International Research Journal of Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Studies (IRJIMS)

7-18

Authors: Susmita Chakraborty

Alokeranjan Dasgupta (born on October 6, 1933) is a poet well-known for his thematic and technical innovations, variety of subject-matter, vast knowledge, and an ever expanding wide sweep of interest and inquisitiveness. Amidst his ever-transforming themes, however, stands one constant: God. His faith in God has been steadily reflected in scores of poems. But, being a poet surrounded by a modern barren Godless world, he tends to introspect on and scrutinize his own faith in or relationship with God. Almost every new book of his poetry exhibits the multiplicity of expression of that one WHOLE TRUTH, that constant but outwardly protean existence pervading his essential universe. Readers usually discover in his poetry an amazing coexistence of such divergent ideas as faith, atheism, agnosticism, Marxism, etc. His poetical universe, thus, has been developed out of a very subtle and sensitive matrix. The present paper tries to focus on how Alokeranjan weaves his poetical garland out of these varying and varied elements steeped into the depths of his poetic sensibility, and how he tries to balance and concretize them or blur them out of recognition in his poetry.

27-34

Authors: Dr. Anne Angeline Abraham

Nikki Giovanni, America’s well-loved poet, popularly known as the Princess of Black Poetry, is an intergenerational poet. Her poems include readers from all generations including the youth and the older generation. But her poems for little children are of a different kind. These books are printed with bright colors and large illustrations, which are loved by her little readers. Giovanni’s poems for children include topics about African American history and culture and she celebrates her people through it. She inculcates the love shared by her people and exults in the power of the community. She portrays happy families and simple joys of the childhood, images which little children can identify with. She believes that black love is black wealth and upholds the ideals in her poems. She uses repetition and rhythm in her poetry and the bright illustrations reinforce the idea. Through her children’s poetry, Giovanni states her belief that art is essential for life and it should be sustained. She conveys this message to her young readers through specific poems for them. This paper delineates these ideas of the poet by going through her poems, specifically for children.

42-49

Authors: Dr. Lubna Naz Karim, Munham Shehzad

This study “Effects of Romantic Scenes in Pakistani Drams on the Youth of Pakistan” revolves around the observable fact that how television dramas influence a person, or what effects does television leaving on the minds of people. TV has significant impact on the psychological behavior of viewers. TV creates awareness among people about social issues of the society. In developing countries, television is being considered as a source of entertainment. Pakistan being a part of developing world, a larger population in rural areas and at large levels considered a significant source of entertainment. Television dramas not only inspire females but also males as a source of entertainment and inspiration. The purpose of this study to explain the social & psychological behavior of the Pakistani youth after watching romantic scenes in Pakistani dramas. This article presents an extensive overview of the selected category covering the contents of Pakistani TV drama; male and female students of University of Gujrat were selected as sample. In this study social learning theory and elaboration likelihood model is applied and survey method used for data collection. The results showed the intension of the youth for watching romantic scenes in Pakistani dramas. Results show that in rural areas, less percentage of male and greater percentage of female that are following Pakistani dramas where as more male and low percentage of females are not following Indian and western culture. The study also shows that urban males are more inspired than the female after watching romantic scenes in dramas.

57-66

Authors: Mrs Pdianghunshisha Lyngkhoi, Mr Pynhunlang N M Shullai

The wastage and stagnation event at secondary school level has been a major academic problem in rural Meghalaya and it is extremely difficult to classify the causes of dropout. This investigation tries to draw out reasons of secondary school dropout amongst students between 14 to 17 years of age. Total of 100 students, 10 Principals and 40 Teachers were selected and the data collection was carried out in 10 schools (Govt and Pvt School) of Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya. Scheduled interviews and questionnaires were used to collect information on social variables and to evaluate the reasons for wastage and stagnation and school dropout. A total of 150 respondents participated in the investigation. The highest dropout rate, wastage and stagnation at secondary school were observed in students amongst 14 – 17 years of age. The main reasons of early marriage that lead to wastage and stagnation were relationship between boys and girls (80%), courtship (90%), ceasing (77.5%) and early marriage as the main cause (100%). Wastage and stagnation and highest drop-out rate at secondary school level was observed among students of 14 – 17 years of age and the main reason were early marriage in the form of relationship between boys and girls, ceasing, courtship and others. There is a need to encourage the society concerning the importance of education and measures should be taken to address early marriage and its consequences.

74-79

Authors: Md.Mudassir Alam

Women, especially Palestinian women have been prime focus of noted authors across the globe, who also attracted attentions of many great novelists and renowned writers. In spite of their different orientations and schools, different issues related to women cover a larger part of these novelists and writers ‘books. The women characters of Palestinian novels vary from being mother, teenage girl, independent and married woman to iconic revolutionary, highly educated and well-skilled leading woman. But the issue that combines them altogether is the commonality in their sense of deprivation, displacement and alienation in their own land Palestine. The Palestinian novelists have been aware of the Palestinian women’s association with their society. So, it has been found in the writings of various novelists like Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, Rashad Abu-Sahr, Sehar Khalifa, Liyana Badar and Ghassan Kanfani (the most prominent Palestinian writer) that, they were the voice of the oppressed, especially women in a patriarchal society, in which they portrayed different aspects of Palestinian women, and made them aware of the roles they could play in nation-building, and in igniting the sprit against illegal occupation of their homeland. Given the above realization, the prime objective of the present study is to analyze the perspective of different dimensions and aspects related to women in Ghassan’s novels. Lastly, this study attempts to explain the image of woman in Arabic novels as well as the present Arabic literary environment in Palestine.

87-95

Authors: Dr. Dhaneswar Baishya

Political participation is the hall mark of a democratic setup. Nature, success and effectiveness of democracy largely depend on the extent to which equal, effective and actual participation is provided by the system to all its citizens. As women comprises half of the population, this section of society requires due attention in the system and a due share in the political process. Democracy will fail in its objectives if women citizens lack equal opportunity to participate in the governmental decision making process. They are to be equal partners in the nation building and political development. Therefore, in this article an attempt has been made to study the participation in the electoral politics and politics of agitation by the women of Assam in general and Nalbari district in specific. We find that the participation of women of Assam including the women of Nalbari district in the mass movements since the time of freedom struggle to till date is overwhelming. However, in the electoral politics especially in active politics the participation of women is pathetic.