Maharashtra

Abstract: Girish Karnad has given the traditional tale a new meaning and significance highly relevant in the context of life today. He seems to have used myth with a view to expose the absurdity of life with all its elemental passions and conflicts, and also to show man’s eternal struggle to achieve perfection. Karnad, in his plays, tries to evolve a symbolic form out of tension between the archetypal and mythic experience and a living response to life and its values. The new dimension and…

Great leadership is the driving force to many successful organizations in today’s society. Gone are the days where being a leader means having employees who follow aimlessly without contributing to the overall goals of the company. Nowadays, in order to become an effective and successful leader it is essential to establish your role, know your purpose and recognize the importance that diversity brings to your organization; and commit to serving the needs of all people (employees, business…

Snake bite is a common medical emergency and an occupational hazard, more so in tropical India, where farming is a major source of employment [1]. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of villagers living in Vadgaongupta regarding the first aid treatment to be given to a patient of snake bite. Method used was interview technique in which only consenting adults of 439 families were interviewed and the obtained data was then analysed. 86.3% of patients of snake bite were found to be…

TITLE: Prevalence of hepatitis A & E among sporadic cases of acute hepatitis in a tertiary care hospital of western India ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis A & E are highly endemic & are significant contributors of morbidity & mortality in India. Retrospective analysis of the data was carried out to find the prevalence of hepatitis A & E virus ( HAV & HEV ) among the acute sporadic hepatitis patients & the coinfection of HAV & HEV among these patients. Aim: To find the prevalence of hepatitis A &…

Ltd., the group's flagship company was given the license for banking business by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in February, 2003 making it the first ever company in the Indian banking history that converted to a bank. Headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, with over 600 branches and over 1,100 ATMs spread across 354 locations, it is the fourth largest private sector bank by market capitalization in India.…

an area of 4.92 M ha yielding a production of 3.65 Mt with an average productivity of 800 kg/ha (FAO, 2009). In India, it is mainly cultivated in about 3.92 Mha, accounting for more than 80% of the global pigeonpea production. In the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, which account for >50% of the total pigeonpea area. Millions of people in the semi-arid tropics (SAT) are living below poverty line and their livelihood…

The incessant, ear-piercing screams of the fans echo through the arena. The music pours out of the speakers with a beat that shakes the stadium. A socio-cultural revolution is underway, and it has a soundtrack. Records fly left and right off the shelves, and the band skyrockets to the top of the charts. However, fame, fortune, and stress soon engulf them as they orchestrate seventeen hit singles and sell an estimated 600 million records worldwide. This legendary band entered the world at a time…

Extra-marital relationships are a part of Deshpande’s novels. In this novel, Jaya has a fruitful relationship with Mr. Kamat, a widower, Jaya’s neighbor in Dadar. The most striking quality of Kamat is that he sees Jaya as an equal. While Mohan discourages Jaya from writing, it is Kamat who introduces her with the ‘lost’ self. Jaya sheds her restraints in Kamat’s presence who gives comfort in a fatherly way. Her failed writing and her close association with Kamat are two example of Jaya’s…

Contemporary society is founded on the ideals of liberty, equality and justice yet Dalits have always remained on the periphery. As socially and culturally ostracizedcommunity, they were deliberately silenced and their tales of woe and oppression had remained unheard for a long time but fight for social justice brought about positive transformation in collective social-cultural consciousness. Cultural discourses accommodated marginalized voices and Dalit writings provided discursive space for…

Housing for homeless : innovative ideas Once in a winter night, after a long journey in train,I was walking to my home. Working air conditioning in train coaches didn't let me feel the extent of bone-chilling cold outside. But now being surrounded by cold mist and chilling wind penetrating all through my 5 layer of clothes and skin upto the bones, I just had one single wish to get inside my home as soon as possible for which I still had to walk about 1 k.m. While walking at streets that night I…