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Fullness of India: Word, World and People Gopi Devdutt Tripathy There are many stories about India. But the key question is how to know and see India? Most importantly, which of the stories represents authentic India? Which system of thought represents India in its pristine form? What does the term ‘our culture’ mean? In the 80’s a friend asked me to tell him, in one word, what is India? I instantly uttered- ‘Sharat Chandra’ the renowned writer from Bengal. The answer was spontaneous, but why I said it became clearer to me over the years. My peers and I grew up in the 60s, speaking Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi etc. in our respective homes, very comfortable, and organically rooted in our lineage, and with an unassuming, unconscious, non-declarative pride of being Indians. Speaking for myself, (this is possibly true for the generations of this time), we lived in a joint family. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/1 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 02 (2024): Systems of Knowledge in India: Moving Towards Self Reliance; 1-3 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/1/1 Copyright (c) 2025 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Sanskrit and Society Sudhir Lall Sanskrit and Society language without a society Upanishad Yajnavalkya supreme reality Sanskrit and Society - both these terms have multiple layers of meanings and in the following lines, an attempt is being made to unravel these layers. A pertinent question to be kept in mind would be -- can there be a society without a language, or a language without a society. Maitreyi College is one of the most distinguished educational institutions of the University of Delhi. The legend of Maitreyi can be traced back to the Brihadaryanka Upanishad, and is recounted here, briefly -- Sage Yajnavalkya had two wives, Maitreyi and Katyayani. The former is revered as a ‘Brahmavadini’1 as she would discuss the matters related to Brahman (or the supreme reality) with Yajnavalkya; while the latter had a more practical viewpoint of the world. One day the sage Yajnavalkya decided to embrace the next Ashram of his life by means of forsaking his house, and while at that, he sought permission to leave from Maitreyi. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/2 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 02 (2024): Systems of Knowledge in India: Moving Towards Self Reliance; 4-10 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/2/2 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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A Perspective on the Role of the Environment in the Transmission of Antibiotic Resistance Armin Irfan Anina James Kushneet Kaur Sodhi Divya Bajaj Amaan Buniyaadi Neetu Kukreja Wadhwa Mohit Kumar Antibiotics Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Antibiotic resistance integrative and conjugative elements medical healthcare Antimicrobial-resistant infections have increased several fold over the past few decades. The irrational use and overuse of antibiotics in sectors such as medical healthcare, animal husbandry, bee-keeping, horticulture, antifouling paints and food preservation has led to the selection of microorganisms equipped with ways to combat antibiotics. Consequently, several antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) and their elements have spread across several bacterial species via horizontal transmission and to the next generations by vertical transmission. Horizontal gene transfer of ARGs is mediated by mobile genetic elements (MGEs) like integrative and conjugative elements, plasmids, transposons, integrons, and insertion sequences. Plasmids accommodate a vast array of multiple resistance genes and, through bacterial conjugation, contribute in transferring resistance to bacterial populations. Studies indicate the presence of multidrug-resistant airborne pathogens in hospital environments. The presence of ARGs and MGE genes in airborne particulate matter in urban areas and in environments using antibiotics extensively (e.g., hospitals, cattle feed yards, wastewater treatment plants, etc.) is alarming. This current article discusses the most serious global threat to the effective treatment of bacterial infections. The current paper highlights the need to regulate antibiotic usage to avert the emergence of antibiotic resistant pathogens. Since antibiotics are unavoidable, therefore, it should be regulated and antibiotic resistance awareness programs should be promoted. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/6 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 02 (2024): Systems of Knowledge in India: Moving Towards Self Reliance; 11-35 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/6/3 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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From Insight to Action: How Dreams Foster Self-Reliance Ayush Srivastava Dreams Dream Journaling Emotional healing Lucid dreaming Self-Reliance This paper explores the role of dreams in fostering self-reliance through a comprehensive examination of psychological theories and contemporary research on dream experiences. Building on the foundational work of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, it delves into modern perspectives from neuroscience and cognitive science that highlight the adaptive functions of dreams. Techniques such as dream journaling, lucid dreaming, and dream incubation will be explored for their potential to enhance self-awareness, emotional healing, and problem-solving abilities. By harnessing the insights gained from these dream practices, individuals can cultivate resilience, independence, and a proactive mindset, ultimately promoting personal growth and autonomy. This paper underscores the value of dreams as a vital resource for psychological development and self-empowerment. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/7 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 02 (2024): Systems of Knowledge in India: Moving Towards Self Reliance; 36-42 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/7/4 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Ethical Contemplations In Indian Science Fiction: The Case Of Gene Editing Manisha Saluja Khushi Science Fiction Gene-editing, Ethics Indian Philosophical Systems Indian literature With the unbridled advancement in science and technology, ethical concerns have increasingly occupied the imagination of scientists and thinkers. Science fiction narratives, specifically, engage with the looming questions of morality and ethics in the realm of scientific experimentation. This study offers a critical examination of representations of ethical dilemmas regarding gene editing in Indian science fiction narratives with a special focus on Mohan Sundara Rajan’s short story “The Escapades of a Clone,’’ Manjula Padmanabhan’s Harvest, Amitav Ghosh’s The Calcutta Chromosome, and S.B. Divya’s Machinehood. The exploration of cloning and genetic manipulation is analysed in these texts within the broader context of contemporary scientific advancements and the associated moral challenges. This research further explores the subtle perspectives these works offer on the potential consequences of unrestrained technological progress. The study foregrounds the tension between scientific curiosity and ethical responsibility, punctuating the relevance of these fictional narratives in contemporary bioethical discussions. Through a detailed analysis of character development, narrative structure, and thematic depth, the research argues that Indian science fiction not only anticipates future technological possibilities but also serves as a critical platform for interrogating the ethical implications of such advancements. While these texts are studied in the purview of Indian philosophical thought they are also studied as valid repositories of ethical discourse. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/8 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 02 (2024): Systems of Knowledge in India: Moving Towards Self Reliance; 43-56 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/8/5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Isolation and Characterization of Total Histones from Chicken Erythrocytes: A Simpler Method Using Detergent Yashankita Raghuvanshi Monica Bohot Bhupender Singh Madan M. Chaturvedi Jogeswar Satchidananda Purohit Chicken erythrocyte histones Histone isolation, Chromatin & Histone specific proteases chromatin high-speed centrifugation method Histones are highly conserved small basic proteins that are positively charged at neutral pH. They associate with the DNA to form a polymer called chromatin. Many studies have focused on the isolation of histones from tissues and cell lines. The present study reports the isolation of good-quality histones from chicken erythrocytes by using a high-speed centrifugation method through a sucrose gradient. The method described in the present study is simpler and is a deviation from the usual requirement of an ultracentrifugation step for the purification of the histones. The isolated histones were quantified using spectrometric methods and the quality and integrity of the histones were evaluated by a high-resolution SDS 18% PAGE. The isolated histones were found to be homogeneously pure. They contained all the histone subtypes in stoichiometric amounts along with the histone variants. The isolated total histones were subsequently used for routine histone protease assays and they were demonstrated to be a great substrate for these assays. The present study thus describes the chicken erythrocyte total histones isolated from chicken blood (a waste product of the slaughterhouse), by a high-speed centrifugation method, evaluation of their quality and their usefulness as a substrate for histone-specific protease assays. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/9 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 02 (2024): Systems of Knowledge in India: Moving Towards Self Reliance; 57-65 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/9/6 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Gyan ki Rajneeti: Samaj Adhyayan aur Bhartiya Chintan Harshvardhan Tripathy social science in India post-colonial non-Western nations Global South modernist-Western paradigm seminars and conferences The notion that the field of social science in India have developed in a colonial situation and carry its imprint even to this day has been an accepted thesis in Indian academic circles. The same holds for the emergence of social science in several post-colonial non-Western nations where social sciences took hold in the backdrop of colonialism. In the late 1970’s in the backdrop of decolonization, and the publication of Edward Said’s seminal work Orientalism (1978), there emerged a global debate among academicians of the Global South to indigenize social sciences by moving beyond the modernist-Western paradigm which claimed universality and was based on twin concepts of cartesian dualism and Newtonian physics. Charges of Euro-centrism in social science theories gained ground, and an explosive question cropped up; “the social sciences that originated in the West, are indigenous to the West, or are they necessarily universal for the rest?” (Mukherji, 2004, p. 16). This question intrigued several academicians across the globe, and the question was debated and discussed in seminars and conferences and the case for the indigenization of social sciences was pushed. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/10 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 02 (2024): Systems of Knowledge in India: Moving Towards Self Reliance; 66-69 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/10/7 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Equinox 2024: The 4th Annual International Conference Taanisi Soni Aditi Meher Meghna Mishra Centre for Research (CFR) Centre for Research (CFR) Maitreyi College, Annual International Conference Equinox 2024 Systems of Knowledge in India The Centre for Research (CFR), Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis and IQAC, organised the fourth three-day Annual International Conference ‘Equinox 2024’, from September 4th to 6th, 2024. The theme was “Systems of Knowledge in India: Moving towards Self-Reliance.” The principal of Maitreyi College, Prof. Haritma Chopra, was the coordinator of the conference, and Dr. Gopi Devdutt Tripathy, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Dr. Pinkey Bajaj Gandhi, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dr. Brototi Roy, and Dr. Meena Yadav, Associate Professors, Department of Zoology, Maitreyi College, were the convenors. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed report application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/11 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 02 (2024): Systems of Knowledge in India: Moving Towards Self Reliance; 70-75 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/11/8 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Research, Development and Social Transformation Rukshana Zaman knowledge research systematic study horizons Human beings are known for their inquisitiveness. There is an innate never-ending curiosity in human beings to comprehend what lies beyond the horizons: seeking answers to the questions- why? how? where? and what? These questions when channelled systematically using methods, techniques and tools to find out the probable answers are what culminates as research. Thus, research harbours on finding out the facts. It basically implies the methodical and systematic study of a problem. The aim of research is to generate information, verify the existing knowledge and arrive at new perspectives that would add to the existing gamut of knowledge. The underlying purpose of research is to bring about development that can lead to social transformation for the betterment of humankind. For research to successfully execute its main objectives it has to follow a process of planning, leading to a systematic study to seek probable answers to the questions. Researchers in order to conduct meaningful research thus, „subscribe to the idea that one does not know the fact unless one has conducted a systematic study‟ (Srivastava, 2004:2). Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/15 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 1-5 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/15/9 Copyright (c) 2024 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Educational Interventions in Social Conflicts Amman Madan deep structural character social structure organisation in the world dilemmas inter-personal conflicts Social and inter-personal conflicts are almost everywhere. They can be over broad issues of public life like whether secularism or Hindutva should guide the policies of the state or the conflicts may have a deep structural character, like those within capitalism, where managers and owners need workers and the workers need the former, but one can increase their income only at the cost of the other. Every single organisation in the world has conflicts within it, for instance in dilemmas over whether a school should hire more teachers or more administrators. Conflicts are to be seen in politics, in the social structure and in every institution in the world. They come out in our everyday life as well, for instance, in whether we should have vegetables or chicken tonight for dinner. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/16 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 6-17 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/16/10 Copyright (c) 2024 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Recent Progress in Charm and Bottom Mesons Ritu Garg K.K. Vishwakarma Preeti Bhall Alka Upadhyay charm and bottom mesons spectrum heavy quark heavy-light mesons In this paper, we aim to discuss recently observed charm and bottom mesons, which has enriched spectrum. We have given a brief discussion of heavy quark effective theory and potential model, which are the most reliable approaches to studying heavy-light mesons. The outcomes from these approaches are helpful for future experiments. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/17 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 18-25 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/17/11 Copyright (c) 2024 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Critical Theory and Social Transformation: Reflections on the ‘Empowerment’ of the ‘Subject’ Hera Saud Social Inclusion Subject-Object Empowerment Tangible-Intangible Housing The paper aims to discuss the limitations of empowerment. Contemporary research and discussions have focussed on transforming development as a process for social inclusion. From the standpoint of critical theory, it is important to understand the deep structure of the processes of social inclusion. From this perspective, the paper will look at the housing sector to understand the social inclusion of women, marginalised labour, and victims of violence. The research is based on the content analysis of the film Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, case studies of victims of violence from Jharia, Jharkhand, and discourse analysis of the mass production of low-income housing in India. The conceptual vocabulary for this analysis draws upon the works of Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser, and Christopher Alexander. Foucault in his work ‘Orders of Discourse’ critiques the proposition that ‘knowledge empowers.’ He raises the question of orders of discourses to understand how human agency is hegemonised by knowledge. Louis Althusser in his work ‘Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses’ argues that individuals becomes citizens only on the condition that they agree to be governed. Christopher Alexander in his work, ‘The Production of Houses’ has argued that to acquire one's own agency to limit the power structures, it is important to make one's own home within limited resources. This vocabulary highlights the deep structures of the violence of social inclusion. This paper attempts to explore the nature and scope of the methodology of social inclusion. An important aspect of this methodology is that marginalised individuals are objects of research that are fixed in a frame by the gaze of a researcher. The intersubjectivity between the researcher and the researched is denied because of which their tangible-intangible needs, wants, and desires are rendered null and void. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/18 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 26-33 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/18/12 Copyright (c) 2024 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Deconstructing True Crime, Reconstructing ‘Truth’: An Analysis of Netflix’s Conversation with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes Aadita Chauhan Jasmine Alappat Para Raturi Documentary Serial Killer Truth Reality Construction “Documentary films speak about actual situations or events and honour known facts; they do not introduce new, unverifiable ones. They speak directly about the historical world rather than allegorically” (Nichols, 1991, p. 28). However, a significant section of scholars has a very disapproving take on how documentaries monopolise on the idea of what is perceived as truth. Recently, documentaries about serial killers have gradually gained mainstream media attention. Much of the scholarly research in this area explores how they fetishise the figure of the killer, the ethical implications about representing forms of entertainment based on violence and debates about the creation of such media. Set against the backdrop of these widely analysed aspects of such documentaries, and departing from them, our paper analyses the processes through which truth is constructed in documentary films. The paper, therefore, focuses on the construction of such versions of the truth. This kind of exploration has other ideological implications as it aids us in deconstructing a metanarrative about such documentaries representing crime as an unfiltered non-ideological ‘truth.’ For this purpose, the paper employs an analysis of the documentary-series Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes available on the OTT platform of Netflix. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/19 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 34-47 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/19/13 Copyright (c) 2024 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Describing a New Freshwater Ciliate, Aponotohymena Botrinucleata from Delhi, India Ilmas Naqvi Anannya Bandyopadhyay Ragesh P.R. Satish Ganta Ranjeet K. Nirala Hareramadas, B. Aponotohymena Oxytrichidae protargol morphology & morphogenesis Ciliates (Phylum Ciliophora) are one of the most diverse groups of protozoa which are present in a variety of habitats. Their taxonomic diversity is immense, encompassing thousands of species. Understanding the biodiversity of ciliates is essential for unraveling the intricate web of interactions that shape ecosystems. Consequently, the number of studies on the diversity and distribution of ciliates have increased globally. Ciliates are very important as they play roles in nutrient cycling, microbial food webs, and symbiotic associations, etc. to maintain the balance of ecosystem. In the present study, a new species of genus Aponotohymena (Aponotohymena botrinucleata) is being reported, from a pond located near ‘Garden of Five Senses,’ Saket, Delhi, India. This genus was created by Foissner in 2016. The type species of this genus, A. australis was first named as Oxytricha austalis and later redesignated as Notohymena australis. However, recently it is further redesignated as Aponotohymena australis. The identifying feature of this genus include: flexible body; 18 Frontal-ventral-transverse (FVT) cirri; more than 3 caudal cirri associated with dorsal kineties 1, 2 and 4 and splitting of DP3 (third dorsal primordium). According to Foissner (2016), the genus Aponotohymena differs from the genus Notohymena only in the number of caudal cirri. Only three species of this genus are reported till date namely A. australis, N. apoaustralis and A. isoaustralis. In the present study, a new species of this genus, Aponotohymena botrinucleata, is being reported from a freshwater pond. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/21 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 48-59 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/21/14 Copyright (c) 2024 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Gender and Humour in Indian Folk Tales- The Pañcatantra Reema Bhatia Gender Humour Laughter Folktales Pañcatantra This paper examines gender and humour in the context of Indian folktales, the Pañcatantra. Discussions on humour, satire and jokes are not new and have always been a part of societies. Humour is a powerful tool that strips away all illusions and subverts expectations and social expectations. It is a social commentary allowing individuals to critique societal norms, institutions and behaviour in a way that is engaging, accessible and sometimes subversive. It is often the satire in humorous anecdotes that we find funny. It is associated with power structures in society. The stories analysed have humour and laughter directed at women who transgress social norms. An alternative reading of the humour in the stories from the women’s perspective shows us the power of women and the subversion of patriarchy. The laughter of the wife who cuckolds her husband is a part of the funny. Women may laugh self-mockingly or derisively. Laughter, depending on who laughs and at whom, can be disciplining, repressive, subversive, rebellious and self mocking. The modalities of humour and laughter in the Pañcatantra even though rooted in classical Sanskrit texts are to be found in our day to day lives. Laughter is serious business. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/22 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 67-77 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/22/15 Copyright (c) 2024 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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A Doctor’s Experiments in Bihar Chayanika Biswas “A Doctor’s Experiments in Bihar” by Dr. Taru Jindal, is one of the most inspiring books that I have read. A real-life story of social transformation in a system that everyone believed to be broken beyond repair,is basically a book of hope in humanity. It starts with a quote by Margaret Mead - “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Written in the style of a memoir; this book documents her experience of working in neglected areas of Bihar in maternal and child healthcare. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/23 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 78-80 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/23/16 Copyright (c) 2024 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Y20 India 2023 Prakriti Kaushik Youth 20 (Y20) is the youth engagement group of the G20, serving as the official consultation forum for youth from all G20 member countries to dialogue with each other. Y20 encourages youth as future leaders to raise awareness of global issues, exchange ideas, argue, negotiate, and reach consensus. It serves as a valuable platform for global youth to reflect on global issues and suggest policy recommendations for G20 member states' consultations. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2024-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed report application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/24 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 81-83 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/24/146 Copyright (c) 2024 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Strategy and Approach for Learning through a System of Self-study and Self-motivation Bal Ram Singh Strategy and Approach for Learning Education cramming Current practices in education electronic sources Education is more a process of learning than teaching. Vedic concept of ‘learning without understanding is cramming and is more like dry wood on ashes that can never blaze forth’ (Nirukta 1.18). Current practices in education lecture-based imparting of knowledge, use of textbooks to back up the lectures, coaxing student to work with home assignments, and employing examinations to evaluate the student learning – were established quite a while ago and do not reflect the modern times. With the increasing availability of knowledge freely accessible from electronic sources, many of them with critical analysis, the lectures are becoming less attractive for students to acquire knowledge. Furthermore, textbook-based lectures become fixed in time and context, which make them less engaging for modern students. This is particularly true for higher education but holds true even at the level of high school. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/25 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 1-9 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/25/17 Copyright (c) 2023 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Self-Directed and Participatory Learning: Observations and Reflections Mohammad Talib participatory learning education in India educational philosophy This article focusses on self-directed and participatory learning related to nationalist education in India, during the pre-independence struggle. Mahatma Gandhi's conceptualisation of nai taleem (new education) forms a pivotal aspect of this discourse, as it placed a significant emphasis on active student involvement in their educational journey (Zakir Hussain Committee, 1938; Sadgopal, 2019). At that time, this educational philosophy was instrumental in nurturing citizens who could actively contribute to the overarching objective of achieving India's independence from colonial rule. In the contemporary era, the invocation of nationalist education serves the purpose of delving into historical reservoirs, and seeking alternative pedagogical and learning principles. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/26 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 10-20 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/26/18 Copyright (c) 2023 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Waste Plastic Management – A Step Towards Circular Economy S.K. Dhawan Ridham Dhawan Vikas Garg Circular economy interlocking tiles low-density polyethylene bags plastic scrap waste plastic management Plastic, the most utilized synthesized organic material, is the product of spectacular developments in the area of polymer science and technology. The penetration and acceptance of plastics into social network has revolutionized the universe with its widespread usage to the extent that it is now difficult to imagine a life without plastics in our day-to-day life. Positive aspects of plastics have also created a negative impact in our life because plastics do not degrade and reutilizing waste plastics is a major problem. Waste plastic is mainly composed of low-density polyethylene plastic bags and other plastic scrap. Five hundred trillion bags are consumed every year in the whole world and this is just being thrown away without any proper disposal. This is the main cause of plastic pollution. Incineration of the waste plastic bags causes environmental pollution. 3 kilograms of carbon dioxide is released if 1 kilogram of plastic is burnt and that attributes to global warming. Disposal of plastic waste to dumping sites may take approximately 500 years to completely degrade. The aim of this research work is to utilize waste plastic scrap for fabricating interlock paver tiles or partition tiles which can be used as an alternative to conventional tiles. Various issues concerning plastics, like mechanical strength, flame retardancy, water permeability, UV- protection from sunlight, acid, and alkali resistance, and antistatic response have been analyzed for the purpose of the research. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/27 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 21-33 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/27/19 Copyright (c) 2023 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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A Microbiological Analysis of Egg Shell Bacteria Simran Verma Neetu Kukreja Wadhwa Divya Bajaj Richa Sharma Ekadashi Rajni Anjali Priyadarshani ood-borne disease chicken egg antimicrobial resistance microbial isolation pathogen Food-borne diseases are a major public health problem affecting developed as well as developing countries. Inaccurately treated eggs are implicated as one of its causes. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is growing on a global level, necessitating the development of novel antibiotics. One of the most obvious reasons for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in human beings is the consumption of contaminated food with microbes. The present study aims to isolate, identify, and characterise the food borne pathogens from chicken eggs. This study has been designed to observe the possibility of transmission of pathogenic bacteria from the eggs available in the market to the community. Different types of bacteria found on egg shell surface have been identified and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern has been determined. E. coli and Staphylococcus spp. were isolated from the chicken egg shell samples. Prevalence of E. coli on the outer egg shell surface was 84%, whereas for the inner egg shell this value was 21%. The prevalence of Staphylococcus sp. was 77% and 15% on the outer and inner egg shell surfaces respectively. The bacterial isolates showed considerable resistance to the commonly used antibiotics. E. coli isolates showed resistance to amoxicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline and cephalexin while Staphylococci showed resistance to ampicillin and cephalexin. Chicken eggs are a potential source of infection to the community. When consumed, these eggs may serve as a vehicle of transmission of infection and antimicrobial resistance. This is an important fact that needs to be explored and understood while developing policies for combating the consequent pandemic of AMR. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/28 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 34-46 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/28/20 Copyright (c) 2023 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Morphology and Morphogenetic Description of an Indian Population of a Soil Ciliate Notohymena gangwonensis from Rithala Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), Delhi, India Ilmas Naqvi Ragesh P.R. Satish Ganta Hareramadas, B. Oxytrichidae Notohymena morphogenesis Morphology Ciliates are single celled eukaryotes which have been discovered from a wide variety of habitats. Their free-living forms are present in aquatic as well as terrestrial habitats. A large number of ciliates have also been recorded from wastewater treatment plants throughout the world. In WWTP these species are found from the final effluent as well as from the sewage sludge. In the present study, an Indian population of Notohymena gangwonensis was isolated from the sewage sludge samples collected from Rithala wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), Delhi, India, and is described on the basis of its morphology and morphogenesis. Morphological features of N. gangwonensis are as follows: flexible body; anterior lanceolate and posterior rounded end; body size about 51 x 15 μm in protargol preparations with body length:width ratio of around 3.5:1; large and deep buccal cavity; undulating membranes in Notohymena pattern; adoral zone with 19 (average) adoral membranelles; 18 frontal ventral-transverse (FVT) cirri; one right and one left marginal row with about 14 and 13 cirri respectively; 6 dorsal rows consisting of 4 dorsal kineties (DKs) and two dorso-marginals (DMs), the fourth row of dorsal kineties (DK4) being unique as it is ‘curved’, and occupies 2/3rd of the cell; 3 caudal cirri; two macronuclear nodules; 1–4 micronuclei. The morphogenetic study showed de novo origin of oral primordium between left marginal cirral row and post oral ventral cirri, and involvement of five parental cirri (three frontals and two ventrals) in the formation of streaks I–VI for the proter and opisthe. Their morphological and morphogenetic characters were compared with the other members of the genus and it confirmed that the present species is Notohymena gangwonensis belonging to the subfamily Oxytrichinae, which is a new record from the Indian subcontinent. The morphogenesis of N. gangwonensis has also been described here for the first time. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/29 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 47-58 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/29/21 Copyright (c) 2023 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Urban Informality and Gender: A Feminist Inquiry into the Informal Labour Dynamics of Women in a Delhi Resettlement Colony Archana Prasad Urban informality vulnerability Feminist Resettlement colony Gender Labour In the vibrant tapestry of urban existence, the threads of informality and gender are interwoven, creating a narrative that remains largely unexplored. This academic endeavour embarks upon a captivating journey through the kaleidoscope of Delhi’s resettlement colony, where the stories of informal women workers emerge as a ‘habitus’ of a verdant landscape. Adopting a feminist lens, this study delves into the intricate nuances of urban informality, offering insights into the lives and labours of these resilient women. The paper highlights how gender intersects with informality, shaping women’s experiences of vulnerabilities, and agency. The emphasis is on the need for gender-sensitive policies and interventions that address inequalities and empower women. The paper is based on the findings of a sociological study of women living in Sanjay Colony in Delhi and work as informal casual workers. A feminist approach to urban informality provides a nuanced understanding of informal practices and their implications for urban life, highlighting the struggles, resilience, and transformative potential of women living and working in cities. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/30 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 59-71 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/30/22 Copyright (c) 2023 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Human Reproductive Biology and Health Ritika Kalra “Human Reproductive Biology and Health” offers one an educational expedition, curated by Dr. Meena Yadav and Dr. Brototi Roy. If anyone would ask me about the most common yet most astonishing event in nature, I’d say it’s life arising from life. And that’s what this book tells us about, the intricacies of the human reproductive system. It takes us from the fundamental stages of sex determination and differentiation to the complexities of the human reproductive system. This book includes 25 comprehensively, well-written chapters thoroughly covering crucial aspects such as hormonal regulation, anatomy, and physiological events, including puberty and menopause. It also talks about the causes of infertility, its solutions, contraceptive methods, and reproductive health. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/31 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 91-93 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/31/23 Copyright (c) 2023 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Equinox 2023: The Annual International Conference Meghna Mishra Nikita Audichya The Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, organised its three-day Annual International Conference, Equinox 2023, under the aegis of Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis, from 23rd to 25th August 2023. Prof. Haritma Chopra, Officiating Principal, Maitreyi College was the coordinator of the conference and Dr. Gopi DevduttTripathy (Department of Sociology), Dr. Pinky Gandhi Bajaj (Department of Chemistry), Dr. Brototi Roy (Department of Zoology) and Dr. Meena Yadav (Department of Zoology) were the conveners. The theme for the conference was Research, Development and Social Transformation. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed report application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/32 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Research, Development and Social Transformation; 94-96 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/32/24 Copyright (c) 2023 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge Balaganapathi Devarakonda The pursuit of knowledge is a journey from the known to the unknown, that is depicted as a movement from untruth to truth, darkness to light, and death to immortality. This is envisaged by the seers of Vedic knowledge in the form of a hymn to be sung every day for the development of the individual. This was considered to be the way to peaceful human coexistence. The above hymn of peace (Shānti mantra) from Brihadāranyaka Upanishad (1.3.28) explains the nature of knowledge in terms of the distinction between truth, light and immortality with untruth, darkness and death. The movement from untruth to truth is metaphysical, reaching out to the light from darkness is epistemology, and the crusade from death to immortality is ontology. Knowledge is a journey towards metaphysical truth through the instrumentality of light in establishing the relation of the being. This signified the nature of knowledge and thus indirectly drew the frontiers of knowledge through the classical Indian tradition of Vedas. Let us explore further the nature of knowledge from different perspectives.   Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/33 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 1-4 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/33/25 Copyright (c) 2023 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Rethinking the Self in the Light of Conservation Crisis Savyasaachi ethinking of the Self Light of Conservation Crisis Consumption Factor consumers Any rethinking of the Self must begin with an awareness that billions of people who have a sense of their self, are interconnected. “It took hundreds of thousands of years for the world population to grow to one billion – then in just another 200 years or so, it grew sevenfold. In 2011, the global population reached the seven billion mark, and in November 2022, it reached eight billion”. Each individual requires time, space and material goods to define his self in relation to the world. But the question is how much does each one need? and how are these produced and made available? Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/34 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 5-9 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/34/26 Copyright (c) 2023 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Expeditious Molecular Weight Determination of Native Proteins by Transverse Pore Gradient Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis Using the PhastGel System Bal Ram Singh Michael Goykhman Jiping Zhou Carlos Perez Electrophoresis Ferguson plot Molecular weight Polyacrylamide Protein Size The Ferguson plot is well established method for the molecular weight determination of native proteins and protein complexes. The Ferguson plot requires running three or more gels of different polyacrylamide concentrations to determine the relationship between band migration and polyacrylamide gel concentration and using it solve for an unknown. Herein, we describe a new approach to a Ferguson plot that requires only one 8-25% gradient polyacrylamide gel, run as a transverse pore gradient, to provide the informational equivalent of 10-12 single concentration polyacrylamide gels. Using Cytochrome-C (14.4 kDa), E-GST (25 kDa), BSA (66 kDa) and BSA Dimer (132 kDa) as standards, we are able to determine the molecular weight of E-GST dimer with 9% experimental error in under 3 hours. This method has a significant advantage in reproducibility, efficiency, and cost effectiveness as compared to the standard method used for creating a Ferguson plot and is readily useable by any lab with a PhastSystem (GE LifeSciences). Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/35 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 10-17 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/35/27 Copyright (c) 2023 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Evaluation of Selected Physicochemical Parameters to Assess Quality Status of Drinking Water in Delhi, India Archana Aggarwal Renu Gupta Jyoti Singh Reshma Emilin Pushpa Yadav Udita Gulia Shreya Nautiyal Sonam Sharma Roopali Ghughtyal, Deepanshi Tanwar Samreen Fatima, Devika Tangri Tanuja Yadav, Jyoti Jakhar Delhi Drinking Ground water Health Potable Water is one of the most vital and critical natural resources on the planet that all living organisms require for survival. Unfortunately, there is a continuous decline in potable water quality due to the population burden on water resources, industrial and agricultural interference. Consumption of impure water is impacting the survival rate and it is important to develop strategies for sustainable management of water as this crucial resource is a vehicle for many deadly diseases, if remain untreated. Therefore, it is essential to generate awareness regarding the source and quality of drinking water to avoid any health risk. The present pilot study was undertaken to determine the quality of drinking water (ground/ handpump/ submersible water-14 samples and MCD/ NDMC supplied tap water-17 samples) from various zones of Delhi (North, East, West, South & Central) for human consumption. The 31 water samples were tested for selected physical (Colour, Turbidity, Odour, Taste and TDS) and chemical parameters (pH, DO, free CO2, alkalinity, chloride ion concentration, and total hardness) using standard titrimetric procedures. Some samples had high levels of various parameters, indicating a decrease in primary and secondary standard of potable water. It is mandatory to do necessary analysis before consuming the water from any resource for any purpose at regular intervals and offer sustainable and resource efficient water solutions. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/36 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 18-32 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/36/28 Copyright (c) 2023 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Hegemonic Masculinity and Militarised Femininity: Military, Women and Combat Pooja Gopal Militarised Masculinity Militarised Femininity Hegemonic Masculinity Women Combat History is full of abundant instances of policies of male conscription. Masculine identity is appealed during wars or to demonstrate strength of armed forces, and militarised masculinity is constructed, relied upon and reproduced despite changes in the gender composition of armies. The concept of militarised masculinity, produced by both military institutions as well as state security discourse in relation to hierarchical opposition to women and feminine identities through perpetuating unequal gendered power relations, manifests both within and outside of the military. Feminist scholars find out that the gendered duality of masculine protectors and feminine protected serves to justify both the use of military force and unequal power relations. Feminists explore how masculinities and men become militarised and aim to redefine militarised masculinities within institutions and also demilitarise masculinities in societies at large. The paper sheds light on how tensions between equal opportunity and disparity continue to influence public discourse about women in the military even after all legal obstacles to their full integration have been removed. Female soldiers still tend to serve in noncombat capacities, are underrepresented in the combat arms, and struggle to uphold the standard of masculinised militarisation. By shedding light on how gender dynamics intersect military practices, the present paper significantly emphasises on how women military members come to practice gender and represent preferred forms of masculinities. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/37 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 33-44 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/37/148 Copyright (c) 2023 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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An Overview of Breast Cancer Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Classification, Genetics, Diagnosis and Treatment Ritu Rai Vatsala Tripathi Breast cancer (BC) Breast cancer risk factors diagnosis women in India breast ultrasound Breast cancer (BC) is the most common form of female cancer worldwide, including India. The incidences of breast cancer cases have shown a drastic increase in our country in the last few decades. They are more prevalent in metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad. It is estimated that one in twenty eight women in India is likely to develop BC during her lifetime (with 1 in 22 for urban women and 1 in 60 for the rural women). The survival rate for BC is low in India because most of the cases are detected at advanced stages. There are a number of risk factors associated with breast cancer, some are modifiable while others are non-modifiable. The classification is done at the histological level and molecular level. At the molecular level breast cancer is a very heterogeneous disease. BC is curable if detected early, hence early diagnosis plays a key role in survival of the patients. The signs and symptoms of BC can be detected by simple self-examination. With the increased awareness and advancement in diagnostic techniques, like mammography, breast ultrasound and breast MRI, the number of cases detected at early stages are increasing and also the number of false-positive cases are decreasing. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, biopsy is done to assign the Stage, Grade, Biomarkers, Genetic status and Molecular profile of the tumour. The treatment is planned on the basis of tumour type which includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, hormonal therapy and immunotherapy. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/38 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 45-67 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/38/29 Copyright (c) 2023 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Person behind the Statue Gargi Chakravartty Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has recently acquired political and academic prominence and in Azaadi Ka Amritkaal, he is being considered a relatively lesser known freedom fighter. This I find very surprising as his birthday, 23rd January has always been a public holiday in West Bengal since early fifties during the Congress regime. His marching song, ‘Kadam Kadam Badhae Jaa, Khushi ke Geet gaye jaa, yeh zindagi hai qaum ki, Tu Kaum Pe Lutaye Ja….” still resonates in our mind. His patriotic spirit, his self-sacrifice, his mission to overthrow the British, his broadcast messages through Azad Hind Radio, his slogan of Delhi Chalo is known to us from our childhood. The story of his sudden escape to Europe via Kabul on January 16, 1945 in the disguise of Mohammad Ziauddin and then his hazardous journey in a submarine vessel from Germany to South East Asia in early 1943 with his close associate Abid Hasan may not be known to this generation, but his I.N.A struggle has been given due space in all textbooks. However, there are many aspects of his life other than his Azad Hind Fauj which are unfortunately kept in the dark. Therefore in this presentation, I will try to portray the life sketch both political and personal of such a multi-dimensional personality in a nutshell. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/40 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 68-75 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/40/30 Copyright (c) 2023 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Sociological Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic in India: Redefining the Normal Suraj Beri This volume is a compilation of sociological essays on various elements of our life that were impacted by the Covid-19-led lockdown and the profound changes it brought about in terms of how we relate to individuals, institutions, events, and environments. Focusing on specific areas such as the health system, the educational field, the media, household life, the sufferings of migrant workers, and marginalised social groups, editors Gopi Tripathy, Anurita Jalan, and Mala Shankardass have woven papers on diverse themes into this volume to analyse social life during a covid-driven pandemic. This volume aims to describe the reorganisation of our lives, our relationships, and our social and cultural norms as a result of the unfolding medical crisis in the social and cultural environment in India. This volume is comprised of eight critical essays followed by an epilogue. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2023-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/41 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2023): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 76-79 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/41/31 Copyright (c) 2023 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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On the Idea of a University Gopi Devdutt Tripathy Brototi Roy Meena Yadav The thought of a “University”, as we have experienced it as a part of the University of Delhi through the 70s, conjures myriad images and associations: a place for the pursuit of knowledge, learning, multiplicity of disciplines, teachers, and students from across the world, coffee-tea addas in cafes, campus life, a space for experiments in independence through self discovery, debates, dialogues, politics, a threshold of a new world full of infinite possibilities, dreams, transformation for social justice, and much more.   Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/42 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 1-4 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/42/32 Copyright (c) 2022 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Revisiting Perspectives in Public Health for People’s Health and Wellbeing Imrana Qadeer Public health healthcare system medical care system systems analysis non medical determinants of health The paper traces the evolution of modern healthcare services on the ground and the changing concept of public health in India to see how these differ from the countries of their origin and why? It traces the transition of public health in India over three distinct periods - the colonial period, its initial welfare oriented social democracy and its drift into the contemporary neo-liberal phase. It explores the links between the shifting political ideologies and health policy and its links with international players, highlighting the structural changes brought in by the Reforms. The Health Sector Reforms have deformed the public sector healthcare system that is now fragmented and stagnating. They have allowed the private/corporate sector to take over medical care, rather than be a partner in strengthening the public sector healthcare system. The conceptual digressions within public health that rationalise the Health Sector Reforms are critiqued and the paper proposes the kind of intellectual enquiry that is required to resurrect public health and make wellbeing of the majority possible. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/43 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 5-19 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/43/33 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Paradigms of Man-Nature Association: An Ecological Perspective Aarti Grover Poonam Saini Man-nature association ecology philosophies knowledge systems human existence 13.7 billion years ago, an extremely enigmatic phenomenon happened, which is known as The Big Bang. On a 4.5 billion years old planet, man is one of the recent additions to its vast biodiversity: nature‟s own and the only creation, which has become the biggest threat to her today. The paper traces the journey of human progression, attempting to highlight the underpinning philosophies that governed this man-nature association during its various stages. It talks about how during each phase, these systems of ideas have influenced human actions, which in turn have resulted in visible and categorical impacts on ecological processes and on the other hand, the ever-expanding development, in the form of a built environment comprising cities, industries and other settlements of sorts. These knowledge systems have indeed been the foundation of the type of life that each of these eras witnessed. The paper highlights the key questions that stood tall in front of these societies and how their choice of solution shaped their fate. Just like those times, there are a set of very serious and critical questions that we too are faced today with, the questions of human existence, and the questions of human sustenance to which answers shall have to be provided by the contemporary human community. The choice of these answers shall only determine the possibility and quality of the future of human civilisation. The paper discusses the way in which specific philosophical systems in different eras and places, became drivers of specific types of development, from the epistemological lens of ecology and sustainability. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/44 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 20-31 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/44/34 Copyright (c) 2022 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Feminism in the Virtual Space: The Indian Context Reema Bhatia keyboard warriors Feminism digital spaces cyberethnography structural inequalities rhetoric of feminism The present paper examines the new ways in which feminism is articulated. More specifically it examines the ways in which feminism has occupied the virtual space. This occupation is not an adjunct to the feminist street marches and protests in the physical spaces. Though that is not to say that it is contradictory to protests in the geographical space. It has emerged in its own right. It is another mode of protest which tackles patriarchy, misogyny, and gaslighting in its own way. Feminism in the virtual space through the use of technology has emerged as a powerful tool of activism and resistance. Online feminism challenges the „angry‟ feminist trope. Feminism is also not just about angry, frustrated, and bitter women. It is about people of all kinds of sexuality who challenge the dominant structural inequalities in society. The paper briefly traces the history of the feminist movement and the interlinkages between offline and online protests. It then discusses the other ways in which feminism and the feminist movement occupy the virtual space. This is done through the analysis of two websites. It is not just about Hashtag (#) feminism but goes beyond that. These websites in a multitude of ways challenge the rhetoric of feminism and also question the dominant androcentric and patriarchal structures. Digital feminism is real and it is valid. In contemporary times it shapes the feminist discourse even though it is still not completely inclusive and intersectional. Digital protests should not be viewed independently of offline protests. They have to go hand in hand with offline street marches. The methodology used is cyberethnography and lurking using non participant observation. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/45 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 32-45 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/45/35 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Single Women Recreating Family: An Exploration of the Role of the Collective in Empowering Women Anurita Jalan Collective support deserted non-government organisation recreating family single women sisterhood A study of single women; separated, divorced or deserted by their husbands, mostly mothers, belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society was conducted in states of North India. The women, under study, are members of non-government organisations working for rights of single women. The primary aim of this study is to analyse how women from the economically weaker sections of society rebuild their lives after their marriage breaks down, and to understand how they create new relations, and the meaning they assign to family. The focus is to understand the challenges faced by women post marital discord and whether being a part of the organisation empowers them through collective struggle. The data was collected using the methodologies of semi-structured interviews and informal conversations using their life narratives. Depending on the comfort of the respondents, their life stories are recorded or notes have been taken. The method of the narratives is used to encompass the stories of the individuals through their experiences. It was found that single women were forced into poverty as a direct consequence of their marital breakdown, and the women becoming „single‟. They seldom find support from the natal family, any kind of state support or an income they can depend upon.1 Having become a part of the organisation, these women seek to redress their rights collectively, and motivate other women in similar situations to join the social movement. Single women, not related by kinship, form a „sisterhood,‟ sharing a relationship of mutual interdependence and respect. Some single women have created women-centric families with fluid boundaries. The agency accorded to them through the strength of the collective, enables them to get rid of their stigmatised identities of „vulnerable‟ and from „broken homes‟ and empowers them to challenge patriarchal structures. The study concludes that „single women,‟ as a collective, are giving a new meaning to relationships and family, as they carve a new identity for themselves, which is not subsumed within the structure of a patriarchal family. Rethinking the family from the point of single women provides a new vantage point in the critical analysis of the family and opens possibilities of forging other family forms and relationships outside the mainstream, thus expanding the sociological theorisation of the family. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/46 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 46-57 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/46/36 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Holding onto the Past in Present for the Future: Conservation & Preservation in Archives of India Rohan CAT-CAT and Manus questionnaire NMM, NAMAMI conservation coloniality Archives are the repositories of sources from the past, however they are also its subjects, sites and the politics of their own. An archive is a product of the forms of decisions taken by its various stakeholders, beginning from those who wrote the papers to the people (archivists) who cared, processed, curated them, to the state machinery that determine the importance of such papers, to the scholars who framed the content of the form after years of spending time with them. In a democracy, the records are the means by which the servants of the public are held accountable to the people. Records have different functions - they are memory to an organisation, tools in the hands of administration, they encapsulate eons of experience, they become source of legal rights, information, and that they merit utmost attention. The article, thus, delves into the two aspects of an archive – Poetics of the Archive i.e., rationale, politics and historical evolution of the institution; and Grammar of the Archive i.e., the methods of conservation and preservation of the records in India. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/47 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 58-74 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/47/37 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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From Stockholm 1972 To 2022: Holistic and Multidisciplinary Approach of India to Attain Sustainability Sadhna Gupta Climate change environment laws nvironmental protection natural resources sustainable development Human activity for economic and social development has reached a dangerous level and has affected the climate of our planet. Globally, the world is confronting multiple challenges to achieve a sustainable environment and prevent climate change. The concept of sustainability came into existence fifty years ago in the United Nations Conference on Environment held in Stockholm in 1972. For the first time, the catastrophic consequences of over-exploitation of natural resources and technological advancements were discussed and concern for environment, as an issue of international politics, was raised. Since past five decades, a lot of efforts are being made at the international level for achieving sustainable development. The present paper attempts to analyse the development of the concept of sustainability in India and the efforts being made at the national, state and local level to achieve the goal of sustainability. India‟s commitment to achieve sustainable goals is reflected in its national development agenda „Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas‟ (Collective efforts for Inclusive Growth). Environmental protection and conservation have been promoted by implementing various laws and policy instruments to move towards the path of sustainable development. Efforts have been made to integrate social, economic and technological factors and adopt holistic approach to achieve sustainable development. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/48 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 75-87 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/48/38 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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A Comprehensive Review on Potential and Prospects of Traditional Medicinal Plants for Management of Coronavirus Disease Riya Dahiya Puneet Sunil Kumar Dhiman Anjali Priyadarshani COVID-19 immunomodulation traditional medicinal plants respiratory infections SARS virus bioactive compounds Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has emerged as the most devastating global health crisis since 1918, the era of the influenza pandemic. This outbreak was triggered by the coronavirus SARS CoV-2 that measures less than a millionth of an inch but has sent chills all across the globe. The obnoxious disease first became an epidemic in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, that aggressively spread to the entire world, causing WHO to announce it as a global pandemic. Several features of the disease were uniformly found worldwide, including the consequential symptoms - difficult breathing or shortness of breath, acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, extreme level of fatigue, chest pain, and /or multi-organ failure leading to death. As of August 2022, the present prevalence of the disease is with a daily positivity rate of 2.71 per cent. An estimated 6 million deaths have been recorded worldwide. With no promising vaccines since its outbreak, and no control over this holocaust even after robust global mass vaccination efforts (vaccine boosters), people turned to indigenous methods, especially medicinal plants, as a lookout for immunization against the disease. According to the latest developments, herbal plants like Ocimum and Azadirachta have acted as promising plants. This review article highlights how few traditional medicinal plants can help create (on a mass scale) vaccines against the deadly coronavirus. We have identified ten significant plants based on the Indian traditional knowledge system and summarized their role in combating the disease. The study also focuses on the modifications of the active constituent from these plants and the underlying processes which can be coaxed together to find a better, reliable cure for the pandemic. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/49 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 88-103 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/49/39 Copyright (c) 2022 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary-A Case Study of Ecological Restoration: Its Success and Present Status Versha Goel Rita Rath Biodiversity restoration Aravalli sanctuary wildlife The Aravalli range is one of the oldest mountain systems of the world. It is a 560 km range, starting from a location near Delhi, passing through Southern Haryana, Rajasthan and ending in Gujarat. It has a unique biodiversity. In the last two to three decades, there has been a destruction of natural habitats and ecosystems due to the development of bursting infrastructure and hence, an urgent need for ecological restoration. Studies indicate that 40% of our country needs ecological restoration. The Asola Wildlife Sanctuary zone covers 32.71km2 area on the southern Delhi Ridge of Aravalli hills, on the Delhi-Haryana border. Asola Wildlife Sanctuary was legally given protected status in 1986. On world environment day, June 5, 2021, UN declared 2021-2030 a decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The Bonn challenge is a global challenge to restore landscape, launched in 2011 by the Government of Germany and the International Union of Conservation of Nature. Due to the Supreme Court of India mandate in 2011, Government of India, defined Eco Sensitive Zones to limit the adverse anthropogenic activities on the ecosystem, biodiversity and natural resources. Several efforts have been made to restore Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary area by planting saplings, rainwater harvesting, restoration of degraded land and habitat, agroforestry, herbal plantations, use of solar energy, organic farming, etc. In spite of all these efforts, there are still certain challenges that need to be addressed. Some of them are the lack of a protective wall, the absence of safe corridors for wildlife crossing, environmental pollution caused by Bandhwari landfill and water scarcity. There is also an official denial of presence of wildlife in the area, so that the forest land can be exploited. A futuristic approach for restoration could be use of microbes that improves the quality of the soil and hence the vegetation and biodiversity. A continuous reduction in the forest cover over the years and an increase in agriculture and settlement, resulting in more human-wildlife conflict has become the most important issue in conservation. Efforts are thus required towards ecological restoration, following a natural progression and assistive regeneration along with working on the threats (urbanisation, policy threats, cutting of trees) to prevent further degradation of the forest after restoration. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/50 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 104-116 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/50/40 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Ethics of Biology Education and Ethics in Biology Research in India- A Philosophical and Sociological Perspective Kambadur Muralidhar Education is necessary to free our minds and to enable it to think for itself. Education has two components: One, that enables us to earn our living, and two that liberates our minds and raises individual consciousness to its highest level. The aim of higher education has been under constant change for the last five thousand years. Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Islamic systems of education operated in India till the advent of British rule. Through British rule, we got the western system of education including western experimental science. India had only theoretical science and Mathematics till then. In ancient India, paraa vidya (higher education) was distinguished from aparaa vidya not by the number of years spent by the student but by the nature of problems addressed and the purpose and outcome of education. Research has always been a part and parcel of higher education in India. Individual curiosity-driven fundamental research was the ideal that all academicians followed. When this ideal of pursuing research was institutionalised in the early forties, teaching and research got separated. Ministerial institutions did research, and Universities and colleges did mostly teaching. A social fact of these systems is that they were flooded with middle-class people. Middle-class people want social recognition and approval for whatever they do. Scientists are no exception. Western science demands logic, ethics and rational analysis, while eastern religions demand faith. We got science from the West, but we forgot the scientific temper. This took a toll on the quality of science produced and as a consequence, the quality of science education. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/51 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 117-125 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/51/41 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Academia and the Regimes: On being Perplexed about ‘Political’ Structure Manosh Chowdhury This essay attempts to question the academics‟ systematic responses to and, denial of, the contemporary nexus of nation-state, corporation and military agencies, with special reference to the sub-continental nations. The initial provocation is formed as I have been experiencing a series of prolonged expressions by academics, mostly in public domains but in „informal‟ discussions. Surrounding a gut sense of discomfort about the governing policies and actions, yet with insufficient energy for dismantling them, some of the expressions may be reformulated as: “Why is this happening in a democratic nation like ours? Aren‟t we an electoral system then?”, or, with evidently more helplessness, “(I/we) can‟t even imagine that this government is doing such things.” The sub continental nations, however, cannot weigh similarly when it comes to the respective electoral systems or in reference to what is believed to be the „democratic structure.‟ While India has long been considered a democratic nation, Pakistan, with its overt military history, has not. On the other hand, Bangladeshi authority has lost its credibility to the global audience, or to some part of it, by not being able to bring the opposition to poll. It, then, would be safe to consider the academics‟ discussions about and around India, Bangladesh, and West Bengal. But Mr. Donald Trump, while presiding the United States, could not but barge into this, unknowingly though it seems. I need to note again that I am here concerned about the „public discussions‟ by the academics. Writing in „academic‟ journals has always been a different practice and needs to be analysed distinctively. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/52 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 126-128 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/52/42 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Equinox 2022: The Annual International Conference Sanjana Sinha The Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, organised a three-day Annual International Conference, Equinox 2022, under the aegis of Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis, from 11th to 13th August, 2022. Prof. Haritma Chopra, Officiating Principal, Maitreyi College was the coordinator of the conference and Dr. Gopi Devdutt Tripathy, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Dr. Brototi Roy, and Dr. Meena Yadav, Associate Professors, Department of Zoology, Maitreyi College, were the convenors. The theme of the conference was „The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge‟. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed report application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/53 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 129-132 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/53/43 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Remembering Revolution: Gender, Violence and Subjectivity in India’s Naxalbari Movement Bijayani Mishra Harshvardhan The book, as the title suggests, is about „remembering,‟ about „memory‟ of middle-class women (and men) who participated in the Naxalite movement in the wake of Naxalbari uprising in 1967 in West Bengal. The objective of the author is to present a feminist reading of the experiences of women revolutionaries, who participated in the radical left movement in Bengal, which was characterized above all by violence. The book deals with „memory‟ i.e., memory as a culturally and politically mediated concept; and thereby depends heavily on oral narrative methods to bring the readers „her story‟ of the Naxalite movement. The author employs multiple methods and uses a broad array of materials from cinema, literature, and memories to personal interviews (of 26 Women and 16 men on which the book is mainly based) to bring fore the subtle and intricate manner in which the questions of gender and violence were embedded in the early days of Naxalite movement. Remembering Revolution, as the author claims, is an attempt to fill the gap in gendered politics of left-wing cultures and practices of violence, a topic that has remained at the margins in the study of the radical left movement in India. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/54 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 133-135 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/54/44 Copyright (c) 2022 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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‘एक वह अजेय’: कहानी संग्रह- सामाजजक, पारिवारिक मूल्यं का संिक्षण Anita Devi ‘एक वि अजेय’ किानी संग्रि िै, नजसकी रचना नदल्ली में जन्मे डॉ. वीरेन्द्र कुमार ने की िै। इससे पिले डॉ. वीरेन्द्र कुमार द्वारा रनचत ‘अन्नदाता’ और ‘अपने-अपने कुरुक्षेत्र’ नामक दो किानी संग्रि छप चुके िैं। यि उनका तीसरा किानी संग्रि िै। नपछले किानी संग्रि की किाननयों की तरि िी डॉ. वीरेन्द्र कुमार की इन किाननयों में भी कल्पना कम, यथाथथ ज्यादा िै। सरल एवं सिज भाषा में नलखी गई ये किाननयां पठनीय िोने के साथ-साथ मध्यमवगीय जीवन के एकदम करीब िैं। किाननयों का ननमाथण नकसी भारी भरकम और सुननयोनजत कथ्य से न िोकर उन छोटी-छोटी साधारण घटनाओं से हुआ िै, जो िर घर में, पररवार में, और िर समाज में घनटत िोती िैं। समाज और पररवार में रिते हुए व्यक्ति अपने दैननक जीवन में कुछ सामान्य-सी घटनाओं और अपने-परायों के बीच अक्सर नजन छोटी-छोटी समस्याओं से रूबरू िोता िै, उन्ीं का नचत्रण-वणथन िमें इस संग्रि की किाननयों में नमलता िै। मनुष्य अपने आस-पास घनटत िोने वाली ऐसी आदतों-बातों और मुलाकातों को बहुत सिज रूप में लेते िैं, जबनक ये घटनाएं नकसी भी व्यक्ति के जीवन को सिी-गलत नदशा देने में मित्त्वपूणथ भूनमका ननभाती िैं। ऐसी िी कुछ घटनाओं का संग्रि कर लेखक ने इन किाननयों को गुना-बुना िै। Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-10-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/55 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): The Expanding Frontiers of Knowledge; 136-139 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/55/45 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Food: The Driver of Sustainable Agriculture Gopi D. Tripathy Brototi Roy Meena Yadav Sustainable agriculture is just one of the important facets of sustainable food systems which also includes other very important practices such as food distribution, consumption as well as reduction of food wastage. All of these are intricately interlinked. A recent study in 2020 conducted in the European Union attributed 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions to food systems including livestock and crop harvest, their transportation, changing landscapes, and food wastage (McFall-Johnsen & Woodward, 2019). Conventional agriculture depends on the use of large amounts of fertilizers, pesticides, fossil fuels, exploitation of water resources, processing, and packaging. Though this increases productivity, they wreak havoc on both nature as well as human health. It has also resulted in a gradual loss of indigenous food systems and cultures grounded in a harmonious relationship between man and nature. Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS) of crops, such as various millets in India, which were once primary cereals cultivated because of their adaptability to a particular region and climate, slowly lost to cash crops such as rice and wheat that increasingly formed the mainstay agricultural practices. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/56 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 1-6 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/56/46 Copyright (c) 2022 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Success Stories in Biological Control: Lessons Learnt Chandish R. Ballal Augmentation classical biological control conservation invasive pests biological control Globally, several success stories have been documented on classical, augmentative and conservation biological control strategies for managing insect pests and weeds. India too has had its share of successes in the field of biological control. Some examples include the management of the papaya mealy bug through classical biological control, suppression of the sugarcane woolly aphid through conservation biological control, and management of rice pests through augmentation biological control. However, it is a sad state of affairs that biocontrol practices have not been either universally accepted or optimally utilised as per the expectations. There are several hurdles to the uptake of biological control, which include unwieldy regulatory procedures to be followed for international exchange of biocontrol agents and registration of microbial biopesticides; hesitation amongst the commercial units to take up production of biocontrol agents (macrobials and microbials) and lack of active interactions between biocontrol researchers and all other stake-holders including farmers, public, extension workers, regulators and politicians. In this paper, an attempt has been made to compile information on some of the significant success stories in the field of biological control. Based on the lessons learnt from the older biological control success stories, proactive steps have been taken in India to tackle some of the recent invasive pests. The need of the hour is for biocontrol researchers and practitioners to network with economists, social scientists and other relevant stakeholders so that the social, economic and financial value of biological control (primarily based on the success stories) can be clearly defined and accurately quantified and communicated to farmers, commercial units and policymakers, which can lead to increased uptake of this sustainable method of pest management. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/57 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 7-20 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/57/47 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Organic Farming: A Sustainable Agricultural Practice Renu Soni Ruchitra Gupta Preeti Agarwal Reema Mishra Agriculture farming organic product sustainable The agriculture sector faces multiple challenges in meeting the growing food demand of an ever-increasing population. Conventional farming is one of the most widely practiced approach due to its affordability and accessibility, but it is associated with various drawbacks. A resilient and sustainable agriculture system is required to face different environmental challenges. Sustainable agriculture includes different eco friendly farming techniques that boost crop yield and livestock production without having an adverse effect on the environment. Organic farming is one such approach that should be practiced for attaining the goal of sustainable agriculture. In simple words, organic farming can be defined as the production of plants by avoiding the use of harmful synthetic additives (fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics etc.). Organically cultivated foodstuffs have become increasingly popular due to their numerous health benefits. India has experienced a significant expansion of organic farming and is presently one of the major organic producers in the world. Though there are some difficulties yet to be overcome in order to ensure that organic farming has a beneficial economic and health impact, it can be argued that it has a better prospect in India. This review deliberates the current state of organic farming in India along with its components, advantages, associated constraints and future potential. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/58 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 21-44 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/58/48 Copyright (c) 2022 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Paddy Straw Management: A Potential Approach to Sustainable Agriculture Kirty Rani Biochar Biofuel Pollution Paddy straw Paddy straw is the vegetative part of rice plant which is left behind after harvesting the grains. It is the most abundant lignocellulosic waste material amounting to 731 million tons/year. Management of paddy straw remains a challenge in Asia where more rice is grown each year to meet rising hunger demands. The widespread burning of paddy straw in the open air is a major factor causing air pollution that is associated with a number of health issues. Researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs are developing a range of possible solutions that turn paddy straw into a commodity with the help of which sustainable value chains can be built to benefit the environment. This waste to wealth approach can prove beneficial in the coming time. This review paper presents an overview of some efficient paddy straw management practices for the benefit of mankind and sustainable agriculture. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/59 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 45-53 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/59/49 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Jhum Cultivation among the Eastern Nagas: Changing Land, Labour, and Social Relations in Nagaland Debojyoti Das The paper analyses the dialectics of land and labour relation to assess the multifaceted and changing relationship between nature and culture in jhum development villages. Shifting cultivation, locally known as jhum in Indian northeast, reminds us of an archaic form of farming practised in out-of-the-way upland spaces. Today, this form of farming is fast changing into plantation, agri-business and monoculture because of state, donor, and community-focused bottom-up development programmes. Nevertheless, jhum remains a „way of life‟ and livelihood option for many remote highland farming communities across the Eastern Himalayas. The paper draws upon my ethnographic study on Naga slash and burn farming and the ways it has changed over time with the introduction of agricultural demonstrators, subsidies, microcredits, plantation crops and Baptist work ethics introduced by the village Church. More fundamentally, it reflects the patronage relations between village chiefs, their subjects (clan members), political go-between, and the state. These interfaces developed over time as colonial administrators and anthropologists established their authority and control over Naga Hills in the late nineteenth century with the help of village intermediaries locally known as dobashis. Labour and land relations have both transmuted from communal– common property resources to „private assets‟ with different meanings attached to right and control over „land‟ and „labour‟. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/60 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 54-83 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/60/50 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Interrogating the Idea of ‘Sustainable Agriculture’ and its Impact in India Rashi Bhargava Amrata Yadav Muskan Shrestha Sustainability sustainable agriculture environment development, science technology This research paper aims to explore the paradigms responsible for using the term sustainability in agriculture, trace the trajectory of the concept of ―sustainable agriculture‖ used in contemporary times and assess its social impact in the Indian context. The study was conducted using primary documents like reports of international organizations and those published by the Indian government and secondary literature i.e. popular articles, academic writings, journalistic pieces, online articles and blogs, to trace the usage of the concept ―sustainable agriculture‖ and understand the social impact of using the sustainable agriculture approach. The study began by tracing the emergence and need for sustainability as a concept in agriculture on a global platform and its introduction in India. The paper ends with an outline of some of the policies and schemes formulated by the Government of India. It focuses on its impacts in due course of time to understand the current situation regarding the implementation of sustainability. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/61 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 84-102 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/61/51 Copyright (c) 2022 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Minimum Support Price Conundrum and Sustainable Farming: A Study of the Impact of the Socio-Economic Factors on Sustainable Agriculture Vanshika Sanjana Pawan Harsana Agriculture APMC MSP contract farming socio-economic factors The underlying objective for the discussions highlighted in the paper is to establish an interrelation between Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the socio-economic factors of the farmers as well as to highlight how removing the financial safety net of the farmers would negatively impact their motivations, further dwindling their usage of sustainable means of agriculture. This paper begins by tracing the historical development of farmers in the colonial and post-colonial periods. It moves on to focusing on how the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) was formed in India, why there was a need to introduce Minimum Support Price (MSP) and how the both of them are connected to farmers. It further discusses the lesser-known socio-economic factors like caste, class, gender, economic affairs that have implications on sustainable agricultural practices and the social relationships among farmers. It also talks about how the government made multiple attempts to improve farmers‟ conditions; like introducing contract farming which was tried, tested and failed in many states. Furthermore, the paper attempts to find out the comparative analysis between the farmers and the government perceptions on the new Farm Bills, 2020. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/62 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 103-122 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/62/52 Copyright (c) 2022 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Agricultural Transformation Due to Rural-Urban Migration: An Analysis of the Situation in Assam Rippy Das Kabindra Sharma Rural-urban migration urbanisation transformation agriculture Assam The process of urbanisation, particularly the labour migration from rural to urban areas has become one of the significant reasons for agricultural transformation. The migrants to urban areas have played an essential role in the decline of agriculture. As the youth leave the rural places for other destinations, those left behind are expected to contribute to the development of agriculture in particular. Like in other states of India, the agricultural sector plays an important role in the state economy of Assam. But in modern times, the people of Assam do not see agriculture as their career as the agricultural system in Assam is mainly based on traditional farming techniques even in the 21st century, which involves a lot of physical and mental stress to get the value of their hard work. Hence, people move to urban areas to improve their quality of life. The massive rural to urban migration has impacted the agricultural transformation in this region. This paper attempts to provide a qualitative analysis of how rural-urban migration has affected the agricultural transformation, particularly in Assam. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/63 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 123-138 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/63/53 Copyright (c) 2022 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Arts & Science of Organic Farming Prashansa What does it truly mean when we say something is organic? Why is organic farming the new hype in the 21st century? The world of organic farming is a simple, yet intriguing one- it combines the wisdom of our ancestors and the vision of our new technologists. A book that gives us a peek into the journey behind generating the “organic” product label we see in the shelves of our grocery stores every day, The Arts and Science of Organic Farming, enumerates an array of ways one can seek and incorporate the guidance of mother nature to make their agricultural practices greener. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/65 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 139-141 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/65/54 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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वेदो में कृषि -विज्ञान : अथर्वेद -सहिंता के विशेष सन्दर्भ में शशि तिवारी Agriculture irrigation krishaka krishi yava Some modern scholars opine that ancient Indian people did not attach much importance to the economic progress in life. This view seems to be incorrect when we go through the several references of Vedic literature. According to the Vedic approach, Artha (money) is as important as any other thing in life. In Vedas, there are many prayers for the prosperity and welfare of the society. The agriculture, animal husbandry, trade and other economic resources extant in the country at that time were properly developed for economic growth. This paper discusses development of agriculture including cultivation of crops. In Vedas, sufficient literary evidences are mentioned for availability of irrigation systems, use of manure, clearing of forests, ploughing of fields, and sowing of seeds. Earth was identified as forest and field. Farmer was known as the Lord or controller of plough (hala). By the end of Rigvedic period all the agricultural processes were known to Aryans. Siira, laangala, phala, ashtraa, vaaha etc. terms are used in the Atharvaveda (AV) for the related equipments of agriculture. The AV mentions ploughing of fields by six or twelve oxen. It states that canals were dug for irrigation besides natural resources such as rivers, wells etc. In times of famines, people suffered a lot. Two crops were cultivated every year. In the AV, there is mention of barley (yava), rice (vriihi), sesame, a type of pulse (maasha), sugarcane (iikshu) and some wild varieties of rice. The protection of crops from insects, and certain types of birds is considered in some hymns. It appears from this study that the Vedic agriculture was not much different from the current traditional agriculture practices seen in rural areas of India. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/66 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 142-162 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/66/55 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Homa Therapy: A Step Towards Sustainable Agriculture Niharika Khurana Homa Therapy agnihotra vyarthi homa trayambakam homa The world is going through numerous climatic, economic, and environmental changes and agriculture is facing a major crisis due to the processes of modernization. Food produced is heavily loaded with pesticides, hormones, and different chemicals which can be very toxic to both human beings and nature. There is a need to revisit our traditional methods and practices in search of alternatives that are sustainable. One such traditional practice in India, prevalent since the Vedic era is ‗Homa Therapy‘. Homa therapy has two aspects- it is a technique that rejuvenates the land with the use of yajñas in practical life, and also has a therapeutic value by eradicating toxic substances from the environment. This technique purifies the air, eradicating harmful bacteria present in the atmosphere and the ashes contain medicinal properties. This brief report on indigenous practices describes Homa Therapy, a practice that originated in India and is now practiced worldwide, that can contribute to sustainable agriculture. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2022-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/67 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Sustainable Agriculture; 163-172 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/67/56 Copyright (c) 2022 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity Gopi Devdutt Tripathy Brototi Roy Meena Yadav It has been projected that by the year 2050, the global population will reach 9.3 billion. By implication, this means that food production has to increase from 8.4 billion tonnes to 13.4 billion tonnes in order to keep pace with this increase (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014), and also, that the already existing land, water, and energy crisis will possibly get further intensified. The crucial question is: Are we ready to deal with this? Clearly, we are amidst an agricultural crisis, wherein the ability of agriculture to fulfil human needs is threatened by factors such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, land degradation through soil erosion, compaction, salinization and pollution, depletion and pollution of water resources, rising production costs, poverty and a decrease of the rural population (Velten et al., 2015). Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/68 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity; 1-3 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/68/57 Copyright (c) 2021 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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On the Significance of Plant Intelligence for Sound Cultivation Savyasaachi Plant Intelligence Sound Cultivation knowledge systems The contemporary agrarian crisis has three significant aspects. First, mainstream agrarian knowledge systems are created by manipulating plant living materials, depriving them of their resilience and immunity.  Second, it increases the distance between the consumers and the producers of agricultural goods. Third, it gives low priority to the large population of marginal cultivators, who have to depend on government programmes and capital-rich farmers, especially when they run into crisis on account of crop failure and indebtedness.  Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/69 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity; 4-15 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/69/58 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Bibliometric Analysis of Peer Reviewed Literature on Sustainable Agriculture Research – Challenges and Prospects Rashmi Sharma Rama Sisodia Sustainable agriculture Bibliometric analysis Research themes SCOPUS With the need to fulfil the rising food demands of the increasing population, the agriculture sector faces a huge challenge. The issue is compounded by climatic change, severe shortage of water, increasing salinity, habitat vulnerability and pollution amongst others. Considerable emphasis worldwide is focused on research aimed to sustain as well increase agricultural productivity. The present study focuses on systematically mapping the thrust areas of research related to sustainable agriculture based on search results from SCOPUS database. The retrieved data was analysed using VOS viewer application program to create network maps based on term co-occurrence analysis. The analysis further provides insight into the most active authors, countries, institutions as well as citations. A total of 12,261 documents were retrieved. A significant increase in the number of publications was seen in the last decade. The retrieved documents were contributed by authors belonging to 156 countries and had an average of 6.24 citations per document with an h-index of 40. Cluster analysis highlighted three focus areas of research- (1) sustainable agriculture (2) factors affecting crop yield and (3) basic research into plant growth, metabolism, development and aging. The underlying principle of all the research programs pertain to the use of innovative technologies and judicious use of resources for maximal production with due importance to environmental, economic and social aspects. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/70 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity; 16-37 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/70/59 Copyright (c) 2021 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Safe Grain Storage- Post Harvest Technology: An Indian Perspective Rita Rath Ranjana Saxena Neeraja Sood Sadhna Gupta Storage loss storage facilities private sector NFSA FCI Due to green revolution and technological advancement in crop production, India has attained sufficiency in food grain productivity, yet a large population in our country goes hungry. The major reason for this is the postharvest losses that occur during storage, procurement and distribution. Factors such as improper and inadequate storage facilities, climatic conditions, ineffective management policies lead to physical, chemical and biological deterioration of food grains. Abiotic factors such as grain moisture content, temperature, initial grain condition and aeration system are crucial considerations for safe storage. Biological deterioration and losses due to fungi, mites, insects, birds and rodents are also significant. In India, Food Corporation of India (FCI) is the nodal agency, under the Ministry of consumer affairs, responsible for procurement of food grains at minimum support price (MSP), movement of produce to deficit regions, public distribution system (PDS) and maintenance of buffer stocks. Government of India constituted a high-level Shanta Kumar Committee in 2014 to recommend ways to rationalize and minimize postharvest losses, in addition to the already existing government policies. Futuristic approach to prevent these losses are to have bold and proactive reforms in India's grain management systems by implementing the recommendations of the Committee, using appropriate storage protocols, continuing subsidy only to the poor under Antyodaya Anna Yojna (AAY), controlling the subsidized grain distribution under NFSA (National Food Security Act-2013), intervention of private sectors and liquidation of stocks to contain inflation. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/71 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity; 38-54 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/71/60 Copyright (c) 2021 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Genetically Modified Crops- Need of the Hour: An Indian Perspective Neeraja Sood Sadhna Gupta Rita Rath Ranjana Saxena GM Crops regulatory bodies Biotic stress Bt. Cotton Bt. Brinjal India The sustainable growth in agriculture faces many challenges owing to the limited availability of land and water besides the biotic stresses (pests, insects) and abiotic stresses (drought, saline, heat, floods etc.). The unreliable rainfall in India and poor irrigation facilities further aggravate the problem of food crop production. Due to such climatic unpredictabilities, there is a dire need for the development of improved crop varieties. The goal of such an approach is to focus on the production of new varieties that can withstand the biotic and abiotic stresses and may add to the food productivity with better yields and nutritional enrichment. Advances in genetic engineering have contributed to the development of improved crops where scientists have been able to engineer desirable traits making them more beneficial. Although concerns have been raised in the past (vis-a-vis consumer acceptance, mandatory vs voluntary labeling of genetically modified (GM) products, approval of regulatory procedure), nevertheless GM crops have the potential to be the game changer in the Indian agriculture and will prove to be a boon to decrease the drudgery of the common Indian farmer and increase his prosperity in absolute terms. Several aspects need to be taken into account from sowing of seed, overcoming the stress of drought, salinity and frost at the outset to decreased dependence on chemical pesticides, herbicides, decreased use of insecticides, improving the nutrient profile of crops, prevention of spoilage, increasing the shelf life and higher profit gains and last but not least protecting the environment.GM crops offer tremendous scope for the farming community, society at large and the nation on the whole. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/72 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity; 55-69 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/72/61 Copyright (c) 2021 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Manipulating Mate-choice for a Quantitative Augmentation of a Biological Control Agent, Coccinella transversalis Fabricius Mumtaj Jahan Ahmad Pervez Mating mate-choice fecundity ladybirds reproduction augmentation For food security and sustainable crop protection, it is a necessity to optimize the mass rearing and augmentation of biocontrol agents of numerous aphid pests. Coccinellids, commonly known as ladybird beetles, are potential predators on several sucking pests and promising biocontrol agents. In the present investigation, laboratory experiments were performed to find out whether manipulation of mate choice in aphidophagous ladybird Coccinella transversalis Fabricius (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) under varying mating status could influence reproductive output in terms of high fecundity. It was found that the mating status under the mate choice highly affects mating duration and fecundity. The mating commenced earlier under the presence of different males than the females in an arena. The mating lasted for a longer duration between virgin females and multi-mated males than vice-versa. The bouts in copula increased with an increase in the mating status in both sexes. Females of multi-mated status were more fecund than the unmated females. Thus, the present study will be useful for the manipulation of quantitative mass-rearing of C. transversalis for the biocontrol of aphids and thereby enhancing crop productivity and sustainable crop protection. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-08 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/73 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity; 70-83 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/73/62 Copyright (c) 2021 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Farmers’ Lives in the Wake of Sustainable Development Priti Mendiratta Arora Aruna Grover Vanshika Gulia, Laxmi Kumari Mahato Pooja, Ritika Choudhary Sustainable agriculture Development Economy Equality Resources The objective of this research is to study the socio-economic challenges faced by farmers in the wake of sustainable agriculture in India. This paper identifies issues related to sustainable agriculture that contribute significantly to the lives of rural populations and examines the role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in addressing them. The study also seeks to focus on the replicability of sustainable agricultural practices. The analysis is conducted through online surveys and telephonic interviews with farmers and members of NGOs working in the area of sustainable agriculture. It has been found that the practice of sustainable agriculture is growing. However, despite this positive assessment, sustainable agricultural practices have encountered numerous challenges like the inappropriate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, hesitation to opt for new practices, shortage of resources, gender discrimination, landholding being too small to make sustainable farming practices economically viable, and many more. The involvement of NGOs and other self-help groups in the lives of farmers, in order to pursue sustainable agriculture, has made a positive impact. Although developments are taking place, the rate is quite low. Therefore, we may conclude that change for the better is coming albeit gradually and more active steps towards the process need to be taken. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/74 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity; 84-104 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/74/63 Copyright (c) 2021 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Equinox 2021: The Annual International Conference Khushi Talwar The Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, organized a three-day Annual International Conference, Equinox 2021, under the aegis of Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis, from 12th to 14th August, 2021. Prof. Haritma Chopra, Officiating Principal, Maitreyi College was the coordinator of the conference and Dr. Gopi Devdutt Tripathy, Department of Sociology, Dr. Brototi Roy, and Dr. Meena Yadav, Department of Zoology, Maitreyi College were the convenors. The theme for the conference was Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed report application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/75 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity; 105-108 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/75/64 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Portrait of a Pleasant Peasant Placed on your Porch Manosh Chowdhury The peasants themselves never brought about the debate of tradition vs. modernity. They did not have any historical reason for doing so either. Instead, they kept themselves ‘updated’ for thousands of years, upheld inventing the then modern skillset and technology. Sometimes to increase production, sometimes to enhance nutrition or necessity, sometimes simply to reduce their labor. We do not need to be an expert agriculture historian to understand this simple fact. Take the example of paddy, the peasants preserved hundreds of its varieties; they discovered a variety that could maintain a balance with the increasing water level in the rainy season. The peasants did not even wait for television awareness programs to know about what the recent pro-‘sustainable’ agricultural scientists call as organic fertilizer. At the outset, it is important to clearly define what I mean as ‘peasants’. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/77 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity; 109-120 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/77/65 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Small Is Beautiful. A Study of Economics as if People Mattered Nikita Sherley Small Is Beautiful is a collection of essays by British economist E. F. Schumacher. Hailed as an “eco-bible” by Time magazine, Schumacher‟s well-researched statement on sustainability has become more relevant and popular with each year since its initial publication during the 1973 energy crisis. A landmark statement against “bigger is better” industrialism, Schumacher‟s Small Is Beautiful draws attention to the fact that modernization has come at a price. It has depleted our resources and sucked the meaning out of our lives. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/78 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Sustainable Agriculture: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity; 121-124 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/78/66 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead Gopi Devdutt Tripathy The first human case of COVID-19 was reported on November 17, 2019 from Wuhan district in China and the novel coronavirus outbreak was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. This is one of the worst calamities faced by humans with the pandemic spreading to 6 continents and over 219 countries with 134 million cases and 2.91 million deaths reported worldwide as on April 9, 2021 (John Hopkins, CSSE, 2021). It served as the greatest leveller of our times, as the virus affected the developed and developing world and the rich and poor alike. It brought to the fore the fragility of healthcare systems across the world. Even developed countries like the US and Italy, with allegedly the best healthcare infrastructure, crumbled. As Imrana Qadeer asserts in her article, we need to rediscover a public health approach that places human beings centre stage and demands that profits are redefined to include the value of lives and human welfare. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/79 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead ; 1-5 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/79/67 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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India’s COVID-19 Pandemic Experience: Lessons and the Way Forward Imrana Qadeer The history of modern clinical medicine tells us how the practice of medicine evolved through the diagnosis of individuals: the cause of ill-health being first ascribed to the wrath of God, then graduating to natural forces, to specific agents, and eventually malfunctioning bodies. Similarly, therapeutic strategies evolved from prayers and magic; to products derived from herbs, plants, insects and animals; and finally, to surgery, drugs, radio therapy etc. In contrast, the history of public health is of understanding how human illnesses are related to the environment, identifying the key causal factors, and managing them through population level measures. The cases of cholera, cancer, scurvy, pellagra are only a few examples explored by John Snow, Richard Doll, Bradford Hill, James Lind and Gold Goldberger over the 18th and 19th centuries. Using large population level data, they identified the environmental, nutritional and economic and social determinants, often even before the actual causative agents were known (Buck et al., 2000). The development of statistics helped to selectively optimise clinical interventions and promoted prevention over cure. Thus, accurate data, understanding of the environment, and organised clinical interventions (including vaccination and immunisation) became crucial for the growth of public health. Gold Berger’s work on cotton mill workers is an early example of how incomes are related to the incidence of the nutritional disease pellagra. The welfare movement in Britain and Europe gave birth to the welfare state that saw the links between health, poverty, insecurity, and welfare services. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/80 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead ; 6-21 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/80/68 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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What does Our Experience of COVID-19 Teach Us? Shivcharan Prasad, Ipsita Roy Viral diseases pose the greatest concern for human health. Some of the major epidemics have turned into pandemics, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), HIV, influenza A (H1N1) pdm/09, and most recently, COVID-19. It soon became a major burden for all affected countries, which disturbed social and economic development. As of March 5, 2021, there have been over 116 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and over 2.5 million deaths reported worldwide (https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/, accessed on 05.03.2021). COVID-19 could cost the global economy about USD 4.1 trillion (https://cepi.net/about/whyweexist/; accessed on 05.03.2021). Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/81 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead ; 22-41 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/81/69 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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COVID-19 Vaccine: The Fight Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection Saima Syeda , Anju Shrivastava SARS-CoV-2 vaccine platforms COVID-19 vaccine Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused the pandemic in the year 2020, leading to disruption of the healthcare system with a great impact on socio-economy worldwide. Owing to this, an accelerated development of safe and efficient vaccines is required to fight against this virus. In this line, various vaccine development platforms have been exploited globally in order to manage the exponentially increasing rate of infection and mortality. Some vaccines in clinical phase trials have entered into emergency use authorization by few countries while others are in a preclinical stage. The present review summarizes the various platforms of vaccine development and also gives an insight into the vaccination programme initiated in India. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/82 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead ; 42-66 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/82/70 Copyright (c) 2021 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Mental Health in Times of COVID-19: An Exploration of the Representation of Mental Health in Pandemic Literary and Cinematic Narratives  Aakriti Agarwala , Manisha Saluja Pandemics mental health metaphors COVID-19 Pandemics though concern the medical health of a certain community or communities, also have a significant impact on the mental health of the members of that community. Each section of society is affected, albeit differently, in a pandemic. Art and literature engage with and represent society and all its mores. In a pandemic as well, these modes of representation assume a special responsibility and role. This paper seeks to analyse the representation of the mental health of individuals and society through literary and artistic mediums. In the case of artistic mediums, cinematic portrayals will be the centre of study. These representations, in turn, affect one’s mental state and understanding of a situation. The paper will thus, study and evaluate certain literary and cinematic texts, their representation of mental health, and their applicability to the COVID-19 pandemic using established theories as supporting material to substantiate the claims made in the study of the aforementioned works. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/83 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead ; 67-85 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/83/71 Copyright (c) 2021 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Anxieties and Fears: A Sociological Study of Mental Health of Students in COVID-19 Pandemic Rashi Bhargava, Nayana Borgohain I. L. Prathyusha Naidu, Samiksha Bhatnagar Shipra Lakra , Vani Shukla Students mental health education family COVID-19 This paper aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 and the implications of pandemic induced changes on the mental health of students. The study was conducted amongst currently enrolled college (undergraduate) and 12th-grade students in Delhi-NCR. Apart from this, parents and professionals were also consulted. This paper approaches the issue of mental health from a sociological perspective to create a comprehensive understanding of the factors which create anxieties and fears amongst students in times of COVID-19 induced pandemic. The study began with the assumption that mental health is not only a biological and psychological issue but needs to be contextualized in societal structures and society-individual relationship. Students as a social group are primarily affected by institutions of education and family, the study thus explores how the three are intertwined. The paper ends with the contention that social integration and regulation are primary concepts through which individual resilience can be studied, understood and theorised. It also highlights that despite the commonsensical belief that the current times are different from the societal normal, a study like this offers a window to understand the structural continuities of the pre-pandemic period into the pandemic period. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/84 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead ; 86-105 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/84/72 Copyright (c) 2021 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Role of DRDO Developed Technologies/Products for Combating COVID-19 Sanjay Mohan Gupta In the ongoing efforts against COVID-19 pandemic, DRDO has been using scientific endeavors to develop various technologies/ products in an accelerated manner like other leading public and private research organizations of the Government of India. DRDO laboratories are working in a 24×7 manner with the possibility of producing spin-off technologies/ products and also collaborating with industry partners for their volume production geared to support the national mission to combat COVID-19. As a result of these efforts, DRDO is ready with some technologies/ products that can be utilized for combating COVID-19. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/85 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead ; 106-116 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/85/73 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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It’s Life, That’s All: Albert Camus’ The Plague Maumil Mehraj It makes sense to reach for literature that, although based in a different time, mirrors our present situation. And in the context of the world being engulfed in the pandemic, no book seems more evocative than Camus’ classic novel. Based in the city of Oran, La Peste or The Plague can be accurately described as a moment in history. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/86 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead ; 117-120 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/86/74 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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And We Came Outside and Saw the Stars Again: Narratives of Courage and Resilience Rose Mittal And We Came Outside and Saw the Stars Again is a breath of fresh air in this world, contaminated by the coronavirus. At a time when stepping outside the house is a crime, travelling is a far cry. With this book, Ilan Stavans empowers the readers with wings and takes them on a refreshing voyage by enabling them to travel to more than thirty foreign lands to peep into the lives of ordinary men and women, and witness their diverse reactions, struggles and coping mechanisms to the COVID-19 pandemic. On this journey the readers are compelled to delve into some of the deeper questions of life and are exposed to a spectrum of realities which co-exist in a world facing a common challenge. All these ideas are packed into assorted forms of literary dispatches from letters, stories, personal essays, poems, opinion pieces, artwork to graphic memoirs, thereby targeting a general readership and appealing to people with differing tastes. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/87 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead ; 121-124 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/87/75 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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The Mental Health Guide to a Pandemic? A Review of Psychiatry of Pandemics Aakriti Agarwala Psychiatry of Pandemics: A Mental Health Response to Infection Outbreak is a recent anthology of essays published by Springer in 2019. The volume, edited by Dr. Damir Huremović, brings together several medical professionals under the field of psychiatry, providing the reader with a coherent, in-depth understanding of the psychological issues that become operative during pandemics. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2021-04-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/88 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19: Impact, Implications and Path Ahead ; 125-128 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/88/76 Copyright (c) 2021 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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COVID-19: Impact and Implications Gopi Devdutt Tripathy The world we knew changed in an unprecedented way on 9th January, 2020 when the novel coronavirus disease was identified as the cause of pneumonia cases of unknown origin observed in Wuhan city of Hubei province in China. Within weeks, the world was in the grip of a global pandemic. Words such as PPE (personal protection equipment) kits, masks, gloves, sanitizers, social distancing, quarantine, isolation, lockdown, Janata curfew, to name a few, soon became a part of our day-to-day vocabulary. These terms are now a part of the discourse of the ‘new normal’ that the pandemic has created. In spite of remarkable medical advancement, the world has been struggling to tackle the pandemic effectively. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the economy of the mightiest of nations has suffered and the livelihood of approximately 1.6 billion people is threatened (Inman, 2020). People without a steady income are the worst hit. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/89 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 1-3 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/89/77 Copyright (c) 2020 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Revisiting the Relationship between Health and Environment during Pandemic Times Balaganapathi Devarakonda Saathvik Devarakonda Health and environment are the basic conditions of human life that are intricately associated with each other. An appropriate exploration into their intricate relationship will reveal that they are not just conditions of human life, rather they fundamentally constitute the life of human beings. This article, explores this relation from varied perspectives including that of the Covid-19 pandemic. The first part of the article argues that the definitions of health have to extend their scope to environment as well, considering the life to be an interrelated and integrated one where healthy environment is a necessary condition for the health of any of its elements or beings. In the second part, the distinction and distinctive relation between two natural calendars that determine the life on earth such as calendar of health and calendar of longevity is examined to show the natural harmony between health and environment. In this regard with the help of the concept of autophagy that was explained in terms of biological cells by Yoshimori Ohsumi, a Japanese Nobel Laureate, it is argued that Covid-19 pandemic has occasioned an accidental solution to the environmental problems in the form of human lockdown that helped the nature to recoup and rejuvenate itself. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/90 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 6-11 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/90/78 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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COVID-19 in India; A brief review of preventive measures and the path ahead Pranav Ish Neeraj Nischal COVID-19 Masks Prevention COVID-19 has spread in pandemic proportions. With the continued rise in cases in India, there is an urgent need to strictly follow all preventive measures possible. In the wait for an effective vaccine and cure; physical distancing, masks, sanitisers and exposure prevention are the best weapons available in the current times and cannot be overemphasized. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/91 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 12-20 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/91/79 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Probable Strategies to Combat Corona Pandemic by Tracing its Re Emergence from SARS Virus Nikita Goel Ritika Sarita Kumari SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Genome Emergence Transmission SARS-CoV-2 which is closely related to SARS-CoV is prevalent in humans and animals as it infects their respiratory system or gut lining. The minor emergence of SARS in late 2003 and the recent discovery of bat SARS-CoV, suggests that SARS can return if conditions are optimum to proliferate. The re-emergence has led to various researches on the basic scientific aspects of the disease. Hence, we aim to study the life cycle of the virus in the human host cell focusing on the key events which may lead to potential therapeutic strategies against COVID-19. We also aim to analyze the other SARS-CoV genome similarities with the SARS-CoV-2 genome. Another objective of this review is to deal with present-day Covid-19 which can be studied by determining the source of emergence and transmission of previously occurred SARS- CoV pandemic. We aim to deduce possible measures of controlling the epidemic by taking a cue from the various mitigation techniques of SARS and the analysis of epidemiology, infection cycle and pathogenicity. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/92 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 21-45 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/92/80 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Comparative Genomic and Phylogenetic Analysis of Spike and Nucleocapsid Proteins of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and 9 Other Taxonomically Related Coronaviruses using in-Silico Tools Jaspreet Kaur Srishti Shubhangi Sharma Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) nucleoprotein or nucleocapsid (N) comparative genomics phylogenetic analysis The world is witnessing a global pandemic due to COVID-19 disease, which is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2. It is an enveloped ss-RNA virus, in which spike and nucleoprotein genes play an important role in the pathogenesis of Covid-19. Spike protein is required for attachment of virus to the host cell receptor, while nucleoprotein is important for replication of viral genome. Keeping this perspective in mind, we investigated nucleoprotein (N) and spike (S) genes in SARS-CoV-2 and 9 other taxonomically related coronaviruses using in-silico tools. The results obtained from our comparative genomics and phylogenetic analysis provided important evidences about how these organisms are evolutionarily related to each other. We found that N and S genes of these organisms were more adapted to the host (Homo Sapiens) and also found evidences for negative pervasive selection at different sites in the compared protein sequences of these genes. Thus, this study will help in understanding the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in fine details. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/93 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 46-81 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/93/81 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Back Inside The Lakshman Rekha: Impact of Covid-19 Lockdown on Middle-Class Working Women In Delhi-NCR Richa Chilana Alfisha Sabri Palak Purwar Women COVID-19 Labour Economy Delhi-NCR Space plays a key role in the dynamic process of creating and regulating identities and roles, particularly those of gender. In the binary between public and private, the private (or the domestic space) is often relegated to the margins of discourse. When the world is grappling with a pandemic and confined to private space, there is an even more urgent need to assess the impact on men and women separately, the lack of which conceals the prevalent gender inequality. Drawing on the theoretical tools of space and labour in association with women, this research article focuses on the gendered impact of the pandemic by looking at the predicament of middle-class working women in Delhi-NCR and the possible reinstatement of the ‘Lakshman Rekha’ in their lives. The project, by focussing on women, engages with the intermeshing of personal and professional spaces, the social and economic impact on middle-class working women, and how the pandemic has laid bare the already flawed system of our society. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/94 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 82-100 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/94/82 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Crimes in the Time of COVID-19 Priti Mendiratta Arora Ruchika Rao Sanskriti Agrawal Social distancing Crime patterns and volume Crime statistics Petty crimes Due to the current pandemic, governments all over the world have given stay at home orders and have advised people to follow precautions like social distancing. These measures have a significant impact on our social, economic, and political setting which ultimately affects the volume and distribution of crimes worldwide. To understand the impact of social distancing policies on crime, we have compared the crime statistics during the pandemic (2020) with that of the previous year (2019) for the two metropolitan cities New Delhi, India, and New York, USA. We observe the trends of different types of crime and conclude that while crimes like residential burglaries have reduced, crimes like domestic violence have increased significantly. A rise in commercial burglaries1 was observed in New York whereas in New Delhi a decline was observed because of the presence of the police on roads. Furthermore, A decline in crimes like robbery, burglary, larceny, etc. was observed whereas a sharp increase was seen in the cases of domestic violence in both the cities. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/95 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 101-112 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/95/83 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Social Media and Social Distancing: Moving towards a ‘New Normal’ Rukshana Zaman Coronavirus/COVID-19 Social media Social distancing Social change Lockdown in Delhi. In this age of easy accessibility of data and information via social media platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter etc. the major concerns are the ‘facts’ that are being circulated. However, this very accessibility has helped in generating mass awareness among the Indian population in times of the pandemic Coronavirus/ COVID 19 episode, which has emerged as a global threat.This article is a humble contribution to the understanding of how social media empowered people with knowledge about the virus. The thrust of this work lies in understanding common life and how people were slowly being acclimatized to a ‘new normal’ just before lockdown was announced in India owing to the COVID 19 crisis. The research work is based on participant observation and case study method, wherein, I have taken into account the lives of some of the domestic help and daily wage workers who have not completed their formal education, yet actively follow WhatsApp or other such social media platforms. This work stems from their actions, reactions and activities that I had observed before the onset of the lockdown. I have drawn herein how the social media as a virtual contact had impacted and brought about social, cultural and behavioural changes in their everyday lives during the COVID 19 pandemic, social change which otherwise is based primarily on one to one contact. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/96 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 113-126 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/96/84 Copyright (c) 2020 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Living on the Margins: An interpretative study of Sanitation Workers amidst COVID-19 Anmol Chugh, Anjali Bisht, Nikita Sarma Subhangki Koushik Pawan Harsana Sana Khan Manual scavenging COVID-19 Marginalization health This paper deals with the inhuman ordeal of sanitation workers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. It begins with the assessment of historical conditions such as the caste system, responsible for the marginalization and grave humiliation of manual scavengers in contemporary India. It is difficult for them to break away from their jobs because of the caste system which traditionally dictates the person’s occupation. As a result, the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has further disenfranchised their state, forcing them to work at the forefront, clearing toxic waste without basic protective gear. This inclines towards the dangerous effects on the health of the sanitation workers and the urgent need to highlight their plight in the mainstream media. The paper also discusses labour laws and political measures of upliftment to understand the constitutional provisions. Certainly, the ideals of equality and justice do not stand closer to truth in the face of the miserable condition of manual scavengers amidst COVID 19. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/97 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 127-153 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/97/85 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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“Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya”: Covid-19 and Issues with Disability Smriti Singh Srijla Bagai Clinical ethics COVID-19 Disability studies Disabled persons Health equity The viewpoint of disability is important for comprehending and building social justice for everyone in the society. However, despite this fact, public health experts and policy makers choose to ignore this viewpoint. The understanding of the disabled and their disability rights is equally important in terms of Covid-19 policy-making process. This research article attempts to look at the disability ethics, understanding the discrimination in the structure, to inculcate respect for disabled and develop ways to safeguard the disabled community in the coronavirus pandemic. During such crises of care, the allocation of resources is not being done appropriately according to a disabled person’s requirements and quality of life. There is a need to avoid the stereotypes about disability while providing educational or medical facilities. Recruiting more professional healthcare workers, teachers, and accessible reading material that can be helpful for the disabled people is important at this point of time. Removal of prejudices and safeguarding of the equal protection of every individual’s interests, including those with disabilities is what this paper would analyse and discuss. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/98 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 154-165 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/98/86 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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‘Contagion’ Across Disciplines: Five Must-read Books on COVID-19 Amrita Ajay A book which has received well-deserved acclaim globally, The Pandemic Century tells the story of contagion that has plagued human history through various disease outbreaks leading up to the COVID-19 crisis. By tracing the origin, evolution and responses to infamous pandemics like the Spanish Flu, AIDS, SARS, and Ebola to lesser known scourges like ‘Parrot-fever’ and the Philadelphia Legionnaire's Disease, the book attempts to map a century of human engagement with pandemics, and its consequences for the trying present. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed Book Review application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/99 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19: Impact and Implications; 166-172 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/99/87 Copyright (c) 2020 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Recent Advances in Light Matter Interactions  in Temporal Media Agrawal, Neetu Triranjita Srivastava Temporal media Time-varying media Light matter interactions Electromagnetic wave propagation In this review, the progress on the research development in electromagnetic wave propagation through temporal/time-varying media is presented. Such media refers to materials or environments whose properties change over time. Therefore, unlike spatial  waveguides that manipulate light based on spatial configuration of the structure, the temporal waveguides focus on the evolution of light pulses over time. Understanding temporal media is essential for developing advanced communication protocols, efficient waveguides, and accurate simulations of physical systems, ultimately improving the design and performance of various applications in science and technology. As the controlled light matter interactions in the time domain offers numerous advanced applications for secured optical communication, information processing and ultrafast optics in the realm of quantum technology. The recent advances in light-matter interactions in temporal media have openedexciting avenues for manipulating light at unprecedented levels, leading to novel applications in fields like quantum computing, telecommunications, and material science. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-05-08 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/102 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Systems of Knowledge in India: Moving Towards Self Reliance; 10-17 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/102/116 Copyright (c) 2025 Neetu Agrawal, Triranjita Srivastava (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Health, Society and Environment Gopi Devdutt Tripathy In his book Guns, Germs and Steel (1998), Pulitzer prize winner Jared Diamond argues that one of the reasons that different people have different histories is the differences in their environments. It is the environment that largely determined the culture and society of a people-whether they became warriors, were peace loving, became hunter gatherers or farmers. Giving the example of the people inhabiting isolated Polynesian islands in the Pacific Ocean, he points out that the fates of people inhabiting these islands, particularly the Maoris and the Morioris, were sealed by the environment in which they evolved. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-refereed application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/104 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Health, Society, Environment; 1-6 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/104/88 Copyright (c) 2020 Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Assessment of Bacteriological and Physico-Chemical Parameters of Drinking Water to Check the Efficacy of Water Purifier Systems Renu Gupta Archana Aggarwal Annu Kumari, Anamika Sharma, Tanvi Gupta Diksha Sabharwal, Drushti Sable Preena and Rishika Maji Physico-chemical parameters bacteriological Most Probable Number (MPN) test potable water coliform Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/105 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Health, Society, Environment; 7-16 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/105/89 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Eco-friendly Magnetic Biopolymer Nanocomposites for Removal of Organic Dye/Heavy Metals from Waste Water Hema Bhandari Gazala Ruhi Ritu Gaba, Ankita Chaudhary, Rajni Johar Tanisha Singh, Arushi Rawat, Simran Kapoor Vani Sharma and Yamini Chadha Chitosan Fe3O4 nanoparticles, graphene oxide water treatment Chitosan is studied as a natural polysaccharide which has a remarkable unique combination of chemical, physical and mechanical properties. Chitosan, an amino polysaccharide obtained from deacetylation of chitin, is a natural polymer that has a plethora of applications in various fields including water purification, drug designing, cosmetics, food and packaging etc. Being a natural polymer it has less residual impact on the environment, and hence serves as a potential alternative to the chemically hazardous precursors. The present work focusses on deploying the useful chemical properties of chitosan to design a solution for removal of organic dye such as methylene blue and heavy metals from industrial waste water. In order to achieve this, a composite system consisting of chitosan, magnetic ferrite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles and graphene oxide was synthesized to obtain the synergistic combination of the desired properties. The ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized by alkalisation of Fe+2 and Fe+3 species using co-precipitation method in the presence of a suitable surfactant. The CFG (chitosan/Fe3O4 nanoparticles/graphene oxide) nanocomposite was synthesized through a facile chemical route. The characterization of the synthesized composite was carried out using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) and microstructural analysis. Adsorption ability of CFG nanocomposite for methylene blue, potassium dichromate and cobaltous chloride was evaluated by using UV-Visible spectroscopy studies. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/106 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Health, Society, Environment; 17-31 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/106/90 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Green Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles Designed from Ocimum sanctum for Purification of Waste Water Shivani Dagar, Ishika Shah, Kirti Kumari Kiran Pal, Gita Batra Narula Kiran Soni Copper nanoparticles UV-Vis spectroscopy Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) Green nanotechnology and its utility in synthesis of nanoparticles is an area of significant research intertest. For this project, synthesis of copper nanoparticles was done using Ocimum sanctum extract. Copper nanoparticles are gaining more attention in the field of agriculture, sensor, organic reactions, water purification etc. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by XRD and UV–Vis spectroscopy. Method used for the synthesis of stable copper nanoparticles is rapid and ecofriendly. As we know, our river water is getting polluted mostly by waste coming out from our industries. Copper nanoparticles prepared by leaf extract are not hazardous to our environment. We have conducted our study by using Methylene blue dye (MB) and Rhodamine B (Rh B) dye. We have also studied the dye degradation reactions by using UV visible spectrophotometer. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/107 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Health, Society, Environment; 32-40 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/107/91 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and its Application for Oil Water Separation Mansi Dhingra Parul Yadav, Savvi Mishra, Vishakha Dwivedi Komal, Anupriya and Sonam Magnetic nanoparticles Self combustion oil separation Magnetic nanoparticles have been explored extensively for their applications in day to day life. Among their various uses like magnetic data storage and biomedical applications, they have remained a field of interest for researchers. The well known magnetic nanoparticles are iron oxide nanoparticles. In this work, iron oxide nanoparticles are prepared by self sustained combustion technique. Ferric nitrate (Fe (NO3)3.9H2O) was used as a precursor and ethylene glycol as a fuel. Solution was heated at 120°C. After being preheated to the boiling point of ethylene glycol and its evaporation, the solution self-ignites and the temperature rises rapidly to values as high as 1500°C. Magnetic properties of Fe2O3 are studied using vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The magnetic properties are utilized for separation of oil from oil-water mixture. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/108 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Health, Society, Environment; 41-46 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/108/92 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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A Sociological Study of the Stigma and Silences around Menstruation Anurita Jalan, Himansha Baweja Mehar Bhandari, San Kahmei Aruna Grover menstruation hygiene taboos gender patriarchy In most Southeast Asian countries, menstruation is surrounded by various cultural and religious taboos. In India too, menstruation is a tabooed topic, surrounded by silence and secrecy. The main sources of information about menstruation for young girls are their mothers, sisters and friends. However, due to the shame associated with it, such information is often partial and incorrect. This often has adverse effects on the mental, physical and reproductive health of young girls in India. Millions lack the facilities and resources they need for menstrual hygiene. This paper focuses on the need to break the stigma and silences around menstruation. It emphasizes the need to shift focus to health and hygiene practices of women in India. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/109 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Health, Society, Environment; 47-65 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/109/93 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Social Media and the Mobilization of Collective Action on Sexual Violence against Women: A Case Study of the ‘#MeToo’ Movement in India Madhulika Sonkar Ishita Soorma Sreshtha Akanksha Gender India MeToo sexual violence social media This paper aims to understand the role of social media in furthering the movement against and conversations about sexual harassment. By exploring the narratives and responses of young women in Indian metropolitans after the widely popular #MeToo campaign, this paper attempts to examine the role of social media sites such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook in rallying the women’s rights movement in India. It is a follow up to understand the impact of the #MeToo campaign that emerged in the West encouraging women globally to recount and speak up against experiences of sexual harassment and rape. What does ‘MeToo’ signify for women in India? Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/110 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Health, Society, Environment; 66-74 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/110/94 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Representing the LGBTQ+ Community: A Study of Indian and American Popular Culture in the Last Decade Manukriti Maumil Mehraj Amrita Ajay LGBTQ+ Cinema Hollywood Bollywood Gender Popular Culture Two discourses merit discussion in popular culture today: society’s attitude to alternate gender identities of the LGBTQ+ spectrum, and whether forms of mass media should bear the social responsibility of equal representation for all. The conversation hinges on how society represents its gender/sexual minorities, and what that, in turn, reflects about the said society. This paper is a cross-cultural examination of these aspects in American and Indian popular cinema and web-series of the last decade. Through a close cultural analysis of select movies and web series, the status of queer acceptance in both these countries, the secondary areas that the productions engage with, and the gender-roles assigned to queer couples have been examined. This paper argues that there are overarching similarities between the Indian and the American productions in terms of their choice of actors, the internal dilemmas of the characters represented, and their strong ‘educational’ intent. However, despite the global dominance of American mass culture, Indian representations and their reception by the audience also shows important deviations. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/111 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Health, Society, Environment; 75-93 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/111/95 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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युवा वर्ग पर बढ़ता सिनेमा का प्रभाव Meenu Kumari Sneh Lata, Priya, Neha Aparajita and Shubhra Youth Cinema impact hero Cinema is an art of showcasing human life on screen. Similar to all other art forms, cinema can have both positive and negative effects on youth. Inspirational films like Border, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Mary Kom, Damini, Karma, Uri etc., are capable of changing the direction of a society. However, positive effects are often slow to set in, while the negative effects are wide spread like an epidemic. The present article discusses the negative effects of films and attempts to alert the society about these. The negative impact of films on your youth including their alienation from moral and cultural values is indeed a matter of concern. Due to increased commercialization, the standards of cinema has deteriorated, and the use of vulgar language and lifestyle has become more common. Many of the negative qualities associated with the villains in the past have now become a part of the hero’s character. Concepts like “live-in” have replaced the platonic love of the yore which might have an adverse effect on the society. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/112 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Health, Society, Environment; 94-104 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/112/96 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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A Comparative Analysis of Socio-Economic and Governance Dimensions of Political Regimes in India Nidhi Chand Nupur Kataria Anjali Kashyap, ArushiSood, Dhairya Sharma Nikita Arora, Shikha and Yogita Raj Good governance Socio-economic parameters Governance index Socio economic index Quantitative Approach Policymaking The purpose of this paper is to concede the significance of good governance and socio-economic performance of different political regimes in India during the time period 1996-2018. The casual research design was employed using a quantitative approach to construct the Governance and socio-economic indices. In order to showcase how the different political parties performed in their respective years of power, the study pioneers in constructing a governance index using data on six worldwide governance indicators (WGI). These indicators seek to address the concerns of policymaking and public audiences by operationalizing such complex, multi-dimensional concepts as access to justice, corruption, and the rule of law, to name a few. A socio-economic index has been devised using various social justice and economic indicators to showcase the effectiveness of the respective ruling parties on the welfare aspect of the society. These indicators were adopted and collated from an array of sources that include governmental, civil society, and international development organizations. Centre for Research, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 2025-03-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/113 Vantage: Journal of Thematic Analysis; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Health, Society, Environment; 105-124 2582-7391 en https://vantagejournal.com/index.php/vjta/article/view/113/97 Copyright (c) 2020 Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 821057d5e3e3dbfa4f74c3105e34925f