Cyclopaedia of Indian Cinema is methodologically based on primary and secondary sources, the author focuses his findings on many of the unexplored dimensions of Indian Cinema at one hand and cine-observer's views on the other. A pioneering work, besides a befitting introduction and conclusion, covers details on the history of Indian Cinema and its typology, psychological dimension of films, Government's policies and involvement audience's view point, socio-cultural realities that the films reflect, new wave and regional films, impact of films on Indian Society, its expanding horizons in the form of television, video and future potentials. Besides the main body, the appendices covers important information on various aspects including emphasis on the constituents or elements of Indian Cinema in terms of various sub-heading viz. elements of absurdity, sexy scenes, scenes of crime, idealism, pathos, comedy, symbolism and ethnographic elements. The book excluding introduction and conclusion covers eleven chapters and ninety three tables. It also includes various photographs as illustrative materials vividly exposing various dimensions of Indian Cinema. The book is of immense value for all those having casual or serious interest in the study of cinema. It is of utmost importance for the social scientists in general and for anthropologists, sociologists, media people, cinema people in particular.

Islam came on the scene, with a message, philosophy and code of conduct, perfect by all means, with its advent, the new faith revolutionized the contemporary world in a very short span of time. It also brought along with its beliefs and practices, a new culture, which gradually build a new civilization, now known as Islamic Civilization. Islam has made a great contribution to the development and growth of human civilization, education and intellect in particular and the whole society, in general. This is a well known fact now that Muslims were leading the world of knowledge and wisdom, when Europe was still a dark continent, far behind in education and science. In the early era of Islam, the Muslims were in full command of the science and technology of the times. They not only unearthed, adopted and preserved the lost treasure of the Greek wisdom, but also promoted it to new heights. Muslim academics and scientists were among the leading lights of that period of history. They contributed a lot to the growth of all branches of knowledge, be that Philosophy, Logic, Literature, Geography, History, Physics, Chemistry, mathematics or Medicine. Islam is a scientific and progressive religion. All its teachings have a scientific and logical approach. Islam directs all its followers to learn, gain knowledge and master the arts and sciences of the contemporary world. Islam, as a living faith stands for spreading light and eliminating darkness from the world. They contributed a lot to the growth of all branches of knowledge and thus enriched the new civilization. The birth of Islam is a unique phenomenon in the annals of mankind, yet its importance has not been recognized in the world history. Although several encyclopaedic works has been done, but very few of them has taken pen to project complete picture of the Islamic culture and civilization. Our effort will be first and foremost in this field. This series, unique in its presentation, is perhaps first of its kind, to take all the great developments and changes over the centuries. All the significant aspects have been covered in these volumes. This multi-volume study is based on original (Holy Quran and Traditions) and other authentic sources: Arabic, Persian and Urdu books and manuscripts. For further comprehension and comparative study, English books by Muslim scholars and as well as Western writers have also been consulted at length. The painstaking research and thorough study of thousands of pages by a team of scholars over a period of time, has resulted in an authentic, comprehensive, exhaustive, exclusive lengthy and still interesting work, which, is bound to fill a big vacuum in Islamic Studies and as well as the treasure of knowledge about Culture and Civilization. Details of the Volumes: . Concept of Islamic Culture . Relevance of Islamic Culture . Social Revolution by Islamic Civilization . Legal Culture of Islam . Scientific Culture in Islam . Social behaviour in Islamic Civilization . Moral Aspects of Islamic Civilization . Cultural Impact of Islam . Ideology of Culture in Islam . Ethics in Islamic Culture . Judicial Culture in Islam . Business Culture in Islam . Culture of Education in Islam . Cultural Heritage of Islam . Islamic Culture in India . Foundations of Islamic Culture . Cultural Revolution of Islam . Political Culture of Islam . Academic Culture of Islam . Intellectual Culture in Islam . Social Aspects of Islamic Culture . Women's Role in Islamic Culture . Religious Culture in Islam . Human Aspects of Islamic Civilization . Culture of Governance in Islam . Fiscal Culture in Islam . Family Culture in Islam . Arts in Islamic Civilization . Culture of Peace in Islam . Impact of Islam on Indian Culture

This book, based upon empirical findings, seeks to provide new sociological insights into the intricate realities pertaining to an emerging section of society that holds key to the systematic understanding of and implications of seminal significance for contemporary Indian society. This book incorporates much needed and less adopted sociological perspective in approaching the phenomenon of women, work, family and marriage promising a novel and fresh look at these issues. The book has succeeded in capturing emerging trends of aspirations, achievements, challenges and constraints among womenfolk taking to gainful employment. It deals diligently with minute aspects of work life of women and these are interwoven to present a meaningful fabric that provides integrated, insightful and empirical insights into the functional and attitudinal aspects as well as ethos and pathos of on the job and off the job lives, and their interfaces, faced by Indian working women.

Readings in Crime and Criminology, in four volumes is an attempt to bring together selected and useful materials in the forms of articles, papers, documents and extracts to provide the student, researcher and professional in crime studies and criminology a strategic window onto the vast landscape the subject commands. The treatment is under four thoughtful heads, namely Sociology of Crime and Criminality, Dimensions of Crime in India, Dynamics of Crime Prevention and Criminology, and Policy and Planning in Criminology. Together, these collections deal with a vast range of subjects, including historical perspectives in crime and criminality, crime and social environment, state and the anti-social individual, science and science practice in criminology, law and basic rationale, crime and criminal behaviour, economic offences and approaches to their curtailment, urban crime profile, police and police system reform, crime prevention and realities, criminal psychology and fear of crime, criminology and rehabilitation, and factors in the causation of crime and criminal behaviour. Of special interest are the appendices dealing with perceptions of crime in medieval and colonial India, and also the most recent papers on many aspects of crime in India, including heinous offences such as child rape and kidnapping as well as white collar crime such as the stock scam and drug abuse. In putting together such diverse materials, the focus, nonetheless, has not been blurred: to provide a lucid and cogent picture of the vital aspects of crime and criminology in wide-angle perspective.