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Education and Consciousness: A Study on Urban Educated Women of Kolkata

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Introduction: The empowerment of women is a widely discussed issue for long at all levels, from global to local. Since women constitute half of the population of the nation, many policy makers identify women in a categorized group, focusing on highlighting the context of women, often adopting a politically correct position, but inadequately both in […]

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India’s G20 Leadership: Shaping a World Ready for India and India Ready for the World

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Abstract: India officially joined the G20 on September 26,1999. Since than India has been an active participant in G20’s discussions on global economic and financial issues. Last 25 years (1999-2024) highlight its role on inclusive and sustainable global future. A remarkable turning point has come when India holds the presidency of the G20 from 1

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Symbol as Power and Identity in Indian Politics

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Abstract: Symbols are used in shaping up of public perceptions regarding power and identity. Symbols “as” power and identity play a significant role in building up political communication, serving as tool for mobilization, legitimacy, national integration, political consolidation. Symbolism plays a crucial role in shaping narratives, rhetorics, mobilizing voters, creating public opinions and influencing belief

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Understanding Mahatma Gandhi’s eco-ethical philosophy in the context of his idea on Swaraj

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Abstract: During the last couple of decades, the world is witnessing a gradual rise in temperature with incessant occurrence of heat waves and haphazard climate change. Economic growth is inextricably linked to environmental crisis. Modern day economics is driven by anxiety, greed and competitive schizophrenia – the repercussion of which is severe environmental damage breaking

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 Outside the Discourse: Investigating the Genre, Gender and Violence

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olice toAbstract: Both in the Colonial and Post-colonial history the voice of gender was suppressed, they were unheard in the patriarchal social structure and their presence was not recorded in the main stream history. Feminist approach is not sufficient to address the issues while it is embedded in the dominant and hegemonic discourse. The subaltern

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The Soft Power Play: India’s Cultural Diplomacy in ASEAN through the Act East Policy

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Abstract: This research article aims to explore India’s cultural diplomacy through the lens of the Act East Policy (AEP) and to evaluate it as a strategic tool for engaging more deeply with ASEAN. Informed by the civilizational ties that were built centuries ago, India uses soft power backstopped by religious, linguistic and artistic ties to

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Welfare Issue in India’s 2024 Elections: An Analysis of Party Manifestoes

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The deprivations of the poor – not their ethnic identity – have been getting the attention of the Indian state and the political parties. The size of this class of welfare aspirants is substantial from an electoral point of view. Therefore, every political party seems eager to address the issues of deprivations. Democratic representation of

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RAMMOHUN ROY: IDEAS AND RELEVANCE

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A typical example of Western assessment of Indian political thought is provided by Dunning. He concludes that India does not have any political thought because of the dominance of religion and theology. “The Oriental Aryans, comments Dunning, “never freed their politics from the theological and metaphysical environment in which it is embedded today” (1966, 4).

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