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Papers by Namita Das
International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2021
The process of women's empowerment has five dimensions, such as cognitive, psychological, economi... more The process of women's empowerment has five dimensions, such as cognitive, psychological, economic, political, and physical dimensions. The psychological dimension encompasses the belief that women can act at personal and community levels to improve their condition and the society in which they live. The political facet requires that women can analyse, organise, and mobilise for social change. The Government of India has taken many initiatives to empower women and provide them equal status with men. For the political empowerment of women, one of the major interventions taken by the government is to empower women through the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs). The plan programmes and schemes implemented by the Panchayati Raj Department are poverty alleviation and employment generation programme, basic services programme, infrastructure developmental programme, capacity building programme, and various welfare schemes. The success of these welfare schemes depends widely on the skill and efficiency of sarapanchas who are the representative or leaders of rural people. The study intends to know the need and analyse the importance of psychological empowerment of rural women political representatives. The study attempts to develop a conceptual model or framework for the psychological empowerment of rural women political representatives (sarpanch).
IARJSET, 2021
Educational institutes across India have been closed since mid-March 2020 due to the outbreak of ... more Educational institutes across India have been closed since mid-March 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and colleges in rural, remote areas of India are experiencing unprecedented challenges due to the closure of institutions. Against this backdrop, the present paper explored the challenges of online learning in rural areas for all stakeholders. This qualitative investigation was conducted on two students, two parents, and two teachers in rural areas. The uniqueness of the study is that it analysed the challenges of online learning from the perspective of students, teachers, and parents. It is found from the study that online teaching-learning is challenging due to multiple factors such as lack of technical gadgets, poor network connectivity, and electricity problems. Lack of previous experience in online teaching is a major shortcoming for teachers. Parental literacy and student interest are other hindrances. Stress has been experienced by parents, students, and teachers due to the transition from traditional to online learning.
This empirical study explored and found out effect of meditation on achievement (school examinati... more This empirical study explored and found out effect of meditation on achievement (school examination marks, Odia language and arithmetic ability), attention and memory of high school students. Two hundred adolescent high school students, consisting of equal number of boys and girls, belonging to grade nine participated in the study that lasted for one academic session. The study adopted Solomon four-group design in which subjects were divided into four equal groups of 50 students each. Two groups participated in concentration meditation. While two groups, one participating in meditation and another which did not participate in meditation, were pre-tested, all the 4 groups were post tested using Odia language ability test, arithmetic test, test for span of attention and test of memory. The school examination marks of all participants were collected from school records. The data collected from all assessment tools were analysed with SPSS-20. The study proved that meditation could be ef...
Human Rights in a broad sense imply those claims which every human being should have upon the soc... more Human Rights in a broad sense imply those claims which every human being should have upon the society in which he/ she lives. Like any other human being individuals with mental illness are entitled to live with the same dignity. In the context of mentally ill persons, human rights not only refer to their privileges but protection against breach of their human and other legal rights. People with mental disorders are particularly vulnerable to abuse and violation of their rights. If a protective mechanism is not in place, they are susceptible to abuse by anyone in society. In this context, the paper attempts to highlight on the mental health legislations enacted in India to protect the human rights of mentally disabled people. Mental health legislation aims to safeguard the rights and privileges of mentally disable people. There have been significant advances concerning mental health legislation in India. Legislations enacted to protect the mental health of
Anu Books, 2020
Human Rights in a broad sense imply those claims which every human being should have upon the soc... more Human Rights in a broad sense imply those claims which every human being should have upon the society in which he/ she lives. Like any other human being individuals with mental illness are entitled to live with the same dignity. In the context of mentally ill persons, human rights not only refer to their privileges but protection against breach of their human and other legal rights. People with mental disorders are particularly vulnerable to abuse and violation of their rights. If a protective mechanism is not in place, they are susceptible to abuse by anyone in society. In this context, the paper attempts to highlight on the mental health legislations enacted in India to protect the human rights of mentally disabled people. Mental health legislation aims to safeguard the rights and privileges of mentally disable people. There have been significant advances concerning mental health legislation in India. Legislations enacted to protect the mental health of
International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2019
This empirical study explored and found out effect of meditation on achievement (school examinati... more This empirical study explored and found out effect of meditation on achievement (school examination marks, Odia language and arithmetic ability), attention and memory of high school students. Two hundred adolescent high school students, consisting of equal number of boys and girls, belonging to grade nine participated in the study that lasted for one academic session. The study adopted Solomon four-group design in which subjects were divided into four equal groups of 50 students each. Two groups participated in concentration meditation. While two groups, one participating in meditation and another which did not participate in meditation, were pre-tested, all the 4 groups were post tested using Odia language ability test, arithmetic test, test for span of attention and test of memory. The school examination marks of all participants were collected from school records. The data collected from all assessment tools were analysed with SPSS-20. The study proved that meditation could be effectively taught to adolescent high school students. The ANOVA calculated on the four groups found significant differences in post-test performance between the meditating and non-meditating groups. The result also established that pre-testing has impact as the meditating group with pre-testing showed better performance in post-testing among all the groups.
International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2021
Educational institutes across India have been closed since mid-March 2020 due to the outbreak of ... more Educational institutes across India have been closed since mid-March 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and colleges in rural, remote areas of India are experiencing unprecedented challenges due to the closure of institutions. Against this backdrop, the present paper explored the challenges of online learning in rural areas for all stakeholders. This qualitative investigation was conducted on two students, two parents, and two teachers in rural areas. The uniqueness of the study is that it analysed the challenges of online learning from the perspective of students, teachers, and parents. It is found from the study that online teaching-learning is challenging due to multiple factors such as lack of technical gadgets, poor network connectivity, and electricity problems. Lack of previous experience in online teaching is a major shortcoming for teachers. Parental literacy and student interest are other hindrances. Stress has been experienced by parents, students, and teachers due to the transition from traditional to online learning.
International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2021
The process of women's empowerment has five dimensions, such as cognitive, psychological, economi... more The process of women's empowerment has five dimensions, such as cognitive, psychological, economic, political, and physical dimensions. The psychological dimension encompasses the belief that women can act at personal and community levels to improve their condition and the society in which they live. The political facet requires that women can analyse, organise, and mobilise for social change. The Government of India has taken many initiatives to empower women and provide them equal status with men. For the political empowerment of women, one of the major interventions taken by the government is to empower women through the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs). The plan programmes and schemes implemented by the Panchayati Raj Department are poverty alleviation and employment generation programme, basic services programme, infrastructure developmental programme, capacity building programme, and various welfare schemes. The success of these welfare schemes depends widely on the skill and efficiency of sarapanchas who are the representative or leaders of rural people. The study intends to know the need and analyse the importance of psychological empowerment of rural women political representatives. The study attempts to develop a conceptual model or framework for the psychological empowerment of rural women political representatives (sarpanch).
International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2021
The process of women's empowerment has five dimensions, such as cognitive, psychological, economi... more The process of women's empowerment has five dimensions, such as cognitive, psychological, economic, political, and physical dimensions. The psychological dimension encompasses the belief that women can act at personal and community levels to improve their condition and the society in which they live. The political facet requires that women can analyse, organise, and mobilise for social change. The Government of India has taken many initiatives to empower women and provide them equal status with men. For the political empowerment of women, one of the major interventions taken by the government is to empower women through the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs). The plan programmes and schemes implemented by the Panchayati Raj Department are poverty alleviation and employment generation programme, basic services programme, infrastructure developmental programme, capacity building programme, and various welfare schemes. The success of these welfare schemes depends widely on the skill and efficiency of sarapanchas who are the representative or leaders of rural people. The study intends to know the need and analyse the importance of psychological empowerment of rural women political representatives. The study attempts to develop a conceptual model or framework for the psychological empowerment of rural women political representatives (sarpanch).
IARJSET, 2021
Educational institutes across India have been closed since mid-March 2020 due to the outbreak of ... more Educational institutes across India have been closed since mid-March 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and colleges in rural, remote areas of India are experiencing unprecedented challenges due to the closure of institutions. Against this backdrop, the present paper explored the challenges of online learning in rural areas for all stakeholders. This qualitative investigation was conducted on two students, two parents, and two teachers in rural areas. The uniqueness of the study is that it analysed the challenges of online learning from the perspective of students, teachers, and parents. It is found from the study that online teaching-learning is challenging due to multiple factors such as lack of technical gadgets, poor network connectivity, and electricity problems. Lack of previous experience in online teaching is a major shortcoming for teachers. Parental literacy and student interest are other hindrances. Stress has been experienced by parents, students, and teachers due to the transition from traditional to online learning.
This empirical study explored and found out effect of meditation on achievement (school examinati... more This empirical study explored and found out effect of meditation on achievement (school examination marks, Odia language and arithmetic ability), attention and memory of high school students. Two hundred adolescent high school students, consisting of equal number of boys and girls, belonging to grade nine participated in the study that lasted for one academic session. The study adopted Solomon four-group design in which subjects were divided into four equal groups of 50 students each. Two groups participated in concentration meditation. While two groups, one participating in meditation and another which did not participate in meditation, were pre-tested, all the 4 groups were post tested using Odia language ability test, arithmetic test, test for span of attention and test of memory. The school examination marks of all participants were collected from school records. The data collected from all assessment tools were analysed with SPSS-20. The study proved that meditation could be ef...
Human Rights in a broad sense imply those claims which every human being should have upon the soc... more Human Rights in a broad sense imply those claims which every human being should have upon the society in which he/ she lives. Like any other human being individuals with mental illness are entitled to live with the same dignity. In the context of mentally ill persons, human rights not only refer to their privileges but protection against breach of their human and other legal rights. People with mental disorders are particularly vulnerable to abuse and violation of their rights. If a protective mechanism is not in place, they are susceptible to abuse by anyone in society. In this context, the paper attempts to highlight on the mental health legislations enacted in India to protect the human rights of mentally disabled people. Mental health legislation aims to safeguard the rights and privileges of mentally disable people. There have been significant advances concerning mental health legislation in India. Legislations enacted to protect the mental health of
Anu Books, 2020
Human Rights in a broad sense imply those claims which every human being should have upon the soc... more Human Rights in a broad sense imply those claims which every human being should have upon the society in which he/ she lives. Like any other human being individuals with mental illness are entitled to live with the same dignity. In the context of mentally ill persons, human rights not only refer to their privileges but protection against breach of their human and other legal rights. People with mental disorders are particularly vulnerable to abuse and violation of their rights. If a protective mechanism is not in place, they are susceptible to abuse by anyone in society. In this context, the paper attempts to highlight on the mental health legislations enacted in India to protect the human rights of mentally disabled people. Mental health legislation aims to safeguard the rights and privileges of mentally disable people. There have been significant advances concerning mental health legislation in India. Legislations enacted to protect the mental health of
International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2019
This empirical study explored and found out effect of meditation on achievement (school examinati... more This empirical study explored and found out effect of meditation on achievement (school examination marks, Odia language and arithmetic ability), attention and memory of high school students. Two hundred adolescent high school students, consisting of equal number of boys and girls, belonging to grade nine participated in the study that lasted for one academic session. The study adopted Solomon four-group design in which subjects were divided into four equal groups of 50 students each. Two groups participated in concentration meditation. While two groups, one participating in meditation and another which did not participate in meditation, were pre-tested, all the 4 groups were post tested using Odia language ability test, arithmetic test, test for span of attention and test of memory. The school examination marks of all participants were collected from school records. The data collected from all assessment tools were analysed with SPSS-20. The study proved that meditation could be effectively taught to adolescent high school students. The ANOVA calculated on the four groups found significant differences in post-test performance between the meditating and non-meditating groups. The result also established that pre-testing has impact as the meditating group with pre-testing showed better performance in post-testing among all the groups.
International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2021
Educational institutes across India have been closed since mid-March 2020 due to the outbreak of ... more Educational institutes across India have been closed since mid-March 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and colleges in rural, remote areas of India are experiencing unprecedented challenges due to the closure of institutions. Against this backdrop, the present paper explored the challenges of online learning in rural areas for all stakeholders. This qualitative investigation was conducted on two students, two parents, and two teachers in rural areas. The uniqueness of the study is that it analysed the challenges of online learning from the perspective of students, teachers, and parents. It is found from the study that online teaching-learning is challenging due to multiple factors such as lack of technical gadgets, poor network connectivity, and electricity problems. Lack of previous experience in online teaching is a major shortcoming for teachers. Parental literacy and student interest are other hindrances. Stress has been experienced by parents, students, and teachers due to the transition from traditional to online learning.
International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2021
The process of women's empowerment has five dimensions, such as cognitive, psychological, economi... more The process of women's empowerment has five dimensions, such as cognitive, psychological, economic, political, and physical dimensions. The psychological dimension encompasses the belief that women can act at personal and community levels to improve their condition and the society in which they live. The political facet requires that women can analyse, organise, and mobilise for social change. The Government of India has taken many initiatives to empower women and provide them equal status with men. For the political empowerment of women, one of the major interventions taken by the government is to empower women through the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs). The plan programmes and schemes implemented by the Panchayati Raj Department are poverty alleviation and employment generation programme, basic services programme, infrastructure developmental programme, capacity building programme, and various welfare schemes. The success of these welfare schemes depends widely on the skill and efficiency of sarapanchas who are the representative or leaders of rural people. The study intends to know the need and analyse the importance of psychological empowerment of rural women political representatives. The study attempts to develop a conceptual model or framework for the psychological empowerment of rural women political representatives (sarpanch).