Pramod Sharma

Azolla (mosquito fern, duckweed fern, fairy mass and water fern) is a floating fern in shallow water. It floats on the surface of water by means of nummers, small, closely overlapping scale like leaves with roots hanging in the water. Azolla forms a symbiotic relationship with the cyanobacteria bacterium Anabaena Azollae (Blue green algae), which fixes atmospheric nitrogen to convert into plant nitrogen. Azolla is one of the aquatic petridophyte that may be used as animal food, green manure, bio fertilizer, for increasing soil fertility due to its high nutritional value. Azolla pinnata is a rich source of protein, calcium and it contains almost all essential amino acids, minerals and other vitamins. Narmadanidhi is an improved dual purpose bird developed by the AICRP on Poultry Breeding, NDVSU, Jabalpur. The breed has been developed in such a way that terminal cross has 25% inheritance of Kadaknath breed and 75% inheritance of Jabalpur colour birds. Narmadanidhi has very attractive multicolor plumage pattern and strong body conformation and move fast in free range.

This volume brings together and presents multidisciplinary research related to India at Linnaeus University in Växjö, Sweden. With contributions by researchers working in different disciplines and from various theoretical perspectives, the book explores cultural encounters, developments, and events in historical and contemporary India, and how narratives about people and cultures in India have been presented and represented through European and Scandinavian colonial lenses. Several contributions illustrate how people resist oppression, cooperate across borders, and transform cultural practices when their experiences and representations converge in complex ways. The book opens a window on research conducted at Linnaeus University while making an empirically based contribution to the academic study of Indian history and society.