bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
KETERLAKSANAAN PENILAIAN AUTENTIK ASPEK KOGNITIF DAN PSIKOMOTORIK PADA PEMBELAJARAN BIOLOGI DI SMA NEGERI 2 SINJAI
Authors: HARFIANI RESKY , ARSAL ANDI FARIDAH , BAHRI ARSAD
Published: January 2023

This study aims to describe the application of authentic assessment in biology learning at SMA Negeri 2 Sinjai. The type of research used was descriptive qualitative research using combined data collection techniques (data triangulation). The research subjects were biology teachers and students at SMA Negeri 2 Sinjai, which are represented by class XI MIPA 1 and class XII MIPA 2, totaling 61 people, the data collection in this study used a structured interview technique with biology subject teachers, and student responses questionnaires to the implementation of authentic assessments, as well as classroom observations to complete the information on research data. The results showed that the application of authentic assessment in the planning aspect was in the good enough category with a percentage of 91%, from the reporting aspect (results) in the not good category with a percentage of 62.30% the implementation of the attitude assessment with a percentage of 100% was not good, the implementation of the knowledge assessment in the poor category with a percentage of 88.52%, and the percentage of the implementation of skills assessment in the good category with a percentage of 54.10%. Thus, improvements are still needed in the implementation of authentic assessments at SMA Negeri 2 Sinjai, especially in terms of providing guidelines and conducting socialization related to assessments not only to teachers as assessors but also to students as assessment targets.
ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penerapan penilaian autentik pada pembelajaran biologi di SMA Negeri 2 Sinjai. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan menggunakan teknik pengambilan data gabungan (Triangulasi data). Subjek penelitian adalah guru biologi dan peserta didik di SMA Negeri 2 Sinjai, yang di di wakili oleh kelas XI MIPA 1 dan kelas XII MIPA 2 yang berjumlah 61 orang. Pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan teknik wawancara terstruktur dengan guru mata pelajaran biologi, dan angket respon peserta didik terhadap pelaksanaan penilaian autentik, serta observasi kelas untuk melengkapi informasi data hasil penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Penerapan Penilaian autentik pada aspek perencanaan berada pada kategori cukup baik dengan persentase 91%, dari aspek pelaporan (hasil) pada kategori tidak baik dengan persentase 62,30%, keterlaksanaan penilaian sikap dengan persentase 100% tidak baik, keterlaksanaan penilaian pengetahuan pada kategori kurang baik dengan persentase 88,52% , dan persentase keterlaksanaan penilaian keterampilan pada kategori baik dengan persentase 54,10%. Dengan demikian, masih diperlukan perbaikan dalam pelaksanaan penilaian autentik di SMA Negeri 2 Sinjai, terutama dalam hal pengadaaan pedoman dan mengadakan sosialisasi terkait penilaian bukan hanya kepada guru sebagai pelaksana penilaian namun juga kepada siswa sebagai target penilaian.
Sources of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Groundwater of Barcelona Urban Area
Authors: Schmidlin Diego , Scheiber Laura , Teixidó Marc , Vázquez Enric , Criollo Rotman , Jurado Anna , Puigserver Diana , Burdons Silvia , Enrich Mónica
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Groundwater is a vital resource for the development of
urban areas, where the problem focuses on the quantity and on the quality of
this freshwater resource. Barcelona is a good example as because currently
groundwater is used for irrigation of parks and gardens and street cleaning
due to its poor quality as drinking water source. Among the pollutants found
in groundwater, of special interest are contaminants of emerging concern
(CEC), as they pose a high risk to the aquatic environment and human health.
The behaviour, spatial distribution and processes that control them in the
aquatic environment are still uncertain and most of them are unregulated. In
this paper we study the inputs and processes controlling the hydrochemistry
of Barcelona urban groundwater with special emphasis on the CEC. We selected
29 CEC that were detected at high concentrations of up to 1 µg L−1 (e.g.
gemfibrozil, benzotriazole, among others). Towards the higher zones we
identify groundwater with relative low mineralization more proximate to the
natural recharge composition, while towards the urban area the anthropic
inputs are evident (e.g. nitrate concentrations range from 50 to 200 mg L−1).
Near the Besòs river there is a clear contribution from this superficial
water highly polluted, mostly from wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
discharges, and reducing conditions. The main contributor of CEC pollution
in groundwater was the river-aquifer interaction (Besòs river), while
towards the urban area it might come from sewage seepage and probably a
minor input from urban runoff. The redox state of these waters seems to
control the fate and occurrence of several of these CEC. The limitations of
this study are restricted to a single sampling campaign, therefore these
results should be corroborated with other sampling campaigns, including the
seasonal variations, which would allow establishing more robust conclusions.
Reassessing long-standing meteorological records: an example using the national hottest day in Ireland
Authors: Dooley Katherine , Kelly Ciaran , Seifert Natascha , Myslinski Therese , O'Kelly Sophie , Siraj Rushna , Crosby Ciara , Dunne Jack Kevin , McCauley Kate , Donoghue James , Gaddren Eoin , Conway Daniel , Cooney Jordan , McCarthy Niamh , Cullen Eoin , Noone Simon , Murphy Conor , Thorne Peter
Published: January 2023

Abstract. This analysis highlights the potential value in reanalysing early
national meteorological records from around the world. These were oftentimes
measured via techniques that preceded standardisation of instrumentation and methods of observation and thus could be subject to considerable biases and uncertainties. This analysis uses the techniques pioneered by WMO record assessment teams. The highest currently recognised air temperature (33.3 ∘C) ever recorded in the Republic of Ireland was logged at Kilkenny Castle in 1887. The original observational record however no longer exists. Given that Ireland is now the only country in Europe to have a national heat record that was set in the 19th century, a reassessment of the verity of this record is both timely and valuable. The present analysis undertakes a fundamental reassessment of the plausibility of the 1887 temperature record using methods similar to those used to assess various weather extremes under WMO auspices over recent years. Specifically, we undertake an inter-station reassessment using sparse available records and make recourse to the new and improved 20CRv3 sparse-input reanalysis product. Neither surrounding available stations nor the reanalysis offer substantive support for the Kilkenny record of 33.3 ∘C being correct. Moreover, recent data rescue efforts have uncovered several earlier extreme values, one of which exceeds the Kilkenny value (33.5 ∘C on 16 July 1876 recorded at the Phoenix Park). However, the sparsity of early observational networks, a distinct lack of synoptic support from 20CRv3 for many of the extreme heat values, and the fact that these measurements were obtained using non-standard exposures lead us to conclude that there is grossly insufficient evidence to support any of these 19th century extremes as robust national heat record candidates. Data from the early 20th century onwards benefit from a denser network of stations undertaking measurements in a more standardised manner, many under the direct auspices of Met Éireann and its predecessors, adhering to WMO guidance and protocols. This enables more robust cross-checking of records. We argue that the Met Éireann-recognised 20th century heat record from Boora in 1976 is verified
as the most plausible robust national temperature record based upon the
synoptic situation and comparisons with nearby neighbouring stations. This
measurement of 32.5 ∘C thus likely constitutes the highest
reliably recorded temperature measurement in the Republic of Ireland.
Ultimately, the formal decision on any reassessment and reassignment of the
national record rests with the national meteorological service, Met
Éireann.
- PEMBUATAN PAPAN PARTIKEL DARI LIMBAH PENGGERGAJIAN JENIS MERANTI (Shorea spp.) DENGAN FORMULASI BAHAN PENGHAMBAT API (Manufacture Of Particle Board From Sawmill Waste Type Meranti (Shorea spp.) With Formulation of Fire Resistance Materials)
Authors: Zarta Rasyid
Published: January 2023

This research is about the manufacture of particle board from waste Meranti wood shavings treated with fire retardants, we know that wood is a combustible material, therefore to improve the quality of wood processing, especially its resistance to fire, the purpose of this study is to identify and analyze particle board resistance to fire by treating different flame retardants. This research uses three treatments, namely by providing three different flame retardants, namely Sodium Silicate, Ammonium Sulfate and Borax. Analyzed by Completely Randomized Design (CRD), each treatment sample was made with 10 replications. The results of this study indicate that the value of water content in general ranges from 14.323% to 15.718%. The density value is between 0.620 gr/cm³ to 0.715gr/cm³. Thickness development value between 7,167% to 13,500%. The elasticity value is between 8427 kgf/cm2 to 23655 kgf/cm2. The fracture strength value is between 98 kgf/cm2 to 160 kgf/cm2. And the value of burning retention or weight loss is between 33.97% to 80.83%. The effectiveness of the flame retardant material has not been achieved at the 2002 ASTM E69 standard, it is hoped that this research will be continued by increasing the concentration of the flame retardant material so that the effectiveness value can reach the 2002 ASTM E69 standard, which is > 7.5. And further research by providing fire retardant treatment is given during the process of mixing particles and adhesives on particle boards so that the cavities and wood cell walls are blocked by the presence of Urea Formaldehyde adhesive which fills the same section.
Effect Of Pressure On The Press Machine On The Percentage Oil Losses At The Pressing Station Of The PT. Sentosa Kalimantan Jaya Berau Palm Oil Mill
Authors: Kurniawan Edy Wibowo
Published: January 2023

Palm oil mills are required to produce crude palm oil (CPO) products as much as possible while still meeting the SNI quality requirements. Therefore, the effectiveness and efficiency of each stage of the process plays an important role. One of the problems that often arises is the high percentage of oil losses, especially in the pressing process. This study aims to determine the effect of variations in press machine pressure on the percentage of oil losses in mesocarp fibre dregs.

The research was conducted on press machine no. 1 PT. Sentosa Kalimantan Jaya (SKJ) palm oil mill, Berau district, East Kalimantan. With pressure treatment at three levels, namely 50, 60, and 65 bar. The results obtained were analysed for oil content and then identified and analysed using a causal diagram.

The results showed that the increasing pressure on the pressing machine was inversely proportional to the percentage of oil losses in the dregs, but the broken kernels also increased. The best pressure is at 65 bar with an oil loss percentage of 4.19%. Based on the results of the cause-and-effect diagram, there are 4 factors that can affect the high or low percentage of oil loss, including: raw material factors, human resource (HR) factors, machine factors, and environmental factors
Assessment and Achievement Standards of Mathematics Students at Elementary Level in Punjab
Authors: Khan Muhammad Arshad , Jamil Mubashrah
Published: January 2023

This research deals with the Development of a Standardized Achievement Test in Mathematicsat Elementary Level. It contains a review of current literature dealing with the decline in mathematics achievement, mathematics assessment, concept development, and the effects of standardized testing. A survey was conducted in elementary schools throughout Punjab Pakistan. The purpose of the survey was to assess teachers' perceptions of how preparation for the major annual standardized achievement test affects the pacing, sequence, and presentation of their mathematics curricula. 1500 from grades 8th completed a limited response questionnaire. The results indicate that a majority of elementary-school students prepare for the standardized achievement test by covering all testable skills by testing time. However, most students feel that preparation for this test has a negative impact on their mathematics programs.
Impact of Structure of Ownership on the Company’s Performance regarding Dividend: Evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Shah Ansar Abbas , Ahmed Waqar
Published: January 2023

It is critical for firms to consider the impact on their structure of ownership and dividends on the execution of the organization when making choices with a view toward maximizing earnings. The focus of this study is on the dividend's and ownership structure's effects on a company's bottom line. The study used a panel-regression analysis to determine impact of foreign ownership, family ownership &institutional ownership, on the financial execution of Pakistani firms. Secondary sources were used for this study's data collection. Using information from the PSEL and the Reports of 74 firms over a 6-year period, we have identified a population of interest consisting of non-financial enterprises included in the KSE-100 index. Foreign ownership dividend payment was all shown to significantly affect business performance in the research. Based on the findings, it seems information is crucial for describing the pattern of dividend distribution and its effect on a betterment of firm. This study is novel in that it examines the relation among ownership structure and dividend performance. Evaluation of the structure of ownership to analyze its influence on business execution to generate returns of high investment, this study will aid firms in making of decision to earn greater revenue and help individuals in making their choice.
Էքսպերիմենտալ դասավանդում. լեզուների իմացության գնահատման բաղադրիչային-կուտակային համակարգի ներդրումը ՀՊՏՀ օրինակով / Experimental Teaching: Introduction of the Componential-Cumulative Assessment System of Language Competence (based on the example of ASUE)
Authors: HARUTYUNYAN LUSINE , SARGSYAN RUZANNA , MKRTCHYAN ALLA , HAKOBYAN LILIT
Published: January 2023

The result of every course implies aquisition of course contents or learning
outcomes by the learner/student. The choice of types and
approaches of assessment of the aquisition level of learning
outcomes have been a thorny issue throughout all the stages of
the history of teaching methodology. The paper addresses the
problem of language competence assessment. During the second
semester of the 2021-2022 academic year, within the framework
of experimental teaching, the ASUE Chair of Languages initiated
the implementation of a new componential-cumulative
assessment system for language courses. Based on the results of
the approbation of the system, the survey conducted among
teachers and students, as well as focus group discussions and
SWOT analysis, the authors make several suggestions and
adaptations to make the system more applicable and effective.
ՀՀ տարածքային անհամաչափության գնահատում և վերլուծություն / Assessment and Analysis of the RA Territorial Disparity
Authors: MOVSISYAN MANUK , KARAPETYAN TSOVINAR , OHANYAN TAGUHI , MINASYAN ANNA
Published: January 2023

In the paper, through the authors’ calculations of
the gross regional output at basic prices, the disproportionate
development of the RA territory in 2008-2020 was analysed and
assessed according to the regions of the Republic of Armenia
and the city of Yerevan. As a result the patterns and features of
the territorial disparity were revealed, as well as the
specialization of the regions was evaluated according to the
economic activity degree and the existence of a regression
relationship between the increase (decrease) and economic
growth (decline) of the RA territorial development variation
coefficient in 2008-2020 was revealed through the econometric
model.
As a result of the analysis of the indicators characterizing
the territorial asymmetry, a high level of asymmetry was
recorded both between the city of Yerevan and the regions, as
well as between the regions, which was due to the degree of
specialization of individual regions according to the types of
activities and the share of these types of activities in the RA
economy.
Factors Affecting the Criminal Behavior among Pakistani Youth: A Case Study of Punjab Province Pakistan
Authors: Ahmad Adeel , Naz Madiha , Meer Yumna , Gillani Syed Muhammad Ahmad , Manzoor Adeela , Hussain Zakir
Published: January 2023

Crime is one of the major problems in Pakistan. Increased incidences of crime across the country are becoming a matter of great concern. It is popular to associate criminal behavior with the poor physical, psychological, social, and economic conditions of the impoverished segment of the population. Poverty, unemployment, and corruption are Pakistan's most significant drivers of youth crimes. Keeping in view all these facts, the main objective of this study was to investigate the factors affecting youth criminal behavior in Punjab, Pakistan. In this research quantitative research approach was used. Primary data was collected through field surveys. A multistage random sampling technique was used for data collection. In the first stage, two districts were selected randomly from central Punjab. In the second stage, district jail Faisalabad and district jail Pakpattan were selected purposively. In the third stage, a sample size of 300 respondents was chosen purposively. A questionnaire was designed as a data collection tool, and collected data were analyzed by using SPSS 25 version. The study's findings indicated that most of the respondents who were involved in crimes were married and between 21 to 25 years old. Univariate analysis revealed that poverty, unemployment, poor socialization, and peer pressure were major causes of crime among youth. Bivariate analysis showed that excessive social media usage and youth unemployment contributed to criminal behavior. So, the present study suggested that Governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) should collaborate to enhance awareness and youth empowerment to guarantee that individuals have the necessary skills and training to participate in the labor market and become productive members of society.
RYE GRAIN QUALITY: INFLUENCE OF STORAGE CONDITIONS
Authors: Gomez Castro María Laura , Larregain Claudia C. , Aguerre Roberto J. , Coscarello Ethel Noemi
Published: January 2023

The germination power of a local variety of rye grain (var. Don Ewald INTA) has been studied. They have been rewetted at different moisture levels, 10, 12.5, 15 and 17.5%, and have been stored at 10, 20, 30 and 40°C. Weekly samples of each moisture and temperature condition were taken, to carry out the germination tests of the material. It has been found that the germination power of the seeds decreases with the storage time, following first order kinetics. Moisture content and temperature during storage affect kinetics, such that any increase in temperature or moisture content manifests itself as an increase in the rate of deterioration of the seed. The best conditions of preservation of germination power were achieved with samples of 10% moisture (w.b.) stored at 10 °C. A mathematical expression is presented that models the spoilage.
FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDITING
Authors:   Dr. N.REKHA, serves as Assistant Professor of Commerce, S.T.Hindu college, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamilnad, REKHA Dr. N. , Krishnaveni Dr. R. ,   Dr. R.Krishnaveni, M.Com, M.Phil, M.B.A, Ph.D is currently the Principal and Associate Professor, S.A.V Sahaya Thai Arts and Science (Women) College, Vadakkankulam, Tirunelveli Dist., Tamilnadu, India., Sharma Dr. Jai Kumar ,   Professor in PCJ School of Management, Maharaja Agrasen University Baddi, District Solan (HP) India, Didwania Dr. Manish ,   Professor in Commerce at School of Business, Mody University of Science and Technology, Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan
Published: January 2023

This book has been written with the needs of the readers in mind. The goal of this book is to provide a detailed examination of the subjects in simple language. The primary goal of this book is to familiarise students with the basic principles of auditing and to comprehend and apply the various auditing procedures while managing their finances. This book has been written to prepare students for the responsibilities and challenges that come with being an auditor in charge. The book style will feature talks on developing issues confronting those in control positions.
Penerapan Metode Bayes Pada Sistem Pakar Mendiagnosa Penyakit Pada Saluran Pernafasan Manusia Berbasis Web
Authors: Sahrilah Ahmad , Budimansyah Purba Arif , Mulyana Jajang
Published: January 2023

Saluran pernapasan merupakan salah satu sistem organ yang sangat penting bagi manusia. Penyakit pada saluran pernapasan merupakan penyakit yang sampai saat ini tingkat kejadiannya masih cukup luas sehingga menjadi sebuah masalah bagi kesehatan masyarakat, karna penyakit ini bisa menyerang siapa saja tanpa mengenal usia dan suku bangsa. Terdapat 10 jenis penyakit, yaitu Asma, ISPA, TBC Paru-Paru, Influenza, Pneumonia, Bronkitis, Sinusitis, Tonsilitis, Kanker Paru-Paru dan PPOK. Jika saluran pernapasan mengalami gangguan dan apalagi sampai menyebabkan manusia itu tidak dapat bernapas dalam beberapa menit, maka dapat menyebabkan kemungkinan yang namanya kematian. Ini dikarenakan kurangnya pengetahuan masyarakat tentang penyakit pada saluran pernapasan dan cara mencegahnya menjadi penyebab utama terjadinya penyakit pada saluran pernapasan manusia. Maka dari itu dibutuhkan aplikasi sistem pakar yang mampu meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pemahaman masyarakat terhadap penyakit ini. Dari 10 penyakit, diperoleh hasil tertinggi yaitu Influenza dengan nilai 0,144. Penelitian ini diterapkan menggunakan metode pengembahan System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) “Bayes Berbasis Web”Kata Kunci : Saluran pernapasan, Sistem pakar, Bayes, SDLC Waterfall.
Outpatient Care Utilization and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in Cirrhosis during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Malik Talia , Nallapeta Naren , Rabiee Atoosa , Mahmud Nadim
Published: January 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic caused global disruptions in healthcare delivery and utilization. Serper, Marina et al. studied the trends in mortality, healthcare utilization, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance and completion for cirrhosis during the pandemic in a national cohort. [1] This article summarizes the @GIJournal Twitter discussion held on October 9, 2022 regarding this study titled ‘Patterns of Care Utilization and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance: Tracking Care Across the Pandemic’ [1](Figure 1). This session was moderated by Dr. Atoosa Rabiee (AR [@AtoosaRabiee]) and key findings were critically reviewed by Dr. Nadim Mahmud (NM[@nadimmahmud]).
TRENDING KILLERS OF PLANTS; AN OVERVIEW OF THE MOST PREVAILING PATHOGENIC FUNGI
Authors: Raza Ali , Hairs Muhammad , Riaz Aamir , Rafiq Rumesha , Basharat Memoona , Shaheen Muqaddas , Goshi Sumaira , Asghar Sabahat , Khan Ali , Rehman Zia Ur
Published: January 2023

Agriculture is crucial for all of humanity and will continue to play a significant role in ensuring the continued food security of the world's expanding population. There are several illnesses that may affect plants, especially crop plants, which can result in significant reductions in production. Plants, and especially crop plants, are particularly susceptible to these diseases. The lessons learned from history show that illnesses of this kind not only harmed agricultural output but also had a negative impact on the economy. The majority of the losses may be attributed to fungal infections. Such fungal infections are imposing a continousthreat to the sustainability of plants gobally. These phytopathogens show great persistance in causing plant diseases and quality degradation. Pathogenic fungi employ a variety of techniques to colonies plants and infect them with illness. Necrotrophic fungi destroy their hosts and consume their remains, whereas other fungi invade live cells (biotrophs). Pathogenic growth is strictly controlled, and specific infection components are created, for the full invasion of vegetative organs. Fungal infections use a wide range of virulence determinants to further colonies hosts and spread illness. The roles that virulence variables play vary depending on the infection approach. Necrotrophic pathogens produce poisons that damage plant tissue, although most pathogens obstruct the main plant defense. Contrarily, biotrophs use effector chemicals to prevent plant cell damage and change the metabolism of plants in the pathogen's benefit.
A szerzetes: a hagyomány embere. Az ausztrál Michael Casey, a Szigorúbb Fegyelmű Reformált Ciszterciek Rendjének tagja
Authors: Cetera Roberto
Published: January 2023

This is the Hungarian translation of an interview made with father Michael Casey, O.C.S.O. by Roberto Cetera (L’Osservatore Romano, Friday 15 April 2022, no. 15, 4). Father Casey shares his ideas about the nature and significance of the vocation of monks in our contemporary world in the light of various current challenges and highlights the importance of rootedness in the Christian spiritual tradition.
The War and the Gender divide: Examining Women’s Poetry of the First World War Era
Authors: Smitakshi Chowdhury
Published: January 2023

World War I poetry generally tends to take into consideration only the works of male writers such as Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, male poets who had been in the line of duty themselves. However, what is largely ignored is the vast body of women’s writing of the era. This blind ignorance, even with the existence of published anthologies is due to the prevailing notion that war is largely a man’s business. Little existing documentation of women’s contribution in various serving units during the Great War also contributes to the ignorance. They served as nurses, drivers and a wide variety of other roles on the battle front. The women who remained at home showed immense courage in handling the situation. Some were involved in knitting, some in solving the food crisis. Others entered the munitions factories to serve the country. This paper aims to bring to light the crucial role that these women played during the Great War. This paper will examine how women battled sexism and the shibboleth of traditional gender roles to emerge as brave fighters on the battlefront and at home, at par with the men.
Feminine Quest for Freedom: A Re-reading of Ponna- Perumal Murugan’s One Part Woman
Authors: Dr. Sujatha S
Published: January 2023

Regionalism has now become a vital aspect in writing, reading and analysis of literary texts and other cultural practices. At present, writings from the Tamil literature take the audience into the core of unsophisticated rural areas and also to the scenes which are unfamiliar to the audience so far. Perumal Murugan is one among the controversial contemporary authors and as a professor, he has greatly contributed to the academic field of Tamil Literature. This particular research paper tries to conduct a study over the work One Part Woman. It was a translation of Madhorubhagan (2010), Murugan’s fifth novel. The novel offers us a sensitive portrayal of the disappointment and gender discretion experienced by a woman named Ponna. In this novel, Ponna throws out the fretters showered upon her by the patriarchal forces in the society and experiences the taste of freedom. Ponna speaks for those who suffer silently a lot and also for those who always become a disparaged figure.
Perspectives on Doris Lessing's The Grass is Singing: A Postcolonial Reading
Authors: Md Shams Tabrez
Published: January 2023

This paper presents and interprets the study of Doris Lessing's novel, The Grass is Singing (1950) with a theoretical support of the postcolonialism. It reflects a strong psychological study about a frustrated woman and her marital relationship with Dick Turner. Lessing paints a picture of Rhodesian society where she delineates how peasants and black people were treated by their white masters during that 1940s. It does not only focuses on political relationship between the white and the black but also explores phallogocentricism and failure of individuality. It also examines contact zone between Mary Turner, a white farmer's wife and her black African servant where two different cultures meet, clash, and grapple with each other. It aims that Mary as the heroine of the novel grasping her own identity due to overpowering colonial rule which is explored by Lessing in the form of violence and brutality. It also presents cross-hatched intersection of gender, class and race along with failed marriage and sexual obsessions.
Memory as a Diasporic Element in Anita Rau Badami’s Tamarind Mem
Authors: Anisha Roy
Published: January 2023

This paper deals with mutability of memory as a diasporic tool in Anita Rau Badami’s Tamarind Mem. Anita Rau Badami is an Indo-Canadian Diaspora writer. Her critically acclaimed first novel Tamarind Mem (1996) explores the sweet-sour nostalgic confrontation of mother-daughter relationship through mutability of memory while focusing on Indian domestic life and life in Canada. The relation of diaspora and memory contains important critical and may be even subversive potentials. Memory can transcend the territorial logic of dispersion and return and emerge as competing source of diasporic identity. In diaspora literature memory is a performative, figurative process.
Reflection of culture and Tradition in Manju Kapur’s Home
Authors: Dr. Ritu Kumari
Published: January 2023

Manju Kapur is a versatile author, and all of her novels portray the true and authentic picture of human life under various circumstances. The novels of Manju Kapur invite our serious attention, and the quality that we find in her books is of rare merit and distinction. Home, one of her most successful delineations from the perspective of the social and cultural milieu, forces the readers to think deeply on a lot of issues of family life. Nisha, the protagonist has to suffer a lot just because the members of her family do not try for equality and justice. The present paper tries to present such more delineation. It reflects the cultural and traditional aspects also.
Cultural Conflicts, Mimicry, and Hybridity in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things
Authors: Jitendra Kumar Bharti
Published: January 2023

The paper focuses on the issues like cultural conflicts, hybridity, and mimicry in Arundhati Roy’s novel The God of Small Things (1997) that rose out due to the impact of colonial power, ideology, language and culture. Through the postcolonial approach, I have made analysis of the text and found a clash between cultures such as Hindu and Christianity, Indian and British; hybridity of which fine examples are the twins Estha and Rahel, and Chacko; mimicry represented by Pappachi and Baby Kochamma, and the colonial superiority by Margaret and Sophie Mol. The paper also deals with the psychological, social, and religious impacts of colonialism.
In Pursuit of Secularism: Religious and Political Complexity in Selected Works of Shashi Tharoor
Authors: Mukesh Kumar Maurya  , Dr Aparna Trtipathi
Published: January 2023

The term secularism means separate from religion or having no religious basis. It indicates to what the dissociation of religion from political economic social and cultural aspects of life. It advocates the equal opportunities for the follower of all religion. Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism) believes in the holistic and comprehensive religious belief and trying to integrate them. The term related to the Vedic concept of Dharmnirpeksh (the indifference of state to religion) and the Vedic philosophy Sarv Dharm Sambhava (the destination of all part follower of all religion is same). In Indian constitution the word ‘secular’ is added by making forty-second amendment act in 1976 with a belief of equality and equal protection to all community. In the other hand, it has taken the power to interfere in religion so as remove evils in it such as dowry system, child marriage, triple talaq, uniform civil code, CAA, law of overpopulation control act etc. In India there are mainly two perspectives regarding Secularism. One perspective related to the views of Mahatma Gandhi. The followers of these views accept that secularism in India can only be possible with an adoption of pluralism by every Indian citizen. The other perspective related to the views of Sangh Parivar. The followers of this view accepted that the secularism is western concept that is not suitable for the Indian context and must be replaced with cultural nationalism.
A River Sutra: A Dialogic and Meta-Narrative Work
Authors: Dr. Rajendra Kumar Khare
Published: January 2023

A River Sutra (The holiest river Mother Narmada), a great novel of Geeta Mehta was published in 1993 which received the greatest attention of all Mehta’s works. The story is told and set around Narmada in central India Though Geeta Mehta, as a postcolonial writer perhaps, known more for her essays than novels, is also a documentary filmmaker and journalist. She is one of the well-known contributors in Indian English Literature, which has a long tradition of women writers such as earlier novelists Kamla Markandaya, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Anita Desai, Shashi Deshpande, Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, etc. All these activities share a focus on India, the country of birth – its history, politics and cultures. The same concerns inform her novel: A River Sutra, a modern revisitation of prevalent traditions of Indian aesthetic and philosophical thought.
Exploring Caste, Catastrophe and Civilization in Mallabarman’s Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (A River Called Titash) and its Film Adaptation
Authors: Sumit Rajak
Published: January 2023

In the criticism of the novel Titas Ekti Nadir Naam (1956), Mallabarman’s widely read Bengali novel, the life-narratives of the Malos, a Bengali low-caste fisherfolk community, their unique culture, their indomitable fight to survive economically, their fight to save the Malo culture in the face of all kinds of adversary forces have been discussed to a considerable extent. In the criticism of the Ritwik Ghatak’s eponymous 1973 film adaptation of the novel, the major importance has been given to Ghatak’s treatment of the struggling life of the Malo community in a rural set up and Ghatak’s mastery as a director. Less attention has been given to the caste question which determines the social position of the Malos in various ways. In examining both novel and the film text, this paper shows that whereas how caste operates in the Malo life-world and how the system of caste determines the low-caste Malos’ social position vis-à-vis the Brahmins and the Kayasthas, their high-caste counterparts are substantively dealt with in Mallabarman’s novel, Ghatak puts more focus on the human catastrophe faced by the Malos both as individual and as a community in his film, and has attempted to document the Malo life-world, as the acclaimed filmmaker Mani Kaul argues, as a civilization. This paper is concerned with this factor of caste, the catastrophe of the Malo community, and the Malo life-world as a civilization.
Self and Society in Gurinder Chadha’s Bride and Prejudice
Authors: Dr. Kusum Vashisth
Published: January 2023

The research paper attempts to probe into the concept/idea of ‘self’ by analyzing the ‘self’ of the characters in Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice its Indian cinematic adaptation Bride and Prejudice. It will explore the hybrid or diasporic identities as against the British national identities of Austen’s characters. One of the texts explored is an adaptation of the other thereby resulting in the similarity as far as the plot and characters are concerned. However, society and culture have changed during the process of adaptation. The adapted version has a global approach. It is not only a different culture and society but also a larger world weaved in one thread. The native setting of the original novel is but a part of the larger setting of the adapted movie. The globe has taken place of Britain. Not only that but the source text belongs to the imperial nation whereas the adaptation belongs to the third world. The central setting of the adaptation is a country which was once a colony to the imperial nation of the source text. In spite of this major difference of settings, not only the plot but even the characters remain unchanged. Their position in the plot, their role and the experiences they go through remain the same. Hence, they should be the same too. What is worth exploring here is the impact of the changed society, culture and setting upon these characters. The given paper attempts to explore this aspect.
Self-Making Without Inheritance: Harriet Jacobs’s Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl
Authors: Nil Kamal Chakma
Published: January 2023

The slaves, especially women, are more vulnerable than the men to the oppressive system of slavery. It does not only seize the idea of self from a slave (which constitutes a human being, and slavery seeks support from and utilizes the existing laws by which all the legal rights of the slaves are hijacked) but also it puts them (women) into a constant struggle to negotiate, not just for the construction of their ‘selves’ but for their motherhoods and the right of being called wives of their husbands and so forth. The masters, the white, adopt numerous evil strategies which sabotage the slaves forming strong bondage between husband and wife; and parents and children. The masters and slaveholders separate the slaves to run slavery smoothly; for if they are kept together, there will grow a strong relationship among the slaves as they will share feelings, emotions, and sentiments, which may result in gathering a possible resistance against the entire slavery. In such a heavy check on the formation of family bondage, Jackobs’s spoke persona, Brent adopts several strategies, which not only help but also construct her identity and liberate herself as well as her children from the claws of slavery. Thus, this paper examines how the emergence of motherhood becomes the prime factor for negotiating and constructing self-identity, not for herself– Brent but also for her children, out of nothing– inheritance. Moreover, it has created awareness among the communities that despise slavery against slavery, afterward uprooting slavery forever.
Imagining the Dalit Identity: An Analysis of Narrative Techniques in Select Dalit writing
Authors: Dr. Riad Azam
Published: January 2023

This paper analyses the narrative techniques of two Dalit texts; an autobiography called Joothan by Omprakash Valmiki and a novel called Koogai: The Owl by Cho. Dharman. Through this analysis, the paper presents an account of the changing socio-political conditions of the Dalits in India after independence. Using the theoretical framework of narratology, the paper argues that the two very different narrative styles present in these two texts are reflective of the respective conditions within which their writers found themselves in and the larger socio-political questions that the Dalit emancipation movement was dealing with during those periods. Another aspect that the paper covers is how these two texts present the inherent conflicts and contradictions within the Dalit identity. It then asks the question whether these contradictions should be flattened to present a more homogeneous conceptualisation of what it means to be a Dalit or whether the identity should be imagined alongside these contradictions.
From Silence to Speech: A Study of Shashi Deshpande’s That Long Silence
Authors: Md. Zubair Al Mahmud
Published: January 2023

In That Long Silence, Deshpande portrays the life of Jaya, an educated, married writer. As a writer, she should be able to use her thinking and analytical skills to show the problems and contradictions in society in her writing. However, this does not happen for several reasons. She has to surrender to family and societal pressures. Not being able to say or write what she feels like saying or writing, she is forced to write what patriarchal society wants to read or hear. Even though she is educated, she remains silent against the injustices that have befallen her. Not only Jaya but also the other women characters portrayed in the novel— Jaya’s mother, grandmother, cousin Kusum, her widowed neighbor Mukta, and the women in general— have also maintained silence for centuries. Deshpande goes on to show how the social environment, as well as family preaching and practices, play a significant role in this. When Jaya gets time to reflect on the happenings of her life, she finds herself in a dilemma about what to do and what not to do. This paper aims at analyzing the factors, taking into consideration the comments and observations by other critics and theorists as well, responsible for Jaya's crisis in particular and the misery of women in general, as well as showing how, through introspection, Jaya, the representative of modern women, comes out of her victimization and crisis and breaks her long silence.
Philosophical Musings over the Phenomenon of Death: A Thematic Study of Selected Poems of Shiv K Kumar’s Where Have the Dead Gone? And Other Poems
Authors: Arabati Pradeep Kumar
Published: January 2023

This research article makes an attempt to thematically study the philosophical musings of Shiv K Kumar over death in his selected poems of Where Have the Dead Gone? And Other Poems. Kumar’s first love is poetry and, therefore, he is called an intuitive and philosophical poet. In his scholarly collection of poems, he seriously cogitates on the occurrence of death and questions where man goes after he dies. He is quite certain that intellect and reason cannot explain the mystery of life while intuitions can make us comprehend what life is. Through his poems, the poet makes his readers understand that life is balanced between the two absolutely opposite points of birth and death. It is a universally known fact that where there is birth, there is death. Birth is glorified and death is treated as something dreadful and is, hence, mourned. Intertwined in the philosophical riddle of birth and death, man has been trying for ages to delve into the mysteries of life, death, and rebirth. The poet wants to remain calm and composed and takes the life as it comes to him. In his collected poems, it is clearly understood that he treats the death of human beings and animals equally.
Problematics of the Matrix of Gender and Sexuality: Men, Women and Transgenders
Authors: Dr. Aarti Vishwakarma
Published: January 2023

Gender and sexuality are now too much talked about terms in our society and academics but they still have a labyrinth of complications and matrix of misunderstandings that confuse the identities of the concerned individuals— both from the individual side and from the public side. Gender and sexual identities, as critics of feminism and sexuality studies argue, are culturally constructed and are more fluid and cultures specific. Gender identities seem to remain universal as almost every society, in all over the world, with few exceptions, is patriarchal. In such typically patriarchal societies gender norms are more rigid in terms of their performativity among the common members of the set society and are more part of the public sphere, sexual identities are more tabooed and are part of more personal and protected spheres. Speaking of the formation of such identities and naturalization of the self through the processes in which an individual goes through it has been observed that all these identities are spatial and temporal and, in many cases, they are more based on the occasions in which a child unfortunately grows up—for example sexual abuse and exploitation. The article tries to explore the ways in which these gender and sexual identities are formed not only in terms of man and woman but also of transgenders.
Exploring the Elements Dichotomy of Human Relations in Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan
Authors: Smt. Sudha Kumari
Published: January 2023

The Indian partition experience has generally been seen as being extraordinarily complex and violent kind of appearance in literary works. There are manifestations of oppression and violence that are the most recognized themes in the context of postcolonialism. The “decolonization” of writing, which aims to transcend this colonial history, will bring about and illuminate a wide range of subjects through its interpretation. Numerous books have been published about post-colonialism in India, but writers like Khushwant Singh have seen this magnificent historical period as a matter terrifying phenomenon. His novel, Train to Pakistan (1956) was written on the backdrop of Indian partition. The unavoidable reason of partition has been examined in this novel which was a sprout of radicalism and fundamentalism sparked by bolstering community attitudes. They effectively and precisely express the fear and exposure of human existence brought on by the pangs and enigmas of the consequences of the Partition. In addition to offering a wealth of information, Train to Pakistan is also unconventional in the matter of themes, style and narrativity. Khushwant Singh has provided human qualities that would interpret any sense of authenticity, dismay, and credibility rather than presenting the events in political terms. Thus, the story not only describes the existence of man and his struggle to survive, but it also demonstrates that despite social exclusion, people may still be a source of inspiration for others who are unhappy, upset disappointed and misinformed.
Ethnic Dehumanization in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner
Authors: Vishwa Bhushan
Published: January 2023

Ethnic dehumanization occurs when an ethnic group thinks that the other ethnic group is not equal to it and can be treated as less than human. The debut novel of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner manifests intangible situation between the Pashtuns and Hazaras who are two different ethnic groups in Afghanistan. The purpose of my paper is to deal with the concept of dehumanization, the reason for dehumanizing ethnicity and to analyses the effect of dehumanization depicted in Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. Theories of sociological and psychological approaches are used in this paper. Apart from Shia and Sunni sects, few Hindu, Sikh and Jew communities inhabit Afghanistan, but in this fragmented nation major issues of the conflict between Hazaras and Pashtuns have resulted in dehumanizing ethnicity. Hazaras are dehumanized by Pashtuns as they consider them as the poorest and weakest ethnic group in Afghan. Pashtuns consider themself superior than Hazaras because of physical appearance, religious’ beliefs and cultural practices. Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, highlights the issues of dehumanization and dehumanizing ethnicity which is the main reason of the bad effect on psychological health of oppressed ethnic people in Afghanistan. In this novel, Hosseini not only highlights the psychological and social health of Hassan but through Hassan he tries to give the glimpse of all Hazara’s psychological and social status. Dehumanization of ethnicity creates hate in one group of people by their fellow group of people and it divides the people into two groups in which one tries to repress others and sometimes it results in genocide, slavery and molestation. That’s why dehumanizing ethnicity is curse for the society because it creates discrimination at every level of humanity.