‘ The Legend of Bhadraka’, narrates the story of a princess named Durmukhi ,who was held in captive, in one room of the palace, of Bhadraka’s Kingdom. No one saw her except her mother, the queen of that palace. After many efforts , she discovered the truth and solved the mystery behind her life story and prophecy involved in the reign of Bhadraka kingdom. The Durmukhi’s compassion for her kingdom , made her A final Hero! The queen, King , Prince , warlords, two legged spider, scary henchmen and many interests of children’s vision are involved in that enchanted Kingdom. The naughty snake and greedy two legged spider provider much laughter , as a comic section in this story. This fable contains greed, ecology, friendship, enduring love and Justice. This parable offers many subtle lessons.

Autobiographical reminiscences of Giridhari Prasad Guru, b. 1932, educator and a former professor of Sambalpur University of Orissa.

​This handbook is a comprehensive source of information, analysis and directions in disaster studies. It goes beyond the oft-explored issues of management and science related to the topic and explores policies, governance, law and decision-making combined with the processes of implementation and enforcement, all the while integrating the latest science and technology updates related to the topic, such as artificial intelligence and early warning systems. It brings together studies which relate to sociology, politics and institutional economics, which work under the impact of resource availability, issues of leadership and international laws. Disasters are trans-boundary and disaster studies are trans-disciplinary. It is this aspect which would form the fulcrum of contributions and present a new, refreshing and innovative design for the handbook. The transformatory pedagogy which started with the Hyogo Framework for action 2005-2015 and The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks. The four priority areas around which the book would revolve are (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster reduction for resilience and; (iv) Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to "Build Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

This book provides an account of the organisation, practices and history of the Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs, one of the largest sects of sādhu-s (‘holy men’) in South Asia, founded, according to tradtion, by the legendary philosopher Śaṅkarācārya.

In This Work, The Author Tries To Trace The Origin, Development, Rituals And Festivals, Religion And Philosophy Of The Jagannatha Cult As Enlightened In Sthala Purana `Niladri Mahoyam`.