The early phase of Indian Independence Movement saw several revolutionaries who took up arms against the British. Khudiram Bose, perhaps the youngest revolutionary in the history of India's freedom movement, was one such worthy son of Mother India. Disillusioned with the British after the partition of Bengal, Khudiram Bose blazed the horizon of freedom struggle by his daring revolutionary activities. His bombing of the carriage of the British officer sent tremors of fear among the British authority. With a smile on his face, this eighteen year old revolutionary embraced the gallows and illuminated the way for hundreds of revolutionaries to follow. Events of the early phase of freedom struggle have been woven into a rich tapestry in this book which is bound to stir patriotic fervour in reader's heart.

Hitendra Patel is a young scholar of repute. He teaches at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

Children by nature are inquisitive and heroic. Many a times their heroism surfaces in the face of challenges. The book tells the stories of the bravery of 23 children awarded with the President's awards for bravery. Based upon interviews with these children, these stories would inspire a sense of service and sacrifice among our children.

This twenty first edition in the series of annuals on Mass Communication is a useful source of valuable information for media practitioners, policy makers, researchers, teachers and students of journalism. This issue is focused on Application of IT in Mass Communication.

Compiled and edited by Research Reference and Training Division, this Reference book provides up to date information on the various media at the Central and State levels as well as on professional organizations. In depth articles by eminent media persons and a comprehensive Bibliography makes this volume informative and reader-friendly.

Eminent Critic Acharya Ramchandra Shukla has given new dimensions to Hindi language. He has made lasting contributions to Essay, Literary Criticism and review in Hindi. He is considered a Doyen of Hindi literature.

Mahatma Gandhi, always a very busy man, spared a few minutes everyday for nearly two years (November 20, 1944 to October 10, 1946) to write down "A Thought for the Day" - initially to console a bereaved Ashramite, Shri Anand T. Hingorani - who later compiled them in the shape of this volume. These thoughts are facsimile reproduction of Gandhiji's own hand writing, its transliteration in Hindi type and its transliteration in English.

The incidents described and the sentiments expressed by Bapu in this compilation will surely succeed in mitigating the mental anguish of the ordinary mortals.

VISHWA KI SHRESHTHA LOK KATHAYEN PART-II (Malayalam) Translated from original in Hindi, compiled by Vimla Rastogi.

This is a compilation of the folk tales of different parts of the world. Aimed primarily for children, these stories promise to entice readers of all age groups. Besides being entertaining they also provide a glimpse of the traditions and values of the inhabitants of different countries of the world.

The book narrates the exciting journey of India's emergence as a leading Space power. The focus is on the challenges faced in making and launching world-class rockets and satellites which are being used for an amazing variety of applications including telecommunications, television and data links, weather monitoring and forecasting, education, health, and disaster relief as well as remote sensing of natural resources besides exploration of the Moon and outer space.