International Research Journal of Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Studies (IRJIMS)

06-11

Authors: Bidhan Mondal,Dr. Sujay Kumar Mandal

In the political climate of ardent nationalism the pride on a glorious, indigenous past was to be resuscitated through the revaluation and rehabilitation of local folk traditions, that led to my interest in collecting folklore and the increasing use (and misuse) of folk themes. The relationship between folklore and technology is a long debated one. In the earlier phases of folkloristics, technological development was seen as a threat to the conservation of folklife and scholars were busy in collecting and preserving ‘authentic’ tales, songs and handicraft before the homologating assault of modern civilisation destroyed them. This article intends to examine the nexus between folklore and technology in the context of Bengali Baul songs of Birbhum and their Sahajiya Sadhana, from a different perspective from the earlier. It takes interest in discovering the bricolage of humanism, the fusion and diffusion from beyond that helps increasing the “cultural syncretism” through Baul songs that has been delivering the secrets of Indian culture through their performances all over the world, without media and technology this could never be possible. Key Words: Baul, Sahajiya, Change, Modernity, Adaptation, Negotiation, Globalisation.

18-24

Authors: Roopa Mathur,Neha Swami

Traditional Indian families have observed diversified non gender role due to women participation in labour force in recent decades. In process of enhancing self-confidence and gaining gender identity, career oriented modern women not only try to fit in the shoes of their counterparts but also perform expected customary/family roles and responsibilities such as child rearing, elderly care, and household chores. Today, emerging and diverse work area has reported significant increase in women, single parents and dual career couples as employees. Working couples not only look for their own career prospective but also nurture their children and contribute to their future prospects as well. Work and family responsibilities along with long working hours in professional setup has resulted in conflict which in turn has affected the overall well-being of individuals. In dealing with multiple roles and work pressure and for enhancing well-being, working couples use coping strategies depending on their individual experiences. Effectiveness of coping strategies is a subject of unique experience and personal characteristics. The present paper tries to explore a holistic approach towards the role of work-family conflict and coping mechanism in determining the wellbeing in working couples. Key Words: Well-being, WFC, FWC, Coping strategies, working couples.

30-36

Authors: Bijoy Gogoi

Coal is essential for development and industrialization. As a developing country India is closely concerned with the developmental process through the natural resources like coal but the coal mining (both open cast and underground mining) has challenged our livelihood and also provide accelerator in the creation of a lot of problems like displacement and rehabilitation, ecological degradation etc. The Coal industry of Margherita, Tinsukia, Assam is a pioneer and primary coal industry of a large magnitude in the easternmost part of India is also deeply related with developmental process in one hand and poses a threat to the livelihood of the people by degrading the natural environment on the other. So a number of protest movements have been organized by the various local organizations in this region. In other words, a close examination of the people’s protests over the mining projects show two major concerns: One, the effect of mining on the physical environment and health of local people which has been repeatedly spelt by the studies made by different researches, and two, the issue of compensation and relocation of the affected people which depicts the issue of human rights overland and livelihood. The mining operations in North East India thus go through similar experience as is found in case of the rest of the states of India as well as the world. Coal mining exerts a long lasting impact on landscape, ecosystem and socio-cultural economic considerations though there were protests against the environmental degradation in the region caused by the destructive practice of coal mining. Although coal mining is a cause of environmental degradation but development, environment and mining all have become complimentary to each other and none of them can be separated or ignored in the interest of the development of a particular country. This article makes an attempt to analyze the positive and negative impact of coal mining of Margherita Coal Field and also analyze the various aspects of coal mining which may help to systematize the management system of any Colliery of Coal India Limited. Key Words: Coal, Development, Mining, Environment, Degradation, Livelihood.