Indian society today is a society in transition. The age-old misconception that the Indian economy is predominantly rural is now eroding. It is true that one's village culture, community, caste, and familial ties still majorly impact the average…
In our culture, mental health is explained through a sound efficient mind with controlled emotions. A mentally healthy person when threatened with conflicts and frustrations maintains balance by working against stress. Mental health is the ability to…
The Liberal Studies journal invited five eminent experts in the domain to ponder over the mental health challenges and concerns in contemporary times. Dr. B. Mukopadhyay discusses how the practices available in yogic sciences can preserve mental…
Set in New York, the book is filled with the experiences of a boy from Vietnam as he struggles with both his identity as well as sexuality. Even as everyone interprets a work of literature in their own way, I see a sense of urgency in the tone often…
The book under review is written by Alyssa Ayers who has been privy to the rise of India since liberalisation and opening up of the Indian economy. It is a well-written work consisting of eight chapters spread through three phases of ‘looking back',…
In this book, Navroz Dubash has brought to its readers' various perspectives of different experts from the field of climate science and policy and created a comprehensive volume in order to understand the Indian perspective on Climate Change. It is…
Turkmenistan is a Central Asian country that largely depends upon agriculture and is enriched with natural resources like natural gas, petroleum, salt, and sulphur. The country has the sixth-largest natural gas reserves. Since its independence in…
A distinctive feature of the rise of the multipolar world order in the 21st century has been the proliferation of multilateral institutions. While the raison d'être of these institutions essentially remains elevating multilateral interests, as…
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (a cleanliness campaign) was initiated in 2014 under the regime of the NDA government. As the name signifies, the term ‘Swachh' denotes cleanliness in Sanskrit. In its nascent stages, the program attempted to ameliorate…
Liberal Studies as a concept was already successful in the Western countries especially the US. It is already on the path of success and sustainability in Indian education scenario as well. During the last few decades, the people and the government…