Beyond enabling ultra-fast data transmission, 5G and next-generation networks represent a fundamental transformation in how individuals and organizations connect and interact. The success of these future networks is of interest not just to telecom operators but also to a broader ecosystem--including OTT (over-the-top) service providers, cloud platforms, system integrators, and infrastructure companies. This expanding stakeholder landscape calls for a re-evaluation of conventional telecom r...

This textbook presents all the fundamental concepts of Game Theory in accessible language and elucidates them through a wide variety of applications from current politics, business, and international relations. It does so through a wide miscellany of topics such as the serving patterns of Roger Federer, fate of the hapless spy, auction of cricketers for league games, and the all-important question – are our children really smarter than we are? This textbook goes beyond over-emphasizing tec...

This book provides the readers with a description of climate change and the role of the University in promoting climate change education. It explores the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) curriculum at various universities worldwide and how they have incorporated climate change into the university-wide programs. The book also looks at the causes and impacts of climate change and the countries most affected by this phenomenon, particularly Fiji and Indonesia. It describes how the various...

An incisive exploration of the Maoist insurgency in the heart of the country questions what India’s ‘growth story’ really means today.An innocent adivasi cut down in his prime by the unholy nexus of ruthless Maoist rebels and corrupt bureaucrats; a highly educated Maoist ideologue who had to die because he sought an end to bloody conflict; a contractor bitter at having been left in the lurch by his corporate paymaster; and a young adivasi woman, recently in the new...

Roy Aron stepped off a sun-kissed beach and plunged into the fiery pits of hell.He had a life-altering vision. To actualize his epiphany, he metaphorically descended the bowels of hell to grapple with man’s ruinous frailties. He followed in the footsteps of Dante Alighieri as he witnessed each of the nine sins: limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery. He came upon unexpected and macabre sagas, engaged in intriguing and enthralling events, which bor...

If you have ever dared to dream big, this book will change your life.Through the true stories of two people – Abhishek and Abhinav Sinha, founders of the IT organization, Eko – who braved the rough road, Start-up Sutra presents entrepreneurship in its essence – not a checklist to be crossed, but a passion to be lived.Bringing to life the daily dramas, the struggles in the trenches, the battles with inner demons and impossible external odds that need to be o...

When you start your own company, you plan it all: product development, customer acquisition, investments, operating expenses, resources, hiring, marketing, technology, variable pay and a hundred other things. You probably spend a lot of your time in planning, which is just as it should be. A well-planned initiative is half the work done. What you might overlook is the most important part of the startup: the entrepreneur. With the right entrepreneur, everything can be worked out, and with a...

From India's bestselling business books author, this exclusive ebook brings together two outstanding pieces by Subroto Bagchi, co-founder and presently Chairman, Mindtree, and bestselling author of business books in India.In 'The Idea of Leadership', he draws upon examples from across industries and businesses to outline the essential qualities of a true leader, while in 'Our Search for Innovation' he gives a remarkably insightful account of the nature of ...

**Forbes' "Greatest Self-Help Books of All Time"The multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in our fast-paced world, by the Buddhist author of Love for Imperfect Things“Wise advice on how to reflect and slow down.” —Elle**Is it the world that’s busy, or is it my mind?The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to. This bestselling mindfulness guide by Haem...

The "courageous and clarion" Booker Prize–winner "continues her analysis and documentation of the disastrous consequences of unchecked global capitalism" ( Booklist).From the poisoned rivers, barren wells, and clear-cut forests, to the hundreds of thousands of farmers who have committed suicide to escape punishing debt, to the hundreds of millions of people who live on less than two dollars a day, there are ghosts nearly everywhere you look in India. India ...

Meditation is the New Necessity. Osho NewStream looks at billionaire philanthropy as applied to secular meditation programs. Society will radically improve when we find new ways to make meditation as available as alcohol, heroin and painkillers. The greatest legacy any philanthropist could leave behind is to support meditation as a mainstream social medicine and human service reaching millions. The social benefits of meditation are far-reaching.An insider look at billionaire giving...

In the Presence of the Master series are discourses and answers to an intricate array of questions, by disciples and seekers amidst the challenges of life. Sadhguru - yogi, mystic, visionary and poet - leads us towards a more profound understanding and experience of the most pressing, yet thoroughly confusing issues of human life. In the following discourse, "Inspire your Child," Sadhguru answers probing questions, discussing the state of modern education and the need to inspire a child to...