bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Influence of Bovine leukemia virus associated with other viral infections on cattle immunity
Authors: Gorbatenko S. K. , Zavgorodniy A. I. , Korneikov O. M. , Kovalenko L. V. , Stegniy B. T. , Bolotin V. I.
Published: February 2020

Comparative hematological and biochemical studies in heifers at the age of 6–8 months with different epizootic background revealed that the persistence of the association of viruses (causative agents of bovine leukemia, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, bovine parainfluenza-3, and bovine viral diarrhea) negatively affect the status of immunocompetent cells. As the cell number of the macrophage-neutrophil group increases by 25–37%, their functional activity decreases. Significant shifts in the state of protein metabolism, the development of immunosuppression, and intensification of lipid peroxidation processes occur in the bodies of the infected animals, indicating a decrease in the natural resistance of these animals. Significant difference in the intensity of the specific immune response in the vaccinated against pneumoenteritis of the viral etiology animals from BLV-free and BLV-positive farms has not been established.
Yoga - A Link for Healthy Body, Culture and Cultural Exchange
Authors: CHEN LUYAN , LU FANG
Published: February 2020

Yoga，which is an ancient tradition, embodies harmonic balance for the body and mind. This influence can be seen through the study of yoga and all of its benefits to the human body. In China, people began to learn Yoga and love it since 1980s. Recently, yoga even became a selective course in some universities. In 2015, the first India-China Yoga College (ICYC) was established. Since then, yoga is not only related to the body and mind but also promotes the exchange between countries, the understanding between people and the blending and co-existing of the cultures. ICYC along with training yoga teachers for the yoga teaching in China leads the direction of the yoga education in China and has turned a platform for the cultural exchange for both countries. ICYC which plays the role as a bridge between the two countries in modern societies provides an opportunity to continue our close relationship from centuries ago. The paper attempts to represent yoga as a messenger and yoga as link for healthy body, mind, culture and cultural exchange.
श्रीगंगा का प्राचीन साहित्यिक एवं धार्मिक महत्त्व
Authors: कुमार देवेन्द्र , कुमार रविन्द्र
Published: February 2020

प्रस्तुत अनुसन्धान का उद्देष्य गंगा की महिमा के विशय में ज्ञान प्राप्त करने और उसकी ऐतिहासिक एवं सांस्कृतिक पृश्ठभूमि को समझने का प्रयास है। भारतीय जनमानस के लिए गंगा भारत की प्राचीन संस्कृति और सभ्यता की प्रतीक रही है। अपने स्वरूप व प्रवाह में निरन्तर बदलाव लाने पर भी अपने मूल रुप में तो वही गंगा ने युगों-युगों तक एक समूची सभ्यता को न केवल सिंचित किया है बल्कि उसका भरण-पोशण भी किया है। गंगा षाष्वता का प्रतीक है तथा कला, पौराणिक कथाएँ एवं साहित्य सभी उसका गुणगाण करते हंै। गंगा परम्परा, पुराण, कला, संस्कृति एवं इतिहास से जुड़ी हुई है। उसका उल्लेख हमें प्राचीन भारतीय वाड.मय में स्थान-स्थान पर मनन करने के लिए मिलता है। वैदिक काल से लेकर पूर्व मध्यकाल तक गंगा विभिन्न स्वरुपों में समाई हुई है। वैदिक काल में गंगा का धार्मिक व गंगाजल के रुप में चिकित्सा की दृश्टि से महत्त्व रहा है। इसके पश्चात महाभारत, रामायण काल में गंगा को मोक्ष प्रदात्री के रुप में मान्यता मिली। मौर्य काल में गंगा को व्यापारिक दृश्टि से महत्त्वपूर्ण समझा गया। इसके पश्चात पौराणिक काल के अन्र्तगत गंगा का दैवीय स्वरुप देखने को मिलता है। समय के साथ धीरे-धीरे सभ्यता एवं संस्कृति में बदलाव आता गया लेकिन गंगा जी की महिमा का गुणगान, यषोगान सम्पूर्ण संसार में वैदिक काल से ही चला आ रहा है। इसलिए गंगा जी का वैभव असीम है।
Communication from Indian Perspective
Authors: SINGH SUKHNANDAN
Published: February 2020

Communication is a basic function of human beings that has been widely discussed from a scholarly angle for the last one century. There are different models and theories proposed to describe its different dimensions. Mostly Western, few of them Eastern/Indian. Sadharnikarn model from the Natyashastra is also quite discussed about. Some others based on the other systems of philosophy are evolving, mostly derived from epistemological basis. Much more is needed to be done. In Indian tradition, complete picture of communication cannot be thought of without taking into consideration the in-depth and holistic view of human beings, their goal of life and its interrelation with society, world, and the universe at large. In the Indian tradition Shabda (speech) originates from Shabda-Brahma/Nad-brahma. And it has four types – para, pashyanty, madhyama & vaikhary. Life is defined with four value systems – Dharma, artha, kama & moksha; Moksha being the ultimate one. Thus Self-realization is the prime goal here & knowing oneself the beginning of all wisdom. Atmabatsarvabhuteshu and Vasudhev kutumbkam are the defining ideals of Indian Psyche (culture). In this background, communication as a concept in India has far wider, deeper, and somewhat different meaning than what’s described in the western tradition, which has a different set of value-belief system, defining philosophy, and cultural context.This paper will discuss the concept of communication in the Indian context with special reference to the Vedic spiritual tradition. It is the researcher’s firm conviction that in the Vedic tradition, intrapersonal communication or spiritual communication was the basis of all other forms of communication. Cut off from inner reality merely outward communication (Interpersonal, group or mass communication) cannot achieve the desired goal defined in Indian culture.
स्वाध्याय का किशोरियों के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर प्रभाव का अध्ययन।
Authors: सिंह दीपक , षर्मा गुंजन
Published: February 2020

स्वाध्याय का अर्थ श्रेश्ठ विचारांे, श्रेश्ठ चरित्रों, महापुरुशांे व सत्साहित्यों के अध्ययन से है, जिनके आधार पर व्यक्ति उनकी वैचारिक भावनात्मक स्थिति के परिप्रेक्ष्य में स्वयं का आॅकलन करता है और उस दिषा में आगे बढ़ने, ऊॅँचे उठने के लिए आवष्यक प्रेरणा व दिषा प्राप्त करता है। प्रस्तुत शोध का मुख्य उद्देष्य स्वाध्याय का किषोरियांे के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर पड़ने वाले प्रभाव का अध्ययन करना है। इस अध्ययन में प्रयोगात्मक एवं नियन्त्रित समूह अभिकल्प का प्रयोग किया गया है। अध्ययन हेतु आकस्मिक प्रतिचयन विधि द्वारा श्री राम काॅलेज, मुजफ्फरनगर, उ0प्र0 से 16 से 18 वर्ष की 100 छात्राओं का चयन किया गया। जिनमें से 50 छात्राओं को प्रयोगात्मक समूह में तथा 50 छात्राओं को नियन्त्रित समूह में रखा गया। स्वाध्याय हेतु किषोरियों को 3 माह तक सप्ताह में 5 दिन नियमित रुप से 30 मिनट तक स्वाध्याय करवाया गया। मानसिक स्वास्थ्य मापनी द्वारा आकड़ांे का संग्रहण 3 चरणो में किया गया। सांख्यिकीय विष्लेषण हेतू एस0 पी0 एस0 एस0 वर्जन 18 द्वारा अनोवा परीक्षण का उपयोग किया गया। अध्ययन से प्राप्त परिणामों से यह स्पश्ट होता है कि स्वाध्याय का किषोरियों के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर सकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ता है
The Significance of Ramana Maharshi's Self-Enquiry for Meditation
Authors: PARK DAYEONG , BARNAWAL SURESH L.
Published: February 2020

Seeking happiness has become a crucial part of human beings due to a consistent rise in anxiety and stress over the passing years. As a result, the importance of Indian meditation practices has risen worldwide. Especially, Ramana Maharshi's Self-enquiry is one of the significant meditation practices found in India. The purpose of this paper is to show that Mokṣa (liberation), where one is free from suffering, can be attained by the practice of Self-enquiry, which is simple but powerful because it immediately pierces to the core, the Self. Ramana is the ancient traditional master in India, and he is also known for using silence in the instruction of his disciples. The essence of Self-enquiry is that it is not to realize something anew but to abide as the Self, in the here and now with aware affirmation "I am already Thou." Ramana's life, the experience of his great awakening, the Self, 'I'-thought, the body, the theoretical aspect of Self-enquiry as meditation by Ramana and the practical aspect of Self-enquiry as meditation by Prof. Kim Kyeungmin are presented to illustrate the significance of this method. It is pointed out that Maharshi's Self-enquiry is more valuable and productive than other meditation techniques.
Vedic System Of Management: Perfect Alliance Of Life Style And Administration
Authors: Singh Ipsit Pratap
Published: February 2020

Management is a key driver of the mass psyche today. Time management, team management, Fiscal management, relationship management, career management – thus life moves on for each thinking human being on the planet. But this template of management has brought in its own woes of stress, anxiety, psychosis and other host of sicknesses and diseases. Modern research is exploring the path of Vedic Management which pivots on the concept of a holistic living, rooted in Universal compassion and care. This paper explores the concept of Vedic Management with thrust on modern management principles in combination with the Vedic wisdom of life regulation.
Role Of Ashtang Yoga In Health Tourism – Characteristics And Prospects
Authors: Porwal Pallavi , Kumar Ashish , Indoliya Umakant , Parashar Arunesh
Published: February 2020

“Yoga means Union” and “Tourism unites and Yoga provides health, happiness and harmony”.  These two renowned quotes itself depicts the Role of Yoga-tourism in promoting healthy life style, holistic approach for happiness and global harmony. This study is connected to health tourism describing how techniques of Ashtang yoga are beneficial for healthy life style. The researcher has tried through this paper to bring awareness and change in life style of people through traveling for health i.e. health tourism; Ashtang Yoga being most important technique to achieve holistic health. Health tourism is continuously growing day by day. An Ashtang Yoga technique ensures peace and happiness along with integrated health. The researcher has presented the insight in context of Indian literature but it holds universal appeal. This study shows the importance of key techniques to increase healthy life style through health tourism with especial reference to Ashtang yoga.
Yoga as a Complementary Therapy for Social Media Generation’s Well Being
Authors: Sharma Purva G. , Sharma Gopal Krishna
Published: February 2020

Unlike past, preteens and teens today lead a mentally and emotionally charged life along with the exacting physical rigors of their daily life. Apart from sports, academics, parents and peers the mentioned age group is also spending a considerable amount of time in the virtual, digital world of social media connectivity along with its various appendages. Unregulated social media exposure often makes life a tightrope existence for these children and adolescents. Studies have shown that the increasing use of social media and technology is having a negative impact on the physical and mental health of children and teenagers by making them more prone to anxiety, depression, and other psychological disorders, as well as by making them more susceptible to future health problems. In this light of increased stress and health problems with growing social media usage, this paper reviews studies and proposes yoga as a mind-body alternative medicine intervention to improve physical and mental health conditions. It also highlights the efficacy of yoga as a complementary therapy enhancing overall wellbeing of children. After reviewing relevant available literature, we conclude that Yoga has the potential to be a promising complementary therapy for children and adolescents but more efforts are required to find most effective application and implementation methods for the same.
वर्तमान परिप्रेक्ष्य में नारद भक्ति सूत्र एवं षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र में भक्ति के साधनों का तुलनात्मक अध्ययन
Authors: रानी शिखा
Published: February 2020

प्रस्तुत षोध पत्र का उद्देष्य वर्तमान परिप्रेक्ष्य में नारद भक्ति सूत्र एवं षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र में भक्ति के साधनों का तुलनात्मक अध्ययन करना है। भावनायें जीवन का आधार हंै। आज भावनात्मक अपरिश्कृति के कारण जीवन के सभी तलों पर समस्याएँ उत्पन्न हो गयी हैं, भक्ति द्वारा इन सभी का समाधान संभव है। भक्ति भगवान के प्रति परम प्रेम है। नारद भक्ति सूत्र एवं षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र भक्ति संबंधी सर्वाधिक महत्वपूर्ण प्राचीन ग्रंथ है। नारद भक्ति सूत्र एवं षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र के तुलनात्मक अध्ययन पर कोई षोध कार्य तो नहीं हुआ है परन्तु नारद भक्ति सूत्र एवं षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र पर अलग-अलग कतिपय भाश्य अवष्य लिखे गये हैं। नारद भक्ति सूत्र एवं षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र के भक्ति प्राप्ति के साधनों को तुलनात्मक अध्ययन करने पर ज्ञात होता है कि इसमे कुछ समानतायें व कुछ असमानतायें हैं। नारद भक्ति सूत्र व षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र में भक्ति के साधनों मे यह समानता है कि दोनों में प्रेमा भक्ति की प्राप्ति का प्रमुख साधन भक्ति (भक्तिपरक साधनों) को ही माना गया है। नारद भक्ति सूत्र एवं षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र में यह असमानता है कि नारद भक्ति सूत्र में सामान्य स्तर के व्यक्तियों के लिए भक्ति के साधनों को वर्णित किया गया है जबकि षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र में सामान्य तथा पापी दोनों स्तर के व्यक्तियों के लिए भक्ति के साधन वर्णित किये गये हैं। नारद भक्ति सूत्र एवं षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र मंे दूसरी प्रमुख असमानता यह है कि नारद भक्ति सूत्र में भक्ति का साधन केवल भक्ति को जबकि षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र में ज्ञान व भक्ति दोनांे को माना है। व्यक्ति अपनी रूचि केे अनुसार नारद भक्ति सूत्र एवं षाण्डिल्य भक्ति सूत्र में बताये गये भक्ति के साधनों का अवलंबन लेकर प्रेमा भक्ति की प्राप्ति कर सकता है। निश्कर्श रूप में कहा जा सकता है कि भक्ति द्वारा भावनाओं का परम परिश्कार हो जाता है जिसके परिणामस्वरूप वर्तमान समय की समस्त समस्याएँ अपना समाधान पा जाती हैं।
विज्ञान और आध्यात्मिकता
Authors: सिंह गौतम वंदना
Published: February 2020

वर्तमान समय में विज्ञान ने अपने वैभवकारी स्वरूप एवं चमत्कृत कर देने वाली उपलब्धियों के बलबूते समूची मानव सभ्यता को अपने आकर्शण कि पाॅष में बाँध लिया है। परन्तु फिर भी यह एक कठिन सच है कि विज्ञान की सीढ़ियों से मनुश्य जीवन को पूर्णता एवं समग्रता तक नहीं ले जाया जा सकता। चूंकि मनुश्य एक जैविक प्राणी होने के साथ-साथ एक आत्मिक और आध्यात्मिक सŸाा भी है। उसके जीवन की गहन सूक्ष्मता में आत्मतŸव की प्रगाढ़ अनुभूति का निवास है जहाँ तक पहुँचना केवल आध्यात्म द्वारा ही सम्भव है। मनुश्य जीवन की वास्तविक मांग आत्मिक संतुश्टि है जिसे उसे स्वयं ही खोजना पड़ता हैै। आज का आधुनिक विज्ञान उसकी इस दिषा में अथवा अन्तयात्रा में कुछ ज्यादा मदद नहीं कर सकता है उसे सार्थक सहयोग यदि प्राप्त हो सकता है तो वह- आत्म विद्या से जिसे ऋशियों ने अध्यात्म विज्ञान के रूप में विकसित बनाया है। व्यावहारिक दृश्टि से भी हमारे जीवन में उपयोगिता एवं विकास की दृश्टि से विज्ञान और अध्यात्म दोनों आवष्यक और अनिवार्य है। यह वर्तमान समय की मांग है कि विज्ञान और आध्यात्म विद्या को सर्वथा एक दूसरे से भिन्न और अलग समझना छोड़कर दोनों की पूरकता और समन्वय में जीवन की सम्पूर्णता को परखा जाये। ऐसे में आवष्यकता है विज्ञान के महŸव को भी समझा जाये तथा अध्यात्म की गुढ़ अनुभूति जन्य ज्ञान को भी स्वीकारा और अपनाया जाये। मनुश्य का अस्तित्व षरीर, मन और आत्मा की संयुक्त संरचना है। ज्ञान-विज्ञान की अलग-अलग विधायें, षास्त्र इसी संरचना को अपनी दृश्टि विषेश से देखते और समझते आये हैं, और आंषिक रूप से ही सभी, परन्तु सभी का अपना महत्व और वैषिश्ट्य भी है। अतः जीवन विकास में योगदान की दृश्टि से किसी को बड़ा या छोटा न मानकर सभी का महŸव समान रूप से स्वीकारा जाना चाहिए। विज्ञान जड़ प्रकृति के नियमों पर कार्य करता है तो अध्यात्म चेतन प्रकृति के सिद्वान्तों की व्याख्या करता है। हमारा जीवन और ये सारी सृश्टि का संचालन जड़ और चेतन दोनों तŸवों के संयोग और पूरकता में ही सम्भव होता है। इनमें से किसी एक को महत्व देने से जीवन में एकांगीकता पनपती है। जिसका असर व्यक्तिगत जीवन से लेकर समूची समाज, संस्कृति और सभ्यता पर दिखाई देता है। विष्व सभ्यताओं के इतिहास में इस एकांगीपन के उदाहरण भरे पड़े हैं। बुद्धिवाद, विज्ञानवाद का ताण्डव और धर्मवाद एवं अध्यात्मवाद की एकांगी अन्धेरी गुफाँओं में अनेक पीढ़ियों का उत्सर्ग करने के उपरान्त भी मनुश्य जीवन को पूर्ण रूपेन षांति, सफलता और सन्तुश्टि नहीं मिल पायी है। अतः दोनों के एकांगीपन को दूर कर समन्वय एवं पूरकता की दृश्टि देखा जाना विष्व सभ्यता के लिए एक नया समग्र जीवन दर्षन का मार्ग प्रषस्त करता है।
Bharatanatyam Dance
Authors: IYENGAR KALPANA MUKUNDA
Published: February 2020

This article explores an Asian Indian American youth’s Bharatnatyam dance literacy education in a major city in the southwest of the U.S. I draw from sociocultural, multimodal, transmediation, and multiple intelligencies theories to support my claims. Findings reveal the young adult’s dance education contributed to cultural preservation (Iyengar & Smith, 2016). A plethora of research on the contributions of dance education in the physical development of children is available. This study offers understandings of how formal classical dance (Bharatanatyam) is both beneficial physically and psychologically. Dance, especially Bharatanatyam, culturally codified and schematized contributes to literacy learning in school.
Communication and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
Authors: SALVATION MARK DIRIKORIGHA
Published: February 2020

Good communication is required to build and maintain mutual relationship in project teams. This is because effective communication can enable a work team to achieve their goals. This stems from the fact that when the employees understand the management expectations and target goals, they will be able to do their work task based on the required standard. Also, effective communication is critical to the success of team work because the ability to work together without issues is determined by conveying the right information at the right. However, despite the crucial role played by effective communication in a productive work environment, it was found that Matrix Coating Resource Sdn Bhd (MCR) often experience communication issues among the workforce and this result to workplace conflict and employee relationship issues. It was on this note that this consultancy project critically examined the communications and employee relationships practices of MCR in order to determine key areas required to improve project tasks completion. A sample of 50 respondents were chosen from the workforce using both interview and questionnaire instruments. The study found that the staff of Matrix often experience communication issues and this leads to disagreements and misunderstanding among the workforce. This is because proper communication using appropriate channel can help to ease both the number and severity of workplace conflicts. Driven by this, it was proposed that the management of Matrix should do well to employ people with solid communication skills because this will allow them to work together cohesively and professionally, address the issue through training exercises and behaviour modeling. It should conduct constant training programmes especially for the new staff so as to improve their ability to communicate clearly and concisely with colleagues and work team members, include communication skills in the appraisal of employees’ performance and tie the organization’s objectives into performance appraisal so as to achieve the goals of the company and develop team building exercises to strengthen intra-office relationship. This is because high performance teams often become more cohesive overtime as they gain experiences working and communicating with other teams in the workplace. Therefore, exciting activities such as informal networking groups, team exercises and others so as to enable the staff to work together in a cohesive way. The team building process will allow the team members to learn the best ways to work together through team experience without issues.
An Introduction of the Drugs of Hridya Mahakashya (Group of Cardio Tonics Drugs) and its Mode of Action
Authors: SINGH BHAVNA
Published: February 2020

Ayurveda defines health as a state of physical, mental, intellectual and spiritual well-being. Nowadays, life has become so erratic that everybody is in hurry and is stressed. This life style has a direct impact on the health especially on the heart. Thus cardiovascular diseases pose an alarming threat to global health. Large number of herbs are mentioned in Ayurveda as Hrida i.e. beneficial for heart. In this study I have discussed about the herbs that are mentioned in Hridya Mahakashya (Group of cardio tonics drugs). Acharya charaka has mentioned the Hridya Mahakashaya in his classification .This is a group of ten drugs i. e. beneficial for heart. All ten drugs are Amla Rasa Pradhana (sour in taste) and rich source of vitamin c. Vitamin c is proved to be a potent antioxidant as well as a good stress buster. The aim of this article is putting forward the brief accounts and probable mode of action of these drugs mentioned in Hridya Mahakashaya.
Predictors of Smartphone usages among Management Students
Authors: Yadav Neha
Published: February 2020

Technology becomes an integrated part of today’s life and it has significant changed cultural norms of behavior of individual. Most popular application of the technology is the smartphone and it has impacted the students’ behavior. The main objective of this research is to examine the predictors of Smartphone usages among Management Students. Following an exploratory approach, a systematic review of the relevant studies has been done to provide an integrated view of the fragmented literature. Convenience sampling technique was used to collect the response of 225 students from the population. Descriptive statistical technique was used for data analysis. Factor analysis has performed to check the outcome variables for investigation through SPSS 20.0. The result shows that there are three main predictors of smartphone usages among management students - sharing & collaboration, Learning, and Creativity & innovation.
Prithvi Mata: Hindu Perspectives on Nature
Authors: Archer Joseph
Published: February 2020

Indian scriptures describe the unity of each individual with nature by stating I am the Son of Mother Earth (mother earth). I found two major takeaways from my interviews in India. Firstly, I was fascinated to see so much agreement on the concept of species dharma. This concept is, in my opinion, the strongest evidence of embedded Hindu ecological understanding. The concept is very applicable and accessible to average Hindus, making it a framework that, if promoted, can help modern India develop a stronger environmental ethic. Through my own observations I have commonly witnessed what I can only define as spiritual apathy. Walking across a bridge I watched a family dump bags of candy, wrapper and all, into the river. Hundreds of aluminum and plastic bowls from makeshift Ganga puja litter the shore of the river, with untold thousands lying at the bottom. The main cause behind the so-called ‘ignorant practice’ in Hinduism seems to be the failure of the priests. Indeed, there is a need of class of Brahmin who has attained a state of higher consciousness and can teach masses with their ancient wisdom. Literacy on the legacy of ancient wisdom is on the rise in India, allowing the less-educated to access religious texts in a way that they never have been able to. A woman, who was interviewed said, “if we take our own inner change seriously, than this will lead to outer change. If we change our vision and lifestyle, everything will shift. We must perceive nature, culture, and land as divine”.
Ancestral Veda Concepts and Quantum Mechanic as a background of Ayurveda and Modern Medicine
Authors: LAURIA ALFREDO
Published: February 2020

Ayurveda deals with the relationship between communications and forces to be present either in the human beings or in their environment, including the influence either from their family or social and cultural processes. The exchange between man and nature or environment is a whole and dynamic balance. The outcome of this single or unique dialogue can be more or less harmonious; so that the consequence will determine health status:  balanced or imbalanced. This relationship of Communication and Integrated Intelligence plays its role in the microcosm, by the way, in the person itself. In Addition it is being inserted into the world or macrocosm, and it isnamed awareness. I want to quote some examples of this reality that is, actually, unavoidable. In fact, it can not be excluded from the philosophical and practical principles of medicine.
Holistic Approach for Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Authors: SINGH DEEPAK , PANDYA PRANAV , LODHI PRAGYA S.
Published: February 2020

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is one of the least understood, least diagnosed, most disabling of the anxiety disorders. The aim of present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of holistic approach on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder patients. Holistic approach is an integration of Psychology, Ayurveda and Yogic techniques. Sixty participants with a diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder were selected though quota sampling. Participants were received 45 individual sessions of therapeutic interventions of holistic approach. Severity of disorder was measured before and after intervention. The obtained data were statistically analyzed through paired t-test. Results: There where a significant reduction in obsession as well as in compulsion of participants. Conclusion: Holistic Approach is effective intervention and positively associated with durable improvement in obsession and compulsion of participants.
Yagya –Vedic way to Prevent Air pollution
Authors: SINGH RUCHI
Published: February 2020

Today, as the environment is getting deteriorated & there is a hue & cry about pollution spreading everywhere, its utility has increased much more as compared to that in the yesteryears. In fact, there are polluted sentiments and motives that are reigning supreme on all animates and inanimate being. As aresult, disease, anxiety and friction are spreading everywhere. The only effective scientific solution to this problem has appeared in the form of yagya. Yagyagni, that is going to be produced by the combined energy or vitality and matter prima-facie that may seem a religious act, but its power & effects areextraordinary, and this has been proved through extensive and successful experimentation over the last two decades by the scientists.
Consultation with the Mind: The Power of Reflective Writing for Deepened Learning and Self-Knowledge in Teacher Education
Authors: HALL MAUREEN P.
Published: February 2020

"The second principle [of education] is that the mind has to be consulted in its own growth. The idea of hammering the child into the shape desired by the parent or the teacher is a barbarous and ignorant superstition. It is he himself who must be induced to expand in accordance with his own nature." Sri Aurobindo, 1910, A System of National Education Aurobindo's educational ideas resonate and have much relevance in today's complex educational arena. His second principle follows his first, which simply stated that "nothing can be taught." What Aurobindo means is that as teachers, all that we can do is provide quality learning opportunities for students. The work of learning requires an active partnership between teacher and student. Teaching is not just relaying information; teaching is not telling. A teacher cannot make a student learn. Here is where Aurobindo's second principle becomes very important. As teachers, we must help students find constructive ways to consult their own minds in the service of learning. And, as Aurobindo reminds us, this consultation with the mind must be done in accordance with one's "own nature."
Effect of yoga on mental health and emotional maturity of visually challenged students
Authors: GAHLAWAT SAVITA
Published: February 2020

The study was designed to examine whether practice of Yoga has a positive effect on the mental health and emotional maturity of visually challenged students. The sample consisted of 20 visually challenged students drawn purposively from a Govt. School for the Blind. The main objective of the study was to see the effect of yoga on mental health and emotional maturity of visually challenged students. A Yoga training programme was designed and the subjects were exposed to it for a period of four weeks. The effects of yoga on mental health of visually challenged students were measured by administering Singh & Gupta’s Mental Health battery whereas effects on emotional maturity were obtained by applying Singh and Bhargava’s Emotional Maturity Scale. The data was analyzed in terms of mean, S.D and t-test. The results indicate that on the whole the level of mental health and emotional maturity of visually challenged students improves after the practice of yoga. Significance differences were found between mean gain scores on all the dimensions of Mental health Battery and Emotional Maturity Scale. Hence, it can be concluded that yoga puts a positive effect on the mental health and emotional maturity of the practitioners. The study has its implications for school administrators, policy makers, parents, teachers, community leaders, and rehabilitation workers.
A preliminary study of efficacy of yoga therapy in anxiety disorders
Authors: KADIYALI ANNAPOORNA , SUBBANNAIYYA LATHA K. , BHAT SHRIPATHY M. , BHANDARY VENKATARAYA
Published: February 2020

Anxiety disorders are the most common of all mental health problems and often are chronic requiring ongoing medical or psychiatric care, including psychosocial therapies. Some of the non drug therapies such as Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Relaxation techniques, and bio- feed-back have proved efficacious. There has been a paucity of research on the role of yoga on anxiety disorders. Present paper examines the efficacy of yoga therapy in Anxiety Disorders and this is the preliminary findings of a long term project. Fifteen patients diagnosed suffering from Anxiety disorders (Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorders) according to ICD-10 aged between 20 to 50 years, male and female; mild-moderate categories were recruited and assessed on anxiety severity scale. 6 males and 9 females were randomly assigned to one of the three groups – medication only; medication + yoga; and yoga only. Psychological General Well-Being Schedule, Satisfaction with Life, Anxiety Status Inventory, and Hamilton Anxiety Scale were administered. The physiological parameters such as pulse rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation, Body Mass Index were measured at base-line. A package of yoga practices designed to suit patients suffering from anxiety disorders was given. Patients were reassessed at 2 weeks, 6 weeks and at three months. Result showed significant improvement in Medicine+Yoga group while comparing with Medicine only group and Yoga only group. Even though the sample size is small, a combination of medication and yoga therapy reduced anxiety scores indicating the stabilization of mental imbalance.
Discoursing communication from the perspective of mainstream hindu philosophy
Authors: ADHIKARI NIRMAL M. , SHUKLA ADITYA K.
Published: February 2020

This article presents an appraisal of the discourses on communication from the perspective of mainstream Hindu philosophy. Communication theory has been witnessing a paradigm shift thereby promoting theorization of communication from multicultural and multidisciplinary perspectives. Such endeavors have forwarded the discourse of communication from Asian and Hindu perspective too. However, most of the mainstream Hindu philosophies are still unexplored by the communication scholars.
Thought revolution through bhav samvedana: In the view of pt. shriram sharma acharya
Authors: PAL MEGHA
Published: February 2020

God has bestowed the highest level of consciousness and emotional stimulations to a human being. But nowadays human being is continuously working against his dignity; so the humanity appears beyond redemption. If this state of affairs continues, men and society would suffer irrecoverable regression. Humanity will have to pay a heavier price for the so called progress. In spite of best efforts, the top talents and elites of the world have not found solutions to the problems. Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya worked a lot on the problems of present era and after that he found that the root cause of all problems is the 'Vikriti' (degeneration) of 'Bhav Samvedana' (emotional sensitivity). To begin with, one has to get rid of all kinds of negativities in one’s emotions so that ‘Bhav Samvedana’ can be evoked. 'Bhav Samvedana' is the greatest boon of God to a human being. When the level of inner being will change, thoughts and actions would automatically work in an excellent manner. The chief motive of his life and sayings is to evoke 'Bhav Samvedana' by creating a positive change in our lives, life styles, attitude and moral values, etc. As much as 'Bhav Samvedana' works in a higher manner, it would initially illuminate our mind and thoughts. As a result, 'Bhav Samvedana' would cause thought revolution and this would refine our consciousness that is called- Human Excellence.
Leech Application in the Management of Chronic Wounds
Authors: MISHRA DEVENDRA P.
Published: February 2020

Chronic wounds are always a major clinical challenge very frequently encountered by us in our clinical practice. These wounds are often infected with bacteria resistant to antibiotics, compounding the problem. A major problem in clinical studies of wound healing is that the factors which may affect wound healing tend to co-exist in patients, and it may be difficult or impossible to determine the significance of any one factor. So, keeping these points in mind, an elaborate review of Ayurvedic & Modern literature was done and based on the research, leech application was done on chronic wound. Results were obtained and evaluated using chi-square statistical calculations. It was observed that leech application not only improves the hypoxic condition but also provides a moist environment for wound healing.
वैदिक यज्ञीय उपकरण: प्रतीकात्मक दृष्टि
Authors: शर्मा डाॅ.  सुमन , सक्सैना डाॅ.  नीतू
Published: February 2020

यज्ञो वै श्रेष्ठतमं कर्म - यज्ञ एक सामान्य कर्म नहीं प्रत्युत सब कर्मों में श्रेष्ठतम कर्म माना गया है। यज्ञ कर्मकाण्ड मात्रा नहीं, प्रत्युत जगत् प्रप/ हेतु प्रजापति द्वारा सम्पादित गूढ़ सृष्टि रहस्य का द्योतक है। यही ब्रह्माण्ड का केन्द्र बिन्दु एवं उद्भवस्थल है। निश्चयेन यज्ञ की सभी विधियाँ अथवा कृत्य एवं उनमें प्रयुक्त उपकरण, पात्रादि सभी लौकिक जगत् की वस्तुएँ न होकर प्राकृतिक एवं आध्यात्मिक तत्त्वों के प्रतीक हैं, जो ब्राह्मण साहित्य में प्रतिपादित यज्ञों में प्रयुक्त उपकरणो की प्रतीकात्मक व्याख्या से स्पष्ट है, उदाहरणार्थ - जल, अनस्, कृष्णाजिन, जुहू, उपभृत, सु्रवा, यूप, उलूखल-मुसल, शूर्प, अग्निहोत्राहवणी, वेदी, बर्ही इत्यादि। यज्ञ की इसी प्रतीकात्मकता के कारण दर्शपौर्णमास को भी तैत्तिरीय संहिता में देवरथ कहा गया है - एष वै देवरथो यद्दर्शपूर्णमासौ। अतः यज्ञ प्रकृति, सृष्टि-प्रक्रिया और आत्मयाग का प्रतीक है। कालान्तर में कर्मकाण्ड के प्रभाव के कारण इसका सूक्ष्म रूप तिरोहित हो गया और स्थूलरूप अवशिष्ट रहा। यज्ञ-प्रक्रिया वैदिक दर्शन को समझने, शाश्वत सत्य को प्राप्त करने और परमात्मा को प्राप्त करने का साधन है। वैदिक ऋषियों ने जिस परमसत्य का दर्शन किया उसी को हमने अपने जीवन में उतारना है और उसी के माध्यम से अपने समाज का नव निर्माण करना है। प्रस्तुत शोध-पत्र के माध्यम से यज्ञ के बृहद आयाम को धरण करते हुए केवल प्रतीकात्मक दृष्टि से अध्ययन करने का प्रयास किया है। संसार के सभी धर्मों में यज्ञ किसी न किसी रूप में सदैव प्रचलित रहा है और रहेगा। यज्ञ ही विविध-विधाओं का मूलाधर है।
परमशिव एवं परब्रह्म
Authors: शर्मा इन्दु
Published: February 2020

परमशिव एवं ब्रह्म दोनों ही भारतीय दर्शनों में परमसŸाा के रूप मे निरूपित हैं। एक का सम्बन्ध आगमों से है तथा दूसरे का सम्बन्ध वेदान्त से। अद्वैतवेदान्त में ब्रह्म की पूर्णतामूलक अवधारणा निषेधात्मक प्रतीत होती है क्योंकि उसमे कर्तृत्व व ज्ञातृत्व होते हुए भी स्वातन्त्र्य एवं बोध नहीं है। कर्तृत्व में स्वातन्त्र्य तथा विमर्श का और ज्ञातृत्व में बोध का एवं प्रकाश का सामरस्य आवश्यक है। तदपि यदि ब्रह्म में स्वातन्त्र्य को स्वीकार कर भी लिया जाए तो वह केवल अज्ञान का व्यावर्Ÿाक रूप ही होगा, साथ ही उसका स्वात्म विमर्शन नही होगा। इसके विपरीत परमशिव की ज्ञान क्रियामयता, प्रकाश विमर्शयता, चेतना, गतिमŸाा उसे एक विलक्षण परमसŸाा के रूप में सुस्थापित करती है। इस प्रकार “संविद्ब्रह्म” संज्ञा जहाँ इसकी विशेषता को आभासित करती है, वहीं दूसरी ओर वेदान्तियों के ब्रह्म से इसका वैषम्य भी द्योतित कर देती है कि “वेदान्त का ब्रह्म जड़ब्रह्म” है।
Management of Psycho-Physiological aspect of Bronchial Asthma through Yogic Intervention
Authors: PRAJAPATI SARITA , VARMA RAKESH , DUTTA AMAL K.
Published: February 2020

In this study eighty bronchial asthma patients were selected through accidental sampling and sample was divided into experimental group (n=40) and control group (n=40). They underwent Yoga therapy program for 60 days with an integrated set of yogic practices, including jihvamula, karnarandhra, kapalrandhra, tadasana, tiryaka tadasana, kati chakrasana and marjariasana , nadishodhan pranayama, bhastrika pranayama and Gayatri mantra. Bronchial asthmatics practiced these exercises for 45 minutes daily for 60 days. Stress level and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) were assessed on all the Bronchial asthmatics, both initially and after completion of study. The obtained data were statistically analyzed through paired t-test. Subjects of experimental group showed a statistically significant decreasing trend in average stress level and increasing trend in average forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) after 60 days Yoga practice, while control group showed no such improvement (P>0.01).
Correlation of Age, Yoga and Circadian Rhythm on Attention
Authors: MISRA SANTA , SATPATHY JYOTI
Published: February 2020

A field investigation was conducted concerning the impact of Yoga practice and Circadian Rhythmic impact on Span of Attention of the subjects. All the subjects were randomly selected from different Yoga practicing center throughout Orissa. They are divided into two groups like Yoga practicing groups (n=40) and Non-Yoga practicing Group (n=40). All the subjects are tested individually for four times in a day like morning, noon, evening and night, for their span of attention test. The analysis of results basing on their average span of attention score revealed that both the groups differed significantly with regard to their circadian Rhythmic impact. However, interaction impact is not found to be statistically significant which revealed the idea that the activity and arousal level may have certain other physiological aspects to be explored further.
Youth activism through Social media in Assam: An Exploratory Study
Authors: DEORI MANOJ , BEHERA SUNIL K.
Published: February 2020

The paper is an attempt to study the online participation behavior of youth in Assam in organizing social and political protests through Social media. During several protest demonstrations and rallies which took place in the middle of the year, 2012; there has been a series of cyber activism that took place prior to the street demonstrations and rallies. The paper attempts to justify the fact that, the street demonstrations and rallies which took place during that particular period, gained its momentum largely through Social Media. Therefore the period can be regarded as the beginning of cyber activism in Assam, since such online activities in publicizing and organizing any collective action in the physical world with regards to activism was not seen in the past. Based on the data collected through onsite surveys, such online communities have considerably given rise to new forms of collective action such as on/offline social and political protest in Assam through social media by publicizing and organizing people where the predominance of the youths is distinctly visible. It is seen that, there has been an increasing number of cyber activism among the online ‘Assamese’ youth communities which has apparently given raise to cyber-civil societies in urban areas. The predominance of youth in such protests is visible, since the use of social media has become a popular culture among the youth.  About 17% of the Indian populations are between 15 and 24 and they are experiencing the changes brought by the New Media technology. In examining the practices on social media, authors focus primarily on “Facebook”, which is the most popular social networking site in social media. Series of protest took place in the months of July, August and September, 2012 against unethical media practices; particularly the television media in Assam. Eventually protests against the insecurity of the women in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam and protest against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam were also demonstrated on the streets of Assam which gathered huge civic support. Few youth groups from Assam were also established who organized themselves through social networking sites to raise street demonstrations, along with certain other political parties, NGOs and offline civil society groups. The paper mainly studies the participation of youth in such protests and reflects on the case studies which can be regarded as the beginning of youth cyber activism that apparently gained momentum through social media in Assam.
पुराणों में भारतवर्ष की राष्ट्रीयता एवं भौगोलिक सीमाएं
Authors: अत्रि बजरंग लाल
Published: February 2020

भारत के अनेकों आधुनिक इतिहासकारों में यह भ्रम फैला हुआ है कि ब्रिटिश सरकार ने ही भारत को एक राष्ट्र के रूप में एकीकरण किया है तथा भारत: एक निर्माणाधीन राष्ट्र है। किन्तु पुराणों और अन्य संस्कृत ग्रन्थों में प्राचीनकाल से ही भारत राष्ट्र और इसकी राष्ट्रीयता का वर्णन किया गया है। विभिन्न पुराणों में न केवल भारतवर्ष नाम की व्याख्या ही की गई है बल्कि इसकी अस्मिता, सांस्कृतिक प्रभाव और भौगोलिक सीमाओं का भी वर्णन किया गया है। विभिन्न पुराणों मंे भुवनकोश अर्थात् प्राचीन विश्व की भौगोलिक स्थिति का वर्णन करते हुए भारतवर्ष की भोगौलिक सीमा, इसकी सांस्कृतिक विरासत, विभिन्न भाषाओं, परम्पराओं, प्रान्तरों वाले विशाल भूभाग का सांस्कृतिक, सामाजिक, धार्मिक एवं सामुदायिक राष्ट्र के रूप में वर्णन किया गया है। प्रस्तुत शोधलेख में पौराणिक प्रमाणों के आधार पर भारत के प्राचीन इतिहास, इसके नामकरण, भौगोलिक स्थिति तथा भारतीय संस्कृति की प्राचीनता का वर्णन किया गया है। पुराणों में ही इस देश का नाम भारतवर्ष पहली बार प्राप्त होता है। पुराणों के भौगोलिक विवरणों के अनुसार भारतवर्ष जम्बूद्वीप के इलावृत्तवर्ष में स्थित मेरूपर्वत अर्थात् पामीर नाट के दक्षिण में बसा है और आज भी भारत अफगानिस्तान स्थित पामीर पर्वतमाला के दक्षिण में स्थित है। पुराणों में भारतवर्ष के जिन पर्वतों, नदियों, सरोवरों, तीर्थों तथा सागरों का वर्णन किया गया है वे आज भी भारतीय उप महाद्वीप में वर्तमान हैं। आधुनिक योरापीय विद्वानों और उनके शिष्य भारतीय इतिहासकारों ने पुराणों को पंडितों की गप्प बताया और प्राचीन भारतीय इतिहास के अध्ययन में पुराणों एवं अन्य संस्कृत ग्रन्थों को ऐतिहासिक शोधकार्य के योग्य नहीं माना। विश्व के प्राचीन राष्ट्रों मिश्र, यूरोप, चीन, मध्यपूर्व के देशों का प्राचीन इतिहास उनके प्राचीन साहित्य और अन्य प्रमाणों के आधार पर लिखा गया है किन्तु भारत के इतिहास लेखन में भारतीय साहित्य को प्रमाण के योग्य नहीं माना जाता, यह आश्चर्य का विषय है। अतः भारत में इतिहास के क्षेत्र में संस्कृत वाङमय पर शोधकार्य अत्यन्त आवश्यक है। इसी उद्देश्य को दृष्टिगत रखते हुए यह शोधपत्र प्रस्तुत किया गया है।
Communication from Indian Perspective with Special Reference to Nātyashāstra
Authors: CHOUDHARY BIPLAB l. , BHATTACHARYYA KAPIL K.
Published: February 2020

Communication occupies a significant place in every aspect of human living. In fact, it is of paramount importance for ensuring the total development of a human being. However, Western approach to communication faces limitations of media-centricism, linearity and limited objective. It is often guided by political economy of transaction. Failure of such approach in facilitating development of the man necessitates for search of existence of other approach/es. India, an old civilization, has its own approach writ large in interstices of its scriptures and other literatures, and passed down through rich oral tradition of expression and internalising. This paper, drawing mainly upon the Nātyashāstra of great antiquity, suggests a model based upon the Indian approach to communication.
Strategic Business Unit to Spiritual Business Unit: A complete Organizational Transformation
Authors: MEHTA ANKUR
Published: February 2020

In the fast changing business dynamics and ever growing challenges, organizations are seeking for developmental solutions on both technical and human front. As technical solutions can be a quick fix approach, human challenges takes time to be resolved and transform into a culture statement. The crisis of ethics and moral values while practicing the Corporate Governance1 due to the prevailing mindset and the practices has evolved new scams and scandals leading to bankruptcies and recessions. On one hand we talk about Human Rights commission and at the same time layoffs, harassment, back stabbing, whistle blowing and practices like moonlighting are becoming a culture statement. This paper focuses upon creating a proper blend of learning from the East and the ongoing practices from the West to build Spiritual Business Units by applying the Yug Nirman postulates propagated by Yugrishi Pt. Sriram Sharma Acharya. It is an attempt to bridge the gaps in the existing practices and basic principles. Also, it tries to address the need to look back at our native models of development and avoid the alarming situations of the Wall Street or Times Square, which is a consequence of their glamorous looking materialistic yet hollow business models, by revitalizing and rejuvenating the value based Indian approach, which made us prosperous and lead the world economy. As a matter of fact Maddison notes that India was contributing 32.9% of the Global GDP during the beginning of the Common Era, i.e 2009 years back. An economy that remained as the most prosperous one for many centuries with successful businesses must have had very good management systems. We have to remember here that India was not just the major economic power, but also the premier centre for educational, scientific, intellectual and spiritual activities with pioneering contributions in diverse fields.
Diversity in Women Entrepreneurship
Authors: TOMAR TEJVIR SINGH
Published: February 2020

Entrepreneurship has great scope in Indian economy. Our national economy is most suited to growth of small business enterprises which offer a more convenient means of nurturing and developing women entrepreneurship by providing the means of entry into business for new entrepreneurial talents. Women entrepreneurship is both a result of applied behavioural science as well as a normative re-educative strategy of changing. The study assumes an even greater significance in view of the current and rapid changes in the societal world. In this age of economic reforms and women empowerment more and more women are entering into a variety of employment and self-employment avenues or would be compelled into them.
Cultural Literacy in Asian Indian American Students
Authors: IYENGAR KALPANA M.
Published: February 2020

The cultivation of ‘cultural literacy’ in students from multicultural backgrounds may occur outside schooling practices in the US due to curricular framing and a lack of interest in integrating cultural education at schools. ‘Cultural literacy’ warrants student participation and requires a conducive learning environment where multiethnic students can seek inspiration through exploration. The San Antonio Writing Project organizes literacy project called the Kahani Project, and it fosters creativeness and facilitates authentic expression of cultural funds of knowledge of Indian American students. Performing arts including dance and music engage Indian students and enable them to learn about their culture, heritage, and religion. The Kahani Project is culturally contextualized writing activity, where Asian Indian American students write about their generational practices that may not addressed in schools in the US. This qualitative study explores two narratives written for the Kahani Project. The study utilized Leiblich et al., holistic content analysis to arrive at themes, categories, and meta categories. The findings revealed Indian students’ willingness to preserve their culture through writing about Indian dance and music. The second inference of this study was that Indian students’ heritage is neglected and excluded in US curriculum.