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This book attempts to study gods and godmen in R.K. Narayan's novels as they make an indispensable part of the Malgudi milieu. A writer like him, who is so much committed to phrase Indian culture into English language, cannot miss them in his writings. Mythical gods and goddesses and archetypal figures have been studied into two separate chapters. An attempt has also been made to study beliefs and superstitions as they make an indispensable part of a society ...
Despite reservation for women, effective participation in Panchayati Raj Institutions have failed due to misuse and manipulation by local power brokers. Ignorance of women about their rights and procedures and about their potential and responsibilities have kept them far behind men in the local bodies. It is very much doubtful that mere increase in number of reserved seats for women in local bodies is likely to increase participation of women. Unless structural ...
‘Dalit’ is basically a Sanskrit word which means ‘broken’ ‘downtrodden’. There has been narrow definition, based on the caste alone, and a broader one to encompass all those considered to be either similarly placed or natural allies. Since the early 1970s, the word has come into increasingly wider usage in the press and in common parlance where it is normally used in the original, narrower, caste-based sense. However, scholars have written about ...
In fact, sustainable development theory links models of long-term biological and economic maximization. It extends cost benefit analysis and bio-economic and combines it with ideas of economic welfare. Economic tools are available for the public to evaluate alternative outcomes; for instance, increase in production as against various environmental scenarios. For "sustainable development" solutions to be economically efficient greater use needs to be ...
The U.S. launched a missile attack aimed at Iraq's intelligence headquarters in Baghdad June 26, 1993. The U.S. justified the attack by citing evidence that Iraq had sponsored a plot to kill former President George Bush during his visit to Kuwait in April 1993. In August 1995, two of Saddam Hussein's sons-in-law, who held high positions in the Iraq military, defected to Jordan, both were killed after returning to Iraq in Feb. 1996. After fighting between two ...