Blood & Valour: The Tamil Spirit in India’s Freedom Struggle is a powerful tribute to the forgotten heroes of India’s independence movement. Moving beyond commonly told histories, this book brings to light the extraordinary men and women of Tamil Nadu who resisted British colonial rule long before 1857.Through the lives of eighty remarkable freedom fighters, including warrior chieftains, queens, poets, reformers, and revolutionaries, the book reveals a legacy built on courage, sacr...

The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is one of the world's most important palms, and contributes significantly to the income and livelihood of many people in tropical countries. Widely referred to as the 'tree of life', coconut has been used as a source of food, drink, oil, medicine, shelter and wood for around 500 years. Every part of the coconut palm can be utilized. The demand for coconut fruit and its products has increased recently as people have become aware of its nutritional and he...

Active Electrical Distribution Network: Issues, Solution Techniques and Applications is a comprehensive reference that addresses the issues and opportunities across one of the most overlooked sectors of the electrical industry, electrical distribution. The book begins with an introduction to electrical distribution networks, and then explores both present and future developments in the areas of smart grids, electric vehicles, micro grids, demand side response and active distribution networ...

Modeling and optimization of energy management systems for micro- and mini-grids play an important role in the fields of energy generation dispatch, system operation, protection coordination, power quality issues, and peak demand conflict with grid security. This comprehensive reference text provides an in-depth insight into these topics. This text discusses the use of meta-heuristic and artificial intelligence algorithms for developing energy management systems with energy use prediction ...

This book presents novel and efficient tools, techniques and approaches for reliability evaluation, reliability analysis, and design of reliable communication networks using graph theoretic concepts.In recent years, human beings have become largely dependent on communication networks, such as computer communication networks, telecommunication networks, mobile switching networks etc., for their day-to-day activities. In today's world, humans and critical machines de...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the latest trends and best practices in managing knee injuries in sports. The aim is to equip the readers with current treatment options for knee injuries and discuss various treatment innovations, such as knee ligament reconstruction, meniscus repair, cartilage, instability of knee and patella, biologics, joint preservation, nutrition, and rehabilitation.This book is a compilation of the research by leading authorities from India and ar...