Indian Tribes : Among the 68 million citizens of India who are members of tribal groups, the Indian tribal religious concepts, terminologies, and practices are as varied as the hundreds of tribes, but members of these groups have one thing in common: they are under constant pressure from the major organized religions. Some of this pressure is intentional, as outside missionaries work among tribal groups to gain converts. Most of the pressure, however, comes from the process of integration within
This article is an attempt to re-examine folk material related to the Khasis (A tribe from Meghalaya, India), and discussing them in a manner that will throw light on the larger question of identity. The important connection between identity and folklore can never be denied .Folklore is the most important source for the construction, articulation and perpetuation of identities in oral and semi-oral communities. The Khasi society is one such tribal community, that is gradually making a transition
classical Hindu theme found in the tribal dance, and the changes in the dance brought by the new media is worth mentioning which draw to the structure of the community’s identity. (Roma Chatterji, 2009) Studying the Nongkrem dance of the Khasis of Meghalaya, Kapila Vatsyayan (1976) felt that the small and static movements of the women dancers could protray the matrilineal system practiced by them. On the other hand, for Tribhuwan and Tribhuwan (1999) their ethnographic study on the Kolams in Tamil Nadu
Thunderstorms (TS) are severe weather phenomenon, which develop mainly due to intense convection. These are meso-scale localized atmospheric convective processes associated with heavy rainfall, lightening and thunders, hails and squall lines. The thunderstorms are characterized with stormy winds (60-150 km/hour) and sometimes become more severe and turns into tornadoes. Thunderstorms occur almost everywhere in the world due to atmospheric instability associated with convection and strong moisture
A Study on Challenges of Women Empowerment in India Abstract This paper studies to analyze the status of Women Empowerment in India and emphasize the Challenges and issues of Women Empowerment. Now a day the empowerment of women has become one of the most important concern topics of 21st century. But practically women empowerment is still a fantasy of reality. We study in our day to day life how women become victimized by different social evils. Women Empowerment is the essential tool to expand
India is Sri Lanka’s closest neighbor and natural ally with its historic, cultural and linguistic similarities. Relationship between Indian and Sri Lanka is highly matured considering the asymmetric differences and India’s consistent commitment towards Sri Lankan policy. In this decade, India and Sri Lanka build a very strong relationship and came to close contacts at the highest level in terms of politics, growing trade and investment, cooperation in the fields of development, education, culture
Prevalence of Patriarchy is an important characteristic of families in Indian Society. Most of the societies in India are patriarchal except few matrilineal communities in Kerala and Meghalaya. In general patriarchy means rule of the father in a male – dominated family. It is a social and ideological construct which considers men as superior to women. Patriarchy is based on a system of power relations which are hierarchical and unequal and in which men control women’s production, reproduction and
Abstract: Entrepreneurship stands as a vehicle to improve the quality of life for individuals, families and communities and to sustain a healthy economy and environment. Rural entrepreneurship has emerged as a dynamic concept. If entrepreneurship really encouraged in rural area it would, of course, be instrumental in changing the face of rural areas by solving the problems of unemployment, poverty, economic disparity, poor utilization of rural capacity, low level of standard of living. The majority
Dr R Vasudevan (India’s Plastic Man) Warrior in Field of Sustainability [Individual Project Report on Sustainability Management] By AVIJIT PATTANAIK ROLL NO : UEMF15005 Of EXECUTIVE MBA 2015 –16 Background Dr R. Vasudevan is the Dean and Head of the Department of Chemistry at Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai. In 2001. Last year, he was appeared as a Guest in Indian’s Premier Show “Satyameva Jayate” and people across world could know the incredible innovation and valuable contribution
Hunger Strike Whenever, the government takes some steps which oppose a particular section of the society, that society tries to retaliate. They have a number of ways of doing it. Hunger strike is considered to be most dangerous and a very effective solution of them all. Hence, hunger strikes are a means of political protest, done when the aim is to pressurize the government so as to change some policy, or to take that person's viewpoint into account. In a hunger strike, when a person refuses to
India has arrived on the global stage, celebrated for its fastest-growing economy, educated professional class, urban-based prosperity, and Bollywood-fueled cultural influence abroad. However, while some parts of the country bask in newfound affluence, others continue to toil in abject poverty. This other side of India is also plagued by violence and unrest, which increasingly targets the government. Although there is some disagreement over whether it is possible to categorize security threats as
states like Goa, Haryana, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Sikkim have one planetarium. The states which do not operate any planetarium are ten, namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura
Dowry system in india. *Dr.Y.ASHOK KUMAR Co-ordinator & Assistent Professor Department of sociology and social work **KONGALA.RAMARAO Junior research fellow. Department of sociology and social work . Introduction: Dowry system was unknown in early times. In rich and royal families gifts used to be given son-in-law at the time of marriage .It appears the dowry system came into vogue when child marriages became the order of the day, from about 200 AD to secure a very desirable match the father
: 1 INTRODUCTION Introduction: Tourism industries know how to act as a revenue originator and as a catalyst for development in a region. In order for the tourism prospective of a region to be harnessed there is need for a security environment that is stable, complemented by helpful administrative machinery. Developed marketing strategies and logistics which comprise conducting sightseeing tours, hospitality and communications, and other necessities are constructive for tourism to increase
BSTRACT: Through this paper, I would like to address the heinous act of female foeticide practiced at an alarming rate in various Indian states. I would like to focus on how the phenomenon of selectively eliminating female foetus is not dying away, but rather is emerging as a new disturbing trend. I even wish to highlight how with rapid advancement, technologies such as ultrasound and pre-natal diagnosis are being misused in order to find the gender of the infant. What I wish to mainly examine is
“When some Hong Kong police officers rang the bell of an apartment in Kowloon, the door burst open and gangsters opened fire with AK-47s and other automatic weapons…” causing one to remark, “‘a shoot-up of that kind can happen in any big city,’” (Murphy 1). Humans have committed crimes since the beginning of civilization,and as cities have grown, so has the crime. Problematically though, cities in poor developing nations, will have a population and a crime rate that is going to grow exponentially
According to (Gutro, 2005) “Weather is basically the way the atmosphere is behaving, mainly with respect to its effect upon life and human activities.” Climate is different from weather it consists of the short term changes in the atmosphere, while climate is the weather over a long period of time. Weather is made up of sunshine, rain, cloud cover, winds, hail, snow, sleet, freezing rain, flood, blizzards, ice storms, and thunderstorms, steady rains from a cold front, excessive heat, heat wave and
The study of ecology has gained immense popularity in the recent years as people have become more concerned about the deteriorating environment and eco-system. Thus, in the field of literature, a new approach, Ecocriticism which mainly deals with a critical reading of literary texts in relation to environment, nature and literature, has come forward. As the basic definition suggests that ecocriticism studies the 'relationship between literature and environment'. The paper tries to delve into this
1. In each of the following questions, select the related letter/word/number from the given alternatives. Nature : 24 :: Picture : ? (A) 32 (B) 39 (C) 28 (D) 36 Answer: C Explanation: NATURE 6 ? 4 = 24 PICTURE 7 ? 4 = 28 2. In each of the following questions, select the related letter/word/number from the given alternatives. (A) Ring (B) Table (C) Room (D) T.V Answer: B Explanation: As stationery is related to Pencil. In the same way, Furniture is related to Table. 3. In each of the following questions
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN ODISHA SEMINAR PAPER Presented by : Dr. Madhubrata Satpathy Reader in Economics BJB Autonomous College Bhubaneswar. At Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), Bhubaneswar Conducted by: 47th Annual Conference of Odisha Economics Association, Bhubaneswar. From : 21.02.2015 to 22.02.2015 TITLE : RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN ODISHA Dr. Madhubrata Satpathy Reader in Economics BJB Autonomous College