Books and Peridicals

  1. Science for Villages & Gramupyogi Vigyan

    These monthly publications of CSV were published to bridge the gap between labs and the mud huts. A thousand copies are circulated to laboratories, R&D units, polytechniques, Technical Institutions, Polytechnics, Universities, Voluntary agencies etc.

     

    Gram Vidnyan

    To generate awareness about science & technology among rural masses a fortnightly illustrated wall poster entitled “Gram Vidnyan’ was published Marathi from 1985 to 1988 which was reaching 1000 villages in Maharashtra village based voluntary organizations. The endeavor, sponsored by S & T council of Govt. of Maharashtra, was highly appreciated by rural readers & voluntary agencies.

     

    BOOKS

     

    1. Science & Technology for Women

    Illustrated Description of 101 Technologies (By Vibha Gupta & Rajiv Gupta), Vol. I, II and III

     

    1. Bio-gas Tantradnyan (Marathi)

    Complete Book on Bio-gas technology for villages (By Shrikant Karanjekar)

     

    1. Whither Science – Pause & Think

    Critical essays of perennial importance (By Kumarappa & Devendra Kumar)

     

    1. Four Phases of Human Progress

    How Technology changed the development of our society and which direction to take. (By Devendra Kumar)

     

    1. Krandhi Gandha (By Vinoo Kaley)

     

    1. Mrid Gandha (By Vinoo Kaley)

     

    1. Science for Villages ( Old Volumes of the bulletin )

     

    1. Gramopyogi Vigyan ( Old Volumes of the bulletin)

     

    1. Elements of Rain Water Harvesting

    Illustrated description of 25 technologies (By Vibha Gupta, Vinoo Kaley & Sameer Kurvey)

    1. Innovation in Mud Walls

    (By Jerome Gue)

    1. Small Span Roofs

    (By Jerome Gue)

    1. Space Frame Roofs

    (By Jerome Gue)

    1. Burnt Clay Industries

    The above four volumes are illustrated detailed studies in Rural Housing by a French Eneineer and CSV team. (By Jerome Gue)

     

     

    Booklets

     

    1. Banana Stem Paper Technology
    2. Open Air Wild Bee Harvesting of Honey without killing bee
    3. NADEP Compost
    4. Vermi-Pit Compost Compost
    5. Gum Collection
    6. Clay Emitter Irrigation
    7. Herbal Pesticide
    8. Goat Repellent
    9. Water Filter

     

    Videos

     

    1. Dreams with Mud (Rural Housing) .. 45 Mnts.
    2. Inverting the pyramid (Rural Sanitation) .. 30 Mnts. .
    3. Soil to the Sun (Energy Village .. 1 Hour