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POLLUTION, NATURE IN THE SELECTED NOVELS OF NE INDIA REGION

Dr. Jintu Borah — 2022-12-25

In the English novels of NE region of India also we find ample descriptions of nature. If in a novel we find the description of a river, in another novel we find imaginative description of nature and in other human activities in nature. Some such novels are- Mitra Phukan's 'A Monsoon of Music’, Jahnabi Barua's 'Rebirth', Siddarth Sarma's 'The Grasshopper's Run', Dhruba Hazarika's ' A Bowstring of Winter’ and Easterine Kire' When the River Sleeps', in L.W. Bapu’s ' Khanduma's Curse and Siddartha Dev's 'Surface'. In Mitra Phukan's 'A Monsoon of Music ' we find the mention of Red River for boating and entertainment. In Jahnabi Baruah's 'Rebirth' also we find the reference of the Brahmaputra River and Deepar Beel which is a lake, a natural habitat for aquatic animals and bird. The writer is concerned of the encroachment of the Beel and the aquatic environment which get polluted. In Easterine Kire's 'When the River Sleeps' we find about the mention of rain forest, many medicinal herbs, animals in this novels. In Druba Hazarika's ' A Bowstring of Winter' we find the description of the hills of Meghalaya. The people worship the Mountain as God. In Siddartha Dev's 'Surface' we find the description of the hills of Manipur and even Myanmar boarder. In spite of this the dwellers here have to face problem because of lack of connectivity.

ETHNICITY, CULTURAL IDENTITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN INDIA

Dr. Pallabi Baruah — 2022-12-25

The process of social change in Indian social culture and traditions has entered a new phase of transformation. The cultural change in India has its roots in consciousness of identity and self- awareness of the various groups. This consciousness of identity gives rise to many social problems and conflicts in Indian social structure and system. Ethnicity is one of them that lead to many ethnic conflicts in India. The ethnic conflicts due to ethnicity in India damage the social fabric of India. Ethnicity actually viewed as a threat for national integration. So this study mainly focuses on the consequences of Ethnicity in Indian culture and tradition.

PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS IN THE DIGITAL ERA

Pallavi Neog — 2022-12-26

Archive is a specific location or a place where the old relevant documents like records, books, files, reports etc., are preserved and conserved using variety of technologies. Preservation and conservation of archival materials has become very crucial to restore it from loss, decay, mutilation and theft and thereby increase their longevity for future use. However, it has become a great challenge to integrate the manual measures of preservation and the emerging new preservative technologies. This paper highlights the present status of the archives of Kamrup metro, the traditional and emerging approaches of preservation and conservation of archival documents, need of digital preservation of archives in this global digital information environment and their limitations

BOOK REVIEW (EXPLOITING PEOPLE FOR PROFIT)

Anwesha Hazarika — 2022-12-27

Simon Massey and Glynn Rankin, Exploiting People for Profit: Trafficking in Human Beings (Palgrave, Mc Millan, 2020), 139pp. Rs. 4,614, ISBN-978-1-137-43412-8

DIGITAL PRESERVATION IN LIBRARIES

Supriya Chutia — 2022-12-25

This paper mainly discussed about the several digital preservation strategies need of digital preservation and also explained that the benefits and challenges of digital preservation in libraries.

RITUALS, LAW AND PERSONHOOD

Ananya Kashyap — 2022-12-27

Women, most of the time are always treated as a marginalized section of the society, the violence towards women are comparatively more than man, although there are laws and regulation in the society but it’s the mindset that need to be change towards a more balanced society. Rituals are a part of societal life but it has been seen that many sacred rituals are only performed by the male member of the society where as the women works as the helper in most of the domestic households only. The structured violence rate is also a threat towards the women in the society. Awareness should be created more in the rural and urban areas towards the law and women should be empowered from all aspects. This also includes the findings where in practicality the scene of the women has been depicted. This research is completely qualitative in nature using both primary and secondary data.