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THE MENACE OF MAOISM P ADITIYA MIZAN INTRODUCTION Maoism is a political theory formulated by Mao Zedong (1893 - 1976), the Chinese political leader. It was the guiding political and military ideology of the communist party of China (CPC). Rooted in anti-imperialistic struggle, it supported armed revolution in order to achieve political transformation. It aimed at establishing a classless society through armed revolution and envisaged the agrarian peasantry as the key revolutionary force.…

Chapter III A Name without a Face Geeta Abraham Jose’s By The River Pampa I Stood (Time - Early part of the twentieth century) Keralam (the State of Kerala was formed in September 1956) became the site of progressive ideals as early as the nineteenth century with the arrival of missionaries from England and other parts of Europe to Malabar, Kochi and Tiruvitamkoor. Missionaries criticized various practices like untouchability, unapproachability, sexual immorality, hierarchies based on caste,…

B.Ananda Rao M.A,M.Phil,(Ph.D) Asst.Prof, of English Sri Vasavi Engg College, Tadepalligudem. “A study of tradition and culture in the selected plays of Wole Soyinka and Girish karnad”. INTRODUCTION Wole Soyinka is the first African writer to win the Nobel…

Man or Monkeys” this was the question asked by the Chairman of Kerala State Electricity Board, in 1970. The incident dates back to the days when Silent Valley protection movement was at peak. Save Silent Valley was a movement to save the Silent valley, an evergreen forest in Kerala, in 1973. The campaign was designed to save the Silent Valley from being flooded due to construction of Hydro-electric power plant in that very place by Kerala State Electricity Board. This Project was to come up on…

industry is contributing more than Rs. 8300 million to the Indian GDP and this industry helps to earning foreign exchange to tune of Rs. 13000 million per annum. The major portion of coconut cultivation is from the four south Indian states, namely Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, which comes up to 90 per cent of total coconut production. This crop has a significant impact on social and cultural impact on the coconut cultivators. Marketability and price established of coconut and…

Mrs. Ramya Krishnan (2014) in her study titled “A study of Financial Inclusion and financial literacy among tribal people in wayanad district in kerala” with the objectives of mainly to find the extent of financial inclusion and awareness of financial products and the day to today money management among tribals. The study states that the tribal people are less informed about the various financial…

The word “stigma” originated from the Greek language refers to the actions and gestures used to express something that is noticed as unusual and bad enough. The term stigma has been studied by Erving Goffman. According to Goffman (1963) stigma refers to an attribute that deeply discredits the possessor. Stigma has a great influence on the self esteem of the individual. The role and status of the individual from the common man’s normalcy change to a strange man. The perception of the society…

Patience can be bitter but its fruit is always sweet and if it’s a mango it’s definitely the sweetest. When banana shows off height, apple mesmerizes it with its red blush. The tanginess of orange is no less tantalizing but the ease of grapes always helps him to gain profit. The berry community making everyone count, who reach more “berries”. Every pome has its specialty we can always adore. Let’s read what Aditi Shastri has to say about it. India's diverse climate ensures availability of all…

disease. There are many factors that can affect these decisions when it comes to choosing the type of approach an individual wants to take with overcoming an illness. In Halliburton’s book, people seeking psychiatric healing in Kerala choose from an array of…

New England Forests When the pilgrims arrived in 1620, they cut down most of the forests in the New England area in order to clear land for farming and to build houses. However, from 1850 to 1950, many people abandoned farms in favor of jobs in the textile industry. Others moved away because the land in the Midwest was cheaper. In any case, once these farmers left, the forest ecosystem began to recover. Seeds were carried to the abandoned fields by animals and the wind. Over time, the fields had…