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JAINS TODAY IN THE WORLD” is an exploration by the author of an ancient and relatively little-known faith that is surprisingly relevant for the XXIst century. It is a faith system that emphasizes non-violence, respect for the environment and the power of meditation - all while eschewing material possessions and encouraging the control over the self.Jainism, a religion originating from India - with Hinduism and Buddhism - is an integral part of India. The ...
Study conducted in Aligarh, Mau, Moradabad and Lucknow districts of Uttar Pradesh, India.
"Domestic Violence against women is a wide spread problem. However, its actual extent is difficult to measure. It may be very much higher than that the reports indicate because many instances of Domestic Violence against women are not reported. The research studies and surveys conducted by individuals generally produce higher estimates of violence than official records. However, they are also assumed to underestimate the actual extent of Domestic Violence ...
Indian society is highly stratified with many glaring inequalities among the different social groups. The caste system has segregated the Dalits and other weaker sections from the rest of the society to an extent that they were denied even the basic human rights. Interestingly, the absence of freedom of occupation, low earnings, implicit restriction on needs and stigma on menial labour destroyed the economy of lower castes particularly Scheduled Castes. As a ...
India has a rich tradition of folk performing arts. These are characterized by a staggering multiplicity of genres, forms, styles and techniques. These are also living expression of the life style and culture of various communities evolved through ages in a variety of forms as dance, dance drama, song, theatre and play. Folk performing arts have developed in the various parts of the country in response to certain socio-cultural and psychological needs of local ...
Drug abuse as a paradoxical phenomenon is causing serious concern for the policy makers, planners and academicians. As we have already entered into the 21st century and enjoying the benefits of globalization, economic liberalizatioin and marketization, the problems of illicit drug production, drug abuse, drug trafficking, drug addiction has also caused the high morality, morbidity rate and low productivity. Therefore, preventive measures are crucial for combating ...
Female criminality in India has been a neglected subject of study. Due to low incidence of female criminality there is less emphasis on research in this field. However, there has been increasing academic interest on female criminality since in the recent past growth of female crimes has shown upward trend. Importantly, imprisonment of mother with dependent young child is a problematic issue. The effects of incarceration can be catastrophic on the children and ...
Development alone cannot bring peace, prosperity and progress unless social justice and gender equality are ensured. It has been realized that development programs have bypassed women who constitute about half of the population of the country. The international conferences, conventions, and legal enactment highlighted the imperative need for the gender equality and women empowerment. The scheduled castes women, who are mainly agricultural labourers and are ...
Children form the first priority on the National agenda as they are most vulnerable and foundation of the nation. However, the exploitation, neglect, discrimination and violence against children have caused enormous social distortions and violations of human rights. The porous borders have added the new dimensions in trafficking in girls and young women in India as large number of girls and young women are being trafficked from Nepal and Bangladesh and are thrown ...