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Books by Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava

Landmark publications in Interactive Television, Broadcast Technology, and Knowledge Agriculture® — authored by one of India's top 10 scientists and the Father of Community Radio in India.

Artech House, Boston, USA Library of Congress BITS Pilani Libraries IEEE & IETE Publications BPB / Dept. of Science & Technology
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Interactive TV Technology and Markets — book by Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava, Artech House Boston 2001

Interactive TV Technology and Markets
Artech House, Boston, USA · 2001

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Authored Publications

Books by Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava

Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava is the author of landmark books spanning interactive television, broadcast engineering, and sustainable agriculture. His 2001 book Interactive TV Technology and Markets (Artech House, Boston) invented the Broadcast Markup Language (BML) and foresaw the interactive television revolution two decades before it became mainstream — held today in the Library of Congress, Texas State University, BITS Pilani, and universities across the USA. His book Smart Farming Meets Ancient Wisdom introduces Knowledge Agriculture®, trademarked by the Government of India, as a four-pillar framework to address SDG-2 Zero Hunger.
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📗 Released · Knowledge Agriculture® Series

Smart Farming and Ancient Wisdom

Agricultural Knowledge for Global Food Security

By Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava & Aprajita Srivastava

Knowledge Agriculture® Govt. of India Trademark SDG-2 Zero Hunger
Smart Farming and Ancient Wisdom — launch poster
💡 The Vision

A transformative roadmap for building sustainable food systems worldwide through the trademarked Knowledge Agriculture® framework. The book integrates ethical principles and ancient wisdom with cutting-edge technologies — AI, Cloud Computing, IoT, and Drones — to address the urgent challenge of global hunger.

🎯 The Mission

Directly aligned with UN SDG-2 (Zero Hunger), the authors present a proven, scalable blueprint to reach the 660 million people projected to face hunger by 2030 — combining millennia of agricultural wisdom with precision-farming technology.

🌾 Farm to Fork Technology 🎓 Global Education Ecosystem 🗄️ Fair Data Repository 🤝 Collaborative Network

The book integrates IoT, UAVs, Satellite Systems, Generative AI, Cloud Computing, and advanced analytics to guide precision decisions across the entire food chain — from seeding and irrigation to fertilisation and distribution. Co-authored with Aprajita Srivastava; Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava is the primary author and visionary behind the Knowledge Agriculture® framework, trademarked by the Government of India under Scientific & Technological Innovation.

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🌱 UN SDG-2 Zero Hunger: This book presents a proven, scalable blueprint to eliminate hunger for the 660 million people projected to face food insecurity by 2030, rooted in the Government of India trademarked Knowledge Agriculture® framework.

Peer Contribution

Books Reviewed by Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava

In addition to authoring landmark books, Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava has served as a peer reviewer for major technical books published by Artech House, Prentice Hall, and Khateeb Hussain, with reviews published in Telematics India — a prestigious Indian technology journal. His reviews span microprocessor systems, computer science, information management, videoconferencing standards, and internet digital libraries.
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'Fundamentals of Microprocessor Systems' — Philip A. Witting
Chartwell-Bratt / Artech House, UK, 1984 · Review published in Telematics India, pp. 83, August 1989
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'Computer and Information Management: A Primer for Practising Managers' — S. C. Bhatnagar & K. V. Ramani
Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. · Review published in Telematics India, pp. 77, December 1989
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'Computers: Technology, Applications and Social Implications' — Khateeb M. Hussain & Donna S. Hussain
Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 1989 · Review published in Telematics India, pp. 84, August 1990
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'Videoconferencing and Videotelephony — Technology and Standards' — Richard Schaphorst
Artech House, UK · Review published in Telematics India, June 1997
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'Internet Digital Libraries — The International Dimension' — Jack Kesselec
Artech House, UK · Review published in Telematics India, pp. 53, September 1997

Academic Impact

Recognition & Academic Citations

The books and research papers of Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava are cited across international journals, university databases, and academic platforms including Google Scholar, Scopus, ORCID, ResearchGate, and Academia.edu. His Interactive TV Technology and Markets is catalogued in the Library of Congress and stocked in university libraries across the USA, Europe, and India.
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Library of Congress
Interactive TV Technology and Markets is catalogued in the Library of Congress, USA — Catalogue Number 2001055248. LOC Call Number: TK6679.3 .S75 2002.
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University Libraries Worldwide
Held at Texas State University, University of Colorado Boulder, Gonzaga University, Emerson College, Lafayette Library, BITS Pilani, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute, and CSUCA.
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Google Scholar & Scopus
Academic citations on Google Scholar, Scopus (Author ID: 7102601431), ORCID (0000-0002-4813-4441), ResearchGate, and ResearcherID across 57+ years of research.
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Govt. of India Publication Programme
Prasaran Takniki (Hindi edition) was published under the prestigious Department of Science & Technology, Government of India book publication programme.
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Two Decades Ahead of Its Time
Interactive TV Technology and Markets (2001) foresaw the interactive TV revolution, streaming, T-Commerce, and enhanced TV that only became mainstream in the 2020s — an extraordinary act of technological foresight.
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Trademarked Inventions in Print
The Broadcast Markup Language (BML), invented in his 2001 book, and Knowledge Agriculture® (upcoming book) are both officially trademarked innovations by Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava.
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Quick Reference

Frequently Asked Questions — Books

The most internationally recognised book is Interactive TV Technology and Markets, published by Artech House, Boston, USA on 21 December 2001 (ISBN: 1-58053-321-3). It is catalogued in the Library of Congress (LOC No. 2001055248) and held in university libraries across the USA, Europe, and India including BITS Pilani. The book invented the Broadcast Markup Language (BML) for digital broadcasting and interactive television — foreseeing the interactive TV revolution two decades before it became mainstream.

The Broadcast Markup Language (BML) was invented by Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava and introduced in his book Interactive TV Technology and Markets (Artech House, Boston, 2001). BML is a language designed for digital broadcasting, interactive TV (ITV), and enhanced TV (ETV), enabling the embedding of extended codes and syntax in broadcast programmes. It is now recognised as a trademarked invention under Scientific and Technological Innovation by the Government of India.

The upcoming book is Smart Farming Meets Ancient Wisdom: Cultivating Knowledge Agriculture® for Global Hunger Solution, co-authored with Aprajita Srivastava, where Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava is the primary author. It presents Knowledge Agriculture® — a Government of India trademarked innovation pioneered by him in 2018 — as a four-pillar framework (Farm to Fork Technology, Global Education Ecosystem, Fair Data Repository, Collaborative Network) integrating IoT, UAVs, AI, and cloud computing to address SDG-2 Zero Hunger for 660 million people projected to face hunger by 2030.

Interactive TV Technology and Markets is available at major global bookstores including Amazon.in, Amazon.com, Flipkart, Google Books, Google Play, AbeBooks, Barnes & Noble, Artech House UK, eBay, Waterstones, Eyrolles (France), Biblio.co.nz (New Zealand), Internet Archive, and yes24.com (Japan). The full book is also freely readable as a PDF at wdfindia.in. It is stocked in numerous university libraries including the Library of Congress, Texas State University, University of Colorado Boulder, BITS Pilani, Gonzaga University, Emerson College, and CSUCA.

The Hindi book is Prasaran Takniki, Kal, Aaj aur Kal (Broadcast Technology: Past, Present and Future), ISBN-13: 9788176568418, published by BPB Publications under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India book publication programme. It makes authoritative broadcast engineering knowledge accessible to Hindi-speaking readers and scientists across India.

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