PUNE RESEARCH DISCOVERY

ABSTRACT

PUNE RESEARCH DISCOVERY 

AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED STUDIES

( ISSN  2455 - 9202 ONLINE )

 VOLUME 1 , ISSUE - 1 

INDEX

DR. BABURAM SWAMI

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Beauty of nature is wonderful, unlimited, incomparable, and sublime creation of God. The changing form of nature is eye-catching, loving, jovial and ecstatic. The dewdrop on grass blades, the music of birds and shining of dawn enable one to forget all the fever and frets of life. The welfare of everyone can be realised in nature. We know that where ever in the hearts lies truth lays God and God is beautiful and beautiful is God. Thus, the truth must be appreciated. Indian aesthetics is a unique philosophical and spiritual point of view, an art, architecture and literature. The theory of aesthetics is psychic and perceptive. The activities reflect the holistic spirit of dreams of Indian aesthetics. For Indian aesthetics one simply has to go to rasa, chhand, dhavani, alamkara theories. In Vedic concept rasa is a developed concept of faith and state of permanent move. Aesthetics means the branch of philosophy that studies the principles of beauty especially in art where a person has love and understanding of art and beautiful things. Aim of this paper is to express the relationship between Indian literature and English Literature and their reflection on human society. In the evolution of human civilisation, art and literature secure to have a significant role. An artist is a social being who has social duties and responsibilities. As a process of communication, art of literature is actually the communication of the artist’s experiences and observation. Such experiences and observations are all based on the contact with society and knowledge of social life.

DIKSHA KADAM

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India is known as the country, where people from different castes, religions, languages and from various economic background lives together. Every Indian follows his own style of living in the framework of society. Everyone is proud of his own status in the society and to maintain that status, he follows the uprooted structure of the community.It may be in the form of profession, Language, marriage, and other typical way of livings. We know very well, that Art celebrates life, it is reflected through literature and films.So we can say, that literature and films mirrors the society .This paper will focus on how patriarchy, capitalism and casteism are still seen in the Indian society 

Key Words: Caste, religion, capitalism, patriarchy

DR. RITU PAREEK

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Cinema, a means of entertainment plays a major role in framing opinions, constructing images and cultural values. It presents a different world to the viewers and is also a means of escape from the harsh realities of the world. Cinema today is also the propagator of gender and identity issues. The portrayal of women in modern films has undergone a change due to the impact of privatization and globalization. The narratives in Hindi cinema have always been male-dominated and male-centric. Contemporary themes and issues are told and pictured from males' point of view. Women are relegated to a secondary position as compared to the male heroes. A woman's role is charted out in the context of male characters who are always central to the script. They can be any male figure in the form of a hero, the villain, the father figure, boss etc. In the mainstream Hindi cinema, the male is presented as a saviour whereas the woman is the victim. On the other side there are film makers, who have reacted against the stereotypical role of women.

The present paper, while discussing these issues also gives a glimpse of the strong leading woman character in the recently released movie "Queen" (2014) wherein the protagonist Rani aspires to take the decisions of her life and is courageous enough to lead her life as she wishes to.

PRIYA N. PAWASKAR

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Nagraj Manjule is a fine poet, and gifted filmmaker and scriptwriter, with social sensitivity, and a strong connection to his roots. His latest film Sairat, meaning ‘Wild’ deals with the trials and tribulations faced by the young teenage lovers during the course of their journey from the heady, dreaminess of the world of love to the stark realities of life. Despite of primarily being a love story, Sairat interweaves different narratives, creating a rich texture of experiences. Sairat is breathtakingly fresh in its storytelling technique. The uniqueness of Sairat however lies in its bold approach towards the portrayal of female protagonist Aarchi. Present paper attempts to examine the gender dynamics of the protagonist aarchi, in Nagraj Manjule’s film Sairat.

DR. PANKAJA S. INGLE

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The modern technology has reached to the remote shores of Indian village as in the movie ‘Sairat’ we come across the three friends who are village dwellers and student of first year graduation are using internet and trying to search information about Archie on face book. At one side the modern technology has gripped the villagers and on other side we find the impact of age old custom of casteism still prevailing with equivalent vigor. India as a developing country has shown a remarkable change in many sectors. Women too are coming out of four walls and making careers in desired fields. But the deep rooted stigma of caste discrimination has such a strong hold that not even education technology scientific developments new political and social philosophies are able to root it out.

GAIKWAD VIJAY V.

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The present research paper aims to depict the conflict of class struggle and oppression of the marginalized in the Marathi movie, ‘Sairat’ by Nagraj Manjule. The present movie is the depiction of epic love between the Protagonist Parshya and Archie. Both the lovers belong to the different caste. Their love is not socially accepted and welcomed. They become the victim of the class conflict. The director of the movie has very minutely presented the clash and conflict of casteism in the progressive Maharashtra state.  True love never believes on the boundaries of religion and caste. It is just like ‘Sairat’ (wild and passionate) in its nature. But the social hierarchy never blossoms and accepts such love.  Inter-caste marriage becomes the bone of contention for the rise of class conflict and oppression of marginalized at the end of the movie.

Key Words: Oppression, Marginalized, class, conflict, caste, untouchability, downtrodden, humiliation, discrimination, revenge etc.

DR. ABHA PANDEY
DR. BHAVANA SHRIVASTAVA

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In all walks of life the universe is guided, directed and controlled by the Supreme Power. Desai in Journey to Ithaca tries to place a record of her personal experiences through the Mother with whom she came in contact in Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. Spirituality is related to ‘spirit’, ‘wisdom’ and ‘divine power ‘and is different from ‘physical or seen world’ rather it is abstract and greater than the ‘concrete world’ and is beyond any religion, going temple to temple, church,  synagogue and a mosque, etc. In other words, spiritual experiences of Desai are related to a process of transformation of mind to attain extreme peace and harmony in life, in accordance with religious ideals, it is the journey of joy and experience of deep eternity in the path of divine love.

JAGRUTI J. PATEL

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‘Ashadh Ka Ek Din ‘translated  as  ‘One  Day of  Ashadh’  is  a  Hindi  play  by an eminent  Hindi  playwright  Mohan Rakesh. The play is a beautiful  example  of  the  revolutionary  impact  the  dramatist  had  on  Indian  drama  and  theatre  after  independence. The  play  has  received  the  Sangeet  Natak  Academic  Award  for  the  best  play  in  1959. A  feature  film  based  on  this  play  and  directed  by  Mani  Kaul  was  released  in  1971  and  won  Filmfare  Critic’s  Award  for  best  movie  of  the  year.

ISHRAT JAHAN

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Gothic is an extremely complex and contentious term, from the mid-eighteen century onwards which has been applied to literary, aesthetic and architectural concepts and movements. Hardy's assimilation of the Gothic is through the setting, character, components of diction and thematic concerns. Hardy's expert and extensive knowledge of this contrast between Gothic and classic architecture or a kind of debate can be found in the novel, The Mayor of Casterbridge. The aim of this paper to analyze selected text from Gothic point of view, how haunted architectures, dark atmosphere and images of characters invoke readers with thriller and suspense.

Keywords: Gothic, haunted architecture, darkness atmosphere, images of characters, thriller, etc.

DR. MOHAMMED HUSSEIN AL-ANISI

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The study comes primarily under the influence of a similar study conducted by Hamouda (2013) who investigated the dictionary use by Saudi learners, however, the subjects of this study are students who are majoring in English language as well as their teachers. Thus, the present study aims at comparing/contrasting the findings with those of the Yemeni EFL student-teachers and teachers at Al-Baida University. Furthermore, it sheds some light on unknown aspects of various dictionaries. The subjects of the study were the student-teachers and teachers at English Department – College of Education in Al-Baida. The instruments used were a questionnaire to student-teachers, classroom observation and interviews with the teachers of English. The analyses of data obtained showed that a lot of teachers at English Department tend to use L1 (Arabic) while teaching English but with variation in the use. Furthermore, it is found that a majority of student-teachers prefer using bilingual electronic dictionaries whereas most of their teachers recommend using monolingual paper English ones. It is also revealed that looking up the meaning of words is the prime purpose of dictionary use. In contrast, looking up the pronunciation of words is the main purpose of the dictionary use by teachers.

Key words:       paper dictionary      electronic dictionary    monolingual    bilingual

DR. G. SHAILAJA
DR. G.RATHNAKER

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India’ is the new global buzzword. The economy growing at a phenomenal rate, combined with a flourishing democracy is making people sit up and take notice across the world. Yet, it is at cross-roads today. It is far from reaching its true potential. Several social, political and economic factors need to be tackled for sustaining a high rate of growth, as well as to make this growth inclusive. It is concluded that in addition to skills development, there is need for ancillary support such as employment services, career guidance, job placement services and back to work programs to bridge the distance between training and productive employment. These cannot be provided by government alone and there is need for partnerships between the private sector and service providers with training institutions.

PREETI SODHI

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The changes experienced in societies across the world due to the application of electronics are far more deep and widespread than the impact of industrial revolution. The electronics age has made an impact on human society and has enhanced our connectivity across the globe. The massive use of electronic items has made communication easier, enhanced business activities and created employment opportunities for all. However, along with the merits, it has brought many challenges, like the rising problem of e-waste, that have to be dealt with by society. In the current situation, it is always possible that human health and environment would be drastically endangered if effective legislations and actions are not taken for efficient management and disposal of e-waste.

This paper attempts to provide a brief insight into this relatively new concept of e-waste, its generation in India and the environmental and health concerns attached to it. It highlights the e-waste recycling economy in the thriving informal and the nascent formal sector and the urgent need for a more clear-cut legislation and forward looking vision.

SAYEE KULKARNI
MANASI JOSHI

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Exchange rates are expressed as a comparison of two currencies. It is always relative and can be measured between two countries. It is regarded as the value of one country’s currency in terms of another currency. It is also known as a foreign exchange rate or forex rate. According to the new system Liberalized Exchange Rate System (LERMS) the Forex rates are determined by market forces and are based on demand & supply of these currencies.

The US dollar is the most predominant currency in the world. As USA is India’s biggest trading partner fluctuations in dollar and rupee exchange rate have huge impacts on both the countries’ trade and economy. In the past few years the rupee dollar exchange rate is fluctuating frequently.

SYED AZHER ALI

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India is on the list of global retailers. It is amongst the top ten emerging destinations for retailers. A significant share of Indian economy is contributed by organized Retail Sector. Organized retiling has immense potential for future growth in the country. There are many factors contributing to this rapid growth. The present paper discuses major factors contributing to this growth. The study included secondary data collected from different sources such as journals, books, magazines etc. The study concluded that increasing urbanization, changing consumer attitude are the major factors responsible for the growth of this sector.