EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
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description: Southern Cross Academic Press ISSN: 2208-2174 (Online) EPH-International Journal of Humanities & Social Science (IJHSS) The EPH-International Journal of Humanities & Social Science (IJHSS) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal providing scholarly publication of articles across the humanities and social sciences. Published by Southern Cross Academic Press, the journal supports research in fields such as anthropology, business studies, economics, and development studies. Journal Profile Established Year 2015 Frequency Quarterly Review Process Double-blind peer review Access Model Open Access Publisher Southern Cross Academic Press Manuscript Submission IJHSS accepts research articles, review articles, and thesis work. Submit your manuscript to our editorial team for peer review. Online Submission System
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publication name: EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
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items: PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY VERSUS JUDICIAL REVIEW – A TUG OF WAR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTIONALISM
items: ELECTION AND ETHNIC POLARIZATION IN NORTH EAST INDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TUJS (TRIPURA UPAJATI JUBA SAMITY), AN ETHNO-NATIONALISTIC POLITICAL PARTY IN TRIPURA*
items: LAND AND FOREST RIGHTS IN NORTH EAST INDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TRIPURA
items: The Renaissance of Bengal: A Convergence between Secular and Sacred Traditions of Indian Thought
items: THE PARADOXES OF VOICING AND SILENCING: RE-READING MITRA PHUKAN’S THE COLLECTOR’S WIFE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CROSSING CLAUSTROPHOBIC BOUNDARIES, CONFINEMENT AND CONTROL
items: THE TRANSPARENCY- PRIVACY PARADOX IN INDIA: A STUDY OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RTI AND DATA PROTECTION LAW
items: A STUDY OF PRACTICES OF JHUM (HUK) CULTIVATION AMONG THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF TRIPURA
items: ACCOUNTING PRACTICES & CHALLENGES: A STUDY OF WHOLESALE & RETAIL BUSINESSES IN INDIA
items: EMERGENCE OF REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES IN MANIPUR AFTER 2002: A STUDY
items: PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AS CORRELATES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL- BEING AMONG BANK EMPLOYEES
items: MODERN DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES AND INDIGENOUS POLITICAL TRADITIONS AMONG THE NAGAS
items: GELEPHU MINDFULNESS CITY AND BEYOND: INDIA BHUTAN ECONOMIC SYNERGY IN 2025.
items: DYNAMICS OF FOREST LOSS IN NAGALAND, INDIA, 2000 - 2024: A GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE-BASED ANALYSIS
items: Financial Independence and Women’s Decision-Making Power: A Cross-Cultural Sociological Analysis
items: ASYMMETRIC FEDERALISM IN THE NORTHEAST AND THE DEMOCRATIC STRUGGLE FOR SIXTH SCHEDULE IN MANIPUR
items: LEXICAL COHESION IN EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE: EXPLORING APPLIED LINGUISTICS RESEARCH ARTICLES’ ABSTRACTS”OF URUN
items: LANGAR CREDIT PROTOCOL: AN ISO-ALIGNED VERIFICATION FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO SDG 2 AND SDG 12 IN LOW-DATA CONTEXTS
items: THE COURTS OF THE FUTURE: PART II HYBRID COURTS & CHALLENGES
items: CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS
items: EMPOWERING RURAL WOMEN THROUGH MGNREGA: A CASE STUDY OF LONGLENG DISTRICT, NAGALAND
items: HUME’S VIEW ON CAUSALITY: A CRITICAL STUDY
items: THE GLIMPSES OF NAGAPATTINAM IN MARITIME TRADE ON THE COROMANDEL COAST IN THE EARLY COLONIAL PERIOD
items: MIRRORS OF PREJUDICE: HOW BOLLYWOOD'S REPRESENTATION OF LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS SHAPED (AND RESHAPED) INDIAN SOCIETY
items: EXPERIENCE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM THE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF INDIA: A STUDY IN GUJARAT STATE
items: EXPERIENCE OF ADULT ADDICTS IN A DE-ADDICTION CENTRE
items: Coordination of Hindi and Indian Languages in the Framework of the Indian Constitution
items: DECLINING VALUE SYSTEM REGARDING THE OUTLOOK TOWARDS TRANSGENDER WITH REFERENCE TO INDIA- A CRITICAL STUDY
items: THE ROLE OF THE GURU-DISCIPLE RELATIONSHIP (PARAMPARA) WITHIN THE GORAKHNATH MATH IN TRANSMITTING NATH SHAIVISM
items: THE ABANDONMENT OF DEEP ECOLOGY AND THE RISE OF ANTHROPOCENTRISM: VIAPOLITICS IN S. K. POTTEKKATT’S VISHAKANYAKA
items: Sahariya Tribe: Adivasis in Transition

PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY VERSUS JUDICIAL REVIEW – A TUG OF WAR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTIONALISM
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description: India is one of the most successful democracies among the Third World countries. The civilizational values of India and the legacy of anti-colonial struggle are regarded as the perennial source of the ideology of the Indian State. These philosophical foundations are enshrined in the constitution of India. The Indian Constitution contains the provisions which could amend the Constitution from time to time to make it suitable for the new epoch and its emerging demands. In spite of such well-defined ideological and structural arrangements, the Parliament of India and the Supreme Court of India representing popular sovereignty and judicial review respectively engaged in jurisdictional conflicts. In this background, this article explores how these conflicts expose the majoritarian approach held by the dominant political dispensations in India and how the Constitutional structure evolved the doctrine of Basic Structure by reviewing the chronicles of the several amendments since the 1950s up to 1990s.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Liberal Democracy
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subject: Constitutionalism
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subject: Indian Constitution
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subject: Politics of Majoritarianism
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subject: Constitutional Amendment
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subject: Basic Structure of the Constitution
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creator: Dr. Sasanka Ghosh
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2024-10-20
publication date: 2024-10-20
starting page: 180
ending page: 187
doi: 10.53555/12ge9516

ELECTION AND ETHNIC POLARIZATION IN NORTH EAST INDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TUJS (TRIPURA UPAJATI JUBA SAMITY), AN ETHNO-NATIONALISTIC POLITICAL PARTY IN TRIPURA*
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description: Pluralistic societies like India have multiple ethnic compositions. Election as a democratic exercise should not bother about the existing diversities like religion, caste, lingual identity, ethnic identity etc. But in the field of real politics, these identities affect the electoral participation and outcome. Ethnic, lingual, religious, caste etc. types of identities influence the structure of leadership, decisions taken, type of mobilizations done before, during and after the elections in India. Such extra-democratic mobilizations lead to polarization in politics. Such polarization is more visible in the states of the North Eastern Region of India where division of demography is distinctly visible on ethnic lines. This paper is an attempt to understand the role of ethnic polarization in elections in North East India with special reference to the background in which TUJS, the most influential ethno-nationalistic political party in Tripura in the 1970s to 1990s.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Democracy
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subject: Ethnicity
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subject: Polarization
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subject: Voting Behaviour
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subject: North East India
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subject: Tripura
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subject: Electoral Politics
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subject: Tripura Upajati Yuba Samity (TUJS)
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creator: Dr. Sasanka Ghosh
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2024-04-18
publication date: 2024-04-18
starting page: 45
ending page: 55
doi: 10.53555/sy3sy021

LAND AND FOREST RIGHTS IN NORTH EAST INDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TRIPURA
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description: Traditional tribal societies of North East India were symbiotically related to the nature. Indigenous ethnic groups, living in this region of India since the pre-historic period were traditionally dependent upon forest resources. Land was livelihood and common forest was the source of food and sustenance for them. Intervention of modern State could not preserve this symbiotic relationship between the human society and nature, rather the State is held responsible for the destruction of such system. State-induced process of modernization led large scale destruction of forest. The modern land right regime based upon individual entitlement upon land and other natural resources ruined the traditional ethnic life-world of the ethnic communities. Development projects required land and therefore the State occupied common land without proper rehabilitation for the displaced people. In the case of Tripura also, the administration whosoever controls it hardly cares for the tribal people and their life-world. Outsiders have been encouraged to settle down permanently in Tripura for the sake of generating higher revenues. As a result, the indigenous people gradually lost their control upon land and natural resources. In this context, this paper argues that statist interventions upon natural resources are/were responsible for the impoverishment of the indigenous people in North East Region in general and Tripura in particular.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: North East India
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subject: Tripura
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subject: Common Property Resource (CPR)
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subject: Symbiotic Relationship
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subject: Rights of the Tribal People
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subject: Neo Liberal State
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creator: Dr. Sasanka Ghosh
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2024-01-18
publication date: 2024-01-18
starting page: 37
ending page: 45
doi: 10.53555/nj2bpb58

The Renaissance of Bengal: A Convergence between Secular and Sacred Traditions of Indian Thought
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description: Modern Indian is intrinsically connected with the eighteenth-century Renaissance in Bengal. To understand the legacy of Bengal Renaissance, we need to understand its pioneers like Rammohan Roy, Vidyasagar, Swami Dyananda Swaraswati, Swami Vivekananda and others. This paper aims to explore the ideological foundation and inspiration behind Renaissance. Classical Indian Philosophy was the inspiration before the protagonist of the Neo-Vedanta/Practical Vedanta, Swami Vivekananda. On the contrary, the famous humanist reformer of nineteenth-century Bengal, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar preferred to act to resolve humanitarian problems and remained silent on philosophical/spiritual issues. Thus, there was a convergence between spiritual/religious traditions and secular humanitarian outlook in the Renaissance of Bengal.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Secularism
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subject: Indian Philosophy
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subject: Renaissance
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subject: Neo-Vedanta
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subject: Social Reform
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subject: Modern India
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creator: Dr. Sasanka Ghosh
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2023-09-21
publication date: 2023-09-21
starting page: 73
ending page: 81
doi: 10.53555/n52fsx78

THE PARADOXES OF VOICING AND SILENCING: RE-READING MITRA PHUKAN’S THE COLLECTOR’S WIFE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CROSSING CLAUSTROPHOBIC BOUNDARIES, CONFINEMENT AND CONTROL
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description: North-east has faced political tensions prevalent in various parts of the enclosed marginalized land. The characters in The Collector’s Wife feel entrapped and a recurrent plot device of confinement (both physical and psychological) is interwoven through the protagonist, Rukmini’s life. In Northeast, expression of ‘voicing’ and ‘silencing’ has undergone major paradoxical positioning because of the politics of language and situation. This paper shall reflect on how Phukan tries to portray Parbatpuri as a place of entrapment, and how the characters are silenced under various circumstances. Even when they try to voice out their problems, they are controlled and confined under the political situation. From the confined and claustrophobic spaces, how the characters try to voice themselves and try to cross the social, political boundaries of society, shall be studied in this paper.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Silence
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subject: Voice
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subject: Control
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subject: Confinement
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subject: Claustrophobic
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subject: Boundaries
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creator: Dr. Gitanjali Roy
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2026-02-03
publication date: 2026-02-03
starting page: 33
ending page: 42
doi: 10.53555/gkfvxd61

THE TRANSPARENCY- PRIVACY PARADOX IN INDIA: A STUDY OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RTI AND DATA PROTECTION LAW
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description: The increasing digitisation of governance has intensified the interaction between transparency and data protection, raising complex questions for constitutional democracies. In India, this tension is most visibly manifested in the interface between the Right to Information Act, 2005 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. While both statutes possess independent normative legitimacy, their coexistence has generated institutional and doctrinal uncertainty, particularly following the amendment to Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act. This paper examines how statutory design can reshape the practical operation of constitutional rights without formally reordering their hierarchy. Drawing on doctrinal analysis, statutory interpretation, and comparative experience from the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Mexico, the study demonstrates that the DPDP Act reconfigures transparency obligations by displacing the RTI Act’s contextual balancing framework through indirect legislative mechanisms. The paper argues that this shift does not reflect an explicit prioritisation of privacy over transparency, but rather a transformation of institutional incentives that favours categorical exclusion over proportional evaluation. Conceptually, the study advances the idea of information constitutionalism by showing how constitutional values are mediated through legislative architecture and administrative practice. It concludes that the sustainability of democratic accountability in a digital state depends less on abstract rights recognition than on institutionalised mechanisms capable of holding transparency and privacy in principled tension.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Right to Information
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subject: Data Protection Law
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subject: Transparency and Privacy
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subject: Digital Governance
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subject: Information Constitutionalism
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creator: Shreya Gautam
creator: Aman Kumar
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2026-01-30
publication date: 2026-01-30
starting page: 20
ending page: 32
doi: 10.53555/qc80v285

A STUDY OF PRACTICES OF JHUM (HUK) CULTIVATION AMONG THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF TRIPURA
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description: This study examines the practice of Jhum cultivation (shifting cultivation) as the foundational socio-cultural and economic pillar of the indigenous Borok (Tipra) communities in Tripura. For tribes like the Debbarma, Reang, and Jamatia, Jhum is an ancestral institution governing their rituals, diet, and social structure. Utilizing a qualitative approach, the research documents traditional practices from site selection to the mixed-cropping of rice, oilseeds, and vegetables. However, the research shows that while Jhum preserves high agrobiodiversity, the modern reduction of the fallow cycle to 2–3 years has caused severe soil degradation and decreased food security. The paper analyses the tension between state-driven rubber plantation transitions and the preservation of tribal heritage. It concludes that a "scientific Jhum" model, integrating indigenous ecological knowledge with modern agroforestry, is essential to sustain the livelihoods and cultural identity of Tripura’s indigenous people in a changing climate.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Jhum Cultivation
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subject: Tripura
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subject: Borok People
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subject: Indigenous Knowledge
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subject: Tiprasa Livelihood
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creator: Usha Rani Tripura
creator: Risha Debbarma
creator: Rusan Debbarma
creator: Nerisha Debbarma
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2026-01-23
publication date: 2026-01-23
starting page: 15
ending page: 19
doi: 10.53555/pzkgt751

ACCOUNTING PRACTICES & CHALLENGES: A STUDY OF WHOLESALE & RETAIL BUSINESSES IN INDIA
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description: Wholesale and retail businesses play a vital role in the Indian economy, particularly within the micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. Despite their economic significance, these businesses continue to face numerous accounting-related challenges that affect their operational efficiency and financial sustainability. The study examines accounting practices and challenges among wholesale and retail businesses operating in Delhi. Using a descriptive and analytical research design, the study analyses primary data generated from a sample of 171 businesses. The analysis employs descriptive statistics, mean score analysis, independent sample t-tests, and correlation analysis to evaluate accounting systems, payment practices, and perceived accounting difficulties. The results indicate widespread adoption of computerized accounting systems and digital payment modes. However, businesses experience moderate to high levels of accounting challenges, particularly in GST compliance, working capital management, and cost inflation. Wholesale businesses report higher accounting complexity compared to retail firms, reflecting differences in transaction scale and operational structure. Correlation findings suggest that accounting challenges are interrelated, contributing collectively to overall accounting complexity. The study highlights the need for improved accounting support, compliance simplification, and enhanced financial literacy to strengthen accounting practices in the trade sector. The findings offer useful insights for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers concerned with accounting issues in emerging market economies.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Accounting practices
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subject: Wholesale and retail businesses
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subject: MSMEs
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subject: GST compliance
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subject: Digital payments
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creator: Kirti Ranjan Padhiary
creator: Dr. Anshuman Sharma
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2026-01-23
publication date: 2026-01-23
starting page: 1
ending page: 7
doi: 10.53555/4p0q5661

EMERGENCE OF REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES IN MANIPUR AFTER 2002: A STUDY
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description: In the electoral politics of Manipur, regional political parties have been playing a significant role through the formation of governments or through acting as the opposition party by raising political questions and demanding regional political aspirations. The genesis of regional political parties can be traced back to before Indian independence. The Nikhil Manipuri Mahasabha was founded in 1934 with Maharaj Churachand Singh as president and Jananeta Hijam Erabot as vice president. The Mahasabha played an important role in realising democracy and attaining freedom from colonialism, which was eventually manifested in the form of the Independence of India from British colonialism. After Indian independence in 1947, regional political parties of Manipur, such as Manipur United Front (MUF), Manipur People’s Party (MPP), Manipur Hill Union (MHU), Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP), etc., were formed, which eventually came to power. Just after statehood, the Manipur People’s Party (MPP) formed the government in 1972. Notably, Manipur Hill Union(MHU) formed the government with Yangmaso Shaiza as Chief Minister in 1974, and in the subsequent years, the regional political party, the so-called Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP), formed the government with W. Nipamacha Singh as Chief Minister. But after the MSCP coalition government was formed, no regional political party could form the government in the subsequent years. Thus, there has been a rise and the submergence of regional political parties. It rose when people offended National Political Parties on account of their inability to materialise regional political aspirations, and the submergence of regional political parties happened when parties failed to uphold the state people’s political aspirations. Ultimately, a resurgence of regional political parties of Manipur is being witnessed, especially after the outbreak of ethnic conflict in Manipur on 3rd May, 2023.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Nikhil Manipur Mahasabha
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subject: Manipur United Front
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subject: Manipur People’s Party
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subject: Manipur Hill Union
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subject: Manipur State Congress Party
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subject: Regional Aspiration
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subject: Ethnic Conflict
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subject: Resurgence
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creator: Thoudam Chitaranjan Meitei
creator: Keithelakpam Indramani Singh
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-03-24
publication date: 2025-03-24
starting page: 199
ending page: 203
doi: 10.53555/6kmz6g76

PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AS CORRELATES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL- BEING AMONG BANK EMPLOYEES
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description: This study, carried out in 2024 among bank employees, examined the association between psychological capital and psychological well-being within them, with a spotlight on gender distinctions. The research hypothesized positive correlations between psychological capital and psychological well-being, as well as components of psychological capital (hope, self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism) and psychological well-being. This was a quantitative study with a correlational design. The data was collected through purposive sampling from 80 bank employees (40 males and 40 females) aged between 25-30 years, representing various hierarchical levels within the banking sector. The data was analyzed through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results indicated no gender discrepancies in bothpsychological capital and psychological well-being among bank employees. Additionally, psychological capitaldemonstrated a positive correlation with psychological well-being. Components of psychological capital, efficacy,resilience, and optimism showed positive correlations with psychological well-being, while hope displayed a negativecorrelation. These findings underscored the importance of psychological capital in fostering psychological well-beingamong bank employees.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Psychological Capital
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subject: Hope
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subject: Self-Efficacy
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subject: Resilience
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subject: Optimism
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subject: Psychological Well-Being
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subject: Bank Employees
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creator: Priyanka Gautam
creator: Samriddhi Jha
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-02-18
publication date: 2025-02-18
starting page: 193
ending page: 198
doi: 10.53555/h47swy80

MODERN DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES AND INDIGENOUS POLITICAL TRADITIONS AMONG THE NAGAS
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description: Modern democratic practices, particularly electoral democracy, have shaped the socio-political life of the Nagas in the state of Nagaland. The introduction of competitive elections and modern democratic institutions after statehood in 1963 has significantly altered indigenous democratic practices that were predominantly communitarian rather than individualistic in orientation. While liberal democratic norms focus on individual autonomy, secret ballots and party competition, Naga society has historically prioritised collective decision-making rooted in clan, village and customary authority. Drawing on secondary sources, the study situates Naga political traditions within their historical context of village republics, customary laws and consensus-based governance. The paper highlights how electoral practices such as bloc voting, household voting and the selection of “consensus candidates” reflect local adaptations to modern democracy rather than outright rejection of it. At the same time, the study identifies contemporary challenges such as money politics, erosion of community integration and tensions between constitutional democracy and customary norms. The paper argues for a contextualised understanding of democracy that recognises the plurality of democratic expressions.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Nagas
  topic: keywords
subject: Electoral democracy
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subject: Customary institutions
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subject: Consensus politics
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subject: Indigenous governance
  topic: keywords
creator: Vangnu Kipgen
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-10-25
publication date: 2025-10-25
starting page: 176
ending page: 179
doi: 10.53555/zah0jj16

GELEPHU MINDFULNESS CITY AND BEYOND: INDIA BHUTAN ECONOMIC SYNERGY IN 2025.
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description: The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) Project of Bhutan is an innovative urban developmental project. It symbolises a transformative moment in Bhutan’s development trajectory and the broader India–Bhutan partnership. Visualised by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the proposed 1,000 sq. km ambitious city project is in the Sarpang district of southern Bhutan. GMC aims to diversify Bhutan’s economy beyond hydropower while preserving its cultural and ecological integrity. For India, the project provides an opportunity to increase economic synergy through connectivity, digital integration, energy cooperation, and human capital development. This project intends to bring better connectivity through the Kokrajhar - Gelephu rail link, improved cross-border trade, expansion of India’s UPI and RuPay payment systems, and collaboration in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure. Beyond Gelephu, this initiative also reflects a wider convergence in trade, tourism, digital economy, and regional connectivity under India’s Act East Policy. This paper highlights that GMC is not just an urban development plan but a symbol of people-centric, mindfulness and sustainability. It focuses on how India and Bhutan jointly craft a model of growth that balances prosperity with cultural values and ecological stewardship.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Gelephu Mindfulness City
  topic: keywords
subject: India–Bhutan Relations
  topic: keywords
subject: Economic Synergy
  topic: keywords
subject: Connectivity
  topic: keywords
subject: Sustainable Development
  topic: keywords
creator: Silvy Chongneihoi Khongsai
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-12-27
publication date: 2025-12-27
starting page: 167
ending page: 175
doi: 10.53555/43xrdy94

DYNAMICS OF FOREST LOSS IN NAGALAND, INDIA, 2000 - 2024: A GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE-BASED ANALYSIS
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description: Forest Cover loss is a crucial driver of environmental degradation. Forest loss has a significant impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Despite being the most forested and biologically diverse regions in India, the forests of Northeast India have experienced significant alteration due to growing human pressures. This study evaluates the spatio-temporal patterns of forest cover loss in Nagaland from 2000 to 2024 using the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. Annual forest cover loss was assessed using the Hansen Global Forest Change (GFC) v1.12. Proximate drivers of forest loss were examined using the WRI/Google DeepMind Global Drivers of Forest Loss v1.2 dataset, and results were validated against biennial state-level forest cover estimates from the Indian State of Forest Report. The results reveal a cumulative forest loss of approximately 3,646.97 sq. km over the study period. A distinct shift was observed from relatively steady forest loss during 2001-2010 to accelerated deforestation after 2011. The highest forest loss occurred in 2017 and remained consistently high through 2024. Spatial analysis shows that forest loss is unevenly distributed within the eastern and southeastern Nagaland, experiencing the most extensive and concentrated loss. Driver analysis indicates that shifting cultivation is the dominant driver, which accounts for nearly 77% of driver-attributed forest loss, followed by logging. Strong agreement between Hansen-derived forest loss estimates and Forest cover trends from the India State of Forest Report confirms that the observed decline reflects a persistent transformation in Nagaland’s Forest cover. The findings highlight the need for targeted land-use interventions and sustainable forest management strategies to address anthropogenic forest loss in the region.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Forest Cover Loss
  topic: keywords
subject: Hansen Global Forest Change
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subject: Drivers of forest loss
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subject: GEE
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subject: DeepMind Global Drivers
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creator: Moirangthem Sukanta Singh
creator: Mayengbam Binata Devi
creator: Renubala Rajkumari
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-12-28
publication date: 2025-12-28
starting page: 156
ending page: 166
doi: 10.53555/e308dj52

Financial Independence and Women’s Decision-Making Power: A Cross-Cultural Sociological Analysis
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description: Financial independence is widely regarded as a crucial component of women’s empowerment; however, its influence on decision-making power is significantly shaped by socio-cultural contexts. This study examines the relationship between financial independence and women’s decision-making power from a sociological perspective, with special reference to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Using a case study approach, the research adopts a mixed-method design that combines primary data collected through structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with secondary data from governmental and academic sources. The findings reveal that financially independent women demonstrate increased participation in routine household decisions such as daily expenditure, healthcare, and children’s education. Nonetheless, employment alone does not ensure autonomy. Control over income, marital status, family structure, and prevailing patriarchal norms strongly mediate women’s authority in major financial and life decisions. A cross-cultural comparison indicates that women in Lucknow experience conditional empowerment when compared with women in more gender-egalitarian cultural settings. The study concludes that financial independence, though necessary, is insufficient to ensure full decision-making power without supportive cultural and institutional transformations. By grounding sociological theory in local empirical realities, this research contributes original insights to the discourse on gender, power, and development.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Women’s Empowerment
  topic: keywords
subject: Financial Autonomy
  topic: keywords
subject: Decision-Making Power
  topic: keywords
subject: Cultural Norms
  topic: keywords
subject: Ashiyana
  topic: keywords
creator: Shravni Sagar
creator: Dr. Geeta Senger
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2026-01-23
publication date: 2026-01-23
starting page: 8
ending page: 14
doi: 10.53555/qf4az436

ASYMMETRIC FEDERALISM IN THE NORTHEAST AND THE DEMOCRATIC STRUGGLE FOR SIXTH SCHEDULE IN MANIPUR
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description: The paper examines the unique constitutional arrangements granted to some states in the Northeast with reference to sixth schedule. It explores the democratic struggle of the tribals for the implementation of sixth schedule in Manipur, as they have been left out of the scheme unlike their counterparts in other states of the Northeast. The paper aims to contribute to deeper understanding of asymmetric federalism in India and the quest for democratic empowerment among the tribals in Manipur.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Asymmetric federalism
  topic: keywords
subject: democratic struggle
  topic: keywords
subject: sixth schedule
  topic: keywords
subject: Manipur
  topic: keywords
subject: constitutional arrangements
  topic: keywords
creator: P. Biakthang
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-12-20
publication date: 2025-12-20
starting page: 148
ending page: 155
doi: 10.53555/tz4nsr52

LEXICAL COHESION IN EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE: EXPLORING APPLIED LINGUISTICS RESEARCH ARTICLES’ ABSTRACTS”OF URUN
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description: The publication of Halliday and Hasan (1976) appealed to the concept of cohesion in writings among discourse analysts. Depiction on this vital study, scholars have been exploring cohesion in both monologic and dialogic discourses of diverse languages (Taboada, 2004; Angermeyer, 2002), genres (Tanskanen, 2006; Hoey, 2005), and registers (Hasan, 1984; Hoey, 1991). The emphasis of this study was to scrutinise lexical cohesion in abstracts of research articles from Applied Linguistics. The study intended to (1) identify the sorts and frequencies of lexical ties employed in the writing of the Applied Linguistics research articles abstracts and (2) scrutinise how the lexical ties applied in the writing of the Applied Linguistics research articles' abstracts donate to the coherence of the abstracts. The research method was quantitative and qualitative, and the abstracts of 50 research articles from Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition were experimented with. The researcher culled the information from online databases and had 8,690 words. The study employed Halliday and Hasan's (1976) lexical cohesion framework. The analysis exposed 802 lexical ties intersententially, where Repetition (52%) was the most preeminent, followed by Collocation (15%) and hyponymy (10.9%). The data also established that lexical cohesion underwrites enormously in the propositional expansion of all the move constructions typical of research article abstract as a genre used in Applied Linguistics. To achieve that, the researcher considered the prerequisite for studies of this nature across chastisements.
subject: Articles
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subject: Abstracts
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subject: Applied Linguistics
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subject: Coherence
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subject: Academic Discourse
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subject: Genre
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subject: Lexical Cohesion
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creator: Michael Mahori Onguta
creator: Dr. Michael Baffoka A. Baffoka
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-12-31
publication date: 2025-12-31
starting page: 140
ending page: 147
doi: 10.53555/1twrzn41

LANGAR CREDIT PROTOCOL: AN ISO-ALIGNED VERIFICATION FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO SDG 2 AND SDG 12 IN LOW-DATA CONTEXTS
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description: Community kitchens throughout India, such as gurdwara langars, temple annadanam, sufi langars, and surplus food redistribution networks, collectively serve an estimated crores of meals annually to vulnerable populations. Although community kitchens make significant contributions to food security and sustainable consumption, they remain institutionally invisible within national and global Sustainable Development Goal monitoring frameworks. The Langar Credit Protocol was developed, analytically validated, and empirically tested using design science research principles. This framework, intended for third-party verification, aligns with ISO standards and is designed for pilot implementation in low-data, community-based environments. The research methodology integrates requirements engineering through systematic extraction and adaptation of 105 clauses from ISO 20121, ISO 14064-3, and ISO/IEC 17029, precedent analysis through synthesis of 19 validated techniques from eight established MRV frameworks, and iterative design cycles. The resulting protocol defines six verifiable sustainability indicators mapped to specific SDG 2 and SDG 12 targets, with a three-tier assurance structure differentiating performance using unweighted scoring. Empirical validation via a survey of 422 educated professionals demonstrated strong stakeholder perception of feasibility with 87 percent agreement on indicator feasibility, 89 percent on tier clarity, and 92 percent on training adequacy.
subject: Articles
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subject: SDG 2
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subject: SDG 12
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subject: verification framework
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subject: community-based food security
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subject: low-data context
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subject: ISO standard
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subject: community café
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subject: community kitchen
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creator: Vinay Chawla
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-12-23
publication date: 2025-12-23
starting page: 125
ending page: 139
doi: 10.53555/b8ayek22

THE COURTS OF THE FUTURE: PART II HYBRID COURTS & CHALLENGES
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description: This paper examines the evolving landscape of judicial adjudication in the digital era, with a primary focus on hybrid courts as a pivotal transitional model in the digital court ecosystem. Analogous to learning a physical skill, such as riding a bicycle, this research argues that merely planning digital transformation on paper is insufficient — practical implementation is indispensable for achieving a fully digital case life cycle. The study outlines key stages of judicial process digitisation, including e-filing, case registration and allocation, digital briefs for judicial officers and advocates, digital records management, evidence recording, appellate record sharing, and electronic service of process. Special emphasis is placed on hybrid courts, where traditional in-person hearings integrate with virtual proceedings, highlighting both their potential to enhance access to justice and operational efficiency as well as the inherent challenges of implementation. These challenges include technical infrastructure gaps, procedural complexities, cybersecurity concerns, digital divide issues, and normative adjustments required for fair and effective digital justice delivery. By synthesising theoretical insights and practical considerations, the paper offers a framework for understanding how judiciary systems can transition towards fully digital operations while addressing technological, procedural, and policy challenges intrinsic to hybrid court models.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Digital courts
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subject: E- Justice
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subject: Hybrid Courts
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subject: Digitisation
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subject: Technical infrastructure gaps
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creator: Abhilash Malhotra
creator: Dr. Arunanshu Dubey
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-11-25
publication date: 2025-11-25
starting page: 113
ending page: 124
doi: 10.53555/prtpgb46

CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS
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description: Sustainable development is a critical aspect of modern governance, ensuring a balance between economic growth, social equity, and environmental protection. The Indian Constitution incorporates sustainable development values through various provisions, including Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), and Fundamental Duties. This paper explores the meaning and type of sustainability values, defines sustainable development in context of constitutional provisions, and examines its integration within constitutional mandates. It highlights the role of the Preamble, Fundamental Rights, and DPSPs in fostering sustainable development, along with significant judicial interpretations and legislative frameworks. By analysing legal and policy measures, thepaper underscores India's commitment to achieving sustainability while maintaining economic and social justice. The discussion further emphasizes the importance of judicial interventions and public participation to ensure environmental conservation and equitable resource distribution. It concludes that while India has made considerable strides in incorporating sustainable development principles, effective implementation remains crucial for long-term sustainability. The conclusion integrates sustainable development through constitutional provisions, legal frameworks, judicial explanations and environmental challenges, emphasizing collective action. Strengthening policy recommendations, technological innovations, and global commitments could enhance its impact.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Sustainable Development
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subject: Constitutional Values
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subject: Sustainability Values
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subject: Sustainable Development Goals
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subject: Directive Principles of State Policy
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creator: Sarvesh Kumar
creator: Dr. Santosh Arora
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2024-02-20
publication date: 2024-02-20
starting page: 37
ending page: 44
doi: 10.53555/kngvyr65

EMPOWERING RURAL WOMEN THROUGH MGNREGA: A CASE STUDY OF LONGLENG DISTRICT, NAGALAND
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description: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a key social welfare initiative aimed at enhancing livelihood security by guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment annually to every rural household whose adult members are willing to perform unskilled manual work. The Act includes special provisions to ensure the active participation of women, thereby promoting gender equity and empowerment. This study examines the socio-economic status of women beneficiaries under MGNREGA and assesses the programme’s impact on empowering rural women. Based on field-level data collected from selected villages, the research highlights how MGNREGA contributes to income generation, decision-making capacity, and increased mobility among women. The findings indicate that the programme plays a positive role in improving the lives of rural women, though challenges related to implementation and limited work availability persist. The paper concludes by offering suggestions to enhance the effectiveness of MGNREGA in meeting the specific needs of rural women more efficiently.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Socio-economic status
  topic: keywords
subject: women empowerment
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subject: MGNREGA
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subject: gender equity
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subject: rural women
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creator: Liong M Phom
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-12-13
publication date: 2025-12-13
starting page: 107
ending page: 112
doi: 10.53555/6bf7eq42

HUME’S VIEW ON CAUSALITY: A CRITICAL STUDY
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description: We know that if there is an effect, there must be a cause; an effect never occurs without a cause. The origin of an effect or any event depends on its cause. The progress of human civilization has largely occurred by investigating the causes of effects. The triumphs of science have also come from investigating the causes of effects. Human life has become much easier, and civilization has progressed. Similarly, in philosophy, there are disagreements about the relationship between cause and effect. Among these, two views are prominent: one from rationalists and one from empiricists. Hume's view, in particular, has brought a revolution to philosophy, showing a new direction. This essay provides a analytical discussion on David Hume's view of causality.
subject: Articles
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subject: Cause
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subject: effect
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subject: causality
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subject: entailment
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subject: relation
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subject: event
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subject: conjunction
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creator: Prahallad Chandra Biswas
rights: Copyright (c) 2020 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2020-11-23
publication date: 2020-11-23
starting page: 25
ending page: 28
doi: 10.53555/wrzkjc61

THE GLIMPSES OF NAGAPATTINAM IN MARITIME TRADE ON THE COROMANDEL COAST IN THE EARLY COLONIAL PERIOD
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description: The Coromandel Coast, extending along southeastern India, served as a dynamic hub of maritime exchange linking South Asia with the wider Indian Ocean world. Among its ports, Nagapattinam occupied a preeminent position as both a commercial and cultural interface during the early colonial period. This study re-examines Nagapattinam’s evolution between 1500 and 1824, tracing its transition from a Chola-era naval base to a contested colonial entrepôt. Drawing upon Portuguese and Dutch East India Company (VOC) archival materials, Tamil inscriptions, and field studies, the paper reconstructs the socio-economic and cultural transformations that shaped the town’s maritime identity. It highlights the reciprocal influences among local merchant communities, European trading companies, and indigenous political powers, revealing a pattern of negotiation rather than domination. By situating Nagapattinam within the broader framework of Indian Ocean port societies, the study underscores its role as a microcosm of creolised urbanism, where commerce, belief, and cross-cultural contact intertwined. The analysis thus contributes to Indian Ocean historiography by foregrounding indigenous agency and the enduring continuity between pre-colonial and colonial maritime systems.
subject: Articles
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subject: Coromandel Coast
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subject: Nagapattinam
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subject: Indian Ocean trade
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subject: Dutch East India Company
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subject: colonial encounters
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subject: cultural hybridity
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creator: Dr. Julius vijaya kumar
creator: K. Neelalojani
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-11-27
publication date: 2025-11-27
starting page: 103
ending page: 106
doi: 10.53555/dgjb9445

MIRRORS OF PREJUDICE: HOW BOLLYWOOD'S REPRESENTATION OF LGBTQ+ CHARACTERS SHAPED (AND RESHAPED) INDIAN SOCIETY
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description: This research paper aims to explore the work done in Bollywood, both Commercial and Art films, that have dealt with Homosexuality, and to identify their impact on society. This paper will be covering movies from 1990 till the present. The paper will be reconnecting the dots of evolution in Bollywood with the representation of Homosexual minorities. With each passing decade, there was a change in outlook toward the LGBT community. In some of the commercial movies, the Queer community has been represented in a very pessimistic manner. While during the 2000s homosexual characters were used as comic relief. These commercial movies had the wider scope of gaining the attention of the audience, but they did not portray the ground reality of the problem faced by the LGBT people, thus making the audience oblivion towards the reality of these minorities. The Art films created quality content, true to its cause, with the representation of the queer society, without adding any melodramatic element. Art films are aimed toward the niche market and were not accessible to everyone during the 1990s and the 2000s. In this paper, I will be doing a comparative analysis of the film produced between 1990- 2020 that have showcased homosexuality in some way or another, and the impact of these films on society.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Bollywood
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subject: LGBT
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subject: Homosexuality
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subject: Society
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subject: Movie
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subject: Queer
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creator: Shiraz Siddiqui
creator: Prof. ( Dr.) KumKum Ray
creator: Prof (Dr.) Deepak Kumar Singh
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-12-04
publication date: 2025-12-04
starting page: 93
ending page: 102
doi: 10.53555/gc9w2y11

EXPERIENCE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM THE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF INDIA: A STUDY IN GUJARAT STATE
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description: Every year, many international students travel to India for the purpose of studying their undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. courses. These students are self-funded or under any of the scholarship schemes that India provides for them. One of these scholarship schemes is ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relation) scholarship, which offers seats to foreign students in the great universities of India. This paper focuses on the experience of international students (under ICCR scholarship) from the Indian education system in Gujarat state. In addition, the researcher has considered the social and cultural adjustment of the students in the education system of India in the region. The study is based on a mixed methodology that uses qualitative and quantitative research methods. A convenient sampling method was applied among a population of 120 students at Gujarat University and the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. A total of 55 participants, 25 females and 30 men, contributed to the study. However, the study shows 67% of international students are happy with their study, cultural, and social experiences in Gujarat state, it is recommended to upgrade the hostel life for students and consider their language barriers in the class.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Education
  topic: keywords
subject: International Students
  topic: keywords
subject: Experience
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subject: Indian Education System
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creator: Hekmatullah Yousufi
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-11-19
publication date: 2025-11-19
starting page: 87
ending page: 92
doi: 10.53555/twahbb36

EXPERIENCE OF ADULT ADDICTS IN A DE-ADDICTION CENTRE
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description: Substance abuse leads to stagnation and deterioration in adult addicts, severely affecting their psychological and physiological well-being. This study seeks to explore the environment of a de-addiction centre and how it contributes to preventing substance abuse. An in-depth case study method was employed on a selected sample to understand the lived experiences of individuals undergoing treatment in a de-addiction centre. The research included a pilot study conducted in a residential care facility for drug addicts. Primary data were collected through interviews and personal diaries (inventories) maintained by the addicts to assess how the centre supports them in overcoming addiction. Findings revealed that 4 out of 7 participants entered treatment unwillingly. All participants were male, aged between 18 and 58 years, and most began using drugs under peer influence. During the detoxification process, individuals gradually developed a sense of recovery and self-control, reinforced by the daily repetition of the motivational mantra “just for today.”
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Adult addicts
  topic: keywords
subject: De-addiction centre
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subject: Substance Abuse
  topic: keywords
subject: Experience
  topic: keywords
subject: Mental Disorders
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creator: Neha Kardam
creator: Dr. Dolly Florence Murmu
creator: Dr. Monu Singh
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-11-13
publication date: 2025-11-13
starting page: 67
ending page: 86
doi: 10.53555/hckxh209

Coordination of Hindi and Indian Languages in the Framework of the Indian Constitution
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description: In the framework of the Indian Constitution, the coordination of Hindi and other Indian languages is being reinforced by strong technological foundations. Institutions such as E-Governance, Digitalization, Unicode, and C-DAC are providing multilingual software, thereby promoting linguistic integration. Today, apart from Hindi, other Indian languages like Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, and Telugu are witnessing vibrant publication of journals and magazines. Alongside the Hindi and Urdu Academies, organizations such as the Tamil Sangam, Kannada Sahitya Parishad, and Marathi Sahitya Parishad represent encouraging signs for the bright future of Hindi and other Indian languages. Many such positive developments are emerging in this direction. Institutions like the Central Hindi Directorate and the National Translation Mission are working to strengthen the bond between Hindi and other Indian languages. Indeed, all Indian languages together seem to fortify the unity of India’s multilingual cultural identity.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Indian Constitution
  topic: keywords
subject: Union
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subject: Hindi Language
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subject: Indian Languages
  topic: keywords
subject: Infrastructure
  topic: keywords
subject: Coordination of Indian Languages
  topic: keywords
creator: Dr Geetu
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2015-11-12
publication date: 2015-11-12
starting page: 63
ending page: 66
doi: 10.53555/cnrtf092

DECLINING VALUE SYSTEM REGARDING THE OUTLOOK TOWARDS TRANSGENDER WITH REFERENCE TO INDIA- A CRITICAL STUDY
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description: Transgenders are known by many names, the community includes Hijras, Eunuchs, Kothis, Aravanis, Jogappas, Shiv-Shakthis etc. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reasons for the fall of the transgender community in Lucknow. To learn about the history and evolution of the transgender community in India during the Mughal period. Hijra’s were given prominent position such as the political advisor and the administrator in the empire. Many academics have visited India during the 17th century have given a vivid account of the position of the transgender in the Mughal court. The decline of this community started to unfold with the rise of the British rule in India. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was introduced in 1861 during the British rule of India. Modelled on the Buggery Act of 1533, it makes sexual activities "against the order of nature" illegal. On 6th September 2018, the Supreme Court of India had decriminalized section 377 partially, and since then people from the LGBTQ community have broken up the shackle of the society and opened up about their lives and how the decriminalization of section 377 has improved their life.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Transgender
  topic: keywords
subject: Community
  topic: keywords
subject: Indian Penal Code
  topic: keywords
subject: Decline
  topic: keywords
subject: LGBTQ
  topic: keywords
creator: Shiraz Siddiqui
creator: Prof. ( Dr.) KumKum Ray
creator: Prof (Dr.) Deepak Kumar Singh
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-11-01
publication date: 2025-11-01
starting page: 53
ending page: 62
doi: 10.53555/x3a7k128

THE ROLE OF THE GURU-DISCIPLE RELATIONSHIP (PARAMPARA) WITHIN THE GORAKHNATH MATH IN TRANSMITTING NATH SHAIVISM
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description: This article examines the central position of the Guru-disciple relationship, or Parampara, to the transmission and continuation of Nath Shaivism in the Gorakhnath Math. Through its concentration on this outstanding institution of the Nath order, the research considers how the distinctive spiritual and pedagogical connection between Guru (spiritual master) and Shishya (disciple) is the central vehicle for conveying esoteric insights, yogic techniques, and philosophical principles. We will study the historical evolution and functioning mechanism of this Parampara, exploring the initiation rituals (Diksha), the process of teaching (oral tradition and demonstration), and the ethical paradigms that regulate the interaction. Additionally, the paper shall explore how the Parampara guarantees the continuity of the lineage, maintains the integrity of Nath teachings, and supports individual practitioners' spiritual growth. Through examining such particular instances from the Gorakhnath Math's past and present practices, this study throws light on the long-lasting role of the Guru-disciple relationship as the living force behind Nath Shaivism's transmission.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Gorakhnath Math
  topic: keywords
subject: Nath Shaivism
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subject: Guru-disciple relationship
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subject: Parampara, Initiation
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subject: Yogic transmission
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subject: Spiritual lineage
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subject: Esoteric knowledge
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subject: Hatha Yoga
  topic: keywords
creator: Shruti Kalra
creator: Prof. (Dr.) Kumkum Ray
creator: Dr. U. Venkateswara
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-10-31
publication date: 2025-10-31
starting page: 45
ending page: 52
doi: 10.53555/1nhk1e47

THE ABANDONMENT OF DEEP ECOLOGY AND THE RISE OF ANTHROPOCENTRISM: VIAPOLITICS IN S. K. POTTEKKATT’S VISHAKANYAKA
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description: S. K. Pottekkatt’s Vishakanyaka portrays the dislocation of individuals and communities through migration, simultaneously foregrounding the ecological displacement that arises from such movements. This paper examines how the novel demonstrates the abandonment of deep ecology—a worldview that emphasizes the intrinsic value of all forms of life—as articulated by Arne Naess, in favor of anthropocentric perspectives that privilege human survival, progress, and settlement over ecological balance. Migration in Vishakanyaka is not merely a social or economic phenomenon but also an environmental rupture, leading to the silencing of nature and the relegation of ecosystems to the margins of human ambition. Drawing from ecocritical frameworks, including Chief Seattle’s reflections on the sacred interconnectedness of all beings, and Carl Sagan’s warnings about human irresponsibility toward planetary ecosystems, this study argues that the novel exposes the paradoxical tension between human progress and ecological destruction. By tracing the transformation of landscapes into utilitarian spaces, the narrative critiques how human-centered thinking undermines the deep ecological principle of biocentric equality. Ultimately, Vishakanyaka offers a profound commentary on the environmental consequences of migration and the human tendency to instrumentalize nature, thereby revealing the pressing need to reimagine ecological ethics in an age of displacement.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: S. K. Pottekkatt
  topic: keywords
subject: Vishakanyaka
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subject: Deep Ecology
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subject: Anthropocentrism
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subject: Migration
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subject: Ecocriticism
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creator: Binoy Varakil
rights: Copyright (c) 2019 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2019-12-29
publication date: 2019-12-29
starting page: 40
ending page: 46
doi: 10.53555/19g6an72

Sahariya Tribe: Adivasis in Transition
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description: Tribals are an important part of any country, yet in most of the under developed and developing countries they are either side lined or marginalized. Their very existence, exuberant, plethoric and extensive indigenous knowledge of natural habitat is dying slowly, but surely, generally at the bottom of the social and economic ladder far from development processes. The Sahariya tribe generally belongs to Madhya Pradesh (M.P) and Rajasthan but migrated to Bundelkhand region (Lalitpur district) of Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) and other states due to displacements from their natural habitat of Kuno Palpur Wild Life Sanctuary (M.P.) and precarious employment opportunities thereafter, without any fruitful outcomes. Firstly, it was reallocation of lions from Gujarat and secondly for construction of dams. In wake, majority of them are therefore forced to leave their native place, striving hard for livelihood and sustainability, and dying due to lack of malnourishment, poverty and minimal immunity level and falling prey to diseases like pulmonary TB etc. In the State of U.P where tribals account for 0.1% only of the total population, earlier Sahariyas had a schedule caste status, while in adjoining states they are schedule tribe since ages. It is very recently in 2002 that these people were allotted a schedule tribe status by U.P. State government. The present paper thus is a sincere effort to document and review the wholesome scenario of these Adivasis in their transition form, their displacement, migration, indigenous knowledge, livelihood and sustainable development.
subject: Articles
  topic: section
subject: Sahariyas
  topic: keywords
subject: Displacement
  topic: keywords
subject: Migration
  topic: keywords
subject: Indigenous Knowledge
  topic: keywords
subject: Livelihood and Sustainable Development
  topic: keywords
creator: Dr. Preeti Singh
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 EPH-International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
date: 2025-10-06
publication date: 2025-10-06
starting page: 34
ending page: 44
doi: 10.53555/56r3ym24