Kerala

The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined health care as, “all the activities whose primary purpose is to promote, restore or maintain health” (Kruk & Freedman, 2008 p. 263). Under this definition includes childhood immunization, drugs for infectious disease, education relating to sanitation and proper dietary needs, and life sustaining medical treatment. Yet, in TWN almost 10 million children under 5 years of age die yearly from manageable diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia (10…

1.3 SIGNIFICANCE of THE PROBLEM: The education has been conceived for ages as a means of transmitting to the child all that is required to equip him in skills and competencies to enable him to function in a society in the best possible manner. This has always been the main objective of education and relevant to all ages and societies. The principles of education not only involve imparting knowledge to the child, but it also involves development of the child’s critical awareness, cultural…

Chandragupta I was the first great ruler of this dynasty who ruled from 320 AD to 335 AD. He expanded the empire by conquering kingdoms of Prayag, Magadha and Nepal. He made use of matrimonial alliances to expand the empire along the Gangetic plain. Samudragupta, the son of Chandragupta I, ascended the throne of the Gupta Empire in 335 AD and ruled till 380 AD. Samudragupta was known for his military prowess and is known as the Napoleon of India. He carried out a series of military conquests…

INDUSTRY PROFILE AYURVEDA AN ANCIENT METHOD OF TREATMENT Ayurveda is composed of two terms, Ayu which means ‘life’ [longevity] and Veda which means ‘knowledge’ [science]. Hence, the term Ayurveda means ‘science of longevity’. This is an established, time tested and practiced science. Ayurveda is a part of Atharva veda and it is considered to be the oldest known system of treatment survived all these years can be verified with the fact that this unique system of treatment survived all these…

women in their personal and public life. In God of Small Things, the rules of India's caste system are wrecked by the characters of Ammu and Velutha, an Untouchable or Paravan. The whole episode in novel takes place in the southern Indian state of Kerala, and circles around an outlawed relationship between a Syrian Christian divorcee and mother of two children, Ammu, and a low caste carpenter, Velutha. A divorced woman is not entitled any right to pursue for happiness in life. The only itinerary…

Background The pursuit of a world without poverty is now a global challenge not only for global actors but also people themselves. This challenge is very significant especially in traditional fishing communities where the deprivation of multiple indicators is constant and continues (IFAD, 2003). The questions being shooted are like why are traditional fishermen so often poor? why are efforts of poverty alleviate programs not resulting with desired outcomes? How experience of poverty in…

indian activist and writer Arundhati Roy, published a book tittled «The God of Small Things». Some of you you can have read it, but in case you haven't done so already, don't worry: I'm not going to spoil it. The book sets in the town of Ayemenem in Kerala, India. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins and describes the life of an Indian girl (the author) and her brother. Roy captures the children's observations. Through the girl’s eyes you are shown family dynamics of…

The National Environment Tribunal Act, 1995 was enacted by the Parliament to grant for strict liability for damages arising from any accident happening while managing any hazardous substance and for the establishment of a Tribunal for the successful and prompt disposal of cases arising from such accidents, with a view to give aid and compensation for damages caused to person, his or her property and the environment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Liability under Sec. 3…

Organizational commitment is a conception that has to do with the degree of commitment that employee display toward employers. As part of this concept, determining the level of responsibility that employees feel toward an employer is important. The underlying estimate is that if an employee is truly committed to the goals and aims of the arrangement, he or she will manifest that commitment in term of individual oeuvre ethic, the livelihood of company goals and generally be dedicated to the…

The rules, restrictions, prejudices and values within a society can have profound impacts on an individual’s sense of identity and place in the world. This is exemplified in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things and Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You, set respectively in the Indian village of Ayemenem and 1970s Ohio. Both texts provide similar provocative insights to identity through the exploration of context and the construction of characters whose personal values are in constant…