Volume 8 | Issue 9 |

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The history of human tryst with epidemics and pandemics is as ancient as history itself. Writers down the ages have also projected these crises in their works. They in their works underlined the impact of epidemics and pandemics on the globe and society along with the portrayal of the resilience of human minds to tackle them. Giovanni Boccaccio�s The Decameron, Albert Camus�s The Plague, Defoe�s A Journal of the Plague Year Written by a Citizen who Continued all the While in London, History of the Plague in England, and In Due Preparations for the Plague as well for Soul as Body, Jack London�s The Scarlet Plague from the western literature and Suryakant Tripathi Nirala�s memoir, A Life Misspent, Tagore�s Chaturanga from Indian Literature have been analysed in this paper to see how Literature while narrating pandemics down the ages celebrates the enduring range of human responses charged with spirit of resilience and rejuvenation that stand against the onslaught of disease and death.

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Epidemic, pandemic, Literature, Resilience, Rejuvenation

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Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, produced in Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Kalamkari is known to be a healing fabric, as the colours, motifs and the narration of magical forms create an aura that heals an individual physically and spiritually. The word �kalamkari� is a conjoint of kalam (pen) and kari (work). Most traditional crafts are labour-intensive and depend on locally available materials. Now with the use of handlooms in interiors, be it furnishings or artefacts, the possibilities of doing up a home in signature style are both endless as well as exciting. The strength of kalamkari has always been its vegetable dyes, which faced no competition from other textile centres of the world. Kalamkari sandwich panels are a solution to revive the traditional craft, increase workmanship and usage of locally available materials while adding drama to interior space with its bold colours and patterns. These panels are a light weight and cost effective solution to brighten up any space and can be used in many different ways for example, for wall partition, false ceilings, bed back, to accentuate an empty wall, for pooja rooms etc. With everyone looking for sustainable solutions, these panels are an answer to save the environment and the original craft, all while making a space look better.

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Kalamkari, revive, textile, sandwich panels, workmanship, Interiors

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Flood is one of the most the most re-occurring natural hazard in the state of Bihar. The major rivers responsible for flood in the state of Bihar are Kosi, Gandak, Ghagra and Bagmati, which are the tributary rivers of Ganges. The head water catchment area of Baghmati river lies in the Himalayan state of Nepal. The high rainfall in Nepal, siltation of hydraulic structures, rivers and low topography of North Bihar causes flood occurrence in these areas on regular basis. Remote sensing and GIS plays an important role in mapping, monitoring and providing spatial database for all flood related studies. The present work focuses on the use remote sensing based topography and images in GIS environment for integrated flood study of Bagmati River, which is one of the most flood prone rivers of North Bihar.

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Remote sensing, Baghmati topography, Sediment , Embankment

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As china is in major focus during this era hence exploring the Chinese economy is a major concern right now. We attempt to identify the factors responsible for China�s growth over few decades with the implementation of economic reforms and liberalisation of trade and provide the synopsis for same. The ultimate factor for China�s rapid growth has been driven by policy reforms that significantly reduced the market frictions. The policies implemented in China enhanced the growth of country with the efficiency on the production part. The total productivity of China has increased contributing approx. 40% to gross domestic product as compared to just 13% in 1950�s which is ten times. Also the gross domestic product of China increased at a huge pace as compared with US and India.

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China�s economy, Growth, Economic reforms, GDP, Exports, Imports, Investment, Liberalization.

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The arts and crafts of any region are the reflection of its environment, people, and traditions. Rajasthan is among the richest states of the country in the field of arts and crafts are concerned. Stone, clay, leather, wood, ivory, lac, glass, silver, gold, and textiles were given the most brilliant forms. It is the crafts and traditions of India that make it stand out in the world. However, the numerous arts and crafts are slowly getting extinct and so have to be renewed and brought back to life. Wooden blocks used for printing is one such art that is fading, due to screen printing and lack of awareness and a few other reasons. It is such an art which is used for making every piece of cloth, every design unique and different from others yet involving a sustainable process in production. The art, which was once flourishing and attracted customers from all across the world, is now struggling to survive. The artists who have been working in this field for several generations are struggling for livelihood. Incorporating the techniques of block printing along with modern technologies to create an interior space would provide a sustainable solution for both the artist as well as the designer. The feature wall and the furniture is broken down into modules, the wooden blocks used for the printing is used as modules, designed by an artist from their place. Later these blocks are arranged in the site by interlocking together. As designing of wooden blocks is a time taking process, Terracotta will be used for mass production and to obtain seamless patterns yet maintaining the essence of art would reduce the cost and carbon impact on the environment. Thus, provides a sustainable solution for preserving of art, artist, and designers.

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Rajasthan, Handicrafts, Block Printing, Sustainability, Interior Wall, Modules, Interlocking.

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Odisha is a land of fairs and festivals. Among the Saiva festivals, Mahasivaratri and Shitala Sasthi are very important and observed with great devotion in south Odisha like other parts of the state. In different Saiva temples of south Odisha like Gokarnesvara, Nrusinghanath, Guptesvara, Patalesvara, Mahalingesvara, etc. Sivaratri is observed by the devotees with much devotion. Similarly, Shitala Sasthi is another important Saiva festival of south Odisha which is observed with pomp and splendour.

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Mahasivaratri, Shitala Sasthi, Guptesvara, Gokarnesvara, Nilakanthesvara, pana (liquid sweet mixture), Bai-Nacha (dance of kinnaras).

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Kerala is very famous for eco-friendly practices. Most of the handicrafts in the state Kerala are made from naturally available materials. They are also given special training in making the artifacts, which appear to have a life of their own. The variety of arts and crafts in Kerala is diverse and emphasizes a lot on the use of colors. All art forms in Kerala are full of intricate designs and vibrant details. The state has an edge as far as eco-friendly handicrafts are concerned because it has a tradition of making beautiful handicrafts from naturally available materials with articles like ivory, bamboo, palm leaves, seashells, wood, coconut shells, clay, cloth, metals, and stone and so on. These are regional handicrafts from Kerala, here we are taking one region where coconut shell handicrafts are familiar, which is alleppey town situated in south of kochi, coconut fruit has spread worldwide with help of seafarers and coconut is very light and long lasting material, these coconut shall be used as decorative purpose, Like coconut panels, flooring , false ceiling, coconut furniture, in interiors etc.

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Handicrafts, techniques, materials.

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The National Leader, Father of our Nation , Mahatma Gandhi was an embodiment of all noble qualities. His way of life is a message to all humanity and inspiration to whole mankind. He developed his knowledge and carer and struggled for India�s freedom and development. Dedication to the welfare of the nation was the aim of his life. He was an cotemporary issue to discuss and immense source of writing fot writers of that era. Different discipline like history, sociology, politics, literature and philosophy have a great impact of his ideology and he was the central figure for writers of the novelist who characterized different characters in their writings who were depicting the change in the society duo to Gandhian freedom struggle. He taught the people of India to live in peace and harmony, to love all humans and to follow a disciplined life. The non-violence principle of Gandhiji changed the lives of many people and introduced a technique of perseverance, resistant to evils and untruth. He became the centre of all socio-political developments. The Satyagraha movement inspired the local people to protest against evils and misconduct. It created a strong bond of love and compassion which united the people irrespective of their caste , creed, colour, religion. Gandhiji was an idol of truth. He was a spokesperson, who opposed the inhuman behaviour like exploitation of slaves, discrimination of people , abasement of poor and weak. During his struggle, he evolved a novel technique or method of struggle which he called � Satyagraha �. This method was latter used by the Indians during their freedom struggle. World peace can be established by following Truth and Non-violence. We can also solve the problems of unemployment and become prosperous through Grama- Swaraj. This is why Mahatma Gandhi�s teachings are relevant even today. He met with success and became popular with the masses. He dominated the Freedom Movement from 1919 to 1947. That is why this period has been called the � Gandhian Era�. He has been rightly called the � Father of the Nation� and the creator of Morden India because India won freedom in 1947 under his guidance and leadership.

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Mahatma Gandhi: Father Of The Nation

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The purpose of the present study, �Understanding Cultural Differences in Emotional Intelligence and Attachment Style among Young Adults� is to find out whether there is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and attachment; whether there is a significant cultural and gender differences in emotional intelligence and attachment among young adults and whether there is a significant difference between the two variables based on culture. The sample for the study consisted of 120 young adults within the age group of 18-25 years. The samples were collected from different states of India through random sampling method. The tools used for the study are The Assessing Emotions Scale, developed by Nicola S. Schutte, John M. Malouff and Navjot Bhullar in 2008 and Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) developed by Feeney, Noller, & Hanrahan in 1994. Karl Pearson�s Correlation Coefficient, Student�s t-test and Descriptive Statistics were used to analyse the collected data. The results indicate that there exists a positive correlation between emotional intelligence and attachment among young adults; there is no significant gender difference between emotional intelligence and attachment; there is no significant cultural difference between emotional intelligence and attachment and there is no significant difference between emotional intelligence and attachment based on the locality.

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Emotional intelligence, Attachment style, cultural difference and young adults

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The biopharmaceutical industry has signi?cantly turned its biologics production towards mammalian cell expression systems. The presence of glycosylation machineries within these systems, and the fact that monoclonal antibodies represent today the vast majority of new therapeutic candidates, has largely in?uenced this new direction. Recombinant glycoproteins, including monoclonal antibodies, have shown di?erent biological properties based on their glycan pro?les. Thus, the industry has developed cell engineering strategies not only to improve cell�s speci?c productivity, but also to adapt their glycosylation pro?les for increased therapeutic activity. One way to favor human-like glycosylation would be to use human cell lines for recombinant protein production. This strategy would warrant that proteins harbor, if not the ideal glycosylation pattern, at least a non-immunogenic glycans. The most commonly used human cell lines to manufacture glycoprotein ther- apeutics are the HEK293 cells and the HT-1080, respectively from human embryo kidney and ?brosarcoma origin.

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Glycoprotein, Mammalian, Cells, Production, Therapeutic.

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