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Collaboration between gram panchayat and women self-help groups on rural development in karnataka
Mahatma Gandhi said, Indiaand#8223;s development relays on development in rural India. To see a developed India, we must develop villages in India. India is trying to improve the living standard of rural people since Independence. Government, Non-Government Organizations, Voluntary Groups, and many individuals are making continuous efforts for decades to improve rural condition. There is a positive change and growth, but the achieved results are not satisfactory in relation to need, the available resources, opportunities, and the efforts made. What are the root causes of failures? Are there necessary coordination and collaboration among the development efforts to optimize the fruits and minimize the loss of human and material resources? Gram Panchayat Institutions and Self-Help Groups by women are two of major efforts which became very powerful means to empower and develop rural people. The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 became a land-mark by establishing Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRI) in Indiaand#8223;s effort for rural development and reaching out the democracy to grass-root level by newlineforming Panchayat Raj Institutions with three tier system. The Reservation policy of 72nd newlineAmendment Act was another turning point in empowering effort. NGOs initiated Self-Help newlineGroups in India in early 1990s and later Government also supported and promoted the newlineinitiative. Will the Collaboration between the Gram Panchayat Institutions and Women SelfHelp Groups enhance development of rural area through higher level of Community newlineParticipation is the research question here. newlineThere are many writings, studies and evaluations on Gram Panchayat Institutions and SelfHelp Groups by women to assess the existing condition, and to make the efforts more efficient and effective towards rural empowerment and development. Still, studies on impact of collaboration between Gram Panchayat and Women Self-Help Groups on rural newlinedevelopment are missing. -
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Community Consciousness and The Construction of Social Honour : A Study Among The Kurds in Finland
Research on honour has recently been overshadowed by discussions surrounding honour-related violence (HRV), particularly honour killings. Typically, inquiries into how the concept of honour, often associated with violent acts, is formed, and expressed on personal or communal levels remain unanswered or are only superficially explored. This study aims to uncover the social structures underlying the concept of honour, demonstrate its manifestation through social interactions, and elucidate how individuals respond to threats against their honour. Because of the many tragic instances of HRV within Kurdish diaspora communities, Kurds and Kurdish culture frequently feature in discussions concerning this phenomenon. Therefore, data for current research has been collected from Kurds living in the diaspora, specifically in Finland. The data were elicited through a combination of methods to be as comprehensive as possible. This included 24 semi-structured interviews with individual participants and four Focus Group Discussions involving 16 participants. A closer look at the data shows that the construction of Kurdish honour is based on a complex interaction of social structures. These structures can be broken down into three key elements: institutional, relational, and embodied factors. In this regard, the research has identified six structural components. The study demonstrates that the intensity of honour-related conflicts stems from an intricate interplay of structural factors. However, the relative weight of these factors determines the flashpoints of tension. Through the lens of structuration theory, the study demonstrates the role of everyday practices and dynamic social factors in shaping individuals' discursive consciousness around honour. Individuals' conceptualization of honour may sometimes diverge from its practical application, leading to a space for social negotiation where honour undergoes continuous reshaping into a dynamic equilibrium that impacts daily life. It's essential to recognize that this equilibrium varies among individuals. However, a threat to honour can prompt varying facework procedures, contingent upon individual characteristics and community expectations. Current Inquiry uncovers six distinct behavioural patterns individuals exhibit during a crisis of honour. The investigation of the participants' narratives reveals a diverse Kurdish culture, as evidenced by their different perceptions about the tolerable thresholds of honour violations and contradictory discourses concerning honour. The final significant finding is that the fear of dishonour typically outweighs the desire for honour among the Kurds, as indicated by both daily language use and chronological analysis of conflict cases. This observation holds significant implications, not only for reevaluating normative terminology but also for informing social and political preventive measures. -
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ORGINAL MOVIES AND ITS REMAKES IN INDIA
The remake is a phenomenon both well-known and immediately recognizable but in India it is not theoretically analyzed. However, by analyzing these remakes, we can understand how these films reflect some specific cultural differences between one state and other State in India. Here researcher has taken four original and its remake films to understand the phenomena of remake. The highly intensed watching the films has helped researcher to understand the difference of films original and remakes. Researcher took one Tamil Movie and its remake in Hindi and also a Malayalam Movie and its remake in Tamil. Films are Tamil Singam to Hindi Singam and Malayalam Manichithrathazhu to Tamil Chandramukhi. All the changes made in movies are on the basis of the cultural differences between the regions where the film is introduced. As researcher have done two Tamil movies he came to know that Tamil Industry possess one culture even though it is a remade they try to change it according to their culture. The basic element of films are the audience, a film is made according to them. So that film Industry sticks to the culture of the audiences. -
Comparative analysis of original movies and its remakes in India /
The remake is a phenomenon both well-known and immediately recognizable but in India it is not theoretically analyzed. However, by analyzing these remakes, we can understand how these films reflect some specific cultural differences between one state and other State in India. Here researcher has taken four original and its remake films to understand the phenomena of remake. The highly intensed watching the films has helped researcher to understand the difference of films original and remakes. Researcher took one Tamil Movie and its remake in Hindi and also a Malayalam Movie and its remake in Tamil. Films are Tamil Singam to Hindi Singam and Malayalam Manichithrathazhu to Tamil Chandramukhi. -
Comparative analysis of Tata - JLR and Volkswagen - Skoda Merger /
This paper focuses on the strategies adopted by Volkswagen and Tata to rebuild the image of Skoda and Jaguar respectively. Through this paper, the researcher wants to find out how change in ownership and how change in PR strategies, can rebuild the image of a brand. Both Skoda and Jaguar were facing a downhill when it came to sales and were on the verge of shutting down. That is when the change in ownership took place. -
Comparative Study of Product Liability and Data Confidentiality in Case of Intermediaries with Special Reference to India and The European Union
Technology has played a major role in human development. The advent and invention of wheel and fire changed the coverage of human society. On a similar note in 90 s a technology called internet was developed and it changed all rules of the game. This technology removed all hindrances of place and time. It created faceless market place wherein; consumer not only have huge choices and varieties but also, they can create goods and services on their own. This was the origin of Electronic Business and it gave birth to new breed of middleman / intermediaries to facilitate it. These intermediaries are application provider, ISP, network service provider etc. The mantras of success were wide choices and data. But this mantra created a new legal challenge of data handling and liability for defects in goods and services. Researcher has studied and analysed all dimensions of intermediaries newlineand how they handled the two new legal challenge of data confidentiality and newlineproduct liability. In addition, researcher has examined the legal framework of India and compared it with legal framework of European Union and finally concluded on the coverage and effectiveness of Indian legal structure and what India learn and implement from European Union. This thesis mainly focusing on generic business model used by intermediaries. Issues like IPR, industry specific domain like financial systems and medical domain are excluded. Researcher followed the doctrinal research methodology to understand the evolution of intermediaries, product liability, data confidentiality in India by various primary resources like the Indian Laws i.e., Consumer newlineProtection Act, 2019, Indian Contract Act, 1872, Information Technology Act, 2000 and other various statutes. This thesis compares Indian legal framework with European Union and test the hypothesis of coverage and effectiveness of Indian legal structure with European Union. -
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COMPARISON OF VIOLENCE IN TELEVISION ANIMATION IN THE PAST TWO DECADES AND IF THERE IS AN EFFECT ON THE MINDS ON THE VIEWERS
Cartoons are the most popular form of entertainment for children. There are very few children who do not watch cartoons. Cartoons are animated figures which carry a story along with it. Every child is exposed to cartoons in some way or the other and whether we except it or not cartoons do have an impact on the minds of the viewers. That??s why most of the cartoons for children are sweet and innocent. But there are a few cartoons that have violence in them. This violence at times can affect the minds and the thinking process of the child. Over the past two decades violence in cartoons has increased. So this study compares the cartoons in the two decades and the increase and the effect it has on the minds. The study to a certain extent proved that the sample population believes that the violence that they view affects them in some way or the other. -
COMPETITIVE MARKETING IN INDIA: A CASE STUDY ON AD STRATEGIES OF SAMSUNG GALAXY AND NOKIA LUMIA
Today the first thing that we look for before moving out of our house is our cell phone. This gadget has made possible for us to keep in touch with the entire globe irrespective of where we are. The first ever mobile phone which was commercially available was DynaTAC 8000x but that was the era when not many people could afford it. Contrary to this, today is the time where every nine out of ten people have their personal cell phones. This to a certain limit was made possible by Reliance. It came out with affordable CDMA cell phones which even the lower class population of India could afford. Although these companies have created a benchmark for themselves, they have not really been the leading brands of the industry in terms of variation, style, preference, promotion etc. To a certain extent, it has been noticed that Nokia has been the preference of the people due to its variety, style and longitivity. Nokia has been the leading smart phone brand in the industry for several years. For long it has maintained its credibility, keeping itself connected with the clients. The loyalty that its customers had for the company was strong enough for them to not go in search for other brands. Samsung, on the contrary wasnt doing very well in the market. Its designs and applications were constantly failing. Therefore the fact that Samsung is now the leading brand in our country has a lot aspects attached to it. There have been uncompromising strategies put behind the success of Samsung. From a very nominal smart phone company, it has risen to the most popular smart phone company in India. Its has been noticed that with the incoming of new handsets and softwares, there has been a change even in its promotional activities. Nokia, which in the past was loaded with new launches like the N series or the E series, suddenly came to a halt. This was when the Samsung started coming up with its touch screen Corby phones. Therefore this study will be executed to mark the difference in the marketing strategies of Samsung at its stage of rival, also comparing it to the parallel Nokia Advertisements. -
Computational Chemical Property Prediction and Anticancer Simulation of Heterocyclic Molecules
The Density Functional Theory (DFT) technique is popularly employed in establishing organic molecules' structural properties and reactivities. The B3LYP hybrid functional with the basis set 6-311G++(d,p) is utilised in the computational calculations with Gaussian 09W software. The DFT studies include energy minimisation (geometry optimisation), frontier molecular orbitals (FMO) analyses, theoretical UV spectral computation, natural bond orbital (NBO) evaluation, Topological analyses using Multiwfn 3.8 software are performed to evaluate the Pauli repulsion in atomic orbitals (as shown by ELF (Electron Localisation Function) maps), the areas of strong and weak pi-delocalisation in the molecules (as depicted in LOL (Localised Orbital Locator) maps) and the weak non-covalent intra-molecular interactions (as indicated in colour maps of RDG (Reduced Density Gradient)). Pharmacological evaluation is performed using SwissADME, ADMETLab 2.0, and PreADMET online tools. Molecular docking is performed using AutoDock Tools 1.5.6 with select anticancer target proteins to predict the bioactivity potential of the title molecules. The molecules studied in the work include a spiro compoun d, spiro[1H-indole-3,2-3H-1,3- benzothiazole]-2-one, a 2(3H)-furanone, 3,3,5-triphenylfuran-2(3H)-one, and a benzo[d]imidazole, 5,6-dichloro-1-cyclopentyl-2-(methylsulfinyl)-1H- benzimidazole. In addition, comparative studies are performed on the structure and reactivity of spirobrassinin derivatives, spirocyclic isatin-derivative analogues, and 3(2H)-furanones, and these three classes of molecules have already been predicted to possess anticancer properties in vitro. Interesting properties emerge in the preliminary theoretical investigations for these molecules, particularly in the FMO, the NLO and the molecular docking studies. The theoretical studies explore the reactivity, structure, and stability of the molecules under study, and biological evaluation examines their potential as lead compounds for cancer therapeutics. These studies can be further extended to include experimental validation and in vitro and in vivo tests to confirm further the efficacy of the anticancer action as well as the potential toxicity of the compounds. The theoretical investigations provide a database of information that could be useful for experimental scientists and medicinal chemists who primarily focus on drug design and discovery in their research so that they can narrow down the number of possible lead compounds from the vast chemical space of organic compounds that possess drug-like characteristics. -
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Computational Methods for Detection and Recognition of Coronary Artery Stenosis in Angiogram Images
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is caused by stenosis of the coronary artery's lumen. This heart disease is one of the reasons for the highest mortality worldwide. This illness manifests as stenosis or plaque in the coronary arteries and causes atherosclerosis. It damages or clogs the heart arteries, causing a lack of blood flow to the heart muscles and leading to a heart attack. There are different medical modalities to diagnose the heart artery disease. A standard method used by the cardiologist to diagnose the severity of this disease is coronary angiography. An X-ray machine is used to capture the angiogram image at various angles during cardiac catheterization. Experts examine the data and offers different opinions. owever, most of the angiogram videos consist of unclear images with artifacts, and because of the complex structure of the arteries, medical experts fail to get accurate information about the damages and blockages in arteries. Based on the cardiologist's suggestions, a computational model is proposed as a secondary method to detect and recognize the stenosis level from the coronary angiogram images. The proposed model is Coronary Artery Stenosis Detection Using Digital Image Processing (CASDDIP). The proposed research model/framework can identify the stenosis in the cardiogram image with good accuracy of 98.06% precision. This proposed research experimentation can be compared with existing literature methods which outperforms compared to other methods using real time dataset. A dataset, such as angiogram videos and images of patients under varying age groups, is used to train the model. These videos are acquired from the healthcare center with due consent. The proposed CASDDIP model consists of four modules: Keyframe extraction and preprocessing Coronary Artery Segmentation Feature extraction and stenosis detection Initially, a novel keyframe extraction method is proposed to find the keyframe from the angiogram video. Followed by a hybrid segmentation method is presented in this research to extract the coronary artery region from the image. Further a method is proposed to detect the stenosis by extracting and fusing different features. Detected stenosis is categorized using the proposed stenosis level classification method. This CASDDIP model is a supporting tool to help the cardiologist during diagnosis. -
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Computer Vision Based Indian Sign Language Recognition Using Deep Learning
Speech is a human default and unique modality for language development and communication which is essential for memory and overall cognitive development. Excellency in language permits a child to be extrovert enriching the development of cognitive and psychosocial skills; whereas, for auditory deprived children, the misalignment of the brain and ear makes them impotent to communicate with the society which creates a central dogma that hearing-loss is a disability which further ignores their psycho-social identity. To fill such gaps and make their community more freewheeling in India, Indian Sign Language (ISL) - a complete language with its own linguistic and verbal elements was framed. Though ISL is appropriate and absolute in every linguistic approach, lack of prerequisite and proficiency enforces dedicated teachers to teach the curriculum through contrived signs for the sake of convenience that not only diminishes the distinctiveness of ISL but also dislodges the idea of learning their mother tongue. This creates an imbalance in the analogous learning of communication and curriculum language. In order to balance the level in learning, effective vision-based days of the week ISL model is developed through Convolution Neural Network (CNN) architecture which boasts independent learning of ISL. The proposed model comprises of six stages: dataset creation, preprocessing, splitting dataset into train, validation and test, applying various types of image augmentation techniques according to split, constructing CNN model for feature extraction and classification and finally evaluating the result through evaluation measures. Initially, an image dataset is created as there is a scarcity of standard ISL datasets in internet sources. The images are created on vision-based technique to avoid of carrying additional superfluous hardware gadgets for human computer interaction. -
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Construction of Prime Time Television News Discussions
Studies in the western context have shown consistent observations of Television News being one of their prime modes of news and current affairs in the past. In India, watching the news has been an age-old requirement, for many reasons. English news in a non-native English-speaking country like India has encouraged citizens to learn the language, engage in focused viewership and rely on Television news for stories, news, views, and the episodic reality. Ever since news reception was transitioned to the realm of social media and new media, Television prime time news strived to be in the limelight. To understand the existence of prime time news, the study focused on two objectives : to identify constituents of communicative techniques framed in prime time news discussions of Indian English Television News Channels and to establish the role of prime time News Discussions as creators of complex news narratives. With the help of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as the umbrella theory, Multimodal Discourse Analysis (MDA), and Stuart Hall s Encoding and Decoding, the research progressed to understand the ways and means to analyse news. Each of the episodic news presentations from 5 December 2017 to 13 December 2017 pertaining to prime-time news debates of Republic TV and Times Now were used. were analysed using a qualitative method of textual analysis. The manifestation of all cues on the screen were deconstructed to comprehend their existence. Each episode was connotatively derived to understand conversations and use of graphics. There are multiple findings under each of the units. On understanding the manifestation and intermingling of various units of analysis with each other, it was unanimously concluded that polarization of opinions is the key to engage a concise news narrative of the day. Whilst important news is not the source, political debates, underestimation, and complex visualization enhance the brand name of the news channel.