Books provide emotional and intellectual stimulants and nutrients for our life accumulated through human civilizations. The why and how of developing intimacy with books and reading habit.

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Laughter is essential for physical as well as health. A lively description of recent scientific research on the benefit of laughter is provided. An invitation and guidance for smiling and laughing everyday life.

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Learning should not be tedious but be delicious. By proper approach, self motivation, choice and planned action we can make learning a fascinating experiences. Some interesting insights are provided here for students and parents.

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Our life is indeed a combination of skills and habits that we ourselves have learnt and evolved. Understanding our inner strength, improving and knowledge and skills, and consistent performance are the core elements of success. Thirty motivating lucid articles in ninety pages.

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We seek many things outside. But our transformation should start from within. This book focuses on our inward journey for attaining fulfillment, knowledge, health, skills and good human relations.

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In the past few decades, the outlook on India has certainly changed for the better. What is the basis for the transformation? What is happening in our education and economic development? What else can we do? How should we achieve sustainable development without sacrificing environment?

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Adigalar was a well-known Hindu religious leader with enormous faith and conviction in Science. His lifelong experiments in applying for the eradication of poverty, improving education and employment opportunities and inculcating scientific temper among masses are indeed noteworthy. A fascinating account of religion adopting and promoting science.

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Time is the best teacher. We can learn many things from our day-to-day life. How should we achieve spiritual growth without getting trapped in superstitions? What is our status and progress in science? Where is our education heading? Are we achieving growth with equity? How is our society responding to changes?

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Good human relationship is the basis for a happy life. It starts in the family. It blossoms during education. Good human relationships form the basis for success in our profession and among our community. Our relationship with nature is as important as our relationship with human beings. A step by step guide to improve and enlarge our relationship.

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As community we are bonded by wide variety of superstions. We liberate ourselves only through adopting scientific outlook and scientific approach. Women liberation is a basic requirement for social development. Economic growth should benefit the poor and working class. The social disparities will only grow if we willing remain in superstition and ignorance.

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Success is a process. A step by step approach would allow us to reach any level of success. We must improve our self confidence on spiritual foundations. Physical health habits should be the basis of our growth. Positive outlook, consistent performance and learning from failure will sustain our steady growth path to success.

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Tamilnadu was one of the pioneering states which embarked on massive expansion of higher education through private participation. A critical evaluation of this evolution process carried out in 2002. The opportunities and challenges are outlined in this work.

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Ceramic was the classical material which enabled the evolution of early civilization. Even today it is funding newer applications in industry, semiconductors and superconductor materials and replacement materials in medical fields. A vivid account of classical and modern ceramic material science.

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Adigalar was a multifaceted personality who excelled in spirituality, public speaking, writing, social work and even politics. In 1996, the first memorial day of his attaining divinity, this collection of essays was edited and published. His contribution towards inculcating scientific approach among masses is also highlighted in this work.

Tamilnadu Text Book Society published many college level text books in Tamil during Ninteen seventies and eighties. This book was written as a post graduate level text book on Chromatographic techniques. The maiden attempt.