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Standby information: The nonfiction section already includes almost all major streams. Natural Sciences: Three titles in life sciences, two each in physical sciences and formal sciences, one each in applied sciences and science and environment, and two in health and wellness. Social Sciences: Two in anthropology, five in economics, three in the India region series and five in the world region series, public finance (title not yet announced), two in law and political sciences, two in management, and one in sociology. Humanities: Two in history/historical studies, literary studies (title not yet announced), eleven in linguistics and languages (these are retained as is now on the site; some will be clubbed due to cross-referencing wherever applicable, if required, and will be communicated at the time of release), one in philosophy, two language dictionaries, one in Buddhist studies, three in essays, spirituality (was moved to the Telugu section earlier), children’s nonfiction (title not yet announced), and learning and self-guides (title not yet announced: this section will be withdrawn because the new development is that these are now considered as public domain works by some publishers). We have a separate Definitions section as well. As mentioned earlier, there are several emerging fields and topics in sciences and social sciences. So these are being included. Then there is a realm of general reading (two titles included as super specials on the homepage, yet the scope is wide) and creative nonfiction, which is now being included. The scope in my field is large and wide. Selection and inclusion of titles is professional, based on knowledge, interest, and emerging developments, and in line with the theme of the nonfiction section. All domain-related books will have a preface or introduction as applicable, which is the general practice in publishing. General reading works have their own unique place in the writing world, and there are no limitations on topics that can be covered. There are many sub-classifications under Economics and Finance. In general, the classification of various genres in publishing is in accordance with various classification codes such as BIC by Book Information Communication, BISAC, or publishing-institution/platform specific codes. In general, it is mandatory to provide a category, genre info, or aforementioned classification while making any book available on any publishing platform. Major publishing organisations have their classifications as per the one adopted in place.

In general, books are released on Tuesdays.

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A select snapshot of titles from various disciplines. The order of release of the titles is the prerogative of the author. Please read the disclaimer.

Sciences

Natural Sciences
Life Sciences
  • Archaic Humans and Evolution of Modern Humans Coming Soon
Physical Sciences
  • Helio Physics
Formal Sciences
Applied Sciences

Sciences

Science and Environment
  • నేడు, రేపు, అ అనంతరం (Telugu) Today, Tomorrow, Thereafter (English)
Health and Wellness
  • జ్ఞాపక శక్తి (Telugu) (Jnapaka Sakti) Memory Power (English) Coming Soon
  • ధ్యానం (Multilingual) (Dhyanam) Coming Soon
Social Sciences
Economics
  • Economics and Human Sciences (Bilingual)
  • Economics: A Futuristic Approach (Bilingual)
Geography
  • Geomorphology
Anthropology
  • Cultural Anthropology
People, Law, and PScience
  • We the People, the Nation, and the World
  • Rebooting Civilisation
Sociology
  • Stereotyping Crisis of the World: The Way Forward
Management
  • Cognitive Dissonance
  • National Incomes: Status and the Way forward for the Small Nations
India and World
  • Regions of India (Three Volumes)
  • Regions of the World (Five Volumes)

Humanities

History and Historical Studies
  • వేంగి చాళుక్యుల యుగం (Telugu) (Vengi Calukyala Yugam) The Days and Times of Chalukyas of Vengi (English)Coming Soon
  • వరంగల్ కాకతీయుల యుగం (Telugu) The Days and Times of Kakatiyas of Warangal (English)
Literature and Literary Studies
Linguistics and Language Studies
  • Collocations, Idioms, and Phrasal Verbs Coming Soon
  • మన తెలుగు భాష Coming Soon(Mana Telugu Bhasa)
  • Endangered Languages at a Glance
  • छत्तीसगढ़ी भाखा (Chhattisgarhi Bhaka)

Essays/Essay Books

  • తాడిమళ్ళ సందర్శన – జీవితాన్ని మార్చిన అనుభవం
  • From My Desk: A Collection of Essays
Buddhist Studies
  • Insights into Buddhism in Asia (Tentative Title) (Multilingual)
Philosophy
  • Synchronicities (Tentative Title) (Multilingual)
  • Indian Schools of Philosophy (Tentative Title) (Multilingual)

Super Special

  • How to approach, prepare, and crack exams
  • Redefining Success in Life with the Happiness Quotient

Word of the Year 2025 (Multilingual)

Shortlist from the first half

Word of the year is based on events and important developments (do not imply social media trends and political slugfest) in that particular year. While only one or two terms or words can be selected as the term or word of the year from a language, some events, words, and terms that gain importance during the year due to various developments are worth mentioning. Hence, with a comprehensive approach, the attempt is to cover relevant terms and words in the shortlist. Some will find a place as and when considered fit and those that have missed attention or are significant will be added later in July. A similar process is likely for the second half. This will not be limited to one language because different events or words in various domains may trend or assume significance in different languages. Word of the year 2023 was in fifty languages yet for the same term. The endeavour, this year, will be to get different terms from different languages to the extent possible. Language equity is my word of the year in terms of the effort. Only terms and words will be available in the shortlist section (with relevant topic or place in brackets wherever applicable). Description will be available later for the terms and words of the year. It’s not just about existing terms or words, new terms or words may find a place as well. It is a standard practice by various Dictionaries to announce the word(s) of the year from November onwards. As usual, I will share word(s)/terms(s) of the year during the first week of January. As of March 31st, there is no reason to have this section here. I can simply announce the word(s) at the end of the year like every year. This section makes the process transparent. We will continue this section from July/September onwards.

  • Incineration (Waste treatment) Union Carbide waste treatment, India
  • Stampede (Loss of lives) Various places, India
  • Overtourism (Tourism) Italy
  • YR4 Asteroid, labelled as ‘City Killer Asteroid’ due to a probability of hitting Earth in December 2032 (Asteroid forecasting) Earth
  • Bullying (including passive bullying)
  • Tax year (TY), a new term that replaces Assessment Year (AY) in Income Tax Bill 2025, which will be effective from 1st April 2026 once it becomes an Act (Taxation) India
  • Airpocalypse (Pollution) Context: Latest World Air Quality Report
  • Gobsmacked (Indicates surprise) Vocabulary
  • Adaptation/Earth’s gravity (adaptation requirements as astronauts return safely to earth)
  • The Bashiri Mummy (Egypt)
  • Anti-dumping duty (Bilateral Trade) This duty is an indirect taxation measure used by countries to safeguard domestic industries.
  • Earthquake (Myanmar and Thailand) Loss of lives is unfortunate. My prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.
  • We will continue this section from July/September onwards. (March 31st)

Shortlist from Indian Languages

  • సహాయక చర్యలు (Sahāyaka caryalu) This is in the context of ongoing rescue efforts (SLBC Tunnel) by state and central teams from the last week of February to rescue trapped personnel. (Search and Rescue) As of 26th March, there are reports of some casualties.
  • महाकुंभ
  • धरोहर (Dharohar) (Inclusion of six Indian heritage sites in the temporary list of UNESCO World Heritage sites including कांगेर वैली नेशनल पार्क (Kanger Valley National Park) in CG
  • తిరిగి విడుదల (Tirigi Vidudala) It indicates a trend of re-releasing films in Telugu and various languages.
  • Delimitation (States) This term is trending currently in South India. Earlier, this term was trending in Jammu and Kashmir as well.
  • Sudden cardiac arrest (States) A person dies during a morning walk in Bihar. Over the last few years, there have been reports of such instances and related casualties across the country. Stay healthy at all times.
  • విశ్వావసు (Viswavasu) This is the name of this year’s Ugadi, the new year festival in the Telugu states and celebrated by the Telugu-speaking people across India and the world, which denotes the beginning of the Chaitra month, the first month of the Telugu calendar. There are sixty years in the Telugu calendar, that is, sixty different names, and the cycle repeats again after every sixty years.
  • సాంస్కృతిక కార్యక్రమాలు Sānskr̥tika kāryakramālu (Cultural programmes) participation by AP assembly members
  • Press Note: (TS) Note issued by the Registrar of the University of Hyderabad conveying the University’s position and the intent to sent the representation of stakeholders to the state government.
  • ई-नीलामी (E-Nilami) e-auction (CG). CG is a mineral rich state and minerals are an important source of revenue for the government. Auction of 44 mineral blocks including India’s first lithium block. While lithium can help e-vehicles, there are some environmental concerns as well. All efforts must be made to ensure that solutions don’t become a problem all across the world. I have mentioned it earlier that today’s innovations shouldn’t become tomorrow’s problems. So all precautions must be in place, and implications should be looked into as well.
  • ज्ञानपीठ (Jnanpith) Award to veteran author Vinod Kumar Shukla from CG.
  • समर्पण (Surrender) मुठभेड़ (Encounter) Some surrenders as well as encounters between security forces and Naxalites in South Chhattisgarh near the Telangana and Maharashtra border in recent times. This has been a long-standing issue with various views. One is the humanitarian aspect and protection of tribal areas. Another view is that those involved no longer stand for any cause, and violence is not a solution to any problem. There is increased frequency in recent times, with the Home Ministry setting a March 31st, 2026 deadline and call to surrender. This is a serious issue.
  • We will continue this section from July/September onwards. (March 31st)

Word(s) of the Year Archive

  • 2024: Extinction Window (noun). An estimated or probable cycle or range of years wherein any life form or living thing may become extinct due to various causes or factors. Context: Scientific research and an extinct primate [Details regarding the choice: Happy 2025 and Word of the Year 2024, (Blog Posts and Independent Editorials, January 1, 2025), https://rajaninageshtadimalla.in/blog/post/happy-2025-and-word-of-the-year-2024/]
  • 2023: మానవత్వం (Telugu), ಮಾನವೀಯತೆ (Kannada), மனித நேயம் (Tamil), മനുഷ്യത്വം (Malayalam), মানবতা (Bengali), মানৱতা (Assamese), ମାନବିକତା (Odia), मानवता (Hindi), માનવતા (Gujarati), माणुसकी (Marathi), मनीसपण (Konkani), ਮਨੁੱਖਤਾ (Punjabi), انسانیت (Urdu), بشریت (Persian), මනුෂ්යත්වය (Sinhala), လူသားဆန်မှု (Burmese), มนุษยธรรม (Thai), lòng nhân đạo (Vietnamese), Kemanusiaan (Indonesian), Sangkatauhan (Filipino), 인간애 (Korean), 人道 (Japanese), 人類 (Chinese), ​Ανθρωπότης (Greek), մարդկությունը (Armenian), Insanlıq (Azerbaijani), Insanlık (Turkish), האנושות (Hebrew), الانسانيه (Arabic), Человечность (Russian), людство (Ukrainian), чалавецтва (Belarusian), Mänsklighet (Swedish), Ludzkość (Polish), Menschheit (German), Humanité (French), Umanitatea (Romanian), Umanità (Italian), Humanidad (Spanish), Humanidade (Portuguese), Humanity (English) (noun) (Blog Posts and Independent Editorials, January 1, 2024 )
  • 2022: Virulence (noun), Level up (phrasal verb) (Blog Posts and Independent Editorials, December 31, 2022)
  • 2021: Exodus (noun), Vax (noun) (Blog Posts and Independent Editorials, December 31, 2021)
  • 2020: Endurance (noun), Perseverance (noun) (Instagram Post, November 25, 2020)

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Health: Lives are precious. Beware of Bird fancier’s lung, an interstitial lung disease. All rashes may not be Shingles yet seek expert opinion if symptoms or signs persist. Timely vaccination can protect precious little lives from vaccine-preventable diseases—Save a child, save a life, and save a dream. Refer government and regulatory advisories, directives, or guidelines. Keep first-aid kit at home and workplace for use in emergencies. Cover water containers to prevent dengue. Avoid fire accidents during festive season. Do not apply iced or cold water on burns and use only cool running water as a first aid. In case a person is bed-ridden for a long time, use air bag to prevent bed sores whether at home or at health care centre. Prefer using prescribed medicines by the health expert and be aware of anti-microbial resistance. Homeopathy, Ayurveda, and Unani are well-known alternative medicine systems in India.

Note (18th February 2025): Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare yet serious syndrome. This syndrome has been in the news in recent times after a significant hike in cases and some casualties in Pune, Maharashtra in January 2025. Thereafter, there have been reports of this syndrome in other states, and more recently, in Andhra Pradesh. Follow advisories and consult your health experts in case of symptoms. (6th January 2025): There are some reports regarding Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus. This is a known virus. In the news due to high number of cases in China. A few cases (eight as on 7th January) have been reported in India as of now. These are still early days and it may not necessarily convert into a pandemic. Meanwhile, follow all health advisories and guidelines. Don’t panic yet stay alert. Updates, if needed.

Ecological and biodiversity conservation is important. Environment: Save the green cover and conserve forests. Save hills before they are referred in stories as once upon a time. Conserve energy by turning-off lights when not required (don’t turn-off lights in emergency situations, when dealing with any calamity except where it is required to turn-off power, when some work is going on, when there are safety concerns for people, or when someone is sick and there is a need for adequate lighting). Avoid dumping disposables on railway tracks, open lands, river and sea shores to prevent landfills and to ensure a clean environment.

Travel is a way of life. Yet always remember that your loved ones wait for you. Lives are precious. Travel Safety — Road safety: Try to start early for work if the workplace is faraway rather than overspeeding or boarding overcrowded transport services during rush hour. Even if you follow all rules someone else may be in a hurry, therefore be aware of the surroundings and stay traffic conscious. If possible, try to help the elderly if you find that they are unable to cross the road due to heavy traffic. If possible, offer your seat to the elderly or those in need in buses and metro trains and you will be surprised that some of them may try to find a seat for you. If you are on a long-distance trip in your own vehicle, take small breaks to ensure concentration. If you have hired a service, ensure that the chauffeur is fine and check whether the person requires a break. Watch out for construction activities and diversions. Bus Safety: In case you are using bus services, ensure that boarding and dropping points sync with your travel requirements. If you travel regularly, your experience is the guide else check for reviews. Some buses may have stoppages or dropping points near outskirts of the city, service roads, or junctions for intermediate cities or towns—in such cases, ensure that the location is safe with adequate transport facilities and that your family is well-informed of your travel plans. Rail Safety: Avoid last minute arrival at stations and boarding moving trains. Confirm the arrival platform of the boarding train from the Display Board on the First platform/Terminal/Enquiry and Coach position. Sometimes up and down timings of a train may coincide, hence ensure you are boarding the train towards the intended destination. Ensure availability of required IDs. For senior citizens, book lower berth tickets whenever available. Boat/Cruise Safety: Ensure that boats are not overcrowded. Ensure that you wear life jacket wherever required. Check for tides and water level. Don’t panic and cooperate with the staff and fellow travellers in case of any emergency. Be alert while boarding and alighting. Air Safety: Avoid last minute arrival at Airports. Ensure you are at the assigned Gate number and avail wheel chair facility wherever available for senior citizens. Keep note of boarding announcements or related information. Be cordial with fellow passengers, security personnel, and crew (in case of any serious issue or lapse, one can provide the feedback to the airlines). Follow the safety guidelines once onboard.

Important Helpline Numbers: DND or spam: 1909 in the specified format, NDRF Helpline: 919711077372, NDRF AS First Battalion Control Room (BCR): 0361-2840027, WB Second BCR: ০৩৩২৫୮৭৫০৩২ 03325875032, OD Third BCR: ୦୬୭୧୨৮৭৯৭১୦ 06712879710, TN Fourth BCR: 04177-246594 and 09442140269, MH Fifth BCR: 09422315628 and 09422318427, GJ Sixth BCR: 09429199493, PB: Seventh and 13th BCR: 0164-2246030 and 0161-2921304 respectively, UP Eighth and 11th BCRs: 0120-2766013 and 0542-2501202 respectively, BR Ninth BCR: 06115-253942, AP 10th Battalion Contact Numbers: 08333068559 and 08333068540, AR 12th BCR: 0360-2999577, HP 14th BCR: 01893-292602, UK 15th BCR: 05949-231199, DL 16th BCR: 011-20893564, Single Emergency Helpline (Fire, Medical Team, Police): 112, National Cybercrime Helpline: 1930, National Highways (Emergency/Non-Emergency including FASTag) Helpline: 1022, Emergency LPG Gas Leakage Complaint Helpline [Indane (IOCL), Bharat, HP]: 1906. Select poll schedules: छत्तीसगढ़ निकाय (१७३) चुनई म वोट डारे बर जाबो। पहली मतदान करव बाकी काम बाद म करव। छत्तीसगढ़ के १७३ शहरी निकायों में हो रहे चुनाव में सभी मतदाता अपने मताधिकार का प्रयोग करें। दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव में सभी मतदाता अपने मताधिकार का प्रयोग करें। Exercise your right to vote in Delhi Assembly elections. Schedule of elections for Urban local bodies and Panchayats in Chhattisgarh (173 out of 192 and bye-elections)—Municipal Corporations (नगर निगम), Municipal Councils (नगर पालिका परिषद), and town councils (नगर पंचायत): Voting on 11th February and counting on 15th February 2025 (Polls for 19 bodies including Bhilai and Risali, except by-elections for certain wards, are likely to be held in 2026.) Panchayat (पंचायत): Voting on 17th, 20th, 23rd February 2025 and counting on subsequent days after polling. Schedule for Delhi Legislative Assembly Polls and Bye elections to one Assembly Constituency each in UP and TN as per Election Commission of India: Number of Constituencies: 70, Notification: 10th January 2025, Deadline for Filing Nominations: 17th January 2025, Scrutiny of Nominations: 18th January, Deadline for Withdrawal of Nominations: 20th January 2025, Polling Day: 5th February 2025, Counting and Results: 8th February 2025, Completion of Election Process: 10th February 2025.

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