or women. For women of color, the numbers are even more disparate.NCHRP Synthesis 618: Advancing Gender Equity in the DOT Workforce, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, documents current state departments of transportation (DOT) practices related to advancing gender equity in DOT workforces."--publisher's website