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Beginning with a promise of realizing a spatial critique in film studies, this book contributes to the spatial turn in film studies.It discusses a variety of issues using space as an entry point: cinematic space, place images, institutional and pre-production contexts and their afterlives. The book broadly uses colonial films, Hindi cinema and Bengali films in constituting India as a filmed space; a clarification to this end would have been useful. [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book 'Oxford University Papers on India,' vol. 1, pt. 2, edited by N.J. Allen, R.F. Gombrich, T. Raychaudhuri and G. Rizvi.

Reviews the book 'St Anthony's Papers, No. 18, South Asian Affairs, Number Two. The Movement for National Freedom in India,' edited by S.N. Mukherjee.

Information about several papers discussed at the "Water and its Sustainability in Mining and other Environment (WSM-2014): Vision 2050" conference held at the Indian School of Mines (ISM) in Dhanbad in India on March 28-29, 2014 is presented. Topics include mine planning and design, groundwater management and sustainability in mineral deposits. The condition of water supply in Bengaluru city is also tackled.

The article reviews the book "Codes of Misconduct: Regulating Prostitution in Late Colonial Bombay," by Ashwini Tambe.

Assam is unquestionably a beautiful state of India that upholds the real picture of 'Unity in Diversity. No one can deny the immense role played by Sankardeva's neo-Vaishnava movement in expediting the process of formation of a larger Assamese society in the right direction. In order to sow the seeds of unity and solidarity among the masses from different ethnic groups, they have to be brought to the same religious-social and cultural stage as said by Sankardeva. Simply by analysing the essence of Sankardeva's philosophy, we may understand the relevance of his teaching in modern Assamese society for its overall growth and development. The creative work of the great Srimanta Sankardeva has contributed to the social, cultural and spiritual development of Assamese society and has given impetus and scope to the national life of Assam. His thoughts and teachings have enriched the Assamese society from different angles. Therefore, it has been attempted by the writer to explore the religious and humanistic perspective in his teaching. The findings of this paper have been summarised that there is a pressing need to revive the teaching of Sankardeva in the modern Assamese society considering the rising religious intolerance and degradation of human values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]