CGAs are cryptographically generated IPv6 addresses and are one of the most novel features introduced in IPv6. They have the promising potential of being the basis of authentication mechanisms for Mobile IPv6 because they do not require hosts to share information or security infrastructure. A mobile environment however has several resource constrai

Multicasting is a useful communication scheme that facilitates group communication. Multicasting can improve the efficiency of the wireless link when sending multiple copies of messages. Multicast is a relatively unexplored research area, when it is compared with Unicast [I]. Over the past few years, several multicast routing protocols have been pr

An investigative discussion of Rabindranath Tagore's political philosophy in his travel writings, especially with regard to his vision of the twin ideologies of Empire and Nation.

Taxonomic identification of organisms is the first and the most critical step in any research involving organisms. Four marine sponges collected from two different sites were identified based on their morphology, skeleton, and spicules characteristics. The description of each species was compared with the source description of sponges to identify t

Introduces the various items in the issue and provides an overview of its objectives and scope.ASIATIC, VOLUME 5, NUMBER 2, DECEMBER 20 11 Asiatic, Vol. 5, No. 2, December 2011 1 Editorial This is the first special issue of Asiatic , and given the journal’s “home” in Malaysia it is undoubtedly appropriate to have the first special issue on So

The volume has eminent scholars like, Sukanta Chaudhuri, Bharati Ray, William Radice, Uma Dasgupta, Abhijit Sen and others as contributors. It is a collection of 13 essays, which enhances critical literature on Tagore. It looks at different aspects of Tagore s life and philosophy. The chapters are sequenced from the more general to the specific. Th

Throughout his life and career, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Asia’s first Nobel Laureate (1913), and the most gifted and insightful writer of his time, once hailed as ‘the greatest star shinning in the eastern sky’, remained an ardent advocate of peace, justice and human fraternity. A champion of the spiritual one-identity of humanity, he

This is an interview I gave to the Malaysian newspaper The Edge touching on literary matters and the importance of literature and culture in the era of technocracy and mega-capitalism.

An essay by the Bengali writer Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, translated from Bengali to English.Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. ‘Woman’s Downfall’, translated and introduced by Mohammad A. Quayum. Transnational Literature Vol. 4 no. 1, November 2011. http://fhrc.flinders. edu.au/transnational/home.html Woman’s Downfall [‘Istrijatir Abanati ’] Rokey

This paper advances a framework for designing a social research particularly targeting the graduate students who seek assistance in preparing their research proposal, collect data for a scholarly journal article, dissertation, or thesis. However, terms are explained and recommended strategies are advanced in a holistic manner within the context of