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This paper aims to explore how textbooks have represented the modern history of the subcontinent and the rise of nationalism in the textbooks in India and Pakistan. While on a cursory view, the themes of ‘secular’ and ‘religious nationalist/communalist’ approaches in textbook development continue to resonate across both sides of the border (Bhattacharya, 2009), the factors that contribute towards the ideological stances that textbook development committees take over time seem to be rooted in the sociopolitical milieu of the respective countries (Aziz, 2004), the differences in access to higher education and research opportunities (Zaidi, 2009) and “convergence” of both the “liberal” and “conservative” voices in textbook development in being ignorant of the marginalized and subaltern voices in the textbooks (Guichard, 2010), (Thapar, 2009).

As Benei (2000,2008) and Wortham (2006) point out, the politics of textbook narratives hold profound importance in the classroom learning experience for a diverse population of students, leaving a plastic impact on their collective memory about nationalism, citizenship and identity.

 This book not only covers the "tools of the trade" (mentoring how-to), it also examines mentoring's ancient origins since Homer's Odyssey, and peers into its future in virtual and outer space. Mentors are not born; they are mentees first and they evolve through trials and tribulations to success, to pass on their accumulated knowledge so the next generation can carry the torch yet farther. Such has been the experience of every known brilliant scientist in history. While they possessed the seeds of intellect and passion, they were nurtured to greatness by building on the wisdom and successes of others before them. Filled with the authors' case studies and anecdotes from contributors, this book explores how we humans learn and pass on wisdom to those that follow. It explores the "mentoring mindset" needed to retrieve and transfer knowledge to the willing ears of mentees as they reach beyond even our newest frontier that is artificial intelligence. Look for answers in the book to questions like these:

• How do mentees benefit from their mentors?

• What are the characteristics of a good mentor?

• How are bright minds enabled to realize breakthroughs?

• What are mentoring's origins and trends?