S.N. Singh
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Independent India opted for a parliamentary form of democracy for its governance. It was to be a polity based on the principles of democracy, socialism and secularism enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution. It was a polity to further the norms of equality, freedom and fraternity. It claimed for the establishment of an egalitarian social order committed to social justice and brings about social change in the fractional social set up. Since the system has ...
The subject of good governance is one that immediately inspires cynicism and hope because of its very nature and relevance. It is a critical prerequisite of participative and citizen centric-development that we all talk about. Detractors may dismiss it as cliché ridden; the fact however is, that governance is all around us and envelops our lives in a most profound manner. There is hardly any domain of daily life that is not touched by governance. It is a ...
Muslims constitute the second largest group of people after the Hindus. Their participation in the socio-economic as well as political process is considered of vital importance. Since the post-independence, India opted for a planed approach for growth and development encompassing all sectors of the populace it is matter of concern as to how far the Muslims have benefited from the state intervention in the growth process. The proposed book makes an attempt to look ...
This book is an attempt to highlight serious problems of urbanisation, the National Capital Territory of Delhi is facing today. It also brings to light several unknown or not properly understood aspects of the subject. The book includes magnitude and type of the slums, implementation of the development/improvement schemes/programmes, process of urbanisation with particular reference to the slums within slums, sanitation situation, issues of public health, ...
The region of Awadh has attracted the attention of people the world over. We also find considerable literature on the history and culture of Awadh. But somehow authentic material on the administrative aspects of the kingdom of Awadh is scanty. The present book on the administration of Awadh covers the period between 1720 and 1856. It provides an analysis on various aspects of Awadh administration including revenue, justice, police, military and miscellaneous ...
The present work is a contribution of original and systematic work on the location, planning and redistribution of manufacturing industries in the metropolitan city of Kanpur which is one of the foremost industrial centers in the country. This work, illustrated with maps and diagrams, consists of the detailed history of the growth and development, diversification, the area variation and temperal distribution of the numerous large scale and small scale industries ...
This book is an exploration of the thematic contents of Charlotte Bronte’s fiction, analyzing her major novels on an integrated plane, and simultaneously comparing them with major works of other contemporary leading novelists living or dead. As such, this study records her stand of unconventionality and novelty. The first chapter is an Investigation into the seedy backgrounds to their themes of alienation predicament, predicament, and love and marriage, the ...
Standing intact from the so-called Victorian conflict between religion and science, faith and unfaith, and experientially believing in the mutual relationship of trust and responsibility between god and humankind, the three Bronte sisters would under all circumstances praise and pray to God for his beauty and bounty, and would occasionally stand in relation to him in a way of visionary experience. Dr. S.N. Singh and Dr. Apeni Lotha trace the genesis of the ...
While love may have its varied and various manifestations, Dr. S.N. Singh confines his discussion only to its Eros aspect, which means sexual desire that exists for its mutual fulfillment between the sexes. Unless killed or conquered, it’s always the conqueror, for, as Dr. Singh studies its nature, the passion once ignited by the beauty of the fair sex and the exposure of his erotic zones, it does not rest until it is manifested and fulfilled. The rhetorical ...
This book is an enlightened and perceptive study of the geopolitics of northeast, particularly Mizoram, at the micro level. The impact of geography on the recurring ethnic turmoils and intermittent insurgent upheavals in the remote north-eastern rim of the country has been lucidly analysed and elucidated. The book has highlighted such little discussed matters as localization of tribes, formation of tribal institutions, the alienation of the tribes from the ...
Administrative Culture of late has gained ground in Public Administration literature as this one area which has influenced the development process. While the scholars may not agree on the theoreticalj plane with regard to the theory and the concept of development, the issues concerning poverty, illiteracy, hunger, unemployment are still in search of an appropriate explanation. The attempt is therefore on towards this search by. Curiously enough inspite of the ...
The book deals with the role of caste in the administrative process and the decision making in particular. We are given to understand that Indian administration bases itself on the value neutral premise. However, over the years the socio-political system has witnessed an increasing role of caste which subsequently extended itself to the field of administration. The book thus, makes an attempt to overview the caste as a variable in the governing process. There are ...
The present book is an attempt to analyse Indian Politics in the light of its social and religious fabric in terms of Caste, Tribe and Religion with latest facts, figures and analysis. These three social segments are playing important roles in the formulation of developmental policies and setting goals for decision makers. This book is an attempt to unfold these under currents of Indian polity and society. The trinity of the goals of the Constitution of ...
The book is the result of intensive field study of the socio-economic and political problems confronting the tea plantation labourers of Assam. The morbid situation in Cachar plantations in south Assam, where most of the workers still live a life of penury, is also highlighted here. The immigrant labourers of Assam tea plantations, being the victims of poverty, ignorance, illiteracy and excessive exploitation by the Zamindars and agricultural landlords, left ...
The work puts forward and Anglo-American Cataloguing rules but also deals with the physical form of catalogue cards and its details and the description.
Modern Political Theory is Just That. Philosophical disciplines are defined by the questions they address. Political Theory focuses on the nature and purpose of human association. Aristotle says that human beings are [political animals and, therefore, we must co-operate with others not only to survive, but also to develop our moral and intellectual faculties in association with other people. problems of communal life have been apparent since when the society ...
India opted for planned development approach for its socio-economic development after attaining freedom from the colonial British Empire. During the last six decades of independent India, several experiments have been put to test for the attainment of economic development. There are opinions on the usefulness of various economic models which have been tried over the years. It is also noted that strategy of Five Year Plans have been the major efforts through which ...