Volume 12 | Issue 10 |

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The Kumaon region of Uttarakhand has become a significant hub for spiritual tourism, attracting pilgrims and seekers to revered sites such as Jageshwar Dham, Patal Bhuvaneshwar, and Kainchi Dham. This study examines the economic impact of spiritual tourism on the region, highlighting key areas like employment generation, infrastructure development, and support for local businesses including traditional handicrafts and hospitality services. The influx of tourists has led to improved foreign exchange earnings and strengthened efforts in cultural preservation. Furthermore, the rise in eco-conscious spiritual travel has promoted sustainable development and eco-tourism initiatives. Despite these benefits, the region faces challenges such as environmental degradation, seasonality in tourism, and pressure on existing infrastructure. To ensure long-term sustainability, the study underscores the need for responsible tourism practices that balance economic growth with environmental conservation and community welfare. This paper argues that, with proper management, spiritual tourism can continue to be a major driver of economic and cultural resilience in Kumaon.

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Spiritual tourism, Kumaon, Uttarakhand, economic impact, employment generation, infrastructure development, local businesses, cultural preservation, foreign exchange earnings, sustainable development, eco-tourism, responsible tourism, environmental conservation.

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Sanawad city (9.42 sq.km) which is a subdivision headquarter is a small urban area of Madhya Pradesh state with population of 44,009. One of the problems created by road traffic in urban areas is parking. It has an impact on the overall transport development system .Vehicle requires sufficient street space to move and to park, where occupant can be loaded and unloaded. Traffic congestion and parking are synonymous to each other because failure to meet parking results in traffic congestion. With the growing population of motor vehicles the problem of parking has assumed serious proportions. The availability of less space in urban areas has increased the demand for parking space specially in central business areas. A systematic study of parking demand and characteristics are done for controlling parking activities which would be of help to the traffic engineer and town planner. Four major centers in arteries in the heart of Sanawad city which have insufficient parking space namely Triangle square to Mortakka Chauraha,Bharat Petrol Pump to Mortakka Chauraha, Subhash chowk to Vegetable market and Bus Station to Subhash Chowk . Extensive surveys are being done at these four places to determine the demand and supply of parking. To find the mean parking time of the vehicle, graphs are also plotted between cumulative parked vehicle and their parking duration. Parking demand model is also developed by regression analysis. To obtain a higher value of R2, linear and non-linear models are also used.

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Traffic Management, Parking Arrangement, On Street Parking Facility, Parking Demand Model.

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Liquid crystals have garnered significant attention in the pharmaceutical field due to their unique properties that bridge the characteristics of both liquid and solid states. The application of liquid crystal materials in pharmaceutical fields has opened up new avenues for drug delivery systems, emulsions, and other biomedical applications. The unique physicochemical properties of liquid crystals - including their ability to provide controlled release, enhance permeation, and maintain stability - make them an attractive platform for developing sustained drug delivery systems. Among the unique benefits, LC-based systems can offer to pharmaceuticals, are thermal stability, high solubilization levels, enhanced bioavailability, oxidation resistance, and controlled release characteristics. The characteristics and applications of liquid crystal materials are distinct. Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics have used LCs-based delivery systems, including creams, ointments, gels, liposomes, colloidal dispersions, and transdermal patches. Applications for liquid crystals are numerous in the domains of science, engineering, and technology. The search results demonstrate and highlight the research methods and application of the effectiveness of liquid crystals in achieving prolonged and consistent release of various pharmaceutical agents. This article's goal is to objectively demonstrate the value of pharmaceutical liquid crystals and their role in the ongoing advancement of targeted drug delivery technologies and provide thorough information about pharmaceutical liquid crystal technology, covering the most recent and innovative developments in the field.

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Liquid Crystal, Pharmaceutical, Drug delivery, LC Technology, Biologically active

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In our environment, education is a crucial factor that has a significant impact. People require a solid education in order to prosper in this competitive environment. Human personality, mental processes, interpersonal relationships, and readiness for life events are all developed by education. As part of this initiative, the researcher educates parents and out-of-school youngsters on the importance of education in life of underprivileged society at Chinhat, Lucknow, U.P. In this summer assignment work the researcher did a survey in the society and talk to many of the parents whose children were not able to enroll in school. The researcher also gathers 5-6 out of school children belongs to slum areas and not able to go to school because of financial problem and family issues. The researcher conducted meeting with every child and observe that some children was not able to go to school because they got suspended as well and the researcher helps student to enroll in school and start learning again from the beginning. Finally, the researcher called every child and started teaching and helps them to get ready to enroll in school and move forward their learning.

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Awareness, Underprivileged, Out of School Children, Education, Readiness, Suspended

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Banks and other financial institutions are an important part of economic infrastructure of a region. Rapid development of a region depends upon rapid expansion of banking facilities. The banking facilities in North East India in general and Assam in particular were very inadequate. However during last few years there has been expansion of bank offices in the region more particularly in Assam. Along with the expansion of bank branches there is increase in deposit and credit disbursement during last few years. This paper makes an attempt to analyse the growth of schedule commercial bank in the state, district wise distribution of deposit and credit and the status of credit deposit ratio. The paper is based on secondary sources of data which includes annual reports of commercial banks and RBI, Economic Survey of Assam and Statistical Handbook of Assam.

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Commercial Bank, Deposit, Credit, Credit Deposit Ratio.

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Abstract The "Ramayana," an ancient Indian epic, continues to resonate deeply within the cultural, social, and political landscapes of contemporary India. This paper explores the enduring significance of the "Ramayana," examining its impact on moral values, societal norms, and political discourse. Through a historical lens, it highlights how the epic serves as a framework for ethical behaviour, national identity, and cultural heritage. By analysing various interpretations and adaptations in modern media, this study underscores the epic's role in shaping contemporary Indian society and its relevance in fostering communal harmony amidst diversity.

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Ramayana, Contemporary India

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Crystal growth, Powder XRD, Photoluminescence,powder XRD

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This article explores the narrative intricacies of Shehan Karunatilaka's The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, the first novel by a Sri Lankan author to win the Booker Prize in 2022. Through the lens of narratology, it examines how the novel's ghostly protagonist--a photographer navigating the chaos of the Sri Lankan Civil War--serves as a vehicle for both historical reflection and social critique. The analysis highlights the novel's diverse narrative modes, including historical elements, political satire, second-person narration, fantasy, surrealism, and queer representation. By blending these genres, Karunatilaka not only revisits a crucial historical moment but also challenges conventional narratives and creates alternate histories. Ultimately, this study underscores the novel's capacity to provoke readers into reevaluating their understanding of historical episodes, demonstrating the power of storytelling in confronting the shadows of the past.

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Narratology, social critique, political satire , surrealism, queer representation

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Abstract: Plants are the primary source of several phytochemicals and mineral elements, these plays very important role in several biochemical processes in plants, animals and human beings. T.bellerica is an important ethnomedicinal plant known for curing several disorders of human beings. The medicinal properties of every plant may be due to the presence of several mineral elements like Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, K and Zn. The detection of phytochemicals and mineral elements in plants is very much necessary to know the efficacy and quality of drugs. So the Present study was carried out to know the phytochemical constituents and concentration of various elements present in the stem bark of Terminalia bellerica by using standard procedurs and Atomic absorption spectrometer respectively. The qualitative study reveals the presence of Alkaloids, flavanoids, phenol, tannins, terpinoids, glycosides, saponins. The quantitative estimation study reveals the presence of high quantity of glycosides (1.86mg/g), flavanoids (1.28mg/g), phenols (1.24mg/g), alkaloids (1.20mg/g) and terpenoids (1.12mg/g) and the least quantity of steroids(0.84mg/g), saponins (0.58mg/g) and tannins (0.38mg/g) were observed. Similarly it also revealed the presence of fourteen elements like Calcium, Pottassium, Magnesium, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Chromium, Aluminium, Cadmium, Silicon, Molybdenum, Titanium and Vanadium. Among the analysed elements, high concentration that is 30.0578mg/L of Silicon and 14.1266mg/L of Calcium were recorded. As for my knowledge this is the first report on elemental analysis of stem bark of T.bellerica and very few reports available on phytochemical studies on stem bark of this plant.

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Index Terms-Atomic absorption spectrometer, Silicon, Stem bark, Terminalia bellerica.

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The paper seeks to explore how the tribal people of India were/are deprived of access to one of the major staple foods-- rice. It accentuates how the subaltern class took active part in challenging the Dikus/ elite's hegemony over those food items. The food hegemony of the elite triggers the zeal of the subaltern to resist the powerful class. In Mahasweta Devi's narrative, food, especially rice, emerges almost in regular basis. In the life of the Mundas, as Devi mentions in Aranyer Adhikar (1977), rice is a dream. The only food they (the Mundas) have access to is ghato (mealie), and that is why fantasy for rice grow in them and the fantasy led them to struggle. Displacing the Mundas from their land and capturing whole power over the land of the Mundas, the Dikus (powerful class) establish their own power and domineering system. In the 'colonial' and 'elitist-nationalist' historiography, the struggle or the resistance of the tribal people or the subaltern class is narrated without giving recognition to the resistance of this class. In Mahasweta Devi's own word, "Tribal history is not seen as a continuity in Indian historiography." (Devi ix) The scholars of Subaltern Studies are of the same view. Under the leadership of Ranajit Guha, a group of researchers-- Goutam Bhadra, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Partha Chatterjee, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak-- insist on investigating the eliminated histories of the subaltern. The aim of this paper is to mark the role food plays both in history and story of the subaltern.

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Food, hegemony, subaltern, resistance, rice, class.

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