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This book reinterprets the Muslim architecture and urban planning of South India, looking beyond the Deccan to the regions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala - the historic coasts of Coromandel and Malabar. For the first time a detailed survey of the Muslim monuments of the historic ports and towns demonstrates a rich and diverse architectural tradition entirely independent from the better known architecture of North India and the Deccan sultanates. The book, extensively illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings, widens the horizons of our understanding of Muslim India and will no doubt...

Offers a broad reinvestigation of North Indian Muslim architecture through a case study of a desert fortress: Bayana in Rajasthan.

This is a documentary study of little-known religious and funerary buildings throughout Southern India. It presents a survey of historical buildings in the Muslim communities and major towns of the region, which have previously been virtually unknown outside their own localities. Even locally, people tended to be familiar with only a few important local nearby shrines, and there was little awareness of a collective heritage. This is a record of the historic heritage of the area through an exploration of its architecture and built environment.

Capsicum has been used since ancient times not only as a traditional medicine but also as a natural colorant. The medicinal properties of capsicum make it popular in both ayurvedic and homeopathic treatments. In Capsicum: The Genus Capsicum, experts provide information on all aspects of this plant, including its ethnobotany, chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, cultivation, tissue culture and commercial uses. Capsaicin, the pungent, principle component of capsicum, was used in the recent discovery of a hot receptor, or pain sensor, in the human heart. This and a variety of other therapeutic...