Book of Abstracts National Conference: “Issues in North...

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National Conference: “Issues in North East India and the Role of ODL & OERin Higher Education”, March 19-20, 2019Book of Abstracts

Gauhati University Institute of Distance and Open Learning

March 19-20, 2019Organised by

Gauhati UniversityInstitute of Distance and Open LearningGuwahati – 14

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1. GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE HEALTH SECTOR WITHSPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ASSAM GOVERNMENTAfshana Parveen2. THE IMPORTANCE OF A SEPARATE TIME ZONE FOR NORTH EASTINDIA Arindam Garg3. A STUDY ON THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THESLUM AREAS OF GUWAHATI Anjana Baruah4. SPREADING OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION THROUGH OPENLEARNING MODE TO ADULT LEARNERS-AN OVERVIEWAparajita Baruah5. ODL, ICT AND LIBRARY Anupama Chetia6. EXPLORING THE ROLE OF TOURISM IN NORTH EAST INDIAAnshuman Barua7. WITCH HUNTING IN ASSAM AND THE ROLE OF MEDIA: A CASESTUDY Aparna Haloi8. THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OF MAJULI, THE LARGESTINHABITED RIVER ISLAND OF THE WORLD: AN OVERVIEWAkrista Bora9. ETHNICITY AND GENDER: AN EXPLORATION Barasa Deka10. LITERATURE AND SOCIETY: REFLECTION OF CLASS QUESTION INTHE WRITINGS OF BISHNU PRASAD RABHA Bedika Neog11. RELATION OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION ON WOMEN'S MENTALHEALTH Berlin Gogoi12. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF FEMALE SINGLE PARENTSBetriphi Erica Kharmih13. A STUDY OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE OF WORKING MOTHERS UNDERBOKO DEVELOPMENT BLOCK OF KAMRUP (R), ASSAMBhanu Prabha Goyary14. INDIA'S LOOK EAST POLICY: ORIGIN AND EVOLUTIONBhuban Sing Basnet15. EMANCIPATION AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN INDIA: AFAR CRY Bhupali Saikia16. DISPARITY OF HEALTH CARE IN THE STATES OF NORTHEASTBijita Sarmah

CONTENTS01GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION ISPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ASS02THE IMPORTANCE OF A SEPARATEINDIA03 A STUDY ON THE DOMESTIC VIOSLUM AREAS OF GUWAHATI04 SPREADING OF HUMAN RIGHTSLEARNING MODE TO ADULT LEA05 ODL, ICT AND LIBRARY06 EXPLORING THE ROLE OF TOUR07 WITCH HUNTING IN ASSAM ANDSTUDY08 THE ECONOMIC CONDITION INHABITED RIVER ISLAND OF TH09 ETHNICITY AND GENDER: AN EX10. LITERATURE AND SOCIETY: REFLTHE WRITINGS OF BISHNU PRAS11. RELATION OF GENDER DISCRIMHEALTH12. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF FEM13. A STUDY OF WORK-LIFE BALANCEBOKO DEVELOPMENT BLOCK OF14. INDIA'S LOOK EAST POLICY: ORI15. EMANCIPATION AND EMPOWERFAR CRY16. DISPARITY OF HEALTH CARE IN

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17. SOCIETY AND VALUES Bibha Talukdar18. MODERN WORLD: A SCENARIO OF CHILD ABUSE AND CHILDLABOUR Bishnu Konwar19. IMPORTANCE OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING MODE INPROMOTION OF GENDER BALANCE: A STUDY WITH SPECIALREFERENCE TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN NORTHEAST INDIABikash Bhargab Sarma20. MSMEs: THE ENGINE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH FEMALEFOETICIDE: A CURSE UPON THE MODERN SOCIETYBanashree Bhuyan21. FEMALE FOETICIDE: A CURSE UPON THE MODERN SOCIETYChandamita Sarma22. NORTH EAST'S INSURGENCY A MENACE TO INTERNAL SECURITYAND HINDRANCE TO EXEMPLARY GROWTH POTENTIAL - WITHSPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIMAHASAO AND KARBIANGLONGDISTRICTS OF ASSAM Chandan Nath23. EMPOWERING WOMEN: THE ROLE OF DIGITAL FINANCIALSERVICES Chandrali Sharma24. ACT EAST POLICY AND NORTH EAST INDIA: AN OVERVIEW OF ITSPROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES Chayanika Goswami25. HIGHER EDUCATION IN NORTH EAST INDIA: A CASE OF CARGOCULT EDUCATION Chiranjib Sahoo26. FINANCING TO STREET VENDORS: A STUDY IN A SELECTED TOWNOF ASSAM Dadul Rajkonwar27. ENERGY USE IN INDIA: HOW THE RURAL PEOPLE ARE DOING?Anuradha Gogoi28. PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS TOWARDS LEARNINGMANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO D.El.EdPROGRAMME IN ASSAM Purabi Baishya29. ODL INTERVENTION FOR SKILLING AGRI-BUSINESS: A STRATEGYFOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION Devajeet Goswami30. DOWRY DEATH-A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO WOMEN IN INDIADhiraj Bhusan Sarmah31. ASSAM FRBM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Durga Devi32. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF WORK- LIFE BALANCE OF MARRIEDAND UNMARRIED EMPLOYEES Dyutimitra Sarmah33. WOMEN AS POLICE : A STUDY OF WOMEN POLICE IN ASSAMGayotree Phukon

17. SOCIETY AND VALUES18. MODERN WORLD: A SCENARIO OLABOUR199. IMPORTANCE OF OPEN AND DIPROMOTION OF GENDER BALANREFERENCE TO HIGHER EDUCATIO20. MSMEs: THE ENGINE OF ECOFOETICIDE: A CURSE UPON THE M21 FEMALE FOETICIDE: A CURSE UPO22. NORTH EAST'S INSURGENCY A MEAND HINDRANCE TO EXEMPLARYSPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIMAHDISTRICTS OF ASSAM23. EMPOWERING WOMEN: THE ROSERVICES24. ACT EAST POLICY AND NORTH EASPROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES25. HIGHER EDUCATION IN NORTH EACULT EDUCATION26. FINANCING TO STREET VENDORS: OF ASSAM27. ENERGY USE IN INDIA: HOW THE R28. PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTMANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH SPPROGRAMME IN ASSAM29. ODL INTERVENTION FOR SKILLINGFOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION30. DOWRY DEATH-A SIGNIFICANT TH31. ASSAM FRBM AND ECONOMIC DE32. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF WORKAND UNMARRIED EMPLOYEES33. WOMEN AS POLICE : A STUDY OF W

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34. INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY AND THE NORTH EAST REGION:PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE Gitika Borah35. IMPACT OF DIGITIZATION IN OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNINGGuruprasad Khataniar36. A CASE STUDY ON THE CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE EDUCATIONIN THE STATE OF ASSAM FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONHemanta Kumar Das37. DREAMS OF HEAVEN: A STUDY ON TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN INASSAM Imrana Begum38. PERSPECTIVE OF COUNSELLOR TOWARDS COUNSELLING IN ODL-A CASE STUDY OF KKHSOU Indrani Kalita39. YOGA THROUGH DISTANCE MODE IN ASSAM: A STUDYIndrani Deka40. AUTONOMY MOVEMENT IN NORTH EAST INDIA: A CASE STUDYOF AUTONOMY MOVEMENT OF HILL TRIBES OF ASSAMIshani Senapoti41. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF ANTENATAL CARESERVICE AMONG A TRIBAL COMMUNITY IN ASSAM Jacob Islary42. POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN ASSAM: A STUDY ONTHE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN ASSAM LEGISLATIVEASSEMBLY Jahnabi Devi43. A STUDY OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: CONSTITUTIONAL ANDHUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION DURING THE ILL PRACTICE OFWITCH HUNTING IN THE STATE OF ASSAM Jahnu Das44. "SOCIO ECONOMIC CONDITION OF WOMEN WORKERS IN BRICKINDUSTRY:SPECIAL REFERENCE TO GOALPARA DISTRICT"Jayashri Devi45. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN ASSAM AND ITS DETERMINANTS- A STUDY Jayashree Sarma46. FEMINISATION OF POVERTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TONORTH-EAST INDIA Jyotimala Das47. IMPLEMENTATION OF RTE ACT AND THE GOVT. POLICIES ONERADICATING CHILD LABOUR IN STATE OF ASSAM, WITH SPECIALREFERENCE TO KAMRUP METRO Polee Saikia48. FROM LOOK EAST TO ACT EAST: ASSAM AS THE CENTRE FORINTEGRATION OF THE NORTH EAST TOWARDS DEVELOPMENTJintu Gohain

35. INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY ANDPROSPECTS FOR FUTURE36. IMPACT OF DIGITIZATION IN OPE37. A CASE STUDY ON THE CHALLENIN THE STATE OF ASSAM FOR HIG38. DREAMS OF HEAVEN: A STUDY ONASSAM39. PERSPECTIVE OF COUNSELLOR TOA CASE STUDY OF KKHSOU40. YOGA THROUGH DISTANCE MODE41. AUTONOMY MOVEMENT IN NORTOF AUTONOMY MOVEMENT OF H42. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRSERVICE AMONG A TRIBAL COMM43. POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT OF WTHE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEASSEMBLY44. A STUDY OF GENDER BASED VIOHUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION DUWITCH HUNTING IN THE STATE O45. "SOCIO ECONOMIC CONDITION OINDUSTRY:SPECIAL REFERENCE T47. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN A- A STUDY48. FEMINISATION OF POVERTY WINORTH-EAST INDIA49. IMPLEMENTATION OF RTE ACT AERADICATING CHILD LABOUR IN SREFERENCE TO KAMRUP METRO50. FROM LOOK EAST TO ACT EAST:INTEGRATION OF THE NORTH EA

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49. GENDER, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT: THE INEQUALITIES ANDCHALLENGES Joanna Mahjebeen50. POVERTY AND ITS IMPACT ON EDUCATION-A STUDY WITHSPECIAL REFERENCE TO BORAGAON AREA UNDER KAMRUP(METRO) DISTRICT, ASSAM Kamal Baruah51. THEORETICAL AND GEOMETRICAL DECONSTRUCTION OF'NORTH-EAST INDIA' Kamei Samson52. INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY AND THE NORTHEAST REGION:OPPORTUNITIES, CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES Karna Nath53. DEVELOPING GLOBAL COMPETENCIES THROUGH DISTANCEMANAGEMENT EDUCATION -A STUDY IN INDIA WITH SPECIALREFERENCE TO ASSAM Karan Das54. "WHY IS DOCTORAL ATTRITION HAPPENING?"-A REVIEW OFLITERATURE Kathryn Rai55. THE CHINA FACTOR IN INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY: IMPLICATIONSFOR THE NORTHEAST INDIA Kaustav Padmapati56. THE 'YOUTH', MEDIA AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN INDIA: ACRITICAL ANALYSIS Kangkana Sharma57. RIGHT TO FOOD IN INDIA: A HUMAN RIGHT ISSUEKhanjana Hazarika58. BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES: REVISITING CERTAIN THEORETICALISSUES Kishor Goswami59. VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING FORVISUALLY IMPAIRED IN ASSAM Kishor Mohan Bhattacharyya60. MOTIVATION TO YOUTH THROUGH OER ON SOCIAL ISSUES FROMVEDIC LITERATURE IN THE NE REGION Jagadish Sarma61. OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: A POTENTIAL ONLINELEARNING TOOL FOR BLENDED LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONMoyuri Sarma62. A STUDY ON EDUCATIONAL THOUGHTS OF MAHATMA GANDHIModhusmita Kalita63. RECORD KEEPING BEHAVIOUR AMONG SMALL TEA GROWERS: ASTUDY IN SELECT DISTRICTS OF ASSAM Navaraj Lamshal64. CHILD LABOUR AND CHILD MARRIAGES IN TEA GARDENS OFASSAM: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS FROM SOCIO-LEGAL PERSPECTIVENazmin Sultana

51. GENDER, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMCHALLENGES52. POVERTY AND ITS IMPACT ON SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BORAG(METRO) DISTRICT, ASSAM53. THEORETICAL AND GEOMETRI'NORTH-EAST INDIA'54. INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY ANDOPPORTUNITIES, CONCERNS AND 55. DEVELOPING GLOBAL COMPETEMANAGEMENT EDUCATION -A STREFERENCE TO ASSAM56. "WHY IS DOCTORAL ATTRITIONLITERATURE58. THE CHINA FACTOR IN INDIA'S ACFOR THE NORTHEAST INDIA59. THE 'YOUTH', MEDIA AND SOCIACRITICAL ANALYSIS60. RIGHT TO FOOD IN INDIA: A HUMA61. BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES: REVIISSUES62. VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND OPEVISUALLY IMPAIRED IN ASSAM63. MOTIVATION TO YOUTH THROUGHVEDIC LITERATURE IN THE NE REG64. OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCLEARNING TOOL FOR BLENDED LEA65. A STUDY ON EDUCATIONAL THOU66. RECORD KEEPING BEHAVIOUR AMSTUDY IN SELECT DISTRICTS OF A67. CHILD LABOUR AND CHILD MARASSAM: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS FRO

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65. INDIA'S ACT EAST TO NORTHEAST: REFLECTIONS ON THEOPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES ALONG INDIA-MYANMARBORDER Nilmi Konwar66. THE UNSEEN REALITIES: A STUDY OF CHILD TRAFFICKING INBAKSA DISTRICT, ASSAM Neelakshi Talukdar67. FROM LOOK EAST POLICY TO ACT EAST POLICY: A STUDY OFNORTHEAST INDIA Nishanta Das68. STATUS OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN NORTHEAST INDIA: ACOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Nitu Moni Bora69. APPLICATION OF QR CODE IN OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNINGNirmal Ranjan Mazumdar70. DECRIMINALIZING ADULTERY: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TOGENDER EQUALITY Pallavi Devi71. A LEGAL STUDY ON CHILD LABOUR AS A FORM OF CHILD ABUSEPallavi Basumatary72. TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONEXPENDITURE IN NORTH-EAST INDIA Paramita Roy73. FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND THE INDIAN STATE - SOMEREFLECTIONS ON THE SELF-EMPLOYMENT POLICY DISCOURSEIN NEO-LIBERAL INDIA Parimita Bhuyan74. ROLE OF SHG AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN ASSAM: ANANALYSIS Kritanjali Jaiswal75. ENSURING QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION WITHSPECIAL REFERENCE TO CTE OF ASSAM Pushpanjalee Sivom76. NORTHEAST VIS-À-VIS INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY: PROBLEMS ANDPROSPECTS Pankaj Kumar Sarmah77. A SPATIAL COMPARISON OF DOMESTIC DUTIES FOCUSSING ONTHE NORTH-EASTERN REGION Prakash Das78. PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS TOWARDS DISTANCE EDUCATION ANDOPEN LEARNING Parna Priti Bora79. ODL AND ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES: SOME REFLECTIONSPrasenjit Das80. BEING GENDER NEUTRAL: ICC IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSProtim Sharma81. A STUDY ON EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS ASSESSMENTParamita Medhi

68. INDIA'S ACT EAST TO NORTHEAOPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGBORDER69. THE UNSEEN REALITIES: A STUDYBAKSA DISTRICT, ASSAM70. FROM LOOK EAST POLICY TO ACNORTHEAST INDIA71. STATUS OF FINANCIAL INCLUSIOCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS72. APPLICATION OF QR CODE IN OPE73. DECRIMINALIZING ADULTERY: WGENDER EQUALITY74. A LEGAL STUDY ON CHILD LABOUR75. TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF HEXPENDITURE IN NORTH-EAST IND76. FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND TREFLECTIONS ON THE SELF-EMPLIN NEO-LIBERAL INDIA77. ROLE OF SHG AND WOMEN EMPANALYSIS78. ENSURING QUALITY MANAGEMSPECIAL REFERENCE TO CTE OF AS79. NORTHEAST VIS-À-VIS INDIA'S ACTPROSPECTS80. A SPATIAL COMPARISON OF DOMETHE NORTH-EASTERN REGION81. PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS TOWAROPEN LEARNING82. ODL AND ENGLISH LITERARY STUD83. BEING GENDER NEUTRAL: ICC IN 84. A STUDY ON EMPLOYABILITY SKIL

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82. A STUDY OF EMPOWERMENT AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS INMUSLIM COMMUNITY IN RELATION TO LOCALITY Rajinder Singh83. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGHDISTANCE EDUCATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE STUDYCENTRES OF KKHSOU AND IDOL, GAUHATI UNIVERSITY OFGREATER GUWAHATI AREA, ASSAM Indrani Dutta Gogoi84. GENDER & EQUALITY-WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Rajlakhi Borah85. ROLE OF EDUCATION IN EMPOWERING MISHING WOMENREGARDING ECONOMIC HEGEMONY AND DECISION MAKINGWITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MAJULI Gayatree Goswamee86. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PEDAGOGIESTHROUGH OPEN ANDDISTANCE LEARNING IN INDIA Ritimoni Bordoloi87. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF WOMEN WORKERS IN THE TEAGARDENS OF ASSAM Sikha Rani Das88. VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON GENDER WITHSPECIAL REFERNCE TO THE GUWAHATI CITY- AN ANALYSISRupali Deb Barma89. SITUATING NORTHEAST IN INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY: RATIONALAND CONCERNS Rubul Patgiri90. WOMEN TRAFFICKING IN BTAD AREA: PATTERN AND PROBLEMSRupamjyoti Nath91. WOMEN, WORK AND DEVELOPMENT: THEORETICALPERSPECTIVES Rukchana Rahman92. E-LEARNING TOOLS FOR KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION: ACOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Khurshid Alam Borbora93. A HIGHLIGHT ON IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTYON THE LIVES OF PEOPLE OF REMOTE AREAS OF ASSAM WITHSPECIAL REFERENCE TO HAJO REVENUE CIRCLE Saidur Rahman94. A STUDY ON SERVICES PROVIDED BY UNORGANISED CARPENTERSAND MASONS AND CHALLENGES FACED BY THEM IN RENDERINGHOME BASED SERVICES IN KAMRUP METRO Prashanta Sharma95. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN ASSAM Saswati Deb96. PROSPECTS OF WETLAND PROTECTION UNDER THEURBANISATION PLAN IN GUWAHATI - A SOCIO-LEGAL ANALYSISSharmistha Baruah97. A STUDY ON TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF RICE PRODUCTION ININDIA Sibani Deka

85 A STUDY OF EMPOWERMENT AMMUSLIM COMMUNITY IN RELATIO86. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF HIDISTANCE EDUCATION WITH SPECICENTRES OF KKHSOU AND IDOLGREATER GUWAHATI AREA, ASSAM87. GENDER & EQUALITY-WOMEN EMP88. ROLE OF EDUCATION IN EMPOREGARDING ECONOMIC HEGEMOWITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MA89. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PEDAGDISTANCE LEARNING IN INDIA91. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF GARDENS OF ASSAM93. VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATIOSPECIAL REFERNCE TO THE GUWA94. SITUATING NORTHEAST IN INDIA'SAND CONCERNS95. WOMEN TRAFFICKING IN BTAD AR96. WOMEN, WORK AND DEVEPERSPECTIVES97. E-LEARNING TOOLS FOR KNOWCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS98. A HIGHLIGHT ON IMPACT OF UNEON THE LIVES OF PEOPLE OF REMSPECIAL REFERENCE TO HAJO REV99. A STUDY ON SERVICES PROVIDED BAND MASONS AND CHALLENGES FAHOME BASED SERVICES IN KAMRU100 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WO101PROSPECTS OF WETLAND PURBANISATION PLAN IN GUWAHAT102A STUDY ON TECHNICAL EFFICIENINDIA

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98. 'SOFT POWER' STRATEGY FOR INDIA'S 'ACT EAST': ACTIVE &INDISPENSABLE ROLE OF NORTH-EAST Sourabh Jyoti Sharma99. MOBILE LEARNING AS A MODE OF OPEN AND DISTANCEEDUCATION Sima Kalita100.GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND VISIBILITY: A SOCIAL MEDIAPERSPECTIVE Sukmaya Lama101.DROPOUTS IN DEVELOPING MILIEU Tayeba Khatun102.REVISITING OPEN EDUCATION: ITS ISSUES AND CHALLENGES INHIGHER EDUCATION Akoijam Thoibisana103.PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - A CASESTUDY IN ASSAM Tridisha Bayan104.OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING SYSTEM AND INCLUSIVE HIGHEREDUCATION: CONTEXTUALIZING DISABILITY EDUCATION INNORTH EAST INDIA Trishna Rani Borah105.STATUS OF PRIMARY EDUCATION IN CHAR AREAS OF KAMRUPDISTRICT, ASSAM: A STUDY Utpal Kalita106.CHILD LABOUR AND CHILD ABUSE IN ASSAM-SOME ISSUES TO BEADDRESSED Joyeeta Das107. THE AUTONOMY ISSUE OF RABHAS IN ASSAM UNDER RHACRinkumoni Das108. A STUDY ON FACTORS INFLUENCING GENDER BASED VIOLENCEPallabi Gogoi109.PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INATHEMATICS IN ASSAM Subhalakhi Konwar

103. 'SOFT POWER' STRATEGY FORINDISPENSABLE ROLE OF NORTH-104 ABSTRACT OF THE PAPER: MOBIOPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION105.GENDER BASED VIOLENCE ANDPERSPECTIVE106.DROPOUTS IN DEVELOPING MILIE108.REVISITING OPEN EDUCATION: ITHIGHER EDUCATION109.PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND ECONSTUDY IN ASSAM110.OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING SYEDUCATION: CONTEXTUALIZINGNORTH EAST INDIA111.STATUS OF PRIMARY EDUCATIONDISTRICT, ASSAM: A STUDY112.CHILD LABOUR AND CHILD ABUSEADDRESSED113STATUSKalita114115

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GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE HEALTHSECTOR WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TOTHE ASSAM GOVERNMENTAfshana ParveenM.Phil Research ScholarDept. of EconomicsGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 6001662706

ABSTRACTAlthough India has experienced rapid economic growth over the years,it is still lagging behind in various social fonts. A large number ofpeople are still left behind due to lack of proper social services,employment opportunities and various social securities. Particularly,in the health care sector this gap is significant over the years.Health and socio-economic developments are very closely related toeach other. Government's role is of utmost importance in developinga good health infrastructure and ensuring a good health for all peopleof the country. However in India due to stagnant budgetary provisionsand various management constraints the quality of health care facilitiessuffered substantially resulting in inequalities in health outcomes acrossthe states in India.Thus, in this paper an attempt has been made to explore the status ofthe healthcare sector of Assam and the various steps taken by theAssam Government for its development.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF A SEPARATE TIME ZONE FORNORTH EAST INDIAArindam GargAssociate Professor,Department of Management Rajiv Gandhi University, DoimukhEmail: [email protected] No: 8135972161

ABSTRACTIn India, all parts of the country follow time as per the Indian StandardTime, so whether it is Mumbai in the west or Itanagar in the Northeast, every place is following the same time irrespective of the sunriseand sunset time of that particular place. This has resulted in the factthat people in the Western and Northern parts of the Country aregetting more daylight hours at the time of work in comparison to theNorth east and eastern parts of the Country. As such this paper intendsto examine and identify whether a separate time zone for the Northeastern region will be beneficial in terms of work and overall growthof the region.Keywords: Time Zone, North east India, Indian Standard Time,Separate Time Zone

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A STUDY ON THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINSTWOMEN IN THE SLUM AREAS OF GUWAHATIAnjana BaruahCotton UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9706844132

ABSTRACTA woman is considered as the heart and soul of a family. But, it isseen that the soul of a family sometimes become a prey to violence inthe hands of the male members of the family and it is most commonlyknown as 'Domestic Violence'. Generally, it is seen that women in theslums face more domestic violence than the general population asthey are usually dependent on their husbands to a large extent.Domestic violence is not a mere personal problem of a household butit is a problem of a vast society with its roots in the attitudes towardswomen and the institution of marriage. The study centers on the slumareas of Guwahati which focuses on the domestic violence againstwomen, its associated factors and also provides suggestions tominimize the problem.

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SPREADING OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATIONTHROUGH OPEN LEARNING MODE TOADULT LEARNERS-AN OVERVIEWAparajita BaruahLL.M.,PhD(Law)Faculty & Research Guide in LawP.G.Department of LawGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9957184277

ABSTRACTThe United Nations has adopted several measures for creating anenvironment where people from all walks of life can enrich theirknowledge in the field of human rights. One of the vital areas ofconcern identified by the Human Rights Council in 2006 is thespreading of awareness of human rights education to every stratumof the society. The knowledge of core human rights can easily bedisseminated through open learning process. In this regard the learningmaterials pertaining to human rights play pivotal role in enhancingthe capabilities of the adult learners through open learning process.In this paper, an attempt has been made to scrutinize variousprovisions pertaining to human rights education at the internationalas well as national level. At the end, the author has suggested somemeasures to be adopted while spreading the awareness of humanrights education to the adult learners through open learning process.Key words: human rights education, adult learners.

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ODL, ICT AND LIBRARYAnupama ChetiaLibrary Assistant, Central LibraryKrishna Kanta Handiqui State Open UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9577082304

ABSTRACTIn this day and age Open and Distance Learning (ODL) becomes a majorelement in higher educational system; it transforms the educationalsystem from traditional to open. Transformations of educational systemshave brought out incredible changes in educational environmentto facethe challenges of electronic age. Library is always an integral part of anytype of educational system.A library plays a very important role in ODLsystem and its services are in great demand to the faculty, learners andother users. The nature and prospects of distance learning have made itmandatory to use the information and communication technology (ICT)for quick responses and better performance of the library services. Thisstudy aims to explore the extent of adoption of ICT in libraries of Openand Distance Education institutions, and mainly give emphasis on needand importance of ICT in library services of Krishna Kanta HandiquiState Open University (KKHSOU) library and Gauhati University Instituteof Distance and Open Learning (GUIDOL) Library.Objectives: The main objectives of this study are presented as follows:�To find out the role of library in ODL�To exploredifferent ICT services that can be provided in the librariesof ODL institutionsto ease the barriers of ODL learners.�To find out the different challenges and opportunities faced by librariesin adopting ICT services.�To explore the adoption of different ICT services in KKHSOU libraryand GUIDOL library for their ODL learners.Methodology: While addressing the problem, emphasis will be given tothe adoption of appropriate methodology. A survey method has beenused for the collection of data. The primary data has been collected byinterview method.Keywords: ODL, Library, ICT, KKHSOU, GUIDOL

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EXPLORING THE ROLE OF TOURISM INNORTH EAST INDIAAnshuman BaruaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Economics, Gauhati University - 14Email: [email protected] No: 9435280547Paramita Roy

ABSTRACTTourism is said to be one of the world's largest economic sectorsaccounting for 10.4% of global GDP and 9.9% of total globalemployment and 9.4% of India's GDP and 5% of total employment inIndia in 2017. With both direct and indirect or induced impacts of thetourism sector and with the impact only expected to increase in thefuture, the sector assumes special significance for a developing countrylike India, and more so for a region like North East India. The NorthEast with its varied landscape including mountains, valleys, wildlifeparks, river islands, hill stations, waterfalls, rich biodiversity,conglomeration of different religious faiths and also being a culturalmosaic, is like a 'paradise unexplored', which presents ampleopportunities for enhancing tourism in the area. This is also recognizedby the government with its thrust on developing infrastructure andimproving connectivity in the area and promoting theme-basedregional tourism circuits. Given this, this paper attempts to explorethe role of tourism as a leading sector of growth and development inthe North East.

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WITCH HUNTING IN ASSAM AND THE ROLE OFMEDIA: A CASE STUDYAparna HaloiDepartment of Communication & Journalism,IDOL, Gauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8638021150

Bharati BharaliAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Communication& JournalismGauhati UniversityABSTRACT

The irrational attitude toward any supernational objects leads to thebirth of superstitions. Superstitions are tools for some people to earntheir advantages. Albeit the technological advancement, people getindulge in heinous traditional practices which severely affect thestructure of the society. Witch hunting is a common superstitionprevail in India or more specifically in Assam. There are some initiativesundertaken by some persons to analyse the cause and effect of thesepractices like "project prahari" by Kula Saikia and "mission BiruBala"by BiruBala Rabha. Superstitions are more prevailing phenomenon ofAsian culture. Our work aims at studying the effects of Witch Huntingprevailing in Assam and their impacts on society. Some cases relatedto witch hunting in Assam are the case of Shikarigaon, a remote villagein Majuli Island, the case of Sapekhati Village of Udalguri District etc.Media plays an important role in influencing people in any social issuesnow a days. Therefore in this work we have considered various medialike news paper, television, e-news paperetc for analyzing how it canbe used to curb superstitions like Witch Hunting by creating awarenessamongst the people of the society.Key Words: Witch Hunting, Superstition, Assam, Media

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THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OF MAJULI, THE LARGESTINHABITED RIVER ISLAND OF THE WORLD:AN OVERVIEWAkrista BoraAssistant ProfessorDept. of Humanities, GIMT, Azara, Ghy-17E-mail:[email protected]

ABSTRACTMajuli, the largest inhabited river island of the world is located in theBrahmaputra River of Assam. It was a subdivision of the Jorhat district.Recently, it is declared as the 33rd districts of Assam and it is the firstriver island district of the country. Agriculture is considered as thebackbone of the economy of Majuli where 75% people of the totalpopulation depends upon agriculture for their livelihood. The riverisland has suitable natural conditions for agriculture as the soil, rainfalland climate are suitable for cultivation.This paper is an attempt to analyse the economic condition of Majuli.The study is based upon primary as well as secondary data. Theanalysis of the paper found that agriculture is the mainstay of theeconomy of this place. However, the small scale industries and thecottage industries also play a vital role. On the other hand, tourismsector which includes camping, fishing, eco-tourism, cultural tourism,mass tourism activities etc. are some major attractions which hasbecome very important for the economic welfare of Majuli.Keywords: Majuli Island, Agriculture, Tourism.

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ETHNICITY AND GENDER: AN EXPLORATIONBarasa DekaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Political ScienceGauhati [email protected] No: 9678006621

ABSTRACTThe growing consciousness amongst various groups of their groupidentities within liberal democracies, has not only given serious fuelto growth of Individual vs group rights debate, but also created theground for seriously engaging into question of gender equality withinthe group specific demands for rights. One such category for demandof group specific right has been ethnicity. However, continuedemphasis on ethnicity as a basis of group rights has led to the rise ofvarious pertinent questions, such as how should we try to understandwomen's location in the discourse on group rights and ethnicity? Thepoint of reference may remain to understand the co-existence andconflict of group interest and women's interest. While articulation ofethnic identity is undertaken in the form of collective group actionwomen are also essentially brought into the fold of such identity andits preservation. This paper tries to explore the issues of ethnicity andgender within the existing complexities.

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LITERATURE AND SOCIETY: REFLECTION OF CLASSQUESTION IN THE WRITINGS OFBISHNU PRASAD RABHABedika NeogM. Phil. ScholarDepartment of Political ScienceDibrugarh UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9954881530

ABSTRACTLiterature in its various forms and modes acts as a powerful instrumentto articulate change and mobilization in the society. Literatureembraces human concern and experiences and expresses our opinionsand ideologies in creative moulds. This paper analyses how classquestion has been reflected and articulated through the writings ofBishnu Prasad Rabha. Class i.e. the division of people into differentgroups based on their socio-economic status has been the matter ofcontestation between rich and poor (bourgeois and proletariat in acapitalist society) and class division, according to Marxists can beabolished through revolution that demands arousal of revolutionaryconsciousness among the proletariat. Rabha used literature as a toolto reflect the class division of a society and to create revolutionaryconsciousness among the proletariat. This paper reviews Rabha'saspirations of a socialist society and articulationof class question inhis writings.Keywords: Bishnu Prasad Rabha,Class, Revolutionary Consciousness,Bourgeois, Proletariat

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RELATION OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION ONWOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTHBerlin GogoiPhd. Research ScholarGauhati UniversityEmai: [email protected] No: 9706106971

ABSTRACTGood mental health is related to mental and psychological well- being.Persons with mental health problems face stigma and discriminationin many ways. Families are frequently unwilling to recognize thepresence of illness, even where recognized families, parents and othercare givers may sometimes be reluctant or afraid to seek professionalhelp. There is a widespread lack of knowledge on the nature andprevalence of mental health problems including mental illness. Thelack of knowledge is often accompanied by fear and even hostilitytowards those with mental health problems. Therefore, the paperfocuses on the vulnerabilities women are exposed to in the course ofeveryday social interaction and how such distressful events affect theirmental health and looks at the issue of women's mental health from afeminist perspective, as gender is a critical determinant of mentalhealth.Keywords: women, mental-health, gender.

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ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF FEMALESINGLE PARENTSBetriphi Erica KharmihMaster of Social Work StudentEmail: [email protected] No: 9774180738)

Jacob IslaryAsst. Professor Social WorkAssam Don Bosco UniversityTapesia Gardens, SonapurGuwahati-782402, AssamABSTRACT

Single parenting is becoming an emerging trend in society but notwithout challenges. The study has been carried out among the Khasiwomen of Shillong, Meghalaya.It aimed at understanding the challenges (economic, social and mental)faced by female single parents and strategies that they use to adjust inlife.The study was carried out among fifty single female parents in Shillongregion, Meghalaya.The study shows that majority of the single parents faced economic,social and mental health problems - livelihoods (85%), childreneducation (70%), family food and nutrition (60%), not able to meetchildren's needs (90%), housing and daily consumables (95%), socialisolation (65%), mental health issues (60%) and child disciplining(90%).Keywords: Single Parent, Economic Problems, Social Isolation, ChildDiscipline

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A STUDY OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE OF WORKINGMOTHERS UNDER BOKO DEVELOPMENTBLOCK OF KAMRUP (R), ASSAMBhanu Prabha GoyaryLecturer,College of Education,Boko.Contact no.:8876333878,7002310646Email: [email protected]

ABSTRACTWomen are recognizing as the second population of world. The womenof 21st century empowered herself to find the own destination.Working mothers also easily balance the work-life situation whichrarely seen in men's life. The present paper based on some educatedmother who are working in various educational institutions(private/govt.),different offices, companies etc. under 69no.GP(GaonPanchayat)of Boko Development Block. The investigator collectedprimary as well as secondary data in this purpose. The investigatorfound that apart from the job satisfaction, working mothers easilyhandle the work-life situation due to their economical strengthens.Although we see some gender discrimination in society, yet themothers of the study area may the ideal person as they smoothlybalancing the work and family life. The investigator positively endedher study by saying that today's highly educated empowered motherseconomically contributed to society where they live and makethemselves an ideal person for children for proper balancing of work-life situation and can also inspire the next generation to feel that gendermay not the barriers of your success.Keywords: Gender, Education and working mothers.

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INDIA'S LOOK EAST POLICY: ORIGIN AND EVOLUTIONBhuban Sing BasnetB.Ed. 1st yearBiswanath College of Education, AssamEmail: [email protected] No: 8876872258

ABSTRACTThe political and economic developments in the different parts of theworld during the early 1990s brought the radical changes in therelation among nations resulting in the emergence of an era ofglobalization. Globalization brought about an increasing integrationof economic and societies an open up opportunities and challenges toboth developed and developing countries. The Look East Policyemerged as an important tool for country's foreign policy. It wasdeveloped and enacted by the former prime minister of India P.V.Narasimha Rao (1991-1996). India's Look East Policy is an effort tocultivate extensive economic and strategic relations with the nationsof Southeast Asia. Further, the present government under the PrimeMinistership of Narendra Modi has renamed the Look East Policy asthe Act East Policy which mainly focused on the extendedneighbourhood in the Asia Pacific regions to promote economiccooperation, cultural ties and develop strategies through continuousengagement at bilateral, regional and multilateral level by providingenhanced connectivity to the states of North Eastern Region of India.The paper will intend to explore the origin and evolution of Look EastPolicy of India and tried to highlight the recent development fromLook East Policy to Act East Policy. The paper will also try to discussthe implication of India's Act East Policy on North East India.Keywords: LOOK EAST POLICY, ACT EAST POLICY AND NORTHEAST INDIA.

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EMANCIPATION AND EMPOWERMENT OFWOMEN IN INDIA: A FAR CRYBhupali SaikiaAssistant ProfessorAssam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management SivasagarEmail: [email protected] No: 8876530064

ABSTRACTIn a welfare state economylike India groomed under true andsuccessful democracy and armed withthe fundamentallawguaranteeingequality and justice, it is expected thatdisempowerment, dis-privilege, discrimination,inequality,asymmetries, marginalization, devalorization and reification wouldcease to exist and womanhood wouldsoon be acknowledged andvalorizedin building nation's identity.However, the ground reality is not as per the expectations.Emancipation and empowerment of women in this oldest civilizationare still a far cry in spite of the populist gimmicks of the 'welfarists',jurists and advocates of feminisms and post feminisms.Against this backdrop an attempt has been made in this paper toprobe the obstacles behind the empowerment of women in India. Suchan effort will definitely help in making concrete efforts to build a'gender-just society' in India.Keywords: Emancipation, Empowerment, Equality, Justice, WelfareState and Democracy.

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DISPARITY OF HEALTH CARE IN THESTATES OF NORTHEASTBijita SarmahResearch ScholarGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8876338221

ABSTRACTHealth is considered to be the most important component for humandevelopment. Healthy population can live a long and better life, canbe more productive and contribute more to the society. Tremendousefforts has been made to improve the living conditions of the peopleof northeast. NRHM was launched in the year 2005, specially designedto improve the health sector. Even though health sector is progressingbut it is quiet uneven among the states. NER Vision- 2020 mentionedthat despite physical expansion of health facilities, access to qualityhealth services remains low.In this context, attempt is made to find the comparative analysis forthe 8 northeastern states to find the changes made by NRHM coveringa period of 10 years i.e. between 2005 and 2015 using secondary sourceof data. For this analysis, the key indicators adopted are health status,health expenditure and health infrastructure in order to obtaincomplete health scenario as they are considered to be important factorsfor health sector development.Keywords: NRHM, Health status, Health expenditure, Healthinfrastructure, Development.

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SOCIETY AND VALUESBibha TalukdarAsstt. PrrofessorrDeptt. Of PhilosophhyBijni CollegeEmail: [email protected] No: 9365969297

ABSTRACTSociety is a unitization of whole. It is a systematic unit where peoplelive and do together for enrich. There is a close relation between societyand individual. Society is nothing without individual and there is noexistence of individual without society. Man is a social animal. Anormal man cannot live without society. Social nature of man is aninter characteristics of man. Self expression, communication to othersand lead the others to right way are most important basis of man'ssocial life. Society is most important for living rightly and morally.Value stand at the very core of human decision making. When wework in an organization whose culture aligns with our personal value,we feel liberated. Values are good habits that are contagious. Valuesbind us together. Social values form an important part of the cultureof the society. It indicates the general good deemed desirable fororganised social life. Social values are most important to remain amember of society in which we live. The important social values arerespect, justice, honesty, service, responsibility, family and community.Keywords: Society, Value, Culture, Respect, Justice, Honesty, Service,Responsibility, Family, Community.

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MODERN WORLD: A SCENARIO OF CHILDABUSE AND CHILD LABOURBishnu Konwar, M.A;M.EdCollege of Teacher Education,DhakuakhanaEmail: [email protected] No; 9101029546

ABSTRACTChild Abuse is defined as an overarching mismanagement,mishandling. Child abuse is not simply any harm that befalls children.Children throughout the world suffer from a multitude of harmsmalnutrition, starvation, infectious disease, congenital defects,abandonment, economic exploitation, the violence of warfare, to namea few. Not all harm that befalls children is child abuse. Child abuse isharm resulting from intentional human action. The most fundamentalattribute of child abuse is that it is harmful to the child and detrimentalto his/her well-being. Child labour is a problem worldwide, but itparticularly affects children in developing countries. This paperanalysis the types, various sign, causes, major facts about the childlabour and child abuse. To promote the awareness for protecting childand suggestion what we can do for anyone when he/she is a victimchild.Keyword: Well-being, Technology, Suggestion, Awareness.

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IMPORTANCE OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNINGMODE IN PROMOTION OF GENDER BALANCE:A STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TOHIGHER EDUCATION IN NORTHEAST INDIABikash Bhargab SarmaAssistant Professor of PhilosophyGurucharan College, SilcharE-mail: [email protected] No: 9435177783

ABSTRACTThe Open and Distance Leaning is an important and flexible mode ofeducation focusing on impartial access to educational opportunities.India has high and growing enrolments in Open and Distance LeaningInstitutions. Gender disaggregated data on education has revealedthat compared to the male counterparts, women have, for the mostpart, attained only lower levels of formal education. Because of failureto remove gender gap in higher education, a majority of the femalescannot access proper employment. The Open and Distance Leaninginstitutions in Northeastern states through its distance learning modehas come forward to break this trend in gender inequality by providingequal educational opportunities to all.This paper tries to examine the role of Open and Distance Learningmode in fighting against the issues of gender inequality in terms ofaccess and quality and promotion of gender balance in the field ofhigher education in North East India.

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MSMEs: THE ENGINE OF ECONOMIC GROWTHBonosree BhuyanAssistant Professor,Five Years Integrated M.Com Course,Department of Commerce,Gauhati University, GuwahatiEmail: [email protected] No: 9706421190

ABSTRACTMicro, Small and Medium Enterprises play a significant role in theIndian Economy. The Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesDevelopment (MSMED) Act, 2006 has been enacted with the objectiveto promote and develop MSMEs and also enhance theircompetitiveness. This act has brought in several changes to this sector.An overview of this act has been presented. The study also analysesthe present definition of MSMEs along with the proposed changes inthe definition. A sample of 100 MSME units in the Kamrup andKamrup Metro districts of Assam has been chosen with the objectiveof studying the problems faced by enterprises in Assam. Somesuggestions have also been forwarded.Keywords: Definition, problems, MSMEs .

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FEMALE FOETICIDE: A CURSE UPONTHE MODERN SOCIETYChandamita SarmaAssistant ProfessorDispur Law College, GuwahatiEmail: [email protected] No: 8486764679

ABSTRACTFemale foeticide is a heinous act and it is a clear indicator of genderbased violence. In earlier time this ghastly act was very much prevalentin different parts of the world including India. But the continuance ofthis practice still in this modern society is unfortunate. It has becomea social hazard which expresses the utmost hatred towards the femalesin our society. Female foeticide is the most significant and high riskviolence against female sex as because it destroys a life even before itsentry into the world only because it is a female. Female foeticide is anillegal process or practice whereby a foetus is aborted after it isdetermined to be a female by using the technique of ultrasound. It isone of the most rampant social evil prevailing like curse upon thesociety. Through this paper, the author has made an endeavour togive an overall idea about female foeticide along with its causes andconsequences particularly in Indian society. The author also hasprepared a small sketch on female foeticide issues in the North Eastregion of India. The legal aspect of this sensitive issue is also analyzedand an earnest attempt is made to formulate a few suggestions to rootout this violence.Key words : Foetus, Female foeticide, social hazard, ultrasound.

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NORTH EAST'S INSURGENCY A MENACE TOINTERNAL SECURITY AND HINDRANCE TO EXEMPLARYGROWTH POTENTIAL - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCETO DIMAHASAO AND KARBIANGLONGDISTRICTS OF ASSAM.Chandan NathPost Graduated M.ComDibrugarh UniversityE-mail- [email protected] No.8011677679/ 9401239348

ABSTRACTInsurgency has always been along pending issue in the North Eastchallenging the resolve of growth and normalcy of North East by theUnion of India.The objectives behind the study are to understand thecore reasons and interests behind evolution of such rebel groups andways to effectively root out such militant outfits. For this purposequalitative research method has been adapted and it is an analyticalresearch. Secondary data has been given due importance andinvestigation has been done through data available in the internet,newspapers and magazines. Failure to effectively eradicate rebellionsfrom the North East and Assam could be attributed to administrativeloopholes, unemployment, underdevelopment, foreignintelligencesupport, sophisticated funding network and improperinvestigation.The modus operandi is to investigate into various aspectsand hit hard the nucleus of the organization so that it would crumble.One such shining example is the dissolution of DHD, militant outfitof DimaHasao by NIA.Keywords: Insurgency, Internal Security, Qualitative Research,Analytical Research, NIA

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EMPOWERING WOMEN: THE ROLE OF DIGITALFINANCIAL SERVICESChandrali SharmaM.Phil Research ScholarDepartment of Women's Studies Gauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9706363417

ABSTRACTThis paper provides an insight on digital financial services (DFS) inIndian context. DFS is emerging as a very important topic in presentdays. It has several benefits ranging from saving costumers' time andphysical efforts by providing online financial services which can easilybe accessed even from the remotest area at an affordable cost. Thetechnological innovations in banking sector have been able to makebanking and financial services available at the customers' fingertips.Despite the Government's several measures towards digital inclusionmost of the people are yet to enjoy its benefits, especially the Women,who were found to be largely financially excluded in comparison tomen. Studies show that Digital Financial Inclusion is emerging as apromising method of addressing the constraints faced by women inthe uptake of financial services. However it is worth studying, howDFS has benefited the women of Assam.

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ACT EAST POLICY AND NORTH EAST INDIA:AN OVERVIEW OF ITS PROSPECTSAND CHALLENGESChayanika GoswamiGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9101599986

ABSTRACTIndia'sAct East policy is an effort for cultivating extensive economicand strategic relations with Southeast nations in order to bolster itsstanding as a regional power. It is an important foreign policy initiativewith South East Asian countries under the regime of present PrimeMinister Narendra Modi which came to power in 2014.The mainmotive behind this policy is basically to revive political ties, regionalsecurity cooperation and most importantly to develop strong economiclinkages. This paper proposes to analyze various dimensions of LookEast Policy since 1992 focusing its strength mainly on northeasternregion, which is basically gateway of Southeast Asia. It also attemptsto discuss about the various challenges that comes its way. The paperwill be based on both primary (documents and reports of government),secondary (journals, newspaper, articles etc.).Keywords : Act east policy, North east India, bolster.

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HIGHER EDUCATION IN NORTH EAST INDIA:A CASE OF CARGO CULT EDUCATIONChiranjib SahooAsst. ProfessorDepartment of HistoryCotton College, Ghy.Email: [email protected] No: 6002291323

ABSTRACTModern education was introduced into colonial Assam by governmentagencies and Christian missionaries. Driven by motives of colonialneeds and religious zeal, it failed to usher in what may be termed asthe liberating influence of modern education. This was carried intoindependence by a collaborative bourgeoisie which had usurped thecolonial machinery based on coercion and violence.A distinguishing characteristic of education that prevails under suchcircumstances lays emphasis on knowing and not understanding andwhat is aptly termed as 'cargo cult' education. The proposed paperseeks to investigate the political, social, and economic circumstancesand seek a possible explanation.Keywords: Education, Cargo Cult Science, Knowing, Understanding,Trial and Error

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FINANCING TO STREET VENDORS: A STUDY IN ASELECTED TOWN OF ASSAMDadul RajkonwarAssistant ProfessorLakhimpur Commerce College,North Lakhimpur, Assam-787001Email ID: [email protected] No: 9706386327Momy Shyam

ABSTRACTStreet vendors are integral part of informal sector. Most of the streetvendors work hard to survive in their profession. Study revealed thata significant number of street vendors arranged finance from theirown source. Study also observed that the banks and other micro-financial institutions are not interested to provide micro credit to thisdeprived sector on the ground that they are unable to provide collateralsecurityfor obtaining micro-credit.The aim of this study is to highlight the problems of financing to streetvendors as well as ways and means to overcome these problems. Studyis based on primary and secondary data. Data are collected from fieldsurvey and books, journal, websites etc.Keywords: informal, integral, micro-credit, collateral, vendors.

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ENERGY USE IN INDIA: HOW THE RURALPEOPLE ARE DOING?Anuradha GogoiResearch Scholar, Department of EconomicsCotton UniversityEmail: [email protected]

Daisy DasAssistant Professor,Department of EconomicsCotton University, Guwahati-1Email: [email protected] No. - 8761809849ABSTRACT

Mankind cannot survive without energy. People in poor countriesmay experience impesssive change in their standard of living for asmall increase in energy consumption. The demand for energy isincreasing rapidly as people have to improve quality of life and fulfilldevelopment requirements. But developing countries are energy poorand such poverty is more glaring in rural areas. Rural people aredeprived of energy and the energy they use are not efficient.This paper tries to assess the nature of energy use in rural India. Italso tries to examine the extent of energy poverty in rural India. Weuse secondary data from different published sources. The study findsthat the extent of electrification has increased but it is non-reliable.Households are still using traditional energy and that may cause serioushealth hazard. The extent of renewable energy use is very limited inrural India. We recommend policy for increasing the accessibility andavailability of easy and affordable energy.Keywords: biogas, renewable energy, electricity, firewood

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PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS TOWARDS LEARNINGMANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TOD.El.Ed PROGRAMME IN ASSAMPurabi BaishyaAssisatant Professor, Department of Education,Gauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No.: 9435015007

Darsana ChangkakotiResearch Scholar, Department of Education,Gauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9864103972ABSTRACT

A learning management system (LMS) refers to a software applicationfor the purpose of administration, documentation, tracking, reportingand delivery of educational courses, training programs, or learningand development programs. LMS is widely been used in the D.El.Edprogramme specifically designed for in-service untrained teachersworking in primary/ upper primary schools of different states of thecountry. The present paper is an attempt to understand the perceptionsof students of D.El.Ed programme in Assam towards the use andeffectiveness of Learning Management System in their training. Thepaper also focuses on the problems faced by the students in the use ofLMS. For the purpose of the present paper, the investigators selecteda sample of 50 students of D.El.Ed purposefully and administeredself- prepared questionnaires to collect the necessary data. The dataobtained were treated statistically to interpret the results of the studyand deduce the necessary findings.KEY WORDS: Learning Management System, D.El.Ed, Perception.

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ODL INTERVENTION FOR SKILLING AGRI-BUSINESS:A STRATEGY FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATIONDevajeet GoswamiAssistant ProfessorKrishna Kanta Handiqui State Open UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 7636064116

ABSTRACTEducation imparts knowledge and skill, on the basis of which anindividual can select his/ her livelihood. It necessitates that theindividual keep on updating his/ her knowledge and skill throughoutthe life to stay relevant in his/ her field of work. However, after aparticular point of time or due to some other constraints, class roombased education may not be possible for an individual. In this respect,open and distance learning (ODL) bundled with IT is the way out forcontinuous update of knowledge and to acquire new skill. In thisbackdrop, the dynamics of ODL may be applied in imparting the skillamong the rural youths in the area of agri- business in the North EastRegion and the State of Assam, in particular. With this objective, thispaper tries to make a case for application of ODL in developing skillin the area of agri- business.

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DOWRY DEATH-A SIGNIFICANT THREATTO WOMEN IN INDIADhiraj Bhusan SarmahGuest Lecturer University Law College,Gauhati University.Email:[email protected] No: 8638359230

ABSTRACTDowry death is a burning problem of Indian society. It is a social sin,which is common amongst upper and middle classes of people of India,and is the main reason for abnormal deaths of married women. Infact, dowry is one of the kinds of violence committed against women.The vocabulary connotation of the expression dowry is, the wealthbrought by a wife to her husband. Dowry death and bride burningare symptoms of peculiar social problem and are an adversedevelopment of our social system. The evil has taken lives of womenfrom all strata of society be it poor, middle class or the rich. In 1986, aspecial provision that is section 304-B was inserted in the Indian PenalCode in order to deal with and punish the offence of dowry death. Asimultaneous amendment is made in the Indian Evidence Act, in theform of section 113-B. The provisions under section 304-B of IndianPenal Code is more rigorous. The offence under Section 304-B iscognizable, non-bailable, non-compoundable and triable by Court ofSession.The government of India has come up with a plethora of legislationsand reforms, not only to eradicate the dowry system, but also to upliftthe status of the women. In this paper the author tries to examine theconcept and legal provisions of Dowry death. The author alsoevaluates some of the epoch making judgments delivered by thejudiciary in the context of this social sin. At the end an attempt hasbeen made to formulate a few suggestions to root out this evil.Keywords : Burning problem, Sin, Cognizable, Non-bailable, Non-compoundable, Dowry death, Bride burning.

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ASSAM FRBM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDurga DeviMPhil. ScholarDept. of EconomicsGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9864744190

ABSTRACTFiscal base and fiscal health of a state are directly related to thedevelopment of state. Fiscal base is determined by the size of theeconomy which can be expanded in the long run. But in the mediumterm concern should be in the fiscal health of the state so that thegovernment can increase the development expenditure and expandthe economic base of the state. Balance from current revenues or non-revenue position is better indicator of the fiscal health of a state. Inthis paper my focus is to analyze the impact of FRBMA 2005 on theeconomic development of Assam and the HDI of Assam before andafter the AFRBM Act There has been seen a tremendousfiscalupliftment after the implementation of the AFRBM Act.Keywords: FRBMA, FISCAL CONSOLIDATION, DEFICIT.

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF WORK- LIFE BALANCE OFMARRIED AND UNMARRIED EMPLOYEESDimpy MahantaFounding Head and Assistant ProfessorDepartment of PsychologyCotton University

Dyutimitra SarmahP.G. Student, Department of PsychologyCotton UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9435418302

ABSTRACTWork-life balance is the division of an individual's time between theirprofessional and personal life. When an employee's professional andpersonal life complements each other rather than compete with eachother; a healthy work-life balance is ensured. The aim of this study isto compare the level of work-life balance enjoyed by married andunmarried employees. The sample size was 40 married and unmarriedemployees from Guwahati, Bangalore, and Delhi. The tool used tomeasure work-life balance was originally developed by Fisher (2001)but, later modified by Hayman (2005). The results of the studyindicated a significant difference between the work-life balance ofmarried and unmarried employees.Keywords: work-life balance, married employees, unmarriedemployees, professional life, personal life.

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WOMEN AS POLICE : A STUDY OF WOMENPOLICE IN ASSAMGayotree PhukonTata Institute of Social Sciences, (TISS) GuwahatiDibrugarh UniversityMPhil Research ScholarEmail: [email protected] No: 8473848393

Debasish HazarikaTata Institute of Social Sciences, (TISS) GuwahatiDibrugarh UniversityMPhil Research ScholarEmail: [email protected] No: 9678600104ABSTRACT

Women play variety of significant roles in our society from their birthtill the end of their life. Women are considered as the goddess in theIndian society from the ancient time.However, it is also true that theyare not treated as goddess.Women play a great role in everyone'slife.They are highly responsible for the successful continuation of life.Earlier women were limited within the household works and notallowed to go outside to perform works which involves interactionwith other people. But things are changing now. Women areincreasingly becoming aware of their rights and the dominating natureof men over their whole life. Women are being professional bread-earner for their families and an independent thinking individual ofthe country even after only being responsible for many responsibilitiesof the life.Even after playing her roles and jobs timely in efficientmanner in modern society, she is weaker because men are still strongestgender in society.In certain occupations, gender domination can alsobe found due to the boundaries set by the traditional sex-typing of ajob. Breaking all stereotypical mindset, now women are entering intothe police force which is known as male dominated job. Their numberof joining this challenging profession has been increasing year after

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year. In India, women were first recruited in police force in aroundmid 20th century, which is very late compared to western countries.Apart from all these, the Indian society is considered as a patriarchaland male dominated society, where the mindset of the people isconservative, especially in the case of women .It is also shows that,women who are in police force are independent as compared to otherwomen. So, the paper studies the problems and difficulties faced bywomen police in managing both their household and work. The paperwould also try to explore the status and position of women police intheir workplace and household. In this paper, ErvingGoffman's"Dramatugy", "Impression Management"; and importanceof patriarchy with reference to radical feminism shall also apply inthe study of women police in Assam. The paper is basically exploratorystudy which is based on mixed methodology and data are both primarydata and secondary data.Keywords: Women, Police, Gender, patriarchy.

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INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY AND THE NORTH EASTREGION: PROSPECTS FOR FUTUREGitika BorahM. Phil. Research ScholarDepartment of Political ScienceGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 7002434051

ABSTRACTIndia's Act East Policy was announced by Prime MinisterNarendraModi in the year 2014 as an extension to the Look East Policyof 1992 by P. V. NarasimhaRao. This policy aims at strengtheningeconomic, cultural and strategic ties with the Asia-Pacific regionthrough the North-Eastern part of the country. This paper tries tounderstand the historical basis and objectives of Act East Policy andits significance in the NER. The paper also attempts to make anassessment of accomplishments of the policy in the NER. The paperargues that India needs to improve infrastructure in the border areasof NER to establish connectivity linkages with the countries in theEast. The Act East Policy, if implemented properly can help India instrengthening connectivity linkages with South East Asian countriesand also in balancing the rise of China in the region.

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IMPACT OF DIGITIZATION IN OPEN ANDDISTANCE LEARNINGGuruprasad KhataniarAcademic RegistrarGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9864055805

ABSTRACTIn the context of present scenario, the process of learning has becomeasynchronous.With the help of resources available in internet anyonecan learn anytime and anywhere.It is observed that technology hasled to radical developments in many situations. In education sectortoo,with the adoption and adaptation of technology may lead to manypositive developments. Students will have an opportunity for freeaccess to open content, open knowledge and flexible technologiesirrespective of traditional or distance mode of learning.Digitaltechnologies will enable this in new and better ways and createpossibilities beyond the limits of our current imagination. Onlineplatform such as SWAYAM, edX, Coursera, etc are offering openlearning to boost the Open and Distance Learning environment inthe world.In future, learning is likely to move out from the schools,colleges or universities to home and workplace.

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A CASE STUDY ON THE CHALLENGES OF DISTANCEEDUCATION IN THE STATE OF ASSAMFOR HIGHER EDUCATIONHemanta Kumar DasAsst. Prof., Department of AssameseG.L. Choudhury College, Barpeta RoadEmail: [email protected] No: 9854907909Goutam BhattaAsst. Prof., Department of Computer Application,G.L. Choudhury College, Barpeta Road

ABSTRACTDistance education system enables people to make their education choicesfor near future. Distance education is considered one of the most importanteducational innovations professionals of our century. Distance Educationis an alternative method to conventional education. It is seen that theprofessionals of governments, public employees and other stakeholdersneed to be convinced that the ODL mode institutions are not providinghalf baked education. It is fast becoming an ccepted and indispensablepart of mainstream of educational system in almost all the countries inworld. The distance and open learning education is not a new concept.In1800s, University of Chicago newly launched major correspondenceprogram in United State in which the learners and the teachers were atdifferent location. It is addressed to wide range of potentialintergovernmental , partners, non-government and governmentsorganizations, associations, industrial corporations, specializedinstitutions, and others interested in this field to seek their cooperationin the newly introduced education system and organized need basedmeeting, training through through the open and distance learning. Afterdevelopment of Radio channels during the 1st World War and afterinvention of television in 1950s, the mode of instruction to the ODLeducation system outside of the traditional classroom had suddenly founda new delivery system. In present days we are using audio visualconferencing system which has influenced the delivering of lecture in thehigher education institute, public schools and some other industry.Keywords: Challenges, Higher Education,Distance, Learning.

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DREAMS OF HEAVEN: A STUDY ON TRAFFICKINGOF WOMEN IN ASSAMImrana BegumResearch ScholarDepartment of Women's Studies Gauhati University,Guwahati - 781014, AssamEmail: [email protected] No: 9401487036

ABSTRACTTrafficking is the second largest organised crime industry in the world.Every year millions of innocents fall victim to this heinous crime wherethey suffer various forms of torture and abuse. India's Northeasternregion has started to emerge as a rich source of victims of trafficking.According to United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, Assam isamong the top 8 trafficking hubs in India. Common sources of victimsare the women and girls from the tea tribes and tribal communities.They are lured with false promises of a better future. The study involvessurvivors of human trafficking and attempts to understand throughtheir narratives the factors responsible for their trafficking. Throughtheir narratives it can be understood where interventions are neededto stop this heinous crime. The study is conducted in Guwahati,Assam, India.

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PERSPECTIVE OF COUNSELLOR TOWARDS COUNSELLINGIN ODL- A CASE STUDY OF KKHSOUIndrani KalitaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Education, KKHSOUEmail: [email protected] No: 7002235885Sukmaya LamaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of History, KKHSOU

ABSTRACTEmergence of ODL in a developing country like India helps to promotethe higher education system to a great extent by educating people whoare in need and especially those who are aspirants and adult learners.The base of Open and Distance learning is the learner support services(LSS) provided by the institutes to their learner. One of such services isthe Counselling Service provided to learners of distance institutes throughstudy centres. The distance learning institutes provides Self-Learningmaterials to their learners. The self-learning materials enable in closingthe gap between the learner and the teacher whose role is played by theCounselorin the Study Centres. But to what extent are these counsellingservices effective to the learners? How are the Counselors providing thecounselling services? What are the methods adopted by the Counsellorswhile providing counselling? These are the questions that need to beaddressed for improving the quality of Counselling and changing theperspective of counselling at the present time. This paper is a small-scalestudy focussed on the perspective of Counselor towards counselling. Thesample consists of 200 counsellors of Krishna KantaHandiqui State OpenUniversity. It is a mixed method study where both qualitative andquantitative analysis is done by using questionnaires and personalinterview made by the researchers. The outcome of the study will reflectthe overall perspective of counsellors towards counselling and it willalso emphasise on how to improve the techniques of counselling whichplays an important role in strengthening the teaching-learning practicesin the field of Open and Distance Learning.Keywords: ODL,Counselling, Counsellor's perspective, KKHSOU,effective techniques of counselling.

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YOGA THROUGH DISTANCE MODE INASSAM: A STUDYIndrani DekaAssistant Professor, Department of SanskritKKHSOUEmail: [email protected] No: 9435115709

Chayanika RoyAssistant ProfessorDepartment of English, KKHSOUABSTRACT

Yoga has been able to prove its vitality in the human world sinceancient times till the modern times. It is now internationally acclaimeddue to its beneficial impact on various aspects of our life-mental,physical, emotional and social. In this context, many people haveexpressed their interest to know, understand and practice Yoga intheir personal as well as professional lives. In keeping with the growingneed for vocational and skill based education in the present educationalscenario, various institutions are offering Yoga programme, both intraditional and distance mode. KK Handiqui, being the only StateOpen University in the entire region of North east, stresses on impartingthe Yoga programme to enhance the skills of the learners and promotesocio-economic well-being in the society through distance mode. Thispaper seeks to address the effect of the programme on the society andon the learners who pursued the course.Keywords: Yoga, Socio-economic, Distance, Skill-development etc.

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AUTONOMY MOVEMENT IN NORTH EAST INDIA:A CASE STUDY OF AUTONOMY MOVEMENTOF HILL TRIBES OF ASSAMIshani SenapotiResearch ScholarDepartment of Political Science, Gauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8254028685

ABSTRACTMovements for Autonomy have marked the political discourse inNortheast India for the last decades. The aim and purpose of theautonomy movement is not only to bring about change in the existingsystem but also to augment legitimate expressions of aspirations bythe people having a distinct culture, tradition and common pattern ofliving. In the post colonial period, Assam which is a land of diverseethnic communities has witnessed a serious of autonomy movementsbased on the political demands for statehood. The autonomymovement of the Hill Tribals in North East India in general and NorthCachar Hills District and Karbi Anglong District of Assam in particularis a continuous effort and struggle of the Hill Tribal to protect andpreserve their distinct identity, culture and tradition and to bring abouta change in the existing socio-political arrangement. Although theSixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution has provided forAutonomous Councils in these two districts but much improvementcould not be achieved due to limited power of the Autonomous DistrictCouncil and the State government's apathy. Their demand for anautonomous state is rooted in the long history of similar movementsin the north east and has been demanding a separate state for theDimasas and the Karbis in the name of 'Dimaraji' for Dimasas and'Hemprek' for Karbis.Keywords: Autonomy, Sixth Schedule, Hill Tribes, Karbi Anglong,North Cachar Hills District.

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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF ANTENATALCARE SERVICE AMONG A TRIBALCOMMUNITY IN ASSAMJacob IslaryMSW, PhDAssistant ProfessorAssam Don Bosco UniversityTapesia Gardens, Kamarkuchi VillageEmail: [email protected] No: 8822622488

ABSTRACTKnowledge, attitude and practice are assumed to be positivelyassociated with one another. The present study attempted tounderstand the nature of relationship among knowledge, attitude andpractice on Antenatal Care and was carried out among the Bodomothers of Chirang, Assam.A cross-sectional study was carried out among 214 pregnant womenbetween the age groups of 18-45 years in Chirang district of Assam.The study used a constructed Knowledge, Attitude and Practicequestionnaire and face to face interview method.The study showed that creating mass awareness was effective inraising the knowledge level on ANC but gave mixed findings on thedifferent components of the ANC. While consumption of nutrition,reduction of substance use, utilisation of TT Injections and visit tohealth centers improved with knowledge, the utilisation of full ANCwas just 41%. Thus knowledge and attitude do not influence ANCpractice among the pregnant women according to this study.Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude & Practice; Antenatal Care;Community Health; Tribes.

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POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN ASSAM: ASTUDY ON THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN ASSAMLEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLYJahnabi DeviAsst. Prof Dept. of Political ScienceKKHSOU, GuwahatiEmail Id: [email protected] No: 9864789977

ABSTRACTIn most of the societies position and capabilities of women are oftenundermined. In fact, there always exist inequalities between men andwomen in every sphere of life. . This is due to gender division of oursociety. Empowerment of women is the most crucial step forestablishing equality and eliminating oppression against women.Political empowerment is one of the tolls through which position andthe status of women can be lifted to a great extent. In India theConstitution has provided a number of provisions which have madesignificant contribution towards political empowerment of women.But at the same time, in India, political empowerment and participationof women in politics have been hampered by various factors. Theproposed work will make an effort to provide a comprehensive ideaabout political empowerment of women in Assam by focusing onparticipation of women in the Assam Legislative Assembly.

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A STUDY OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE:CONSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONDURING THE ILL PRACTICE OF WITCH HUNTINGIN THE STATE OF ASSAMJahnu DasLL.M,P.G. Department of LawGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 7002251282

ABSTRACT"Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and anyeminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under thesuspicion of being no policy at all."- Edmund Burke. The evolution ofsociety has undergone a humongous process since ancient times andit continues even today. Since time immemorial, the women of thesociety have been the scapegoat of various ill practices worldwidewhich need no specific mention. Off late, in the state of Assam, thederogatory practice of witch-hunting was seen to be prevalent invarious districts across the state. So much so that, the State Governmentwas compelled to pass the Anti Witch-Hunting Bill as a preventivemeasure. This study focuses on the Constitutional rights vested uponthe women of the Nation against gender violence of any form and theviolations of human rights in the process of witch hunting in the stateof Assam.Keywords: Justice, Gender violence, Witch hunting, Assam.

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"SOCIO ECONOMIC CONDITION OF WOMEN WORKERSIN BRICK INDUSTRY:SPECIAL REFERENCETO GOALPARA DISTRICT"Jayashri DeviCoordinator Centre for Performing Arts, GUAssistant Professor, Folklore Research Department, GUEmail: [email protected] No: 9864120978

ABSTRACTIn the brick industry, work is seasonal, temporary, and casual innature, the employment relations between the employer and theemployees are not permanent and all relationships remain contractual.The bulk of workers come from rural areas as migrant workers andthey are illiterate, poor and work under low working conditions. Theworkers have no security of employment and get low amount ofwages. They are not getting any welfare facility.Significance of the study:This study focuses on the women employed in the brick industries inGoalpara district. The significance of this study is that it helps tounderstand the real causes of women's work, their deprivation in thework place, their role in familyand society etc. The absence of anyreliable information regarding the socio economic condition of thewomen workers in the brick industries prompted me to undertakeresearch in this field.Objectives:1. To know about the socio-economic status and working conditionsof the women workers in brick industries.2. To analyse the educational and family background of womenworkers engaged in these brick industries. The objective is toexamine women's experience in employment and its impact on theirstatus at home as well as in society.

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Methodology:This study aims to study socio-economic status of the women workersin informal sectors. As it is not possible to discuss all the units includedin the informal sectors, in this study I have chosen the brick industriessituated in Goalpara district. For this, various methodologicaltechniques have been used such as sampling, interview, observationand participant observation, administration of questionnaires, andstudy of existing literature relating to the topic. The method of simplerandom sampling is followed to interview the women workers. Besidesthe primary data, important publications including books, journals,and Government reports are reviewed. Thus the study is based onboth primary and secondary data. From each brick industry, 100women workers are selected at random. The collected field data havebeen arranged in tabular form, followed by analysis and interpretation.APA (American Psychological Association) has been followed.

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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN ASSAM AND ITSDETERMINANTS - A STUDYJayashree SarmaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of EconomicsRangia College, [email protected] No: 9864212823

ABSTRACTAssam is an agro based economy, with majority of the populationliving in rural areas and taking up agriculture as their livelihood. Theagricultural production plays a major role in determining the NSDPof the state. There are several determinants of agricultural production.These determinants can be either price or non-price factors. The presentpaper is an attempt to study the trend of agricultural production inthe state on one hand and to analyze its determinants on the other.one The data will be collected from the published sources ofGovernment of Assam and statistical analysis will be done to identifythe chief sources of growth.

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FEMINISATION OF POVERTY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCETO NORTH-EAST INDIAJyotimala DasResearch ScholarsPolitical Science DepartmentGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9435513061Nabanita DasResearch ScholarsPolitical Science DepartmentGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No; 8876653451

ABSTRACTPoverty is one of the main reasons for crucial disparities in manysocieties including North-East India. However, the gap betweenwomen and men caught in the cycle of poverty has continued to widenin the past decade. This phenomenon which is commonly referred toas "the feminization of poverty" is a matter of serious concern sincewomen experience poverty at higher rates. Therefore, the mainobjective of this paper is to find out what the reasons behind thisproblem are and how it affects women. The data collected in thispaper is through secondary sources. Finally, the paper arrives at theconclusion that "feminization of poverty" is a serious problem andnecessary step should be taken accordingly.Keywords: disparity, poverty, feminization of poverty.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF RTE ACT AND THEGOVT. POLICIES ON ERADICATING CHILD LABOUR INSTATE OF ASSAM, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KAMRUPMETROPolee SaikiaAssociate Professor, Department of EducationGauhati UniversityJyotishmita LahkarResearch Scholar, Department of EducatiionGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 7002500602

ABSTRACTChild labour is a big problem in the entire nation. It is widespreadand very harmful for the individual development of the child. Thoughchild labour in the country has been banned by the supreme court ofIndia and launched various programmes and policies to remove childlabour from the society, yet it has common sight to see in everywhereyounger children as a labour or worker in various places like - in hotels,buses, grocery shops, as a self selller in roads and hidden domesticchild labour in a hazardous condition. This paper will try to highlight"implementation of RTE and the Government policies on eradicatingchild labour in state of Assam with special reference to Kamrup Metro".

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FROM LOOK EAST TO ACT EAST: ASSAM AS THECENTRE FOR INTEGRATION OF THE NORTH EASTTOWARDS DEVELOPMENTJintu GohainResearch scholarDepartment of Political ScienceGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8876093299

ABSTRACTNo others parts of the country can outperform the north eastern regionof India in terms of availability of natural resources and also morethan 90% of the regions border forms India's international boundaries.The development of north east India as a priority in India's Act EastPolicy recognizes the importance of the north eastern region as thegateway to the east countries with the view that it is an extendedcorridor for growth, progress and prosperity of India. Thus north eastIndia can be promoted as a base for India's growing economic relationsto south east and East Asian countries and to the whole Asia. Theidea of economic integration and greater connectivity with India'seastern neighbors led the focus of the policy makers to take thedevelopment of this region in the heart of the AEP. The governmentof Assam has opened a new department called 'Act East Department'.Now it has been associated with different projects in collaborationswith international organizations entrusted to work with all the northeastern states on AEP. This paper argues Assam as the centre of northeast India for regional integration towards development under AEPin terms of three basic concepts as culture, connectivity and commerce.Keywords: India's Act East, North East, Assam and Development.

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GENDER, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT: THEINEQUALITIES AND CHALLENGESJoanna MahjebeenAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Political Science,Gauhati UniversityGuwahati-781014, AssamEmail: [email protected] No: 9864744190/9531129803

ABSTRACTThe achievement of gender equality is not only a human rights issuebut is also an essential target for peace and sustainable development.Health as a yardstick of gender equality has long been the focus offeminist research, state policies and the women's movement. The UNSustainable development Goals (SDG's) in its Agenda 2030incorporates important cross-cutting issues relating to genderinequality and health. However gender equality in health remains amajor challenge, particularly in the developing countries of the world.A large part of the problem originates in the fact that 'women's health'is conceptualized within an 'essentialist' framework and theirvulnerability to other serious health conditions is overlooked. The paperseeks to highlight some such conceptual issues while also foregroundingcontemporary challenges to gender equality in health in India.

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POVERTY AND ITS IMPACT ON EDUCATION-A STUDYWITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BORAGAON AREA UNDERKAMRUP (METRO) DISTRICT, ASSAMKamal BaruahResearch Scholar,Gauhati UniversityDept. of EducationEmail: [email protected] No: 9127129373

ABSTRACTPoverty has multiple negative effects in every field on a global context.Poverty hampers in the development of education at local, nationaland global level. Many times Poor economic condition of parents resultsin discontinuance, withdrawal, stagnation, etc. This study is basedon the primary data collected from 100 poor families of Boragaonarea. Questionnaire and direct interview were used as tools forcollecting data. Descriptive along with empirical method were usedin presenting the paper.Keywords: Poverty, Education, Boragaon.

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THEORETICAL AND GEOMETRICAL DECONSTRUCTIONOF 'NORTH-EAST INDIA'Kamei SamsonAssam Don Bosco UniversityTapesia GardensKamarkuchi, Kamrup, AssamEmail: [email protected] No: 8414032899

ABSTRACTNorth-East India is a concept that underwent a series of historical,political, economic and cultural processes. Since its inception duringthe colonial days it has undergone several phases and developeddifferent connotations. However, the colonial disposition continuesto overwhelm all the other emerging ideas of North-East. The term'north-east' was first used in the context of 'north-east frontier ofBengal' in 1869. Bengal then had the Capital of British India. Thus,with geometrical accuracy, the frontier was termed as 'north-eastfrontier' of Bengal. In 1911 British-India Capital was shifted fromCalcutta to Delhi. Delhi became the epicenter of British-India since1911. And Delhi continues to be the epicentre of free India. However,the 'north-east' of 'north-east frontier of Bengal' coined during thecolonial era when Calcutta was the Capital of British-India continuesto refer to the part of India that is now, with respect to Delhi andwith geometrical precision, the East of India.

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INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY AND THE NORTHEASTREGION: OPPORTUNITIES, CONCERNSAND CHALLENGESKarna NathDIET, Kamrup, MirzaEmail: [email protected] No: 8638323641

ABSTRACTEver since India transformed its "look east policy" to "act east", Indiahas been strengthening bilateral and multilateral ties with the nationof the indo pacific region as necessitated by the evolving geo-politicsand trends in the Asia pacific. India's north eastern region emergedas key strategic spaces for New Delhi to push forward its Act-Eastpolicy. It provides and interfaces between north east India and theAsian region. India's relation with ASEAN have become multi-facetedto encompass security, counterterrorism, strategic, defense andpolitical collaboration in addition to economic ties. Some of the majordevelopmental projects include Kaladan Multi-model Transit TransportProject, the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway project, Rhi-Tiddim Rood Project, Border Heats etc. The research paper alsoanalysis the various concerns and challenges that comes in the way.For example illegal trade in drugs, small arms and human traffickingetc.Keywords: Act East Policy, North Eastern Region, DevelopmentProjects.

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DEVELOPING GLOBAL COMPETENCIES THROUGHDISTANCE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION -A STUDY ININDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ASSAMKaran DasResearch ScholarDepartment of Business AdministrationAssam University, Silchar, Assam Email: [email protected] No: 6000499276

ABSTRACTThe 21st century is the century of fast paced dynamic business environmentis today characterized by increasing globalization, convergence of digitaltechnologies, new economic challenges, global workforce and emergenceof multi lingual proficiencies. Globalization have made the strategic effortto make the world into a single market to do business. This has createdtremendous pressure on organizations and HR leaders to improvebusiness performance through its human resources which today havebecome the principal source of competitive advantage. Managementeducation, by the nature of its origin, started with the aim to developglobally competent managers, should be sensitive to changes in thesurrounding world in terms of globalizationwhich has surfaced as a prime-agent. Management education in India is also making attempts to respondto these changes through various programs and activities to address theissue of imparting global competencies in management graduates. Distancemanagement education in India is also trying to resolve thoseshortcomings and are gradually focusing on imparting the global businessmanagement competencies in its curriculum.The present study tries to make a modest attempt to investigate the extentto which global competencies development aspect is covered in the Indiandistance management education curriculum. The study also tries to makea comparative analysis from the perspective of global competenciesdevelopment imparted in the management programmes affiliated tovarious distance education universities in India. The study also furthertries to throw light on the status of the present state universities in Assamgiving distance management education in the context of global competencydevelopment.Keywords: globalization, competency, management, distance education.

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"WHY IS DOCTORAL ATTRITION HAPPENING?"-AREVIEW OF LITERATUREKathryn RaiResearch Scholar, Department of EducationTezpur UniversityNapam, Tezpur, Assam- 784028Email: [email protected] No: 9127263063Rajinder SinghAssistant Professor, Department of EducationTezpur UniversityNapam, Tezpur, Assam-784028

ABSTRACTPurpose: This paper is a humble effort in reviewing and bringingtogether the research findings of different researchers and intellectualswith respect to the factors/reasons that have led doctoral students todrop out from the Ph.D. programme (Doctoral attrition). Doctoralattrition is of major concern because for every doctoral candidate, alot of monetary and non-monetary resources are invested which gowasted. The knowledge, potential and expertise of the candidate,which could have been used to build new knowledge also suffer a bigloss.Approach: This paper uses review of literature from various sourcesthat are relevant to the subject of study. The literature is selected basedon the availability, language (English), accessibility, and relevancy tothe topic.Findings: Doctoral attrition is a matter of big concern for highereducation. Thus, through literature review, this study has attemptedto identify major factors/ reasons responsible for it. During this study,the researcher has also understood that there is a lack of proper recordkeeping regarding the number of Ph.D. dropouts (Doctoral Attrition)in India, due to which investigative study of the phenomenon toogets influenced.

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Research Limitations: The research is limited to certain literature froma limited database. Exhaustive literature review would lead to moreconcrete idea of the factors/reasons for doctoral attrition. Theadditional limitation which is actually very crucial is the lack of datain government websites related to number of doctoral candidates' drop-outs.Practical Implications: This study attempts to highlight some of themajor reasons for doctoral attrition. Understanding the "why" couldgreatly help in finding out "how" this problem could be mitigated and"what" are the measures we could adopt for it.Originality/Value: The originality of the paper remains in the attemptto draw the attention of research community towards Doctoralattrition and the reasons leading to the same.Keywords:Doctoral attrition, Drop-outs, Doctoral candidate,Literature Review.

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THE CHINA FACTOR IN INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY:IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NORTHEAST INDIAKaustav PadmapatiLecturer, Department of Political ScienceRoyal School of Humanities and Social SciencesThe Assam Royal Global University, Assam, India& Former Programme Officer, Ananta Aspen Centre, New DelhiEmail: [email protected]: 09899441382

ABSTRACTWith the changing dynamics of contemporary international relations,India's Foreign Policy underwent a significant change since theNational Democratic Alliance (NDA) government came to power inMay 2014. The renewed interest to the East and Southeast AsianRegion was one of the prominent policies of PM Modi's administration.With the intention of reconnecting the vibrant economies of Southeastand East Asian countries, the renewed "Look East Policy" known as"Act East Policy" was launched in late 2014 as an integral part ofIndia's ambition to become a regional power in Asia- Pacific region.However, the rise of China in Asia- Pacific with its two ambitiousgoals "the China Dream" and "One Belt One Road" policy stand asbig hindrance on India's ambition.According to few Indian Foreign Policy experts, the Act East Policyhas been driven in part by India's strategy of external balancing againstChina, but has also been motivated by India's desire for a greater globalrole and its rise as a trading nation by using its Soft Power. India hasstarted to pursue this policy of internal and external balancing in the'East' as an attempt to protect its core interests which clash withChina's ambition. Being a gateway to the Southeast Asia, theNortheastern region of India, which shares a disputed border withChina, also assumes significance in this Policy. With this background,this paper will assess and critically explore "the China factor" in thesuccessful implementation of the "Act East Policy," the challengesahead and it's implications on India's Northeast.

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THE 'YOUTH', MEDIA AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ININDIA: A CRITICAL ANALYSISKangkana SharmaAssistant ProfDept. of Political ScienceDhing CollegeDhing, Nagaon, AssamEmail: [email protected] no: 9706219169

ABSTRACTThe 'youth' in India has emerged as an important political categorymore so in the recent times. This trend can be seen not in India but allaround the world. This got reflected in almost all the protestmovements that the world has witnessed in recent times - OccupyMovement, Arab Spring, Anti-Corruption Agitation, Anti-RapeAgitation, to name a few. The youth has been active in protestmovements earlier too but it has exacerbated specially with theemergence of the 'new media'. The forms of protesting have changedas 'online activism' has become the order of the day. However themain focus of the paper is to study the pros and cons of 'online activism'and its usage by the Indian youth and whether it affects their 'offlineactivism.'Keywords: Media, Youth, Movement, Mobilisation, Activism,Students, Protest.

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RIGHT TO FOOD IN INDIA: A HUMAN RIGHT ISSUEKhanjana HazarikaAssistant Professor, USTMEmail: [email protected] No; 9864420823

ABSTRACTHuman rights are the fundamental inherent rights of all human beingsto which people are entitled simply by virtue of being born human.Food is a basic human requirement which everyone needs to survive.This right is often called the most basic human right and it has beenacknowledged in different international instruments. The Constitutionof India under Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of StatePolicy has recognized this right. A number of legislations have beenpassed by the government to protect this right. A recent such initiativeis the enactment of the National Food Security Act in the year 2013.Yet the incidence of human hunger explicitly illustrates thecontinuing failure to fulfill the " right to food." In this paper anattempt has been made by the author to analyze the problems inrealizing this basic right in India.Keywords: Human Right, Constitution, fundamental right, food,legislations.

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BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES: REVISITING CERTAINTHEORETICAL ISSUESKishor GoswamiAssistant Professor (History)J.B.College, JorhatEmail: [email protected] No: 9085025052

ABSTRACTUntil recently, the study of borders and boundaries is primarilyconcerned with legal, geographical and geopolitical issues. However,from the last decade of the 20th century a marked change in theapproach can be discerned and now historians are mainly focusingthe historical effects of borders than in the political-legal aspects oftheir creation. The traditional approach of state-centre view of bordersare now been challenged for a more practical understanding of theperiphery. Rather than giving emphasis on the hegemonic state-centricdiscourse on border, now we are for a critical appreciation of thesocial realities provoked by it. The new historiographical approach ofborder studies identifies it by two ways. First they revealed theterritorial consolidation of states and second, it became markers ofthe actual powers that states wielded over their own societies.However, according to Seven Tagil, the paradox of border studies isthat "boundaries separate people and the separating qualities ofboundaries influence interaction between them". In this paper amodest attempt will be made to understand these emerging theoreticalissues and try to contextualize it in the border studies of North EastIndia.Keywords: Border, Boundary, Periphery, Borderland.

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VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND OPEN DISTANCELEARNING FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN ASSAMKishor Mohan BhattacharyyaAssistant ProfessorGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 7399233012

ABSTRACTVocational training itself is a challenging issue for the New Generationfrom the Academic point of view. In Assam, there is a Gulf betweenvocational training and needy visually impaired. However, OpenDistance Learning (ODL) has a great scope for community mobilisationand providing resource support to the same.Objectives:

� to study the scope of self employment for economic rehabilitationof visually impaired.� to study the role of ODL regarding Vocational Training for VI.

Methodology:Field study method is applied for writing this paper.Keywords:

� Vocational Training� Open Distance Learning� Visually Impaired

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MOTIVATION TO YOUTH THROUGH OER ON SOCIALISSUES FROM VEDIC LITERATURE IN THE NE REGIONJagadish SarmaAssociate ProfessorDept. of SanskritGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 7002009230

ABSTRACTSociety could be developed with the amalgamation of social issuesand components. Technical as well as spiritual ideas are the two primecomponents which should be equal for a constructive development ofa particular society. Humanism, ethics, moral, oneness etc. are theprimary social elements which are necessary for conflict less idealsociety. In Vedic literature these components are prescribed for betterdevelopment of the human race. "For the good of the many and forthe happiness of the many (bahujanahitaya bahujanasukhaya)" is thebasic principle of the Vedic literature. In the North-East region, in itspresent scenario, these ethical ideas could be provided amongst theyouth through the medium of syllabus. The OER on the Vedic ideasmay be fruitful to build up a common plate from of positive thinkingamongst its learners in the region. Sanskrit literature has an ethicalattitude which could develop an ethical and responsible society. Inthe words of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, "If I was asked what thegreatest treasure which India possesses is and what is her finestheritage, I would answer unhesitatingly - it is the Sanskrit languageand literature and all that it contains."The present paper is a modest attempt for bringing out some ideas onVedic literature which could meet the social responsibility throughOER mode in the North-East region.

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OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: A POTENTIAL ONLINELEARNING TOOL FOR BLENDED LEARNINGIN HIGHER EDUCATIONMoyuri SarmaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of EducationGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 863838058Kasturi DasResearch Scholar, Education DepartmentGauhati University

ABSTRACTOER has emerged as one of the most innovative teaching and learningpractices as well as cost-effective mechanism to improve the qualityof the educational instructions. OER are understood to comprisecontent for teaching and learning, software-based tools and services,and licenses that allow for open development and re-use of content,tools and services. (OECD) defines OER as: "digitized materials offeredfreely and openly for educators, students, and self-learners to use andreuse for teaching, learning, and research. OER includes learningcontent, software tools to develop, use, and distribute content, andimplementation resources such as open licenses". A number ofinitiatives have been undertaken in different parts of the world to useOER for blended learning. Blended learning is generally perceived asa formal education program that integrates face-to face learning withtechnology- based digital instruction. Now-a-days a number of highereducation institutions are integrating technology into the course withonline, mobile, or classroom environments.Keywords: Open Educational Resources, Blended learning, Highereducation, ICT integration.

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A STUDY ON EDUCATIONAL THOUGHTS OFMAHATMA GANDHIModhusmita KalitaDepartment of philosophy, Gauhati UniversityLipika DuttaM.phil Scholar, Dibrugarh UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 7575902296

ABSTRACTMahatma Gandhi, the father of our nation was one of the educationalthinkers, social activist, and writer who contributed his valuablethoughts to developour Indian education system. Gandhiji said,"Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for buildinga sound education." In this research paper, the researcher is goingdiscusseducational contributions of Mahatma Gandhi which hasrelevance in the present day context.Descriptive, philosophical and historical research methods have beenused in preparing this paper. This research paper has been preparedon the basis of secondary sources like books, articles of different writers,research papers of Journal, Seminar, Research thesis, internet etc.keywords: Educational Thoughts, contribution.

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RECORD KEEPING BEHAVIOUR AMONG SMALL TEAGROWERS: A STUDY IN SELECT DISTRICTS OF ASSAMNavaraj LamshalAsst. ProfessorNerim Commerce CollegeKhanapara, Ghy-22Email: [email protected] No; 9435790288

ABSTRACTMaintenance of formal accounts by agricultural farms in India is arare practice except by agro-based joint stock companies like teacompanies. Farm accounting provides useful information which maybe used in making economic decisions by the farmers. Present study isundertaken to identify the factors affecting record keeping habits insmall tea gardens of Assam and to know the association between levelsof education of small tea grower's, size of the tea gardens and keepingfarm records. It is found that size of the garden has an influence inmaintenance of accounting record but educational level of the growersis independent of record keeping practice in small tea gardens ofAssam.Keywords: Small Tea Gardens, Record keeping behaviour, Size offarm.

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CHILD LABOUR AND CHILD MARRIAGES IN TEAGARDENS OF ASSAM: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS FROMSOCIO-LEGAL PERSPECTIVENazmin SultanaAssistant ProfessorSchool of Public Policy & LawAssam Rajiv Gandhi Universityof Cooperative ManagementEmail: [email protected] No: 9435790288

ABSTRACTChild labour and Child marriages play a crucial role in the lives ofTea Tribe children in Assam. Most of the children in tea gardens ofAssam attends school to a certain age and subsequently joins tea gardenas daily wage earner. The sudden shift from the status of school goingchildren to a daily wage earner status makes them feel more secureand economically empowered. This inevitable feeling of adolescencemakes them floating into a world of fantasy and heroism and theymarry the person they dreamt of day in and out. The present studyaims to determine the extent to which these two factors lead them toan uncertain and insecure future.Keywords: Child labour, Child Marriages, Adolescene, Social status.

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INDIA'S ACT EAST TO NORTHEAST: REFLECTIONS ONTHE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES ALONGINDIA-MYANMAR BORDERNilmi KonwarPhd Research ScholarDeptt. Of Political ScienceGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8486806494

ABSTRACTNortheast India is no more a burdensome peripheral region as it willplay the important role of connecting the rest of the India with thebooming economies of the Southeast Asian countries. Myanmar isone of the important components for the success of India's Act EastPolicy. It shares a common land boundary with India's Northeast stateslike Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland andtogether with that it also shares a long maritime boundary. TheLook(Act) East policy can benefit Northeast India if the regioneconomically integrates with the economies of Southeast East Asiawhich is crucial for the development of Northeast.The paper will focus on India's Act East Policy and the engagementswith Myanmar together with its implications on Northeast Indiaspecially along India-Myanmar Border. It will also look into theopportunities and challenges associated with the vision of connectingNortheast India with the larger geo-economic space.Keywords: Northeast India, Look(Act) East Policy, India-Myanmarborder, Opportunities, challenges.

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THE UNSEEN REALITIES: A STUDY OF CHILDTRAFFICKING IN BAKSA DISTRICT, ASSAMNeelakshi TalukdarResearch Scholar, Department of Political ScienceGauhati UniversityEmail ID- [email protected] No. - 6001321489Miranda RajkumariResearch Scholar, Department of Political ScienceGauhati University

ABSTARCTHuman trafficking is a communicable disease that has been spreadthroughout the world in last few decades. Literatures have been published,news has been broadcasted, cases are still being investigated, a few havebeen rescued others are still in blur vision. Yet, awareness programmesare not being promoted adequately and efficiently. Real India, that isvillage India, is being neglected. Most of the cases of human traffickingare from rural India. The Baksa district of Assam is an example of unseenrealties where the girl child of poor families are being abducted andsometimes with victim's consent. The traffickers pick them up with thefalse hope of great jobs in big and metro cities and eventually forcedthem for prostitution or for unpaid degraded labour condition. Sometimes,traffickers indulge in trading of body organs of human being, a chainthat connects the whole world as it involves no hard labour to earnmoney. These not only create physical problem to the victims but alsodisrupt the condition of peaceful mindset. At times, they become mentallysick and sometime hard labour causes them to death. "Virangana" forcehas been operationalized along with multiple NGO's and otherorganizations but unable to reach the remote areas of Baksa. However,the issue is not only legal but it has also socio-cultural-economic andhumanitarian baggage and can't be resolved efficiently if not guided byactive awareness programmes in remote areas.Keywords: Trafficking, rural India, unpaid labour, awareness, virangana,socio-economic-cultural, humanitarian.

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FROM LOOK EAST POLICY TO ACT EAST POLICY:A STUDY OF NORTHEAST INDIANishanta DasMSc. in Economics (2nd Semester)Gauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8723980336Bandana Chowdhury

ABSTRACTThe Northeast region of India presents its unique blend of advantagesand issues which in today's environment is crucial for the nation toaddress the issues and exploit the advantages to their full potential.The region is quite remote compared to many other states but it is alsoa gateway to the ASEAN countries. The entire region serves as a portalfor fostering international relationships. The paper would try to exploreprobable avenues for further development of the region especially ininfrastructure and connectivity of the Northeast to the ASEAN regionthrough trade, culture, people to people contact. Moreover, the studywould overview the projects already underway, under the aegis ofthe policy. Besides, the paper would try to analyze the Act East Policy,a step up from the Look East Policy and its importance to the Northeastregion.

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STATUS OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN NORTHEASTINDIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSISNitu Moni Bora(Ph.D. Research Scholar)Gauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9577583978

ABSTRACTFinancial inclusion is the idea of making financial products and servicesreachable at affordable cost to each section of the economy with specialemphasis on the vulnerable ones. The present study attempts toconstruct a multidimensional index for accessing the extent of financialinclusion in India and the states of North Eastern region. The Indexincorporates three dimensions namely availability, accessibility anduses of financial services which comprises of eight indicators.Although India is achieving height of financial inclusion, disparitiespersist across regions and the North Eastern States are still laggedbehind. The empirical results revealed that Tripura is the mostfinancially inclusive state among eight states of North East having anintermediate financial inclusion, followed by Assam, Sikkim, Mizoramand Meghalaya. However, the extent of financial inclusion is verypoor in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland as exhibited bylower Financial Inclusion Index (FII).Keywords: Financial Inclusion Index, Dimensions, North-East, India

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APPLICATION OF QR CODE IN OPEN ANDDISTANCE LEARNINGNirmal Ranjan MazumdarLibrarian, Pub Kamrup CollegeBaihata Chariali, Kamrup

Dipen DekaAssistant Professor, DLIScGauhati UniversityABSTRACT

For speedy and easy access to information, research is being conductedspecially in the field of computer and communication sciences whichbrings a tsunami like change to the area of information dissemination.Diverse application of different computer tools and techniques inhigher education, especially in Open and Distance Learning (ODL)becomes a common facet.A most universally used output of technology is QR Code where QRstands for Quick Response. The QR Code is a particular type of machinegenerated code that responses quickly if it is scanned with properscanning devices. A smart phone can also be used as a QR Codescanning device, therefore it becomes handier and a popular meansof information dissemination technology. A QR Code can be printedor can be sent via email and other messenger system. QR Code isbeing used in the ODL education system through which the learnerscan access their self learning materials, can get various useful referenceweb links, authenticate their certificate, etc. as such Code can containwebsite, multimedia, text, etc.This paper aims to discuss the innovative way of using QR Codes invarious areas of ODL system. Moreover, it shows a simple way ofgenerating QR Code using a freely available QR Code generator andQR Code App using Android smart phone device.Keywords: QR Code, Distance Education, ODL, Smart phone

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DECRIMINALIZING ADULTERY: WITH SPECIALREFERENCE TO GENDER EQUALITYPallavi DeviAssistant ProfessorPG Department of LawGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9101029546

ABSTRACTSec 497 IPC reads,whoever has sexual intercourse with a person whois and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of anotherman, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexualintercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, is guilty of the offenceof adultery, and shall be punished with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, orwith both. In such case, under section 497 IPC the wife shall not bepunishable even as an abettor.On closer examination, it was foundthat the provision contained in the section is a kind of romanticizingpaternalism which stems from the assumption that women, likechattels, are the property of men. The attempt of this paper is tocritically examine that Section 497 IPC is not gender neutral.Themarried women might have willingly participated in adultery but theclear classification that she will be exempted goes against the facets ofequality.Apart from being sexist, sec 497 IPC also dented theindividuality of men. The paper will finally conclude with somesuggestionsKeywords: Gender, adultery, women, patriarchy, equality.

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A LEGAL STUDY ON CHILD LABOUR AS AFORM OF CHILD ABUSEPallavi BasumataryThekasur pt. 2, Po/Ps - DudhnoiDistrict- Goalpara, Assam , 783124Email id- [email protected] no.- 7002499711

ABSTRACTIf we are ever to have real peace in this world we shall have to begin with thechildren. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Children are the assets and wealth of our nation. They are the futureof our nation which should be protected. But the practice of childlabour has existed since 19th century. Child labour has been attractinggrowing attention and has emerged as the single most importantsource of child exploitation and abuse in the world. India is sadly thehome to the largest number of child labour in the world. Among allthe states, in Assam overall 4.9% children between the age of 5-14years are engaged in some form of child labour. This paper aims toanalyse the provisions under the Constitution of India against childlabour, also studies the role played by the Judiciary in the developmentand critical analysis of the Child Labour (prohibition and Regulation)Act, 2016.

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TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE IN NORTH-EAST INDIAParamita RoyAssistant ProfessorDepartment of StatisticsGauhati UniversityGuwahati-781014Email: [email protected] No: 9864072271Anshuman Barua

ABSTRACTIndia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. In the pastdecade (2000-2010), India's gross domestic product (GDP) has grownat an average rate of 7.27%. GDP growth has been accompanied by arise in per capita income. Consumption patterns have also undergonea change with the rise in income. Reports state that Indians are nowspending much more on high-value foods, and consumption is shiftingfrom plant-based to animal-based protein, thanks to increasingdisposable incomes and evolving consumer needs. Against thisbackdrop, using NSSO data, this paper attempts to examine the trendsand patterns in household consumption expenditure in the North-Eastern region of India.

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FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND THE INDIAN STATE - SOMEREFLECTIONS ON THE SELF-EMPLOYMENT POLICYDISCOURSE IN NEO-LIBERAL INDIAParimita BhuyanResearch ScholarGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] no: 6900774157

ABSTRACTThe financial inclusion of the poor constitutes a core component ofthe poverty alleviation discourse in India and the social bankingprogramme of the pre-liberalisation era upholds the responsibility ofgovernment to extend the benefits of the banking sector to the ruralpoor. With the ushering of the neo-liberal-era, other non-state financialactors have shared the Indian State's responsibility of financialinclusion of the poor; nevertheless, the Indian State has not withdrawnthe earlier agenda of extending financial services to the poor. The aimof the paper is to understand how the Indian State has reoriented its'financial inclusion' project in the in the midst of neo-liberalcompulsions and inevitabilities. For this purpose, the paper hasparticularly focussed on the self-employment policies of neo-liberalera.

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ROLE OF SHG AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN ASSAM:AN ANALYSISKritanjali JaiswalAssistant ProfessorDepartment of HumanitiesGIMT, Guwahati - 17Email: [email protected]

ABSTRACTAt present society, empowering of women is one of the most importantburning issues. As we know that women population constitutesaround half of the world population but unfortunately a large numberof women around the world are unemployed which is one of thehindrances for the development of a nation. In this respect, SHG is anice platform where the women can be empowered and they canhave control over the resources i.e. social, economic, political,intellectual and cultural. It can ensure equal-right to women, andmakes them confident and enriches their personality, which is mostimportant for the development of a nation. SHG is one of the weaponswhich enable the women to gain economic benefits out of mutualhelp, solidarity and social responsibility; it provides the womenfinancial security. This paper tries to focus on the understanding ofthe concept of women empowerment and the impact of SHG onwomen empowerment. The research design was descriptive. Thearchival literature survey method was followed. It was found thatSHG is one of the important tools which can empower womeneconomically as well as socially.Keywords: Descriptive Study, Employment; Financial Security;Poverty; Women Empowerment.

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ENSURING QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONWITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CTE OF ASSAMPushpanjalee SivomLecturer, College of EducationBoko, Kamrup, AssamEmail: [email protected] No: 8638857477

ABSTRACTQuality management of Indian Teacher Education is matter ofimmediate concern. There is a need to enhance the work culture ofthe Teacher Education Institutions in terms of all parameters of theeducation system. Quality management deals with mainly to manageis to forecast, to plan and what exactly we want men to do andmanages workers and work. The meaning of quality management ineducation is concerned with to organize, to coordinate and to controlthe various educational purposes in such a manner as to achieve thegoals and objectives set by the education. The main objective of thispaper is to make an elaborate, in depth and better understanding ofthe concept of ensuring quality management in Education with specialfocus on educational management system in College of TeacherEducation (CTE) of Assam. In this study, the researcher trying to knowabout the quality teaching and its environment in three private TeacherTraining Colleges of Kamrup, Assam from among the ten TeacherTraining Colleges of Kamrup district as sample of study. Again,descriptive survey method with the use of questionnaire is used forcollecting required data for the study.Keywords: Quality Management, Educational Management, TeacherTraining College Management.

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NORTHEAST VIS-À-VIS INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY:PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTSPankaj Kumar SarmahAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Political ScienceK.B.V Sanskrit and Ancient Studies UniversityNalbari, AssamEmail: [email protected] No: 9401588499

ABSTRACTThe north east region has been geo politically important for Indianstate since the time of Independence. It comprised of eight states i.e. -Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The entire northeast region has coveredby International border. The region had a socio, cultural and historicalconnections with the Southeast Asia. The northeast region also sharescertain trade corridors with its eastern region as well. The geographicaland strategic location of northeast India increases its significance now-a- days in the eyes of the Indian state. For instance,the Prime Ministerof India Mr. NarendraModi has declared the region as theAshtalakshmiof India. But in practice there lots of contested dilemmaswhich need to be reconfigure and re-examined for the effectiveimplementation of Act East Policy through North East.

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A SPATIAL COMPARISON OF DOMESTIC DUTIESFOCUSSING ON THE NORTH-EASTERN REGIONPrakash DasM.Phil. ScholarGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8601391357Archana Sharma

ABSTRACTThe invisibility and non-remunerative nature of domestic work makesit a tricky area of study. In India, during 2011-12, 46 percent and 51per cent of women were engaged in domestic work in rural and urbanareas respectively. However, the ISNA does not recognise their workas economic activities thereby nullifying the significance of domesticwork. Women in the north eastern states are believed to have a betterstatus than their counterparts in the rest of India. Moreover, the northeastern states of India are very often clubbed together making itdifficult to see the numerous differences among them. Thus, theprimary aim of this paper is to clearly grasp how the various aspectsof domestic work differ among these states. Also, the paper focuseson the disparity in domestic work among states that are otherwisecomparatively progressive towards women and those that are not.Keywords: women, work, domestic duties, non-economic activities.

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PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS TOWARDS DISTANCEEDUCATION AND OPEN LEARNINGParna Priti BoraResearch ScholarGauhati University KRB Girls' collegeEmail: [email protected] No: 9864697727Sonali Borah SahariahAssistant Professor

ABSTRACTUnited Nations Organisation has placed education in the number 4slot for sustainable development goals to be realised by 2030. Contraryto this, a country like India has a gross enrolment ratio of 25.2% in2016-17. At present India have 827 Universities and 35500 collegescatering the need of higher education. However, in order to reducethe disparity between haves and have-nots, India should look at allpossible avenues of educational delivery. Assam being in the lowerpart of the ladder for educational attainment need much to do increating opportunities for education for the mass people. Openeducation and distance education can help in reducing the disparityand achieve the targeted sustainable development goals within time.The purpose of the study is to access the perception of the studentstowards distance education and open learning. A sample of 100students has been taken from five study centres of KrishnaKantaHandique state open university (KKHSOU). Primary data havebeen collected through a questionnaire designed for this purpose,which has been further processed using appropriate statisticaltechniques.Keywords: Higher education, open education, gross enrolment ratio,students perception

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ODL AND ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES:SOME REFLECTIONSPrasenjit DasAssociate Professor, Dept. of EnglishKKHSOU, Guwahati, Assam, IndiaEmail: [email protected] No: 9435055497

ABSTRACTThere is probably no doubt about the fact that ODL as a mode of educationhas facilitated newer and enriched learning experience. On the one hand,access and equity are increasingly being seen as the main reference pointsof ODL systems, on the other, the need for measurable vocational andprofessional education is becoming more and more pertinent in the contextof the 21st century. However, despite various pitfalls and loopholes, theODL system may be considered a recovery of valuable educativeexperiences. For instance, those concerned with linking 'development'with 'education', may project ODL as a powerful answer to the questionof upgrading the learning experience among the learners. But, the practicalcriteria for judging an ODL programme can be related to the learningoutcomes it affects. In today's competitive world, 'employability' has beenthe intended priority of higher education, and subsequently, technicaland vocational education have gained a better competitive edge. However,the same may not be the case with a less tangible discipline like EnglishLiterary Studies. In certain countries, there has been a tendency to drophumanities departments in their universities because of their failure tocope with the tremendous pressure to submit to the market-forces. Inthis paper, an attempt has been made to assess how the teachers/educatorsof a discipline like Eng. Lit. often face a dilemma of measuring the learningoutcome, whether this discipline helps the learners to comprehend bothskill-training and liberal learning. So, the attempt in this paper has beento address how the ODL contours of literary studies can provide asustainable learning environment in which the learners can garner abilityto appreciate cultural subtlety, literary nuances or analytical balance,which are also the essential pre-conditions for healthy and sustainableliving in an integrated society of current times.Keywords: English Literary Studies, Learning Outcome, SocialIntegration.

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BEING GENDER NEUTRAL: ICC INEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSProtim SharmaAssociate Prof., Dikhowmukh College, SivasagarEmail: [email protected] No: 9435055497Simanta GoswamiDirector, SAMTRPHR Organisations

ABSTRACTA safe and inclusive workplace will remain a pipedream if we are notgender-neutral and gender-sensitive in our approach. Dignity of femalemembers is of utmost necessity in any organization. In an educationalinstitution also, it is all the more important and relevant to have a gender-friendly environment, which would lead to productivity.In the present day context when we see physical, mental or psychologicalabuse of women at workplace as an act of sexual harassment under thepurview of 'Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, we also need to find effectivemechanism to counter it. We talk of change in our attitude and mindset,gender equity to practice at home, gender justice, equal job equal pay,women empowerment etc, but as we know, the outcome is far fromreality.In this paper we seek to question whether the educational institutions,especially higher educational institutions in our region, provide an idealgender-friendly workplace environment to its employees as well asstudents. Ensuring such a healthy environment full of mutual trust andrespect between opposite sexes will surely go a long way in cultivating agender-sensitive society in future. For this to happen in a systematic andwell-informed way, the UGC in 2015 mandated the establishment ofInternal Complaint Committees (ICCs) in our higher education institutionsin pursuance of the 2013 Act. Apart from preventing and redressing sexualharassment in campuses, the very existence of the ICCs is supposed tosensitize the students about gender related issues. But it is observed thatin majority of the higher education institutions in Assam, ICC is not yetformed. And in our survey it was found out that many heads of theinstitutions are not aware of the ICC, let alone the students.Keywords: gender-neutral, gender-sensitivity, gender-friendly, ICC

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A STUDY ON EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS ASSESSMENTParamita MedhiPlacement Officer and Officer on Duty, PETCGauhati UniversityEmail Id: [email protected] No: 8136066877

ABSTRACTThis study focuses on finding out the employability skills of graduatesas these are required by both employers and job searchers. The termemployability skills refer to those skills required to acquire and retaina job. The term employability skills are used to describe the preparationor foundation skills upon which a person must build job specific skills.The objective of this study is to find out the skills considered asprerequisites from different documents / literatures available in thewebsites of various educational institutions.Keywords: Employability skills.

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A STUDY OF EMPOWERMENT AMONG ADOLESCENTGIRLS IN MUSLIM COMMUNITYIN RELATION TO LOCALITYRajinder SinghAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Education, Tezpur UniversityNapaam (Sonitpur), Assam-784028Email- [email protected] No. 9476677402

ABSTRACTThis research is an examination of the study of empowerment amongadolescent girls in Muslim community. The main aim of this guide isto identify the position of Empowerment adolescent girls in Muslimcommunity. There have great differences between rural and urbanareas girls empowerment. Power is the most important element in theterm empowerment. Adolescent girls are very important section ofour society as they are our potential mothers and future homemakers.In the present investigation a representative sample of 100 adolescentgirls of Muslim community was selected. Out of the 100 adolescentgirls 50 are rural, 50 are urban area have been taken from districtSonitpur of Assam. In the present study the Adolescent GirlsEmpowerment Scale developed and standardized by Dr. D.S. Sisodiaand Dr. Alpana Singh (2009) was used. Results revealed there issignificant difference in the mean scores of composite empowermentamong adolescent girls in Muslim community in relation to rural andurban area. It is concluded that urban adolescent girls have moreempowerment in composite level of dimension of empowerment thanrural area adolescent girls.Keywords: Empowerment, Adolescent Girls, Muslim Community,Locality.

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ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATIONTHROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION WITH SPECIALREFERENCE TO THE STUDY CENTRES OF KKHSOUAND IDOL, GAUHATI UNIVERSITY OFGREATER GUWAHATI AREA, ASSAMIndrani Dutta GogoiPrincipal, Pragjyotish B.Ed. College PachariaEmail: [email protected] No: 7002235885Rajibloson MedhiAssistant ProfessorPragjyotish B.Ed College PachariaEmail: [email protected]

ABSTRACTWith the advancement of science and technology today, the wholeworld is converted to a global village and people from each and everycorner of the world come closer to each other. On the other hand, thismake possible to increase the distance between students and teachers.Now distance education become more popular among all levels oflearners. The people who are intending to have education but notenough time to attend formal education due to some socio-economicproblems, always prefer to avail education through distance modewhich is different from traditional classroom system.Postal, module base & net-base e-learning opportunities etc are nowbecame more attractive to the educator who are interested to improvethe career and professionally skilful.In this study, an attempt has been made to show the issues andchallenges of higher education through distance education. Here theinvestigators have selected two open universities of Assam as a sampleand descriptive survey method is applied. The collected data are basedon both primary and secondary source.

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GENDER & EQUALITY-WOMEN EMPOWERMENTDimpy MahantaFounding Head & Assistant Professor,Department of Psychology,Cotton UniversityRajlakhi BorahTrishanti BarsaikiaMA Students, Department of PsychologyCotton UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8011801236

ABSTRACTGender equality is a human right which entitles everyone irrespective oftheir gender to live with dignity and with freedom. It also requires equalaccess to all the opportunities, resources, socially-valued goods, andrewards by both men and women. Gender equality is also a prerequisitecondition for all round development and better economic status.Empowered women can contribute to a great extent in better parentingby being role models for their children, and contribute towardsproductivity of their families and communities, which in turn lead toimproved prospects for the next generation. Women empowerment is acritical aspect of achieving gender equality. It means increasing a women'ssense of self-worth, decision-making power, access to opportunities andresources, power and control over her own life and the ability to effectchange. The millennium development goal also put emphasis on genderequality and empowerment of women. It is now widely accepted thatgender equality is a fundamental cornerstone for achieving developmentresults. The main aim of this theoretical paper is to focus on the inequalitiesthat had happened in the society in the past and how the women aremoving towards empowering themselves in the present contemporaryworld.Keywords: gender equality, women empowerment, women.

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ROLE OF EDUCATION IN EMPOWERING MISHINGWOMEN REGARDING ECONOMIC HEGEMONY ANDDECISION MAKING WITH SPECIALREFERENCE TO MAJULIGayatree GoswameeProfessor and former HeadDepartment of EducationGauhati University, Guwahati-781014, AssamEmail: [email protected] No: 98641-53898Ranjeeta KakotiResearch ScholarGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9706423794

ABSTRACTThe women tribe of Mishing community is dynamically involved invarious agricultural activities but their status is not equal to the malecommunity. They are also engaged in various household and domesticactivities. However with the expansion of education, women havechanged the role of working in the household affairs. In the presentstudy, the investigator focuses on to find out the education statusdecision making power of women living in Majuli. The sample of thestudy was restricted to 100 married mishing women living Sonaparavillage in Majuli. The findings reflect that educational status of womenis not very remarkable among the Mishing women. Yet, Mishingwomen play a crucial role regarding decision making related todomestic affairs and matters related to their children.Keywords: Education, Empowerment, Decision making power.

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PEDAGOGIESTHROUGH OPENAND DISTANCE LEARNING IN INDIARitimoni BordoloiAssistant ProfessorDepartment of EducationKKHSOU, GuwahatiEmail: [email protected] No: 9435748567

ABSTRACTPedagogy is a technique, an approach, a process or a method thathelp immensely to make teaching learning effective. Due to theexplosion of science and technology in the present technology era, weneed to look at the up-to-date way of transactional behaviour inpursuing the world class education. The behavioural taxonomy whichis designed so systematically suggests that it could guide the teachersor the instructors for using the appropriate pedagogical tools andtechniques to receive the mission and goal of educational instruction.In fact, in a learner-centred approach, with the help of pedagogy,learners can reap the benefits or internalise the curriculum or thecontent in his or her own way of learning.Besides, today the entire open and distance learning system is basedon techno-pedagogy, where the basic value of education depends onproviding the experiential learning to the learners that transfer theentire education system into the self-learning or independent learning.Therefore, the relevance and the use of pedagogy should be linkedwith the changing environment of the teaching learning process, wherevarious digital technologies are used for transmitting anddisseminating the knowledge and information to the learners to a greatextent. The traditional chalk and talk methodology is replaced bydifferent new devices or techniques like collaborative learning, projectbased or team work activity, personalized and customized learningthat provide plenty of opportunities to the learners for bringing outtheir quality of creativity and innovative ideas and thoughts. In fact,

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the use of these types of techniques in teaching learning process isessential for the teachers, the academicians and the academicpractitioners in order to motivate the learners so that they can be ableto explore different applications of knowledge and skills in theirpractical fields and also able to leave as productive citizen in the realsense. Through this paper, an attempt has been made to explore thedifferent types of latest pedagogies that are useful for effective learningin ODL, how does the emergence of new pedagogy has finally enabledthe learners to be creative while also being a part of a standardisedworld class education and also list out the challenges behind ensuringthe standardised or internationalised education system in India.Keywords: Pedagogy, ICT, ODL, Experiential Learning.

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF WOMEN WORKERSIN THE TEA GARDENS OF ASSAM(A Case study of Bakchung and Chinnamara Tea Gardens in the Jorhat district ofAssam)Sikha Rani DasM.Phil Research ScholarDepartment of Women StudiesGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8638581487

ABSTRACTWomen workers constitute almost half the work force in the teagardens of Assam and researchers and human rights activists haveattempted to assess their socio economic conditions, violation of theirhuman rights and health issues. But the gap area here is the aspect orthe determining factor which controls the lives of women in these teagardens conditioned by patriarchy primarily. There are primary,secondary and oral sources which elucidate upon the obstacles facedby women in appropriation of amenities and the factors that shapethe common psyche for acceptance of contemporary conditionsbecomes significant. There are government schemes providing stipendsfor education to the tea laborers taking into consideration thewidespread illiteracy, but the useful appropriation of those schemesis not seen and women particular are not enthusiastic about the ideaof education. The instances of domestic violence also reflect thatwomen do not raise their voices against any injustice though theyequally contribute as bread earners of the family. Despite governmentefforts to disseminate education in order to create an overallawareness, concepts of gender equality, equal pay, the dark side ofchild marriage along with degraded health issues like maternalmortality rate, alcohol addiction and its ill effects are not known bythe members of the tea community, and women specially areunpretentious of the parallel socio economic developments.

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This paper attempts to peep into the possible reasons for the conditionof women in the context equitable access to resources in comparisonwith the mainstream society.Even if one examines the era of industrialrevolution in England, the male workers were supposedly traumatizedwith the dwindling patterns of patriarchy and the increasingparticipation of women. The case in Assam similarly infuriates thegender equation traditionally driven by the malaise of patriarchy asthe employment rate of women workers is almost similar as men.The paper also attempts to unveil the actual status of women in termsof their socio economic conditions, overall portrayal of their presentstatus otherwise culturally represented as a 'carefree', 'hariya drinking','jhumur dancing' group. Is this the reality or a created construct? Theoral interviews with the women labourers' would attempt to give aninsight into the underlying causes and factors which form the coretheme of this research work.Keywords: women, patriarchy, tea labourers, Assam

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VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON GENDERWITH SPECIAL REFERNCE TO THE GUWAHATICITY- AN ANALYSISRupali Deb BarmaAssistant ProfessorPost Graduate Department of LawGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9435333564

ABSTARCTIn societies where people restrict and categorize the term 'gender' toonly male and female sex, it becomes important to study about thethird gender as well. The terms 'third gender' and 'third sex' describeindividuals who are broadly categorized as neither man nor womanand also the special category present in those societies who recognizethree or more genders. In this paper, the author primarily focuses onthe violence against transgender as well as the denial of the basicrights to them where they are disowned by their families in theirchildhood, ridiculed and abused by everyone. Detailed analysis hasalso been made by tracing back to the pitiable state of affairs of thetransgender from their inception.Keywords: Gender, transgender, rights, violence.

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SITUATING NORTHEAST IN INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY:RATIONAL AND CONCERNSRubul PatgiriAssociate ProfessorDept. of Pol. ScienceGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9435123986

ABSTRACTThe imperative of changing political, strategic and economicconfigurations of the post cold war period pushed India to recast itsforeign policy approach. In these changed circumstances India startedprivileging the neighbours in its foreign policy scheme to securedifferent strategic and economic interests. Such good neighbourlyrelation also may help India to address the problems of its Northeastregion. The economic backwardness of the region can largely beexplained in terms of its land lockedness and geographicalperipheriality. Economic development of this region therefore demandssome kind economic integration with its neighbouring economies.However, realization of such goals requires significant revamping ofIndia's relation with some of its neighbours. It is against this background, the present paper intends to examine the India's presentneighbourhood policy and whether such policy can accommodatethe interest of its border region particularly of Northeast and if so, inwhat way.

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WOMEN TRAFFICKING IN BTAD AREA: PATTERNAND PROBLEMSRupamjyoti NathAssistant ProfessorB.B. Engineering CollegeKokrajhar, Assam.E-mail: [email protected] No: 7896496909

ABSTRACTBodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) area comprisingfour districts witnessing several serious ethnic conflicts in recent pastcomes into the category of highly vulnerable areas for traffickingincidents of women. Based on both primary and secondary data, thisstudy attempts to find out the pattern and the problems behind womentrafficking in the study area of four districts. The victims are mainlyfrom rural area falling below poverty line and semi-educatedbackground. The points of demand for trafficked victims aremetropolitan areas mainly for the purpose of domestic servitude andsexual exploitation among other purposes. This study also looks insidethe police setup through primary survey and finds out deplorablestructural problems leading to incompetence in responding totrafficking cases promptly.Keywords: women trafficking, BTAD, police set up, rural poverty.

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WOMEN, WORK AND DEVELOPMENT: THEORETICALPERSPECTIVESRukchana RahmanAssistant Professor (Contractual)Department of Women's Studies, G.U.Guwahati-781014Email: [email protected] Numbers: 9435167195/8638521863

ABSTRACTUnderstanding work and its gendered implications from feministperspectives shapes a major debate. Discerning the difference betweensexual or natural division of labour and cultural factors moulding awoman into a woman worker through controls on her choices andopportunities represents the patriarchal processes of women'ssubordination. Much of the work that women do is invisible,undercounted, under-valued and often unpaid or underpaid.Moreover, it is been found that early development initiatives whichpreoccupied economists and colonial officials in the 1930s largelyignored women. Accordingly, a historical approach to developmentis important to understand the evolution of development thinking andpolicies as there has been substantial debate in recent decades onwomen, work and women's subjugation. This is again essential tosituate women's work in the broader social context. This paper seeksto highlight the main strands of theoretical discussions which havecontributed to the debate around women, work and feministdevelopment frameworks.Keywords: Women, Work, Development, Feminist Perspectives.

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E-LEARNING TOOLS FOR KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION:A COMPARATIVE ANALYSISKhurshid Alam BorboraAssistant ProfessorGUIDOLRidip Dev ChoudhuryAssistant ProfessorGUIDOLEmail: [email protected] No: 7002948108

ABSTRACTFor an Educational Institution, knowledge dissemination is the mostfundamental issue. Now-a-day along with Conventional Face-to-FaceLearning Mode, the Open and Distance Learning Mode is equallygetting importance in the field of learning and knowledge. For alearner, irrespective of the Learning Modes, learning is the biggestchallenge and here comes the term "E-learning" which facilitateseducation from anywhere at anytime using communications networksmostly the Internet. It is the acquisition of knowledge and skill throughelectronic technologies. Technically for E-learning, the Developmentof a learner friendly E-learning platform is very essential with a vastrepository of knowledge so that it contributes to the ease of accessingknowledge. For this kind of development there are two kinds oftechnologies:- Proprietary and Open Source. This paper presents asystematic analysis of different tools and technologies available forthe design and development of learning platforms along-with differentadd-ons.

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A HIGHLIGHT ON IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT ANDPOVERTY ON THE LIVES OF PEOPLE OF REMOTEAREAS OF ASSAM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCETO HAJO REVENUE CIRCLESaidur RahmanAssistant Professor, Political ScienceBinandi Chandra Medhi College, RamdiaEmail: [email protected] No: 9859124776

ABSTRACTUnemployment and poverty create hindrance and hardship for thepeople to survive and live a social life. Unemployment is increasingalarmly among educated generations and efficient persons whichaffects their life and a sense of frustration and deprivation spreads.Likewise, due to poverty lots of families give up their aspirations andhopes for future life. Poverty is one of the most social and economicdisease which ruins the lives of people. Appropriate measures andtime-oriented approach should be taken to decrease unemploymentand eradicate poverty from the world.In this paper an attempt has been made by the investigator to focuson the impact of unemployment and poverty on the lives of people ofremote areas. Descriptive survey method has been applied in thisresearch paper and random sampling technique was used whileselecting sample for collecting data. The study is based on both primaryand secondary sources of data.Keywords: Unemployment, Poverty, Remote Areas.

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A STUDY ON SERVICES PROVIDED BY UNORGANISEDCARPENTERS AND MASONS AND CHALLENGES FACEDBY THEM IN RENDERING HOME BASED SERVICES INKAMRUP METROPrashanta SharmaAssociate professor, Dept. of CommerceGauhati UniversitySangita DasPh.d Research Scholar (Full Time)Email: [email protected] No: 9707813524

ABSTRACT"A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them."-Elbert Hubbard

The development of a nation depends on the development of each andevery individual living in that nation. The contribution of unorganisedlabourers towards the development of an economy cannot be neglected.Carpenters and masons are amongst them. Their services are most valuablein building the infrastructure of a society. But in many cases it is seenthat these people are exploited in terms of payment of wages, longworking hours, insecurity in workplace etc. Though various laws andregulations are introduced by the government to eliminate such issuesbut not all the rules are applicable in certain cases as it is well said thatrules are meant to be broken.In this paper the Researcher has collected information from two partiesto make study unbiased. One of them is the unorganised carpenters andmasons and the other party is the commuters of the services of theselabourers. In many cases we come across with such situations where manypeople taking the services of these labourers remain unsatisfied withtheir work. So the study focuses on the various problems faced by thecarpenters and masons along with the problems faced by the commutersof these workers by analysing various issues.Keywords: Unorganised, Carpenters and masons, unbiased, labour,commuters etc.

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN ASSAMDimpy MahantaFounding Head & Assistant ProfessorDepartment of PsychologyCotton UniversitySaswati DebM.A. Student, Department of PsychologyCotton UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8811083930

ABSTRACTDomestic violence is an act of violence or abuse that take place withindomestic settings and is mostly witnessed in intimate relationshipslike marriages and cohabitation. The nature of violence can be physical,emotional, sexual, verbal and economic as directed according to theProtection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA), 2005.Mostly women are found to be the victims of domestic violence andthe crime is dominantly perpetrated both by the male and femalemembers of the family. In India, millions of women are continuallyviolated and abused but a handful of these cases get reported despitethe laws established against it. This mostly happens because of thestigma attached to the topic and also there is a constant fearprevalentamongst women in case the perpetrators retaliate. It is a qualitativestudy carried out on 5 female respondents who have been victims ofdomestic violence in Guwahati, Assam. Keeping the present scenarioin mind, the study explores the implications of domestic violence.Keywords: Domestic Violence, women, abuse.

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PROSPECTS OF WETLAND PROTECTION UNDER THEURBANISATION PLAN IN GUWAHATI -A SOCIO-LEGAL ANALYSISSharmistha BaruahAssistant ProfessorUniversity of Science & TechnologyMeghalayaEmail: [email protected] No: 9864809852

ABSTRACTWetlands encompass a broad range of ecosystems characterised bybodies of water like lakes, ponds, rivers or marshes, and theirsurrounding bio-networks. Wetlands are nature's measures againstboth droughts and floods, of which Assam has repeatedly been avictim. Despite their vital importance to humans, across India,wetlands are seriously threatened by reclamation and degradationthrough processes of drainage, land-filling, discharge of domestic andindustrial effluents, disposal of solid waste, and over-exploitation ofthe natural resources that they offer. The Annual Economic Survey of2017 published by the Ministry of Finance presented data that includedthe rapid pace of urbanization also indicated that the wetlands in thecountry are headed for a crisis.The present study is an attempt to analyse the effect of rapidurbanization process taking over the city of Guwahati at the cost ofencroaching upon the wetlands of the region. The author also seeksto analyse the strategy of the State to maintain sustainable developmentin the process of urbanization.Keywords: Wetlands, Urbanization, Protection, Preservation,Economic condition, Sustainable Development.

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A STUDY ON TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF RICEPRODUCTION IN INDIASibani DekaPh.D Research ScholarDeptt. of Economics, G.U.Email: [email protected] No: 8638389080Ratul MahantaAssociate Professor, Dept. of Economics, G.U.Email: [email protected] KhanProfessor (Rtd.), Dept. of Economics, G.U.Email: [email protected]

ABSTRACTAn interstate comparison of technical efficiency of Rice production inIndia during the period 1995-96 to 2015-16 is made in the presentpaper by using stochastic frontier analysis. The study comprises sixstates namely Punjab, Haryana (where green revolution have made asignificant progress), Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (where greenrevolution technique made a moderate progress) and Assam andOdisha (which have been lagged behind in the adoption of greenrevolution technique). Cobb-Douglas functional form is used torepresent the frontier as it is found to be more appropriate given thedata set. Per hac rice yield is taken as output and land, chemicalfertilizer, irrigation, machine labour, human labour as well as animallabour is input. Mean technical efficiency shows that there is 16%chance to increase the rice output without using any additionalresources.Punjab is found to be the most technically efficient state(0.95) while Odisha is the worst performer (0.61) among the samplestate.Keywords: Stochastic frontier analysis, Cobb-Douglas productionfunction, Technical Efficiency.

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'SOFT POWER' STRATEGY FOR INDIA'S 'ACT EAST': ACTIVE& INDISPENSABLE ROLE OF NORTH-EASTSourabh Jyoti SharmaAssistant ProfessorDept. of Political ScienceD.K. College, MirzaEmail ID: [email protected] No: 9864738443

ABSTRACT"Historically India has had an enormous influence on Southeast Asia; economicallyand culturally too. The Ramayana story is present all over Southeast Asia in differentversions. …The civilisations in the region were really Indian in origin…"-- Late Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore, Minister Mentorand Statesman.

India, being world's ancient civilization of Sun-worshippers has alawysbeen 'Looking East' but under the visionary & charismatic leadershipof Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Neighbourhood First' diplomacy,time has never been so ripen or opportune to act now for India's 'ActEast' grand geo-strategy. Utilizing the irresistible and attractive 'SoftPower', as USP holds the 'master key' in unlocking tangible and hugepotentials of India's leapfroging from 'Look East' to 'Act East' vis-a-visSoutheast Asian region via the ASEAN member-States. North-Eastregion, being India's only landborder connecting India with SoutheastAsia via Myanmar, can therefore, play the primemost 'pivotal role'which will be indispensably strategic for an active and agile 'Act East'policy of India. Having the closest cultural, geographical, and ethnicaffinity with the ASEAN nations, 'Soft Power' role of India's North-East must, therefore, be fully harnessed for mutually profitting fromPM Modi's 'Act East' diplomatic entente.Keywords: Soft-Power, Look-East, Act-East, North-East, ASEAN, FDI,FTA.

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MOBILE LEARNING AS A MODE OF OPEN ANDDISTANCE EDUCATIONSima KalitaAssistant professor, Dept. of EducationGauhati UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 9954624091

ABSTRACTThe people in today's world are on the move and most of the time theydemand access to information and knowledge anytime and anywhere.To satisfy the growing need of people various devices have been used indistance education to bridge the distance between the teacher and thelearners. Amongst them mobile learning popularly known as M-learningprovide enormous possibilities and opportunities to bridge the gapbetween teachers and learners. It also discard the view that distancelearning is a secluded form of learning. There is a paradigm shift ofbook oriented face to face learning to application of wireless and mobiletechnologies in contemporary learning environment. In the present studyan attempt was made to see the use of mobile phone as a means fordistance learning in higher education. The main objectives formulatedfor the study were to see the usage of different types of mobile learningin distance education taking into consideration the teachers and studentsand its use for various purposes of learning and also to know the meritsof mobile learning from students' perspective. For the present study theinvestigator selected fifty (50) students from different distance learningcenters of different colleges of South Kamrup area of district Kamrup,Assam, using purposive sampling technique. The method used here wasdescriptive survey method and data were collected with the help of aself structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to analysethe data. Results have shown that the usage of mobile phone by theteachers and learners for various purposes of learning was not satisfactory.However most of the learners' have realized the merits of mobile learning.It is hoped that this present piece of work will work as an eye opener tothe different stakeholders of distance education and help them to takedifferent strategies for maximizing the use of mobile for teaching -learningpurposes.Keywords: distance education, teacher, learner, mobile learning.

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GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND VISIBILITY: A SOCIALMEDIA PERSPECTIVESukmaya Lama (PhD)Deptt. of History, KKHSOUEmail: [email protected]: 9101050383

ABSTRACTGender based violence (GBV) has been rampant in the society andaddressing this issue comes with deep challenges. The victims havebeen women and children and it cuts across all social sections. Genderbased violence has in recent times gained more visibility owing todifferent factors. Maitrayee Chaudhuri has mentioned in her workhow women have become "hyper-visible" in the society owing to theboom in economic policies, worldwide women's movements andinternet. Social media has been very effective in bringing into lightmany cases of violence related to GBV. Social media has become apopular culture and if used for positive changes, it has the potentialof providing justice to the aggrieved and victims of GBV.The paper is qualitative and analytical in its approach. The findingsof the paper are based on the Reports from national and Internationalinstitutions and organisations. Secondary sources mostly articles,reports; books have been consulted for the study.

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DROPOUTS IN DEVELOPING MILIEUDimpy MahantaFounding Head & Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology,Cotton UniversityTayeba KhatunMA Student Dept. of Psychology, Cotton UniversityEmail: [email protected] No: 8135844026Ponung NonangMA Student Dept. of Psychology, Cotton University

ABSTRACTEducation has become a sine qua non for human growth anddevelopment as it facilitates acquisition of knowledge, skills and beliefs.But failing to complete a particular educational course has been widelyrecognized as a social problem or a sin committed. Through thechanging perception of knowledge ,education and with thedevelopment of options like open education and distance learningstudents are now left with an open door which can help them flourishin their life, despite the challenges they faced and because of whichthey were forced to leave the course.OBJECTIVE:This paper is a study on dropout students at higher secondaryeducation or who were not able to continue their graduation andtheir psychological, social and physical state during that period oftheir life.METHOD:Case studies of 11 students selected by convenience sampling weredone by using a semi structured interview tool, students who left theireducation in between their ongoing courses (higher secondary orgraduation).

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RESULT:As a result it was observed that though the students forwent theirprogram of study, due to different happenings at different stages oftheir life, even though the psychological, social and physical problemsfaced by them are more or less comparable. Also the notion of droppingout is changing with changing circumstances and they feel optimisticabout their future.CONCLUSION:The research has provided a cognizance about the challenges facedby the dropouts, causes behind and way they anticipate their life inthis changing domain. Dropping courses in between is not seen aspessimistically as it was earlier, with the options of Distance learningor open education, students can complete their desirable courses.Keywords: Dropouts, distance education, future, challenges.

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REVISITING OPEN EDUCATION: ITS ISSUES ANDCHALLENGES IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAkoijam ThoibisanaAssociate ProfessorDept. of Philosophy, G.U.Email: [email protected] No: 6001794848

ABSTRACTOver the year there has been much talk about 'open education' inhigher education. The purpose of open education literally involvesopening up education to maximum numbers of people. There aredifferent ways of doing so, through open education resource (OER)like online lectures, materials, blogs, videos, etc. Opening up educationalso include opening different courses that are not confined toconventional disciplines and curriculum. The point is that openeducation has revolutionized the system of education. It has launchededucations beyond the campus. This new educational system callsinto question many issues related to quality, technology, copyrights,other management systems, and the like. That is, it has raised issueslike how does it work? How do we test the working of such systems?Can it be compared to the conventional institutional system ofeducation? Addressing some such issue involve revisiting another setof questions like, what "education" actually is, how it should beimparted, to whom, when and for what purpose. The paper seeks tobring forth some discussion on the issues and challenges of openeducation in the twenty-first century in general and in highereducation in particular.

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PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -A CASE STUDY IN ASSAMTridisha BayanPh.D Research ScholarEnrollment No - ECO/06/16Dept. of Economics, G.U.Email-id - [email protected] no- 7896236412Angshuman SharmaPh.D Research scholarEnrollment No - COM/01/16Dept. of Commerce, G.U.Email-id [email protected] no- 8638113706

ABSTRACTResearch on the association between public expenditure and economicgrowth started on 19th and 20th centuries (Wagner 1883; Keynes1936; Peacock and Wiseman 1961; Peacock et al 1967; Gupta 1967,1969; Musgrave 1969; Michas 1975; Rubinson 1977; Landau 1983) .There are much empirical research on the both positive and adverseimpacts of public expenditure on economic growth and of economicgrowth on public expenditure. Public expenditure is considered apositive determinant of economic growth in Barro (1990) and Baffeset al (1993), whereas the negative impact is evident in Sheehey (1993);Vedder and Gallaway (1998); Fölster and Henrekson (2001); Furceriand Ribeiro (2008); and Romer and Romer (2010). Other aspects, suchas how the structure and composition of public expenditure has animpact on the growth of the economy, have also been studied by otherfew economists. In this paper, we will try to find out the justificationof public expenditure for Assam.

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OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING SYSTEM ANDINCLUSIVE HIGHER EDUCATION: CONTEXTUALIZINGDISABILITY EDUCATION IN NORTH EAST INDIATrishna Rani BorahAssistant ProfessorDept. of Political ScienceB.Borooah College, Guwahati: 781007Email: [email protected] No: 9864696121

ABSTRACTThe advent of Open and distance learning (ODL) system has asignificant role in facilitating education to all sections of the societyparticularly to the disadvantageous one. The main aim of ODL systemis to provide education at the doorsteps and it transcends barriers likeage, place or time. It is noteworthy to mention here that persons withdisability can be considered most alienated, disadvantageous groupin a given society. Due to their physical or mental impairment, thesegroup of people sometimes cannot involve in the process of regulareducation system. Now a days efforts have been made both at thenational and international level for the promotion of inclusiveeducation and creation of a barrier free environment. However, theconcept of inclusive education in the field of higher education is achallenging one. The present paper makes an attempt to explore therole of open and distance learning system in promoting inclusivehigher education.Keywords: Inclusive higher education, disability, opens and distancelearning system.

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STATUS OF PRIMARY EDUCATION IN CHAR AREAS OFKAMRUP DISTRICT, ASSAM: A STUDYUtpal KalitaAssistant ProfessorDepartment of EducationR. G. Baruah CollegeFatashil AmbariEmail: [email protected] No: 7002823535Guwahati: 781025

ABSTRACTIt is rightly recognised that education is the most important input forthe development of an individual, society and a nation. IndianConstitution rightly emphasised that free and compulsory educationshould be provided to all children up to 14 years without anydiscrimination. But in real sense, it is not fully implemented till nowespecially in the remote and backward areas. Char is socio-economically and educationally a backward place of Assam whereliteracy rate is only 19.31% in the year 2003-04 (present data not found).Hence, it is interesting to investigator the find the status of primaryeducation in Char areas. For that, Batahidia char of Kamrup districtwill be selected to find out the enrolment status of students in selectedprimary schools, status of infrastructural facilities in selected primaryschools and status of teachers in selected primary schools of char areas.This study will provide an actual picture of education in char areas.Keywords: Primary Education, Char Area, Status.

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CHILD LABOUR AND CHILD ABUSE IN ASSAM-SOMEISSUES TO BE ADDRESSEDJoyeeta DasAssistant professor (contractual)Dept. Human Rights EducationPandu CollegeEmail Id: [email protected] No: 8638130875

ABSTRACTIn India, child labour and child abuse is prevalent since years long.Child labour is the practice of having children engaged into economicactivity. The practice deprives children of their childhood and isharmful to their physical and mental development . Child abuse canresult into physical,emotional or several harm. It is often in the formof an action and prevalent in our social sphere. This study focus onstudying the cause of child labour & abuse and the effectiveness ofthe initiatives taken up by the Govt., NGOs etc. regarding this issue.According to 2011 National census of India it is found that the totalnumber of child labourers aged (5-14) to be at 10.1 million out of 254.64million. After analyzing all such facts it may be said that child labourand abuse is a very critical issue which have to be seriously taken careof by our society.

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THE AUTONOMY ISSUE OF RABHAS IN ASSAMUNDER RHACRinkumoni DasM.Phill Research scholarDept. of Political Science, GUMobile: 8638149703Email; [email protected]

ABSTRACTRabhas are aboriginal tribes of Assam. They are recognized as plainsschedule tribe of Assam as Assam is home of various ethniccommunities with distinct culture and way of life. But those smallcommunities faces various problems regarding protection andpreservation of their identities. Therefore social movements arises,Rabha autonomy movement is not exception of it. That is whygovernment of Assam has created six ethnic based satellite councilsin Assam including RabhaHasong Autonomous Council(RHAC) tofulfill their autonomy aspirations. This paper will analyze about rabhathe creation of RHAC and will critically discuss about its successfulness.

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A STUDY ON FACTORS INFLUENCING GENDERBASED VIOLENCEPallabi GogoiSaradaBiswasLecturer, ASPMLankeswar, Guwahati - 14, Assam

ABSTRACTGender based violence is collectively violent acts that are primarily orexclusively committed against women and girls.Violence against women and girls is problem of epidemic proportions.At least one out of every three women around the world has beenbeaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime with theabuser usually someone known to her.Some of the forms of violence perpetrated by individuals are rape,domestic violence, sexual harassment, reproductive coercion, femaleinfanticide, prenatal sex selection, obstetric violence and mob violenceas well as harmful customary or traditional practices such as honourkillings,dowry violence, and female genital mutilation, marriage byabduction and forced marriage.Some forms of violence are perpetrated or condoned by the state suchas war rape, sexual violence and sexual slavery during conflict, forcedsterilization, forced abortion, violence by the police and authoritativepersonnel, stoning and flogging.The present study deals with certain factors those are having its impactupon gender based violence in present scenario. The study highlightsthe social, economic, political, education, media etc. factors effectinggender based violence.

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PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INMATHEMATICS IN ASSAM

Subhalakhi KonwarAsst Prof., Dept. of EducationDibrugarh UniversityABSTRACT

Education is the most powerful instrument for overall developmentof the nation. Only educated people can lead a healthy nation andhealthy nation demands high quality of human resources in everyfield of education. But our Education system especially highereducation system has been facing a numbers of problems due to variousreasons. This paper is an attempt to identify the problems that arefaced by the students in acquisition of higher education inMathematics. This paper also identifies future prospects and tries togive some remedial measures to enhance the quality of highereducation in Assam.This paper is qualitative in nature and the data collected from secondarysources.Keywords: Higher Education, Mathematics, Problems, Prospects.

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