Wise and Otherwise (Record no. 2664)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20231214142649.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 978-0-143-06222-6 |
| 028 ## - PUBLISHER NUMBER | |
| Source | Allied Informatics |
| Bill Number | 11235 |
| Bill Date | 19-10-2023 |
| Purchase Year | 2023 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DDC |
| Language of cataloging | English |
| Transcribing agency | 0 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 813.4 MUR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Murty, Sudha |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Wise and Otherwise |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Haryana |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Random House India |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2006 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Understanding human and human nature is one of the toughest jobs .Many time what seems right and good or vice versa can be completely different if explored to proper depth. In many instance, we all come across people and forms an opinion about the people we meet without actually knowing anything about them. But hearing and learning about such instances helps us to redefine our thought process and become wiser. Sudha Murtys book Wise and otherwise will take you to a journey across the length and breadth of India through narrations of 51 stories inspired by the extensive travels of the author herself.<br/><br/>Wise and otherwise has generated interest not just as an inspirational book of peoples struggles and how they overcome it but also for its settings. It present a realistic picture of India with its values, traditions and imperfections and lay before the readers certain set of moral values whose validity they have to judge for themselves. It unravels human nature and shows all that is good and bad in it and how it is often shaped by intention and circumstances. From the story of a son who leaves his father in an old age home pretending he is a stranger to the story of earthquake aid being exploited and not reaching to victims, each story is a moving one and will generate myriads of emotions within the readers, ranging from anger to kindness to pity to the realisation of reality of the world. The book grabs the attention of the reader through its skillful narration of characters, setting and situations.<br/><br/>The book is available online for convenient shopping. You can bag this book from Amazon.in today by following a few easy steps. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Murty, Sudha |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type | Collection code | Checked out |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | Fiction | 12/14/2023 | Allied Informatics | 250.00 | 2 | 813.4 MUR | 018189 | 10/10/2024 | 08/22/2024 | 250.00 | 12/14/2023 | Books | ||||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | Fiction | 12/14/2023 | Allied Informatics | 250.00 | 2 | 813.4 MUR | 018190 | 06/11/2025 | 02/25/2025 | 250.00 | 12/14/2023 | Books | ||||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | Not For Loan | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | Fiction | 12/14/2023 | Allied Informatics | 250.00 | 813.4 MUR | 018191 | 12/14/2023 | 250.00 | 12/14/2023 | Books | Not for Loan | ||||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | Fiction | 12/14/2023 | Allied Informatics | 250.00 | 2 | 813.4 MUR | 018192 | 04/09/2026 | 04/09/2026 | 250.00 | 12/14/2023 | Books | 07/08/2026 | |||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | Fiction | 12/14/2023 | Allied Informatics | 250.00 | 1 | 813.4 MUR | 018193 | 03/13/2024 | 12/21/2023 | 250.00 | 12/14/2023 | Books |