China started its market oriented reform process in 1978. Reforms have covered all major sectors of the economy including agriculture, industry, finance, international trade and investment. The major characteristics of reforms are managerial…
This paper attempts to analyse the de-mythologisation of Indian and particularly Bengali womanhood, that in the author's opinion, is to be found in Satyajit Ray's movies. These myths have been erected by the male ego, the male conscience and the male…
Humankind has been haunted and tormented by diseases that have taken a toll on hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. Deadly diseases like plague, tuberculosis, smallpox, and many others of the kind have claimed many human lives over the…
Written as a reflective account emerging from the process of reviewing and revamping an MA in English and Cultural Studies at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, in the year 2018-19, this essay takes the form of a tapestry woven out of four…
Security of a nation is closely linked to development and the growth of institutions and democracy. Human development is an essential dimension and security means empowerment of the people. In advancing the step towards non-traditional security, the…
Drawing from different academic disciplines this article addresses a mainstream genre of popular music in post-Yugoslav Serbia as a mirrorof the neocolonial processes of “thirdworldization” of small cultures which share a marginal position in the…
This article analyses the three kinds of nuclear threats that India faces; Pakistan, China and nuclear terrorism. To counter Pakistan‟s nuclear threat against India‟s conventional military superiority, India‟s strategy has been assured retaliation in…