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Lived Experiences of Women with Disabilities in Sri Lanka

- K. Devan, & Chandima Jayasena

3

2

Being Virtuous vs. Becoming Virtuous: Inquiring Virtue in the Philosophy of  Jiddu Krishnamurti

- Mausumi Bhattacharjya

23

3

Animals as People: The Anthropocentric–Anthropomorphic Nexus in Indigenous Folktales of India with reference to Panchatantra

- Priyanka Baruah

35

4

The Illusion and Bleakness of Foreign Trips in L’Enfer au Pays des Blancs de Balogun Iyanda

- Salau Anthony Kayode,  & Adefarasin Victoria Adeola

46

5

Absurdity and Counter-absurdity in Arun Sarma’s Aahar: A Critical Investigation

- Bhagyashree Tamuli, Plabon Jyoti Nath,& Uttam Boruah

71

6

Proclaiming Heterogeneity, Autonomizing Ethnicity, Centralizing the Marginalized: Postcolonial Rage in Mamang Dai’s Poem “The Voice of the Mountain

- Moumita Bhattacharjee

84

7

Voicing the Unthinkable: Nature, Folklore and the Writer’s Task in Amitav Ghosh’s Anthropocene

- Bhupali Talukdar

95

8

A Critical Analysis on the Evolution and Present Status of Mizo Customary Law

- Laldinpuia Tlau,  & Lalrinnunga Hmar

106

9

Administration in the Contemporary Scenario: From the Perspective of e-Governance

- Samuel Lalramdika Hnamte

122

10

Digitisation and Gender Digital Divide in Rural Areas of Mizoram: Challenges and the Way Forward

- Rinhlupuii Ralte, & A. Muthulakshmi

130

11

Partition and National Integration: Navigating Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Role in Shaping Unified India

- Biswajit Mandal

149

12

Appeasement Policy in North-East India: A Comparative Study between the Mizo and Naga Insurgencies

- Lalmuana Guite

160

13

Social Media and Youth Political Engagement in Mizoram

- Nicholas C. Lianmawia, & Ayangbam Shyamkishor

179

14

Beyond Displacement: Refugee Women’s Survival, Resistance, and Empowerment in Nadia District of West Bengal (1947–1977)

- Agnita Pal

202

15

Social Change and Women Empowerment in Mizoram

- Lalrindiki, & K.V. Reddy

219

16

Women’s Organizations in the Church with special reference to Mizoram Presbyterian Kohhran Hmeichhia

- Lalrameng K. Gangte, & K. Robin

231

17

Peer Pressure and Academic Achievement among Adolescents Studying in Secondary Schools: A Study in Jammu District

- Upasana Sharma, &  Kaneez Zehra

250

18

Socio-Economic Status and Career Aspirations among High and Higher Secondary School Students in Aizawl, Mizoram

- Ngurhlunchhungi, & C. Devendiran

271

19

Adopting the Narrative and Reading Comprehension Approaches in Teaching COVID-19 Vocabulary to Nigerian Upper-Basic School Pupils

- Toyin Julius Ayedun, Kehinde Pedro Amore & Mojisola Olufunke Osikomaiya

293

20

Delineating the Psychopathy of Depression and Hostility among Individuals under Opioid Substitution Therapy

- Sangila Dorjee, Sandhyarani Moirangthem,&  Sibi Poulose

309

21

An Empirical Study of the Determinants of Preference of Instant Noodles amongst Women in Select Districts of Assam State in India

- Rashida Tahira Noorain

320

22

Almond: Book Review

- Rituparna Mitra

334