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Page No. Title of the Paper Author’s Name No 1 Maratha Mural or Wall Painting in Maharashtra Dr. Ashwinkumar Rathod 07 A Comparative Study of Awareness of the Female and Male Students 2 Studying at Under Graduate Level Regarding the Environmental Crisis 10 Dr. Balaji Lahorkar 3 Human Values in Pali & Buddhism Dr. Rajesh V. Chaurpagar 15 4 Cultural Diplomacy and Regional Studies Pravin R. Alshi 18 5 Barrier’s of Healthy Nutritional Lifestyle Prof. Vaishali R. More 25 Buddhist Approach to Solve Global Ecological Crisis 6 28 Sandeep Mahadeorao Hadole Condition of English in Rural Colleges : Practical Steps to Improve 7 31 Conditions Dr. Abhay M. Patil 8 A Perspective on Indian Diaspora and Bharati Mukherjee Dr. B. W. Somtkar 34 9 Personality Correlates of Career Maturity Dr. Nilesh Kumbhakarn 37 The Skills of Teaching English Language are Urgent for the Emerging 10 38 Educators in India Dr. Nitin R. Jadhao 11 Suicides of Farmers : Death Call Developing India Dr. S. M. Kalakhe 41 12 Buddhist Pilgrimage: A Path towards Spirituality Mr. Rahul Rao 46 13 Motivation and Second Language Acquisition Mr.Pundlik Nalinde 49 Difficulties Faced while Learning English as A Second language 14 52 Prashant N. Kamble The Study of Feminism in the Selected Novels of Shobha De 15 57 Mr. Pravin Sopan Shimbre 16 Religious Influence on the Indian Literature Prof. Shashikant B. Sirsat 58 Romanticism Reflected in George Bernard Shaw’s plays with Special 17 63 Reference to the Pygmalion and Candida. Satish Meratkar Relevance of Foreign Policy Stated by Kau ṭilya with Special Reference to 18 68 Role of Envoy (D ta) Satish Kulkarni 19 The Yogic Experience of K vyaka ṇṭ ha Ga ṇapatimuni Prof. Roshan Bhagat 73 20 Status of Women through Taddhita Affixes in A ṣṭ dhy y Sharduli Joshi 76
21 ƚहदी कथा सािहय मĞ Ɠी िवमशϕ डॉ.डॉ.डॉ.गडॉ. गगगजाननजानन वानखेडे 81
22 अमृतलाल नागर के उपयास : सामािजक चेतना Ƙक अिभƆŎƙ डॉ.Oवीण देशमुख 83
23 नागाजुϕन कƙ काƆगत िवशेषताएँ डॉ.शेखर खडसे 88
24 सािहय कƙ सामािजक साथϕकता Oा.आर.ही.पोपळघट 90
25 मानवता के संदेश वाहक तथागत बुद डॉडॉडॉ.राजेशडॉ .राजेश चौरपगार 93
26 भारती य सािहय मĞ ऐितहािसक उपयास का रĪ मĞ िů वेदीजी का थान 96
Oा. भरत जवजाले ––– 27 ताराबाई ƚशदे के Ɠी पुďष तुलना =ंथ का अययन Oा. दीपक लहासे 98
28 मानवाचे मागϕदशϕक भगवान बुद अिनल खंडारे 101
29 आणाभाऊ साठे यांϢया कादंबरीतील Ɠी दीपक हके 103
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डॉ.डॉ.डॉ. Ƙदपक आनंदराव चौरपगाचौरपगारररर 30 भारतीय समाज व जागितकƙकरण 106
31 आƘदवासी Ɠी आिण कुपोषण अचϕना भैसारे 109
32 बालमजुरी व मानव अिधकार एक अययन डॉ.बळीराम अवचार 112
33 =ामीण भागातील मिहलांचे आरोϟय व पोषण दजाϕ डॉ. Ƙदनकर उबकर 116
34 =ामीण िवकासात =ामसभांचे योगदान डॉ. दीपक देशमाने 119
35 अपृयांϢया उŔ िशϓणाबŶलचे डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांचे िवचा र व कायϕ 124
गजानन िहवराळे
36 िविवध िवचारवतांϢया दृƍीकोनातून मानवािधकार डॉ.गणेश पोटे 129
37 लोणार सरोवर एक जगातील पयϕटन कĞL जगžाथ ढाकढाकणेणेणेणे 132
38 भारतातील दाƗरLय िनमुϕलन कायϕ;माचे वĐप व समया डॉ.मंगेश आचायϕ 134
39 भारतीय Ɠी ला OाƁ झालेला अिधकार आिण हō एक िवƋेषणामक अययन 143
डॉ. माधुरी देशमुख
40 गभाϕवथेतील मिहलांचा पोषण आहार Oा.मीनल गावंडे 149 - 41 गाव खेťातील लोकांϢया शैϓिणक िवकासात िजहा िनयोजन सिमतीचे योगदान 152
डॉ. एन. एन. धĪधĪधĪडगेधĪ डगे ––– 42 १६२९ नंतरचे राजमाता िजजाऊ जाधव घराणे संबंध Oा.राजĞLƚसग देवरे 156
43 बुलडाणा िजƕातील शहरी व =ामीण दाƗरLयाचे वातव डॉ.राजĞL बोरसे 161
44 दुकाळ=त मराठवाťातील पाणी Oƌ : एक अ यास डॉ.रामदास मुϝटे 164
45 आंबेडकरी चळवळीत शांताबाई दाणĕचे योगदान डॉ.रामधन िहरे 167
46 लोकसंϞया िशϓणाची गरज आिण नागƗरकांची भूिमका डॉ.रमेश मोरे 169
47 भारताϢया िवदेशी ƆापाराϢया आयात िनयाϕत संरचनेचा िवƋेषणामक अ यास 173
डॉ.संजय दांदडे
48 jkt"khZ शाĈ माहाराजांचे Ɠी िशϓण िवषयक िवचार डॉ.शाम दुतĪतĪतĪ डे 177
49 बौद धमϕ व िƓया डॉ.बी.डॉ.बी.आर.तनपुरेआर.तनपुरे 180 50 १९६२ Ϣया भारत चीन युŵकाळातील राजनैितक ϓेJातील महĔव पूणϕ घटनांचे 184
अवलोकन डॉ. िवणू पडवाल
51 उमाताई वसू 188 वातंय चळवळीत राƎमाता िजजाऊंचे थान उमाताई वसू
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Maratha Mural or Wall Painting in Maharashtra
Dr. Ashwinkumar R. Rathod Assistant Professor Bhagwanbaba Arts and Commerce College, Lonar.
Abstract: The History of art of painting in India can be traced back to pre historic and proto historic times. The earliest specimen was found in caves and rocks shelter found admits rocky hills. Wall paintings have been cultural expression of human creation throughout history, from the earliest beginnings, such as rocks art, extending up to present day murals. In eighteenth century when Maratha power was increasing princes and nobleman had time and money to spare for fine art. When Maratha contacts with Mughals, the rulers of Rajputana and Deccan they had developed a test for fine art. This paper discuss about Maratha wall painting in the Maratha period, presented from the historical point of view.
Keywords - Indian painting, Rock painting, Ajanta, Deccan painting, Maratha painting, wall painting.
Introduction: Murals are paintings made on walls of caves and palaces while miniatures are small- sized, colorful, intricate handmade illumination. Murals are considered to be the earliest evidence of Indian paintings, which are unearthed as the symbol of ancient civilization. The term mural is derived from the Latin word “murus” which means wall. The paintings carried out on the walls are known as mural paintings. Mural paintings reflect the feelings of Indian spirituality primed through the age-old mythologies and spirituality (Nath,1983:10). We are very well aware that there are thousands of wall paintings existing in various part of India dating from the prehistoric times to the present date. Wall paintings of Ajanta, Ellora and Bagh are world famous. Besides these well known examples, there are thousands of other mural paintings which are extremely important but are less known (Chakravarty,1984:36). The history of art of painting in India can be traced back to pre historic and proto historic times. The earliest specimen was found in caves and rock shelters found admits rocky hills. These paintings are dated from 1200 BC to the tenth century AD. Artifacts found at Mohenjodaro and Harappa has traces of natural pigments suggestive of the use of colors in pre- Aryan art. These cave paintings has quite a wide distribution though all the paintings do not belong to one period. Rock shelter paintings are usually seen on back walls arranged in horizontal lines and often with many super impositions of successive styles. The earliest paintings go back to at least 550 BC. Ajantan art, the tradition of which extends more than two millennia from the second century BC to the present, represents the flowering of Indian mural paintings. History of wall paintings in India is studied through its evolution from Ajanta to Kerala (Nath,1983:13,14).
Technique of the mural or Wall painting : The Indian painters have worked on wall and panel as suitable carries for the delineation of painting. And it is also corroborated by the ‘Shilpa text’. Numerous reference to ‘Bhiticitra’ or mural are scattered in Sanskrit and pali literature of the ancient and medieval times. The painting
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of India can be divided according to their technique in three border group Fresco, Tempera, Oil Painting and if we take the forth separately, it is the paintings on wex. These techniques when used on wall, pillar or ceiling, the painting is known as ‘mural’or wall painting (Nath,1983:36).
History of wall painting in India: The earliest Archaeological reference to the wall painting art goes back to the prehistoric period. The rock paintings in India are the best specimens. The primitive paintings were first traced by Carlizyle and Cockburn in the Kaimur range near Mirzapur in 1880.The famous centers are Admamgarh quarry shelter near Hoshangabad, Panchmarhi, Sluganapur, Kabrapathar, Bhimbaithaka, Bijayagarh, and at Manikpur (Chaitanya,1976:22-23). The earliest evidence of wall painting is the beautiful Tempera painted on the caves of Ajanta and Ellora, also on the Bagh caves and Sittanvasal. Ajanta is known to be the founten head inspiration of Buddist paintings across the whole of Asia. There are fragment of paintings, of the time of Ajanta, which survive at many Buddhist caves sites,including Pitalkhora near Ellora,in Maharashtra. The magnificent Kailashnath temple had been hewn out mounten at Ellora.
Maratha Wall Painting: Around 1650’s Maratha established themselves in western India or Deccan. An independent culture or Maratha Darma was developed in this region which eventually led to the development of separate art from. This evoled in independent artistic tradition of its won in Maharashtra in the mid-eighteenth century. At times it is considered that Maratha do not have their independent school or tradition like Mughal or Rajput’s but fact remains that Maratha did had their own painters (Zebrowski,1983:7). A number of painters have come forth showing their self-determining examples, although inherited from Rajput and Mughal traditions of Jaipur and Delhi. Under the royal patronage of Chhatrapati Shahu of Satara and king Sarfoji of Tanjore in South India. Maratha painters developed its own individually and attended the zenith of glory (Jagtap,2015,9). From the time the wall paintings at Ajanta and Ellora went out of vogue without leaving their traces in Maharashtra, to the Peshwa period late eighteenth century there is a long gap of several centuries devoted of wall paintings. However literary references in ancient Maharashtra, fires in Maharashtri Prakrit and then in Marathi testify to the existence of Wall paintings. About the second century B.C., the Gathasaptashati and the Lilawai A.D. 800, both in Maharashtra Prakriti refer to wall- painting. Later, in the Maharashtra Literature, there are references to wall- paintings. Then the work Ushaharana (A.D. 1378 to 1428) by post Chobha, and Rukmini Swayamvara of Krishnamuni (A.D. 1602) are important landmarks so far as mural paintings are concerned. There are details regarding the techniques of preparation of the wall, colours and the themes to be painted etc. All this has been carefully brought out by Dr. Kamal K. Chavan in her introduction to Maratha Murals, 1983. This proves beyond doubt the existence of the art of wall- painting in Maharashtra in ancient and medieval period. But one does not know anything about its style or the artistic heights it had reached to claim an independent school of its own, comparable in any way to the mural paintings at Ajanta or Ellora(Apate,1983:viii). Extant wall painting of the Maratha is available from the Peshwa period. The first Peshwa Baliji Vishvnath, helped to Shahu Maharaj for installing the Chhatripati of the Marathas, and brought for him the Chauthai and Sardeshmukhi of the Mughal emperor. After balaji death,
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his son bajirao I, became the Peshwa. Under his able leadership the Maratha power expended in every direction with Poona as centre. He transformed the Swarjya of Chhatrapati Shivaji into a Samrajya for all practical purpose. Hi was welcomed at the courts of Rajastan-Udaypur and jaipur as the leader of Marathas. Ujjain, Indore, Gwalior,Jhansi soon became centre of Maratha power. A new era was ushered in, not only the sphere of politics but also in the domain of culture. Riches followed power and Peshwa and their courtiers developed a new test for art object, icon, architecture, paintings, decoration, illustrated Pothis. (Manuscript) etc (Apate,1988:vii). The contacts of Pashwas with Rajput houses were close. They therefore chose the Rajput style of Painting then in fashion, in their palace. It is recored fact that for delineating paintings on the wall of Shaniwarwada, Bhojraj, a renowed artist from jaipur was invited. He might have brought with him a few artists to help him. A class of artists known as Chitaris in Maharashtra executed paintings on wall. Ragho, Tanhaji and Anuprao were proficient painters and decoraters. The portraits of Madavrao Peshwa, Nana Phadnis and Mahadji Shinde were prepared by an English painter named Wales. Gangaram Tambet trained in his school (Apate, 1988:x). All this mean that there were capable Maratha artists, but they do not seem to have the of bhojraj or Wales because they had no school or tradition of their own as high as the Rajput. On the other hand Rajput school of painting whether on or on paper held its own position inspire of Mughal influence. The Peshwas therefore naturally turned to Jaipur and Udaipur for wall painting and illustrated books, as they had close relation with them. In the Maratha wall-painting at Wai, in the Motigagh palace of Rastes, Rajastani influence is supreme. The paintings of Menavali in the Wada of Nana Phadnis are Maratha in character. The Belbag paintings in Pune where descendents of Nana Phadnis stay at present show Deccani influence. The paintings in The Shaniwar Wada of the Peshwas were done by Bhojraj of Jaipur. The few specimens of wall paintings from the wada of Jairam Swami of Vadgaon, of the late seventeenth century, are purely of Maratha Style uninfluenced either by the Muslim or Rajastani style. The Vadgaon Maratha style could not develop to its full stature. The Satara painting which belong to the nineteenth century are again free from Rajput or Mushlim Influence (Apate, 1988: xi).
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A Comparative Study of Awareness of the Female and Male Students studying at Under Graduate Level Regarding the Environmental Crisis
Dr. Balaji Rangnathrao Lahorkar M.Sc.(Phy), M.A.(Mar), M.Ed., SET(Edu), Ph.D.(Edu) Principal Smt. Sindhutai Jadhao Arts & Science College Mehkar Dist. Buldana [email protected]; 9882361469
Introduction: Most of us live in landscapes that have been heavily modified by human beings, in villages, towns or cities. Our daily lives are linked with our surroundings and inevitably affects them. Everything around us forms our environment and our lives depend on keeping its vital systems as intact as possible. The industrial development and intensive agriculture that provides the goods for our increasingly consumer oriented society uses up large amounts of natural resources. Our natural resources can be compared with money in a bank. If we use it rapidly, the capital will be reduced to zero. On the other hand, if we use only the interest, it can sustain us over the longer term. Understanding and making ourselves more aware of our environmental assets and problems is not enough. We, each one of us, must become increasingly concerned about our environment and change the way in which we use every resource. If we begin to ask questions of ourselves, we will begin to live lifestyles that are more sustainable and will support our environment. Individually we can play a major role in environment management. This can only be made possible through the awareness. Thus the need of this study is to go for examination and comparison of the awareness of female and male students studying at UG level.
Meaning of environmental crisis: The world is heading for an "ecological credit crunch" far worse than the current financial crisis because humans are over-using the natural resources of the planet, an international study warns today. The Living Planet report calculates that humans are using 30% more resources than the Earth can replenish each year, which is leading to deforestation, degraded soils, polluted air and water. The problem is also getting worse as populations and consumption keep growing faster than technology finds new ways of expanding what can be produced from the natural world. Based on figures from 2005, the index indicates global biodiversity has declined by nearly a third since 1970. Breakdowns of the overall figure show the tropical species index fell by half. Over the same period the ecological footprint of the human population has nearly doubled. If population levels continue to rise at the current rate, our grandchildren will see the Earth plunged into an unprecedented environmental crisis.
Importance of Study: The environment functions best when it's in balance. Unfortunately, we're not quite there. Issues like pollution, depletion of resources, the rise of consumerism, and the "throw away" culture have led to serious issues. That being said, the fight is not over yet, and more people than ever are both aware of and active in the protection of the environment needed for the task. There have been a number of individuals who have been instrumental in shaping the environmental history in our country and at International level too. The only solution left to us is to change our
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behaviour, radically and globally, on every level. In short, we urgently need to consume less. A lot less. Radically less. And we need to conserve more. A lot more. To accomplish such a radical change in behaviour would also need radical government action. As a part of this Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati passed an Ordinance for Examination in Environmental Studies leading to Bachelor Degree in all faculties. Traditional education has role of transforming existing knowledge of society to individuals and also to promote young people’s competencies for critically analyzing and reflecting the environmental awareness. People must be aware about the visible disturbances in environment. Without awareness it is not possible to enjoy a quality life on earth. This study is carried out on the female and male students of B.Sc. degree studying in Smt. Sindhutai Jadhao Arts & Science College, Mehkar Dist. Buldana in 2018-19 as an awareness drive. Environmental awareness is to understand the fragility of our environment and the importance of its protection. Promoting environmental awareness is an easy way to become an environmental steward and participate in creating a brighter future. And the comparison is to find the degree of variation in awareness to minimize the same through teaching learning process. It is commonly observed that in our society, females take significant role in nurturing and caring of children and family, because of such natural tendencies they have great concern for environment in terms of higher awareness than males. Keeping this in mind the present study is initiated.
Objectives of the Study : 1. To check and compare whether the female and male students are aware of present status of environment. 2. To check and compare whether the female and male students are aware of what is the worst environmental problem faced by the planet. 3. To check and compare whether the female and male students are aware of who are the worst polluters. 4. To check and compare whether the female and male students are aware of who should be responsible for making sure we have a healthy environment 5. To check and compare whether the female and male students are aware of what will make sure the environment is healthy for future generations. 6. To check and compare whether the female and male students are aware of what does Sustainable development means
Sample of Study: The second year B.Sc. female and male students studying in Smt. Sindhutai Jadhao Arts & Science College, Mehkar Dist. Buldana in the year 2018-19 are the respondents for this study, because they perform “Environmental Studies” as a part of their curriculum. The responses are gathered from male students by random sampling method.
Methodology of Study: In the present study, normative survey method has been adopted as it is most appropriate method for such types of studies. The present study was a questionnaire-based survey conducted in Smt. Sindhutai Jadhao Arts & Science College, Mehkar Dist. Buldana.
Tool used for the Study:
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The questionnaire used for Environmental Awareness Survey by Bob Simpson, from Green Teacher Magazine is used for this study. The responses given by the respondents were tabulated and were analyzed using the simple statistical tool percentage.
Delimitation: The present study is delimited to the female and male students of second year B.Sc. studying in Smt. Sindhutai Jadhao Arts & Science College, Mehkar Dist. Buldana in the year 2018-19.
Findings : 1. The percentage of female student respondents preferred to reply about the present status of environment- in good shape is 20%; in some trouble but can be saved with a little effort is 20%; in bad shape but a lot of effort might save it is 60% and in such bad shape little can be done about it 00%. Whereas the percentage of male student respondents preferred to reply about the present status of environment- in good shape is 40%; in some trouble but can be saved with a little effort is 20%; in bad shape but a lot of effort might save it is 30% and in such bad shape little can be done about it 10%. 2. The percentage of female student respondents preferred to reply about what is the worst environmental problem faced by the planet- ozone depletion is 10%; toxic waste is 20%; global warming is 20%; water pollution is 00%; air pollution is 30% and deforestation is zero. Whereas the percentage of male student respondents preferred to reply about what the worst environmental problem is faced by the planet- ozone depletion is 30%; toxic waste is 10%; global warming is 10%; water pollution is 40%; air pollution is 10% and deforestation is zero. 3. The percentage of female student respondents preferred to reply about who are the worst polluters- industries is 70%; governments is 00% and individual people is 30%. Whereas the percentage of male student respondents preferred to reply about who are the worst polluters- industries is 50%; governments is 30% and individual people is 20%. 4. The percentage of female student respondents preferred to reply about who should be responsible for making sure we have a healthy environment- industry is 00%; government is 00%; environmental groups is 100% and individuals is 00%. Whereas the percentage of male student respondents preferred to reply about who should be responsible for making sure we have a healthy environment- industry is 30%; government is 20%; environmental groups is 40% and individuals is 10%. 5. The percentage of female student respondents preferred to reply about Is the current concern over the state of the environment justified - yes is 20%; no is 00% and not sure is 80%. Whereas the percentage of male student respondents preferred to reply about Is the current concern over the state of the environment justified - yes is 40%; no is 20% and not sure is 40%. 6. The percentage of female student respondents preferred to reply about how would you describe your future in the current concern about the environment- bright and hopeful is 30%; challenging is 50%; depressing is 20% and uncertain is zero%. Whereas the percentage of male student respondents preferred to reply about how would you describe your future in the current concern about the environment- bright and hopeful is 40%; challenging is 50%; depressing is 10% and uncertain is zero%.
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7. The percentage o female student f respondents preferred to reply about what is the single most important thing that will make sure the environment is healthy for future generations- the polluting industries shut down, even if people lose their jobs is 20%; new technologies can be found to solve our problems is 20%; people learn to live with less and be more efficient users of energy and materials is 00% and we find a way to have economic development continue in a way that minimizes pollution is 60%. Whereas the percentage of male student respondents preferred to reply about what is the single most important thing that will make sure the environment is healthy for future generations- the polluting industries shut down, even if people lose their jobs is 10%; new technologies can be found to solve our problems is 50%; people learn to live with less and be more efficient users of energy and materials is 30% and we find a way to have economic development continue in a way that minimizes pollution is 10%. 8. The percentage of female student respondents preferred to reply about do you believe your health has already been affected by pollution- yes is 10%; no is 00%; maybe is 90% and haven't thought about it is 00%. Whereas the percentage of male student respondents preferred to reply about do you believe your health has already been affected by pollution- yes is 30%; no is zero%; maybe is 60% and haven't thought about it is 10%. 9. The percentage of female student respondents preferred to reply about By the time you are 30 years old, how the environment will be- destroyed is 00%; better than it is now is 60%; worse than it is now is 00% and about the same as it is now is 40%. Whereas the percentage of male student respondents preferred to reply about By the time you are 30 years old, how the environment will be- destroyed is 20%; better than it is now is 50%; worse than it is now is 20% and about the same as it is now is 10%. 10. The percentage of female student respondents preferred to reply about what does Sustainable development means- development that provides the most jobs is 00%; development that will save the environment even if it means lots of people will lose their jobs is 20% and development that takes into consideration the economic and environmental needs of future generations is 80%. Whereas the percentage of male student respondents preferred to reply about what does Sustainable development means- development that provides the most jobs is 30%; development that will save the environment even if it means lots of people will lose their jobs is 20% and development that takes into consideration the economic and environmental needs of future generations is 50%.
Conclusions : 1. Most of the female students are aware of the present status of environment and feel that it is in bad shape but a lot of effort might save it. Whereas Most of the male students are aware of the present status of environment and feel that it is in some trouble. 2. Most of the female and male students are aware of the various worst environmental problem faced by the planet. 3. Most of the female as well as male students are aware of fact that the industries are the worst polluters.
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4. Most of the female students feel that the environmental groups can make sure we have a healthy environment. Whereas Most of the male students feel that the industries can make sure we have a healthy environment. 5. Regarding the awareness about whether the current concern over the state of the environment justified found to be a matter of concern as all of the female and male students are not sure about it. 6. Most of the female and male students are aware of their challenging future in the current concern about the environment. 7. Most of the female students are aware of they find a way to have economic development continue in a way that minimizes pollution is the single most important thing that will make sure the environment is healthy for future generations. Whereas Most of the female students are aware of they find a way new technologies can be found to solve our problems is the single most important thing that will make sure the environment is healthy for future generations. 8. Most of the female and male students are not aware of their health has already been affected by pollution. 9. Most of the female and male students are aware of about by the time they are 30 years old the environment will be better than it is now. 10. Most of the female and male students are aware of the development that takes into consideration the economic and environmental needs of future generations is Sustainable development. 11. It emerged from the study that when the educational courses are held constant the gender has no significant effect on awareness regarding environmental crisis.
Recommendations: By increasing awareness and concern, education can encourage people to reduce their impact on the environment through more efficient behavior. For this it is essential that special practical activities should be included in the University curriculum in order to bring out the desirable attitudinal changes among students.
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Human Values in Pali & Buddhism
Dr. Rajesh V. Chaurpagar Late.B.S.Art’s,Prof.N.G.Sci. &A.G.Comm. College, S.Kherda,Ta.S. Raja, Dist. Buldhana.
The Doctrine is preserved in the scriptures called Tipitaka.Inpali is means three baskets. 1. Baskets of Discourses: (SuttaPitaka) which contains the discourses delivered by he Buddha to individuals or assemblies of different ranks in the course of his ministry. 2. Baskets of Discipline: (Vinayapitaka) which deals mainly with the rules and regulations of the order of monks and nuns. 3. Basket of ultimate things: (Abhidhammapitaka) which consists of the four ultimate things, Mind, Matter and Nibbana.
Why Learn Pali ? 1. One of the ancient languages of India, still internationally known today. 2. Teachings of the Buddha with treasure of knowledge is in the Pali language. 3. Earlier Brahmi inscriptions are in Pali language. 4. Vippassana Meditation is given by Buddha in Pali language. 5. Pali language and literature is the source of ancient Indian History & Culture. 6. Source of Buddhist Psychology, Buddhist Economy, Buddhist Medicine, Buddhist Management, Buddhist Art & Architecture, Buddhist Ecology Etc. is Pali language. 7. How to face death, How to live peacefully, How to overcome the fear, How to forgive Enemy, is taught by the Buddha in Pali language. 8. Who are you, Why you get angry, Why you hate somebody, Why are we born, What are we made up of , All the questions in your mind, The answers are given by the Buddha in Pali language. 9. Palilanguage teach us Art of leaving &Developed Your mind. The Buddha’s main concern was to eliminate suffering, to find a cure for the pain ofhuman existence. In this respect he has been compared to a physician, and his teaching hascompared to a medical or psychological prescription, like a physician, he observed thesymptoms – the disease that human kind was suffering from next he gave a diagnosis – thecauses of the disease, then he gave the prognosis – it could be cured; finally he gave theprescription – the method by which the condition could be cured.
The Four Noble Truths:- Buddha elucidated the Four Noble Truths in his very first sermon given at ‘Banaras’or ‘Varanasi’ as it is known today. These were…‘ Suffering is common to all of mankind. This can either be at the time of birth,sickness, old edge or even death. Every human is subject to some sort of suffering duringtheir lifetime. Suffering has a cause . Buddha believed that people primarily suffered due togreed and ignorance suffering can cease by trying to change one’s views and living a morepeaceful life.This can be done by the path to end suffering known as the ‘Eight - Fold Path.’ This isbelieved to help a person attain the highest level of bliss and the end of all suffering known as‘Nirvana.’
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The Eight – Fold Path :- When Buddha delivered his first sermon on the ‘Eight – Fold Path,’ he demonstratedthe eight spokes on a large wheel to represent the path. It is said that Buddha teaching goes round like a great wheel & never steps leading the centre point of the wheel which is fixed, which in this case is “Nirvana” the eight steps to follow the path are:-
Following the ‘Eight – Fold’ Path is believed to cultivate wisdom in one’s minds, which canhelp achieve real and everlasting happiness. Pratityasamutapada :- (Dependent Origination) With Ignorance as a condition Mental formations arises With Mental formation as a condition Consciousness arises With Consciousness as a condition Name and form arise With Name and form as a condition Sense gates arises With Sense gates as a condition Contact arises With Contact as a condition Feeling arises With Feeling as a condition Craving arises With Craving as a condition Clinging arises With Clinging as a condition Becoming arises With Becoming as a condition Birth arises With Birth as a condition Aging And Death arises The Trust of the formula is such that when certain conditions are present, they give rise to subsequent condition, which in turn give rise to other conditions and the cyclical nature of life in samsara can be seen. This is graphically illustrated in the wheel of life. (Bhavachakra)
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Sources of Unhappiness :- According to Gautam Buddha and his teachings, these are the causes for unwholesome states also known as the sources of unhappiness. a. Ignorance b. Carving c. Hatred, jealousy, envy. d. Egoism. e. Identification with possession. f. Impermanence. g. Spiritual Materialism. h. Belief in ceremonies to ‘wash away sins’ i. Misfortune of means and end.
Sources of Happiness :- Gautam Buddha also mentioned that the ten parameter that could lead to wholesome states,also known as the source of happiness, should be encouraged. They are : Morality. Generosity. Wisdom. Truthfulness. Equality. Kindness. Determination. Patience. Renunciation. Energy.
The Five Percepts:- The ‘Five Percepts’ are the vows taken by Buddhist nuns and monks, framed in such a manner, that it can apply to anyone of the Buddhist or Non-Buddhist faith. They are: 1. A Promise to refrain from harming living beings. 2. A Promise to not misuse the body, senses and bodily sensations. 3. A Promise to refrain from wrong speech. 4. A Promise to refrain from alcoholism and doing that might intoxicate the mind. The term Bodhi in Buddhism refers to a full awakening or full awareness of the operation of pratiyasamutpada, the law of dependent origination, the mental and physical corporeality on which the life of a human being is developed. Based upon this capability of full awareness, the individual is able to overcome all afflictions, delusions, and impurities and create a true life of peace and happiness. In addition the capability of awareness is reality divided into various levels from low to high therefor you should keep in mind that spending a whole life practicing the Dhamma does not always mean that you will obtain full awareness (realization of the absolute truth). Although you havethe ability to become enlightened. Your level of enlightened always depends on your individual karmic force, which is a personal current of mental cohesion of your own lives in the past. “Not doing anything evil, undertaking to do what is ethically skillful and complete purification of the mind this is the ordinance of the Enlightened ones.” Buddhism taught to us to develop our intellectuality and wisdom.so you go to the people and develop their intellectually and wisdom.
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Cultural Diplomacy and Regional Studies
Pravin R. Alshi Assist. Prof. Smt. S. R. Mohata Mahila Mahavidyalaya Khamgaon Dist. Buldana Maharashtra. 444303. [email protected] 9403872390, 9370272662
Abstract: Cultural Diplomacy is an important instrument of foreign policy. It helps in promoting international links with countries and people around the globe. Though it is a newly coined term, it has existed as a practice over centuries. In the globalized and interdependent world, cultural diplomacy is critical to national interest as a part of foreign policy of the countries all over the world. India has recognized the importance of Cultural Diplomacy as a part of its soft power strategy in promoting its national interest and establishing itself as a dominant regional and global power. India’s move in this direction can be seen in the celebration of International Buddha Poornima Divas, opening of cultural centers in different countries, signing of cultural agreements and exchange programs with neighboring countries. The basic principal of Cultural Diplomacy is to support foreign policy by the deployment of culture to pursue national interest. It is in this context that an attempt is made in this article to trace the history of the use of culture as a diplomatic tool by independent India in order to analyze its present dynamics and the extent of its success followed by upcoming challenges that India has to face in making its cultural diplomacy a primary diplomatic tool for further diplomatic practice.
Keywords: Cultural Diplomacy; Foreign Policy; Indian Council for Cultural Relations; International Relations.
Introduction: Diplomacy means by which States throughout the world conduct their affairs in ways to ensure peaceful relations. It is not a new concept. It existed even in the ancient period as it helped kingdoms to forge and strengthen relations with other kingdoms. All were to be accorded special international protection. Apart from this, the “Mandala Theory” of Kautilya advised the king on the nature of his diplomatic relations with his neighbors. In the modern era due to several changes in the international scenario various changes have also taken place in the practice of diplomacy. Earlier the focus was on hard power as a means of diplomatic practice. But with the introduction of the concept of soft power the diplomatic practice became modernized because the concept of soft power provides an alternative to the diplomatic envoys to conduct diplomatic practice without applying the carrot and stick approach. The term soft power was coined by Joseph Nye during the debate on whether the US was declining in the late 1980s or not. Nye defined soft power as “the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than coercion.” It arises as a result of the attractiveness of a nation’s ideals, culture, and policies. Nye stated “when you can get others to admire your ideals and to want what you want, you do not have to spend as much as on sticks and carrot to move them in your direction.”8 Seduction is more effective than coercion and this seduction is provided by soft power. Since its inception, the
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concept of soft power has quickly become accepted by a wide range of intellectuals as well as the statesmen becoming embedded thoroughly in the conversation about international diplomacy. Since soft power involves role of a country’s culture, ideals and policies we can say that public diplomacy, summit diplomacy, digital diplomacy cultural diplomacy etc are all the different variants of soft power. But before going any further it is imperative to understand what does the word cultural diplomacy stand for and why it is important.
Cultural Diplomacy- What And Why: Cultural Diplomacy is the deployment of a state’s culture in support of its foreign policy goals. According to Fox Cultural Diplomacy implies “the involvement of government „to whatever extent ‟ in the business of projecting the nation’s image abroad is persuasive.”Cultural diplomacy is based on the premise that “good relations can take root in the fertile ground of understanding and respect.” Cultural Diplomacy is important for a variety of reasons. It involves an attempt to promote values and image of a country amongst other foreign audiences as well as try to understand values, culture and image of other countries and their people. Through Cultural diplomacy governments of various countries can increase their respect and understanding amongst other countries of the world. There are many benefits of cultural diplomacy programs. For e.g. Cultural diplomacy programs can create forums for interaction between people of different countries, thus laying the ground for the forging friendships and strong connections between people of different nationalities. Cultural diplomacy helps create a “foundation of trust” with other peoples. Policy makers can build on this trust to create political, economic, and military agreements. Cultural Diplomacy programs can also act as a deterrent against ignorance and baseless hatred that people in other countries may bear towards a certain country. Cultural diplomacy can also help to advance the interests of other countries, not just the interests of the country carrying out the diplomacy. The cultural diplomacy of India, for instance, “with its heavy focus on providing scholarships to students from neighboring countries to study in India, serves to advance India’s interests and those of its neighbors, as well as the interests of the students themselves. Cultural diplomacy incorporates activities undertaken by, or involving, a wide range of participants such as artists, singers and so on, but also the manifestations of their artistry (such as a film), the promotion of aspects of the culture of a state (language, for instance), and the exchange of people, such as academics. Activities which falls within the ambit of cultural diplomacy displays an aspect of the culture of the polity, the government represents. According to Simon Mark the range of activities is wide and is no longer limited to „high culture; cultural activity is viewed less as being produced for, and viewed by, elites. It now more often includes cultural activity targeted at the wider population. Examples of this broader scope of cultural diplomacy includes educational scholarships, visits of scholars, intellectuals, academics and artists both domestically and abroad, cultural group performances, artist performances and exhibitions, seminars and conferences, the operation of libraries, festivals abroad and support for festivals of other countries held domestically, establishing and maintaining professorships and chairs in universities abroad, the commissioning of busts, statues and portraits of national leaders, the presentation of books and musical instruments to visiting dignitaries and diplomatic missions abroad, an essay award and an annual lecture and sports.
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Backgroud To India’s Use Of Cultural Diplomacy: India is not new to cultural diplomacy. Though as a sub variant of soft power Cultural Diplomacy became popular later but India had its encounter with cultural diplomacy long before the word was coined. According to C. Raja Mohan, India’s self discovery of its rich cultural heritage and its global reach played an important role in shaping its modern nationalism. Its civilization riches attracted artists, writers and philosophers from far and wide. After Independence “The Indian Council of World Affairs” was established in 1943 as a think tank. It is devoted exclusively for the study of international relations and foreign affairs. Its primary aim is to promote India’s relations with other countries through study, research, discussion, lectures, exchange of ideas and information with other organizations within and outside India engaged in similar activities. The historic Asian Relations Conference was held under the auspices of the ICWA in March 1947 under the leadership of Sarojini Naidu and was addressed by Mahatma Gandhi. In 2009 an initiative was taken to commemorate the Asian Relations Conference under the aegis of ICWA. Another major step towards this direction was taken by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. As the first Prime Minister of India Nehru was quick to quick to recognize the value of cultural diplomacy. He and Abul Kalam Azad, who was minister of education in Nehru ‟s first cabinet, set up the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in 1950. Since then the ICCR has then much to showcase India’s civilization heritage. It has presence in 35 countries in the form of cultural centers established in the various regions of those countries. In later years Rajiv Gandhi gave a new momentum to India’s cultural diplomacy when he launched the Indian festivals around the world. C. Raja Mohan has stated that “amidst India’s globalization and the intensification of its global footprint since the 1990s, there has been growing popular interest in India’s culture — from yoga to cuisine and from Bollywood to contemporary art. The economic success of the Indian Diaspora, especially in the developed Western world, has tended to boost India’s soft power. An important part of India’s Cultural Diplomacy has been the cultivation of Indian Diaspora living in various parts of the world. The Indian government has taken a number of policy initiatives in order to engage this Diaspora. Take for e.g. the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas which is held in the month of January every year since 2003. Apart from this India has also signed formal cultural agreements with various countries. For example India has signed cultural agreements with Malaysia in 1978, with Philippines in 1969, with Vietnam in 1976, with Laos in 1994 and with Myanmar in 2001; with U.K in 2010 etc. These agreements have provided a basis to officially pursue cultural diplomacy through exchange programmes, performances and several other cultural activities. Another major step towards engaging the Indian Diaspora in different countries of the world is the Know India Programme. It is a three week orientation programme under the Ministry of Overseas Affairs for the Diaspora youth conducted with the view to promote awareness on different facets of life in India and the progress made by the country in various field. It provides a forum for students and young professionals of Indian origin to visit India share their views, expectations and experiences to develop closer bond with contemporary India. In the light of the above discussion, the detailed analysis of the present dynamics of India’s cultural diplomacy will further help us in understanding its current role as a tool of diplomatic practice and whether its role in India’s foreign policy will increase in future or not.
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Present Scenario: With the passing of the baton of power from UPA to NDA in 2014 Lok Sabha elections in India the use of culture as a tool of soft power has intensified. Under the banner of India’s ‘Look East’ / ‘Act East’ policy, P.M Modi saw 'culture' as a window in order to appeal people of southeast Asia in particular and Asia in general. One of the best cultural traits which Modi projected was Buddhism during his visits to different south and East Asian countries. Buddhism has its roots in India and spread across the Asia in ancient and early medieval times. India hosted International Buddha Purnima Divas on 4th May 2015 to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana of Lord Buddha. The decision to host the International Buddha Purnima Diwas was initiated by Modi who led the prayers on the day. Modi stated “without Buddha this century cannot be Asia’s century”. The government also plans to establish a centre for Buddhist worship and learning in New Delhi. Thus, Modi’s government is trying to promote India as the spiritual birthplace of Buddhism and home of the Buddha, though he was born in present day Nepal. New Delhi aims to use Buddhism to neutralize any Chinese soft power advantage. But it is not going to be a cake walk for India as China ‟s attitude towards Buddhism as a diplomatic tool is under transformation. Recently China ‟s Foreign Ministry has elevated the Buddhism ‟s role as a foreign policy tool. Beijing has the advantage of having the world ‟s largest Buddhist population and is believed to be undergoing a Buddhist renaissance under President Xi Jinping while India only has a small number of Buddhists, many from poorer sections of society. India has deployed cultural diplomacy in its own neighborhood. Buddhism is used to appeal to Bhutan and Nepal. In Kathmandu, one of the four ,Cs’ of Modi’s Nepal visit was culture. In recent year there has been a great emphasis on the use of India’s cultural heritage of the past to build strong relations with the neighbors. For example the use of Nalanda University as centre piece of India's cultural diplomacy to act as a bridge between the past and the future. The decision was taken in the first meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on External Affairs for 2013 at Rajgir on 12th February, hosted by then External Affairs Minister Mr. Salman Khurshid. According to an MEA release the meeting deliberated upon India ‟s cultural diplomacy and the role envisaged in this regard of Nalanda University. As cultural diplomacy also includes giving scholarship to study in the donor country, the role played by Nalanda University in this regard can be significant especially to students from countries where Buddhist population is in majority. It will help in developing a positive image of India and will further boost up bilateral and multilateral agreements between India and those countries. Another example of the practical use of ancient Indian cultural heritage as a tool of cultural diplomacy is the use of ancient Indo-Lankan Buddhist ties, dating back to the Mauryan Empire, under Ashoka to further strengthen its relations with Srilanka. For e.g. during his visit to Jaffna, P.M. Modi inaugurated the Jaffna cultural centre funded by India. The contemporary era of globalization has given utmost prominence to popular culture. According to Schneider “popular culture is the greatest untapped resource in the cultural diplomacy arsenal.” In the above statement she is talking about America as she states “products of popular culture- films, TV, music-are America’s largest export”. In the Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy Patricia M. Goff states that “America is not alone as Japan, Brazil and France are some of the countries that export cultural products in great number and thus have the
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potential to use popular culture to their advantage.” In case of India, Bollywood’s more exotic charms have proved exportable to many countries. The specific themes incorporated in the Bollywood films have led to their tremendous popularity. In contrast with the American themes of melodrama and individualism, “the promotion of family and community oriented value has made audiences more receptive to Indians films in many other developing countries”. Important themes such as modesty, collectivism and religiosity are prevalent and can be considered as a contributing factor to the growth of Bollywood . Bollywood as a part of cultural diplomacy which itself is a sub-variant of soft power is swiftly making inroads in Poland. An article on the online page “theindiandiaspora.com” under the heading “Bollywoo’s soft power visible all over Poland” stated that “Bollywood films have made inroads in Polish society and the soft power of bollywood is visible all over Poland.” According to this article the song “Dola Re Dola from „Devdas prompted many Polish girls to choreograph this number for their dance presentations. In the last eight years many dance groups like Warsaw ‟s Mohini, Krakow ‟s Chamelietc have become very popular and successful. Newly appointed Indian ambassador to Poland, Ajay Bisaria has requested the Indian Council for Cultural Relations to give these dancers more facilities to learn and master their art in India for few more months. According to Bisaria “they should be encouraged in their pursuit as they have become our envoys of Indian culture in Poland.” In South East Asian region the greatest influence of Bollywood is in Indonesia. Seeing the increasing popularity of Bollywood in Indonesia, the Zee Entertainment Enterprises has debuted a general entertainment channel in Indonesia to woo the local Indonesian audience with popular Indian daily soaps. Apart from this, the craze of Bollywood and Shah Rukh Khan Movie in Pakistan is well known. According to an article published in “The National” Newspaper in 2010, “Pakistanis want bollywood style wedding. This shows even though the diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan has hit a sour note, the influence of Indian culture is growing.” Besides this, India has also used other forms of popular culture as a diplomatic tool. For e.g during X visit to India, China and India signed a memorandum of understanding to coproduce films, the first of which looks set to be the recently announced Kung Fu Yoga, starring Jackie Chan. India has also signed an agreement with Vietnam on broadcasting cooperation between India’s ‘Prasar Bharti’ and the ‘Voice of Vietnam.’ Moreover, in the recent years; there has been an attempt to enlist India ‟s philosophical and religious traditions in the service of its foreign policy with Yoga at the forefront of this effort. Speaking at the UN General Assembly in September; Modi described yoga as “India ‟s gift to the world” and successfully lobbied the forum to declare June 21 as World Yoga Day. Around 177 nations supported the proposal, including the United States and China. Thus the celebration of International Yoga day and its links with ancient Indian philosophy and religion will help India to use it as a tool of diplomacy to gain popularity and legitimacy amongst the people of foreign countries. It will improve the image of India before the world as a country with rich cultural, philosophical and religious practices which could be assimilated by the whole mankind for their betterment both spiritually and physically. Apart from Yoga, Mr Narendra Modi the current Prime Minister of India has also made similar arguments about Ayurveda, which he aims to establish at par with traditional Chinese
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medicine. Apart from this, Modi alos expounded the importance of packaging and preserving Ayurveda to the world more effectively in a briefing with Foreign Service Officers in June 2015.
Challenges And Future Prospects: Though, the use of Culture as a diplomatic tool by India is on the rise but it has serious challenges before itself to deal with in order to further use culture as a dominant diplomatic tool to gain legitimacy in the international arena. The first challenge is the accessibility- India which boasts of its rising power, has its presence in the form of established cultural centers in just 35 countries, not even near to U.S.A and U.K who have established cultural centers in more than 100 countries. Apart from this, the effort to improve India’s image as a country of rich spiritual and cultural practices and esteemed philosophy through Yoga, is marred my constant cases of rape and other crime related to women. Moreover, the some extremists are undermining Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‟s cultural diplomacy which is a sub-variant of Modi’s soft power strategy with their aggressive promotion of culture of intolerance and politics of hate. The Modi government should distance itself from the efforts of extremist groups at home and at abroad that want to “take back yoga”. The attempt to claim exclusive ownership will only invite a black lash, from state and non state actors, elsewhere in the world and it may also cause severe damage to India ‟s image in the international arena. India ‟s plan to use the its ancient links with Buddhism to use it as a part of cultural diplomacy to strengthen its relation with Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Myanmar is also facing challenge from China. For e.g. in December 2013 India and Myanmar co-sponsored a three day conference of Buddhist scholars at the Sitagu International Buddhist Academy in Yangoon. In Nepal China is financing a $ 3 billion project to develop Lumbini the birth place of Buddha with a new airport, a connecting highway, hotels, convention centres, temples and a Buddhist University. Thus, India needs to have a well laid out plan to highjack and outrun China in the use of Buddhism as a tool of Cultural Diplomacy in the International arena. Moreover the success of India ‟s popular culture as a tool of diplomatic practice is overshadowed by the macdonalization of the world and the success, wide reach and popularity of Hollywood movies. Apart from this, in celebrating India’s cultural and historical achievements, some right winger parties risk stretching the limits of credibility. For e.g. claims regarding Hindu god, Ganesh— who sports an elephant’s head on a human body— as the evidence that ancient Indians practiced plastic surgery or the claims of nuclear tests in the 2 century BC in India will back fire as there is no scientific proof of the above mentioned claims. Thus, the current Prime Minister of India and his party need to be careful so that they don ‟t let efforts to promote Indian soft power degenerate into farce. India’s ancient links with Buddhism, its ancient philosophical and religious tradition in the form of Yoga, its popular culture etc can be vigorously used as a part of Cultural diplomacy programme to gain legitimacy in the international arena. If the above mentioned challenges are dealt with, then India can further intensify the use of its various tools of cultural diplomacy to strengthen its relation with other countries. The main catalyst in the further intensification of the use of cultural diplomacy is the Indian Diaspora present in various countries which will indirectly be our cultural envoys in their resident countries.
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Conclusion: Cultural diplomacy “creates an additional space which softens the sharp edges of foreign policy thus fostering a favorable public opinion impacting foreign policy”. In light of above discussion, it can be said that the use of culture as a diplomatic tool by India does not have a bleak future, but India has to face challenges and solve them in order to make intensified use of cultural diplomacy which is a sub-variant of soft power, as unlike hard power even intensified use of soft power will not spur the anger of other powerful countries because it does not involve coercion or the use of military arsenal to get other countries to move them in the direction of its interest. It simply involves exporting the products of popular culture in the form of music, art, cinema as well as other tools of cultural diplomacy to create favorable public opinion in other countries in advance of its national interest. In the coming years, it will be interesting to see how the Indian Government will use Culture as a diplomatic tool to influence other countries in order to have an edge over the bargain to demand what is in India’s best interest.
References: 1) Cultural diplomacy as an instrument of projecting India's foreign policy”, Observer Research ,Foundation, 23 May 2013,http://orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/report/ReportDetail.html?cmaid=5 2343mmacmaid=52344 , (accessed 24 June 2015) 2) Mohan.C. Raja, “Modi’s Diplomacy: Yoga, Democracy and India’s Soft Power”, Indian Express, 15 December 2014, http://indianexpress..com/articleopinion/columns/modisdiplomacy-yoga-democracy-and- indias-soft-power/ , (accessed 25 June 2015) 3) Kumar. Pranav, “Contours of India ‟s Cultural Diplomacy In South East Asia”, Institute of Peace And Conflict Studies, 6 May 2008,http://www.ipcs.org/article/southeastasia/contours-of-indias-cultural-diplomacy-in- southeast-asia-2559.html ,(accessed 24 June 2015) 4) Cooper. Andrew. F, Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur , “The Challenges of 21stCentuary Diplomacy” in Andrew Cooper, Jorge Heine & Ramesh Thakur ed. The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy, Oxford University Press,1st Edition, 2013, p.3-4
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Barrier’s of Healthy Nutritional Lifestyle
Prof. Vaishali R. More Department of Home-Economics Smt. Sindhutai Jadhao Art and Science College, Mehkar Email:- [email protected]
Abstract :- The general public’s view of modern diet and human health has undergone drastic changes in recent years. There is general harmony that many chronic health problems. First noted in Western countries but progressively flourished worldwide, relate mainly to diet. There is far less consensus, however, about the dietary factors implicated in such health problems. The present review of studies aims to strengthen our knowledge regarding the dietary requirements, food sources, and potential benefits. Modern food and its impact on human health. Practical suggestions for incorporating healthy fats will be made. Both food-source and supplemental intakes will be addressed with interrelationships to health throughout.
Introduction : A healthy lifestyle is a valuable resource for reducing the incidence and impact of health problems, for recovery, for coping with life stressors, and for improving quality of life. The increasing prevalence of chronic illness and disabling conditions, along with greater life expectancy and the rising average age of the population are substantive contributors to the rising burden of illness. Conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, joint disease, and mental illness are responsible for the vast majority of death and disability. Many health problems can be prevented or at least their occurrence postponed (U.S. Dept. Of Health & Human Services, 1999; IUPHE, 1999; Stroebe&Stroebe, 1995). We have known for the last 20 years that a sizable proportion of the 10 leading causes of death is due to potentially modifiable social and lifestyle factors (US Dept. Of Health & Human Services, 1999). Exercise, Nutrition, smoking, and Substance abuse are integrally linked to culture and to socioeconomic status are much more difficult to address. The term “ healthy lifestyle” evolved from the idea that people’s daily pattern of activities can be judged as healthy or unhealthy. A healthy lifestyle is generally characterized as a balanced life. In which one makes wise choices.. However, the array of choices is influenced by many factors.
Geographic : Early man ate whatever food he could get to satisy his hunger. The food he could get consisted of what he could cultivated in the locality. Soul, climate, water and local agricultural practices determined the types of foods that can be grown in the locality. Consumption of diets based predominantly on these staple foods has given rise to large scale incidence of protein- calorie malnutrition among preschool children in these regions. Pellagra was also widely prevalent among poor maize eaters. Rice is the main food crop in the tropical countries where rainfall is high and water is available for irrigation, while millets are cultivated in areas of low rainfall. Incidence of beriberi was high among the population consuming highly milled raw rice. Wheat is mainly cultivated in temperate regions.
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Religious beliefs : The various religions of the world have hard some influence on the food habits. For example, Muslims are forbidden from eating pork and Hindus from eating beef. Such religious beliefs have been practiced over the past several hundred years.
Traditional beliefs : Traditional beliefs in food habits are still prevalent with a large majority of the population who are illiterate or ignorant regarding the nutritive value of foods. These beliefs influence profoundly the pattern of food eaten. It is believed that certain shell fish eaten during pregnancy will cause the child to be born with scales on its head. In India, consumption of papaya fruit by pregnant women is believed to lead to abortion, and consumption of garlic by lactating women will incrases milk production. Milk which is an essential protective food in Western countries is disliked in many Asian and African countries and not even fed to weaned infants and preschool children. In some parts of India ( West Bengal ), it was believed that consumption of milk and fish at the same meal will lead to the development of leprosy and leucoderma.
Changing food habits : Food fads and faulty food habits are the important contributory causes for the wide prevalence of malnutrition among preschool children, expectant and nursing mothers in developing countries. These can be overcome only by education in nutrition. The guiding principles in the educational process are : (1) Change cannot be superimposed but must be integrated into the existing cultural pattern, (2) proposed changes should be acceptable to the individuals concerned, (3) the changes should be minimal and use such foods which are familiar to the people concerned. (4) Participation of representatives of the group in implementing the proposed change is essential and (5) the individuals should be satisfied that the changes in food habits have improved their health.
Stress : Stress is nothing new, it was a part of the lives since prehistoric ancestors and has continued throughout evolution. But the type of stress now experienced has changed. In the fast paced technology driven, do- things to the extreme culture, persistently increasing pressure and demands are part of everyday life. Unfortunately hearty health has taken a beating trying to keep up with what our brain think and are capable of handling. Living with chronic stress is toxic to most of body’s system. It often results in poor nutrition, weight problem, physical exhaustion, hostility and reliance on caffeine, nicotine and alcohol. Not surprisingly these are risk factor for heart disease. Stress causes physiological reaction that negatively affects both physical and psychological health. When under chronic stress bodies maintain a high level of the stress hormone called cortisol. Sustained high levels of cortisol can have dangerous even life threatening effect on body system. It also triggers appetite, therefore chronic stress results in increased appetite which causes stress eating and weight gain. Stressful daily life situation have been associated with Ischemia or lack of blood and oxygen to the heart. Stress has also been shown to constrict or narrow blood vessels to alter lipid levels in the blood and to result in irregular heart rhythms.
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The Facts about Healthy Lifestyles : Lifestyle change, more than any other factor, is considered to be the best way of preventing illness and early death in our society. When people in Western Society die before the age of 65, it is considered to be early or premature death. Many factors contribute to early death in Western culture. By far the most important is unhealthy lifestyles that contribute to more than one-half of all early deaths. Eleven and increased have been identified that are associated with reduced disease risk and increased wellness. The lifestyles affects health, wellness and physical fitness. The double-headed arrow between health and wellness and physical fitness illustrate the interaction between these factors.
Reference :- 1. Women’s health in India – From Wikipedia 2. Dr. Janki Rajgopalan –Indian women, Relationship and Mental Health 2017 3. https://www.medifee.com 4. https://en.wikipedia.org
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Buddhist Approach to Solve Global Ecological Crisis
Sandeep Mahadeorao Hadole Assist. Prof. in Sociology Ramkrushna Mahavidyalaya Darapur Mobile No. 9975413058 / 9834438832
Environmental protection is one of the urgent problems facing mankind today. All scientists, Economist, Philosophers, Researchers through news papers, television, radio etc. analyzed and were alarmed and the serious adverse impact of toxic substances on the living environment of human, animal and vegetation. It is ironic that man is the one who pollutes his own health, and kill the life are all beings in this Earth. The risk threatening our ecology is not minor. It leads to many measures to prevent the minimise the pollution, of world – wide scale, including the important international Convention to protect the Environment. With the increased industrialization and scientific approach to our life. The natural recourses and rich natural heritage which were being preserved for centuries have begun dwindling greatly. Any kind of imbalance in nature results into severe danger to our ecosystem, resulting into severe ecological degradation.
Need to restore and conserve the biodiversity in ecosystem:- Restoring the ecosystem by establishing the finer balance between organism and environment is the best way that being a responsible human we can do. Until and unless, the step to preserve the decaying charm of our ecosystem is not initiated, our ecosystem is not going to support us having a better and healthy environment. There is stark need today to assist nature not disturbing its integrity, and help it gaining its lost delicacy. By protecting our native natural recourses like wildlife, rivers, forests, etc, one can contribute greatly in preservation of our ecosystem. The radical changes have to be born in our thoughts to save and accumulate the natural recourses – the very root of our life. Increase the human population, deforestation, change in climate and overexploitation of economically important plant specious along with medicinal ones growing to diverse habitats, several species, in this age of ecological crisis are on the verge of extinction. It indicates that many species may become extinct even before they come to the light. Besides this, there are several hundreds of species which are yet to be studied with respect to their potential economic values. Conservation and sustainable utilization of biological resources and prevention of intra specific genetic erosion is urgent necessicity of the day. The biodiversity may be defined in terms of genes, species and ecosystem (Khoshoo- 1986). The diversity within species is essential for their survival in the nature, such balanced ecosystems are valuable should not be disturbed. It is necessary to focus efforts of undertaking species on group of plants and area endowed with greatest diversity. Such complete inventory is basic requirement not only for academic and aesthetic pursuits but also for improving human life and civilization. It is not enough that maximum amount of biodiversity is preserved, it is equally important for us to know them well. The biodiversity provides many economic, social and aesthetic benefits to mankind.
Today’s Major Global Ecological Crisis:-
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In this beautiful vision we can begin to connect imaginatively with the mutual interdependence of all processes. Bringing this inside down to earth it becomes clear that by harming nature we are in fact harming ourselves. There are plenty of examples to demonstrate this in the current media: acid rain, the green house effect, the ozone hole, radioactive contamination, to name but a few. These reactions to nature to our carelessness harm us not only physical but also psychologically, as we face the threat of our environment becoming increasingly inimical to health human life. Wars, population explosion, desertification, deforestation, etc also make environmental crisis. To get sustainable environment for Indian conditions, the following environmental problems should be solved immediately: 1. Population explosion 2. Land degradation 3. Wealth of country 4. Destruction of forest vegetation 5. Depletion of biodiversity 6. Pollution 7. Hazards of fossil fuels and fuel wood 8. Deposition of solid and liquid wastage in the environments 9. Contamination in human settlement areas 10. Lack of enough environmental knowledge among people 11. Nuclear war
Ecosystem Management and Buddhist Philosophy:- The resource management approach leads us in to difficulties on a more personal level though. In seeing over selves as the managers, and therefore above nature, we can easily lose those very qualities which gives us our humanity. This is particularly noticeable source. Whether it is the immeasurable brutality involved in the slaughter of animals to keep the kitchen of the world constantly supplied with meat, or the killing of the peaceful giants of sea by wealthy countries such as Japan, these acts degrade the human race as a whole. So this is the vision, but how do we put into practice? Here we find Buddhist ethics come to our aid, with the basic principal of none violence or harmlessness. In the statement of the first precept, abstention from harming living beings, we can see how much of the industrial use of resources contravenes the principle, in chopping down a rain forest we destroy a habitat for other creatures and set up the condition for top soil erosion, which is turn leads to floods and femine there by incurring untold suffering on others. So to put this principle into practice we also need a high degree of awareness of the consequences of our action – this is a prerequisite for any truly skilful action. Often the actions that we commit in relation to the environment also contravene the second precept, abstention from taking what is not given. This can happen in quite a crude sense are in a very subtle one. How many of us have, while wandering through a field of flowers, plucked sum up more than we needed as if they belonged to us and without a thought that others will be deprived of the pleasure of appreciating them? The principle of none violence should not be taken to mean that people should absolutely abandon their use of the earth’s recourse for fare of harming living beings whatsoever. After all, we are also part of nature, and need to maintain a healthy concern for our own welfare and that of fellow human beings. We need to us the
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recourses available to free over selves from the clutches of nature destructiveness: storms floods, and famines. However, with the awareness of the consequences of our actions, we have a great responsibility to use the recourses in as harm free and useful a way as possible. As Sangharakshita has said, ‘Right use of nature is part of the spiritual life. This again leads us to consider the possibility of vegetarianism. At a rough estimate takes ten times as much vegetable matter as it does to feed that person on a vegetarian diet. In a world with an ever increasing strain on the food supply the luxury of eating meat seems more and more unethical, quite apart from the slaughter of the animal involved. There are many examples of the fruits of inspiration that come from humankind’s experience of the beauty and splendor of nature, especially the widest places. From the scientist to the mystic, individuals have found the mysteries and complexities of nature to be a source insight and uplift. We must beware of over – sentimentalizing nature though, the cycle of life in the natural world can be at times a very harsh one. Our technological development has to some extent freed us from this and a back to nature movement will certainly not solve humanities problems. With so much at stake change every little action counts. Hopeful enough people will wake up to the fact that we urgently need to change our attitudes to nature so that we and future generations may continue to be inspired by the process that is life on earth.
Conclusion:- As many religious people view it, Buddhist reality is profoundly ecological, and Buddhism itself is an ecological religion. It powerful expresses human identification with nature. Buddhist believe that all things, including humans, exits by their interrelationship with all other parts of nature. To think of one’s self as isolated from the rest of nature is be unrealistic. Culture place vital role in development and conservation of traditional society and biological recourses. To live in harmony with nature is a crucial Buddhist culture. I think it is still not too late for all religious, all strata of the society and all nations to come together, jointly participate in the protection of the environment for all living specious and solving ecological crisis based on the harmonious model which Buddhist always advocates. Dharma of Buddhist, is the sacred law, morality and the teachings of the Buddha. It is also all things in nature. Cats, Dogs, Penguins, Trees, Human, Mosquitoes, Sunlight, leaf dew are all Dharma’s. So at its very essence, Buddhism can be described as an ecological religion or a religious ecology, which would solve ecological imbalance in this modern era.
References:- 1. Cohn J.P. :- Culture and Conservation, Bio Science 2. Davis S.H. and Wali :- Indigenous Land Tenure and Tropical Forest Management in Latin America 3. Dr. Gharpure Vitthal :- Environment Study 4. Jose Kalapura :- Science – Religion Dialogue and Ecology, & Asian Perspective 5. Khoshoo T.N. :- Environment Priorities in India & Sustainable Development 6. Michael Schut & Tannya Microna Barnett :- The Cry of Creation Earth Ministry 7. Pernetta J.C. & Hill H. Traditional Use & Conservation of Recourses in the Pacific Basin 8. Robert A. White :- Spiritual Foundation Of An Ecological Sustainable Society 9. Sean McDonagh :- The Care of The Earth 10. Shirajan V.V. :- Introduction to Principle of Plant Taxonomy
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Condition of English in Rural Colleges : Practical Steps to Improve Conditions
Dr. Abhay M. Patil Head dept of English M.E.S. Arts and Commerce College, Mehkar 9420704561,7249833491
Abstract : There is a persistent cry that the standard of the English is falling in our country. What are the main causes of falling of this standard ? What efforts should be made to improve these standards ? are being discussed here.
Introduction : Prof. V. K. Gokak says, " The teaching of English is in chaotic state today. Pupils are taught English for about five to six periods per week...... they do not know how to use the commonest structure of English." 1 The condition of teaching and learning English as a language and as a literature is vary from state to state and even from place to place. By and large performance of students in urban colleges is better than that of the students of rural colleges. Some of the shortcomings in our programme of teaching English are as follows.
1) Lack of clear cut policy : The policy regarding place of English in India has been changing from time to time. In certain studies of India it is no longer essential for students to pass English to set through the High School exams. The result is that the students are not serious about the study of English.
2) Little understanding of aims of teaching English : The average teacher of English has little understanding of the aims of the teaching of English as a language as well as literature. The only aim that he knows of is to enable his students to set through examination. In this he makes them cram things rather than to master the skills of the language.
3) Dearth of competent teacher : All teachers of English are not fully competent to do full justice to their assignments. The English review committee appointed by the UGC in 1965 remarked," There is a shortage of teachers..... They have little idea of correct usage and name at all of correct pronunciation. Their vocabulary is limited as is their reading." Unfortunately this condition has not changed very much today. A majority of the students teaching English are not conversant with the new developments in the T-L process of English.
4) Wrong methods of teaching : A majority of teacher's skill use the translation method which has been universally strictly condemned as wasteful. The result is that speech which is so important in language learning is neglected. Students cannot converse in English. They are unable to form any language habits. Even teacher who wants to make any innovation by using other methods can't get accepted by the students.
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5) Faulty system of examination : Generally examinations are set in testing the cramming power of students. They fail to test the student's real appraisement in language skills. It is possible for students to get through the examination just by the memorizing answers to certain set questions. Moreover there are no proper exam for testing and speaking ability of pupils. At certain places students indulge in copying specially in the case objectives type questions.
6) Non availability of Audio visual Aids: Most of the colleges functions without audio visual aids. Some colleges have separate sections for audio visual aids but it remained only as a show piece and students are rarely allowed to use that.
7) Less attendance in class : It was the condition for few years back that the English class was over flowing with students but now a day's only 20 to 30 % of admitted students are learning to class. They are also not regular to classes so teacher cannot maintain consistency in teaching.
8) Other : Drastic change in technology has brought a revolution in world as well as in India. In rural colleges students also have a smart phones and source of technology on their palms but they do not how to use this technology for academic development. Rather than becoming help desk this technology moving them away from academic purpose. However some suggestions to improve standard are being discussed that are as follows I) The policy regarding the place of English in our education system should be well determined keeping view national and international importance of English for making rural students globally competent. II) Teacher must keep these things in his mind i) To enable the students to understand English whom spoken. ii) To enable him to write English. iii) To enable him to speak. iv) To enable him to read. Students must attend class regularly. III) Special efforts should be made to ensure that the teacher of English themselves passes a good command on English by maintaining various language activities IV) Teachers should be encouraged to read good English journal. He must be associated with global English society. V) The importance should be given to pattern practice, drill work and situational approaches in their teaching. VI) The English Readers prepared by the CIEFL Hyderabad and published by the NCERY should be introduced in all colleges. VII) The examination of English need to improve. Aim of test should be mastering of students on language skills. Cramming should be discharged. Oral test should be introduced. VIII) Easy access to A/V Aids should be made. IX) ICT tools must be used in teaching and learning methods.
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X) Special motivational speeches and orientations should be conducted for sweeping out inferiority from minds of rural students. XI) Stress should be given no sense expression rather than cramming of these. XII) For implementation of above college campus and classroom must have free and friendly academic atmosphere to nourishment of students.
Conclusion : It is true to say that English has become one of the major language of the world and Indians can neglect its stand at their own risk our more than two hundred years association with English language is an acquisition of great value to us. There has been heated controversy regarding the medium of instruction. But now a day's controversy is over. The day belongs to the regional languages. It does not mean that our university graduates should not have functional knowledge of English. They should be able to use English as language for all purpose of local to global.
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A Perspective on Indian Diaspora and Bharati Mukherjee
Dr. B. W. Somtkar HoD in English Smt.S.J.Arts and Sci. College, Mehkar Dist-Buldana
Abstract ; The present paper throws light on the identity crisis in the novels of Bharati Mukherjee’s major novels. We know that we are living in the age of globalization. There is a tremendous progress in each and every field. The internet facility is helping a lot to the entire world. Hence migration is taking place at large. Characters are always engaged in the nostalgia of their culture and daily life. This paper points out the identity crisis in the light of Bharati Mukherjee’s novels Identity crisis ia a period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person’s sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or role in society. There are various causes of identity crisis including improper upbringing, lack of affirmation and unpleasant past experiences. Other factors as stress, tension, troubles and social demands. A number of women novelists have made their debut in the 90’s . The first novels are much effective in revealing the true state of Indian society when it comes to the treatment of women. There is completed authentic presentation of contemporary India, with all its regional varieties. It is only from the last two decades, several writers make it possible to speak of a new generation of Indian English novel. Among those are Salmon Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh, Rohinton Mistry, Shashi Tharoor, Namita Gokhale, Shashi Deshpande and so on. Most of these novelists are either temporary or permanent immigrants. These women writers‘s commitment lies majorly on tracing out the ‘Immigrant Women’s problem, which is the currently significant topic in literary canon. Bharati Mukherjee was born in 1940 in Calcutta. She married a Canadian fellow student, Clark Blaise, at the University of Lowa, in 1963. She became a naturalized Canadian, got Canadian citizenship and lived in Toronto and then in Montreal and held teaching positions at McGill University and Concordia University. She migrated to the to the U.S.A. in 1980 with her family and became a U.S.A. Citizen in 1988 . Her remarkable works are The Tiger’s Daughter (1972) Wife (1975) Days and Nights in Calcutta Darkness ( 1985) The Middleman and other stories (1988) The Sorrow and the Terror (1987), Jasmine (1989), The Holder of the world (1993), Bharati Mukherjee’s novels and short stories often reveal contemporary themes and concerns. One of these is the emotional and psychic consequences of search for on self identity and immigrancy psyche. In the novel Jasmine the main protagonist Jasmine’ search for identity and her true self began from the day she was born . As a girl child she was almost strangled to death so that her parents might free her from the problems of marriage . But she survived that attack . In fact , her childhood memories became the instrument in her fight against fate and her search for self identity . She was predicted of widowhood and separate by an astrologer when she was seven years old. She was not troubled down by fate . She always tried to raise herself above blind beliefs and fallacy . “Fate is Fate , When Beulah Bridegroom was fated to die to snakebite on their wedding night , did building as still fortress prevent his death ? A magic snake will penetrate solid walls when necessary”.
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Mukherjee’s works focus on the phenomenon of migration , the status of new immigrants, and the feeling of alienation often experienced by expatriates as well as on Indian women and their struggle. Her own struggle with identity first as an exile from india, then an Indian expatriate in Canada, and finally as a immigrant in the United States has lead to her current contentment of being an immigrant , Mukherjee’s works correspond with biographer Fakrul Alma’s categorization of Mukherjee’s life into three phases. Her earlier works. Such as the The Tiger’s Daughter and parts of days and Night in Calcutta, are her attempts to find her identity in her Indian heritage. Mukherjee continues writing about the immigrant experience in most of the stories in The Middle Man and Other Stories , a collection of short stories which won her the National Book Critics Circle Award for Best Fiction, Jasmine, and essays. These stories explore the meeting of East and West through immigrant experiences in the U.S. and Canada along with further describing the idea of the great melting pot of culture in the United In her first novel, The Tiger’s Daughter (1972) “The new structure of thought” which Mukherjee tries to express in her novels arises from the tension between basically recognizable situations and emotions. To be more explicit, the situations in Mukherjee’s novels do have surface identity with motif’s already part of the Indo-English fictional syndromes: Tradition /modernity Conflict-East confrontation-Rural/ Urban dichotomy. In the second novel Wife ,Mukherjee writes to be the ideal Bengali wife, but not of fear and personal instability murders her husband. Mukherjee’s novel Leave it to Me is completely American. The only Indian touch is the prologue, which retells the mythological story of Mahishasuramardhani, the Devi, who killed the buffalo Demon. The book is soaked in blood and reeks in violence. Mukherjee’s The Tiger’s daughter is a very fine manifestation of this inner conflict of an immigrant. This is an interesting study of upper class Bengali Buhamin girl, named Tara Banerjee Cartwright, who goes to America for higher studies. The n ovel pursues an opposite direction with return of Tara to India. Tara has married an American and has been away from home for seven years. Although she has regarded herself an Indian, she discovers that she is more an outsider than a native, concerned with the complex and confusing web of politics, poverty privilege, and hierarchies of power and class in India. She has dreamt for years of this return, but now finds herself, imbued with the foreigness of spirit. Her seven years stya at Vassar changed her outllok in life , though America did not fascinate her. When she comes in terms with American life her reactions are one of fear and anger. The new culture and identity in which and immigrant has imbibed himself hardly gets accepted by the people of his land . He becomes a stranger when he went abroad and when he come back , he becomes a stranger once again . such a person may enjoy material prosperity , but the loss that has occurred for him irreparable in the form loss original identity and a family tie . Thus Bharati Mukherjee always focuses upon immigrant women’s experiences, opportunities and their quest for Identity. Her immigrant narratives consists a fresh perspective to bear on immigrant’s experience of India. The west and the world. It is apt when Bharati Mukherjee has claimed: “ we immigrants have fascinating tales to relate……..My aim is to expose American to the energetic voices of new settlers in this country”. She describes the American experience as one of “ fusion” and immigration a “two –way p[rocess” in which both the whites and the immigrants grow by the interchange and experience. The issues of Diaspora, globalization consumerism, transnationalism, cultural hybridity, alienation and identity crisis
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have become the prime-motif of most post –colonial literatures. The self, dislocated in space and time from its roots has a homing instinct- the desire to discover its “in betweenness” in a transnational and trans – cultural space. Problems of identity figure more prominently in the novels of Salman Rushdie, V.S.Naipaul, Caryl Phillips, Bharati Mukherjee and Anita Desai. In these writers the quest for identity is not tagged to the self alone . It goes beyond the self to issues of culture and linguistics ( as in Desai’s Baumgartner’s Bombay in relation to Hugo’s Teutonic background) . All these factors give rise to emergent trends and tendencies like hybrid cultural forms among the migrants. These migrant writings deal with issues like home self and identity.
Works Cited ; 1. Kumar Nagendra. The Fiction of Bharati Mukherjee : A Cultural Perspective. New Delhi :Atlantic Pub , 2001 print. 2. Mukherjee, Bharati : The Tiger’s Daughter. New Delhi : Penguine Books, 1990 print
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Personality Correlates of Career Maturity
Dr. Nilesh Kumbhakarn Jr. Lecturer in Psychology MSS Ankushrao Tope College, Jalna Email: [email protected], [email protected]
A research paper to be presented at the National Conference on Contemporary Innovations in Library & Information Science, Social Science and Virtual World held on 24 th April 2019 organised by Late Bhaskarrao Shingane Arts, Prof. Narayanrao Gawande Science & Ashalata Gawande Commerce College, Sakharkherda, Dist. – Buldhana
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between Personality traits as measured by the 16PF Questionnaire and Career Maturity Variables as measured by the Indian Adaptation of Crites’s Career Maturity Inventory by Dr. Nirmala Gupta. The participants (sample) were 158 (104 male & 54 female) first year engineering college students of an engineering college in Jalna city of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. To study the relationship between personality traits and career maturity the Pearson’s Correlation Coefficients were calculated. The Findings: (1) Overall it could be concluded that most of the personality traits were found not to be correlated with career maturity variables. Only five personality traits correlated significantly with some of the career maturity variable and they
were: Intelligence (B), Dominance (E), Guiltproneness (O), Rebelliousness (Q 1), and Compulsivity (Q 3). Of these Rebelliousness and Compulsivity correlated significantly with most of the aspects of career maturity. (2) Personality Traits that correlated significantly with Attitudinal Career Maturity or Career Choice Attitudes aspect of CM were Dominance (E-),
Guiltproneness (O-) and Compulsivity (Q 3+). (3) Personality trait that correlated significantly with Self-Appraisal (SA) competency was Rebelliousness (Q 1+). (4) Personality trait that correlated significantly with Occupational Information (OI) competency was Rebelliousness
(Q 1+). (5) No Personality trait correlated significantly with Goal Setting (GS) competency. (6) Personality traits that correlated significantly with Planning (PL) competency were Intelligence
(B+), Rebelliousness (Q 1+) and Compulsivity (Q 3+). (7) Personality traits that correlated significantly with Problem Solving (PS) competency were Boldness (H+) and Rebelliousness
(Q 1+). (8) Personality traits that correlated significantly with Total Competency and Overall Career Maturity were Rebelliousness ((Q 1+) and Compulsivity (Q 3+).
Key words: Personality, Trait, Career Maturity, Career Choice Attitudes, Competency, Self- Appraisal, Occupational Information, Goal Setting, Planning, Problem Solving
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The Skills of Teaching English Language are Urgent for the Emerging Educators in India
Dr. Nitin R. Jadhao Assistant Professor in English, Dept. of English Raje Chhatrapati Kala Mahavidyalaya, Dhamangaon Badhe. Mob. No. 9881803128 Email: [email protected]
As everybody knows the importance of the English language in each and every sector of the human understanding. Particularly, the educational field has to possess the most possible facts about teaching and learning aspects of the language. Suppose an engineerdevelops a very useful machine or mechanism for the welfare of the society, he wants to explain each and every part as well as the function of the machine or mechanism in his language. If he wants to make it global he must to speak in English. English language and its skills are very urgent for the emerging educators in India.
Basic Functions Of Language There are at least three different basic functions of language 1. Informative – words can be used to pass on information. 2. Expressive – words can be used to evoke an emotion that is not a direct result of their meaning. 3. Performatory – words can be as akind of symbol or action in and of themselves. Language functions in many different ways.Its most familiar function is informative,i.e.it transmits information. But it also operates expressively, when we attend to the feeling evoked by the words rather than just their meaning. Poetry often combines the informative and the expressive • The fair breeze blew ,the white foam flew • The furrow followed free • We were the first that ever burst • Into that silent sea. • Samuel Taylor Coleridge,”Rime of the ancient Mariner” • When Ajax strives some rock’s vast weight to throw, • The line too, labours and the words move slow, • Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain,
English Language • Flies o’erth’ unbending corn,and skims along the main. • Alexander Pope , “Eassy on Criticism” • I sprang to the stirup,and Joris andhe; • I galloped, Dirck Galloped, we galloped all three. • Robert Browning, : How They Brought The Good News from Ghent to Aix” In these verses the rhythm and sound of the words are expressive in themselves. Language is also used expressively in prayer;and when a man whispers “sweet nothings’ into his wife’s ear or tell her she looks assumptions:. And in such sounds as “wow”! and “scram!” and when a politician
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or preacher or salesman uses words to evoke emotional responses. A third area of language is the ceremonial. Here the words are not necessarily either informative or expressive, but performatory, they are an action in themselves. Examples are “I thank you, apologize, warn, greet guarantee promise welcome etc. These words are complete speech acts they do not describe the acts of thanking apologizing warning etc but instead are those very acts. They are not propositions which can be true or false. if a man says I bid you good morning that does it even thought he may hate you .the use of language solely to establish social relations is called phatic communion by Malinowski in our culture have done exemplifies this .In all of these performatory utterances, as in oaths incantations passwords and rituals there must be no change in the exact words If you are asked whether you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife and you answer yes instead of I do you may turn out not to be married In its performatory sense language is like any other gesture or symbol the handshake the military salute or the gestures of the baseball umpire . Austin estimates that there are over a thousand performatory verbs in English. Language also functions to tell a story to declaim to hypnotize to play a part to imagine to soothe to ask o deceive to demonstrate ones feelings and in endless other ways So when it comes to talking about what language does as a TOK student you need to be aware that language actually functions in a variety of ways each of which may have slightly different rules of behaviour.
Common Forms and Functions of Language The informative Expressive and directive purposes of language are distinguished from the types of English sentences. Three Basic Functions are generally noted there is perhaps nothing more subtle than language is and nothing has as many different uses. A. Without a doubt identifying just these three basic functions is an oversimplification but an awareness of these functions is a good introduction to the complexity of language. B. The Functions of Language I e its purpose what it does its uses
Informative language function essentially the communication of information. A. Informative function affirms or denies propositions as in science or the statement of a fact. B. This function is used to describe the world or reason about it e g whether a state of affairs has occurred or not or what might have led to it These sentences have a truth value; that is, the sentences are either true or false. Hence, they are important for logic.
Expressive language functions; reports feelings or attitudes of the writer or speaker, or of the subject, or evokes feelings in the reader or listener. Poetry and literature are among the best examples, but much of perhaps most of, ordinary language discourse is the expression of emotions, feelings or attitudes. Two main aspects of this function are generally noted: 1) Evoking certain feelings and 2) Expressing feelings. Expressive discourse, qua expressive discourse, is best regarded as neither true nor false. E.g., Shakespeare’s King Lear’s lament, “Ripeness is all!” or Dickens’ “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom; it was the age of foolishness…” Even so, the “logic” of “fictional statements” is an interesting area of inquiry. A. Directive language function: language used for the purpose of causing overt action. B. The directive function is most commonly found in commands and requests.
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C. Directive language is not normally considered true or false. D. Example of this function: “Close the windows.” The sentence “You’re smoking in a nonsmoking area,” although declarative, can be used to mean “Do not smoke in this area.” It is rare for discourse just to serve only one function; even in a scientific treatise, discursive clarity is required’ but’ at the same time, ease of expression often demands some presentation of attitude or feeling-otherwise the work might be dull.. Most ordinary kinds of discourse are mixed. Consider the following example. Suppose you want your listeners to contribute to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. A. There are several possible approaches: 1. Explain the recent breakthroughs in the scientist’s understanding of the disease and then ask for the contribution. 2. Make a moving appeal and then ask for a contribution. 3. Command it. 4. Explain the good results, make a moving appeal, and then ask. 5. Generally speaking, step 3 is the least effective means. Usually, just making a moving appeal is most effective for the general population; explaining the most recent research is the most effective for an educated audience. Asking for the contribution is often not necessary, since the prospective contributors surmise this step. B. Several other uses of language deserve mention. 1. The ceremonial language probably something quite different from simply mixing the expressive and directive language functions because performative aspects are included as well. Example: ‘Dearly beloved, we are gathered here together to witness the holy matrimony of….’ 2. Performative utterances language which performs the action it reports. For example, ‘I do’ in the marriage ceremony and the use of performative verbs such as ‘accept’, ‘apologize’, ‘congratulate’ and ‘promise.’ These words denote an action which is performed by using the verb in the first person-nothing more need be done to accomplish the action. 3. Phatic language or Elevator talk and street corner conversations accomplishing a social task. Note the subtle transition from vocal behavior to body language from saying for example, ‘Hi’ or ‘How are you?’ to a nod or a wave of the hand. 4. Most of the example we have been talking about are not merely of academic interest, even though we cannot take time out to trace the far reaching consequences. Thus, the speakers, users as well as teachers of English language must know the skills of English language. The researchers have explained basic functions of language with the help of various examples from literature. We have also observed the society and the behaviour of the users of the language, to give them directions we have common forms and functions of language as well.
Refernces: 1. Downing, J.E: Teaching Communication Skills to students with Disabilities, Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company,2005. 2. Juliet, K.: Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Social Work, Tucson: University of Arizona Press,1999. 3. Vivian, Cook: Second Language Learning and Language Teaching, London: Arnold.2008.
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Suicides of Farmers : Death Call Developing India
Dr. S.M.Kalakhe, Shri Shivaji Science and Arts College, Chikhli-443201 Dist.Buldana.M.S. Email :[email protected]
Abstract: In this paper author present study the causes of the farmers suicides in Vidharbha and Maharashtra and also focus on India. Farmer suicides in India refers to the national catastrophe of farmers being forced to commit suicide since the 1990s, often by drinking pesticides, due to their inability to repay loans mostly taken from banks and NBFCs to purchase expensive seeds and fertilizers, often marketed by foreign MNCs.As of 2018, and suggested the remedies to reduce farmers suicide rates.
KeyWords: Agriculture, Farmer Suicides, Indian development, Rural India.
Introduction: “Jay Jawan Jay Kishan” this slogan of a visionary prime minister had lost its potential over the time. After the independence, according to Gandhiji's vision of Gram-Swaraj, villages and specially farmers were to be the main focus of any development plan of India. As years passed, by agriculture as an industry lost its importance for policy makers of India. This over the time caused severe distress among the farmers leading to recent dramatic rise in the number of suicides among farmer community. Every day in national newspaper invariably there is news related to farmers' suicides. 1 Farmer suicides is death call for developing India. India consisting of 16% of world's population sustains only on 2.4% of land resource. Agriculture sector is the only livelihood to the two-third of its population which gives employment to the 57% of work force and is a raw material source to large number of industries. Despite of portrayal of farming as a healthy and happy way of life, agriculture sector experiences one of the highest number of suicides than any other industry. Farmers' suicide is not only reported in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, but also from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka. Many enquiry commissions were formed and recommendations were implemented especially in Punjab. 2 The problem of suicide is not only reported in India, but also reported in different parts of the world like England and Wales. 1,3
Objectives of Study:- 1) To study the causes of the farmers suicides. 2) To study the effects of farmers’ suicides. 3) To study the remedies to reduce farmers suicide rates.
Research Methodology: In the present research paper, the researcher is entirely exhausting the secondary. sources including various books of economics, references books, newspapers, various reports, monthly, weekly and annual magazines etc. are used as its resources, and the data of agriculture is taken various sources like monthly and newspapers.
Reasons of farmers suicides: 1. Loans from private money lenders
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2. Excessive Reliance on Monsoon 3. Increasing Production Cost and proportionate Prices is low 4. Family Responsibilities and Social Customs 5. Insufficient Irrigation Facilities 6. Population Explosion 7. Absence of Sidelines Facilities 8. Natural Calamities 9. Faulty Marketing System 10. Instant need of Money 11. Price Hike in Service Sector and Cash based Society 12. Capital Unavailability - Due to less Investment in Agriculture Sector 13. Low Subsidies for fertilizer 14. Low production capacity of Indian agriculture 15. The tiny share of agriculture sector in GDP 16. Low Literacy Rate 17. High Unemployment rate 18. Agriculture Insurance 19. Trader centered Agricultural Marketing 20. Insufficient Agriculture Research
Farmer suicides in India : Farmer suicides in India refers to the national catastrophe of farmers being forced to commit suicide since the 1990s, often by drinking pesticides, due to their inability to repay loans mostly taken from banks and NBFCs to purchase expensive seeds and fertilizers, often marketed by foreign MNCs.4As of 2018, in Maharashtra alone, more than 60,000 suicides had taken place, with an average of 10 suicides every day. 5 The National Crime Records Bureau of India reported that a total 296,438 Indian farmers had committed suicide since 1995. Of these, 60,750 farmer suicides were in the state of Maharashtra since 1995, with the remainder spread out in Odisha, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, all states with loose financial and entry regulations. 6,7 Earlier, governments had reported varying figures, from 5,650 farmer suicides in 2014 5 to the highest number of farmer suicides in 2004 of 18,241. 6 The farmers suicide rate in India had ranged between 1.4 and 1.8 per 100,000 total population, over a 10-year period through 2005, however the figures in 2017 and 2018 showed an average of more than 10 suicides daily. 7 There are accusations of states manipulating the data on farmer suicides, hence the real figures could be even higher. 8 India is an agrarian country with around 70% of its people depending directly or indirectly upon agriculture. Farmer suicides account for 11.2% of all suicides in India. 9 Activists and scholars have offered a number of conflicting reasons for farmer suicides, such as high debtburdens, poor government policies, corruption in subsidies, monsoon failure, public mental health, personal issues and family problems. 10
Farmers suicides in Maharashtra: Maharashtra saw 12,006 farmer suicides between January 2015 and December 2018, the tenure of the current state government, according to the data compiled by the relief and
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rehabilitation department. While the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) states the total number of suicides in the state in 2015 was 16,970, the data for the entire four-year period is unavailable. From 2010 to 2014, NCRB recorded 80,904 suicides in the state, of which 8,009 were farmers. The state reported 2,761 farmer suicides in 2018, compared to 2,917 in 2017. The number stood at 3,063 in 2016 and 3,263 in 2015. Although not satisfactory, the officials attributed the dip to loan waiver, which was announced in 2017, but implemented in 2018. “The numbers for 2018 and 2017 seem high, despite satisfactory rain in both these years, after three consecutive years of drought. In 2018, the state started to credit the waiver amount to the accounts of farmers. With more than Rs16,000crore released, farmers should have got relief. Although 2017 saw a dip compared to 2016, it can’t be attributed to the loan waiver announced in June that year, as the entire year still saw at least 240 suicides a month,” said a senior official from the relief and rehabilitation department. Farmer suicides are not linked to the party in power, claim experts. “The situation wouldn’t have changed even if any other party was at the helm. The agrarian policies of all governments have gone wrong. Farmers need to get cash subsidy, like the one given in Telangana. Farmers’ distress is owing to high input cost and low price for produce, despite high production,” said Vijay Jawandhia of ShetkariSanghatana. In 2018, the spate of farmer suicides continued in drought-prone backward districts of Vidarbha (1,297 cases in 11 districts) and Marathwada (947 cases in 8 districts). Of the 2,761 cases, 1,330 were eligible for ex gratia of ₹1 lakh, while 1,050 were held ineligible. The remaining cases are awaiting decision by the district administration. Ex gratia is granted only for reasons related to the agrarian crisis, including indebtedness. While 1,638 farmers were paid ex gratia in 2017, 987 claims were rejected in 2017. 12
Farmers Suicide in Vidharbha : The combined rural suicide tally of six cotton-producing districts in Vidarbha, officially called as ‘farmers’ suicides’, has continually declined since 2015 when it had suddenly jumped to 1,348 from 805 in 2013. Till December 29 this year, 1,102 suicides have been registered officially as per figures tabulated by the state government task force VasantraoNaikShetiSwawlamban Mission. The six districts known for farmers’ suicide are Wardha, Yavatmal, Amravati, Akola, Washim and Buldana. The only district which is an exception to this downward trend is Buldana, whose tally has gone up successively since 2013. From 111 that year, it touched its highest peak of 312 in 2017. This year, so far, it recorded 304 suicides. It is relevant to note here that Buldana sits next door to the drought-prone Marathwada 13
Suggestions: 1. Production cost based guaranteed price, should be given by government same should be made mandatory for private agencies. 2. Agro based industry should be strictly allocated to small scale industries. Mega companies should be banned in this area. These industries should be employment generating.
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3. Government should implement its policy to give loan on lesser and lesser interest loan to farmers. Aim should be 0% interest rate for small farmers. 4. Farmers should be given nil loan reports at one stroke. Their 7/12 form should be made blank. 5. Subsidy policy should continue even developed countries give subsidy to farmers in America in 2005 subsidy has been increased by 68% whereas by 48.6% in 2007 in China. 6. A clear and straight Government Policy especially about co-operative and other banks is the need of the time. 7. Stop water, save water i.e. water conservation and then irrigation be made a thrust point. 8. Monopolistic scheme from cotton to cloth production be started foreign companies be charged heavy import, excise duty. 9. Insurance policy be generalized for all crops. Paisewari/Anewari calculation be made reasonable. Natural calamities should be compensated. 10. Pension scheme for farmers an farmer workers be started. 11. Macaulay’s education system be changed students should be taught more, practical skills in schools and colleges. 12. Irrigation backlog be abridged. 13. Credit limit of farmers and repayment limit be extended. 14. Agriculture guidance framework specially land study guidance be strengthened. 15. God owns be made available at reasonable rates. for grains be properly conserved. 16. Natural farming, bio-farming, be encouraged farmers should try to change the chemical farming to bio-farming. 17. Farmers should try to avoid expensive social and religious customs. Dowry system be opposed by farmers. 18. Import of agricultural products by government be made more sensible and when only seriously and genuinely needed.
Conclusion: Minimum support price should be changed or made changes in relation to inflation rate so that farmers are perused from suicide. The government should purchase the agriculture product from the farmer and then to be sold to the trades, in this way the frames’ deceit can be avoided. A great amount of grant of be given for agriculture research. To use the water resources effectively and to increase in catchment area.Providing monetary aids in due course.Making use of natural resources effectively.Giving importance to increase in agriculture production.Limited use of chemical fertilizer and pesticides.To develop the quality of agriculture research and to bring this now research in contact with framers and villagers.Using new technology irrigation in agriculture sector.To make available the markets where farmer can easily get fix prizes for their product.To built new godouns and cold storage in big numbers so that the product from the field can be stored in it until the appropriate prizes farmer gets.The fundamental facilities are made available for exporting the agriculture production.Co-op. Apex Bank Ltd Department of Co- Operation, Government of Punjab. Suicides in Rural Punjab. 1998.
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References: 1. Behare, P.B. and A. P. Behere (2008). Farmers Sucide in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra State : A myth or Reality? Indian J Psychiatry. 2008 Apr-Jun; 50(2): 124–12 access on https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738339/ 2. Suicides in Rural Punjab.(1998).The Punjab State Co-op Apex Bank Ltd Department of Co-operation, Government o Punjab. 3. HawtonK, Fagg J, Simkin S, Harris L, Aslog M. Methods used for suicide by farmers in England and Wales. Br J Psychiatry. 1998;173:320–4. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 4. "In 80% farmer-suicides due to debt, loans from banks, not moneylenders". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 March 2019. 5. "Maharashtra crosses 60,000 farm suicides". www.ruralindiaonline.org. Peoples archive of rural India(PARI). Retrieved 25 March 2019. 6. [ncrb.gov.in "NCRB"] Official website. Government of India. Retrieved 25 March 2019. 7. NCRB report - farmers suicides (PDF). NCRB / Government of India. Retrieved 25 March 2019. 8. National Crime Reports Bureau, ADSI Report Annual – 2014 Government of India, p. 242, table 2.11 9. "NDA, UPA failed to curb farmer suicides". 10. Gruère, G. &Sengupta, D. (2011), Bt cotton and farmer suicides in India: an evidence- based assessment, The Journal of Development Studies, 47(2), pp. 316–337 11. Sainath,P: How states fudge the data on declining farmer suicides". 12. Gruère, G. &Sengupta, D. (2011), Bt cotton and farmer suicides in India: an evidence- based assessment, The Journal of Development Studies, 47(2), 316–337 13. Schurman, R. (2013), Shadow space: suicides and the predicament of rural India, Journal of Peasant Studies, 40(3), 597–601 14. Das, A. (2011), Farmers’ suicide in India: implications for public mental health, International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 57(1), 21–29 15. Gangan, Surendra P.(2019) Maharashtra saw 12,006 farmer suicides from 2015 to 2018.Hindustan Times, Mumbai Jan 23, 16. Bhatia, B.M. (1963), Famines in India 1850-1945, Asia Publishing House, London. 17. Mahajan, D.P. and S. M. Kalakhe (2019). Suicides farmers in India paper presented in National Conference at Siddharth College Jafrabad Dist. Jalna.
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Buddhist Pilgrimage: A Path towards Spirituality
Mr. Rahul Rao M.Phil. (Pali) Departmnet of Pali University of Mumbai 400050 +919920059856 [email protected]
Introduction: Pilgrimage meaning as per Oxford Dictionary is a journey to a place of particular interest or significance and a pilgrim’s journey. Pilgrimage is both a personal and communal journey reinforcing the believer’s search for spiritual fulfilment and keeping in physical contact as well with their religion’s physical manifestations of faith. The pilgrim makes a commitment to undertake a conscious physical journey along a path which is also temporal in that the sites to be visited are rooted in time and have special significance for the religion: places that mark important points in the founder’s life, miracles and martyrdoms of the believers and saints. While on pilgrimage, the pilgrim removes himself from daily life, its worries and comforts, to become detached and focused on the spiritual. The believer is thus somewhere between the ordinary and sacred planes during the time spent on pilgrimage. 1 The physical element in pilgrimage is pervasive, there is a constant interaction between the pilgrim’s wish to connect the inner process with the external physical surroundings: the path itself, sacred buildings, relics, ritual activities, partaking in charity and interacting with fellow pilgrims because you are separate, yet part of a greater whole. You are expected to walk long distances over difficult terrain to reach the holy sites which are usually found in high places i.e. tops of mountains to illustrate the closeness to the sacred. In addition to walking, the pilgrim will need to ascend (on foot) and once reaching the goal there is further circumambulation of the sacred site. The pilgrim is also expected to concentrate on the spiritual continually throughout the pilgrimage which may last for many days. 2
References form Tipitaka Buddhist Pilgrimage specially means places directly associated with the life of Buddha has we come across in the Mahaparinibbana Sutta “ gamissantikho, nanda, saddh bhikkh bhikkhuniyoup sak up sik yo — ‘IdhaTath gatoj to’tipi, ‘IdhaTath gatoanuttara ṃsamm sambodhi ṃabhisambuddho’tipi, ‘IdhaTath gatenaanuttara ṃdhammacakka ṃpavattita’ntipi, ‘IdhaTath gatoanup dises yanibb nadh tuy parinibbuto’tipi. Ye hi keci, nanda, cetiyac rika ṃ hi ṇḍ ant pasannacitt k la ṅkarissanti, sabbetek yassabhed para ṃmara ṇ sugati ṃsagga ṃloka ṃupapajjissant ”ti. 3
1https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/path-of-the-pilgrim-manifesting-the-spiritual 2https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/path-of-the-pilgrim-manifesting-the-spiritual 3An Exposition of Mahaparinibbana Sutta pg no 93-98 by BhikkhuPesala
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4. 3. 2. 8.(Sa ṃvejan yasutta ṃ) 18. Catt rim nibhikkhavesaddhassakulaputtassadassan y nisa ṃvejan y ni ṭh n ni.Katam nicatt ri? Idhatath gatoj totibhikkhavesaddhassakulaputtassadassan ya ṃsa ṃvejan ya ṃṭ h na ṃ. Idhatath gatoanuttara ṃsamm sambodhi ṃabhisambuddhotibhikkhavesaddhassakulaputtassadass an ya ṃsa ṃvejan ya ṃṭ h na ṃ. Idhatath gatoanuttara ṃdhammacakka ṃpavattes tibhikkhavesaddhassakulaputtassadassan ya ṃsa ṃvejan ya ṃṭ h na ṃ. Idhatath gatoanup dises yanibb nadh tuy parinibbutotibhikkhavesaddhassakulaputtassadassan ya ṃsa ṃvejan ya ṃṭ h na ṃ. im nikhobhikkhavecatt risaddhassakulaputtassadassan y nisa ṃvejan y ni ṭh n n ti. 4
The above two references from Tipitaka in Roman Script, one in Mahaparinibbana Sutta of DighNikaya from Sutta Pitaka, Here Buddha informs VenAnanada about Pilgrimage to four places, Construction of Stupa, Veneration of Stupa and Person worthy of Stupa. Second reference is from Samvejaniya Sutta of AnguttaraNikaya from Sutta Pitaka mentions about the four places of pilgrimage. Here I want to add this four holy places as Buddha informed Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath and Kusinara. With the spread of Buddhist teachings at northern part of India more four places were added during the reign of Emperor Asoka they were Rajgir, Vaishali, Sravasthi and Sankissa later known has The Eight Great Sites of Wonder (Astamahapratiharya).
Ancient Accounts of Buddhist Pilgrims During the course of time monks from far countries visited India for pilgrimage, they were keen in visiting Buddhist sites which were directly connected with Buddha and his disciples. We find from history and ancient recordsthat the Chinese pilgrim’s stayed in India, visited the places, learn the Buddhists texts and later went to their respective country and preach Buddhism and also translated the books in their language. Pilgrims such has Fa Hein, Xuanzang and I-Tsing from 4 th century to 7 th century travelled across India.
Path onwards Spirituality Just going on Buddhist Pilgrimagewithoutunderstanding the importance will neither help any upasaka or upasika as this Pilgrimage is beneficial for Bhikkhu, bhikkuni ,upasaka and upasika. As how it will help in spiritual development is only through Saddha, Dana, Sila, Khanti and Bhavana. When these five steps are completed or practice religiously and wholeheartedly during the pilgrimage and also later in life will certainly lead towards the path of liberation. Example : When a Stupa, Cetiyagraha, Vihara or an Arama is taken for construction it requires people to build them termed has manpower, for building such a huge heritage the person who has taken initiative will have Saddha or he has come into contact with the teachings of Dhamma. Later Dana or offerings is collected and given for the construction in the form of Money, voluntary contribution involving physical effort, food for workers, development of place through tree plantations, digging wells and so forth. Once the construction is completed at that place it is donated to the Sangha where bhikkhu, bhikkuni, upasaka and upasika follow Sila precepts here we can take five, eight, and ten and so forth and learn the teachings of Dhamma under the
4https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sltp/AN_II_utf8.html#pts.118
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guidance of Sangha. Such places known has stupa, cetiyagraha, vihara is the place for developing Bhavana known has Samadhi for concentration and eradication of own defilement to develop insight. For the above four f actors Khanti known has patience is essential which helps human beings to achieve each step slowly and gradually to fulfil with his effort own Parmitta. This entire process goes through a learning centre under the observation of Buddha himself today we term has pilgrimage. Buddhist Sites shows the path for developing inner and outer pilgrimage.
Conclusion In India every states has some important Buddhist sites which are been adding up by tourism ministry to develop them so that more people from different countries along with that Indian pilgrims to can visit these sites and walk on the footsteps of Buddha. Buddhist pilgrimage was first ever coined by Buddha that to in 6 th BCE. This is the earliest evidence from literary sources where monks,nuns,and laypeople visited on pilgrimage it was called has Cetiya Carika, Dhamma Carika, Dhammayatra. Apart from them the earliest contribution through archaeological sources we come across about pilgrimage it is through the records of Emperor Asoka he himself been on pilgrimage and develop those sites religiously and spread the Dhamma under Buddhist missionaries across world we get this both referencesthrough his Inscriptions on Rocks and Pillars.A historical record as regards Buddhist pilgrimage comes from Rock Edict VIII of Asoka, the Maurya Emperor. Dated in the third century BCE, this inscription states, “In the past kings or Devanampriyas went on pleasure tours(Viharayatam). Then there was hunting and such other pastimes. King DevanampriyaPiyadassi who was consecrated for ten years went to Sambodhi. With that commenced these pilgrimages (Dhammayata).” (Guruge 1993 564) 5 Pilgrimage is only completedwherein the five factors are taken into consideration that is Sadda, Dana, Sila, Khanti and Bhavana which will essentially help to develop and lead towards spirituality and further towards liberation.
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5Ananda W.P. Guruge, Asoka- A Definitive Biography, Central Cultural Fund, Colombo, 1993
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Motivation and Second Language Acquisition
Mr.Pundlik Nalinde Assistant Professor Department of English Bhagwan Baba College, Lonar. [email protected] 9765026853
Abstract: The paper deals with the second language acquisition and role of motivation. It is an attempt to focus on the complex relationship between second language learning and motivation. It develops some common theories in SLA and tries to show the difficulties L2 learners in learning a new language, the difficulties in relation to language and motivation. How our understanding of motivation can lead us to better equip the learner’s success. It is findings of various opinions of researchers and scholars, about language learning and their theories about language acquisition.
Key Words : Motivation, Second language, Acquisition. The field of education is wonderful and the profession of teaching challenges. It also considered as a noble profession from time immemorial. Newer and modern tools are used to make teaching impressive, effective and result oriented. How to teach is really difficult. Good and effective teaching needs a special mindset with different dimensions of education. Language is a means of expressing ideas and emotions in the form of signs and symbols. These signs and symbols are used to encode and decode the information. There are many languages spoken in the world. The first language learned by a baby is his or her mother tongue. It is the language which is he or she listen to from his or her birth. Any other language learned or acquired is known as the second language. The definition of second language acquisition and learning describes the process of understanding speaking and writing another language fluently. The ability to communicate in the second language is becoming an essential skill in today’s world. A person’s second language is a language that is not the native language of the speaker, but is learned later. Usually a foreign language, but can be another language used in the speaker’s home country. Motivation is the reason for peoples’ actions willingness and goals. Motivation has been considered as one of the most important reason that inspires a person to move forward. In a second language learning Prinzi explained the importance of motivation. He pointed out that there is a very close relationship between motivation and second language learning. There are many views among researchers with the second language learning. The Cognitive social theory focuses on behavior and methods that stimulated behavioral change. The theory has three principals; understanding and predict individual and group behavior, identification of methods where behaviors can be modified or changed, and development of personality, behavior, and health promotion. In the field of education the students require high motivation. If the motivation is low, the students may sit idly and miss valuable learning experience. This may limit their success and that can lead to increased frustration and in a loss of even more motivation. Motivation in second language learning was defined by Gadner as “ referring to the extent to which the individual works or strives to learn the language because of a desire to do so and satisfaction experienced in this activity” Motivation is not a simple concept to
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explain. Motivated second language learners exhibit many other qualities in addition to effort, desire and positive effects. On the other hand, second language learning requires the formal instruction of language, and is comprised of a conscious process of factual knowledge about the language. Learning differs from acquisition in the individual makes a deliberate and conscious effort, focusing on the correctness and accuracy, to speak the language. Acquisition of a second language requires an individual to process subconsciously the sounds and utterances of the target language. In second language acquisition, the learner concentrates on the communicative act and not on the form of correctness. According to Krashen, acquisition of a language is very similar to the way children learn their first language and constitutes a simple but natural way of language acquisition. There are many factors that influence performance in the second language learning. Gardner found motivational components such as attitudes towards learning language, motivational intensity and desire to learn the language had positive influence on performance in the language learning classroom. Scholars have confirmed motivation as an influence on performance in the second language or foreign language learning classroom, with attitude as a situational support. The motivational construct, which is derived from the two types of motivation, are intensity, the desire to learn a language and the attitude one has towards learning the language. The motivational model of Gardner, which is comprised of intergrativeness, attitude towards learning the language, and desire to learning the language, instrumental orientation, refers to an interest in language learning for pragmatic reasons, and language anxiety. These propositions have been shown to have an effect on second language learning. The model described by Gardner was seen as a good start to understanding motivation within the second language acquisition classroom. Although Gardner’s propositions have been used, cited an extensively supported, it has practically gone unchallenged until the 1990s. In addition, the many facets of motivations within a second language acquisition classroom was suggested to be very robust to be limited to just intergrativeness and instrumentation. Since students need to learn to manage the knowledge they receive, it has been noted that students should learn become more aware of their cognitive learning and processes and strategies in order to use and apply metacognitive strategies. Metacognitive strategies aid in providing the learner with self-guidance towards the learning process. It requires manipulation of the cognitive aspect of learning. Second language acquisition or SLA is the process of learning other languages in addition to the native language. For example, a child who speaks Hindi as the mother tongue starts learning English when he starts going to school. The child starts learning English as a second language. A young child can learn a second language faster than an adult can learn the same language. Second language acquisition, or sequential language acquisition, is learning a second language after a first language is already established. Many times this happens when a child who speaks a language other than his mother tongue, goes to school for the first time. Children have an easier time learning a second language, but anyone can do it any age. It takes a lot of practice. Most scholars use the term “language learning” and “language acquisition” interchangeably. These terms differs from each others. Language learning refers to the formal learning of a language in the classroom. On the other hand, language acquisition means acquiring the language with little or no formal training or learning. If you go to a foreign land where
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people speak a different language from your native language, you need to acquire that foreign language. It can be done with little formal learning of the language through your every day interaction with the native speakers in the market place, work place, parks or anywhere else. This is true for learning spoken language. There are many ways of teaching a person second language including the following: 1.Language spoken in the home. 2.Amount of opportunities to practice the second language. 3.Internal motivation of the learner. 4.Reasons that the second language is needed. There are several things to consideration when teaching a second language. These factors may include the language spoken at home, the willingness of the learner, the reason to learn the second language, means learning at school, for work, to talk to friends or others.
References: 1. Pathak, R. S. Teaching English in India. Creative Books, New Delhi. 2. Cater R & Long, M. Teaching Literature, Longman. 3. Haynes, Judy, Stages of Second Language Acquisition” 4. K. Sudesh. Development of Generic Skills. Mumbai: Nanda Publication.
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Difficulties Faced while Learning English as A Second Language
Prashant N. Kamble Asst. Professor Department of English M.S.P.Arts, Sci. & K.P.T. Comm. College Manora Mobile 9405972728 Email:- [email protected]
Abstract: English as a second or foreign language is the use of English by speakers with different native languages. Methods of learning English are highly variable depending on the student's level of English proficiency and the manner and setting in which they are taught, which can range from required classes in school to self-directed study at home. In some programs, educational materials are provided in a mixture of English and the student's native language. In other programs, educational materials are always in English, but the vocabulary, grammar, and context clues may be modified to be more easily understood by students with varying levels of comprehension .The English language has great reach and influence, and English is taught all over the world. In countries where English is not usually a native language, it is taught to them who want to understand English content for the purposes of education, entertainment.
Keywords, : English, Language, difficulties Learners, Teachers
Difficulties for learners Untrained Teachers. ... This is the most significant and the most overlooked problem. What makes this problem so difficult to solve is that, since many communities are English language learners, they cannot determine who is a good English teacher and who isn't. Whatever the teacher says, whether correct or incorrect, will be taken as correct by the learner. This has led to a lot of confusion among learners because different teachers tell them different things. One of the main causes of this problem is the difficulty teachers have translating from their native languages
Limited Learning Exposure. ... When I talk about limited learning environments, I'm not referring to the weather, the availability of furniture in the classrooms, or the location of the school. While all of these factors can affect learning, in learning English, what happens outside of class matters the most. In most cases, students only make an effort to speak proper English in the classroom when they are with their supervisor . Moreover, students don’t always hear people around them speaking proper English. As a result, it becomes more difficult to learn correct English. Learning materials refer to items that aid in the learning process. Books may be a necessary material, but books are not enough by themselves. Audio tools are also needed. As observed above, if a student sees a sound symbol in a book, how does he/she know how to pronounce it? The fact is, students of English Language graduate into teachers of the English language without ever getting to hear the correct pronunciation by a native speaker. Students also study haphazardly. They have books to read but they can’t tell how certain words are said. How would a student know how to pronounce the word ‘ewe’? He/she must hear
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the right pronunciation from his/her teacher or from a native speaker of English. Students tend to learn from movies they watch but they often learn the wrong things because movies contain slang and dialects that are not appropriate in many forms of communication
Students Don't Take Their learning Seriously. ... In this case, students often think that the same English they speak at home or on the street is the same they will write in their exams. However, because communication doesn't have to be grammatically correct in order to be intelligible, students don’t always abide by the rules they learned in school and therefore do not get fully educated and/or pass their tests. It is also the case that students don’t study English as much as they study other subjects. In most cases, students study English only in the classroom when the teacher is teaching. After the class, they drop their books and wait for the next class. They don’t study pronunciation, they don’t study essay writing, and they don’t make an effort to learn new words. They bring every little problem to the teacher during classes, even things they could just look it up in the dictionary. When learners make mistakes and are corrected, they often say “It is not my language after all.” This greatly affects their ability to learn English.
Over-Use of Native Language in the Classroom. Students learn another language best when they're forced to use it. Teachers must be alert about requiring students to communicate in English and only in English—even if they're just talking to each other. If you know the students' native language, pretend in the classroom that you don't—as that will force them to make requests and respond to questions in English.
Students Dependent too much on the Teacher Part of learning anything means figuring out how to solve problems on your own. If a student goes to the teacher with every little problem he/she runs into, then the student will never be able to learn the language on their own. If students insist that they don't know how to say or do something on their own, they need to be reassured that they actually can with positive feedback and encouragement
Strong Students Dominate the Class. No matter how well students are sorted, there will still be differences in how much students know and how quickly they can learn. Setting the pace of the class to keep up with the strongest students will leave the weaker ones behind. Weaker students shouldn't be forgotten in classroom discussions and activities Even for those of us whose first language is English, the language can be confusing. There are so many exceptions to a seemingly endless number of rules! You must use appropriate punctuation, the subject and verb must agree, commas are only used in certain instances, you cannot use more than one negative in a sentence…it goes on and on. Thankfully, learning to speak English is step one, and learning to write and spell correctly is step two. You are not alone. Learning a new language can be difficult, but studying as you are immersed in the language and the culture can make the process a bit easier. These are the most common challenges students face when learning English as a second language.Some students may have problems due to the incoherence in rules like were, a noun is a noun and a verb is a verb because grammarians say they are. For e.g. In "I am suffering terribly" suffering is the verb,
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but in "My suffering is terrible", it is a noun. But both sentences expresses the same idea using the same words..
Pronunciation English is not a phonetic language, meaning we often do not say a word the same way it is spelled. For example, “I will read the book today,” and “I read the book yesterday,” are spelled the same way but pronounced differently. There are numerous words like this that can be confusing to English learners. These words are known as heteronyms, words with different sounds but the same spelling. Another example is the word “tear.” You could say “I have a tear in my pants,” or “There is a tear in my eye.
Spelling Many words sound the same but have vastly different spellings. There can be a “pair” of people or a “pear” like the fruit. They are pronounced the same, but have different spellings and different meanings. Going further, individual letter sounds can be spelled many different ways. Take for example the sound of the letter “f.” It can be spelled as a “gh” like “enough, or tough,” with a “ph” as in the word “phone,” or spelled with a double “f” as in “stuff.” Whew! Thankfully you only have to worry about spelling when writing English, but these are crucial differentiators that you’ll need to master to be an effective written communicator.
Grammar Tense, aspect, and mood – English has a relatively large number of tense–aspect–mood forms with some quite subtle differences, such as the difference between the simple past "I ate" and the present perfect "I have eaten". Progressive and perfect progressive forms add complexity.
Functions of auxiliaries – Learners of English tend to find it difficult to manipulate the various ways in which English uses auxiliary verbs. These include negation (e.g. He hasn't been sleeping.), inversion with the subject to form a question (e.g. Has he been sleeping?), short answers (e.g. Yes, he has.) and tag questions (has he?). A further complication is that the dummy auxiliary verb do/does/did is added to fulfill these functions in the simple present and simple past, but not to replace the verb to be (He drinks too much./Does he? but He is an addict/Is he?).
Modal verbs – English has several modal auxiliary verbs, which each has a number of uses. These verbs convey a special sense or mood such as obligation, necessity, ability, probability, permission, possibility, prohibition, intention etc. These include "must", "can", "have to", "need to", "will", "shall", "ought to", "will have to", "may", and "might". For example, the opposite of "You must be here at 8" (obligation) is usually "You don't have to be here at 8" (lack of obligation, choice). "Must" in "You must not drink the water" (prohibition) has a different meaning from "must" in "You must have eaten the chocolate" (deduction). This complexity takes considerable work for most English language learners to master. All these modal verbs or "modals" take the first form of the verb after them. These modals do not have past or future inflection, i.e. they do not have past or future tense Idiomatic usage – English is reputed to have a relatively high degree of idiomatic usage.[15] For example, the use of different main verb forms in such apparently parallel constructions as "try to learn", "help learn", and "avoid learning" pose difficulty for learners. Another example is the idiomatic distinction between "make" and "do": "make a mistake", not "do a mistake"; and "do a favor", not "make a favor".
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Articles – English has two forms of article: the (the definite article) and a and an (the indefinite article). In addition, at times English nouns can or indeed must be used without an article; this is called the zero article. Some of the differences between definite, indefinite and zero article are fairly easy to learn, but others are not, particularly since a learner's native language may lack articles, have only one form, or use them differently from English. Although the information conveyed by articles is rarely essential for communication, English uses them frequently (several times in the average sentence) so that they require some effort from the learner.
Vocabulary Phrasal verbs – Phrasal verbs (also known as multiple-word verbs) in English can cause difficulties for many learners because of their syntactic pattern and because they often have several meanings. There are also a number of phrasal verb differences between American and British English.
Prepositions – As with many other languages, the correct use of prepositions in the English language is difficult to learn, and it can turn out to be quite a frustrating learning experience for ESL/EFL learners. For example, the prepositions "on" (rely on, fall on), "of" (think of, because of, in the vicinity of), and "at" (turn at, meet at, start at) are used in so many different ways and contexts, it is very difficult to remember the exact meaning for each one. Furthermore, the same words are often used as adverbs (come in, press on, listen in, step in) as part of a compound verb (make up, give up, get up, give in, turn in, put on), or in more than one way with different functions and meanings (look up, look on, give in)
Size of lexicon – The history of English has resulted in a very large vocabulary, including one stream from Old English and one from the Norman infusion of Latin-derived terms.One estimate of the lexicon puts English at around 250,000 unique words. This requires more work for a learner to master the language.
Collocations – Collocation in English refers to the tendency for words to occur together with others. For example, nouns and verbs that go together (ride a bike/drive a car). Native speakers tend to use chunksof collocations and ESL learners make mistakes with collocations.
Slang and colloquialisms – In most native English-speaking countries, large numbers of slang and colloquial terms are used in everyday speech. Many learners may find that classroom based English is significantly different from how English is usually spoken in practice. This can often be difficult and confusing for learners with little experience of using English in Anglophone countries. Also, slang terms differ greatly between different regions and can change quickly in response to popular culture. Some phrases can become unintentionally rude if misused. This is one particular area that is challenging to teach in the classroom. Slang refers to casual language more commonly used in day-to-day conversation. By taking advantage of pop culture like radio shows or television, non-native speakers can help gain an understanding of conversations by picking up cues like the tone of voice or nonverbal clues. Here are a few examples of common English slang phrases.
Silent letters - Within English, almost every letter has the 'opportunity' to be silent in a word, except F, J, Q, R, V, and Y. The most common is e, usually at the end of the word and is used to elongate the previous vowel(s). The common usage of silent letters can throw off how ESL
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learners interpret the language . Words such as Queue, Colonel, Knight and Wednesday tend to throw off the learner, since they contain large amounts of silent letters.
Conclusion: The above mentioned obstacles make it difficult for the learners of English as a foreign or second language. Constant exposure to English through various means can change the picture of English language learners. Students must be forced to acquire the four basic skills for learning a foreign language . If possible hands on training from native speaker be arranged for the English language learners through various means available.
References: 1) www.https://wikipedia.org 2) www.https://owlcation/academia/amaado 3) "The Phrasal Verbs Machine". thephrasalverbsmachine.org. 4) Using a dictionary. Esl.fis.edu. Retrieved on 2014-06-17 5) Silent Letters in English from A-Z".
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The Study of Feminism in the Selected Novels of Shobha De
Mr. Pravin Sopan Shimbre Asst. Prof, LBS Arts, Prof. N G Science And A G Commerce College, Sakharkherda. E-mail- [email protected] , Cont- 7588846860
Abstract: Shobha De is a celebrated feminist novelist in India. It is an attempt to make critical comment on Shobha De’s woman centric novels. It shows women predicament, her suffocation in male dominated society but come out and raised herself from suppressed woman to new woman. De’s women are free, ready to face difficult situation and create their own identity.
Keywords: feminist, patriarchal society, identity, sex, freedom, new woman.
Introduction: Shobha De is an eminent Indian feminist novelist in English literature. De is a very special and different novelist from other Indian novelist. She is a very free in her expression and narration of personal incident with open heartedness. Shobha De represents her women protagonist as a ‘new woman’. Her heroines are not helpless or love slaves. Her woman resists old image of woman in society and try to achieve her own class. De’s women are sensible, educated, sexually liberated and free thinking woman. De’s women are not facing the problems like dowery system or poverty but these women want more something than the suppress lives. Her many women, initially exploited, subjugated, suppressed in patriarchal society but these educated women understood the emptiness of bore dome lives. They tried to make their own identity and started their education and set career. Some divorced to their husband and chose their own way. ‘The Socialite Evening’ (1989), the first novel of Shobha De, is about Karuna. This novel is a journey of a middle class girl to self-sufficient woman. Karuna, her name means ‘pity’. Her condition became much pitiful in male dominated society. Karuna suffers due to the insensitive and non responsive attitude of her husband. Socialite Evening is a novel that presents the institutions of family and marriage existing in the wealthy class of the Indian Society. Theme of the novel is the search for identity and self assertion. Her husband treats her as a mere object subjected to his will as a result there is a complete loss of her identity. In such a boredom life Anjali suggests some changes and she entered in the glamorous world of modeling and friendship with Bunty are the act of rebellion. After marriage she established extra martial relationship. Karuna spent much time with Krish, her husband’s friend. When both of them were in Venice, their extra marital affair was disclosed. Her husband accused her for being low moral woman. He was expecting her plead full response but Karuna darely confess: “I love this friend of yours and I want to be with him Venice There is good change” (Socialite Evening) Here, Karuna’s rebel shows how she suffered and now she was seeking revenge against men dominated society. She suffers much because of her unsuited marriage and her husband’s oppressive attitude. Here, Shobha De’s attack is not against the individuals, it is against the system that favors men and causes womens exploitation and marginalization.
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In the novel ‘Second Thought’ (1996), is a story of Maya, she was also an oppressed wife. She suffers due to husband’s orthodox behavior. Ranjan was orthodox husband, reminds Maya about tradition. Being an engineer Maya is not allowed to do the job. He considers her mere object, not human. Ranjan thought that providing meals and shelter that is more than enough for Maya. Maya doesn’t accept Ranjan’s ‘house’ as her ‘home’ for the lack of love, affection. She says: “The house that was now I always referred to this place, even myself. I was never had a home. My home, our home, Always ‘the house’-impersonal,distant,cold.” (Second Thought, 227, p.) The lack of belongingness, physical dissatisfaction, emptiness in married life and impact of Mumbai’s monotonous life forces Maya to think new decision in life. Ranjan doesn’t give her proper time but ignores her. Even in bed he neglected her and told sex is not so important thing. But entry of Nikhil in Maya’s life brought new meaning. Nikhil, a college going youth, filled Maya with power of bed happiness that she was desperate from long time. Here, Shobha De, brought out the aspect of sex because according to her sexually dissatisfied woman has authority to enjoy her sex life even with another man. In this way, she attacked on marriage system. Shobha De’s women are finding various ways of pleasure, don’t feel awkward. These are urban women who don’t give importance to the morality and spirituality. They consider themselves free to live life same as men do. These women don’t adjust their nature as per the need of their husband and family like traditional Indian women deed. These women are independent and free from social and moral restrictions. Women can find her alternatives where she can leave a man out of her life as she achieved success and economic independence. There is a great deal of self assertion and sexual liberalization in De’s women. Even social taboos, family, and marriage don’t restrict their decision, not only this but when their marriages fail, her woman try to deal with new way of life. Through her novels, De point out the fact that woman has the same emotions, ambitions, aspirations and values as a man and she is determined to face any danger to fulfill her desire. De has tried to represent ambition is not the monopoly of the patriarchal society. Even women can be ambitious and they have their dream to reach that heights which they decide to assert themselves. The woman wants to control their life and to create her identity, but her woman always ready to face difficulty. In such way, the characteristics of Shobha De’s women are a better control and balance in their nature and ready to counter the male. The ‘New Woman’ of today is no longer a puppet in the hands of a man. Women of modern India, try to break conventional sexual behaviors to oppose and reject male domination. Initially, these women become surrender to the males, but in the end they raised from submissive to a new woman. Thus, Shobha De’s woman spoils all the social norms, taboos and restrictions.
References: 1. De, Shobha: Socialite Evenings: Penguin Books India, New Delhi, 1989. 2. De, Shobha: Second Thoughts: Penguin Books India, New Delhi, 1996. 3. Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, ed. H.M. Parshley London: Jonathan Cape, 1983.
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Religious Influence on the Indian Literature
Prof. Shashikant B. Sirsat Assistant Professor, Dept. of English Raje Chhatrapati Kala Mahavidyalaya, Dhamangaon Badhe. Mob. No. 9850489421 Email: [email protected]
Indian literature, when accumulating the most ancient to the still metamorphosing present and the yet to be gauged future, is truly unimaginable and inconceivable to the normal eye and the average brain. Indian literature that has been penned since has been a masterwork of unrelenting geniuses. Literature in India is indeed a production which has reproduced tons and tons of useful and unforgettable materials, borrowing practically from every aspect of Indian indigenous life, both rural and urban. However, when wanting to delineate more and more over the aspect of religious influence on Indian literature, there does not remain any room for describing the domain of Indian Literature' into a separate genre; it does not need any more introduction. The point that needs very much to be established is the fact that literature in the Indian context, beginning from the ancient times, would never have been possible had it not been for the fact that religion and spiritual aspects had impressed upon it most profoundly. Indeed, such has been the impact of religion on Indian literature, that there today does exist a separate genre, 'Indian religious literature', rooted from the period of the Vedic era. Literature in India is always incomplete without its portrayal of history, which does overlap over and over, in the long run, creating a massive concept to make one comprehend that religious influence is of course one that holds considerable significance. Religious influence upon Indian literature can be mostly counted into that historical period, which had made a transition from oral literature in India into written literature. Indian literature comprises everything which is included in the word 'literature' in the broadest sense of the term: religious and mundane, epic and lyric, dramatic and didactic poetry, as well as narrative and scientific prose. However, in the forefront can be found religious influence in Indian literature, from the Vedic Period. Not only the Brahmins in their Veda and the Buddhists in their Tipitaka, but also, numerous religious sects that have appeared in India have on record plenty of literary works-hymns, sacrificial songs, magic songs, myths and legends, sermons, theological treatises and polemic writings, text books of rituals and of religious order. In this literature, is found heaped up material of inestimable value, which cannot be overlooked by any scholar of religion. In addition to activity in the field of influence of religion in Indian literature, which had begun thousands of years ago and being continued even till the present day, there have been in India even in ancient times songs of heroes which in the course of centuries got condensed into two great popular epics-the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. These sagas were the sources, which had supplied material for centuries to the poets of India in the middle Ages and works of epic poetry were thus born which termed artistic epics in contrast to those popular epics. The aspect can never be ignored that all sorts of religious influence of Indian literature begins and literally ends in Sanskrit literature. It was Sanskrit literature and its umpteen divisions from pre-Vedic age, Vedic Sanskrit, Epic Sanskrit and
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Classical Sanskrit literature, which had virtually circularized all the kinds of religious aspects which could have been held from such ancient tirr.es. However, it needs to be noted that Sanskrit literature was an out and out Hindu attempt, with Brahmin rishis and learned men or sages trying to propagate religious doctrines or theories through word of mouth or penning scriptural masterpieces. The branching out of religious influence upon Indian literature into the likes of Buddhism or Jainism is a much later concept, let alone Islamic religious authority into medieval times. However, whatever might have been the case of Sanskrit, it was never for once asserted a fact that spiritual or religious bigotry or forceful and wishful thinking and fantastic impressions were created upon the minds of men; the very real and valid facts had been passed around with Almightiest as the mouthpieces. Be it in the sphere of poetry, prose, drama or short story, Sanskrit literature has done it all. The basic religious influential texts of Sanskrit in India literature would comprise-the four Vedas, each of these Vedas is again divided into four parts- Samhitas, Brahman as, Aranyakas and lastly, the Upanishads. The Upanishads form the concluding part of Vedic literature and are referred to as the Vedanta-the quintessence of Vedic thought, vision and wisdom. They are also referred as Veda Sirsha, the top-ranking text in Vedic lore. The Muktika Upanishad enlists 108 Upanishads, of which Adi Sankara had commented on eleven-Isha, Kena, Katha, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukva, Taittiriva, Aitereya. Chandogya, Brihadaranyaka and Narisimhapurvatapini. The Puranas, which are dated later than the two great Epics, are the epic legends comprising five main topics: sarga (creation), pratisarga (dissolution and recreation), vamsa (divine genealogies), manvantara (ages of anu) and vamsanucarita (dynastic history). Puranas, next in line to the brilliantly upholding religious influence upon Indian ancient literature, comprise 18 in number viz., Brahma, Padma, Visnu, Vayu, Bhagavata, Naradiya, Markandeya, Agni, Bhavisya, Brahma-vaivarta, Varaha, Linga, Skanda, Vamana. Kurma, Matsya, Garuda and the Brahmanda Puranas. The Manu Smriti, belonging to 1st century B.C., is the best illustrator of the Dharma- sastras or Smritis or the Hindu religious laws, which do loftily try to contour the routes that religion had played during Vedic times in Indian literature. Manu Smriti consists of twelve chapters, five of which are committed to rules of conduct for individuals belonging to different varnas and asramas. The other important Smritis include YajnavalkyaSmriti, Katyayana Smriti- aroddhara, Brahaspati Smriti and the Narada Smriti. The next important group of .religious texts in Sanskrit are the Agama Sastras or the antric texts, which are subdivided into three categories, incorporating-the Agamas, the Samhitas and the Tantras, which relates to the Saiva, the Vaisnava and the Sakta sects respectively. Stotra literature is also an important form of ancient religious Sanskrit literature. It consists of hymns addressed to Shiva, Vishnu, Shakti, Surya and Ganapati. Some of the instances would include: Bana's Chandi-sataka, Mayura's Surya-sataka, Shankaracharya's Ananda-lahari, Saundarya-lahari and Carpata-panjari, Muka's Pancasati, Pushpadanta's Sivamahimmah-stotra, Anardavardhana's Devi-sataka, Bhatta Naryanan's Stava- cintamani and lasekhara's Mukunda-mala. By this time, it can already be apprehended that religion has long had exercised a strong influence on Indian literary writing. However, as any Indian would be aware in present times, not every religion was however predominating; the principal religions of the country have been Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and of course, Islam. As such, religious influence on Indian literature cannot just be ignored and stacked away in the
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haystack. Throughout the history of Indian literature, particular religious doctrines have constituted common threads. One such doctrine is karma-the chain of good and bad actions and their inevitable and predestined outcomes, which result in the reiterated birth and death of the human body. The mythology of the prevailing Hindu religion has time and again portrayed the deities Vishnu, Shiva, the Goddess and others. This mythology further has influenced Indian literary texts, from ancient epics in the Sanskrit language to medieval poems in umpteen various languages of different regions, to modern works in Indian English. The emergence of the popular religions Buddhism and Jainism during the 6th century B.C., had given rise to literature in Pali and in the several dialects of Sanskrit acknowledged as Prakrit. Meanwhile, Tamil, a Dravidian language, had emerged as the most important language in the south. A recorded literature in Tamil dates from the 1st century A.D. Rich literary traditions have emerged in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam-all of which represent modern languages that had developed from Old Tamil and its dialects. True, religious influences in Indian literature had virtually been successful to lap up every language that it could lay its hands on, which commonly was not an unachievable task, h such a religious- minded Indian populace. Placing aside Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism have also been considerably victorious to eve exerted a tremendous religious influence upon Indian literature, beginning from the 6th century. Amongst the Jains, the earliest work in Sanskrit was thoroughly dedicated to religious writing is Umasvamin's Tattvarthadhigama-Sutra, which epitomises the whole Jain creed in approximately 375 sutras coiffed in ten chapters. There have existed several commentaries penned on thiswork in Sanskrit, which includes Pujyapada's Sarvartha-siddhi-vrtti (6th century), Akalanka's Tattvartha-raja-varttika (8th century) and Vidyanandin's Tattvartha-sloka-varttika (9th century). The other important Jain texts in Sanskrit incorporate-Subhachandra's Jnanarvana and Hemachandra's Yogasastra, Ravisena's Padmacharita (7th century), Jinasena's Harivamsa Purana (8th century) and Mahapurana of Jinasena and Gunabhadra (9th century). Harisena's Katha kosa (10th century) is the most superlative illustration of Jain short stories in Sanskrit. Hymns and Jain lyrical poetry is best depicted by Bhaktambara-stotra of Manatunga, Kalyana-mandira-stotra of Vadiraja, Visapahara-stotra of Dhananjaya and Jina- chaturvimsatika of Bhupala. Hence, it is mostly understood that Jain influence on Indian literature has been most profound and vast, to have incorporated such massive Sanskrit versions by legends. Buddhist influence on Indian literature, most manifest under Gautama Buddha, however, .does not only begin and end in this enlightened man, but stretches to other venerated disciples after his Mahaparinirvana (the death of Gautama Buddha). From amongst the Buddhist texts, the Mahavastu is one of the most crucial works, belonging to the Hinayana School of .Buddhism. It is an encyclopedia of Buddhist legends and doctrines. Buddhist texts in Sanskrit were enriched and lend a special lexicon by great writers like Saragossa, Nagarjuna, Aryadeva, Asanga, Vasubandhu, Dinnaga, Vasumitra, Dharmapala, Dharmakirti, Cantilever and Santaraksita. Buddhacharita and Saundarananda are the two masterpieces of the historic Asvaghosa. Sariputra-prakarma-a drama in nine acts, is the oldest dramatic work extant in Sanskrit literature, yet again strongly accentuating on the fact religious influence on Indian literature could never be ignored, providing a secured base for times of today. Theother great Buddhist texts in Sanskrit are Nagarjuna'sMadhyamika-karika and Mahdyamika-sastra,
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Aryadeva'sCatuhsataka. Asanga's Yogacara-bhumi-sastra. Vasubandhu's Vimsika and Trimsika, Dinnaga's Nyayapravesa, Dharmakriti's Nyayabindu, Shantideva'? Siksa-sammucchaya and Santaraksita's Tattva-sangraha. Coming down to few centuries down the line towards advancement of time, religious influence on Indian literature besides the amalgamated effort of the mentioned religions, also was most profound in a very different direction. By the termination of the earliest period of the beginning of the first centuries A.D. the 13th and 15th centuries were most crucial with regards to the emergence and spread of the ‘Bhakti’ cult. With every possible Indian religion coming under the charm and sway of this Bhakti preaching that had turned into a movement, various religious thinkers and literary personalities had sprung forth. The Bhakti Movement during the 13th to 15th centuries, had been captivating and was indeed like a catalyst, which was victorious to attract the common mass towards literature for the first time, as it was penned not all in Sanskrit-regarded the language of the elite and the high- classed. With men like Kabir, Chaitanya, Surdas, MeeraBai, Tulsidas, Ravidas, Namdep, or Tukaram, including several other masters-Indian Bhakti literature in every domain of poetry, lyrical verses, drama, or just simple doctrines of philosophical thoughts, had been profound too resounding to have made the populace believe in One God. Hence the Bhakti influence in Indian literature seems to have been accepted by some, yet again, being rejected by another lot; whatever, might have been the state of affairs back then, Bhakti cult could not be ignored in medieval Indian history, which later had paved the path to be more smoothened for the ushering in of Islamic overwhelm, which for a huge period of time, completely had eclipsed Hinduism.
References: • Jadhao, Nitin: Indian English Literature, Kanpur, Chandralok Prakashan, 2012. • Jan, K.M. and Shabnam Firdaus: A Guide to English Literature, New Delhi, Atlantic, 2003. • Kapoor, Subodh: An Introduction to Classical Indian Literature, New Delhi, Cosmo, 2003.
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Romanticism Reflected in George Bernard Shaw’s Plays with Special Reference to The Pygmalion And Candida.
Satish Bhimrao Meratkar J.C.T M.E.S.Arts and sci, jr College Mehkar dist Buldhana.
Abstract :- This paper aims to conduct a detailed thematic analysis of George Bernard show’s major plays . The term Romanticism is currently used to describe objectively observable state of new tendency with addition of curiosity and desire of beauty. It expressed a new thought in simplicity of theme, feeling , and expression , in the worship of nature and in familiarity with the lives and thoughts of humble men and women. Romantic means the principle of spontaneity in literature. If implies the assertion of Individuality against the convention of any school. Romanticism was a reactionary period of history when its seeds become planted in poetry, art work and literature. It radically changed the way people perceived themselves and the state of nature around them. It also allowed people to get away from the constricted, rational view of life and concentrate on an emotional and sentimental side of humanity. It was combination of modern science and classicism that gave birth to Romanticism and introduced a new outlook on life that embraced emotion before rationality. In short Romanticism was time when a man could reach new height of intellectual and political awareness. In the process doing so, he found answers to practical problems by simply using his heart and searching his soul. Such tendency can be frequently seen in the plays of George Bernard show. Many writers have made significant contribution on theme of Romanticism. A lot of research has been done on the very theme with the reference to different poems dramatists and fiction writers but the theme of Romanticism in the plays of George Bernard show is yet to be explored so the present paper is an effort to analyze the romanticism and its impact in the plays of George Bernard show with special references to Pygmalion and Candida
Key word :- Romanticism , symbolism , humanity , individualism , nationality
Introduction :- George Bernard show (26 July 1856 to 02 Nov 1956) was born in 1856. George Bernard show was Irish playwright, critic and Political activist. In history of English drama show occupies a position second only to that of Shakespeare. He dominated the English theater for over sixty years and his influence name and fame were all pervasive. He built up his own theater the theater of ideas shows personality was so complex intricate. Many sideness of his personality is clearly brought out by Harrison’s account. He is a socialist, a Fabian, a pacifist, vegetarian and many other things shows himself did much to create his own particular image and build up his public personality . Before appearing as dramatist he had so imposed his personality on them by means of debates, lectures, writings that everybody recognized his plays as those of George Bernard show. In the course of his long dramatic career show has expressed himself practically on every subject between heaven and earth. Literature, art, medicine, religion, politics, morality, marriage and family relations, racial prejudice, poverty, and social standards. He is philosopher in the
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sense that he has tried to present a coherent and comprehensive view of human nature and of human life and also showed the way in which human life should be best lived. In the true romantic revolt, he has come to conclusion that the life force is the essence the ultimate reality behind the world of the senses. It is this theory which makes show a “ Creative Evolutionist”. It is this life force that mocks at all accepted ideas. In the earlier plays show has been found as romantic rebellion against obsolete traditions. He had been looking into matters which affected the society of the country in which he himself was living but in man and superman and many of his later plays he dealt with the subjects of worldwide interest affecting mankind everywhere. Thus characteristic of romanticism are found in the plays of George Bernard show with large numbers. Show has tried to find out the essence of truth behind the garb of romance and respectability. Show socialism is an off shot of his philosophy of creative evaluation. In this paper an attempt will be made to highlight his few selected plays in the light of the theme of romanticism. In literature, romanticism is the most often represent as revolt against authority tradition and convention. To some, Romanticism is the heart opposed to the head, for other, it is the imagination as contrasted with reason and the sense of fact. In the French Revolution , with its three fold ideals of liberty, equality, fraternity, many of them saw the dawn of new hope for human race . T.E.Hulme in his essay, “Romanticism and classicism (1915) comments on essential difference between the two temperaments. Jacques Barzun offers a good collection of some of the definition of romanticism. In his article “on romanticism and the modern ego (1943)he also speaks of Romanticism as biological revolution. In ‘ Biographia Literaria (1817) Coleridge discussed the poetic Imagination as one of the derivation of the primary imagination, symbolism and myth were given great prominence in the romantic conception of art. The Romantic Movement was the expression of individual genius rather than of established rules. Show possessed more skill in handling action in sufficiently revealed in some of his scenes of pure magic several moving scenes in casers and Cleopatra, the death scene of the artist in the doctor’s Dilemma, March banks victory in Candida. The regenerated flower girl turning for love to her creator in Pygmalion. Show has succeeded in creating a new type of drama in which discussion of ideas is as vital as action in the older drama. All the above mentioned characters can be described as displaying the seeds of Romanticism.
2) Discussion :- Instrumental Treatment of Drama – George Bernard shaw looked upon the drama as an instrument. The play offers the facilities to an author expressing many points of view without typing himself to any.The characters speak for themselves and not for the author. This instrumental treatment of drama has raised a new kind of play. The material of his plays is the mental substance in which modern life is lived. He believes that the most important thing in modern life is the ideas out of which we make the world. We may identify show’s characters by the fact that they are all talking characters. The ideas even talk become dramatic “where there had been the struggle of wills, there is the struggle of ideas and struggle of speech. Show has created very few independent characters. None of his lives outside the idea symbolized. There are Romantic factors in the free imagination that he uses in the structure of his plays. In planning the play, there is no dependence upon imitation of accepted forms. He is fanciful even fantastic, in arranging the plots that will release his ideas. He
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has been called an Ibesnian. Since Shaw looked upon drama merely as an instrument he did not attempt to make the play self – sufficing. Reflecting Romantic notions Shaw’s characterization. Actually show’s characters are the essence of his plays and to study his characters and the direction of their thoughts and action is to understand his themes. Take an example of show’s “Pygmalion” play which has been box office hit whenever it has been staged all over the English speaking world and both sides of Atlantic. Its source was Greek legend A king of Cyprus who fell in love with an ivory statue of maiden Galatea which he himself had made. He was a devotee of Aphrodite the goddess of youth and beauty. Who breathed life into the statue and Pygmalion them married her. In the play, Higgins is Pygmalion and Eliza Doolittle is the Galatea of the Greek legend. But like the legendary Pygmalion, he does not fall in love with his own ereation. However , the subtitle of the play is “A Romance”. we get a touch of romance in love and marriage of Eliza and Freddy Hill. Here shaw has made the Pygmalion legend the basis of his play. Higgins creates new women, a duchess out of a shabbily flower girl just as in the Pygmalion legend Galatea was created out of marble. But show has modified the Pygmalion legend and mixed it up with the Cinderella fairy tale. The name Cinderella has how come to stand for any girl who achieves happiness and success after leading a miserable life. Like Cinderella, in the fairy-tale of that name Eliza leads wretched life for a long time. Hence we find her to be a poverty stricken girl selling flowers at the corner of convent garden. But then suddenly a change comes in her life. She is transformed into cultured lady who can easily pass off as Duchess and is then loved by Freddy, handsome young man who married her and with whom she leads a happy life. In the course of the play Freddy-Eliza love story develops its significance and provides romantic motion. This incident is romantically important. When one night, Eliza comes out of Higgins house because she can no longer endure his neglect and bullying, she encounters Freddy in the street and ask him what he is doing there. Freddy replies that he spends most of his nights here and feels happy. They also stand there in each other’s arms till they are interrupted by a police constable. Then they get into taxi and spend the rest of night driving about the town. Eliza tells Higgins that Freddy has been writing very lengthy love letter to her and she has decided to marry him. This whole episode is romantic even though it appears only towards the end. Eliza could not love and marry Higgins because the life force working within her prompted her to love and marry Freddy.
With Special Reference to Candida:- George Bernard Shaw showed the romantic notions in the play, Candida and added a sub-title to it , “ A Mystery ” Both main and sub-title are apt and suggestive for indicating its central theme. Candida is the heroine and the play has been rightly called after her. Candida – meaning frank, or truthful, In the play, Candida is actually a middle aged woman but still she has charming , fascinating personality. Guilty and Secrecy are quite unknown to her. A young poet a mere boy of eighteen March Bank who is James discovery most intimate friend and constant guest. Candida is the centre of the eternal triangle. But she tells it to her husband frankly. There are two men in love with her and she must choose one of them. In the customary treatment of this theme the women becomes secretly involved with the second man and for a while the husband is unsuspecting. Bernard Shaw saw many of his plays of that kind which convinced him
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that far too much attention was being given in the theatres to sordid love affairs. In Candida , he treats this stale situation in an entirely different way. Candida is not only a faithful wife, she is also the strongest character in the play, and is guided by common sense not by emotion or passion. She asserts her independence and is able to control an manipulate two men who have entered her life. She takes the situation under control and imposes her own will upon both of men. Eugene rightly remarks that she belongs to neither of them “she belongs to herself” she proves that she is both heroine and hero of the play and the play has been rightly named after her. It throws light on the truth that Candid is show’s new women like Annwhitfied in Man and Superman. Throughout the main part of the nineteenth century in Britain the great majority of women were content with a subordinate place in home and in society though few writers had protested against that state of inequality. Towards the end of the century numerous women were expressing in various ways their discontent with an inferior status and were agitating for equality with men. George Bernard shaw was among the limited number of men who supported the principle of the equality of the sexes and most of his heroines have the characteristics of the new women. They are independent in spirit, self confident, clear headed morally courageous and emotionally well controlled. In Shaw’s plays it is the women who seeks out and masters the man. Women are unconsciously controlled by the life force (the divine spirit working in us).They also superior rank and active control. Romantic love according to Shaw is only a pleasant illusion which entices us to undertake the serious duties of parenthood. The popularity of Candida has almost certainly been due to the familiarity of the basic situation. ‘ the old story two men in love with one women .one of the two is a romantic young poet, shy and helpless in practical affairs. He is indeed, romantic sentimental character whose feeling are in excess of what is right and proper. He is in love with Candida who is the wife of another man. He is a poet a born romantic and his head is full of romantic fancies. When Candida talks of boots he exclaims romantically, “Don’t talk about boots, your feet would be beautiful on the mountains”. But Candida punctures this sentimental nonsense by pointing out “My feet would not be beautiful on the Hackney road without boots” Shaw revealed March Banks temperament for a while he was not himself at all incapable of dealing sensibly with everyday matters, he was for years shy man who has by nature the qualities of poet and artist. He loved music and painting and the art of writing but cared more for humanity and social justice. After more than half century its mystery and it’s secret still hold the attention of audience. The character Candida has enough of the nature of every women of his class. She has heart as well as a mind and in any competition for the naming of the favorite heroine in Shaw’s play, Candida would probably came the second only to Saint Joan.
Conclusion :- There is nothing melodramatic and sensational in Shaw’s treatment of the theme. A conventional theme has thus been dealt with in an entirely new and originally way, on other hand phonetics is dull and dry subject but Shaw has succeeded in making an entertaining play ‘Pygmalion’ out of this dry subject. The process of Eliza’s education is the most significant factor of Romanticism. She has not only been made a lady, her soul also been awakened in Candida as the result of the shattering
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of his illusions Eugene also attains self knowledge and maturity. The Eugene of the last act is quite different from the Eugene of the opening act of the play. Pygmalion is rich in suspense readers are always eager to know it suspense is created in the very opening act when the note taker who turns out to be a professor of Phonetics. In act 2 nd suspense is created when the professor of phonetics actually takes charge of Eliza in order to make his boast. “ There is suspense of both the tests to which Eliza is subjected. In act 5 th there is more suspense a conflict of wills takes place between Higgins and Eliza. On other hand, in Candida mystery creates suspense and arouses curiosity. The poet goes into dark telling that he has better secret than that in his heart. The dramatist has provided no clue for the unraveling of this mystery. It is clear that apparently weak and dependent poet is stronger in spirit that James morel l. The secret may be his realization of his own strength and superiority. All the romantic reasons account for the continuing popularity and universal appeal of these play. Thus, Shaw’s plays stand for his creative powers working in a spontaneous unity. He acquired greater command over technique and stagecraft in his long dramatic career with romantic artistic vision. Collin a critic put his words as, At most there is on the “Whole a change of theme from the particular to the general form the contemporary scene to the future and of attitude from satiric and destructive to the philosophic and constructive from the materialistic to the mythic”
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Relevance of Foreign Policy Stated by Kau ṭṭṭilya with Special Reference to Role of Envoy (Dūta)
Satish Gopalrao Kulkarni Department of Sanskrit, Late B.S. Arts, Prof. N.G. Science & A.G. Commerce College, Sakharkherda. [email protected] 9764193749
The science of economy, art of government and foreign policy are as old as human society. No wonder that we have number of treatises dealing with them since ancient times. These treatises are popularly known as artha astras. Though Kau ṭilya was not the founder of this astrahe is considered to be the authority person in tradition. Referring his text ‘the kau ṭil yaartha astra’we can surely say that the art of polity was not at all unknown to India. According to some scholars development of this science may have started in India around 650 B.C.E. There are in all one hundred and twelve places in kau ṭil yaartha astrawhere number of earlier authorities and opinions held by them are mentioned from which we come to know about four distinct schools 6 and many individual teachers before Kau ṭilya. ṇ mv ṛ means v ṛttiwhich ultimately means to be artha. Territory is the objective and science of achieving and protecting this territory is artha astra. So artha astra can be defined as p ṛ show how ruler should protect his territory i.e. administration and secondly how territory should be acquired by acquisition i.e. conquest of territory. And thus we say that it is a science dealing with state affairs in the internal as well as external spheres i.e. statecraft, politics and administration. In the very first chapter of the text Kau ṭilya has clearly mentioned the topics he has dealt further. In fifteen adhikara ṇassubdivided into 180 sections he has elaborately treated every minute element of the state and polity. From sixth chapter onwards foreign policy is the core subject of elaborate discussion. R jama ṇ ṇya, s ṅgr mika, bal yasaare some important chapters which deal with the measures suggested to ambitious as well as weak king for protecting and expanding the land. Kau ṭilya is deservedly known as the great theorist of inter-state relations because of his unique and unprecedented contribution. Problem of defence of a state is intimately bound up with the question of its foreign relations. State needs to be defended from the hostile states. Kau ṭilya’s two important theories viz. r jama ṇ ṇyadeal with the measures of defence as well as conquest. The foreign policy stated by Kau ṭilya revolves around these two theories. Theory of r jama ṇ 7 who share the relation of friendship or enmit ṇya 8. Peace, war, staying quite, marching, seeking shelter and dual policy constitute the six measures. Entering into treaty is peace, doing injury is war, remaining indifferent is staying quite, augmentation of powers is marching, submitting to another is seeking shelter, restoring to peace with one and war with another is dual policy; these are the six measures of foreign policy.
6B₹haspti, U anas, Pracetas, and Manu 7Kau īlīyaartha śā stra, 6.2.13-22 8Kau īlīyaartha śā stra , 7.1
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When in decline as compared to enemy a king should make peace and when he is totally depleted in power he should seek shelter. In both the situations negotiations are to be carried out. For this special purpose an envoy is appointed. Kauṭilya has given enough attention to this person who is considered to be chief in the art of diplomacy in today’s world as well. Diplomacy is neither an invention nor the pastime of some particular political system, but an essential element in any reasonable relation between man and man as well as between nation and nation. It has existed since the beginning of human race. Everybody needs diplomacy to survive and diplomacy needs an envoy to get enacted. While talking about the measures to be observed by a weak king Kau ṭilya says that to avoid injurious measures and attain peace one should make a counter move through diplomatic war 9 in which the envoy is sent to the foreign country. Though the face of diplomacy has changed and evolved since the time of Kau ṭilya, the functions of diplomacy such as preventing war and violence, fortifying the relations between two nations and most importantly completing the agenda of homeland have remained the same even after the centuries. It is an inherent institution to international life itself. Envoy who is now designated as diplomat is the agent of the act of diplomacy. Kau ṭilyasays that when consultation has led to a choice of decision, the employment of the envoy should follow. He has stated the three types of envoys 10 : 1) nis ṛ ṭ rtha – the one who is endowed with excellence of a minister 2) parimit rtha- one lacking in quarter of qualities i.e. envoy with limited mission and 3) sanahara- he is bearer of messages lacking in half the qualities. In 1815 at the time of Congress of Vienna three ranks of diplomats or diplomatic agents were stated viz. Ambassador, minister of plenipotentiary, charge d’ affairs. In 1818 another rank of minister of resident was added in Aix La Chapelle Congress. Resemblance can be observed between nis ṛ ṭ rthaand minister of plenipotentiary. There is no envoy who is sent just to convey the message now a days. Functions of envoy stated by Kau ṭilya 11 : Sending communications Gathering information of foreign country Guarding the terms of treaty Upholding his king’s majesty Acquisition of allies Instigation Dividing enemy’s friends Conveying secrete agents and troops into enemy’s territory Ascertainment of secrete information Showing valour Helping in escape of hostage Resort to secrete practices For conducting these functions the envoy has to be smart and sharp. Harold Nicolson has stated seven diplomatic virtues to be acquired by an ambassador as truthfulness, precision, calmness, modesty, good temper, exemplary patience and complete loyalty 12 . He says that the ambassador has to be hospitable, a man of taste and knowledge and imperturbable. The intricate
9Kau īlīyaartha śā stra , 12.2 10 Kau īlīyaartha śā stra, 1.16.2-4 11 Kau īlīyaartha śā stra, 1.16.33,34 12 Diplomacy
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tasks of diplomacy require earnestness of mind, sound character, an amiable disposition, extraordinary ability to deal with awkward and complex situations and capacity to win the goodwill of the government. These qualities are universal and not time bound as they suit to the envoy conducting the functions stated by Kau ṭilya. Envoy sent for the negotiations shall observe the graciousness in the speech of the king and his expressions to see whether the king is pleased or not. If the king pays reasonable attention and respect to his words, inquires about his wishes or comforts, shows interest in talks about the qualities of envoy’s master and offers a seat close by and respectful welcome it means that the king is pleased. Opposite of these are the signs of displeasure. To such one who is displeased envoy should say that envoys speak out as they are told. He should not walkout from his task even when weapons are raised. These are the duties of envoy. In the same chapter where the appointment, functions and duties of envoy are discussed, the protocols are also stated by the author. Envoy should enter the enemy’s residence only after getting the valid permission. He should not be frightened even when danger to his life is seen. If not permitted to depart, he should stay on. Envoy should never think of himself being possessed of strength when being honoured and should always put up with disagreeable words. He should avoid women and alcohol and should sleep alone because intentions of a person are revealed in sleep or intoxication. Kau ṭilya doesn’t state the things in hallow, but precisely elaborates the things to be observed by the envoy while conducting the mission 13 . He says that envoy has to be careful about his arrangements such as vehicles, draught animals and retinue of servants before leaving for his mission. He should think properly about how he will phrase the message to be delivered, what the other king will likely to say, how he will react, what his own reply should be and how the other king is to be outwitted. On the way to the place of his mission envoy should establish contacts with jungle chiefs, frontier officers, chief officers in the cities and country side. The places suitable both in the territory of his own country and that of the other king for stationing troops, fighting, support facilities and for retreat are also to be keenly observed by the envoy. He should find out the size of the forts and country as well as the strong points, sources of livelihood, defences and weak points in the enemy’s territory. When envoy is not permitted to depart in his stay in the foreign land he should employ double agents in the guise of merchants, ascetics, physicians to find out the treacherous elements in the other court, loyalty or dissatisfaction of enemy’s subjects towards their master, weak points in constituent elements. For getting such information he should observe the utterances of beggars, drunken persons, insane persons or persons in sleep or even from the pictures, writings or signs in holy places or temples. These details show that how keen and attendant an envoy has to be. The careless behaviour of envoy would harm the whole country. Envoy is not merely the representative of his country but an agent on whom the foreign policy is dependent as he provides with all the essential information to the country according to which decisions are taken by the administrators. Guarding the interests of the country he belongs is the sole aim of envoy for which he has to lie sometimes. Hence in recent terms an ambassador is described as an honest man sent to lie and intrigue abroad for benefit of his country. And therefore art of diplomacy has been called ‘lying in state’ of course with a subtle aim. To achieve
13 Kau īlīyaartha śā stra , 1.16.5-9
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his aims envoy is expected to exercise talent, skills, subtleties of social behaviour, sweet words combined with persuasive tactics to suit the occasion. He is also expected to be firm in tone and strict in action when need to be. Kau ṭilya was aware of all the emergencies that envoy might has to face in foreign country. He says, when envoy is not permitted to leave even when his mission has failed he should analyse the motives of the king behind his detention. Possible motives are as follows: Enemy anticipates that a calamity will afflict the envoy’s king. He wants to take remedial measures to correct his own weaknesses He wants to take rouse an attack against the envoy’s master Because he wants to stir up internal revolt He wants to obstruct the activities of ally or thr ally in the rear of envoy’s king He wants to spoil the season for expedition for which envoy’s master has thoroughly prepared To strengthen his own defences He wants to continue his association with the envoy’s master Though is detained for any reason, no envoy can be killed by the host country while he is on mission even if he is the lowest bon. It goes without saying that a Brahmin envoy shall never be harmed 14 . In modern times diplomats enjoy various privileges and immunities. They are
14 Kau īlīyaartha śā stra , 1.16.17
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exempted from all processes of civil law. They have right of inviolability and ex-territoriality, ceremonial honours, right of diplomatic asylum.
Observations: 1) Ambassadors don’t determine the foreign policy but implement it, clarify it and be always vigilant enough to see that this policy is not misconstrued or misinterpreted. 2) Scope of the term has expanded with time and has transformed as diplomat whose duty is to keep the political, economic, geographic situations, existing alliances in view and maintain a watch on country’s economic, political developments. 3) Kau ṭilya’s point of view behind appointing the envoy seems to be militant though the motive is to sue peace. He looks upon the envoy as the agent of silent war. 4) In modern times accredited ambassadors have dominant role in international affairs rather than the roving ambassadors.
Conclusions: 1) In the time period of Kau ṭilyapossibility of open threats or attacks from the foreign land must be more common than the modern age as there were no international agencies such as U.N. to maintain peace. 2) In today’s world most vital aim of practising diplomacy is to safeguard and promote the national interests of their state by building up and maintaining harmonious and beneficial relations with other states. 3) State can’t exist in isolation and world would be a constant state of war if diplomacy and agents of diplomacy were not in existence. 4) But war would in fact never end because they normally end with diplomatic negotiations.
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The Yogic Experience of K āvyaka ṇṭṇṭṇṭ ha Ga ṇṇṇapatimuni
Prof. Roshan Khandu Bhagat Asst.Prof. Deparment of Sanskrit Ferguson College ,Pune Email: [email protected] Mo.No.8855931737
Introduction: When the author was studying the modern Sanskrit epic named r k vyaka ṇṭ hacarita (SKC), it was observed that a topic related to Yoga or Tantra i.e. Kap labheda-Siddhi was described in it. rik vyaka ṇṭ hacarita is an epic composed in the 21 st century by Madhusudan Narasimhasharma Penna. The topic of SKC is a biography of a senior ascetic personality, Siddhamuni Ga ṇapatimuni. Beginning with his birth, all the events of his life such as his education, initiation, work area, liberation etc. have been portrayed by the poet Madhusudan Penna. In this epic he has described a very rare Yogic Siddhi which is known as Kap labheda- Siddhi, to which one can attain after his/her tremendous spiritual practice. The present research paper discusses Kap labheda-Siddhi and its attainment by K vyaka ṇṭ ha Ga ṇapatimuni.
Śrīkāvyaka ṇṭṇṭṇṭ ha Ga ṇṇṇapatimuni Hero of this epic, K vyaka ṇṭ ha Ga ṇapatimuni was one of the great ascetic persons of Andhra Pradesh. Ga ṇapatimuni was born on 17th November 1878, in Kalavarayi near Bobbili in Andhra Pradesh to ri Narasimha Shastry and Narasamamba, a devoted and highly educated Brahmin Family. Brought up in a deeply religious family, he was traditionally trained in several subjects. Along with scholarship his focus remained on spiritual seeking, his first devotion being Lord Siva 15 . He was an extra ordinary scholar, a perfect Yogin, a nation-lover, an astrologer-par excellence, an accomplished saint and also a realized soul. He was a well-known Sanskrit scholar and poet. For his scholarship and poetry, Ga ṇapatimuni was awarded the title Kāvyaka ṇṭṇṭṇṭ ha (Voice of Poetry) in 1900 16 . He was conferred the title Muni (seer) by di Hindu Society in Hyderabad 17 .
Description of Kap ālabhedasiddhi in Śrik āvyaka ṇṭṇṭṇṭ hacarita In the 20 th canto of SKC poet has described Ga ṇapatimuni’s experience of Kap labheda. One would like to refer here some main verses from that description.
R trau sahasr dhikaka ṇṭ ak grai ḥ ar rada ṇḍ e khalu dr yam ne| sth tu ṁ na akta ḥ ayitu ṁ na akto vyath man n manubh tav n sa ḥ||03||
15 Nayana by Gunturu Lakshmikantamu, reprint 1998
16 Nayana, P54
17 Nayana, P326
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During the night due to the experience of the pain by thousands of thorns (a sharp stinging pain) to his body he could neither sit nor sleep. (He was feeling uneasy). (At the same time) He experienced hurtful pain. Kha ḍgena chinna ṁ su arairvid rṇaṁ k l gnin dagdhamabh cchiro hi| kh ta ṁ ca lohena tadaiva tasya sphu ṭaṁ vibhinn nubhavena tapta ṁ||04|| His head was filled with different experience (like it is) scattered with the sword, ruptured with the sharp edged arrows, burned with the fire of death, dug with the heated iron. anai ḥ anai ḥ k lamah hiveg p ḍ dhiruhy sya ira ḥ pravi ṣṭ | pr ṇ vas n ya sam gato’ya ṁ k lo mam dya prabhavedvihant ||07|| Gradually, the pain with the speed of death-serpent aroused and entered his head. The K la (God of death) has come to take away my life (and) he would be my destroyer today. Sarvatra ni ḥ abdatama ḥ pras re guh gatasy sya ira ḥ prabhindan| a r vi abda ḥ khalu tatra sarvai ḥ vispho ṭanasyaiva laghu k ṣaṇena||16|| When there was complete silence (in the cave), the momentary sound of explosion of breaking of his head, who was in the cave was heard by everyone there. Tadoruteja ḥ iraso’ntar l d guh grabh gapravik si j tam| tattejas bhagnatama ḥ prak ṇde guh nit ntantvacak ttad s ||17|| At that time the great light manifesting the roof of the cave sprung from the middle of the head. Suddenly, due to that light that cave whose darkness was shattered extremely dazzled.
Kap ālabheda-Siddhi: The present researcher was amused to read this incident in Ga ṇapatimuni’s life form SKC this description and took up a survey of Yoga and Tantric literature to get more enlighting description of this Siddhi. He searched for description of this Kap labheda-Siddhi in Sanskrit literature. He also referred the scriptorium of Sanskrit Dictionary Project, Deccan College. But, hardly any reference to Kap labheda-Siddhi was found. I could get two references to a somewhat related topic. One is from Ha ṭhayogaprad pik and other from Taittir ya Upani ṣad. Both the passages refer to awakening of Ku ṇḍ alin and its reaching the Sahastr racakra ultimately resulting into the breaking of the skull of that yogin. Basically Kap labheda is a word used to describe a physical cleavage, an actual opening or splitting in the skull at 'the knot on the head,' which is a spot on the skull roughly corresponding with what is called the Bregma (T lu). This split in the skull is possible only due to the practice of spiritual path. The Bregma is the region where the frontal and the two parietal bones come together in an almost "Y" shape on top of the skull. At birth the spot is a depression soft to the touch for roughly 12-16 months after which it more-or-less ossifies into a single unit. Briefly, it is described that, the inner energy called Ku ṇḍ alin rushes forth through Su ṣumn in a Yogin and passing through this spot, it reaches the Sahasradalapadmacakra or Brahmarandhra or Sahasr ra and bursts out through the middle of the head-top. This is the higher level Yogic practice to reach towards liberation.
Ga ṇṇṇapatimuni's attainment of Kap ālabheda-Siddhi: Kap labheda is very important event in the life of Ga ṇapatimuni. It is interesting to note that in the biographies of different yogins and spiritual personalities we do not find such an elaborate description of this Siddhi. However, Ga ṇapatimuni's biography is a rare case in this regard. Accordingly, in his poem SKC, the poet also describes it quite at length.
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But in the entire history of Tantra or Yoga, there are no examples of such attainment. It is believed that after attaining this Kap labheda-Siddhi a person passes away immediately. But, Ga ṇapatimuni experienced the force of Ku ṇḍ alin breaking his head. It was about the year 1921 (at about nine o’clock in the night). Ga ṇapatimuni experienced the rare Kap labheda and after that lived for fifteen years before his passing away on 25 th July 1936 at 2.30 p.m. This also proves his divine power as a Yogin.
Conclusion : It is found in the study of the descriptions of the Ha ṭhayogaprad pik and Taittir ya Upani ṣad that tremendous spiritual and Yogic practice is necessary to attain this Siddhi. The Ku ṇḍ alin akti has to be awakened through the Yogic or T ntric practices. The S dhaka (seeker) should to take control on Su ṣumn N ḍ . It is possible only after Sam dhi, meditation and penance. However, in SKC which follows the authentic biographies of Ga ṇapatimuni it is described in somewhat different manner. There is no mention of attaining this Siddhi after any kind of Yogic or T ntrik practices. While living a normal life, the Muni suddenly suffered from severe headache. He was attended by his disciple named Kaun ḍinya. The intense pain ultimately resulted into the Kap labheda. It means that for attaining this Siddhi, he did not practice any methods described in the Yogic or T ntric texts. In the entire history of Yoga and Tantra this is an amazing example. I further wish to study some lesser known Tantric texts which might throw more light on the topic.
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Status of Women through Taddhita Affixes in A ṣṭṣṭṣṭ ādhy āyī
Sharduli Sanjay Joshi Assi. Teacher- Sahkar Vidya Mandir Email; [email protected] Contact no. 9604302681
Introduction: The aphorisms which throw light on the status of women in Ancient India are listed below: Aphorism Aphorism Affix Example number 4.1.116 aṇ Added to word In the sense of k n novy sa ḥ kany descendant 4.1.127 dhak In the sense of kaulatera ḥ or descendant or kaula ṭineya ḥ inan kaum r pu rvavacane 4.2.13 aṇ After the word In the sense of kaum ra ḥ kum r husband of a virgin. Everyone is hailing for gender equality in almost every country now a day. Status of women is in India has been very complicated issue which was not even talked about till recent times. With the tide of westernization and modernization various social issues were taken up by the reformers and gender equality was one of them. Without taking into account the ancient and medieval scenario, one cannot analyze the modern terms of feminist movement. To understand and interpret the role of a woman in social, religious, economic and cultural lives in India since Vedic to modern ages one has to refer historical, archaeological and literary sources of that time. Significance and role of every individual has evolved drastically till the time. And this evolution has to be interpreted in very much wide context considering a huge time period that has passed. All these aphorisms mentioned by P ṇini in his A ṣṭ dhy y touch various aspects of womanhood.
Virginity
kanyāyāh kānīnah : (P.4.1.116) Affix a ṇis added after the word kany in the sense of a descendant. kany means a virgin. So son of a virgin is called as k n na. This aphorism talks about the virginity of a woman.
The commentaries say : Patañjali : he holds the opinion that the term kany continued to be applied to a girl before her official marriage. He says-‘kany āś abdo ऽऽऽyam pum s bhisam bandhap rvakesam prayogenivartate. y ced n mpr gabhisambandh tu ṁs shasamprayogagacchatitasy mkany abdovartateeva .’18
Endnotes
18 Bh ₹ya on P.4.1.116
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