Asoke Bagchi (13 results)

Condition: New. pp. ix + [vi] + 132 Illus.

Condition: New. pp. ix + [vi] + 132.

Condition: New. pp. ix + [vi] + 132, Abbreviations.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Contents Foreword. Preface. 1. The ancestors of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Ray. 2. Calcutta medical college and Bidhan Chandra. 3. Bidhan Chandra and colonel Lukis. 4. Some interesting episodes during Bidhan's practical life in the medical college. 5. The struggle of Bidhan Chandra in England. 6. The beginning of Dr. Ray at Calcutta. 7. Dr. Ray as a physician. 8. Some incidents revealing the skill of Bidhan Chandra as a practising physician. 9. The Campbell medical school of yesterday and Nil Ratan Sircar medical college of today and Dr. Bidhan Chandra Ray. 10. The alliance of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan with Dr. Ray. 11. Subhas Chandra and Bidhan Chandra. 12. Dr. Ray's entry into politics. 13. Carmichael medical college silver jubilee. 14. Bidhan Chandra and Surendra Nath Banerjee. 15. Birth of Indian medical association medical council of India and the journal of the Indian medical association the roles of Dr. B.C. Ray. 16. Dr. Ray's performances to quell the communal riots in Calcutta of 1946. 17. Some important activities of Dr. Ray as the chief minister of West Bengal. 18. Dr. Ray and the later chief ministers of West Bengal. 19. Dr. Bidhan Chandra and the birth of Neurosurgery in Calcutta. 20. Activities in the university. 21. Sri Jyoti Basu and Dr. Ray. 22. Institutions roads etc. names after Bidhan Chandra. 23. The activities of Dr. Ray for the future. 24. Dr. Ray's ideas later came into being . 25. European Jewish doctors in Calcutta during Dr. Ray's time. 26. The house where Dr. Ray and other Indian freedom lovers used to meet in Vienna and his doctor friends of Vienna. 27. The Austrian doctor friends of Dr. Ray. 28. Bidhan Chandra in lighter veins. 29. Dr. Ray the child at heart. Appendix some letters relating to Dr. Ray. Sources of information. The life and achievements of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Ray the architect of modern West Bengal are not much known to the younger generation. Even some events are not known to most of us. Dr. Asoke Kumar Bagchi. A noted neurologist who had personal acquaintance with Dr. Ray has written this monograph on Dr. Ray based on information gathered through different sources. He has also arranged to provide a few photographs some of them are rare. This monograph would help in introducing Dr. Ray as a man an eminent physician an architect of modern West Bengal and a visionary to the younger generation. 74 pp.

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Hardbound. Condition: New. Contents: Preface. 1. How to consult this encyclopaedia? 2. Enumeration on ethno-medicinal records. 3. General characteristics of important plant families-a global figure. Bibliography. Index to vernacular names. "The book is on traditional herbal medicinal plants of Manipur state where 375 species of medicinal plants are recorded. There are altogether 442 photographs showing all the species described in the book. Some of the medicinal plants, which are introduced to Manipur from other places, are also incorporated in the book to show a wider scenario. For each and every medicinal plant, the data on local names (Manipuri/Meiteilon, Hindi name and common English name) are provided along with habit, habitat and marketability. A short note on traditional mode of preparation, parts used,modes of uses and the diseases treated are enclosed at the end part of the book. The colour plates are arranged according to the sequence of families given in Bentham and Hooker's system of classification whereas species of algae, fungi, pteridophytes and gymnosperms are given at the last part of the photograph session. The book is first of its kind in India and will be helpful for students, scholars, teachers, scientist and NGO's and all those who are interested/working on medicinal plants. The various government departments will also be benefited in identification of important herbal medicinal plants and its management for sustainable development." (jacket)No. 29196 746 pp.

Condition: Good. 111 clean, unmarked, tightly-bound pages; ink and pencil writing on front flyleaf; dust jacket has a stain on the top edge at the spine and some shelf and corner wear; cover has white specks along the spine at front and back.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback 1997. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. JACKET HAS EDGE WEAR. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref A32.

Hardcover. Condition: used/Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 72 Pages. Some Illustrations. Slight Stain On Upper Blank Margins. Jacket With Slight Wear.

BINDING - Hardcover. Condition: CONDITION - Used/ Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 119 Pages. Some Illustrations. Original Cloth Some Stains.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp xxvi, 632. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. This book is very heavy, and delivery costs may be a consideration especially outside Britain. Ex British Foreign Office library with a few library markings, VG in chipped VG- dust jacket.